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Thursday, April 28-May 4, 2016 www.shelbyinfo.com 704/484-1047 - shelby shopper & info - Page 11 VIOLET LUVINIA GREENE PACKARD WRIGHT Mrs. Violet Luvinia Greene Packard Wright, age 95, of Shelby, NC, passed away on April 19, 2016. Funeral services were held at Sandy Plains Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Wright and was pre- ceded in death by her hus- bands, Buster Packard and Hugh Sylvester Wright; her parents, Columbus Preston Greene and Beulah Olivine Bridges Greene; broth- ers and sisters-in-law, Paul Greene and wife, Nelle Blue Greene, and Norris Greene and wives, Leona and Shirley Greene. She is survived by two daughters and their families: Linda and John Cabiness and Kyrin and Dr. John Billinsky, Samantha Billinsky; son, David Wright of Zebulon; nine grandchilden; broth- ers-in-law, Aaron Wright of Fallston, NC and Winslow Wright of Shelby, NC; and sister-in-law, LaVerne Wright of Fallston, NC. Memorial contribu- tions may be made to the Life Enrichment Center of Cleveland County, 110 Life Enrichment Blvd, Shelby NC 28150. Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory, Inc is serving the family. FRANKLIN MONROE CLORE Mr. Franklin Monroe Clore, age 70, of Shelby, NC, passed away on April 20, 2016. Arrangements are pending. Mr. Clore was preceded in death by his parents, William B. Clore and Della McNeill Clore. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family. RICHARD GAY ISRAEL Mr. Richard Gay Israel, age, 65, of Shelby, NC, passed away on April 16, 2016. A service was held at New Hope Baptist Church in North Carolina. Funeral ser- vices were held at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Interment was at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Kings Mountain, NC. Mr. Israel was preceded in death his parents, Alva (Scrap) and Marie Israel; and sister Judy Burgess. He is survived by his wife, Karan and sons, Wes (Lauren) of Denver, CO, and Alex (Megan), a grandson; "Kat" Lemons Clark; and a grandson. She is survived by her husband, Milton Rachels; one son, Jay Rachels and wife, Raven of Blacksburg, SC; two daughters, Lynne Floyd and husband, Jason, and Kristen Pritchard and husband, Fred all of Shelby, NC; four grandchildren; sis- ter in law, Allyson Plympton; brother in law, Lem Rachels and wife, Tina. Memorials may be made to Cleveland county Hospice, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or Children's Miracle Network, 1221 East Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC 28204. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. EVELYN MCCLUNEY Ms. Evelyn McCluney, age 92, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away on April 17, 2016. Funeral services were held at Trinity Baptist Church in Mooresboro, NC. Burial followed at Cleveland Memorial Park. Ms. McCluney was pre- ceded in death by her par- ents, Samuel McCluney and Docia Humphries McCluney; three sisters, Anita Lipscomb, Margie Hamrick, and Louise Bailey; and a brother, Ernest McCluney. She is survived by her special caregiver and nephew, Rob Bailey of Mooresboro, NC; a brother, Jack McCluney, and numer- ous nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, 746 Trinity Church Road, Mooresboro, NC 28114. Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory, Inc. is serving the family. RODNEY LEE SMITH Mr. Rodney Lee Smith, age 43, of Cherryville, NC, passed away on April 16, 2016. A memorial service was held at Anthony Grove Baptist Church. Burial will be private. