Feb 10, 2013

Mr. Willard Ray Blanton, 59, of Shelby, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Hospice of Cleveland County at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, the son of the late J.Y. Blanton and Ola Bingham Blanton. He worked as a truck driver for most of his life and had also served in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Blanton loved fishing,...

Feb 8, 2013

Mrs. Dorothy Carolyn Anthony Penson, 74, of Shelby, passed away on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at White Oak Manor.

A native of Cleveland County, she was a homemaker and member of Flint Hill Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Austin O'Dell Anthony and Lucille Blanton Anthony; her husband, Bobby Joe Penson;...

Jan 26, 2013

Mr. Don Harold Deaton, Sr., 73, of Shelby, NC, passed away on January 26, 2013, at his residence. A native of Gaston County, he was the son of the late O.B. Deaton and Essie Wilson Deaton. Mr. Deaton had actively attended Royster Avenue Church of God. He had worked and later retired from Duke Power after nearly 20 years...

Jan 23, 2013

Mrs. Nellie Virginia Morrison, 95, of Boiling Springs, NC passed away January 23, 2013 at Hospice of Cleveland County at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late John Burton Willis and Jessie Mae Burleson Willis. Mrs. Morrison enjoyed sewing, singing, playing musical instruments, cooking and babysitting her grandchildren. She was a member of...

Jan 21, 2013

Mr. Gerald "Randy" Randall Sheppard, 69, of Kings Mountain, NC passed away January 21, 2013. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late John Devaney Sheppard and Macie Edith Randall Sheppard. Mr. Sheppard owned and operated Sheppard's Welding for nearly 40 years. He loved fishing, cutting grass, working in his shop and fellowshipping with his...

Jan 16, 2013

Mrs. Patsy Philbeck Gold Cabaniss, 93, of Shelby, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Hospice of Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Amzi Cole Philbeck and Minnie Belle Huskey Philbeck. Mrs. Cabaniss had worked as an Avon representative for many years. She loved keeping her grandchildren, collecting assorted rocks, cooking and...

Jan 14, 2013

Miss Ashley Rae Durkee, 25, of Boiling Springs, NC, passed away on January 14, 2013. A native of Highgate, Vermont, she was the daughter of Christopher Durkee and Paula Williams Durkee. Ashley had worked as a cashier at Wilco/Hess. She liked music, good food, and she loved to have fun with her friends.

She was preceded in...

Jan 12, 2013

Mr. Billy David Harris, 57, of Waco, NC, was a native of Cleveland County. He was the son of the late B. J. Harris and was also preceded in death by his father-in-law, Warren Deal; sister, Joyce Putnam; brothers-in-law, Richard Harris, Sr. & Larry Barnes, Sr. and a sister-in-law, Debbie Harris.

Mr. Harris was a member of...

Jan 12, 2013

Mr. Boyce Ray Champion, 74, passed away on January 12, 2013, at his home. He was the son of the late Egar Champion and Lela Wright Champion. Mr. Champion had worked for Electric Motors for several years. He enjoyed working in his shop and driving his car.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Jan 10, 2013

Mr. John Henry "Big John" Lookabill, 86, of Shelby, NC, passed away on January 10, 2013 at his home. Born to the late Frank and Dorothy Lookabill of Boone, North Carolina, on January 25, 1926, he was raised in Watauga County. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII in France and Germany. He was employed by General...