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Page 8 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, September 12-September 18, 2019 DATHA LONDON Datha London, 100, for- merly of Shelby, passed away on August 31, 2019. He was the son of the late Morgan Nelson London and Cora Lee Gordon London. Mr. London served our country in the U.S. Army Air Force dur- ing World War II. He is also preced- ed in death by his wife, Hazel Willis London; three broth- ers, Morgan Nelson London, Jr., Dwight L. London, and Clarence E. London; and four sisters, Dot Willis, Betty Hede, Ruth Bunn and Pauline Dochterman. Mr. London is survived by his daughter, Lou London Wagner and husband, Richard; son, Datha Gary; and four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The funeral service was held at Lafayette Street United Methodist Church. Burial followed the service in Cleveland Memorial Park. Memorials may be made in Mr. London's name to Cape Fear Valley Hospice, 3400 Walsh Parkway, Suite 100, Fayetteville, NC 28311 or The Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, 110 East 42nd St., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017. Stamey-Tysinger Home & Cremation Center, Inc., Fallston is serving the family. LILLIE "MARIE" POTEAT DURBIN Lillie "Marie" Poteat Durbin, 70, of Fallston, NC, passed away on August 30, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Asbury and Pearl Truelove Poteat. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two sisters. Mrs. Durbin is survived by her husband, Stephen Durbin; daughter, Tammy Wright and husband, Lee; son, Lee Durbin and wife, Lisa, both of Fallston; step- daughter, Dolores Newton and husband, Michael; step- son, Kenneth Durbin and wife, Allison; and ten grand- children and five great grand- children. A celebration of Marie's Life was held at Friendship United Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150 or Friendship UMC, held at Sunset Cemetery in Shelby, NC. Memorials may be made to Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 15829 Arlington, VA 22215. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serv- ing the family. RUTH JONES RUPPE Ruth Jones Ruppe, 82, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away on September 2, 2019. She was born to the late Herman Memory Jones, Sr. and Connie Scruggs Jones. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by one son, Dennis Jones; three brothers, Herman Jones, Jr. (Lillie), Walter Jones (Tiny) and Raeford Jones (Sarah); and two sis- ters Melvina Humphries and Evelyn Martin. Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband, John Edward Ruppe; two daughters, Barbara Wells and Rhonda Ruppe; one brother, Barry Jones and wife, Frances; two brothers-in-law, Bobby Martin and Maynard Humphries; and four grand- children and four great- grandchildren. Services were held at Prospect Baptist Church. She was laid to rest at Fredrick Memorial Gardens in Gaffney, SC following the service. Memorials may be made to Prospect Baptist Church Youth Fund, 2610 Prospect Church Road, Mooresboro, NC 28114. Eggers Funeral Home of Cliffside is serving the fam- ily. RANDY LIND GROOTERS Randy Lind Grooters, age 67, of Shelby, NC, passed away on September 2, 2019. He was the son of Marjorie Helen Johnson Grooters of Shelby and the late Robert Henry Grooters. In addition to his father, Randy was preceded in death by a brother, Richard In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Lemuel and Curt; one sister, Mary Sue; and one grandson and one great-grandson. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Dean Ramsey of the home; two daugh- ters, Amber Leigh Cox and husband, Roger of Shelby and Robyn Gwen Ramsey of Clover, SC; three sons: Philip Ledoux Ramsey and wife, Tina of Boiling Springs, Sean Palmer Ramsey and wife, Stephanie of Kings Mountain and Jason Matthew Ramsey and wife, Gina of Gastonia; and fifteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held at Crestview Baptist Church with full military hon- ors. Memorials may be made to Crestview Baptist Church, 1090 Old Boiling Springs Road, Shelby, NC 28152 or Marine Corps League N.C. Foothills Detachment 1164, PO Box 2004 , Shelby, NC 28151 Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serv- ing the family. ESSIE WOOD PROCTOR Mrs. Essie Wood Proctor, 92, of Cherryville, passed away on August 31, 2019. Mrs. Proctor was a daughter of the late Wiley Wood and Ella Hill Wood. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, George Pinkney Proctor and three sons, Kenneth, Dennis and Reid Proctor. She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Proctor of Cherryville; two grandchil- dren and a great grandson. Graveside services were held at City Memorial Cemetery in Cherryville. Memorials may be made to Cherryville Area Ministries, 212 N. Mountain Street or to Hospice of Gaston County, PO Box 3984 Gastonia, NC 28053. