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Page 26 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, November 4-November 10, 2010 A tribute to those we ha BOBBY JERALD HIOTT, SR. Mr. Bobby Jerald Hiott, Sr., 65, of 108 Jan Drive, Polkville, NC passed away Friday, October 22, 2010. A Memorial Service was held at the home. Mr. Hiott was preceded in death by his parents, Marshall Hiott and Florence Ethel Peeples Hiott; 2 broth- ers; and 1 sister. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary Parler Hiott; 3 sons, Bobby Jerald Hiott, Jr., and Mark Anthony Hiott and wife Lisa, all of Charleston, SC, and Stephen Eugene Hiott and wife Wanda of Polkville; 2 sisters, Peggy Garafolla of NY and Shirley Tayao of SC; 1 brother, Richard Hiott of SC; 8 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren. Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com EULA KATE ENGLE Mrs. Eula Kate Howell Engle, 91, of Waco, NC went to her heavenly home Saturday, October 23, 2010. Services were held at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Cherryville, NC. Mrs. Engle was preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Mae Towery Howell; 1 sister, Madge Howell; and 2 brothers and sisters-in-law, Cone Howell and wife Mary, and Henry Howell and wife Mary Lou. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, James Thea Engle; 1 daughter, Lois Engle Hullander and husband JD Hullander, Jr. of Cherryville, NC; 2 grand- sons; 4 great-grandchildren; 1 brother, Paul Howell and wife Kaye of Cherryville; and several nephews and nieces. In lieu of flowers, memo- rials may be made to: Bethlehem United Methodist Church, c/o Doris Wilson, 147 Latham Wilson Rd., Lawndale, NC 28090; or to: Hospice Cleveland County, 953 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home, Cherryville, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com FRANCES McSWAIN Mrs. Ida Frances Lee McSwain, 89, of Shelby, NC passed away Sunday, October 24, 2010. Services were held at Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Burial fol- lowed in the church cem- etery. Mrs. McSwain was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band, Lawton McSwain; her parents, Charlie and Belvie Jones Lee; and 4 brothers, Osborne, Olin, Howard and Berry Lee. She is survived by 2 sons, Mike McSwain and wife Joy, and Tommy McSwain, all of Shelby; 4 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and 1 sister-in-law, Carrie Lee of Shelby. In lieu of flowers, memori- als may be made to: Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby, NC is serving the family. RALPH WALTERS Mr. Ralph Rhyne Walters, 89, of 125 Country Club Rd., Shelby, NC passed away Monday, October 25, 2010. A Graveside Service was held in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mr. Walters served our coun- try in the U.S. Navy – World War II. He was pre- ceded in death by his wife, Louise Meroney Walters; his parents, Carl Bernie and Henrietta Chester Walters; 2 brothers, Charles and Ray Walters; and 2 sisters, Margaret Jones and Caroleen Hoyle. He is survived by 3 sons, Wayne Walters and wife Ann of Calhoun, GA, Bill Walters and wife, Lois of Nashville, TN, and Flynn Walters of Grover, NC; 1 daughter, Susan Walters Martin and husband Roger of Shelby; 13 grandchildren; 19 great- grandchildren; 2 brothers- in-law, Roger Hoyle and Tommy Meroney; 1 sister-in- law, Viola Walters; and spe- cial friend, Edith White. In lieu of flowers, memo- rials may be made to: Central United Methodist Church, 200 E. Marion St., Shelby, NC 28150; or to: Hospice Cleveland County, 953 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150; or to: The Gideons International, P.O. Box 1602, Shelby, NC 28151. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory, Shelby, NC is serving the family. CAROLYN HURDT Ms. Carolyn Hoyle Hurdt, 73, of Shelby, NC passed away Monday, October 25, 2010. Services were held at Faith Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Ms. Hurdt was preceded in death by her parents, James Franklin and Lottie Etta Hoyle Hurdt; and 3 brothers, John, Dwight and Joe Hurdt. She is survived by 2 sisters, Ruth Philbeck and husband Tom, and Shirley Adams, all of Shelby; and 4 brothers, James Hurdt and wife Dot of Rutherfordton, Andrew Hurdt, Ronald Hurdt and wife Ella, and Leonard Hurdt, all of Shelby. In lieu of flowers, memori- als may be made to: Faith Baptist Church Building Fund, 2738 S. Post Rd., Shelby, NC 28152. