Mr. C. B. Clary, Jr., 67, of Shelby, NC, passed away at Hospice of Cleveland County on December 24, 2012. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Clarence Bryant Clary, Sr. and Margaret Ailene Brackett Clary. He retired from Tyconia where he was a maintenance mechanic. He was a member of Putnam Baptist Church and a...
Mr. Robert Henry Vaughn, 60, of Wilkesboro, NC, passed away at his residence on Sunday, December 23, 2012. A native of Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late John Henry Vaughn & Dorothy Christie Vaughn. He was also preceded in death by his uncle, Charles B. Christie. Mr. Vaughn had worked as a computer technician. He attended church...
Mrs. Patricia Hollar Gold, 76, of Grover, NC, passed away at Cleveland Regional Medical Center on Saturday, December 22, 2012. A native of Catawba County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Donald Lafayette Hollar & Georgia Ruth Hawn Hollar. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bill Gold. Mrs. Gold had worked as an assembly worker...
Mr. Thomas Clifton Kerr, Jr., 80, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on December 21, 2012 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He had worked as a transportation manager and retired from West Marine where he was director of transportation. He attended Thrift United Methodist Church and was a member of West Gate Masonic Lodge. He served in the U. S. Air Force where...
Mr. Paul Thomas Ridings, 74, of Shelby, NC, passed away at his home on December 21, 2012. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Garland Roosevelt Ridings & Lily Camp Ridings. He was also preceded in death by his wife, LaFern Elizabeth Carpenter Ridings; one brother and one sister. He had worked as a set up technician...
Mable Morrow Fox, resident of White Oak Manor, Shelby, died on December 13, 2012. She was born in Yancey County on April 22, 1921. She was a member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her parents, Tom Morrow and Dolly Silvers Morrow. She was also predeceased by her husband, Ira Fox; son, Kim Fox; eight brothers;...
Mrs. Bertha Jo Hardin, 80, of Shelby, NC, passed away at Hospice of Cleveland County on Thursday, December 13th. Ms. Hardin was a native of Cleveland County and the daughter of the late Walter Raleigh Hardin & Dona Beatrice Bivins Hardin. She was a member of Lily Memorial Baptist Church and had worked as an assembly operator at Rutherford County...
Mrs. Beatrice Jones Cockrell, 100, of Shelby, NC, passed away at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center on December 10, 2012. A native of Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late Elijah Walton Jones & Maude Stevens Jones. Mrs. Cockrell was a member of Shiloh Presbyterian Church in Grover. She loved sewing, was an avid reader, sports fan, and a very good homemaker....
Christina "Strawberry" Appleman, 49, of Shelby, passed away at Carolinas Medical Center on Thursday, December 6, 2012. A native of Cleveland County, she worked at P.P.G. for 20 years and was a C.N.A. at White Oak Manor of Kings Mountain. She was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother, Brenda Patterson...
Peggy Cleaver Borders age 87, went home for Christmas to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Hospice of Cleveland county after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Peggy was also a survivor of breast cancer. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she served as the nursery coordinator for over 50 years. She...