Cullen Simpkins

Jul 22, 2012

Cullen was born on April 22, 1943 and passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2012.

Cullen was a resident of North Carolina.

Charles Beason

Jul 20, 2012

Mr. Lynn Beason, 68, of Shelby passed away on July 20, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.  He was the son of the late Max Oliver Beason and was also preceded in death by his uncle, Charles Reid Beason. Mr. Beason was employed by Burlington Industries for thirty years.  He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, loved working with computers...

Judith Fielder

Jul 19, 2012

Mrs. Judith Harrill Fielder, 66, of Lawndale, NC, passed away at Carolinas Medical Center on July 19, 2012.  A native of Cleveland County,  she was a homemaker and a member of Shelby First Church of the Nazarene. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rufus Harrill & Clara Sisk Harrill; husband, Gerald Austin Fielder and a son, Scott Fielder. She...

Billy Stroup

Jul 16, 2012

Mr. Billy Ray Stroup, 55, of Shelby, NC passed away on July 16, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.  A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Clarence Edwin Stroup.  He was also preceded in death by a son, Christopher Adam Stroup. Mr. Stroup owned and operated B & G Towing for 15 years and worked as...

Madge Cornwell

Jul 15, 2012

Mrs. Madge W. Cornwell, 88, of 2001 N. Lafayette Street, Shelby, NC peacefully passed away at Hospice at Wendover in Shelby on Sunday, July 15, 2012 with her husband and family at her bedside.  A native of Cleveland County, she was born June 11, 1924 to the late Clenzo R. Wright and Essie Martin Wright of Fallston, NC. Mrs. Cornwell...

Dorothy O'Shields

Jul 15, 2012

Mrs. Dorothy O'Shields, 89, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Sunday, July 15th at Peak Resources of Shelby.  A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Homer Wilson and Lola Farris.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dan H. O'Shields and a sister, Helen Johnson.  Mrs. O'Shields retired from textiles where she was a secretary...

Gladys Humphries

Jul 14, 2012

Mrs. Gladys Humphries, 85, of Shelby, passed away at her home on July 14, 2012.  A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Dawson Todd and Ethel Scruggs Todd and was also preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Humphries. She was a retired weaver in textiles and was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist...

George Appling

Jul 13, 2012

Mr. George Franklin Appling, 79, of Shelby, passed away Friday, July 13, 2012 at his residence. Hewas born July 2, 1933 in Spartanburg, SC to the late George Ernest Appling and Lillie Carver Appling. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three half sisters, Ruth Mayfield, Doris Harris and Thelma Gregory all from Atlanta, GA....

Louise Greene

Jul 11, 2012

Mrs. Louise Green, age 89, of West Warren Street, Shelby, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at Hospice of Wendover. She was the daughter of the late John Callahan and Elizabeth Reavis Callahan. Mrs. Greene was a member of Zoar Baptist Church, a homemaker, former clerk at the Eleanor Shop and was a daycare worker at Westview Baptist Church Daycare....

Karen Bennett

Jul 9, 2012

Mrs. Karen Bennett, age 44, died Monday, July 9, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Winnsboro, SC, to Rev. William Douglas Bennett and Rev. Vivian Jean Hickerson Bennett. She was a member of Claiming the Word Ministries in Grover, NC, and House of Prayer Church, and worked as a C.N.A., and a cashier at various restaurants. She...