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Page 16 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, November 10-November 16, 2011 A tribute to those we have loved and lost. ARNOLD WRAY Mr. Arnold Wray, 77, of Shelby, passed away on Sunday, October 30. Services were held at Faith Baptist Church. Burial was held in the church cemetery. Mr. Wray was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Barbara Martin Wray; three sisters; Kathleen Hughley, Brenda Lovelace, and Edith Geraldine Wray; two brothers, Marion and Donald Wray; and daughter in law, Mary Wray. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Louise Hamrick Wray; daughter, Barbara Martin and husband James of Shelby; three sons, Steve Wray and wife Wanda of Kings Mountain, Dale Wray, and Joe Wray, both of Shelby; two brothers, Gene Wray and wife Priscilla, and Frank Wray and wife Judy, all of Shelby; Six grandsons; and 17 great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to: Faith Baptist Church, 2738 S. Post Rd., Shelby, NC 28152 Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. CARL GOLD MARTIN Mr. Carl Gold Martin, age 89, of Shelby, NC passed away on Sunday October 30, 2011. Memorial services were held at Webb Chapel of First Baptist Church. A private burial was held at Zion Baptist Church. Mr. Martin served our country in the U.S. Navy dur- ing WWII and received the Asiatic-Pacific medal with 8 battle stars. He also served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and received the Philippine Liberation Medal. Mr. Martin was preceded in death by his first wife, Sadie Clark Martin; his par- ents, Marcus and Mittie Gold Martin; a brother, Randolph Martin; and a sister, Margaret Barnhart. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Louise "Weasy" Horn Martin; three sons, Mike Martin and wife Jo of Greer SC, Tim Martin and wife Carol of Fort Collins Colorado, and Mal Martin and wife Melinda of Raleigh. Four Step-daughters, Patricia Noggle and husband Danny, Elizabeth "Bit" Ray and hus- band Dwayne, and Jane Hamrick all of Shelby and Kathy Condie and husband Scott of Ridgeland SC.; a brother, George Martin and wife Katheryn of Shelby; twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to charity of the donor's choice. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serv- ing the family. FRANK EDWIN MILLER, JR. Mr. Frank Edwin Miller, Jr., 94, of Cherryville, passed away Monday, October 31, 2011. A Celebration of Life Service was held at Hull's Grove Baptist Church in Vale. Mr. Miller was preceded in death by his wife Sylvia Callow Miller; his parents, Frank E. Miller, Sr. and Marion Johnson Miller; three brothers, Paul, Roy, and Robert Miller; grandson, Scotty Miller and one great- grandson. He is survived by his son, Brian Miller and wife Mary of Cherryville; daughter, Claudia Wood and husband Peter of Iron Station; two sisters, Margaret Garrett and Ruth Cassavant of MA; 6 grandchildren; 9 great grand- children and 1 great-great grandson. Memorials may be made to National Alzheimers Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com MR. HARLAN DEAN HOWELL Mr. Harlan Dean Howell, 68, of Cherryville, NC, passed away Monday, October 31, 2011. Services were held at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Burial was held in the church cemetery with military hon- ors provided by Cherryville American Legion Post 100. Mr. Howell served our country in the US Army as a military policeman during Vietnam. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Dean Howell. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Kay Carpenter Howell of the home; his moth- er, Willie Sue Engle Howell; two sons Richard Howell of Lincolnton and Sidney Howell and wife Brittany of Stallings; five brothers, Gerald Howell and Steve Howell of Cherryville, Darrell Howell of Waco, Garry Howell and Randy Howell of Shelby and a sister Kim Howell Davis of Troutman; two grandchildren, Sophie and Olivia Howell. Memorials may be made to St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1203 St. Mark's Church Road, Cherryville, NC 28021 or to Kings Mountain Hospice House 321 Kings Mountain Blvd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is serving the family. BOBBY GENE PUTNAM Mr. Bobby Gene Putnam, 82 of Lawndale, NC passed away on Monday, October 31, 2011. Services were held at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was held in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mr. Putnam was preced- ed in death by his parents, Spurgeon Britton and Maggie Lee Bridges Putnam; and his brother, Don Putnam. He is survived by loving wife, Mary Floyd Putnam, of the home; son, Wayne Putnam and wife Peggy; daughter, Jean Putnam Horne and husband Chris, all of Shelby, two step-sons, Ronnie King and wife Joyce of Lawndale, Alan King of Casar; two brothers, Billy Putnam and wife Bonnie of Shelby, Gary Putnam and wife Linda of Lawndale; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to: St. Peters U.M.C, 6443 Fallston Rd., Lawndale, NC 28090. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. JERRY LEE DUGGER Jerry Lee Dugger, 67 of Forest City, passed away on Tuesday, November 1. Services were held at McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home. Mr. Dugger was preceded in death by his parents, Fonnie and Hazel Sparks Dugger; his first wife of 35 years, Jean Ann Dugger; one son, Paul Wilson Dugger; one sister, Polly Dugger; one grand- daughter, Theresa Dugger. He is survived by his second wife, Evelyn Martin Dugger; one son, Avery Dugger of Columbus, OH; four daughters, Michelle Demko, Carol Gundy, Angela Greer, all of Columbus, OH and Polly Maltba of Marion, NC; one step-daughter, Deborah Stephens of Charlotte, NC; two brothers, Darold Dugger of Columbus, OH and Ivan Dugger; twelve grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC is serving the family. PETER PHILLIP (PETE) SELLERS Peter Phillip (Pete) Sellers, 78, of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. Services were held at Stamey- Cherryville Funeral Home. Burial was in Mary's Grove UMC Cemetery. Mr. Sellers was preced- ed in death by his parents, Schenck Sellers and Allene Sneed Sellers and a brother, John Sellers. He is survived by his sister and caretaker, Mary Sellers of Kings Mountain; three broth- ers, Wayne Sellers, Gene Sellers and Nelson Sellers, all of Kings Mountain. