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Page 16 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, October 13-October 19, 2011 J.D. SMITH Mr. J.D. Smith, 81, of Rutherford County passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. A Celebration of Life service was held at chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home. Burial was held in Cleveland Memorial Park with military rites. Mr. Smith served our country in the U.S. Army dur- ing the Korean War and was a POW. He was preceded in death by his parents Frank Smith and Hester Smith Barner; a son, David W. Smith; broth- ers, Grady Smith, Clarence Smith, E. J. Smith, James Barner; and sister, Elsie Wines. He is survived by his lov- ing wife of 43 years, Carolyn Tesnear Smith; five chil- dren, Guyanne Smith Craig and husband Bobby of Rutherfordton, John F. Smith and wife Terry of Mooresboro, Susan Keever and husband Tommy of Rutherfordton, Dr. Renee Melton-Smith and husband Paul of Shelby, Joel Melton of Shelby; broth- er Donald Barner and wife Mozelle of Rutherfordton; twelve grandchildren; nine- teen great grandchildren; numerous nieces and neph- ews; special neighbor, Gene Ridings; special caregiver, Wanda Parker. Memorials may be made to Patterson Springs Baptist Church, 2107 Cleveland Avenue, Shelby NC, 28152. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory of Shelby is serving the family. DENNIS FLOYD BABB Mr. Dennis Floyd Babb, 69, of Ellenboro, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2011. A graveside ser- vice was held at Saturday, October 1, 2011. Mr. Babb was preceded in death by his parents Guy and Edith Bradford Babb and his son, James Allen Babb. He is survived by his wife, Frances Ann Fraley Babb; one son, Scott Wayne Babb; three brothers, David Babb of Elizabethton, TN; Leon Babb of Baltimore, MD and Don Babb of Everett, PA; and two grandchildren. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandreth&carrollfuneralhome.com OLIVIA "LIB" CARPENTER Miss Olivia "Lib" Carpenter, 85, of Cherryville, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2011. A graveside memorial service was held at Cherryville City Memorial Cemetery. Miss Carpenter was pre- ceded in death by her parents Monroe Carpenter and Jenny Bell London Carpenter; one brother and three sisters. She is survived by a daughter, Robin Carpenter and her husband Gabriel Forcier of Portland, OR; and nieces and nephews including James R. "Dick" Mauney and wife Linda of Cherryville. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 601 N. Pink St., Cherryville, NC 28021. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is serving the family. JOY KELLEY BRADLEY Mrs. Joy Kelley Bradley, 59 of Mooresboro, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2011. Services were held at Restoration Church of Forest City. Burial was held in Hicks Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Bradley was preced- ed in death by her parents, Walter and Sally Bohn Kelley and one son, Joseph Ruben Bradley. She is survived by her husband, John Bradley; two sons, Christopher Bradley and wife Staci of Columbia, and Shawn Bradley of Ellenboro; two daughters, Tamara Rape and husband Robert of Forest city and Tiana Waters of Spartanburg, SC; one brother, Steven Kelley of Mooresboro; one sister, Sally McCoy and hus- band Richard of Belmont; and twelve grandchildren. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC is serving the family. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandreth&carrollfuneralhome.com RONALD "RONNIE" LOWERY" Mr. Ronald "Ronnie" Lowery, 71 of Shelby, NC passed away on Monday, October 3, 2011. Services were held at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Burial was held in the church cemetery. Mr. Lowery served in the US Army as a military police officer. Mr. Lowery was preced- eded in death by his father, Mike Lowery. He is survived by his lov- ing wife of 45 years, Gwen Davis Lowery of the home; his mother Isabel Wright Lowery; son, Tony Lowery of Grover; daughter, Starr Lowery of VA., three broth- ers, Steven Lowery and wife Sadie, Reid Lowery and wife Kerry, Tommy Lowery and wife Amanda, all of Grover; four grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Memorials may be made to: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 2338 Pleasant Hill Church Rd., Shelby, NC 28152 or Hospice of Cleveland Co., 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. RALPH CARROLL RHONEY Mr. Ralph Carroll Rhoney, 72 of Vale, NC passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Services were held at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Vale, NC. Internment was held in the church cemetery. Mr. Rhoney was preceded in death by his parents, John Calvin and Buna Jeanette Rhoney; two brothers, Vernon Rhoney and Earl Rhoney; and one sister, Myrtle Rhoney Wellman. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ruth Willis Rhoney; two sons, Dan Rhoney of Atlanta, Georgia and Jim Rhoney and wife, Sandra of Vale; two grandchildren and a brother, Murl Rhoney of Vale. Memorials may be made to: Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 8840 Cooksville Road, Vale, NC 28168. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com GLADYS CARTER MCKNIGHT Mrs. Gladys Carter McKnight, 84, Shelby, NC passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Services were held at Lafayette Street United Methodist Church. Burial was held in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Carter was preced- ed in death by her husband, William Weldon McKnigh; her parents, AG and Eunice Darby Carter; two sons, Kenneth and Dennis McKnight; one grandson, Stephen Andrew McKnight; one son-in-law, Ben Smith; four brothers, Clem, Jimmy, Roy, and Frank Carter; and one sister, Retha Smith She is survived by one son, Stephen McKnight and wife Joyce of Shelby; one daughter, Rhonda Smith of Largo, FL; one daughter- in-law, Luann McKnight of Lawndale; two sisters, Margaret Drake of Charlotte NC, and Iola Sondermark of Charleston, SC; six grand- children; one step-grandchild; two great-grandchildren; one step great grandchild, and her good friend, Bill Lynn. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. JERRY WAYNE "DOUGHBOY" SMITH Mr. Jerry Wayne "Doughboy" Smith passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Services were held at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Kingston. Burial was held in the church cemetery. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his father, Henry Smith of Shelby and his half sister, Adrian Smith. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Houser Smith; his mother, Patricia Jarman Smith; daughter, Jennifer Smith of Kings Mountain; two step children, Latashia of Bessemer City and Kee of Gastonia; two grandchildren, Savannah Smith and Vinny; two brothers, Gene Smith of Forest City and Jimmy Smith of Kings Mountain; and sis- ter, Karen Murray of Kings Mountain. Memorials may be made to: 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 SYLVESTER BYRD Sylvester Byrd, 72, of Lawndale, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. A grave- side service was held at Olive Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Byrd was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd Franklin Byrd and Magiline Auton Byrd and a sister, Naomi Bivens. He is survived by his wife Sylvia Johnson Byrd; three sons, William Byrd, Bobby Byrd and David Byrd and wife, Michelle all of Lawndale; three grandchildren; and three sisters, Juanita Bowen, Margie Helms and Mary Jane Sisk all of Lincolnton. Memorials may be made to: American Heart Association, Memorial Processing Center, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216 or to Gideons International, PO Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214-0800. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com CLYDE EZRA CONNER Mr. Clyde Ezra Conner, 86 of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. A graveside service was held at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Wilmington, NC. Mr. Conner served our country in the US Air Force during World War II where he served as an aircraft mechanic in the 23rd Fighter Squadron. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie Pinkney Conner and Florence Morrison Conner. He is survived by Wife of 53 years: Joyce Price Conner, Kings Mountain, NC; sons, Mike Williamson and wife Pat, Mt. Holly, NC; Greg Conner, Atlanta, Georgia; daughter: Kathy Conner Henry and husband Chris, of Orcas Island, WA; broth- ers, James Bill Conner and wife Hazel, Greenville, SC; Gene Conner, Blacksburg, SC; sisters: Betty Bolin, Blacksburg, SC and Bonnie Collins, Blacksburg, SC and 2 grandchildren. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is serving the family. SARA MCGILL OLLIE Mrs. Sara McGill Ollie, 86 of Smyrna, SC passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2011. Services were held at Smyrna ARP. Internment was held in the Smyrna ARP Cemetery. Mrs. Ollie was preceded in death by her husband George Ollie; her parents, Jonathan Boyce McGill and Mabel Griffith McGill and three brothers, James McGill, David McGill, and Thomas McGill. She is survived by two sis- ters, Rachel McGill and Mary Lois McGill of the home. Memorials may be made to Smyrna ARP Cemetery Fund, Post Office Box 41, Smyrna, SC 29743. Gordon Mortuary of Blacksbury, SC is serving the family. MARY ELLEN FERGUSON BENNETT Mrs. Mary Ellen Ferguson Bennett, 89, of Bostic, NC passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2011. Services were held at Gantt's Grove Baptist Church. Burial was held in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bennett was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band, LeRoy Bennett and her parents, Ewell and Carri Hutchins Ferguson. She is survived by six children, Joe and Geneva Bennett of Mooresboro; Jim and Gwen Bennett of Ellenboro; Jerry and LouAnn Bennett of Ellenboro; Johnny and Barbara Bennett of Rutherfordton; Jack and Cathy Bennett of Forest City and Jeff Bennett of Forest City; one daughter, Joan Bennett Hutchins and hus- band Fred of Bostic; fifteen grandchildren and twenty- three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. McKinney-Landreth & Carrolll Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandreth&carrollfuneralhome.com ROBERT W. "BILL" MOSS, SR. Mr. Robert W. "Bill" Moss, Sr., 83, of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on October 7, 2011. Services were held at First Baptist Church. Internment was held Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain. Mr. Moss was preceded in death by his wife Betty Hayes Moss and brother, A tribute to those we have loved and lost. Rev. James Moss. He is survived by sons: Robert William Moss, Jr. and wife Luanne, Flower Mound, TX; Ernest Michael Moss and wife Connie, Concord, NC; Dr. David Scott Moss and wife Annette, Harrisburg, NC; Jeffrey Lynn Moss, Asheville, NC; daughter, Kimberly Moss Haynes and husband Dusty, Kings Mtn, NC; brother, Carl Moss, Indian Trail, NC; 9 grandchildren and 5 great- grandchildren. Memorials may be made to: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28201 or to First Baptist Church, 605 W. King Street, Kings Mtn., NC 28086. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is serving the family. EARL WILSON BAILES Mr. Earl Wilson Bailes, 67, of Lakewood Drive, passed away on Thursday September 8, 2011. Services were held at the chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Cremations. A private burial will be held at a later date. Mr. Bailes was preceded in death by his father,John Hyder and his grandparents, Tom and Mary Bailes. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Agnes Crowe Bailes; his mother, Grace Bailes Hyder; two daughters, Donna Plank of Rutherfordton, and Teresa Ray of Shelby; three broth- ers, Steve Hyder and Debbie, Wayne Hyder and Lisa, and Mack Hyder and Darlene; a sister, Virginia Abernathy and Stan; Grandchildren, Andrew Plank, Dylan Ray, and Kristin Plank; and special family friend Laura Davis. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family. MAE DEAN CANIPE SMITH Mrs. Mae Dean Canipe, Smith of Bostic and formerly of Shelby, NC passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2011. Services were held at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel, Fallston. She was preceded in death her husband Howard Smith; her parents, Bert and Carrie Mae Canipe; and four brothers, Walter Canipe, John Canipe, Raymond Canipe and Charles V. Canipe. She is survived by two sons, Glenn L. Bridges and wife Betty of Ellenboro and Charles W. Bridges and wife Linda of Polkville; stepson, Don Smith of Morganton; six grandchildren; 12 great- Continued On Page 29 Stamey Funeral Home 846 E. Stagecoach Trail • Fallston, NC 28042 PO Box 639 • Fallston, NC 28042 Providing Service With Dignity www.stameyfuneralhome.com Owned By Doug Tysinger Judy Tysinger Phone 704-538-8631