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home & Cremation Service is serving the family. PO Box 219, Fallston, NC 28042 Clay-Barnette Funeral, Cremations, & Aquamation Center is serving the family. MeLISA LYNN FRANCIS CASH MeLisa Lynn Francis Cash, age 55, of Boiling Springs, NC, passed away on September 1, 2019. She was the daughter of Don and Jeanette Webb Francis of Boiling Springs. In addition to her par- ents, she is survived by her husband, Robert "Bob" Cash; two sons, Corey Cash and Tyler Cash both of the home; a brother, Bryan "Beano" Francis of Boiling Springs; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bill Cash and wife, Jeri of Wilmington and Jimmy Cash and wife, Lori of Boiling Springs. Funeral services were held at Flint Hill Baptist Church. Burial followed at Cleveland Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to: Flint Hill Baptist Church, 2207 Flint Hill Church Road, Shelby, NC 28152. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serv- ing the family. MYRA CARPENTER LACKEY Myra Carpenter Lackey, 63, of Shelby, NC, passed away on August 31, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Heamon and Frances Carpenter, and grandpar- ents. Mrs. Lackey is survived by her husband, Steve; brother, Scott; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jess and Connie Lackey; and brother- in-law, William Lackey. Graveside services were OBITUARIES OBITUARIES I N RE M E M B RA N C E I N RE M E M B RA N C E SHELBY SHOPPER SHELBY SHOPPER INFO INFO Shelby Shopper & Info offers the printing of obituaries in our paper as a community service and free of charge for Cleveland County residents and the immediate area. The obituary may include a picture if the image is of print quality. We request that the obituary is limited to 150 words and we will edit the obituaries due to space. The obituary will include preceded family members, surviving family members, funeral service information, memorials, and the name of the funeral home serving the family. The obituaries will not include names of grandchildren, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, or pets. We only accept obituaries from licensed funeral homes. The deadline is Friday at 3:00 pm prior to Thursday publication. Please have your funeral home send us your loved ones' obituaries to obits@shelbyinfo.com Continued To Page 9 DEBRA JEAN OGG STEVENS Debra Jean Ogg Stevens, 69, of Blacksburg, went home to be with the Lord on August 28, 2019. She was the wife of John Stevens and the daughter of the late Clare and Ruby Barkley Ogg. Mrs. Stevens is survived by two sons, Shane and Jim Hilliker; three step-sons, Ed McEntyre, Albert Stevens, and Allen Stevens; a step- daughter, Lori Stevens; two brothers, Steve Ogg and Roger Haataja; one sis- ter, Vicki Moore; and eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family will be holding a private memorial service. The Blacksburg location of Gordon Mortuary is serving the family. CHRISTOPHER "LESTER" HARDIN Christopher "Lester" Hardin, 62, of Blacksburg, passed away August 29, 2019. He was the husband of Patsy Andrews Hardin and the son of Mildred Cobb Hardin and the late Lester Avery Hardin. In addition to his wife and mother, Mr. Hardin is sur- vived by a special daugh- ter, Brittney Richards; and a brother, Dennis "Coon" Hardin and wife, Lou Ann "Booty," all of Blacksburg. Graveside services were held at Hambright Cemetery, Blacksburg, SC. The Blacksburg location of Gordon Mortuary is serving the family. BOBBY LEE RAMSEY Bobby Lee Ramsey, age 82, of Kings Mountain, NC, went to his permanent home in Heaven on August 30, 2019. He was the son of the late Lloyd Ledoux "Dood" Ramsey and Aileen Terry Ramsey. Mr. Ramsey served our country in the United States Marine Corps. Grooters and his mother- in-law and father-in-law, Marilyn and James Hope and John Eby. In addition to his mother, Randy is survived by his wife, Betty Eby Grooters; a daughter, Tonya Payne and husband, Keith of Shelby; three grandchildren; a sister, Diane Grooters of Mountain City, TN; and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Debbie Balkin and husband, Michael of Michigan and Mike Eby and wife, Dawn of Michigan. Memorial services were held in the chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials may be made to: St. Judes Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN, 38105. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serv- ing the family. JOYCE MARIE SWINK DEDMON Mrs. Joyce Marie Swink Dedmon, age 79, of Shelby, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 3, 2019. She is survived by her husband, John Dean Dedmon of the home; three children, James Dedmon of Shelby, NC, Michael Dedmon of Forest City, NC, and Karen Dedmon of Shelby, NC; three grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and two brothers, Edward Swink and wife, Linda of Mooresboro, NC and A.V. Swink and wife, Linda of Grover, NC. She was the daughter of the late William and Lola Tessnear Swink and was preceded in death by three brothers and six sisters. Funeral services were held at Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel. Burial fol- lowed at Cleveland Memorial Park. Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory, Inc. is serving the family. He heals the broken heartened, binding up their wounds. Psalms 147:3 Products and Services We Offer ~ Cemetery Monuments ~ Bronze Plaques ~ Granite Signs ~ Cremation Products ~ Pet Markers ~ Cleaning & Restoration 1113 POLKVILLE ROAD • SHELBY, NC R IVERHIL L MONUMENT CO. 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