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...

Jan 10, 2013

Mr. Guy Newton Suttle, Jr., 76, of Shelby, NC, passed away on January 10, 2013, at Hospice of Cleveland County. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Guy Newton Suttle & Eugene Wilkins Suttle. Mr. Suttle was a member of Double Springs Baptist Church where he served on the offering committee as well as...

Jan 8, 2013

Mr. James Kenneth Wright, 58, of Shelby, NC, passed away at Cleveland Regional Medical Center on January 8, 2013. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of James Larahughes Wright & the late Naomi Pearline Stinchcomb Wright.

Mr. Wright had worked for Oakwood Mobile Homes for ten years. He was a former member of Shanghai...

Jan 7, 2013

Mrs. Anous Baker Jackson, 93, of Shelby, NC, passed away on January 7, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. A native of Yancey County, she was the daughter of the late Burdett Sid Baker and Julia Etta Styles Baker, she was retired from Lily Mills where she was a winder operator. She was a member of Lily Memorial Baptist...

Jan 6, 2013

Mrs. Ellen Morehead Ruppe, 58, of Shelby, NC, went to be with the Lord on January 6, 2013, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Frank Glenn "Pete" Morehead, Sr. and Frances Terry Morehead.

Mrs. Ruppe was employed by Cleveland County School Food Services as Cafeteria Manager...

Jan 6, 2013

Mrs. Dorothy B. Tesseneer, 80, of Shelby, NC, passed away on January 6, 2013, at Hospice of Cleveland County. A native of Rutherford County, she was a homemaker.

She was the daughter of the late William Dennis Joseph Butler and Nellie Ann Hamrick Butler. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Coleman Tesseneer; three brothers,...