Rozell Allison

Nov 1, 2012

Mrs. Rozell "Rose" Allison, 81, of Shelby, passed away at her home on Thursday, November 1, 2012.  A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Ottis O.L. Ivie & Maude Grier Ivie. Mrs. Allison was a self-employed beautician and a member of Zoar Baptist Church.  She was noted being the "historian" of the family, knowing birth dates,...

Janet Adams

Oct 30, 2012

Mrs. Janet Blanton Adams, 63, of Shelby, passed away on October 30, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House.  She was a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church.  She enjoyed camping in Maggie Valley, knitting, collecting baby dolls and cooking. She was the daughter of the late Grady C. Blanton & and Annie Pearson Blanton. She was also preceded in death by...

Charles Jones

Oct 28, 2012

Mr. Charles W. Jones, 81, of Shelby, passed away at Kings Mountain Hospice House on Sunday, October 28, 2012.  A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Paris and Lillie Carroll Jones. A native of Cleveland County, he had retired from  P.P.G. where he was a supervisor.  He was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church where he...

Joe Jones

Oct 27, 2012

A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Dan Jones & Mary Brackett Jones and was also preceded in death by an infant brother, Joseph Henry Jones. Mr. Jones had served as an auctioneer and worked as a fork lift operator at Clearwater Paper. He was a member of the Friendship Masonic Lodge, former of...

Donald Deaton

Oct 23, 2012

Mr. Donald Ray Deaton, 70, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away at his home on October 23, 2012.  He was the son of the late Howard Vester Deaton & Inez Green Deaton and was also preceded in death by his wife, Jean LuEllen Deaton and four brothers, Howard, Ernest, Vernon & Tommy Deaton. Mr. Deaton loved baseball, Nascar and dirt track...

Lois Broom

Oct 20, 2012

Mrs. Lois Broom, 63, of Shelby, NC, passed away on October 20, 2012, at her home. A native of Maryanna, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Higgins and Thelma Higgins.  She was also preceded in death by a brother, Eldridge "Stinky" Honeycutt. Mrs. Broom had spent her working years in the Human Resources Department of Ora...

Dale Schenk

Oct 19, 2012

Mr. Dale Thomas Schenk, 62, of Shelby, NC, passed away on October 19, 2012 at his home. A native of Iredell County, he was the son of the late Walter Anthony Schenk & Dorothy Little Schenk. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Michael Schenk. He loved going out with family and friends, listening to music and...

Mary Lattimore

Oct 19, 2012

Mrs. Mary Frances Lattimore, 96, of Lattimore, passed away at White Oak Manor, Friday, October 19, 2012. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Vance Warlick & Laura Dixon Warlick. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Alexander Lattimore, Sr.; her daughter, Martha Lattimore; sister, Ruby W. Putnam; and brothers,...

Coleen Pearson

Oct 19, 2012

A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Sherman Cash & Ollie Mae Moore Cash.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Coy Lee Pearson; a brother, Joe Cash; and two sisters, Mary Lou Ledford & Olema Henson. Mrs. Pearson retired from Bost Bakery where she worked in the wrapping department.  She was a former...

Hal Shoup

Oct 18, 2012

Mr. Hal Shoup, 70,  of Ellenboro, passed away at Carolinas Medical Center on October 18, 2012. A native of Pennsylvania, he was reared in Fairmont, West Virginia. He was the son of the late Milton "Cookie" Shoup & Jeanette Shoup. Formerly an entrepreneur, he worked as an assisted living administrator for 26 years prior to retirement. Most recent and for...