OBITUARIES
Dorothy Peeler
Feb 25, 2022
SHELBY: Dorothy Marie Revels Peeler, 87, passed away at Atrium Health - Cleveland Pines on February 25, 2022. She was born August 22, 1934, in the Dover mill village of Shelby. She was the daughter of the late Roy Lee Revels and Ethel Ledford Revels Fisher. She was also preceded in death by her stepfather Kelly Scarborough Fisher and a...
John Sturdevant
Feb 23, 2022
CONCORD: John Clair Sturdevant, 71, died Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Huntersville Health & Rehab. Born in San Francisco, CA he was the son of the late Clair and Alice May Sturdevant. John served six and one half years in the Navy and retired as a Network Engineer with Wells Fargo. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in...
Fern Crawford
Feb 23, 2022
Matrell Fern Bell Crawford (May 31, 1937 – February 23,2022) has passed from this life into the beautiful presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Fern attended Lattimore School until she married in February 1955 of her senior year. She proudly received her high school diploma from Shelby High School through Cleveland Community College in 1981. She was among...
Russell Sparks
Feb 22, 2022
POLKVILLE-Russell Wayne Sparks, 93, went to be with our Lord and Savior on February 22, 2022, surrounded by family and friends in Shelby, NC where he currently resided. He was born on February 1, 1929 to parents Floyd (Sr.) and Louise Sparks. Russell graduated from St. Anthony High School and married the love of his life, Betty Louise Duffy on...
Rebecca Chitwood
Feb 22, 2022
Rebecca Oliver Chitwood, 74, died, Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Atrium Health Lincolnton. Born in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Viola Blackwell Oliver. Rebecca was a caretaker at heart who loved her family deeply. She was a strong willed people person who never met a stranger. Rebecca also enjoyed cooking and camping and...
Richard Poston
Feb 22, 2022
SHELBY: Richard “Dick” Poston, 79, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Atrium Health Cleveland. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Clyde and Ruby Warren Poston. Dick was a member of Zoar Baptist Church, where he enjoyed tending to the nursey. He owned and operated Detail Chemical and Paper and was an active member of...
James Caldwell
Feb 21, 2022
SHELBY: James Alfred Caldwell, 63, died Monday, February 21, 2022. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of Alice Whitenburg Caldwell of Shelby and the late Fred Caldwell. Alfred was a member of Fairview AME Zion Church in Earl and attended Black Rock Baptist Church in Chester, SC. He served in the army and retired from Mack Trucks....
Joanne Tessneer
Feb 20, 2022
KINGS MOUNTAIN: Joanne Morgan Tessneer, 88, passed peacefully after a day surrounded by her family, Sunday, February 20, 2022 at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Harrison and Nannie Jones Morgan. Joanne retired from Homelite/John Deere in Gastonia and was a member of First Baptist Church in Kings Mountain. She loved being...
Donald Peters
Feb 17, 2022
GROVER: Donald ”Don” B. Peters, 83,passed away on February 17, 2022 at Testa Family Hospice House, surrounded by his family. Don was the son of the late Robert “Pete” Peters and Daisy Hastings Peters. He served in the US Army Signal Corp from 1962 to 1964. Don was a loyal employee of Hoechst Celanese for 35 years. He began career...
Madeline Hudson
Feb 15, 2022
KINGS MOUNTAIN-Madeline Hudson, 97, died Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain.
Mary Jo Blanton
Feb 14, 2022
SHELBY: Mary Jo Kendrick Crawford Blanton, 82, was born in Cleveland County to Yates and Selena (Lowery) Kendrick. She had a happy, busy childhood growing up on a farm, attending and graduating from No. 3 High School and Gardner Webb Jr. College. She worked for Woodmen of the World Insurance Company and later became a CNA taking care of the...
Ivey Madgeline Blanton
Feb 14, 2022
BOILING SPRINGS: Ivey Madgeline Blanton, 87, died Monday, February 14, 2022, at her home. Born In Greensboro, NC, she was the widow of Robert Gene Blanton, and the daughter of late P.A Brantley and Donnie Mae Campbell Brantley. She was a bank manager at the MBAFB FCU for 21 years after she retired, she eventually went on to work at...
Peggy Allen
Feb 14, 2022
SHELBY: Peggy Blanton Allen, 89, died Monday, February 14, 2022 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Betty Biggerstaff Blanton. Peggy was a member of Zoar Baptist Church,where she was active in WMU and played the piano for many years. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and tending...
Buddy Stanley
Feb 12, 2022
SHELBY: George “Buddy” Christian Stanley, 75, died Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Atrium Health Cleveland. A native of Richmond, VA, he was the son of the late Herbert George and Elizabeth Morris Stanley. Buddy served in the Army for two years and retired from Parker Hannifin in Forest City. He enjoyed having a garden in the summer and working in...
Jean Robbins
Feb 12, 2022
GROVER: Betty “Jean” Robbins, 80, died Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Atrium Health North East. Born in Caldwell County, she was the daughter of the late Devon and Mattie Absher Triplett. Jean worked in healthcare with R.E.A.C.H for over 30 years and was an active and faithful member of Kings Mountain Assembly Church. She was a beloved grandmother affectionately known...
Gary Floyd
Feb 9, 2022
SHELBY: Gary Allen Floyd, 72, died Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at his home. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Jack and Kate Palmer Floyd. Gary served in the Army during Vietnam. He also served as past Master of Lodge #744 and was a member of Northside Baptist Church, where he was a former deacon....
Kim Ford
Feb 8, 2022
SHELBY: Kim Lavender Ford, 61, died Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Atrium Health Cleveland. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter Brenda Davis Lavender of Shelby and the late Rev. Dean Lavender. Kim was full of life, a lady who loved her God, church, family and shopping. She worked as a substitute teacher with Cleveland County Schools and...
C.O. Koon
Feb 7, 2022
SHELBY: CO Koon, 78, died Monday, February 7, 2022 at his home. Born in Lexington County, SC, he was the son of Odell and Elizabeth Davis Koon. CO graduated from Batesburg High School and Wofford College. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where he was active in many different capacities. He retired from Burlington Industries and later...
Junior Harris
Feb 6, 2022
CHERRYVILLE: Paul “Junior” Lee Harris Jr., 68, died Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Atrium Health Cleveland. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Paul Lee Harris Sr. and Virginia Harrill Harris. Junior owned and operated Harris Enterprise, which included his junk yard that he loved spending time at, and HWY 120 Speedway. He graduated from...
Bill Cromer
Feb 6, 2022
KINGS MOUNTAIN: Bill “Butch” Cromer, 75, died Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Atrium Health Cleveland. Born in York County, SC, he was the son of Louise Cromer. Bill served in the Army during Vietnam, and later worked on small engines for many years. He was known as a man who lived a strong Christian faith. In addition to his mother,...
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