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JOHN WAYNE BRACKET,
JR.
John Wayne Brackett, Jr.,
65, of Casar, passed away on
Sunday, March 27th, 2022.
Born in Cleveland County,
NC on October 10, 1956, he
was the son of John Wayne
Brackett, Sr., and the late
Gaynell {Nell) Gantt Brackett.
In addition to his father,
he is survived by a brother
Mark Brackett and wife, Julie
of Shelby and a sister, Lora
Brackett of Shelby.
A graveside service was
held April 1, 2022 at Casar
United Methodist Church
Cemetery with Rev. Danny
McNeilly and Rev. Bill
Lovelace officiating.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice Cleveland County,
951 Wendover Height Drive,
Shelby, NC 28150.
A guest register is available
at www.stameytysingerfuner-
alhome.com
Arrangements have been
entrusted to Stamey-Tysinger
Funeral Home & Cremation
Center, Inc., Fallston, NC.
DWAN WRAY
THORNBURG
Dwan Wray Thornburg,
77, of Kings Mountain, NC,
passed away on March 28,
2022.
He was born in Cleveland
County, NC, son of the late
Edgar Wray and Gladys
McSwain Thornburg and was
preceded in death by a son,
Darrell Dwan Thornburg;
his brothers, Modean and
Newell Thornburg; and his
sisters, Lavelle Thornburg
and Helen Patterson.
He is survived by his wife,
Betty Sue Hoyle Thornburg,
of the home; children: Gilda
Thornburg, and Zoltan
CLINE BORDERS
HAMRICK
Cline Borders Hamrick, 80,
of Boiling Springs passed
away on March 26, 2022.
Born August 3, 1941, in
Cherokee County, SC,
he was the son of the late
Charles James Hamrick and
Bernice Elizabeth Borders
Hamrick. He was also pre-
ceded in death by his brother,
Joseph Marshall Hamrick.
Cline is survived by his wife,
Kathryn Hocutt Hamrick; their
four sons: Jason (Amy), Leif
(Christina), Spencer (Erika),
and Miles; and eleven grand-
children.
A memorial service was
held March 30, outdoors
at Boiling Springs Baptist
Church, Boiling Springs, NC,
officiated by the Revs. Bonnie
Doughtie, Buddy Corbin, and
Carroll Page. Interment of the
ashes will took place prior to
the memorial service, at the
Boiling Springs Cemetery on
South Main Street.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice Cleveland County,
951 Wendover Heights
Drive, Shelby, NC 28150,
or to Boiling Springs Baptist
Church, PO Box 917, Boiling
Springs, NC 28017.
Online condolences may
be made at www.cecilm-
burtonfuneralhome.com.
Cecil M. Burton Funeral
Home & Crematory is serving
the family.
JAMES WALTER RAPE
James Walter Rape, 83,
of Shelby, passed away
Monday, March 28th, 2022.
Born in Rock Hill, South
Carolina, Mr. Rape was pre-
ceded in death by his wife,
Phyllis Elaine Hampton Rape;
his mother, Pauline Rape;
and his father, Theodore
(Pete) Rape.
Mr. Rape served our coun-
try in the U.S. Air
National Guard.
He is survived by
one son, Tim Rape
(Cyndi) of Blacksburg; two
daughters, Lisa Bloom
(Andre) of Blacksburg and
Susanne Duncan (Mark) of
Gaffney; two sisters, Shirley
Wessinger of Chester and
Trudy Scruggs of Kings
Mountain; nine grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
March 30th, 2022 at Eastside
Baptist Church of Blacksburg,
SC. Entombment followed at
Clingman Memorial Gardens
Mausoleum.
Memorials may be made to
the Military Veteran Project
at www.militaryveteranpro-
ject.org or Kings Mountain
Hospice House in memo-
ry of Mr. Rape's late wife,
Phyllis, 321 Kings Mountain
Boulevard, Kings Mountain,
NC 28086.