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Gaston County, PO Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is serving the Sellers family. MAUNITTE WHITEHEAD HASTINGS Mrs. Maunitte Whitehead Hastings, 93, of, Polkville, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2011. Services were held at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel, Fallston. Mrs. Hastings was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band Perlie Leon Hastings; her parents, James Thomas Whitehead and Stella Mae Jackson Whitehead; four brothers, Hugh Whitehead and wife Elsie, Virgil Whitehead and wife Virginia, Bobby Whitehead and wife Helen, and Charles Whitehead; and three sisters, Ruby "Sis" Whitehead, Marie Whitehead Combs; and Teresa Whitehead. She is survived by her daughter, Pearleen Hastings and husband Larry of Polkville, sister, Florence W. Ragan and husband John E. Ragan, Jr. of Charlotte; sis- ter-in-law, Myrtle Whitehead, Kannapolis; special friends, Ellen Cook, Mary Whisnant, Peggy Holtzclaw, Ruth Proctor Lytle, Jean Cook Pittman, and Shirley Benton; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to, Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or to Clover Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Dawn Cape, 112 Newton Park Dr, Casar, NC 28020. Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston is serving the fam- ily. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com OCIE LOUISE WRAY Mrs. Ocie Louise Wray, 73, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. Services were held at Faith Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Wray was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold Wray; her parents, Graham and Rosie lee Thomas Hamrick; daughter in law Mary Wray; two broth- ers, Graham Hamrick Jr., Robert Hamrick; and sister Bessie Goins. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Martin and husband James of Shelby; three sons, Steve Wray and wife Wanda of Kings Mountain, Dale Wray, and Joe Wray, both of Shelby; five sisters, Faye Mullinax and husband John of Gaffney, Ellen Quinn, Margaret Martin and husband James, all of Rock Hill, Mildred Williams and husband Rodney of Charlotte, Hilda Elliott and husband Bob of Polkville; brother Dennis Hamrick and wife Carolyn of Polkville; Six grandsons; and 17 great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to: Faith Baptist Church, 2738 S. Post Rd., Shelby, NC 28152. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. ESPER LERO HUDSON Mr. Esper Lero Hudson, 87, of Casar, passed away Thursday, November 3. Services were held at Hudson Memorial Baptist Church in Lawndale. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mr. Hudson was preced- ed in death by his parents, William Lawson Hudson and Prudie Page Hudson; three brothers, three sisters and a granddaughter. He is survived by his wife of fifty-three years, Geraldine Ramsey Hudson; sons and daughter-in-law, Gary and Susan Hudson of North Brook and Tony Hudson of Casar; daughters and sons- in-law, Toddie and William White of Casar, Rebecca and Robert Townsend of George Hildebran, Brenda and Jim Herring, Boiling Springs and Doris Hudson of Rutherfordton; broth- ers, Jasper Hudson of Rutherfordton and Buren Hudson of Gainsville, Georgia; ten grandchildren and three great grandchil- dren. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com ANNISSA DWAN NIX Mrs. Annisa Dwan Nix, 40, of Forest City, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2011. A Celebration of Life service was held at Grays Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Nix was preceded in death by grandparents, Bobby Waters, J.C. and Lula Belle Nix. She is survived by her parents, Harold and Dianne Waters Nix of Forest City; one brother, Shawn Nix and wife Danielle of Forest City; grandmother, Irene Waters of Forest City; one niece, Alexis Nix of Georgia and four nephews. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or Rutherford County Humane Society, 531 Railroad Ave., Forest City, NC 28043. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC is serving the family. BETTY RAY NEWTON PEELER Mrs. Betty Ray Newton Peeler, 78, of Casar, tran- sitioned to heaven Friday, November 4, 2011. Services were held at Stamey Funeral Home chapel. Burial was held in the church cemetery. Mrs. Newton was pre- ceded in death by her her husband, Kenneth Edward Peeler; parents, Joseph Clyde Newton and Mittie Mozelle Buff Newton and two broth- ers, Billy Newton and Bobby Newton. She is survived by a son, Todd Peeler of Shelby; a daughter, Bev Sauder of Adairsville, Georgia and a grandson, Kyle Williams. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby NC 28150. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com YATES JOE SHYTLE Mr. Yates Joe Shytle, 77, passed away Friday, November 4 . Services were held at Polkville Baptist Church. Burial was held in the church cemetery. Mr. Shytle was preced- ed in death by his parents, Paul Yates Shytle and Daisy Catherine Ledford Shytle and a brother-in-law, Lee Roy Bumgardner. He is survived by one brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Linda Shytle; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruby and Shannon White and Ethel and C.J. (Pete) Pedersen all of Polkville; many nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Polkville Baptist Church, PO Box 245, Polkville, NC 28136 or to the charity of the donors choice. Stamey Funeral Home of Fallston, NC is serving the family. Helping to ensure that the life you have built never has to change. • Life Insurance & Annuities • Critical Illness Insurance* • Medical Insurance** • Mortgage Protection For the Lord is God, and he created the heavens and earth and put everything in place. He made the world to be lived in, not to be a place of empty chaos. - Isaiah 45:18 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