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by a sister, Teresa Morrison. He is survived by wife, Sheree Freeman Smith of LaFollette, TN; his mother, Betty Lackey Deason of Gastonia, NC; son, Rodney Lee Smith II of Lincolnton, NC; daughters, Mikayla Smith of LaFollette, TN and Keylee Smith of Lincolnton, NC; father-in-law and moth- er-in-law, Dean and Lona Freeman of Kings Mountain, NC; sister-in-law, Trish Trogdon and husband, Todd of Asheboro, NC; brothers, Chris Huntsinger of Gastonia, NC and Greg Collins of Salisbury, NC. Memorials may be made to Anthony Grove Baptist Heights VA; a brother, Charlie Batts of Warrenton NC. Memorials may be made to Bill's Creek Baptist Church organ fund, 1475 Bill's Creek Rd., Lake Lure, NC 28746. Crowe's Mortuary is serv- ing the family. R. ARLENE MACE Mrs. R. Arlene Mace, age 81, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on April 20, 2016. Funeral services were held in the chapel of Clay- Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby, NC. Burial was at Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Mace was preceded in death by her husband, Max Mace; her parents, Charley Newton and Lilly Mae King Craig; and three sisters. She is survived by one son, Steve Mace and wife, Peggy of Moore, SC; one daughter, Toni Martin and husband, Rick of Phoenix, AZ; two sisters, Barbara Lewter and husband, Richard, Oeinda Kremer all of California; six grandchil- dren and five great grand- children. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby, NC is serv- ing the family. MURIEL LOUISE COOPER Mrs. Muriel Louise Cooper, age 86, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away on April 19, 2016. Funeral services were held at Race Path Baptist Church. Mrs. Cooper was preced- ed in death by her husband, Houston Benjamin Cooper; her parents, Russell Goode and Blanche Beachboard Goode; and brothers, Grady Goode, Jr., Carl Goode and Ernest Goode. She is survived by a son, Gary Cooper and daughter- in-law, Phyllis of Charlotte, NC; two grandchildren; a great grandson; brother, Joseph Goode and wife, Pat of Mooresboro, NC; sister, Beatrice Morrison and hus- band, Willie of Forest City, NC; and sister, Commie Ballard of Bostic, NC. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Eggers Funeral Home is serving the family. Church, 100 Anthony Grove Rd. Crouse, NC 28033. Carpenter's Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. EARL HENRY BALLARD Mr. Earl Henry Ballard, age 92, of Forest City, NC, passed away April 18, 2016. Funeral services were held at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel. Interment followed in the Caroleen-Henrietta- Avondale Cemetery with mili- tary honors. Mr. Ballard served our country in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was a veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Sue Ballard; his parents, Henry Ballard and Nettie Martin Ballard; and two brothers, Glenn and Eugene Ballard. Mr. Ballard is survived by two daughters, Diane Rhodes and husband, Arthur of Forest City, NC and Shirley Silver and husband, Danny of Mooresboro, NC; one brother, David Ballard and wife, Peggy also of Forest City, NC; three sis- ters, Louise Burleson and Gwendolyn Ledford both of Forest City, NC and Francis Ballard of New Orleans, LA; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Memorials may be made to Crestview Baptist Church Building Fund, 630 S. Church Street, Forest City, NC 28043 Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. GLENN WOOD CHILDERS Mr. Glenn Wood Childers, age 85, of Blacksburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord on April 18, 2016. A Celebration Of Life Service was at Hopewell Baptist Church. Interment, with mili- tary honors, followed in the church cemetery. Mr. Childers served our country in the US Army in the early 1950's. He was pre- ceded in death by his par- ents, Torrence Jefferson and Blanche Parker Childers; his brothers, Grady, Basil and Lester Childers; and his sis- ters, Ione C. Alexander and Iris C. Jones. Mr. Childers is survived by his wife, Joyce Moss Childers; his son, Alvin Glenn Childers, of the home; his daughter, Carol Childers Wilson, of Blacksburg, SC; and a grandson. Memorials may be made to the Hopewell Baptist Church Building Fund or the Maintenance Fund, 511 Old Chester Road, Blacksburg, SC, 29702. White Columns is serving the family. Continued