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Page 10 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, March 31-April 6, 2011 A tribute to those we have loved and lost. KENNETH MARLIN DANNER Kenneth Marlin Danner, 65, of Shelby, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2011. A memorial ser- vice was held at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory. Mr. Danner was preced- ed in death by his parents, Herbert Danner and Freida Lorraine Stonebraker Carney and his step-father, George Carney; a sister, Patricia Shaw and a brother, Jim Carney. He is survived by his wife, Barbara E. Danner of the home; a son, Scott Danner and wife Gina Carter Danner of Alpharetta, GA; sisters, Diane Mills and husband Gerald of West Decatur, PA, Teresa Young and husband Bill of LaGrange, NC; three grandchildren; and numer- ous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Hospice Cleveland County Palliative Care, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serv- ing the family. ROGER DALE THRIFT Roger Dale Thrift, 57, of Shelby, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2011. Services were held at the Chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home. Burial followed in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church cemetery in Grover with military hon- ors. Mr. Thrift served his coun- try in the United States Air Force from 1973-1976. Mr. Thrift was preceded in death by his parents, Hillard Thrift, Sr. and Genelle Ross Thrift and six brothers, Charles Thrift, David Thrift, Richard Thrift, Bobby Thrift, Hillard Thrift Jr., Harold Thrift; and a sister, Alma Thrift Carpenter. He is survived by a brother, J.T. Thrift and wife Martha of Kings Mountain; and numerous nieces and nephews. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home is serving the family. GORDON LEWIS GRIFFIN Gordon Lewis Griffin, 73 of Shelby, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2011. Services were held at Buffalo Baptist Church. Burial was held in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fallston. Mr. Griffin served our coun- try in the US Army. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Myrtle Redmond Griffin; his par- ents, Gordon Willie Griffin and Estelle Bone Griffin; two sisters, Helen Hathcock and Jewell Wease; and sister-in- law, Rosa Mae Parker. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Meade-Griffin; son, Walter L. Griffin and wife, Charisse of Waldorf, Maryland; son, Chris Meade and wife, Sandy of Shelby; daughter, Tracy Burton and husband, Shawn of Shelby; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sis- ter, Florance Simpson and husband, Roger of Shelby; brothers-in-law, Everette Redmond and wife, Vertie, Harrill Parker all of Shelby and Milton Hathcock of Summerville, SC; twelve nieces and nephews and a host of great-nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Kings Mountain Hospice House, 321 Kings Mountain Blvd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Stamey Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com ISABELL HAMRICK Margaret Isabell Hamrick, 94, of Shelby, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2011. A graveside ser- vice was held at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Hamrick was preced- ed in death by her husband Clifford Hamrick; her parents, Rufus Henry and Isabell Prue Beam Botts three brothers, Fitzhugh Botts, James Botts and Henry Lee Botts; two sis- ters, Juanita Kara and Mary Elizabeth Royster. She is survived by sur- vived by her daughter, Patricia H. Webster and hus- band Jerry of Shelby; and two grandchildren. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serv- ing the family. DONA WALKER Dona Yancey Walker, 79 of Casar, NC passed away on Monday, March 21. Services were held at Olive Grove Baptist Church, Casar, NC. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Walker was preced- ed in death by her husband Buren Lee Walker and her parents, Clarence Yancey and Pearl Grigg Yancey. She is survived by two sons, Wayne Walker and wife Kathy of Lawndale and- Larry Walker and wife Eva of Casar; four grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; two brothers Joe Yancey of Drexel and Gene Richie of Hickory; and two sisters, Helen Walker of Casar and Ethel Tallent of Belwood. Memorials may be made to Kings Mountain Hospice House, 321 Kings Mountain Blvd. Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Stamey Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com MIKE WARE Michael Jerry Ware, 67 of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on Monday, March 21, 2011. A Celebration of Life Service was held at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mountain. Internment was held in the church cemetery. Mr. Ware was preceded in death by his parents, Frank C. and Pearl Lovelace Ware. He was also preceded in death by sister Virginia Stone and brother Walter Ware. