Peggy Warren

Mar 11, 2011

Mrs. Warren, 77, of Shelby, NC passed away Friday, March 11, 2011 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. A native of Rutherford County, NC, she was a Tax Preparer and a member of Landmark Baptist Church. Mrs. Warren is preceded in death by her parents Brittain Kivett & Mamie Gertrude Willis Kivett, her husband William Warren, and a sister Betty...

Mary Blanton

Mar 10, 2011

Mrs. Blanton, 93, of 805 Elmwood Drive, Shelby, NC, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Hospice at Wendover. Mrs. Blanton was a native of Cleveland County, NC, and retired from Dover Mill Company where she was a cloth inspector. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Shelby for 73 years since joining in 1938 and had...

Blaine Froneberger

Mar 7, 2011

Mr. Froneberger, 80, of Shelby, NC, passed away Monday, March 7, 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy Hospital in Charlotte. Blaine was born and raised in Cherryville, North Carolina. He attended Gardner-Webb College, Appalachian State University and UNC-Charlotte where he obtained a Masters degree. He was a teacher, coach, and assistant principal at Kings Mountain High School. He was twice...

Hazel Gantt

Mar 5, 2011

Mrs. Gantt, 92, of White Oak Manor in Shelby, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby. A native of Mecklenburg County NC, she worked in textiles, as a nurses aide and most of all she enjoyed being a homemaker. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was an active...

Kenneth Heafner

Feb 28, 2011

Mr. Heafner, 71, of Shelby, NC passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Crawley Memorial Hospital. A native of Cleveland county, he was the owner and operator of Skyvue Towing and a member of Faith Baptist Church. Mr. Heafner is prececed in death by his parents Clyde Clayton Heafner and Selma Powell Heafner, brothers Pete, Tom, Clayton "Red" and...

Joan Traber

Feb 26, 2011

Mrs. Traber, 78, of Shelby, NC passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Traber was a native of Natick, Mass., and she was the owner and operator of Joan's Snack Bar until 1960 when she met and married "Bud" Traber, the love of her life for 51 years. She was a loving mother, doting...

Kay Clary

Feb 26, 2011

Mrs. Clary, 61, of 1151 Granite Drive, Shelby, NC, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, she was a homemaker and member of Putnam Baptist Church. Mrs. Clary was preceded in death by her mother Sarah Self Alexander and a sister Wanda Griffin. Mrs. Clary is survived by her husband C....

Mary Greene

Feb 24, 2011

Mrs. Greene, 76, of Shelby, NC, went to be with her Lord on February 24, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a loving mother. Mrs. Greene was an avid fisherman and loved to fish with her fishing buddy Dylan Chapman. She was also a member of Zion Baptist Church where she was a member...

Jessie Vansleen

Feb 16, 2011

Mrs. VanSleen, 97, of Shelby, NC, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC. A native of Cleveland County, Mrs. VanSleen was a member of Central United Methodist Church of Shelby for 71 years, where she worked with United Methodist Women and was a Sunday School Teacher and member of the Golden Links Class....

Verlinda Greene

Feb 15, 2011

Mrs. Greene, 62, of 825 McBrayer Homestead Road, Shelby, NC, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2011. A native of Cleveland County, Mrs. Greene was a member of Elliott Memorial Baptist Church, and formally worked at J & C Dying. Mrs. Greene was preceded in death by her parents Arthur Ledford & Frances Holland Ledford, a brother Darrell Ledford and...