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Page 16 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, December 1-December 7, 2011 A tribute to those we have loved and lost. RUSSELL H. DURHAM Mr. Russell H. Durham, 91, of Polk County passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2011. Services were held at Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory. Burial was held at Cleveland Memorial Park. Mr. Durham served our coun- try in the U.S. Air Force. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Durham and Josie Henderson Durham; his wife, Jean Melinda Brantley Durham; brothers, Homer Durham, Horace Durham and Jervey Durham; sisters, Edith Foster and Leona McIntyre. He is survived by sons, Brant Durham of Shelby; Steve Durham and wife Glenda of Gastonia; a brother, Burley Durham of Tryon; sisters, Louise Foster and Geneva Cochran of Columbus; a special friend for many years, Linda Putnam of Shelby 2 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory of Shelby is serving the family. LARRY WAYNE GIBSON Mr. Larry Wayne Gibson, 60 of Lyman, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2011. A Celebration Of Life Service was held at McKinney Memorial Chapel. Mr. Gibson was preced- ed in death by his parents, Farley Esco Gibson and Helen Eisenhower Gibson. He is survived by his daughter, Heather Gibson of Asheville; one stepson, Jason Gowan; one step- daughter, Kim Gowan; one brother, Foy Gibson of Spindale; one sister, Elaine Frashier; two grandchil- dren, Aniya Warren and Ava Warren. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home is serving the Cox Family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandreth&carrollfuneralhome.com BARRY DEAN LEWIS Mr. Barry Dean Lewis, 51, Forest City, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2011. A Celebration of Life Service was held at A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel. Mr. Lewis was preced- ed in death by his father, Charles Edgar Lewis and one brother, David G. Lewis. He is survived by his mother, Virginia Dobbins Lewis of Forest City; two brothers, William A. Lewis of Forest City and Robert C.Lewis of Ellenboro. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home is serving the Cox Family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandreth&carrollfuneralhome.com PETE STAMEY Mr. David Milton "Pete" Stamey, 72 of Polkville, NC passed away on Friday, November 18, 2011. A Celebration Of Life Service was held at Polkville United Methodist Church. Mr. Stamey served our country as a Staff Sergeant in the US Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wyatt Milton Stamey and Gazzie Lena White Stamey and a sister, Mary Ann Hall. He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Nancy Williamson Stamey; two sons, Hunter Stamey and wife, Lara of Greensboro and Alan Stamey of Polkville; brother, Jim Stamey and wife, Ruth of Polkville and a number of nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to: Polkville United Methodist Church, PO Box 9, Polkville, NC 28136. Stamey Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com EUNICE PAGE BUFF Mrs. Eunice Page Buff, 88, of Casar passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2011. Services were held at Pisgah Baptist Church. Burial was held in the church cem- etery. Mrs. Buff was preceded in death by her husband, Junior Cleveland "J.C." Buff; her parents, Charlie A. Page and Maudie Johnson Page and two sisters, Nell P. White and Annabell Morgan. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Robert William "Bill" and Joy Buff of Gastonia; daughter and son- in-law, Andrea and Jerald Norman of Casar; 4 grand- children, and 4 great grand- children. Memorials may be made to Pisgah Baptist Church, PO Box 388, Casar, NC 28020. Stamey Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com JOHNNY LYNN PARKER Mr. Johnny Lynn Parker, 63, of Crouse, NC passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2011. Services were held at Crouse United Methodist Church. Burial was held at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church cem- etery in Lincolnton with military honors provided by Cherryville American Legion Post 100. Mr. Parker served our country in the US Army dur- ing Vietanam. Mr. Parker was preceded in death by his parents, D.W. Parker and Verna Lee Ingram Parker. He is survived by his son Brandon Parker and wife