DAVID TURNER, SR.
David Albert Lee Turner
Sr., 67, of Shelby, passed
away on Wednesday, March
30, 2022.
A native of Cleveland
County he is the son of
Pauline Turner and the late
DL Turner.
In addition to his father he
was preceded in death by his
son, DJ Turner; and sister,
Ann Johnson.
In addition to his mother
he is survived by his wife,
Carolyn Turner of the home;
sons, David Turner and wife
Shandi of Casar and Chris
Shasteen and wife Stacey
of Shelby; sisters, Donnis
Walker and husband Steve
and Gail Finney and husband
Billy; and six grandchildren.
Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
is serving the family.
WILLIAM RICHARD
WOODARD
William Richard Woodward,
68, of Kings Mountain passed
away on March 29, 2022.
William was born in
Orange, TX, on a naval base
to the late Homer David
Woodward and Daisy Juanita
Pennington Woodward on
April 13th, 1953.
William is survived by his
wife, Cindy Bush Woodward;
children: William Richard
Woodward Jr. and Torie
Lee Woodward; Barbara
Woodward McKInney, Nona
Woodward Huskins, Homer
David Woodward Jr. and his
wife, Judy Woodward, and
three granddaughters.
Memorial services were
held March 31, 2022 at
Gordon Mortuary Chapel with
Rev. Zack Hayes officiating.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of Cleveland County,
951 Wendover Heights,
Shelby, NC 28150.
Thornburg and wife Mae
Bitsue Thornburg, both of
Kings Mountain, NC; eight
grandchildren; and six great-
grandchildren.
Funeral service was held
April 1, 2022 at Faith Baptist
Church with Pastors J. Barry
Goodman, Johnny Owens,
and Zoltan Thornburg offi-
ciating
Interment was in the Faith
Baptist Church Cemetery,
Shelby, NC.
Guest Register available
at www.harrisfunerals.com.
Arrangements: Harris
Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, Kings Mountain,
NC.
REBECCA JANE RUSS
BRIDGES
Rebecca Jane Russ
Bridges, age 88, passed
away Wednesday, March 23,
2022.
Born in Cleveland County
on October 31, 1933, she
was the daughter of the late
John Bingham and Madge
Olivia Greene Russ.
In addition to her par-
ents, Becky is preceded in
death by her husband, Obie
Eugene Bridges; two broth-
ers, Drayton and Ray Russ;
and a sister, Inez Russ
Cooper.
Becky is survived by her two
sons, Steve Bridges (Myra)
and Mark Bridges; a daughter
Maryann Blackwell; a brother
Kenneth Russ (Shirley); and
two grandchildren and two
great-grandsons.
A funeral service was held
March 27, 2022 at Drury
Dobbins Baptist Church in
Ellenboro, NC with Rev.
Wayne Toney and Rev. Joey
Hamrick officiating. Burial fol-
lowed in the church cem-
etery.
Memorials may be made
to Drury Dobbins Baptist
Church, 3603 Dobbins Ch.
Rd., Ellenboro, NC 28040
or Hospice of the Carolina
Foothills, P.O. Box 336,
Forrest City, NC 28043.
Online condolences may
me be made at www.cecilm-
burtonfuneralhome.com
Cecil M. Burton Funeral
Home is serving the family.
MELVIN ROGER
HAMMOND
Melvin Roger Hammond,
77, of Shelby, passed away
on Wednesday, March 30,
2022.
Born in Cleveland County,
on June 17, 1944, he was a
son of the late J.C. Hammond
and Ola Thomas Hammond.
Mr. Hammond served our
country in the US Air
Force.
In addition to his
parents he is pre-
ceded in death by his wife,
Lucille Pruitt Hammond;
brother, Thomas Hammond
and sister, Peggy Davis.
