Mattie Sanders
Feb 29, 2012
Mrs. Mattie Lee Sanders, 88, died at McDowell Hospital on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. She was born on November 14, 1923 to the late George Mill Self & Dollie Hamrick Self. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Morgan and her second husband, Fred B. Sanders; brothers Carl Self, Coyt Self, Matt Self, Glenn Self & Fred...
E.J. Beaver
Feb 28, 2012
Mr. E.J. Beaver, Jr., 73, was born in Cleveland County to the late Ernest Jesse Beaver & Nina Mae Davis Beaver. He was a member of Big Springs Baptist Church in Hollis and served in the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Germany as a military policeman. He retired from Fiber Industries after 35 years of service as a...
Sarah Lowrance
Feb 20, 2012
A native of Cleveland County, Mrs. Lowrance was the daughter of the late George Pinkney Owens & Jenny Amanda Goforth Owens. Mrs. Lowrance enjoyed needlepoint, camping, sewing, gardening, flower beds, shopping, cooking and especially taking care of her family. She retired from Kings Mountain Knit and worked for several years as a nurses aid at Garrison General & Kings Mountain Hospital. She...
Hubert Greene
Feb 19, 2012
Mr. Hubert Greene was born in Cleveland County to the late Frank Avery Greene & Lala Beatrice McKee Greene. He retired from Standard Trucking Company and worked for Putnam Distributors. He was a member of Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church where he was very active and sang in the choir. An avid golfer, he loved to play, especially with...
Ruby Grigg
Feb 18, 2012
In her 88th year, Ruby Mae Hamrick Grigg peacefully left this life on February 18, 2012. Though her leaving breaks our hearts, it was a home-going she had prepared for all her life. Born in Henrietta, she was a lifetime resident of Cleveland County. She was the daughter of the late Forrest Hamrick and Ola Thompson Hamrick. In addition...
D. Poston
Feb 18, 2012
Mr. Poston, 76, of Shelby, NC, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Hospice House in Kings Mountain. Mr. Poston, a native of Cleveland County, was the son of the late Clyde G. Poston Sr. & Ruth Leonard Poston. He was a brick mason and had worked for Daniel Construction and retired from T. C. Strickland Construction. He was...
Hubert Roberts
Feb 18, 2012
Mr. Hubert Lee Roberts, 65, of Shelby, NC, died at his home on February 18, 2012. A native of Cleveland County, he was son of the late Frank Roberts and Louise Dover Roberts and was also preceded in death by his brother Frank Roberts and sister-in-law Barbara Roberts. Mr. Roberts was an automotive mechanic, loved working with his hands...
Sherri Surratt
Feb 17, 2012
Mrs. Surratt, 49, of Shelby, NC, passed away Friday, February 17, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born in Cleveland County, NC, Mrs. Surratt was preceded in death by her mother Ruby Ashley Bridges, maternal grandparents Jim & Mamie Ashely and paternal grandparents F. M. & Sallie Bridges. She had retired on disability after working as a cosmetologist...
John Black
Feb 13, 2012
John "Frank" Black, 94, died Tuesday, February 13, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was a life-long resident of Cleveland County, born October 2, 1917. He was the son of Robert C. and Beuna P. Black. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, an infant son, Samuel Black, two brothers, Walter and Cullen Black, a...
Shirley Glascoe
Feb 10, 2012
Mrs. Glascoe, 78, of Raleigh, formally of 618 Kingsbury Street, Shelby, passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 in Raleigh. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Clarence H. Williams and Ruth Mode Williams. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 18 yrs. D.J. "Bud" Glascoe and a brother Lloyd Williams and many friends...