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Page 18 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, December 16-December 22, 2010 SOUTHERN LOW COUNTRY CUISINE & STEAKHOUSE Mon.~Thurs. 11:00 AM~10:00 PM Fri.~Sat. 11:00 AM~11:00 PM 5 Eas Marion St. • Shelb 5 East Marion St.t 704-406-9246 704-406-9246 PETS • LIVESTOCK AMERICAN ESKIMO PUPPIES PETS • LIVESTOCK AMERICAN ESKIMO PUPPIES MINI CKC Reg, shots current. Great with children, 12 weeks old, $250. 704-418-3827 or 704- 418-1185. AKC GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES Sire, my personal pro- tection dog. Mother, Hungarian Line. Will be ready for Christmas. $300 each. 704-466-3341. MINI DACHSHUND PUPPIES. 3 males, black/tan, full blooded, no papers, 2 weeks old, $150 each. 1-CKC male, 10 weeks old, black/tan, ready for Christmas, $200. 828-245-2818. CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES. 6 weeks old, will be tiny, males & females, beautiful colors, parents on site, $125 each. 828-657-0075. FOOTHILLS HORSE, TACK AUCTION Sat. Dec. 18, 5pm. Win horse in raffle. Great horse selection. Wholesale tack prices. 313 Island Ford Rd. Forest City. 828-245-8397. DACHSHUNDS READY FOR CHRISTMAS. Black/Tan, CKC registered, 4 months old, very loving. One female, $250. One male, $200. Shots & worming in- cluded. 828-245-2818, Bostic. MINI DACHSHUNDS READY FOR CHRISTMAS. Real cuties, Black/Tan, CKC registered, Shots & worming included, two males, 8 weeks old, $200 each. 828-245-2818, Bostic. GERMAN SHEPHERD, 1 year old, registered, house trained, male, $100. 828-245-6312 or 828-447-5433. MOTORCYCLES/ATVs HO! HO! HO! HARLEY! 2008 MOTORCYCLES/ATVs HO! HO! HO! HARLEY! 2008 Harley Davidson Sportster, 1200CC custom, fuel injection, lots of extra chrome, excellent cond. Slashed to $6500. Info, Anita Barrett 704-434-9390, 704- 692-7678 or email inkognita@ earthlink.net • Shelby www.smokeonthesquare.com MOTORCYCLES/ATVs 2006 PREDATOR 50 fourwheel MOTORCYCLES/ATVs 2006 PREDATOR 50 four wheel- er. Very good cond. $1000. 704- 482-2238. 2005 KAWASAKI KLX 125 New tires. Like new, only ridden 18 hours. $1500 obo. Call 704-740- 6474. Great Christmas gift. 2006 KTM 65, exc cond, very clean, $1400. Consider trade for 4 wheeler or golf cart. 704-300- 7221. 2006 HARLEY V-ROD fuel in- jection, lots of chrome, exc cond. $10,995. 704-730-0322. 2006 KUZUMA 50 child’s ATV. Good cond. Red. Cost new $950 sell for $390. Bruce 704-482- 7653. 2009 KAWASAKI BAYOU 250 4 wheeler, has less than 20 hrs ride time. 704-466-3279. YAMAHA TIMBERWOLF 250cc, 2x2, front & rear racks, reverse, well maintained, $1800. 704-692-0500. 2008 HONDA RUCKUS, 1 own- er, solid black, 100 MPG, 4500 miles, excellent condition, like new, $1600. 828-286-8110. 2007 KAWASAKI 750, Brut Force, silver, nice rims & tires, lots of extras, power booster, $6900 OBO. 864-420-9019, 828- 245-8132. HONDA MOTORCYCLE, 2001 XR50, real nice, $750. 828-625- 4310 or 828-288-1340. HONDA 250 RECON 4-Wheel- er. Red, perfect for Christmas, 2WD, like new, excellent condi- tion, $2800 or will trade for Travel Camper. 828-245-2818, Bostic. 2006 HONDA TRX 250 EX 4-wheeler, very nice, $1700 OBO/trade. 2006 SunL dirt bike 200, $700 OBO/trade. 828-289- 5785. 50CC SCOOTERS, BRAND NEW with storage box & warran- ty, $799. Best price around! Bos- tic Motors Inc. 828-453-7779. In Memory of Susan Renee Ledford 6/15/1962 – 7/16/2010 To Renee: One day as God was looking down upon His world and His creation, He turned to His right hand side and said, “Some of my children down there in and around Cleveland County are in trouble. So many of them are sick physically, mentally, and emotionally. They are confused, frightened, and financially unable to cope with the illnesses that have befallen them. Many do not even have families to lean on for support. In some cases there are families, but the fam- ily members are just as devastated and bewildered as the patient is. They need help!” “We need someone to go down there and live among them - someone to give them hope, and direction. It will take someone really special! She will have to be totally human, endure the same experiences as my other children do --- love happiness, joy, ambition, pain, suffering, disappoint- ment, frustration, failure, rejection, and