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Page 10 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, February 24-March 2, 2011 A tribute to those we have loved and lost. DAVID WAYNE CLEARY Mr. David Wayne Cleary, 29, of Cleveland County, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2011. Services were held at Stamey Funeral Home. Mr. Cleary was preceded in death by his father, Richard Dean Cleary. He is survived by his moth- er, Teresa Renee Wiggins Cleary; a daughter, Kylee Nichole Cleary of Boiling Springs; one sister, Denise Lynn Keller and husband Dallas of Fallston; one brother, Ricky Cleary and wife Katrina of Lawndale; and many nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Stamey Funeral Home, PO Box 639, Fallston, NC 28042. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston, NC is serving the family. GENE GLADDEN, SR. Mr. Furman Eugene “Gene” Gladden, Sr., age 83, of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2011. Services were held at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Internment was held in Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Mr. Gladden served our country in the United States Navy during World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, Furman Gladden and Edna Paysour Gladden and one brother, Don Gladden. He is survived by his wife of 63 years: Mildred Rippy Gladden, Kings Mtn. NC ; two sons: Furman E. Gladden, Jr and wife Marcia King Gladden, Greensboro, NC and Steven D. Gladden, Kings Mtn. NC; one daughter, Kim G. DeVane and husband David, of Kings Mtn. NC; sister-in-law: Lila Gladden of Gastonia, NC; seven Grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Resurrection Lutheran Church, 600 Crescent Circle, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.harrisfuneralhome.com SHERRY W. STINCHCOMB Mrs. Sherry W. Stinchcomb, 62, of Fallston, NC passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2011. Services were held at Cleveland Funeral Service Chapel. Burial was held in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Stinchcomb was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band, Theron Farrow; her par- ents, William Worth Whitaker and Josephine Mackabee Whitaker; one infant daughter and one brother. She is survived by her hus- band, Fred Stinchcomb of the home; three sisters and one brother. Memorials may be made to Dover Baptist Church, 1501 rites. Polkville Rd., Shelby, NC 28150 or American Cancer Society, 1901 Brunswick Ave., Charlotte, NC 28207. Cleveland Funeral Services of Shelby, NC is serving the family. BETTY TOWERY WILLIAMS Mrs. Betty Towery Williams, 82, of Shelby passed away on Monday, February 14, 2011. Services were held at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Burial was held in the church cemetery. Mrs. Towery was preced- ed in death by her husband, Herman Leon Williams and her mother Carrie Ada Towery. She is survived by two sons, Wayne Williams and wife Rachel of Boiling Springs, Billy Williams of Shelby; her daugh- ter Gail Helton of Shelby; four sisters, Pat Dennie and hus- band Tommy of Hildebran, Rachel Murray of Valdese, Lorine Wellman and husband Johnny of Lawndale, Colleen Cooke and husband Ronnie of Lawndale; five grandchil- dren and seven great grand- children. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 3932 Pleasant Grove Church Road, Shelby, NC 28150 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby NC 28150. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.cecilmburtonfuneralhome.com JESSE OWENS Mr. Jesse James Owens, 77, of Shelby, NC, passed away Monday, February 14, 2011. Services were held at Way of the Cross Free Will Baptist Church. Interment, was held in Wallace Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Owens was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford Dexter Owens and Essie Mae Johnson Owens; a son, Harley Dale Owens; two brothers, Bill and Eddie Owens; two sisters, Christine Cline and Lona Mae Craig; two grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. He is survived by five daughters, Debbie Melton and husband Rev. Leroy Melton of Shelby, Reda Burns and husband Russell of Clover, SC, Rhonda Smith and hus- band Danny of Waco, Fonda Grayson and Denise Yancey and husband Billy, all of Shelby; two brothers Clifford Owens of Boiling Springs and Boyd Owens of Cherryville; two sisters, Martha Owens of Shelby and Lisa Owens of Walnut Cove; twelve grand- children and eleven great grandchildren. Stamey Funeral Home is serving the family. HERMAN WEAVER Mr. Herman Weaver, 87, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Services were held at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church. Burial was held in the church cemetery with masonic Mr. Weaver served our country in the Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin Franklin and Dewey Moore Weaver; his daughter Kathleen Edmondson; sister Lucy Hamrick; and broth- er Archie Weaver. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Ruby Morrison Weaver, of the home; sons Clyde David Weaver and Horace Weaver and wife Judy, all of Shelby; three daughters Hazel W. Thrift-Morrow and husband David, Mary Coker and husband Barry, all of Shelby, and Frances W. Edmondson and husband Bruce of Grover; eleven grandchildren; seven- teen great grandchildren; nine- teen great great grandchildren; two nieces and one nephew. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, 28450 or Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, building fund, 1227 Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Road, Shelby, 28152. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. VERLINDA LEDFORD GREENE Mrs. Verlinda Ledford Greene, 62, of Shelby, NC passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. A grave- side services were held at Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Greene was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Ledford & Frances Holland Ledford; one brother, Darrell Ledford; Sister, Burnette Camp. She is survived by her hus- band, Willard Greene of the home; daughter and son- in-law, Sandy Whitaker and Donald of the home; daughter and fiancee, Tammy Greene and Shannon Allen of the home; one sister, Sonja Robbins Polkville and one grandson, C.J. Allen. Memorials may be made to Cleveland Rutherford Kidney Association, 1017 N. Washington St., Shelby, NC 28150. Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory of Shelby, NC is serving the family. JESSIE HAMMOCK VAN SLEEN Mrs. Jessie Hammock Van Sleen, 97 of Shelby, NC passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. A memorial service was held at Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel. Burial was held in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Van Sleen was preced- ed in death by her husbands, H. M “Tony” Hammock, Sr. & Robert Van Sleen; her parents, Marshall and Pearl Kennedy Humphries; brothers, Edward Yates Humphries & Wife Mildred, Earl J. Humphries & Wife Lucille, Donald Bryson Humphries and one sister, Hattie Mae Childrez. She is survived by one son and wife, H. M. “Tony” Hammock, Jr & Phyllis of Myrtle Beach, SC; step chil- dren, David & Yvonne Van Sleen of Gastonia, NC; Jane and Douglas Mac Leon of Raleigh, NC; one sister: Bea Porter Justis of Shelby, NC; one sister-in-law and brother- in-law, Jim & Marty Wilson, one grandson, one step-grandson and a number of nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Kings Mountain, 321 Kings Mountain Blvd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or Central United Methodist Church, 200 East Marion St., Shelby, NC 28150. Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory of Shelby, NC is serving the family. MILES SCISM Mr.Gettus Miles Scism, 77, of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Services and intern- ment were held at Patterson Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, NC. Burial followed in the church cem- etery. Mr. Scism served our country in the US Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gettys B. and Pearl Foster Scism and one sister, Sue Hughes. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Dora Lee Carringer Scism, Kings Mountain, NC; one daughter, Brenda S. Lowery and husband Wayne Lewis “Butch” Lowery of Kings Mountain, NC; one brother, William Gene Scism and wife Eleanor, Kings Mountain, NC; one brother-in-law, Erwin Hughes, of Greer, SC; two grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Memorials may be made to Patterson Grove Baptist Church “Building Fund” 301 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain, NC or to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Road, Shelby, NC 28150. Harris Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.harrisfuneralhome.com FRANCES BLACK Mrs. Frances Gailey Black, 70, of Shelby, NC, died Thursday, February 17, 2011. services were held at Victory Life Assembly of God. Burial was held in Cherryville City Cemetery. Mrs. Black was preceded in death by her parents, late Marvin and Ruth Moss Gailey; by her son Ricky Black; and brother William Lee Gailey. She is survived by her hus- band Ken Black of the home; son, Ken Black Jr. and wife Shandra of Hickory and 4 grandchildren. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is serving the family. MARIE CANTRELL Mrs. Marie Hoyle Cantrell, 76, of Shelby, NC passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2011. Services were held at Westview Baptist Church. Burial was held in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Cantrell was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Hoyle; her parents, Samuel and Florence White Proctor and brothers Sam Jr. and Andrew Proctor. She is survived by her hus- band Lewis Cantrell of the home; two sons, Frank Moody Hoyle and wife Myra of Shelby and Mike Hoyle and wife Nancy of Kings Mountain; three sis- ters Ruth Lytle of Polkville, Lilly Hamrick and husband Carroll of Fallston, and Linda Spencer and husband Terry of Lincolnton; three brothers Boyd Proctor of Washington state, Truman Proctor and wife Marsha of Casar, and Truett Proctor and wife Brenda of Shelby; 4 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Memorials may be made to Westview Baptist Church, 500 Melody Lane, Shelby, NC 28152. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby, NC is serv- ing the family. MYRTLE LOUISE LEDBETTER Mrs. Myrtle Louise Ledbetter, 91, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2011. Services were held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel. Internment was held in Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, NC. Mrs. Ledbetter was preced- ed in death by her husband of 73 years, Nelson Everette Ledbetter; her parents, James Arthur Smith and Lillie Love Smith; son, Gary Wayne Ledbetter; Smith, Estelle Blanton, Inez Smith, Shirley Smith, Jackie Smith and brother, Herman Smith. She is survived by her son, Charles “Chuck” Ledbetter and wife Kathy, Shelby, NC; sisters: Kay Furr, Kings Mtn. NC; Doris Murray, Shelby, NC; Rosa Lee Spangler, Myrtle Beach, SC and Lois Citron, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; five grandchil- dren and eleven great-grand- children. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Harris Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.harrisfuneralhome.com MAX HARRILL Rudyard “Max” Harrill, 81, of Shelby passed away on Friday, February 18, 2011. Services were held at Rehobeth United Methodist Church. Mr. Harrill served our coun- try in the United States Air Force in the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his parents, Zedekiah Alexander and Flu Retter Crowder Harrill; two sisters, Pearl Wiggins and Dorcas Blackwell; one brother Haskill Harrill. He is survived by two neph- ews, Dale Elliott Wiggins and his wife Lois of Nebo, NC and William Lynn Blackwell and his wife Linda of Wilmington, DE; one niece, Patricia Harrill English husband James of Monroe, NC. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 500 East Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 or Rehobeth United Methodist Church, 2036 Rehobeth Church Road, Shelby NC 28152. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.cecilmburtonfuneralhome.com GENEVA ETHEL COOKE Geneva Ethel Cooke, 86, of 150 Joe Z. Rd., Lawndale, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2011. Services were held at Carpenters Grove Baptist Church in Lawndale. Mrs. Cooke was preced- ed in death by her husband Joe Z. Cooke by her parents, Sydney Alonzo Cooke and Gatha Rebecca Parker Cooke and and her sister, Margie Deviney. She is survived by a son Ronald Cooke and wife Colleen of Lawndale; a daughter, Montrose Cooke Helms and husband Danny of Lawndale; a special granddaughter, Joy Angela Cooke of Shelby; a sis- ter, Muriel Brigman and hus- band Coit of Charlotte; and her brother-in-law, Haywood “Bill” Deviney of Casar. Memorials may be made to, Carpenters Grove Baptist Church Organ Fund, 1002 Carpenters Grove Church Rd., Lawndale, NC 28090. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston, NC is serving the family. sisters, Faye VERNIE TESENEER Mrs. Vernie McSwain Teseneer, 89, died Friday, February 18, 2011. Services were held at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was held in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Teseneer was preced- ed in death by her husband, James Teseneer; her par- ents, Cluff and Eunice Goode McSwain; one son Johnny Teseneer; one sister Annie Mae Sarratt; and one brothers Donald, Howard, Lindsey, and Yates McSwain. She is survived by two granddaughters, Lisa Teseneer and Thurston Hamrick and Joneil Humphries and husband Keith; two great grandsons; one brother Bobby McSwain and wife Troyce; and sisters Madge Harris and husband Cluade, Carolyn Powell, and Betty Blanton, all of Boiling Springs. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby, NC is serv- ing the family. NEED BUSINESS CARDS? up Per Thousand Black & White Multi-Color Available For More Info Call Us At 704-484-1047 503 N. Lafayette St. • Shelby, NC Or Stop By Our Office At: From