Virginia Davis
May 21, 2013
Virginia B. Davis, 85, of 2526 South White Oak Drive in Shelby, passed away on May 21, 2013, at home.
She was born on Dec. 23, 1927. Mrs. Davis retired from Fiber Industries Inc. as a filament drawing operator and attended Dover Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, W. B. Bivins...
Mildred Crotts
May 16, 2013
Mrs. Mildred "Jerri" Clary Crotts, 85, of Shelby, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cherokee County, SC., she is the daughter of the late Charles Fitzgerald Clary and Ida Medley Clary. Mildred loved spending time with her family and enjoyed preparing meals for them. She also loved flowers and cross stitching....
Kenneth Thompson
May 13, 2013
Kenneth Lemuel Thompson, 77, of Gastonia, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Brian Center of Gastonia.
James Philbeck
May 11, 2013
James Paul Philbeck, 82, of Shelby, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 at his residence.
He was born March 30, 1931 in Cleveland County. He was the son of the late Paul Philbeck and Naomi Maynard Philbeck. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his infant son, John Myron Philbeck and his younger...
Violet Mincey
May 7, 2013
Violet Beck Mincey, a native of Clarendon, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013.
She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Shelby.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Luther Beck and Lillie Frances Soles Beck; her step-mother, Gladys Beck; her husband, Wilbur Harvey Mincey; and step-sisters, Dulah Belle Ward...
F. Blanton
May 6, 2013
F. Eugene "Gene" Blanton joined his precious wife, parents and siblings in heaven for a celebration, early Monday morning, on May 6, 2013. Gene was born on March 1, 1925, to the late Zebulon Vance and Ollie Jarrett Blanton. Gene's father and brother, Carl, were killed when the First National Bank collapsed in 1928. Besides his father, mother and...
Charles Mckee
Apr 28, 2013
Charles Robert "Bob" McKee, 88, of Shelby, passed away on April 28, 2013, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
Mr. McKee was born in Cleveland County on March 7, 1925.
He was a charter member of Landmark Baptist Church, former Sunday school teacher in the senior adult department, and also a charter member of the Shelby...
Robert Johnson
Apr 27, 2013
Robert Earl Johnson, 77 of Shelby, passed away April 27, 2013 at his residence. A native of Norfolk, VA he is the son of the late William Edgar Johnson and Lola Jane Milligan Johnson. He had worked as a machinist for most of his life. A man who loved his family, good food, beautiful glass, told great wondering stories,...
Mary Elliott
Apr 23, 2013
Mary Belle Elliott, 93, a resident of Brighton Gardens of Greensboro, NC, passed away on April 23, 2013. Ms. Elliott, a native of Polkville, NC, attended Appalachian State University. She also served in the US Army during WWII, and moved to Greensboro in 1946.
She was employed by Southern Bell Telephone for over 35 years and was...
Maxine Lattimore
Apr 21, 2013
Maxine Smith Lattimore, formerly of Shelby, died last Sunday in Richmond, TX. Born on February 10, 1927 in Monroe, NC. Maxine was the second daughter of John Erastus Smith and Rosa Adeline Smith. Maxine graduated from Benton Heights High School in Monroe and worked in accounting for many years.
She was preceded in death by her husband...