From Page 10 BETTY JEAN MCGINNIS WALKER Mrs. Betty Jean McGinnis Walker, age 85 of Shelby, NC, passed away on April 18, 2016. Funeral servic- es were held at Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel. Burial followed at Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Walker was preced- ed in death by her husband, Grady E. Walker, Sr.; her parents, Furman C. McGinnis and Lula (Ellis) McGinnis. She is survived by her two children, Grady E. Walker, Jr. of Shelby, NC, and Cheryl Peeler and husband, Joe of Shelby, NC; and two grand- children. Memorial may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby NC 28150. Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory, Inc. is serving the family. BILLY LEE SPROUSE Mr. Billy Lee Sprouse, age 55, of Blacksburg, SC, passed away on April 17, 2016. Mr. Sprouse was preced- ed in death by his father, Billy Joe Sprouse. He is survived by his moth- er, Norma Jean Pennington Sprouse; two sons, Michael Lee of Charleston, SC and Aaron Corey Sprouse and wife, Nikki, of Gaffney, SC; one daughter, Kathryn "Danielle" Sprouse and fiance, Ashley Patterson, of Blacksburg, SC; and one grandson. Funeral services were held at New Life Ministries Church of God of Prophecy, "The Church With The Bell," Blacksburg, SC. Interment followed at Mountain View Cemetery. Gordon Mortuary is serv- ing the family. DIANE SUMMITT Ms. Diane Summitt, age 51, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Memorial servic- es were held at Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel. Ms. Summitt was preced- ed in death by her mother, Alice Faye Wood Walton. She is survived her father, Samuel Dean Walton; a sis- ter, Deanna Walton Bass of Shelby, NC; a cousin, Teresa Herndon Thomas of Vale, NC; Memorials Psalm 119:50 This is my comfort in my affl iction: for thy word hath quickened me. OBITUARIES I N RE M E M I N RE M E M B RA N C E B RA N C E SHELBY SHOPPER SHELBY SHOPPER NFO INFO Continued To Page 12 and brothers, Dan Israel of Raleigh, NC and Renza Israel of Pine Mountain, GA. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serv- ing the family. TIMOTHY MARVIN ECHOLS Mr. Timothy Marvin Echols, age 62, of Kings Mountain, NC entered his heavenly home on April 21, 2016. Mr. Echols was preceded in death by his father, Seabron Marvin Echols. He is survived by his wife, Lynn McDaniel Echols; his mother, Winona Vickery Echols Bridges of Kings Mountain, NC; sons, Lee Echols and wife, Casey of Kings Mountain, NC, Lane Echols of Kings Mountain, NC; brothers, Randy Echols of Kings Mountain, NC, Kevin Echols and wife, Mandy of Kings Mountain, NC; sisters, Terry Putnam and husband, Dennis, Kings Mountain, NC, Rhonda Howze and husband, Mike of Albuquerque, NM; Sister-in-law, Cathy Moore and husband, Eric of Kings Mountain, NC; and a grand- child. Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Baptist Church, "Building Fund" 1017 Bethlehem Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or Cure Alzheimer's Fund, 34 Washington Street, Suite 200, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481. Harris Funeral Home, Inc. and Cremation Services is serv- ing the family. ROSIE LEE HOWELL Mrs. Rosie Lee Howell, age 94, of Lake Lure, NC, passed away on April, 22, 2016. Funeral services were held at Bill's Creek Baptist Church. Burial was in the Church Cemetery. Mrs. Howell was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Ernest Howell; her parents, Jimmie M Batts and Mattie Lee Vick Batts; a daughter Judith Blackwell; sister Ohve Batts; sister, Marie Evans; and brother Hoyt Batts. She is survived by her daughter, Dell Garner (Pender) of Lake Lure, NC; daughter Ernestine Henderson (Bill) of Chesnee, SC; son Jimmie Howell (Jane) of Lake Lure, NC; daughter, Ruth Dark of Greensboro, NC; daughter Susan Dortch (Donnie) of Franklin, KY; six- teen grandchildren, thirty-six great grandchildren, thirteen great great grandchildren; a sister, Betty Leffler of Colonia