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby, NC is serving the family. ZENEBIA PAULINE EDWARDS GREENE Mrs. Zenebia Pauline Edwards Greene, 97, of 149 Fair Haven Drive, Bostic, NC passed away Monday, October 25, 2010. Services were held at The A.C. McKinney Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Greene was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band, Nollie Joe Greene; her parents, Wilson S. and Kate Higgins Edwards; 4 sis- ters, Jewel Edwards Smith, Geraldine Edwards Boyce, Margaret Edwards Huggins and Inez Edwards Bonner; 1 brother, W. Barton Edwards. She is survived by 1 daugh- ter, Deborah Greene Hawkins of Atlanta; 2 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memori- als may be made to: Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043; or to: Cliffside Baptist Church, P.O. Box 336, Cliffside, NC 28024; or to: Cliffside Elementary School Text Book Fund, P.O Box 338, Cliffside, NC 28024. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com NELLIE THRIFT Ms. Nellie Thrift, 97, of 401 North Morgan Street, Shelby, NC passed away Monday, October 25, 2010. Services were held at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel, Fallston, NC. Burial followed in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Grover. Ms. Thrift was preceded in death by her parents, Dave Thrift and Rachel Hogsed Thrift; 1 nephew; and 8 broth- ers and sisters. She is survived by 4 neph- ews, Thomas Kirkendall, John Kirkendall, Steve Kirkendall and Spencer Kirkendall. In lieu of flowers, memori- als may be made to: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 2338 Pleasant Hill Church Rd., Grover, NC 28073. Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com DR. JOHN C. DOERR Dr. John Charles Doerr, 92, of Columbus, NC passed away Monday, October 25, 2010. Services were held at First Presbyterian Church, Kings Mountain, NC. Burial will be held at a later date at Highland Cemetery, Florence, KY. Dr. Doerr served our country in the U.S. Army – Medical Corps Transport Surgeon on the SS Stetson Victory in the North Pacific, achieving the rank of Captain. He was preceded in death by his parents, Colonel Charles Edward Doerr and Elizabeth “Bessie” Allison Doerr; and 1 sister and broth- er-in-law, Allison and Robert Ballantyne. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Sylvia K. Doerr; WILLIAM NATHAN HUBERT GREENE Mr. William Nathan Hubert Greene, 88, of Franklin Rd., Mooresboro, NC passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Services were held at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel. Burial followed in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Greene was pre- ceded in death by his par- ents, Melvin Hubert and Lillie Bland Greene. He is survived by his wife, Blanche McFarland Greene; 1 daughter, Rita Street and husband Junior of Mooresboro, NC; 1 step-son, Roger Ledbetter of Cliffside; 1 step-daughter, Pat Hamrick of Williamsburg, Virginia; 5 grandchildren; 9 great-grand- children; and 3 great-great- grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memori- als may be made to: Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28114. McKinney-Landreth 1 son, Dr. John A. Doerr and wife Joan of Gettysburg, PA; 2 daughters, Dr. Susan E. Leary and husband Terry of Coronado, CA, and Dr. Janet A. Doerr and husband David McCaskey of Staunton, VA; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grand- son; 1 niece; 1 nephew; and a cousin. In lieu of flowers, memori- als may be made to: Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, c/o Diane Nelson, 130 Forest Glen Drive, Columbus, NC 28722; or to the charity of donor’s choice. Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, NC is serv- ing the family. EARL RUDISILL Mr. Earl Wesley Rudisill, 74, of Vale, NC passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Services were held at Macedonia United Methodist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mr. Rudisill was preced- ed in death by his parents, John Wesley Rudisill and Maude Bivins Rudisill; 1 son, Keith Rudisill; and 5 siblings, Claude, Virginia, Blanche, Ann and Marie. He is survived by his beautiful wife of 51 years, Margaret Lindsay Rudisill; 1 son, Timothy Rudisill of Lincolnton; 1 daughter, Sherry Bennett and husband Clay of Jacksonville Beach, FL; 7 grandchildren; 1 broth- er, Paul Rudisill of Vale; and 2 sisters, Ethel Merriel of Mooresville and Pearl Isbell of Hildebran. In lieu of flowers, memo- rials may be made to: Macedonia United Methodist Church, c/o Claude Bivens, 3240 Lynn Mountain Road, Vale, NC 28168; or to: RHA Group Homes of Lincoln County, 1793 Riverview Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092. Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC, is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com RUTH VIRGINIA GALLOWAY THRIFT Mrs. Ruth Virginia Galloway Thrift, 102, of 2200 Hoey Church Road, Shelby, NC passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Services were held at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Thrift was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Bishop Thrift, Sr.; her parents, Joe and Laura Landreth Galloway; and 2 sons, Fred B. Thrift, Jr. and Rollins Everett Thrift. She is survived by 1 daughter, Opa Russ and husband Donald of Shelby; 3 sisters, Loryee Wilburn of Blackstone, VA, Edna Hamm of Cherryville, NC, and Maxie Wallace of Randleman, NC; 5 grandchildren; 10 great- grandchildren; 7 great-great- grandchildren; and daugh- ters-in-law, Helen Thrift of Shelby and Ann Sipe of Conover. In lieu of flowers, memori- als may be made to: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 2338 Pleasant Hill Church Road, Grover, NC 28073; or to: Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory, Shelby, NC is serving the family. WANDA ALLEN HENDRICK Mrs. Wanda Allen Hendrick, 80, of Shelby, NC passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2010. Services were held at Elizabeth Baptist Church. Mrs. Hendrick was preced- ed in death by her husband of 55 years, Mal Hendrick; her parents, Howard and Reo Allen; and 1 brother, Donald Howard Allen. She is survived by 3 sons, Michael Hendrick and wife Esther of Harlingen, TX, Bryon Hendrick and wife Sheila, and Robin Hendrick and wife Marie, all of Shelby; 2 daughters, Connie Waldrep and husband Ben, and Susan Melton and husband David, all of Shelby; 9 grandchil- dren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a number of beloved cousins, nieces, nephews, and 2 special caregivers, Candice Eaker and Tonya Tessener. In iieu of flowers, memori- als may be made to: Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150; Building Fund of Elizabeth Baptist Church, 301 N. Post Rd., Shelby, NC 28150; or to: Cleveland County YMCA, 411 Cherryville Rd., Shelby, NC 28150. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory, Shelby, NC is serving the family. GENE HOYLE Mr. Michael “Gene” Hoyle, A tribute to those we have l lo ed and lost.oved and lost. 75, of Shelby, NC (formerly of 316 Old Stubbs Road, Cherryville, NC) passed away Thursday, October 28, 2010. Services were held at Buffalo Baptist Church, Shelby. Mr. Hoyle served our coun- try in the U.S. Air Force. He was pre- ceded in death by his wife, Joyce Berg Hoyle; his parents, Luther Raymond Hoyle and Hatte Lee Abernathy Hoyle. He is survived by 2 broth- ers, Coleman Hoyle and Don Hoyle of Cherryville, 7 sis- ters, Joann Lovelace, Ann Hord, Linda Hoyle, Margie Vess, Janet Clary and Kathy Weaver, all of Cherryville, NC and Betty Sue Thornburg of Kings Mountain. In lieu of flowers, memori- als may be made to: Buffalo Baptist Church Building Fund, 1410 Buffalo Church Road, Shelby, NC; or to: Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, II, 60601. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory, Shelby, NC is serving the family. RICKY DALE STRANGE Mr. Ricky Dale Strange, 51, of Lackey Street, Shelby, NC passed away Thursday, October 28, 2010. A Graveside Service was held in Rose Hill Memorial Park Mausoleum. Mr. Strange served our country in the U.S. Navy. He was preceded in death by his father, Dillard Strange. He is survived by his mother, Norma Smith Gedeist of Fallston; his step- father, Howard Gedeist; 1 son, Jonathan Strange of Shelby; and 1 sister, Gayla Kerley and husband Richard of Cherryville. In lieu of flowers, memo- rials may be made to the Disabled Veterans. Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com NORMAN PORTER Mr. Norman Kenneth Porter, 71, of Kannapolis, NC, formerly of Charlotte, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2010. Services were held at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1225 E. Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC. Burial followed in Rose Hill Memorial Park, 342 Jim Cline Rd., Fallston. Mr. Latham was preceded in death by his parents, C. Neal Porter and Gertrude Champion Porter; 1 son, Christopher N. Porter; 2 brothers, Albert Porter and Bob Porter; and 1 sister, Lucille Greene. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Brenda Falls Porter; 3 daughters, Stephanie P. Reavis and husband Derek and Jennifer P. Hitchner and husband Continued On Page 26