Marshall Griffin

Oct 6, 2012

Mr. Marshall Griffin, 73, of Shelby passed away on October 6, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Polk County, he was the son of the late Ed Griffin &  Margie Matthews Griffin who survives. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Thomas Griffin, one brother and three sisters. He was a member of Faith...

Carolyn Hamrick

Oct 2, 2012

Mrs. Carolyn Price Hamrick, 71, of Shelby passed away at Hospice of Rutherford County on Tuesday, October 2, 2012. A native of Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of the late Ernie Lee Price and Lois Ledbetter Price.  Carolyn liked going to the mountains and beach and enjoyed cooking. She was a loving wife to her husband, Sterling Hamrick, who...

Randy Bigger

Sep 25, 2012

Mr. Randy Bigger, 53, of Shelby passed away on September 25, 2012 at Hospice of Cleveland County. A native of Harvey Station, New Brunswick, he was the son of Vaughn Bigger & Roma L. Bigger.  He had been a supervisor in manufacturing.  Randy liked working on cars and building things.  He loved racing and the Dallas Cowboys and eagles. Mr. Bigger was...

Randy Emory

Sep 24, 2012

Mr. Randy Emory, 59, of Shelby went to be with Lord at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in their burn unit.  He had been employed by STI Textiles and also worked at Esther Mill & Doran Mill until they closed.  Randy was a loving father and grandfather.  He was a member and faithful supporter of Mulls Memorial Baptist Church.  He loved helping...

Melvin Proctor

Sep 23, 2012

Mr. Melvin Melroy Proctor, 86, of Shelby passed away on

September 23, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospital. A native of

Anderson County, SC, he was the son of the late Melvin Melroy

Proctor & Mable Ferguson Daniels.  Mr....

Michael Rippy

Sep 22, 2012

Mr. Rippy was a native of Cleveland County, NC, and a member of Westview Baptist Church of Shelby. Mr. Rippy was the Warehouse Manager for Kenneth G. Lilly Fasteners of Shelby. When not working Mr. Rippy enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, playing golf, watching the Atlanta Braves, or the Carolina Panthers, playing rummy and...

John Cummings

Sep 20, 2012

Mr. John Albert Cummings, 54, of 815 McGowan Road, Shelby, N. C.,  died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012,  at his home.

Born in Cleveland County, he was the son of Margaret Gold Cummings and the late James L. Cummings of Shelby.  He attended Shelby schools, where his lifelong love of baseball began, was graduated...

Ted Daves

Sep 18, 2012

Ted M. Daves, 65, passed away Sept. 18, 2012, in Martha Jefferson Hospital following a two year battle with cancer. Ted was born April 15, 1947, the only child of the late Zeb V. Daves and Selma Philbeck Daves Bess. Surviving are his mother, his spouse Joann Tuscano, his daughter Alecia Daves-Johnson and husband Gordon, grandchildren Zeb...

Helen Burgess

Sep 17, 2012

Mrs. Burgess, 93, was born in Cleveland County

to the late Robert Franklin Borders & Laura Lee Hamrick Borders.

Mrs. Burgess retired from Fiber Industries

where she was a lab ...

Troy Edwards

Sep 16, 2012

Mr. Troy Edwards, 73, of Shelby passed away on September 16, 2012 at

his home.  A native of Hayesville, NC, he was the son of the late William

Harrison Edwards and Florence Wikle Edwards.

He was a retired...