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Page 14 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, February 2-February 8, 2012 A tribute to those we have loved and lost. NELLIE THRIFT Nellie Mae Ellison Thrift, 82, of Shelby, NC passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2012. Services were held at Lutz-Austell Funeral Home. Internment followed in Sunset Cemetery. Mrs. Thrift was preceded in death by her husband, Ed Thrift; her parents, Ervin and Bertha Ellison; brothers, James and Melvin Ellison; and great-grandchild, Hunter Collings. She is survived by her sons, Ted Thrift and wife Susan, and James Thrift of Shelby; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Doyle and Martha Ellison, Alvin and Niki Ellison, and Tommy Ellison; four sisters and brothers- in-law, Edith and Wayne Goforth; Elizabeth and Julius Lowery; Ruth and Gene Cook, and Viola and David Kilgore; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild and 18 nieces and nephews. Lutz-Austell Funeral Home is serving the family. DAVID LEDBETTER Mr. David Jackson Ledbetter went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 9, 2012. Services were held at Lutz-Austell Funeral Home Chapel. Internment followed in Grovery City Cemetery. Mr. Ledbetter was preced- ed in death by his parents, Thomas Edward and Macie Ramsey Ledbetter; his broth- ers, Willie, James, Daniel, John and Harvey, and a sis- ter, Bertha Henson. He is survived by one son, David Ledbetter Jr. and wife, Samantha, of Gaffney, S.C.; two granddaughters; one great-grandson; two broth- ers, Marvin Ledbetter and Tommie Ledbetter of Rock Hill, S.C.; five sisters, Louise Moss and Carolyn Hinson of Rock Hill, Wilma Parker and husband, Vann, of Monroe, Geraldine Robinson of Lakeland, Fla., and Shirley White and husband, Ed, of Shelby; two sisters-in-law, Ruth Ledbetter of Statesville and Lila Ledbetter of Rock Hill. Memorials may be made to Hospice at Wendover. Lutz-Austell Funeral Home is serving the family. JAMES FRANKLIN TURNER James Franklin Turner, 63, of Shelby, NC passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. A graveside service was held at Mull Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home is serving the family. HAROLD ALBERT HANEL Mr. Harold Albert Hanel, 80, of Lawndale, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2012. Services were held at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was held in Rose Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Hanel served our country in the US Marines. He was preced- ed in death by his wife Madlyn Anastasia Noble Hanel; his parents, Harold Hanel and May Hershel Hanel; son-in-law Bobby Burgess; and two brothers, Robert and Charles Hanel. He is survived by two sons, Mark Hanel and wife Shawn of Newton and Brian Hanel and wife Anita of Australia; daughter, Elizabeth Burgess; four grandchildren; one great- grandchild, Aidan Sexton; and a brother, Richard Hanel of NY. Memorials may be made to Shelby Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2350 Hoey Church Road, Shelby, NC 28152. MURIEL WARREN PANTHER Mrs. Muriel Warren Panther, 72, of Shelby, NC passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2012. A grave- side service was held at Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Panther was pre- ceded in death by her par- ents, Johnny North Warren and Gattie Waters Warren; her husband, Ernest Edward Panther; four brothers, J. L. Warren, Billy Bob Warrren, Fate A Warren and William Vance Warren; and sister, Connie Ramsey. She is survived by her son, Michael Ernest Panther of Concord; daughter, Robin Christine Ketner and husband Craig of Fort Mill, SC; broth- ers, Howard Lee Warren, Carver James Warren and Nelson Fay Warren; sister, Inez Philbeck and three grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Cleveland County Humane Society, 1609 E Marion Street, Shelby, NC 28150.Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family. JOEL DENNIS MODE Mr. Joel Dennis Mode, 94, of 2600 W. Stagecoach Trail, Shelby, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2012. Services were held at Polkville Baptist Church. Burial was held in the church cemetery. Mr. Mode served our country in the US Army dur- ing WWII in Japan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nova Mae Mode; his parents, Frank Henry Mode and Minnie Etta Haynes Mode; two daughters, Penny Watson and Sandy Putnam. He is survived by two sons-in-law, Jim Putnam and Roger Watson; five grand- children and four great- grandchildren. Stamey Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com CHARLES JACKSON QUEEN Mr. Charles Jackson Queen, 63, of Shelby, NC passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2012. A graveside service was held at Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Queen was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd A. Sr. and Johnnie Morehead Queen. He is survived by his brother, Floyd Queen Jr. and wife Carolyn T.; three neph- ews, Robert Queen and wife Connie, Jeff Queen, Jimmy Queen and wife Leslie; great niece, Rachel Queen, two great nephews, Jared and Adam Queen; one uncle and two aunts, George and Katherine Queen Martin and Myrtle Queen Bland, all of Shelby. Memorials may be made to: Poplar Springs Baptist Church, 1106 Poplar Springs Ch. Rd., Shelby, NC 28152 or Cleveland Vocational Industries, 650 N. Post Rd., Shelby, NC 28150 or Gideons International, PO Box 1602, Shelby, NC 28151. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. ALLEN H. ROBBINS Mr. Allen H. Robbins, 84, of Shelby, NC passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Services were held at Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel. Burial was in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mr. Robbins served in the US Coast Guard. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hoyle V. Robbins and Rilla Towery Robbins; sisters: Beatrice Poteat, Ruby Dycus, Brunna Philbeck, Mattie Polistrini, Edith Hunt and Polly Freeman; brothers: Lawrence Robbins, Harold Robbins and Davis Robbins. He is survived by his daughter, Tammy R. Chap- man and husband Mike of Shelby; 2 grandchildren; brothers, Ernest Robbins of Virginia and Horace Robbins and wife Lavonne of Lavonia, GA; sister, Merle Lackey of Shelby and many nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Brain Injury Association of Cleveland County Division of Mental Health Association, 215 E. Warren Street, Shelby, NC 28150 or Cleveland County Humane Society,1609 E. Marion Street, Shelby, NC 28150. Cleveland Funeral Services is serving the fam- ily. Please sign the guest book at www.clevelandfuneralservice.com MARY ANN CROUSE KERNS Mrs. Mary Ann Crouse Kerns, 84 of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. A memo- rial service was held St. Matthews Lutheran Church. Internment was held in the Mountain Rest Cemetery. Mrs. Kerns was preced- ed in death by her parents, Sylvanus Arthur and Maude Rudisill Crouse; her husband of 60 years, Wilmoth Duke "Johnny" Kerns, Sr. and sis- ter Frances Hedden. She is survived by sons: Wilmoth Duke "Butch" Kerns, Jr. and wife Donna, Gastonia; Clyde C. Kerns and wife Faye, Kings Mtn, NC and six grandchildren. Memorials may be made to: St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 201 N. Piedmont Ave, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Harris Funeral Home is serving the family. CAROL JONES MCMURRY Mrs. Carol Jones McMurry, 81, of Shelby, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Services were held at Blessed Way Baptist in Lawndale. Burial was in the Wallace Grove Baptist Church cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents, Grady Herman and Selva Mae Johnson McMurry and two brothers, Bill and Raye McMurry. He is survived by his wife of fifty-seven years, Hattie McSwain McMurry; three brothers and a sister-in-law, James McMurry, David and Shirley McMurry, and Larry McMurry all of Shelby; sister and her husband, Gail and Tim Pits of St. Petersburg, FL; sisters-in-law and broth- ers-in-law, Ruby Ward of Casar and Jerry and Shirley Bridges; Dale and Wanda McSwain, Mrs. Bill (Shirley) McMurry all of Shelby and a number of nieces and neph- ews. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donors choice. Stamey Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com JOHN PRESSLEY FREDELL, JR. Mr. John Pressley Fredell, Jr., 30, of Mooresboro, NC passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. A grave- side memorial service was held at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Lattimore. Burial was held in the church cemetery. Mr. Fredell was preced- ed in death by his mother, Martha Mathis Fredell. He is survived by his father John Pressley Fredell; his three children, William Fredell and Cassie Fredell both of Casar and Haley Fredell of Kings Mountain; a sister Shenan Fredell McSwain and husband Andrew of Lattimore, a nephew, Tyler Fredell and a niece, Catelyn Fredell. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com WILLIE ARVINER WILLIS GREENE Mrs. Willie Arviner Willis Greene, 90, passed away Wednesday night January 25, 2012. Services were held at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel, Fallston. Burial was in Clover Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Greene was preced- ed in death by her husband Queneth Haas Greene; her parents, Marvin Willis and Daisy Worthy Willis; five brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her children, two sons, Barry Greene and wife Margaret of Shelby; Rev. Marvin Green and wife Margaret of Rutherfordton; daughter, Carol Green White and hus- band Gene of Shelby; one sister, Betty Willis Brooks of Alabama; sisters- in- law, Margaret Greene of Shelby; Betty Greene of Shelby and Gwen Grumbine of Lebanon, PA; seven grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to: Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, 3932 Pleasant Grove Church Road, Shelby, NC 28150. Stamey Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com "Pat" ROBERT CONLEY "PAT" PATTERSON Mr. Robert Conley Patterson, 93, of Shelby, NC passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Services were held at Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Patterson served our country in the US Air Corp dur- ing WWII. Mr. Patterson was preced- ed in death by his wife, Ozetta Mae Short Patterson; his parents, Samuel Henderson Patterson and Lillian Allen Patterson; son, Robert Dwayne Patterson; brother, James Lester Patterson; sis- ters, Sybil Patterson Swink and Pauline Patterson Greene. He is survived by: daugh- ter, Wanda Kay Patterson Holloway of Belmont; son, Conley Dale Patterson of Asheville; wife, Ollie Ingle Patterson of the home; one grandson; stepson, Russell Ingle of TN; step-daughters, Susie Lager and husband Doug of Columbia, SC; Carolyn Rising and husband Dave of Ohio; and his 10 step-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Cleveland Funeral Services is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.clevelandfuneralservice.com JOHN DAVID BEAM, SR. Mr. John David Beam, Sr., 86, of Cherryville, NC passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012. Services were held at First Baptist Church. Burial was held in Cherryville City Memorial Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites. Mr. Beam served our country in the US Army dur- ing WWII. He was preceded in death by his parents, W. Blaine Beam and Georgie B. Beam; by a son Curtis Lee Beam, brother Quinn Baxter Beam and sister Mary Sue Beam Ledford. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Jean Aderholdt Beam of the home, two sons, Allen Blaine Beam and wife Denise of Cherryville, John David Beam, Jr. and friend Helen Powell of Lexington, SC; daughter-in-law, Jackie Huss Beam of Cherryville; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren; one broth- er, Richard G. Beam; five sisters, Katherine Goins, Margaret Smith, Marlene Brown, Martha Ann Cornwell and Judy Bingham all of Cherryville. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Christian Outreach Center, 301 E. First St. Cherryville, NC 28021. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.stameyfuneralhome.com BARBARA BAGWELL ROWE Mrs. Barbara Bagwell Rowe, 53 of Rutherfordton, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012. A grave- side service was held at Gantt's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Bagwell was preced- ed in death by her parents, Carl Lee Bagwell and Evelyn Louise Hildreth Baynard; one daughter, Rebeccah Spratt and one brother, Donnie Hildreth. She is survived by her husband, Keith Rowe; one son, Michael Bagwell of Rutherfordton; one daugh- ter, Shelly Martin of Forest City; three brothers, Bennett Bagwell of Rutherfordton; Roger Short of Forest City and Wayne Short of Ellenboro and six grandchildren. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home is serv- ing the family. Please sign the guest book at www.mckinneylandreth&carrollfuneralhome.com Continued On Page 15 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