OBITUARIES

Marshall Bradley

Marshall Bradley

Dec 10, 2020

SHELBY: Johnny Marshall Bradley, 87, was called by his God to his eternal home in heaven joining the love of his life, Frankie Bradley on Thursday, December 10, 2020. He was born in Barker’s Creek, Jackson County, North Carolina to the late Ernest Theodore Bradley and wife Nellie Olivia Parris Bradley. He was preceded in death by his parents, step...

Haskell Bell

Haskell Bell

Dec 9, 2020

SHELBY: Haskell Bell, 93, died Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, Haskell was the son of the late Acie Claude and Edna Waterson Bell. He served in the US Navy and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and the Cleveland Masonic Lodge #202. He was also a member of the Shriners and...

Joan Peeler

Joan Peeler

Dec 9, 2020

SHELBY: Joan Propst Peeler, 87, went home to be with our Lord on December 9, 2020 at her home in Greensboro. Born in Cleveland County on October 21, 1933 in a house on Belvedere Avenue, Shelby, she was the daughter and only child of the late J. Alvin Propst and Pauline Dixon Propst. She was a substitute teacher with the...

Marjorie Beaubien

Marjorie Beaubien

Dec 8, 2020

SHELBY: Marjorie Beaubien, 81, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Atrium Health Lincolnton. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late James and Tula Bell Beason Bridges. She is survived by her son, Toy Robbins of Mooresboro; daughters, Sherry Sampson of Myrtle Beach SC and Leanna Beaubien Blackburn of Conover; sons- in- law, Keith Sampson and...

Remine Moss

Remine Moss

Dec 7, 2020

SHELBY: Remine Moss, 80, died Monday, December 7, 2020 at Atrium Health Cleveland. A native of Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ruth Barr Swinehart. First and Foremost Remine was a loving wife and mother. She valued the time she spent w/her co-workers at Porter Brothers, Cable Link then CA Short which totaled 44 years in...

Reta "Jenell" Blanton

Reta "Jenell" Blanton

Dec 6, 2020

SHELBY- Reta "Jenell" England Blanton, 85, died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Testa Family Hospice of Kings Mountain. Born in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late William and Birdie Dalton England. Reta was a long time member of Pleasant City Church. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them, including her beloved dog princess. Reta...

Abbie Anthony

Abbie Anthony

Dec 3, 2020

SHELBY-Abbie Lovelace Anthony, 78, died Thursday, December 3, 2020. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late John Jr. and Eunice Wiggins Lovelace. Abbie was a loving mother and grandmother, she enjoyed working in her flower beds and her yard. She loved art and teaching sewing at Cleveland Community College. In addition to her parents she...

Glen Hammitt Sr.

Glen Hammitt Sr.

Dec 1, 2020

Kings Mountain- Glen Weldon Hammitt Sr.,83, died Tuesday, December 1,2020, at Atrium Health Charlotte. Aquamation services are entrusted to Clay-Barnette Funeral Home and Aquamation of Kings Mountain.

Geraldine Oliver

Geraldine Oliver

Nov 29, 2020

SHELBY: Geraldine Clary Oliver, 87, a native of Cleveland County, died Sunday, November 29, 2020 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain. FUNERAL HOME: Aquamation services are entrusted to Clay-Barnette Funeral Home & Aquamation Center

Marie Horne

Marie Horne

Nov 25, 2020

SHELBY: On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, Marie S. Horne peacefully passed through the gates of Heaven, surrounded by her family in the comfort of her own home. Marie, lovingly known as “Granny”, was born on June 25, 1934 in Shelby, NC, to George Vernon and Madge Queen Silver. She married her childhood sweetheart, Wallace L. Horne, and so began their...

Faye D. Hollifield

Faye D. Hollifield

Nov 25, 2020

SHELBY: Faye Dalton Hollifield, 97, died Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Guyvie and Sally Crawford Dalton. She worked many years at Blanton’s Variety Store. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur Hollifield; daughter, Kay Ruppe; son, Dale...

Judith Hipps

Judith Hipps

Nov 23, 2020

SHELBY: Judith Shields Hipps, 79, died Monday, November 23, 2020 at Caromont Health in Gastonia. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Roper and Frances Shields Gantt and her husband James. She was of the Baptist faith, and worked many years at Wal-Mart. She had a love for crocheting, flowers, carousels, butterfly’s and the...

Margaret Greene

Margaret Greene

Nov 22, 2020

SHELBY: Margaret Louise Greene, 88, died Sunday, November 22, 2020, at Peak Resources of Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Eva Bolton Greene. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Esther Edmonson and Gwen Grumbine; brothers, Dewey, Howard and Haas Greene; sisters in law, Arvina...

Melvin Bolton

Melvin Bolton

Nov 22, 2020

SHELBY- Melvin Wood Bolton, 92, died Sunday, November 22, 2020 at White Oak Manor of Shelby. Born in Vesuvius,VA she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rosa Lee Wood. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Don Bolton; sisters, Kathleen and Edith; brothers, Joseph Jr. and James. She is survived by her...

Sheila Ann Grigg

Sheila Ann Grigg

Nov 18, 2020

FALLSTON-Sheila Wright Grigg, 55, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Grace Greene Wright. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. She graduate from Shelby High School Class of 1983. She enjoyed beading, making jewelry, cooking, baking as well as spending time...

Donald Foster

Donald Foster

Nov 16, 2020

Grover- Donald Gold Foster, 72, went to be with his Lord in Heaven, Monday, November 16, 2020, at his home. Born in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Ben and Eva Tucker Foster. Donald loved his family and enjoyed hunting and fishing. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sisters, Minnie Lee...

Russell Ramsey

Russell Ramsey

Nov 15, 2020

KINGS MOUNTAIN: Russell “Rusty” Ramsey, 61, died Sunday, November 15, 2020, at Caromont Health in Gastonia. A native of Mecklenburg County, he is the son of Maxine Davis Ramsey of Kings Mountain and the late Woodrow Ramsey. Rusty loved to ride his Harley Davison. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Darrell Ramsey. In...

Betty Hall

Betty Hall

Nov 13, 2020

KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC: Betty Jean Hall, 84, passed on Friday, November 13, 2020, at Testa Hospice House in Kings Mountain. A West Virginia native and a North Carolina transplant, she was the daughter of Omer and Rosa McClure of Huntington, WV. She was preceded in death by her sisters; Lucille and Lou Porter and Mildred and James Johnson; brothers, Clyde...

Randy "Taz" Padgett

Randy "Taz" Padgett

Nov 13, 2020

SHELBY: Randy “Taz” Padgett, 66, died Friday, November 13, 2020, at Atrium Health in Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of Betty Callahan Poteat of Lattimore and the late Gene Coran Padgett. Randy was a 1973 graduate of Crest High School, served in the US Navy, retired from Timken Bearing Co., and was a member of...

Renee Powell

Renee Powell

Nov 9, 2020

SHELBY: Karen “Renee” Powell, 69, died, Monday, November 9, 2020 at Atrium Health Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late James and Betty Morehead Bivins. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her daughter, Angela Childers Martin. She is survived by...