Jennifer; a brother Danny Parker and wife Glinda all of Vale; a sister Wanda Baucom and husband Gene of Denver and one granddaughter. Memorials may be made to Gaston Hospice, PO Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28053 Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is serving the family. IRENE LOWMAN Mrs. Catherine Irene Deal Lowman, 98, of Kings Mountain (formerly of Shelby) passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011. Services were held at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel in Fallston. Mrs. Lowman was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band, Ross Lowman; her par- ents, Sydney Deal and Bealie Shuford Deal; sons, Bill Lowman and Bob Lowman and wife Janie; brothers, Willie Deal, Ernest Shuford and Charles Deal; sisters, Brenee Yancey, Cleo Church, Ruth Cook and Anna Goins and granddaughter, Lela Jane Lowman. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Russell and Hilda Lowman of Ellenboro, Ruffus and Sally Lowman of Newberry, SC, Roy and Bertha Jane Lowman of Shelby; daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret and Ken Strickland and Cathi and Dennis Johnson all of Shelby; 8 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Memorial may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Stamey Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com CHARLES RICHARD JEWELL Mr. Charles Richard Jewell, 74 of Mooresboro, NC passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2011. Graveside servic- es were held at Mt. Hope Cemetery of Shiloh, OH. Mr. Jewell was preceded in death by his loving wife in 1988, Eleanor Miller Jewell; his parents, George and Sarah Gibson Jewell; daugh- ter, Lana Leeth; grandson, Jermiah Leeth; two half broth- ers, Williams Leon Jewell and James Jewell; four sisters; Hazel Amburgy, Gertrude Pruitt, Nora Lee Rice, and Judy McCoy. He is survived by his son, Stephen Jewell of Galion, OH; four daughters, Lisa Banks and husband Donald of Bucyrus, OH, Loretta Mills and husband Greg of Shelby, NC, Lori Methany of Shelby, OH, Lynn McKee and husband Robert of Upper Sandusky, OH; two sisters, Naomi Holiday and Leona Holiday and husband Virgil, all of Shelby, NC; son-in-law, Douglas Leeth of Lawndale, NC; 14 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. ETHEL CARTER HARTMAN Mrs. Ethel Carter Hartman, 89 of Gastonia, NC passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2011. Services were held at Penelope Baptist Church in Hickory. Internment was held in Catawba Memorial Park in Hickory. Mrs. Hartman was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band, Theodore F. Hartman; his parents, Clarence and Zula Pruett Carter; a brother, Hazel Carter; sister, Pauline Keller. She is survived one daughter, Shirley B. Whisnant of Stacy, NC; three grandchil- dren; three great grandchil- dren; two great-great grand- children and many nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to The Salvation Army, 4335 Stuart Andrew Blvd. Ste 120 Charlotte, NC 28217. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain, NC is serving the family. JAMES EDWARD GREENE Mr. James Edward Greene, 64, of Grover, NC passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2011. A Memorial Service was held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel. Internment was held in Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain. Mr. Greene was preced- ed in death by his parents, Charlie Weldon and Girleen Hullender Greene. He is survived by a daugh- ter, April G. Williams and husband Junior of Kings Mtn, NC; brother, Elvin Greene of Kings Mountain, NC; sis- ter Dottie Greene Harmon of Kings Mountain, NC and 4 grandchildren. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain, NC is serv- ing the family. KATHY ROSS PUTNAM Mrs. Kathy Ross Putnam, 65 of Blacksburg, SC passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2011. Services were held at Blacksburg A.R.P. Church. Mrs. Putnam was preced- ed in death by her parents, Ben Anderson and Norma Aileen Cowart Ross. She is survived by her husband, Harold Putnam of the home and four sisters, Bennie Ross of Gaffney, Patti Major of Blacksburg, Jeanne Davis of Gaffney, and Susie McAbee of Kingstree. Memorials may be made to Blacksburg A.R.P. Church, 108 South Chester Street, Blacksburg, SC 29702. Gordon Mortuary of Blacksburg, SC is serving the family. HOLLAND ARNOLD "ARNIE" HORN, JR. Mr. Holland Arnold "Arnie" Horn, Jr., 67 of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on Monday, November 21, 2011. Services were held at Oak Grove Baptist Church. Internment was held in the church cemetery. Mr. Horn was preceded in death by his father, Holland Arnold Horn, Sr. and his son, Randy Horn. