Polly Hord

Jan 1, 2013

Mrs. Polly VanDyke Hord, 77, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away on January 1, 2013 at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Joe T. VanDyke, Sr. & Calva Powell VanDyke. Mrs. Hord worked for Blue Ridge Insurance M & J Finance and also worked in the family business at Bob's Seafood in...

Florence Simpson

Jan 1, 2013

Mrs. Florence Griffin Simpson, 72, of Shelby, NC, passed away at Hospice of Cleveland County on January 1, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Gordon Willie Griffin & Bertha Estelle Griffin. A native of Putnam County, GA, she was a homemaker, loved flowers, gardening and making floral arrangements. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church....

Robert Yarboro

Dec 29, 2012

Mr. Robert Edward "Bob" Yarboro, 55, passed away December 29, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby. He was born June 5, 1957 in Cleveland County, NC, to Ann Jones Thompson of Shelby and Alvin Edward "Ed" Yarbro, Jr.  of Kings Mountain. Bob graduated from Crest High School in Shelby and attended Appalachian State University in Boone and the...

Brenda Arton

Dec 29, 2012

Mrs. Brenda Arton, 61, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Hospice House of Rutherford County. A native of York County, SC, she was the daughter of Ernest Fox & Katherine Harris Fox of Bessemer City. Mrs. Arton retired, due to her health, from Ellis Lumber Company where she was office manager.  She was a life...

Raymond Horton

Dec 28, 2012

Mr. Raymond Romey Horton, 66, of Shelby, passed away at Hospice of Cleveland County on December 28, 2012.  A native of Gaston County, he was the son of the late Romey R. Horton & Lexie Lovelace Horton.  Raymond loved God, his family. and his friends.  He attended Bethware School, worked at Fiber Industries and retired from Eaton Corporation. He was a proud...

C.B. Clary

Dec 24, 2012

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...

Robert Vaughn

Dec 23, 2012

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...

Patricia Gold

Dec 22, 2012

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...

Thomas Kerr

Dec 21, 2012

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...

Paul Ridings

Dec 21, 2012

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...