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Page 12 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, October 20-October 26, 2011 A tribute to those we have loved and lost. MARY ELLEN FERGUSON BENNETT Mrs. Mary Ellen Ferguson Bennett, 89 of Bostic, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2011. Services were held at Gantt's Grove Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bennett was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band, LeRoy Bennett and her parents, Ewell and Carrie Hutchins Ferguson. She is survived by six children, Joe and Geneva Bennett of Mooresoro; 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-great grandchil- dren. 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.mckinneylandreth&carrollfuneralhome.com GERALD FRANKIN TILLEY Mr. Gerald Franklin Tilley, 73, of Boiling Springs, NC passed away on Friday, October 7, 2011. A memorial service was held at Boiling Springs Baptist Church. Mr. Tilley served our coun- try in the US Navy for four years. He was pre- ceded in death by his par- ents, Lawrence Nichols Tilley and Alma Aycock Tiller and his brother, Nelson Bowles Tilley. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Charlotte Tilley of the home; daughters: Lee Ann Walsh of Raleigh; Christine Tilley-Hatcher of Shelby five grandchildren; a sister, Brenda Moore and husband, Doug Epping, New Hampshire; a brother, Donnie Tilley and wife Jean of Bahama, NC; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, neph- ews and cousins. Memorials may be made to: Baptist Men of North Carolina, PO Box 1107, Cary, NC 27512-1107. Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory of Shelby is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.clevelandfuneralservice.com TIMOTHY JACK "TJ" HILLEY Mr. Timothy Jack "TJ" Hilley, 53, of Kings Mountain, NC died October 8, 2011. Services were held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel. Mr. Hilley served our country in the US Air Force, and received an Air Force Commendation Medal. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Karen Anderson Hilley of Kings Mtn. NC; sons: Derek C. Hilley of Grover, NC; William Sean Hilley, of Albemarle, NC; his parents, William H. Hilley, Jr. and Sylvia King Hilley of Greenwood, SC; maternal grandmother, Myrtle E. King of Greenwood, SC; a sister, Lisa Hilley Pileggi and husband David, Greenwood, SC; and beloved nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to: Group Home for the Autistic, 112 Linwood Drive, Albemarle, NC 28001. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is serving the family. BILLIE "GOAT" WAYNE TOWERY Mr. Billie "Goat" Wayne Towery, 56, of Connelly Springs, NC passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2011. Services were held at Carpenters Grove Church, Lawndale. Mr. Towery was preceded in death by his wife, Deborah Turner Towery and his par- ents, John Henry Towery and Annie Maude Smith Towery. He is survived by two daughters, Kelly Towery of Morganton and Joanie Towery of Connelly Springs; stepson, Eric Turner of Lawndale; two grandchil- dren; three brothers, Fred Towery of Connelly Springs, Pinkney Towery of Connelly Springs, and Calvin Towery of Connelly Springs; and three sisters, Reba Towery Garland of Morganton, Jean Towery of Connelly Springs, and Muriel Towery Tallent of Lawndale. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com REV. DR. JOHN D. MAUNEY Rev. Dr. John D. Mauney Jr., passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2011. Services were held at St. John's Lutheran Church. Internment was held in Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, NC. Dr. Mauney was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Emma Cobb Mauney; his par- ents, Rev. John D. Mauney Sr., and wife, Bessie Miller Frantz Mauney; his daugh- ter, Margaret Mauney; sis- ters, Dorothy Mauney Brown, Margaret Mauney, Mary Vera Mauney, Elizabeth Mauney Blythe and a brother, Rev. Luther Mauney, Sr. He is survived by three sons, Dr. John David Mauney III and wife, Ann Anderson Mauney of Raleigh; Professor William M. Mauney and wife, Elaine Cook Mauney of Newton and Richard B. Mauney and wife, Mary Dunn Mauney of Asheville. He also leaves behind 10 grandchildren; 9 great-grand- children and one brother, Rev. Marshall F. Mauney of Norfolk, Virginia. Memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church Building Fund, PO Box 100, Cherryville, NC 28021 or to the new Chapel Fund, Lenoir- Rhyne University, PO Box 7350, Hickory, NC 28603. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com WILLIAM BAXTER CRAFT Mr. William Baxter Craft, 84, of Moore's Chapel Rd. passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2011. A graveside service was held at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Shelby with Masonic Rites. Mr. Craft served our coun- try in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by his wife Eula Mae Falls Craft; his parents, John Wesley Craft and Maude Harrelson Craft; his step- mother, Estelle Murray Craft; sister, Elisabeth Craft Odell; two brothers, John W. Craft, Jr. and Kenneth Lavery; and a nephew, John K. Craft. Memorials may be made to Honduras Missions, c/o Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 112 Mt. Zion Church Road, Cherryville, NC 28021. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com LUTHER PHILIP BAKER, III Mr. Luther Philip Baker, III, 59, of Kings Mountain NC passed away on Monday, October 10, 2011. Services were held at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Internment was held in Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, NC. Mr. Baker was preceded in death by his father, Luther Philip Baker, Jr. and grand- parents, Dr. and Mrs. L.P. Baker, Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hughes. He is survived by his mother, Ruby Hughes Baker, Kings Mtn. NC; sister, Mary Ellen Abernathy of Grover, NC; a niece; two aunts; one uncle and numerous cousins and many life-long friends. Memorials may be made to: Hospice of Cleveland Co, KM Hospice House, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or Resurrection Lutheran Church, 600 Crescent Circle, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is serving the family. HAZEL KING WEBSTER Mrs. Hazel King Webster, 80 of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on Monday, October 10, 2011. Services were held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel. Internment was held in Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia. Mrs. Webster was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band, Daniel Webster, Sr.; her parents, Ullis and Lela Barnett King; and her brother Norman King. She is survived by a son, George Daniel "Danny" Webster, Jr. and Donna of N. Wilkesboro, NC; daugh- ters, Doris Tisinger and husband Jim of Cornelius, NC; Amanda W. Smith and husband Bernard Smith, Jr. of Midland, NC; three grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain, NC is serv- ing the family. DOROTHY MAE MURPHY PROFFITT Mrs. Dorothy Mae Murphy Proffitt, 91, of Kings Mountain, NC died October 10, 2011. Services were held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel. Internment was held in Lakeside Cemetery, Locust Bayou, AR. Mrs. Proffit was preceded in death by her husband, Omett M. Proffitt; her par- ents, James Thomas Murphy and Daisy M. Floyd Murphy; three brothers and one sis- ter. She is survived by sons: Wendell S. Proffitt of Richmond, VA; Steve M. Proffitt and wife Diane of Kings Mtn. NC; a sister: Leona M. Powell of Camden, AR; five Grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Harris Funeral Home is serving the family. BLAIR W. PROPST Mr. Blair W. Propst, Sr., 68, of Cherryville, NC passed away on Monday, October 10, 2011. Services were held at Second Baptist Church, Cherryville. Burial was held in Cherryville City Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Propst was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Auten Propst Collier and stepfather, R.L. Collier. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Jane Grant Propst of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Blair W. "Billy" Propst, Jr. and Tonya; daughter and son-in-law, Marci P. Love and Terry, all of Cherryville; two sisters, Karen Collier of Mooresville and Donna Melton of Clover, SC; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Second Baptist Church, 201 Houser St., Cherryville, NC 28021. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com GROVER HOYLE "H.T." TATE Mr. Grover "HT" Tate, 77, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. A Celebration Of Life Service was held at Webb Chapel of First Baptist Church in Shelby. Burial fol- lowed at Cleveland Memorial Park. Mr. Tate was preceded in death by his parents, Grover Hoyle and Mallie Hamrick Tate. He is survived by his loving wife, Martha Upton Tate; daughter, Vivian Tate Cordle and husband David of Greenville, SC; two grandchil- dren; three sisters, Frances and Troy Murray of Spindale, NC, Carolyn and Paul Upton of Forest City, NC, and Lucy Jane Neal of Olney, MD; and many cherished family mem- bers, friends, and neighbors. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serv- ing the family. THOMAS "TOMMY" ALTON IVEY Thomas "Tommy Alton Ivey", 70 of Gastonia, NC passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. Graveside services were held at Mountain Rest Cemetery. Mr. Alton served our coun- try in the US Air Force for 20 years. He was pre- ceded in death by his father, Thomas Alton Ivey and his daughter, Sarah Ann Ivey He is survived by his wife, Sophia Melamdianaki Ivey, Gastonia, NC; his mother: Sarah Hord Ivey, Kings Mtn. NC; daughters, Lea McGraw and husband Robert of Gastonia, NC; Caroline Lopez and husband Petro, of Waldorf, MD; Tami Jones and husband Russell, Gastonia, NC; sister, Judy Ivey Robbs, and husband Eddie of Kings Mtn. NC and 5 grandchildren. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is serving the family. MASSIE LOVELACE Mrs. Massie Lovelace, 81 passed away on Wednesday October 12, 2011. Services were held at John Knox Presbyterian Church in Shelby. Mrs. Lovelace was preced- ed in death by her parents, William Cary and Virginia Elsie Roberts Eubanks. She is survived by her loving and devoted hus- band of 35 years, Harold Lovelace; three daughters, Neda Conner of Lexington Va. Nica Kincer of Roanoke Va., and Lisa Baffoni of Huntersville; a sister, Francis Curd of Fort Myers Beach Fl.; Four grandsons and six great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to John Knox Presbyterian Church, 610 Charles Road Shelby NC. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family. BETTY MCDANIEL BRIDGES Mrs. Betty McDaniel Bridges, 84 of Shelby, NC passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Services were held at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in the Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. McDaniel was pre- ceded in death by her lov- ing husband of 53 years, William Howard Bridges; her parents, Phifer Clement and Mary Edwards McDaniel; a son, Billy Bridges; and great grandson, Elizah Floyd. She is survived by her daughter, Sue Floyd and husband Gary of the home; two sisters, Faye Dixon and Doris Bridges, both of Shelby; two grandchildren, Jason Floyd and wife Lynne, Julie Crotts and husband Scott, all of Shelby and five grandchil- dren. Memorials may be made to: Hoyle Memorial U.M.C., 1741 Fallston Rd., Shelby, NC 28150 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. AILEEN DELORES WIGGINS THOMPSON Ms. Aileen Delores Wiggins Thompson, 46, of Gaffney, SC passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Graveside services were held at Oakland Cemetery. Mrs. Wiggins was preced- ed in death by her father, James Clifford Wiggins. She is survived by her mother, Mary Ellen Gordon Wiggins of Gaffney; three sons, James Daniel Mathis of Blacksburg, George Winfred Mathis of the home, Robert Adam Mathis of Gaffney; one daughter, Heather Mathis Childers of Gaffney; two broth- ers, Terry Wayne Wiggins of Gaffney and Ronald Lee Graves of Shelby, NC; three sisters, Joyce Ann Earls of Boiling Springs, NC, Kaye Gibson of Fingerville, SC, and Myrtle Bell of Kings Mountain, NC.; and one grandchild. Gordon Mortuary of Blacksburg, SC is serving the family. Continued On Page 13 Serve one another with the gifts each of you received, thus becoming good managers of the varied graces of God. (1 Peter 4:10) MOMS IN TOUCH Meets For One Hour Weekly To Pray For Your Child, Their School And Teachers To Find Out How To Join A Group Log On To: momsintouch.org Or Contact Carolyn Henwood 704-482-4142 We Are Praying That Every School In Cleveland County Be Covered By A Moms In Touch Group WHO IS IT FOR? Moms In Touch International was established to encourage mothers and others to meet and to pray regularly for children and schools from Kindergarten through college. Because our desire is to meet the needs of all moms, the following groups have been formed: •HOME SCHOOL •PRESCHOOL •WORKING MOMS •SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN •PRODIGALS •GRANDMOTHERS •TEACHERS •CAREER (Mother's With Children inCollege Or Work) •ADOPT A CHILD (A Woman With No Children, A Grandmother Or Any Woman Willing To Be Committed To Pray For A Particular Child