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Shirley Scism Ware, Kings Mtn, NC; one son, Paul Ware and wife Noel, Statesville, NC; one daugh- ter, Anita Ware, Gastonia, NC.; brothers: Jack Ware, of Shelby; Buford Ware and wife Stella and Bob Ware and wife Betty, all of Kings Mtn. NC; sisters, Annette Webster and husband Bob, Kings Mtn. NC and Polly Phifer, Kings Mtn, NC and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church, Bell Tower Fund, 1022 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or American Heart Association, P.O. Box 2391 Shelby, NC 28151. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is serving the family. SHIRLEY BLACK Shirley Owens Black, 66 of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Services were held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel. Internment was held in Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, NC. Mrs. Black was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Clara Short Owens. and her brother, Steve Owens. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Elmer Wayne Black, Kings Mtn. NC; her sister, Brenda Williams, Kings Mtn. NC and numerous nieces. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain, NC is serv- ing the family. DUEL DAVIS Duel Davis, 74 of Shelby, NC passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. A graveside ser- vice was held at Cleveland Memorial Park. Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Jo Davis; and his parents, Joseph Wilburn Davis and Mary Jo Rose Davis. She is survived by her two sons, Ronald Davis & wife, Kristy of Grover; Roger Davis & wife, Donnis of Shelby; brothers, Ed Murphy, Jr. of Maryville, Tenn., and Danny Murphy of Maryville, TN; two grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.clevelandfuneralservice.com LIBBY NESTLERODE Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Hopper Nestlerode, 86, of Shelby, NC passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Services were held at Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church in Shelby. Burial was held in the church cemetery. Mrs. Nestlerode was preceded in death by her husband, Robert T. “Bob” Nestlerode; her parents, Earl Lance and Lillian Hardin Hopper; brother, Charles T. Hopper; sister, Myrna Joyce Hopper. She is survived by her son, Tommy Nestlerode and wife Diane of Shelby; a daughter, Joyce Howard of Greenwood, SC; brother Jimmy W. Hopper and wife Faye of Shelby; five grand- children; eleven great-grand- children; and one great- great-grandchild. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serv- ing the family. MAMIE PRUETT Mamie Lou Pruett, 69, of Casar, NC passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011. Service were held at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel, Fallston. Internment was held in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fallston. Mrs. Pruett was pre- ceded in death by her par- ents, Frank Jones and Jettie Bivins Jones; a son, Timothy Pruett; daughter-in-law Kimberly Hastings Pruett; three brothers, Gene, Ken and Larry Jones; and sister Ruby Martin. She is survived by two sons, Brian Pruett and wife Andrea of Cherryville and Mark Pruett and wife Ann of Casar and four grandchil- dren. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com EDITH ARROWOOD Edith “Kitty” Walker Arrowood, 85, of Shelby, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011. Services were held at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home. Burial was held in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Arrowood was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band, William B. Arrowood Jr.; her parents, and son, William B. Arrowood III. She is survived by her son, Dale Arrowood and wife Kim of Millville, N.J.; daughter Vivian Arrowood of Asheville; step brother Joel Page of Shelby; 4 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home in Shelby is serving the family. ANNA GRACE DURHAM Baby Anna GraceDurham, of Shelby, NC passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011. A graveside service was held at Cleveland Memorial Park. Anna is survived by her parents, Austin Lee Durham and Britany Idellis Franklin. Clay-Barnete Funeral Home is serving the family. EDITH ARROWOOD Edith “Kitty” Walker Arrowood, 85, of Shelby, NC passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011. Srvices were held at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home. Burial was in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Walker was preced- ed in death by her