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Page 16 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, March 18-March 24, 2021 Mountain at 127 Countryside Drive, Kings Mountain, NC. Guest register available at harrisfunerals.com. Arrangements: Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC. OSSIE HUDSON SWANEY Ossie Hudson Swaney, 86, of Denver, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Born in Cleveland County, on June 25, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Julius Roland Hudson and Effie Bivens Hudson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Jessie Hudson and four sisters, Ruby Moses, Leeila Buff, Goldie Ritchie and Mary Johnson. Survivors include her hus- band, Joel D. Swaney; two step-sons, Joel D. Swaney, II of Alma, GA and James Swaney of Port Angeles, WA; a step daughter, Michelle Chisolm of Charleston, SC; five step grand- children and four step great- grandchildren; two brothers, Ivey Hudson and Fred Hudson both of Hickory; and a sister, Susie Greene of Hildebran. A graveside service was held on March 13, 2021 at Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. A guest register is available at www.stameytysingerfuneral- home.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Stamey-Tysinger Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Inc., Fallston, NC. RALPH BURNETTE, JR. Ralph Burnette, Jr., age 80, of Bostic, NC, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021. Ralph was born Monday, August 26, 1940 in Rutherford County to the late Ralph Burnette, Sr. Mr. Burnette served his coun- try in the U.S. Army. In addition to his father, he was pre- ceded in death by two daughters, Kathy Martin and Levondia Cates. He is survived by his wife, Kay Burnette; children, Tami Lovelace (Doug) of Ellenboro, Joey Wright (Karen) of Bostic, Tommy Burnette of Winston- Salem and Nicky Burnette of Greer, SC; sister, Betty Smith of Lake Lure; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A graveside service was held March 13, 2021 at Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery with Reverend Chris Glawson officiating. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services has been EARSLEY CLAUDINE HUDDLESTON MADDOX Mrs. Earsley Claudine Huddleston Maddox, 88, for- merly of Shelby, NC passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021 in Jacksonville, FL. She was born on June 27, 1932 in Cleveland County, NC to the late Jonas Huddleston and the late Lizzie McBrayer Huddleston. In addition to her parents, Claudine was preceded in death by eight brothers, Jonas Huddleston Jr, Homer K. Huddleston, William Huddleston, Glen H. Smith, Shadrack Smith, Necota Smith, Evans Beam and Jesse Huddleston and four sis- ters, Lyda Sue McCluney, Patria "Pate" Ross, Ola Nocomis Hopper and Mary Lois Ellis. She is survived by her hus- band, James Edward Maddox Jr.; her daughter, Enola Gay Maddox Gilmore (Artis) of Jacksonville FL; and two sons, James Christopher Maddox (Norma) and Alvin Navon Maddox, of Shelby, NC; one sister, Christine Harrell; one brother, James Beam; and nine grandchildren and five great- grandchildren: The funeral service for Mrs. Maddox was private on March 13, 2021. Burial took place in Shoal Creek Baptist Church cemetery. EARNEST ROBERT FORD Earnest Robert Ford, 82, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on March 9, 2021. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Everette and Annie Bell Ford and was preceded in death by his siblings, Ellise Spencer, Joan Spencer, and Hildred Ford. He was also preceded in death by a grandson. Survivors: wife, Pearl Thornburg Ford, of the home; sons: Jimmy Ford (Cindy) of Claremont, NC, Ricky Ford (Kim Navy) of Kings Mountain, NC and Eddie Ford (Pam) of Kings Mountain, NC; daughters: Gina McGinnis (Ken), Sherri Williams (Danny), and Crystal Ford, all of Kings Mountain, NC; and four- teen grandchildren and twenty- two great grandchildren Funeral service was held March 15, 2021 at First Church of the Nazarene, Kings Mountain with Reverend Jeff Wilson offici- ating. Interment was held at Mountain Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County at 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or to First Church of the Nazarene, Kings Continued From Page 15 entrusted with arrangements. An online guest registry is available at www.harrelsonfu- neralhome.com DONALD J. "DUCK" ADDISON Mr. Donald J. "Duck" Addison, 63, of Shelby, NC passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021. He was born on August 1, 1957 in Cleveland County, NC to the late James David Addison, Sr. and the late Essie Ross Addison. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Gary Darnell Addison. Left to cherish his memory is a daughter, Katrina Huskey; sis- ters, Linda Addison Hartgrove (Roger) and Deborah Addison (Calvin) both of Shelby, NC and Sharon Denise Johnson of Boiling Springs, NC; and five brothers, James Manning (Lynn), of Gaffney, SC, James Addison, Jr. of Waco, NC, Eric Addison (Sheba) of Kings Mountain, NC, Melvin Whitworth (Felicia) and Steven Whiteside (Taya) of Shelby. Funeral services for Mr. Addison was private. Burial took place at Sunset Cemetery. VEVA CROWDER GOLD Veva Crowder Gold, 94, of Shelby, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Born in Cleveland County, on February 12, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Plato Dixon Crowder and Vada Spangler Crowder. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Donald Gold; brother, P.D. Crowder, Jr; and sister, Ruby Hunt. She is survived by her four children, Janet McSwain and husband, Roger of Shelby, Allen Gold and wife Brenda of Kings Mountain, Ned Gold and wife Lorah of Shelby and Gary Gold and wife Patty of Shelby; two sisters, Mary C. Beam and Patsy Cabiness both of Shelby; and nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. The celebration of life service was held on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Zion Baptist Church with Dr. Matt Storie officiating. Memorials may be made to Zion Baptist Church, 525 W Zion Church Rd., Shelby, NC 28150 or Cleveland County Library System, 104 Howie Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. A guest register is available at www.stameytysingerfuneral- home.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Stamey-Tysinger Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Inc., Fallston, NC. OBITUARIES I N RE M E M B RA N C E I N RE M E M B RA N C E O O NFO O INFO NFO I Kim Downs, Gardner-Webb First Lady, Sews Pillowcases for Children in the Hospital Handmade, Cheerful Designs Donated to Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional For a child, going to the hospital can be an unpleasant, frightening experience. Vol- unteers have discovered a way to help ease the fear and tension by donating hand-sewn, colorful character pillowcases that children can call their own. Joining the ranks of those volunteers is Gardner-Webb University First Lady Kim Downs, wife of president Dr. Wil- liam M. Downs. On March 11, Kim donated 100 pillowcas- es to Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Health- care System, which were accepted by Geor- gie McAbee, assistant nurse manager for the Neo-Natal ICU, Pediatrics, and Peds ICU. Also on hand for the presentation were Col- lege of Health Sciences Associate Provost Dr. Nicole Waters, Hunt School of Nursing Dean Dr. Tracy Arnold and Undergraduate Clinical Coordinator Dr. Sarah Tate. Before McAbee took the pillowcases, Wa- ters said a prayer of blessing over them, which she adapted for the occasion from a prayer by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Little ones, this is our prayer for you. We pray these pillowcases bring smiles when sadness intrudes, comfort on diffi cult days, rainbows to follow the clouds, and hugs when your spirits are low. We pray for the faith in healing so that you can believe and accept the truth of the Great Physician. We pray for blessings upon the hands that created this work, the courageous hands that will surround this work daily to provide care, and the tiny hands of the little ones as they seek comfort in this beautiful work. We give you thanks in all circumstances! May God be the Glory for this Joy! Amen. Kim fi rst heard about the need for chil- dren's pillowcases from Maynard's Children's Hospital when she and Dr. Downs lived in Greenville, NC. "It was an ideal ministry for me, because as a pharmacist, I had an odd work schedule that often prevented me from getting involved with weekly, set time minis- tries," Kim related. "After we moved here, I met Gardner-Webb alumna Barbara Greene, and that's when the idea of a Gardner Webb pillowcase ministry really took off." Greene and others from Boiling Springs Baptist Church have been sewing pillowcas- es for various children's nonprofi t organiza- tions for several years. During halftime at a GWU men's basketball game last season, Downs and Greene shared pictures of the pillowcases they have made. "Barbara even gave me a tutorial of how to sew the pillow- cases with French seams, so that there are no frayed edges on the inside," Kim elabo- rated. "In hindsight, the timing was fabulous, because soon COVID shut everything down, and all of a sudden, I had a lot of free time on my hands. So, I sewed." When Leah Clevenger, director of Alumni Relations, and Nate Evans, vice president of Advancement, saw the cheerful pillowcases with koala bears, mermaids, dinosaurs, kit- tens, dogs, fl owers, planets, airplanes, etc., Clevenger immediately had an idea. "She suggested donating them to the hospitals where our nursing students train," Kim ex- plained. "I love that these pillowcases will bring some sunshine to hospitalized chil- dren. It's a blessing to me to sew them, and I hope they will be a blessing to the children as well." Kim plans to keep sewing to have more pillowcases to donate. "I've since recruited several friends who love to sew, and they are making pillowcases as well," she shared. "My hope is that we can make 500 pillowcases per year for the hospitals, but I'd love to ex- pand the ministry to some of our United Way partners, as well. I encourage others to get involved too—either by sewing or making do- nations to help cover the cost of fabric." Monetary donations to the Bulldog Pillow- case Ministry, may be made to Clevenger at lclevenger@gardner-webb.edu. Those who want to join the "Seam Team" and sew pillowcases, may contact Kim at kdowns@ gardner-webb.edu. Submitted by Jackie Bridges From left, Dr. Nicole Waters, associate provost of the GWU College of Health Sciences; Brooklyn Kilby, nursing student; Kim Downs, GWU First Lady; Carlene Smith, nursing student; Georgie McAbee, assistant nurse manager for the Neo-Natal ICU, Pediatrics, and Peds ICU at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System; and Dr. Tracy Arnold, dean of the Hunt School of Nursing. ©CommunityFirstMedia THE VERY BEST IN YOUR PETS CARE! 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