OBITUARIES
Robert Ruff
Jul 22, 2016
SHELBY-Robert Dean “Bobby” Ruff, 56, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016, at Carolinas HealthCare System-Cleveland. A native of Haywood County, N.C., he was the son of Shirley Freeman Tilley and the late Roy Ray Ruff. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sisters, Vickey Parker and husband Jay of Cross Anchor, S.C., and Stacy Bowles of Grover;...
Robert "Bob" Edwards
Jul 15, 2016
SHELBY- Robert “Bob” Lee Edwards, 80, died Friday, July 15, 2016, at Carolinas Healthcare System-Cleveland. A native of Mitchell County, he was the son of the late Fred and Gladys Garland Edwards. Bob served in the Air Force. He was a charter member of Landmark Baptist Church and worked, along with wife his wife, Marie, as a long distance truck...
Katherine Reynolds
Jul 10, 2016
Katherine Lewis Reynolds passed away peacefully on July 10, 2016, with her daughter by her side. She was 92. Katherine lived at Peak Resources Cherryville and received additional loving care by Hospice Cleveland County. Born on July 24, 1923, in Wilson, NC, she was the youngest of six children of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Dallas Lewis. Katherine is...
Doris Champion
Jul 8, 2016
SHELBY- Doris Tesseneer Champion, 85, died Friday, July 8, 2016, at White Oak Manor of Kings Mountain. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Fay and Addie Horne Tesseneer. She retired from Mauney Hosiery of Kings Mountain, and was a member of Putnam Memorial Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Marie Edwards
Jul 7, 2016
SHELBY- Marie Morton Edwards, 80, died Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Carolinas Healthcare System-Cleveland. A native of Montgomery County, she was the daughter of the late George Dewey and Bessie Burns Morton. She was a charter member of Landmark Baptist Church. Marie worked in her early years at Cetwick and Black and Decker, later joining her husband, Bob, as a...
Lillian Smith
Jul 7, 2016
SHELBY- Lillian Davis Smith, 83, died Thursday, July 7, 2016, at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Dean and Cora Lee Ervin Davis. She retired from Mauney Hosiery of Kings Mountain, and was a member of Davidson Memorial Baptist Church, She and her husband spent their retirement years running the Bostic...
Kenneth Grayson
Jul 6, 2016
SHELBY – Kenneth Ray Grayson, 85, died July 6, 2016, at White Oak Manor in Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late John Avery and Janet Oveda Price Grayson. He served in the US Army during the Korean War and was a founding member of Westwood Heights Baptist Church, where he served as a...
Illian Moss
Jul 4, 2016
SHELBY- Illian Smith Moss, five days away from turning 109, died Monday, July 4, 2016, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late David Chesley and Claudia Lee Royster Smith. She retired after 40 years with the Dover Textile Group, and was a member of Davidson Memorial Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In...
Loraine C. Arey
Jun 30, 2016
Loraine Arey Kathleen Loraine Clay Arey – 91, passed away on June 30, 2016 . Born in Randolph County, N.C., on March 26, 1925, she was the daughter of the Reverend George W. Clay and Carrie Atkins Clay. As the daughter of an Itinerant Methodist minister, she grew up in numerous towns throughout western North Carolina. She graduated from Lees...
Terry Lail
Jun 30, 2016
SHELBY- Terry “Jake” (Lassie) Lail, 60, died Thursday, June 30, 2016, at his residence. A native of Cleveland county, he was the son of Gorman Ray Lail and the late Mary Evelyn Evans Lail. In addition to his father, he is survived by two brothers, Hal Lail of Shelby, Tim Lail and wife Valerie of Ellenboro, one granddaughter, Laurn Williams...
Kenneth Kilpatrick
Jun 27, 2016
ALABAMA-Kenneth Kilpatrick, 65, died while in Shelby, NC Funeral services and burial will be held in Alabama. Local arrangements were handled by Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby.
Kathy Hutchinson
Jun 27, 2016
SHELBY-Kathleen Jean Shelly Hutchinson, 67, went on to be with the Lord on Monday, June 27 2016. She was born July 29, 1948, in Buffalo, NY, to Francis and Olive Shelly. She attended school in Alden, NY. As a little girl, she would sit by her window waiting for the paper boy, who would later become the love of her...
Marian Storm
Jun 26, 2016
SHELBY-Marian “Stormy” Pulaski Storm, 85, died Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Carolinas Healthcare System-Cleveland. A native of Muskegon, MI, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Julia Nease Pulaski. She retired after 45 years of nursing, and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. SURVIVED: She is survived by her sons, Jesse Storm of Ala, Frank Storm and...
Royd Grindell
Jun 25, 2016
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Royd Grindell, 74, of Kings Mountain, went to be with our Lord and savior on June 26, 2016. He was a member of Souls harbor Pentecostal Church. He loved reading his Bible, singing gospel songs, and playing his guitar. He was Chief of the Long House Indian Guide when his two sons were younger. He loved working outside,...
Windy Hollifield
Jun 22, 2016
SHELBY- Windy Nichole Hollifield, 35, died Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of Myra Rogers Hollifield of Shelby, and Doug Hollifield. Windy attended North Shelby School, and worked at Cleveland Vocational Industries and Shelby Day Hab. She was active in Hearts and Hooves and the...
Clifford Panther
Jun 20, 2016
GROVER- George “Clifford” Panther, 83, died Monday, June 20, 2016, at Hospice at Wendover. A native Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Archie and Annie Hudson Panther. He retired from textiles and was a lifelong farmer. PRECEDED: In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Johnny Emory; brothers, Marvin, Lawrence, and Willard...
Lloyd "Eddie" Fite
Jun 20, 2016
KINGS MOUNTAIN-Lloyd “Eddie” Fite, 87, went to be with the Lord, Monday, June 20, 2016, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Cleveland county, he was the son of the late Richard Earl and Jessie (Boots) Elizabeth Bridges Fite. He loved going to the beach and playing in the ocean, at times even neck deep. He loved with...
Cliff Ann Lewis
Jun 18, 2016
SHELBY- Cliff Ann Lewis, 71, died Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Carolina Continued Care in Kings Mountain. A native of Florence, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Earnest Clifford and Margaret Ann Lewis Gilbreath. She was a member of Lafayette Street United Methodist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
David Hamrick
Jun 17, 2016
SHELBY-David Wayne Hamrick, 40, died Friday, June 17, 2016, at Carolinas Healthcare System-Blue Ridge, in Morganton. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son Joyce Conner Hamrick of Shelby, and Roger W. Hamrick and wife Katie of Hibbing Minn. He was a member of Christopher Road Baptist Church and worked at Broughton Hospital as a Nurse. He love his...
Zachary Saunders
Jun 17, 2016
SHELBY- Zachary “Zack” Dillon Saunders, 12, went to be with his Lord, Friday, June 17, 2016. A native of Gaston County, he is the son of Brandon and Angie Johnson Saunders of Shelby. Zack was a student at Crest Middle School, a member at Lily Memorial Baptist Church, and Boy Scout Troop #105. He was an avid Cleveland Cavaliers basketball...
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