Clyde Hopper

Oct 12, 2010

Mr. Hopper, 77, of 2554 Pleasant Hill Church Road, Shelby, NC passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Cleveland County, he had been employed as a prison guard at the N, C. Department of Corrections. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and the American Legion. He served in...

Don Bridges

Oct 11, 2010

Mr. Bridges, 66, of 230 South Fork Drive, Shelby, NC passed away Monday, October 11, 2010 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. Mr. Bridges was a loving husband, daddy, & papa. A native of Cleveland County, he had worked a Porter Brothers, Inc. where he was an officer worker in the credit department. A member of Westwood Heights Baptist Church,...

Alvin Bridges

Oct 10, 2010

Mr. Bridges, 82, of Shelby, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 8, 2010, at Hospice at Wendover. Alvin A. "Doc" Bridges was the founder and long-time president of Norris Merchandise of Shelby. Alvin, affectionately called "Doc" by his family and many friends, was a native or Cleveland County. He was born on November 17, 1927 to Clyde and...

John Whitener

Oct 9, 2010

Mr. Whitener, 89, of 302 Trinity Church Road, Mooresboro, NC, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Rutherford County, he retired from Dover Mill Company after 32 years of service. He was a longtime member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church and served in the U. S. Navy during WWII. Mr. Whitener was preceded...

Beth Smith

Oct 7, 2010

Mrs. Smith 69, of 1203 S. Post Road, Shelby, NC passed away Thursday, October 7, 2010 at Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas, NC. A native of Cleveland County, NC, she was the owner of Smith Rentals and a member of Putnam Baptist Church where she was in the Pairs & Spares Connection Group. She lobed Go, was a...

Millard Caldwell

Sep 19, 2010

Mr. Caldwell, 75, of 401 N. Morgan Street, White Oak Manor of Shelby, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, NC, (Kings Mountain), he retired from Western & Southern Insurance where he was an insurance representative. He was a charter member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and attended N. Lafayette Baptist...

William Tessener

Sep 11, 2010

Rev. Tessener, 78, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2010. A native of Rutherford County, NC, he worked at Dicey Fabrics and was also a Baptist Minister. He was a member of Fellowship Independent Baptist Church and served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Rev. Tessener was preceded in death by his parents; Charile Lester Tessener &...

Eloise Dysart

Sep 10, 2010

Mrs. Dysart, 87, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away Friday, September 10, 2010 at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she worked in textiles at Doran Mill & Sackville Mill. She also farmed all of her life raising cotton and was a avid gardner for many years and also enjoyed quilting. She was a member of Sandy Run Baptist...

Millie Clayton

Sep 4, 2010

Mrs. Clayton, 91, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, teacher, mentor, and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at her home in Boiling Springs. She was born on September 26, 1918 in Lattimore, NC, the daughter of the late Carl Jackson Magness and Dorcas Salome Greene Magness. She attended Lattimore High School and later, Asheville...

Shirley Fulbright

Aug 25, 2010

Ms. Fulbright, 60, of 113-C Stroupe Road, Gastonia, NC passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at Carolina Specialty Hospital in Charlotte, NC. A native of Gaston County, NC, she was employed by Bell South for 25 years and also worked at BiLo Supermarket in Shelby. She attended Lee College in Cleveland, Tenn, and was a member of The First...