He is survived by his two
daughters, Angie Turner
and husband, Richard of
Simpsonville, SC and Dana
Hamrick and husband,
Michael of Boiling Springs;
sister, Betty Howie and hus-
band, J.G. of Polkville; four
grandchildren; brother-in-
law, C.L. Davis of Belwood
and sister-in-law, Gayla
Hammond of Shelby.
A graveside service was
held April 1, 2022 in the
Rose Hill Memorial Park
Mausoleum with Rev. Jim
Richardson officiating.
Memorials may be made to
the Brian Center Health and
Retirement, 515 S. Generals
Blvd., Lincolnton, NC 28092.
A guest register is available
at www.stameytysingerfuner-
alhome.com.
Arrangements have been
entrusted to Stamey-Tysinger
Funeral Home & Cremation
Center, Inc., Fallston, NC.
SANDRA DAWN RUSS
BROWN
Sandra Dawn Russ Brown,
30, of Shelby, passed away
on Wednesday, March 30,
2022.
Born in Cleveland County
on April 13, 1991, she
was the daughter of Scott
Duwayne Russ and Charlotte
Hoyle Russ.
She was preceded in death
by her grandparents; mother-
in-law, Hannah Brown; father-
in-law, William Brown, Sr.;
and brother-in-law, William
Brown, Jr.
In addition to her parents,
she is survived by her hus-
band, Timothy Turner Brown;
two sons, Timothy Brown, Jr.
and Granger Brown of the
home; brother, Scott Russ,
Jr. of Shelby; and grandpar-
ents.
The memorial service
was held April 7, 2022 at
Danieltown Baptist Church
with the Rev. Creighton
Lovelace officiating. The buri-
al followed the service in the
Danieltown Baptist Church
Cemetery.
A guest register is available
at www.stameytysingerfuner-
alhome.com.
Arrangements have been
entrusted to Stamey-Tysinger
Funeral Home & Cremation
Center, Inc., Fallston, NC.
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SHERRY MARIE
HUGHES
Sherry Marie Hughes, 49,
passed away on Tuesday,
March 29th, 2022.
Residing in Kings
Mountain, she was the
daughter of Elaine Morrison
and Randy Morrison; and
her biological father, Lenny
Bridges.
She is survived by her
children, David Brandon
Darnell and Ashley Hughes.
Sherry was preceded in
death by a grandfather; a
grandmother; and her son,
Phillip.
If you would like to show
support or pay respects, the
family asks that you make
any planned monetary
contributions to Fresenius
Medical Center. You can
donate by using the follow-
ing link:
https://fmcna.com/com-
pany/corporate-responsibil-
ity/fresenius-medical-care-
foundation/make-a-dona-
tion/
Arrangements are entrust-
ed to Clay-Barnette Funeral
Home & Aquamation Center.
Online condolences: www.
claybarnette.com
AARON SCOTT MICHAEL
Mr. Aaron Scott Michael,
33, of McAdenville, passed
away on Friday, March 25,
2022.
Aaron was born in
Mecklenburg County, NC on
November 4, 1988, the son
of Alice Rose Bean Michael.
Survivors include his
mother, Alice Bean Michael
of Lincolnton; fiance,
Katherine "Kathy" Rule of
McAdenville; and a brother,
Steven Michael and wife
Kelly.
A celebration of life ser-
vice was held April 2, 2022
at First Baptist Church in
Cherryville, with Dr. Vince
Hefner officiating. Burial was
private.
Memorials may be made to
Stamey-Cherryville Funeral
Home & Cremation Service,
PO Box 427, Cherryville, NC
28021 to help with funeral
expenses.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.stameycher-
ryvillefuneralhome.com
Stamey-Cherryville Funeral
Home & Cremation Service is
serving the family.
For the word of God is living
and active, sharper than any
two-edged sword, piercing
to the division of soul and of
spirit, of joints and of marrow,
and discerning the thoughts and
intentions of the heart.
-Hebrews 4:12
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for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:4
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