a host of others. In order to help the others, she must be intelligent, knowledge- able about the human body - their illnesses - their treatments - their medicines and the consequences of some of these. She must understand the mental and emotional havoc that can, and often is created in the lives of the patients as well as their families. In order to succeed, she must be able to personally endure the experiences and still retain her sense of faith and purpose in her own life. She will need to be strong - really strong! She will also need a good family to provide care, comfort, and encouragement in her mission! - who can we send?” Jesus answered, “I know just the one!” On June 15, 1962, Margaret Ledford gave birth to a beautiful, bright – eyed, baby girl. The deliriously happy parents named you Susan Renee. The first indication of the type of problems you would have to face came right there in the hospital, immediately after your birth. You had chronic asthma, a condition that would plague you for the rest of your life. We got a glimpse of the strength and determination you were going to have when at age two, you insisted on walk- ing into the doctor’s office all alone to “get my asthma shots by myself”. The truly remarkable faith you possessed, even as a child, was demonstrated when, at age nine, you were being prepped for the first of many life-threatening or perma- nently crippling surgeries for severe scoliosis. As you were being wheeled up to the operating room, both your mom and I were scared to death and fighting tears. You took Margaret’s hand, smiled calmly and said, “Don’t cry Mom, I’ll be all right. Jesus is with me!” region’s preferred choice for home medical equipment. • Oxygen and respiratory equipment • CPAP and BiPAP • Hospital beds and accessories • Lift chairs • Power wheelchairs and scooters • Diabetic shoes and supplies Healthy@Home is the The next seven years, which should have been ‘normal’ adolescence and exciting teenage years, were filled with surgery after surgery, months _ even years _ of hospitaliza- tion, back braces, pelvic haloes, spinal rods, body casts, and your ever present companion _ chronic asthma. Amazingly through all or this, instead of complaining and asking “why me”, you were busy sharing your faith and con- stantly encouraging your family, which now included baby sister, Michelle. Immediately after graduation from high school, instead of heading to the beach with your class mates, we headed for Duke University Hospital. It was the beginning of your journey through the world of chronic kidney failure. Years of dialysis, of medicine, four kidney transplants, organ rejection, unbelievable amounts of medicines, side effects of medication including bone deterioration, hospital- ization after hospitalization, pneumonia, congestive heart failure, and other untold complications would fill a medical journal. That a human body could sustain and endure such abuse is a miracle in itself. However, the real miracle lies in what your mind, heart, and spirit endured and what you still accomplished in spite of (or maybe because of) these overwhelming obstacles. 105 T.R. Harris Drive | Shelby, NC 28150 | 704-487-5225 853 S. Laurel St. | Lincolnton, NC 28092 | 704-268-3014 www.cmchealthyathome.org After ten long years of starting, dropping out, losing credit hours, and starting over again, you finally got that diploma from Gardner Webb University! Without a doubt, your mother and I were the proudest parents at that graduation. Your degree in Health Services and Counseling provided the formal knowledge and training, but it was your personal experiences, your endless love for other people, and your unfailing conviction of God’s purpose in your life that guided you in your life of service to others. The dream of an organization dedicated to the service and assistance to chronic renal failure patients was for- mulated by you and Margaret between transplants and during one of your peri- ods of dialysis. What an awesome force God unleashed upon this world when he teamed you and your Mother together! The work of the Cleveland – Rutherford Kidney Association and its effects in the lives of kidney