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Page 8 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, March 10-March 16, 2011 MILDRED RADER ROYSTER Mrs. Mildred Royster, 99, passed away on Friday, February 26, 2011. A memo- rial service was held on March 1, 2011 at Rose Hill Memorial Park in Fallston, NC. Mrs. Royster was preceded in death by her husband, Reid Royster and her parents Coy L. and Gracie Ethel Rader. She is survived by her daugh- ter, Shirlene R. Grigg of Cornelius, NC; three granddaughters and six great-grandchildren. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home is serving the family. DORA ANN HARRILL MATHENY Mrs. Dora Ann Harrill Matheny, 71, of Forest City, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2011. Services were held at Bethany Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Harrill is preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence B. Matheny and her parents, George Wake and Hazel Brackett Harrill. She is survived by two sons, Charles Matheny and wife Laine of Forest City and Stephen Matheny and wife Sally, of Forest City; one daughter, Susan Matheny Hall and husband Melvin of Forest City; two brothers, Marshall to and George Harrill, of Forest City; one sister, Brenda Morrow of Forest City; brother-in-law, Paul Matheny and wife Fran of Jupiter, FL; 10 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; one aunt, Hazel Allen of Shelby and two uncles, Herman Brackett of Bostic and Edward Harrill, of Chapel Hill. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com OLIVER DAVID HOLLAND Mr. Oliver David Holland, 79, of Forest City, NC passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2011. Services were held at Joshua Baptist Church, Forest City, NC. Mr. Holland was preceded in death by his wife, Mattie Pride Holland; his parents, O.D. Holland and Grace Lowery Holland; three sons, David Holland, Steve Holland and Glenn Holland. He is survived by one son, Allen Holland of Forest City, NC; three daughters, Brenda Edward of Ellenboro; Maxine Miller of Henrietta, NC and Beverly Holland of Greensboro, NC; four sisters, Juanita Martin of Bostic, NC; Nancy Hollifield of Forest City; Tina Atchley of Charlotte, NC and Lena Mae Ledford of Ellenboro, NC; 17 grandchil- dren; 29 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchil- dren. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com LAMAR DEDMOND PEELER Mr. Lamar Dedmond Peeler, 63, of Blacksburg Rd., passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2011. Services will be held at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Peeler was preced- ed in death by his mother, Madgelene White Peeler. He is survived by his lov- ing wife, Floricar Cornelio Peeler; his father, Hal Dedmond Peeler of Florida; one daughter, Kimberly Peeler of Gaffney; a step- son, Joshua Cornelio Villaluz; a stepdaughter, Tissha Cornelio Villaluz, both of the home; a sister, Ann Kimbrell of Shelby; a half brother, Jeffrey Peeler of Homestead, FL; a nephew, Eric Kimbell of Shelby and a stepmother, Winnie Peeler of Homestead, FL. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home is serving the family. PEGGY HOWELL MULLINAX Mrs. Peggy Howell Mullinax, 64, of Grover, NC passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2011. Services were held at Ollie Harris Funeral Chapel. Internment was held in Grover Cemetery, Grover, NC. Mrs. Mullinax was preced- ed in death by her parents, James and Mamie Correll Howell; one son, Michael Dean Mullinax and two brothers, Billy Thomas Howell, James Junior “Dud” Howell. She is survived by her hus- band of forty-four years, Roger Dean Mullinax of Grover, NC; two daughters, Teresa M. Farris and husband Walter, of Blacksburg, SC and Jennifer M. Cook and husband Robbie of Shelby, NC; two brothers, Jimmie Howell and wife Kay of Grover, NC and Richard Nelson Howell, Sr. and wife Esther of Shelby, NC; 5 grand- children and 6 great-granchil- dren. Memorials may be made to Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain, NC is serving the family. ARTHUR PAUL SCHULZ Mr. Arthur Paul Schulz, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2011. A memorial service was held at Shelby Presbyterian Church. Mr. Schulz was preceded in death by his wife, Ellnor Schmitt Shulz; and his par- ents, Otto Paul and Amelia Schlagel Schulz. He is survived by his two daughters, Donna Haretos and husband Arthur, Karen Long and husband Bruce; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Shelby Presbyterian Church, 226 E. Graham St., Shelby, NC 28150 or to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150 or to Ascension Lutheran Church, 330 N. Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby, NC is serv- ing the family. BARKLEY GORDON HORD Mr. Barkley Gordon Hord, 88, of Cherryville, NC passed away on Monday, February 28, 2011. Services were held at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel in Fallston, NC. Burial followed in Rose Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Hord served our country in the US Army during WWI and the Korean Conflict. Mr. Hord was preceded in death by his wife, Nathalee Ramsey Hord; his parents, Loran James William Hord and Ellen Bryte Houser Hord; one brother, Sloan Hord and one sister, Louise Hord. He is survived by four brothers, Carl David Hord, Ben Hord and Charles Hord all of Cherryville and Bobby Joe Hord of Lincolnton; three sisters, Willa Bryte Painter of Gastonia, Lu Ann Gamble of Cherryville and Brenda Morrow of Shelby and a special niece Jane Allred. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County PO Box 1526 Lincolnton, NC 28092. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com MAUDIE PARKER Maudie Parker passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Services were held at Chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home. Burial was held at the Parker Family Cemetery. Mrs. Parker was preceded in death by her parents, Odell and Polly Masters Parker. She is survived by her son, Raymond Garris wife Debra of Shelby; two daughters, Linda Hammett husband Roy of Kings Mountain and Robin Chapman of Shelby; stepson, Johnny Queen; six grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren and one great great-grandchild; one brother Harold Parker wife Helen of Shelby. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home of Shelby, NC is serving the family. EVAN WESS ALLEN Mr. Evan Wess Allen 24, of Shelby, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Services were held at Aldersgate Methodist Church in Shelby. Burial was held at Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Mr. Allen was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bill and Charleen Allen and Clyde Mauney. He is survived by his par- ents, Terry Allen and Judy Mauney; his grandmother, Juanita Mauney; his brother Sgt. Aaron Allen wife Katie of Baumholder, Germany; a special friend, Danielle Byers; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorials may be made to Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory to help defray funeral expenses. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home of Shelby, NC is serving the family. SHELIA RAYE COBB BUTT Mrs. Shelia Raye Cobb Butt, 63 of Ferry Road, Mooresboro, formerly of Ramseur, NC passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Services were held at Goodes Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Butt was preceded in death by her father, Ray Cobb.; one brother, Gary Cobb. She is survived by her mother, Virginia Watkins Cobb of Mooresboro; one son, Matthew Butt of Charlotte; two daughters, Sara Martin and husband Mike of Indian Land, SC and Mary Beth Wilkerson and husband Michael of Asheville; one sister, Cathy Chauncy and husband David of Charlotte and two grand- children. Memorials may be made to the Cobb Memorial Scholarship Fund, PO Box 1181, Ellenboro, NC 28040 or to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com ROBERT GLENN EAKER Mr. Robert Glenn Eaker, 59, of Lawndale, NC passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. A memorial service as held at Lawndale Baptist Church, Lawndale. Mr. Eaker served our coun- try in the US Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bobby Glenn Eaker and Ruth Carter Eaker. He is survived by his wife of 5 years, Rebecca Kirkland Eaker; a stepson, Derrick Upchurch of Lawndale; a step- daughter, Tiffany Upchurch of Lawndale and special cous- ins, Brian Eaker and Jeanne Blanton; uncle, Dale Eaker of Lawndale; aunt, Nell Genco of Baltimore, MD and numerous cousins. Memorials may be made to to the Kings Mountain Hospice House, 321 Kings Mountain Blvd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com DONALD “DON” HUFFSTETLER Mr. Donald “Don” Huffst- etler, 67, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Services were held at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Burial followed at Rose Hill Memorial Park in Fallston. Mr. Huffstetler was pre- ceded in death by his parents, Howard Samuel Huffstetler and Ruth Ramsey Huffstetler. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Lynda Hendrick Huffstetler; son and daugh- ter-in-law, Scott and Pam Huffstetler of Shelby; 1 grandson, Clay Huffstetler of Shelby; mother-in-law, Osteen Hendrick of Shelby; sisters- in-law and their husbands, Carole Ann and Ronnie Peeler of Shelby and Barbara and Chris Bridges of Shelby and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, 3932 Pleasant Grove Church Road, Shelby, NC 28150. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com MARGARET LEMONS SPAKE Mrs. Margaret Lemons Spake of Summerville, SC went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Services were held at Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel, Shelby, NC. Burial was held in Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Lemons was preced- ed in death by her parents, Radford Winfield Lemons and Nancy Lee Roberts Lemons and her siblings, R.L. Lemons, Earl Lemons and William Lemons; Adrean Evans and Thelma Elaine Green. She is survived by her hus- band of 56 years, Rev. Harold Spake of Summerville SC; her daughters, Terry Jean Spake Dzedze and husband Richard of Green Cove Springs, FL; Marlena Spake Franklin and husband John, III of Summerville, SC; 7 grandchil- dren; 7 great-grandchildren; brothers, Charlie Lemmons of Grover, NC; Carl Ray Lemons of Shelby, NC and beloved sister, Ethel Mae Warren of Shelby, NC. Memorials may be made to the charity close to your heart. Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory of Shelby, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.clevelandfuneralservice.com CYNTHIA HUMPHRIES Baby Cynthia Leann Humphries, 4 months old, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. A memo- rial service was held at Clay- Barnette Funeral Home. She is survived by her par- ents, Timmy Humphries and Katie Causby, both of the home. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby, NC is serv- ing the family. JACKIE OTIS JOHNSON, SR. Mr. Jackie Otis Johnson Sr. (Pop), 71, of 1566 Green River Rd., Gaffney, passed away on Friday, March 4. Graveside services were held at State Line Baptist Church. Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his wife Gaynell Harris Johnson; his parents, Leroy and Annie Johnson and one daughter, Cindy Martinez; two brothers, Ronald Johnson and Bobby Johnson. He is survived by one son Jackie Johnson Jr. of Gaffney; two daughters, Jana Johnson of Gaffney; Cathy Hammett of Inman, SC; one sister, Linda Ann Johnson of Spartanburg, SC; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC is serving the family. BURLEEN “LENA” EAKER WHISNANT Ms. Burleens “Lena” Eaker Whisnant, 72, of 4517 Polkville Rd. died Friday March 4, 2011. Services were held at Polkville United Methodist Church. Burial followed in the church A tribute to those we have loved and lost. cemetery. Ms. Whisnant was preced- ed in death by her parents, Cecil Lee Eaker and Bessie Proctor Eaker. She is survived by two sons, Richard Whisnant Jr. and wife Loretta of Lawndale and Robert Whisnant of Polkville, daughter Suzanne Walker and husband Philip of Shelby, two brothers and sisters-in-law, Garland & Edith Eaker of Hickory and Gene & Peggy Eaker of Lawndale, four sisters, Mary Eaker of Lawndale, Selma White of Morganton, Dorothy Hendrick and husband Hal of Shelby, and Wilma Towery and hus- band Ray of Lattimore, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Memorials may be made to Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston, NC is serving the gs, family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com JACKIE RAY “JACK” LAMBERT Mr. Jackie Ray “Jack” Lambert, 69 of Grover, passed away on March 4. Services were held in the Chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home. Internment fol- lowed at Cleveland Memorial Park with full military honors. Mr. Lambert served our country in the United States Air Force. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse James and Edna Blanche McGuffey Lambert and daughter, Myra Ann Stine. He is survived by his beloved wife of 37 years, Norma Blankenship Lambert of Grover; sons, Frankie Lambert of Columbia, SC, Alan Wilkie and wife Beth of Shelby, NC and Wayne Wilkie of Ft. Mill, SC. He is survived by a sister, Joyce Letchworth and husband Ken of Bamburg, SC; four grandchildren and his mother- in-law, Irene Blankenship of Shelby and one nephew. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County; 951 Wendover Heights Drive; Shelby, NC 28150. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. LYDIA F. FITE Mrs. Lydia F. Fite, 65, of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on Friday, March 4, 2011. Services were held at Eastside Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, NC. Burial followed in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Mrs. Fit was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Mary Dellinger Starnes. She is survived by her lov- ing husband of 44 years, Lloyd “Eddie” Fite, of the home; two sons, Scott J. Fite and wife Megan and Kenneth E. Fite, all of Kings Mountain; 3 daughters Sandy M. Staley and husband David of Lowell, Brenda K. Short and husband Harold of Kings Mountain, Valerie Jenkins and husband Bill of Gaffney; 2 sister Margie Moses and Louise Canipe, both of Kings Mountain; 4 brothers Roy Starnes of Kings Mountain, Mack Starnes of Shelby, Don Starnes of Kings Mountain, and Bobby “Dink” Continued On Page 14