Faye Young

Dec 22, 2010

Mrs. Young, 74, of Brian Center, Gastonia, NC, formally of Shelby, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Young was a native of Cleveland County, a homemaker and had worked in textiles. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Lattimore, NC, and the D.A.V. Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Young was preceded in death by...

Don Thomas

Dec 7, 2010

Mr. Thomas, 63, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, he was Co-owner & Operator of Harvest Fresh Produce. He was a beloved husband, father, papa & friend and will be deeply missed by all. He was an avid businessman who never met a stranger. One never...

William Young

Dec 5, 2010

Mr. Young, 54, of the Brian Center, Gastonia, NC, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2010 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mr. Young was a native of Cleveland County, NC. Mr. Young was preceded in death by his father James Alexander Young. Mr. Young is survived by his mother Faye Spencer Young of Brian Center, Gastonia, a brother Jimmy Young and...

Richard Reese

Nov 25, 2010

Dr. Reese, 84, of Boiling Springs, North Carolina went to be with the Lord on November 25, 2010. Born to the late Asa and Kate Reese on December 22nd, 1925 in Reese, NC, he was the fourth of 10 children. He graduated form Bethel High School in 1943. Dr. Reese worked at Oak Ridge, Tennessee and The Ford Motor...

Yvonne Westphalen

Nov 25, 2010

Ms. Westphalen, 49, of Shelby, NC passed away Thursday, November 25, 2010 at her home. A native of Jacksonville, NC, Ms. Westphalen was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her mother Meveric Faye Button Steadham, a brother James Arnold Steadham Jr., and a sister Inez Sheree Johnston. She is survived by her father James Arnold Steadham of...

Douglas Leigh

Nov 22, 2010

Mr. Leigh, 52, of Shelby, NC, passed away Monday, November 22, 2010 at his home. Mr. Leigh is preceded in death by his parents William Odell Leigh & Irene Bridges Walker, a daughter Crystal Summer Leigh, and a sister Peggy Leigh Walker. Mr. Leigh is survived by a daughter Natalie Leigh Champion & husband Wes of Shelby, a former...

Bill Kiser

Nov 19, 2010

Mr. Kiser, 69, of Shelby, NC passed away Friday, November 19, 2010 at his home. A native of Cleveland County, he was a retired textile worker where he worked as a weaver and in quality control. He was a member of Shelby Freewill Baptist Church and the Palmetto Knife Club in Greer, SC. Mr. Kiser was preceded in death...

Billy Allen

Nov 16, 2010

Mr. Allen, 77, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away at Hospice of Kings Mountain, Tuesday November 16, 2010. A native of Cleveland County, he retired from textiles where he worked in the Card Room. Mr. Allen was preceded in death by his parents Toy Allen Sr. & Laura Chapel Allen, a son Jason Allen, and a brother Toy Allen Jr....

Sarah Biggerstaff

Nov 11, 2010

Mrs. Biggerstaff, 86, of Fair Haven Rest Home in Bostic, NC, formally of Shelby, passed away at Fair Haven, Thursday, November 11, 2010. A native of Rutherford County, she had worked as a bookkeper and office manager for Biggerstaff Cotton Gins and also operated the Emergency Room Switch Board at Crawley Memorial Hospital for a number of years. She...

Nellie Powell

Nov 10, 2010

Mrs. Powell, 82, of Shelby, NC, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, Mrs. Powell was a homemaker. Mrs. Powell was preceded in death by her parents; Odell Earls & Mary Jane Watts Earls, her husband Charlie Avero Powell, three brothers Bobby Earls, Elvin Earls & Donies Earls, and three...