failure victims is known not only locally but all across the state and country as well. Your many severe physical impair- ments brought about by transplant rejec- tion medication, scoliosis surgery and RENEE LEDFORD asthma made it impossible for you to hold a regular job. As usual you did not view this as ‘a curse’, but rather as an opportunity to carry out God’s will in your life. As the volunteer patient-services co-coordinator for the Kidney Association, you wound up working far more than the forty hours per week of a regular job. How many people would insist on being at that desk in your office even though many, many days you were almost too sick to even sit up, simply because “my patients need me”? Not many people know how many hours you spent beg- ging drug companies for samples, grants, or reduced rates so a patient might have a chance too? –Charles knew! So did Edgar – Nancy—Ronnie—Jimmy—Blake----. Few people know the hours and hours you spent poring over budgets – income versus expenses – trying to find a way for patients to have power, heat or food without skip- ping their medicines. David knew~ so did Mary—John— Bobbie—James—Grady-----. How many company executives got to know you on a first name basis because of your constant phone calls: This is Renee Ledford with the Kidney Association. We have a patient who needs ___.” Most businessmen in Cleveland County did. Not many people knew the hours you spent with rela- tives of patients in the hospital, or with them after a patient had died – crying with them, consoling and comforting them – just being there. Benny knew—James did—Linda did— Ruth did—Sammy did ----. Few people were aware of the hours you spent with new patients and their families _ explaining dialysis, organ trans- plantation – organ rejection, drugs, medicines, side effects, or just talking and listening. You had a way of reassuring them, calming their fears, encouraging them to live their lives as fully as possible, in spite of this terrible disease. You could do this in a way that only you could—you had been there! The last six months or so almost seem unreal: All those weeks and months at Duke and Charlotte _ all those tubes _ IV’s, ventilators, breathing machines, monitors, doctors, nurses, tears and prayers. Yet, when you were awake you worried about your patients, your sister Shellie, your Aunt Pam, the other patients around you, and of course me and your mom. Speaking of your mom: other than from God, it’s easy to see where you got your strength and compassion. God sure knew what he was doing when he sent you to her. I will always marvel at the strength of that woman. No one, other than you, me and Shellie will ever know the depth of the devotion and unending love she showed through all those years of taking care of you, sharing your suffering, tears, pain, and even your faith and joy. We were not ready to lose you. How could we be? You were always there. You just always seemed to endure, fight and win. This time it was not to be. God finally said, “Enough! Your job is done – Come on Home! Knowing you are finally whole and at peace makes your absence easier to take. Your mother said it best; I love her enough to let her go!” Renee, your legacy of unselfish love and service to oth- ers will never be forgotten. The lives you have touched are untold and the accomplishments you have achieved will have unending and ever-increasing effects. Maybe now you know just how proud we are of you. There will always be a void in a lot of lives including our family, which can never be filled. The world and our lives are a far brighter place because you passed through. Just know that you were, and still are, loved beyond measure. If God ever allowed one of his angels to live among his children here on the earth – It was Susan Renee’ Ledford. --- And he let you call me Daddy! www.smokeonthesquare.com Smoked Turkey, Ribs, Pit-Cooked Hams, Whole Chicken, Smoked Turkey Ribs Pork Butt w/Slaw & Sauce, Pork Shoulder w/Slaw & Sauce Turkey or Ham, Dressing, Gravy, Green Beans Holiday Package $50 ~ Feeds 8-10 $ Any Entree Dine-In Only Expires 1/1/11 200 00 Off ©CommunityFirstMedia Order Now! Christmas Meats & Dinners for Pick-up on Christmas Eve