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Janice Ware Horn of Kings Mtn. NC; his mother, Margaret Huffstetler Horn of Kings Mtn. NC; Sons: Tony Horn and wife Kim of Kings Mtn. NC ; Brian Horn and fiancé Dustie of Kings Mtn. NC; daughter, Sandy Horn and fiancé Wade, of Hampstead, NC; daugh- ter-in-law, Sharon Horn of Kings Mtn. NC; brothers, Rev. Donald Horn and wife Shirley, Surf City, NC; sister, Saundra Horn of Kings Mtn. NC ; 8 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is serving the family. THOMAS RICHARD CHERRY Mr. Thomas Richard Cherry, 57 of Lawndale, NC passed away on Monday, November 21, 2011. A Memorial Service will be held at Mr. Cherry's home in Lawndale at a later date. Mr. Cherry served our country in the US Marines. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cherry and Betty Mull Cherry Haze. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Sue Bridges Cherry, of the home; step-father Wally Haze of Statesville; four sons, Brian Cherry of Shelby, Richie Cherry of Mt. Holly, Ben Shook of Iron Station and Robert Shook of Patterson Springs; one brother, Scott Cherry of High Point; and seven grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Stamey~Cherryville Fun- eral Home, PO Box 427 Cherryville, NC 28021 to help with funeral expenses. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is serving the family. JAMES P. MARTIN Mr. James P. Martin, 80 of Blacksburg, SC passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. Services were held at Clingman Memorial Gardens. Mr. Martin was preceded in death by his wife, Flora Bolton Martin and his par- ents, James Edward; Victoria Peterson Martin and one brother, James Ray Martin. He is survived by one daughter, Lynn M. Poole and husband, Bill, of Gaffney, SC; one son, Doyle Lane Martin and wife, Linda, of Blacksburg, SC; six grand- children; eleven great- grandchildren; three sisters: Isabell Redmon of Gaffney, SC; Vera Jean Martin of Blacksburg, SC, and Selma Hambright of Blacksburg, SC; and one brother, Dewey Martin of Blacksburg, SC. Memorials may be made to Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home, 686 Jeff Davis Drive, Spartanburg, SC, 29303. White Columns is serving the family. DEVER LANE PINSON Mr. Dever Lane Pinson, 94 of Rutherfordton, NC passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. Services were held at A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel. Burial was held at Rutherford County Memorial Chapel. Mr. Pinson served our country in WWII and received 5 bronze stars. Mr. Pinson was preceded in death by his first wife, Rossie Pinson; his second wife, Jewell Odom Pinson and his parents, John and Pearl Pritchard Pinson. He is survived by his care-giver, Louisa Price of Ellenboro. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, PO Box 880, Forest City, NC 28043. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home is serving the Cox Family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandreth&carrollfuneralhome.com BETTY JEAN HICKS LEDBETTER Mrs. Betty Jean Hicks Ledbetter, 79 of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. A memorial service was held at Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church. Mrs. Hicks was preceded in death by her husband, John David Ledbetter, Sr and her parents, James Miles and Viola Morris Hicks. She is survived by her sons, Dennis Ledbetter and wife Lisa of Kings Mtn. NC; John David Ledbetter, Jr. and wife Linda, Kings Mtn. NC; daughter, Sheila Dallas of Michigan; 2 brothers and 2 sisters and 5 grandchildren. and numerous great and great-great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to: Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, 618 Chestnut Ridge Church Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Harris Funeral Home is serving the family. NELLENA JONES LOY Mrs. Nellena Jones Loy, 95 of Shelby, NC passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2011. A graveside service was held at Sunset Cemetery. Continued On Page 30 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