Willie Mellon
Dec 14, 2011
Mr. Mellon, 86, of Shelby, NC, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Hospice at Wendover. Mr. Mellon was a member of Mulls Memorial Baptist Church, and retired from Costner's Amoco as a mechanic. The family would like to express their appreciation and thanks to Dr. Potts, Kat Spangler and the entire Hospice staff at Wendover as well as...
Billy Carter
Dec 14, 2011
Billy Braxton Carter, 83, passed away peacefully at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby, NC on December 14, 2011. A long-time Shelby resident, Billy was born August 23, 1928 in Rockingham, North Carolina, the son of the late John D. and Gerusha Carter. Billy was preceded in death by his five siblings, John A. Carter, Ford Carter, Coley Garriga,...
Diane Ware
Dec 13, 2011
Diane, 68, of Ellenboro, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at her home. Diane was born in Cleveland County, NC. She worked at Cleveland Gastroenterology and was a member at Beaver Dam Baptist Church where she served on the Bereavement Committee, leader of the Mission Friends on Wednesday nights and served on various other committees. She loved her...
Florence Wright
Dec 8, 2011
Mrs. Wright, 90, of 3802 Barrier Drive, Shelby, NC, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011, at White Oak Manor of Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, Mrs. Wright retired from the Dover Textile Group, was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and a volunteer at the Senior Center. Mrs. Wright was preceeded in death by her parents Charles D....
James Marler
Nov 24, 2011
Mr. Marler, better known to everyone as "Jamie", 18, of Boiling Springs, NC, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011 at his home. Born in Fall River, Mass., Jamie was a student at North Shelby School, and a member of Ascension Lutheran Church of Shelby, and a associate member of Resurrection Lutheran Church of Kings Mountain, NC. Jamie is preceeded...
Betty Jones
Nov 13, 2011
Betty Banning Jones, 74, of Shelby met her Lord and Savior face to face on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Hospice of Cleveland County at Wendover. Betty, the daughter of Rev. Ralph and Estelle Moffitt Banning was born in Henderson County on January 28, 1937. She lived the past fifty four years in Shelby, NC and was preceded in...
John Brown
Nov 13, 2011
Mr. Brown, 65, of Dravo Road, Shelby, NC, passed away Friday, November 11, 2011. A native of York County, SC, Mr. Brown was a retired auto body technician. Mr. Brown was a member of Lafayette Street United Methodist Church and served in the National Guard. Mr. Brown is preceded in death by his parents Robert Jackson Brown and Lynn...
G. Crosby
Nov 10, 2011
Mr. Crosby, better know as "Geke", passed away at his home, Thursday, November 10, 2011. A native of Cleveland County, he was a former brick mason and retired from Fiber Industries. He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church and served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War. Mr. Crosby was preceded in death by...
Jean Richard
Nov 10, 2011
Mrs. Richard, 71, of Shelby, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 at her home. She was a native of Lancaster, SC, and was a retired textile worker where she worked in the finishing department. Mrs. Richard was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Mrs. Richard was preceded in death by her parents Havana Davis & Ola Dellman Davis,...
Christopher Newton
Nov 9, 2011
United States Staff Sergeant Christopher Newman, 26, died on October 29, 2011 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Born in Myrtle Beach, SC he served as a mental health specialist in the United States Army for seven years. He was a member of Patterson Springs Baptist Church and a graduate of Crest High School. He is survived by his wife, Amanda Jo...