Sep 3, 2013

Steve "Bud" Moore Simpson, 64, of 3804 Towery Road, died Sept. 3, 2013, at Hospice at Wendover.

Mr. Simpson, a native of Cleveland County, was the son of the late Carl Henderson Simpson and Ruth Moore Simpson. He was a member of Pine Grove United Methodist Church, and retired from P.P.G. as an instrument technician. Mr. Simpson...

Sep 3, 2013

Mr. Bobby Gene Ledford, age 78, of Shelby, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Hospice of Cleveland County at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of the late Thurman B. Ledford and Bertha Waters Ledford. Mr. Ledford loved to fly and work with his hands. He was a great taxidermist and was an avid...

Aug 29, 2013

Glenn A. "G.A." Poston, 72, passed away Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, at Crawley Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church, an active member of the Board of Directors of Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department, the Cleveland County Firefighters Assoc., the N.C. Law Enforcement Officers Assoc., and the Cleveland County Law Enforcement Officers Assoc....

Aug 25, 2013

Mr. George Palmer Short, age 88, of Shelby, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013 at his residence. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of the late Elbert Houser Short and Daisy Matheny Short. Mr. Short had worked for Shelby Fish Camp for 50 years. He was also an accountant for several businesses, served as a Notary...

Aug 23, 2013

Mr. Carl Thomas Dover Sr., age 96, of Shelby, passed away Friday, August 23, 2013 at his residence. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of the late Robert M. Dover and Rebeca J. Lowery Dover. Mr. Dover had worked as a supervisor at Dover Mill for more than 40 years. He loved cutting grass and scrapping....

Aug 17, 2013

Mrs. Jeanette Hanna Radford, age 88, of Marion, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2013 at her residence. A native of McDowell County, she is the daughter of the late William B. Seaman and Hettie Bell Arrowood Seaman. Mrs. Radford was a home maker and enjoyed cooking for her family. She loved reading, coloring, and listening to gospel music. She...

Aug 16, 2013

Mrs. Amanda Dale Deaton Ledbetter, age 65, of Shelby, passed away Friday, August 16, 2013 at McLeod Seacoast Medical Center in Little River, SC. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of the late Glenn Reed Deaton and Foy Bland Deaton. Mrs. Ledbetter had worked as a X-Ray Technician and later retired from Garner-Webb University food service...

Aug 15, 2013

Mrs. Letha Ray Beaver, age 86, of Shelby, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of the late William Humphries and Brunia Davis Humphries. Mrs. Beaver loved her family and spending time with her grandchildren. She enjoyed going to auctions, line dancing, collecting frogs, and eating...

Aug 12, 2013

Mary Martha Bingham Hunt, 86, of 3838 Artee Rd., Lattimore, NC, passed on to a better place on August 12th at the Wendover Hospice House. She was born in Watauga County, NC on April 24th, 1927 to Charles McKinley Bingham and Ruth Rhodes Bingham. After graduating from Cove Creek High School in 1944 as Salutatorian, she attended Salem College,...

Aug 4, 2013

Mrs. Jackie Bridges Sisk of 1108 Old Charles Road, Shelby went home to be with the Lord on August 4, 2013. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of the late Colon Fred Bridges and Elizabeth Morris Bridges. She loved her family with a love like no other. She was a faithful charter member of Morris Memorial...