husband, William B. Arrowood, Jr. and her son, William B. Arrowood III and her parents. She is survived by her her son, Dale Arrowood and wife Kim of Millville, N.J.; daughter Vivian Arrowood of Asheville; step brother Joel Page of Shelby; 4 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. BOBBY GENE MULL Mr. Bobby Gene Mull, 77, of Forest City, NC passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011. Services were held at McKinney Memorial Chapel at McKinney- Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home. Burial was held at Cliffside Cemetery. Mr. Mull was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Bessie Fagan Mull and his sister, Diane Blankenship. He is survived by two sons, Randy Mull and wife Joyce of Mooresboro, NC and Sandy Mull and wife Kim of Forest City; a brother, Bud Mull of Greenville, SC; one sister-in-law, Helen Ruth Callahan of Cliffside; two sis- ters, Brenda Allen and Kathy Callahan, both of Shelby; 8 grandchildren and 10 great- grandchildren. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home is serv- ing the Mull family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com JOHNNIE RAY BARTEE Johnnie Ray Bartee, 78, of Cleveland County passed away on Friday, March 25, 2011. Services were held at Lavonia Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mr. Bartee was preceded in death by his wife Janet Yvonne Crane Bartee and his parents, John A. and Mary Maggie McCraw. He is survived by two daughters, Rhonda Childers and husband Ronnie of Dallas, NC; Rita Prince of Whitmire, SC; two sis- ters, Velia Humphries of Mooresboro; Ophelia McCraw and husband Elwyn and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Lavonia Baptist Church, 2841 Camp Creek Church Rd., Mooresboro, NC 28114. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home is serv- ing the family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com LOIS DIXON WRIGHT Lois Dixon Wright, 85, of Blacksburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 27, 2011. Services were held at Gordon Mortuary Chapel in Blacksburg, SC. Internment was in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Wright was preced- ed in death by her parents, Frank and Lillie Bolin Dixon of Blacksburg, SC and two brothers, Joe Dean Dixon and Jack Dixon of Blacksburg; one sister, Helen Bridges of Kings Mountain, NC. She is survived by three daughters, Linda Childers and husband Eddie of Hickory Grove, SC, Janice Taylor and husband Clarence of Gaffney, SC, Barbara Covington and husband Larry of Blacksburg, SC; one son, Terry Wright and wife Teresa of York, SC.; eight grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mildred Vinesett of Blacksburg, SC. Gordon Mortuary of Blacksburg, SC is serving the family. RONNY K. MARTIN Ronny K. Martin, 62, of Blacksburg, SC passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2011. Graveside ser- vices were held at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Martin served our country in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack Martin and Ollie M. Martin. He is survived by his twin brother Donny R. Martin; and brothers, James E. Martin of Kings Mountain, NC, Doyle Martin (Pat) of Blacksburg, and Hayes Martin of Gaffney; 2 sisters, Inez M. McCraw (Kenneth) of Blacksburg and Modenia M. Bolton (Don) of Union, SC; a sister-in-law, Janette Martin and a broth- er-in-law, Delmar Horne of Gaffney, SC. He is also sur- vived by several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Interim Healthcare Hospice, 775 Spartan Boulevard Suite 101, Spartanburg, SC 29301-9957 or to Hopewell Baptist Church Building Fund, 511 Old Chester Road, Blacksburg, SC 29702 or to a charity of one’s choice. Gordon Mortuary of Blacksburg, SC is serving the family. FLOYE MARTIN SOUTHARDS Floye Martin Southards, 89 of Lawndale, NC passed away on Sunday, March 27. Services were held at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel, Fallston, NC. Burial was held in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fallston, NC. Mrs. Southards was pre- ceded in death her hus- band, John Jackson “Jack” Southards; her parents, Clem Martin and Elsie Beam Martin; and brothers, Robert Martin and W.T. Martin and sister, Evelyn Parker. She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Bob and Becky Southards of Shelby, Joe and Evelyn Southards of Cherryville and Tom and Mary Southards of N. Canton, Ohio; three grand- children, Sabrina Southards- Schultes, Michael Southards and Nicole Southards Maarschalkerweerd; and sis- ter, Doyle Moore of Valdese. Memorials may be made to Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or to Lawndale Baptist Church, PO Box 126 Lawndale, NC 28090. Stamey Funeral Home is serving the family.