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Page 12 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 S HELBY S HOPPER TOM MCSWAIN Mr. Tom McSwain, 70, of Gastonia, NC passed away on F e b r u a r y 27, 2013. A celebration of life service was held at the Chapel of Cecil M Burton Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial followed in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mr. McSwain served our country in the United States Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wade Thomas and Evelyn Beam McSwain; brother, Bobby Gene McSwain; son-in-law, Lonnie Pettit; and sister-inlaw, Betty McSwain. He is survived by his loving wife of 16 years, Rece Rosario Lescano McSwain; son, Jeffrey Todd McSwain of Kings Mountain; daughter, Micki Rae McSwain Pettit of Kings Mountain; sister, Annie Ruth McSwain Brackett and husband Jim of Fallston; brother, Mitchell McSwain of Shelby; five grandchildren; one great grandchild. Cecil M Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family. LULA MCPEAK Ms. Lula McPeak, 79, of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on February 28, 2013. Ms. McPeak was preceded in death by her daughter, Diana Lyle and parents, Fred and Ida Mae Eanes. She is survived by her son, Owen McPeak and wife Christy, Kings Mtn. NC; three grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 Harris Funeral Home is serving the family. GARLAND "JUNIOR" BOWEN Mr. Garland " J u n i o r " Bowen, 86, of Shelby, NC, passed away on March 1, 2013. Services were held at Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Burial followed in the Church Cemetery. Mr. Bowen served our country in the United States Army during WWII. He was preceded in death by his parents, Garland Victor Bowen and Nellie Poole Bowen; brothers, Howard, Dwight & Dean Bowen and one great grandchild. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Betty Jean Jones Bowen of Home; sons, Kenneth W. Bowen and Sara of Shelby, Dennis C. Bowen and Shelia of Shelby; daughters, Brenda and Howard Padgett Jr. of Shelby and Linda Faye Bowen of the home; brother, Bobby Bowen; sister, Martha Jane Crosby of Shelby; eight grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. Memorials may be made I NFO www.shelbyinfo.com OBITUARIES to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, N.C. 28152, or Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 123 Beaver Dam Church Road, Shelby, NC 28152. Cleveland Funeral and Crematory Services is serving the family. LORENE GLENN Mrs. Lorene Glenn, 80, of Shelby, NC passed away on March 1, 2013. Memorial s e r v i c e s were held at Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel. Burial followed at Sunset Cemetery. Mrs. Glenn was preceded in death by her husband, Boyce Glenn; parents, Pinkney Wright and Eva Kansas Wright; one brother, Wayne Wright; two sisters, Pearl Glenn and Ruth Weaver. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Beaver and husband Tony of Lawndale; two grandchildren; two brothers, Arvel Wright of Shelby and James Wright of Lawndale; numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Polkville Baptist Church Mission Team, 4214 Polkville Rd., Polkville, NC 28136. Cleveland Funeral Services and Crematory is serving the family. NELLIE BLANCHE POWELL M i s s . Nellie Blanche Powell, 88, of Shelby, NC passed away on March 1, 2013. Funeral services were held at Bethel Baptist Church, Ellenboro. Burial followed in the Church Cemetery. Miss. Powell was preceded in death by her parents, George Powell and Mary Hamrick Powell and brothers and sisters, Vera Powell Bridges, James (Bub) Powell, Frances Powell McMahon, Walter Powell, Claude Powell, Catherine Powell Bradley, Dorcas Powell Williams and Joe Powell. She is survived by her sister, Alma Powell Waters and her husband John, of Jackson, Mississippi and sisters-in-law Eloise Powell and Yoshie Powell. Memorials may go to Bethel Baptist Church in Ellenboro, NC. McKinney Landreth and Carroll Funeral Services are serving the family. FRANCES RHYNE BLACK Mrs. Frances Rhyne Black, 81, of Lincolnton, NC, passed away on March 1, 2013. Memorial services were held at Covenant Bible Church. Burial followed in the Black Family Section of City Memorial Cemetery in Cherryville. Mrs. Black was preceded in death by her parents, Earl Edward Rhyne and Ruth Loftin Rhyne. She is survived by her husband of 64 years Robert Clarence Black of the home; a son and daughter-inlaw, Bob Black and Becky of Maiden; two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy Black Mosteller and Hal and Barbara Black Saunders and husband Randy all of Lincolnton; eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St. Lincolnton, NC 28092. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is serving the family. BLANCHE LANE BRACKETT Mrs. Blanche Lane Brackett, 93, formerly of Lawndale, NC passed away on March 2, 2013. Funeral services were held in the chapel of Stamey Funeral Home. Mrs. Brackett was preceded in death by her husband J.B. Brackett for 71 years; parents, Shufford and Ada Lane; two sisters, Beulah Hayes and Ruth Pearson and infant brother William (Bill) Lane. She is survived by herson, Douglas Brackett and wife Pat of High Point; daughter Diana Tedrick and husband Jeff of Summerfield and three grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, Lawndale, P.O. Box 548, Lawndale, NC 28090. Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston is serving the family. CATHY NICHOLS Mrs. Cathy Nichols, 60, of Blacksburg, SC passed away on March 2, 2013. Private family services will be held. Mrs. Nichols was preceded in death by her husband Dr. Glenn O. Nichols. She is survived by her son, Richard Nichols and wife Shannon, Kings Mtn. NC; daughter, Elizabeth Nichols of Gastonia, NC; one granddaughter; mother, Roberta Rady, Lima, OH and three sisters. Harris Funeral Home is serving the family. RUTH SIMPSON BEAM Mrs. Ruth Simpson Beam, 76, of Cherryville, NC passed away on March 2, 2013. Funeral services were held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Burial followed in the Church Cemetery. Mrs. Beam was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Pratt Beam; parents, Webb Simpson, Jr. and Nettie Banner Griffith Simpson; brother, Ray Simpson and sister, Dorothy Simpson. She is survived by her three daughters, Jody Beam Browne of Cherryville, Kenny Mosteller of Cherryville Wendy Gilbert of Lincolnton, five grandchildren; sister, Christine Wilson of Gastonia. Carpenter's Funeral Home is serving the family. MARY P. GRAGG Mrs. Mary P. Gragg, 86, of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on March 2, 2013. Funeral services were held at Christian Freedom Baptist Church. Burial followed in the Church Cemetery. Mrs. Gragg was preceded in death by her husbands, Wade Prestwood and Jay Gragg and parents, Leon Reese and Winnie Bohler Reese. She is survived by her sons, Doug Prestwood and wife Debora, Kings Mtn. NC; Robert Gragg, Wilmington, NC; daughter, Donna P. Hayes and husband Mickey, Myrtle Beach, SC; brother, William "Billy" Reese, Lincolnton, GA; sister, Shirley Carden, Savannah, GA; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Christian Freedom Baptist Church, 260 Range Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Harris Funeral Home is serving the family. Thursday, March 14-March 20, 2013 I N R EMEMBRANCE ceded in death by his parents, Willie Henry Edmonson and Carrie Pheagins Edmonson; sister, Janet Edmonson Stanley; and brother, Jerry Henry Edmonson. He is survived by his daughter, Amy Edmonson Fredell, Kings Mtn. NC; four grandchildren, all of Kings Mtn. NC; sister-in-law, Donna Lovelace Edmonson, Kings Mtn. NC and a host of nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church, 1022 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Harris Funeral Home is serving the family. SANDRA "SANDY" WOODS HAMRICK Mrs. Sandra "Sandy" Woods Hamrick, 58, of Shelby, NC passed away on March 3, 2013. Memorial services were held at Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel. Mrs. Hamrick was preceded in death by her father, Theodore Quinton Woods; son, David Anthony Dain; brother, Kenneth Woods and infant twin sisters. She is survived by her mother, Patsy Cordell Woods of Shelby; daughter, Angela Poston & Jeremy of Shelby; son, Daniel Quinton Dain of Shelby; son, Spc. Joseph Caleb Dain & Magen of Evans, Ga.; brother, Alan Dale Woods and Kathie of Shelby; six grandchildeanl; and husband, Richard "Ricky" Hamrick of Shelby. Memorials may be made to the Ronald McDonald House. Cleveland Funeral Services and Cermatory is serving the family. brothers, Kenneth Stoll and wife Leslie of Shelby and Rodger Stoll of Gastonia; his sister, Melissa Stoll Bolton Justice and husband Randall of Kings Mountain; step-daughters, Michelle, Stephanie, and Kimberly. Memorials may be sent to Crossroads Rescue Mission, 206 Mt Sinai Church Road, Shelby, NC 28152. Cecil M Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family. TOM JUNIOR JONES Mr. Tom Junior Jones, 63, of Bostic, NC, passed away on March 4, 2013. Funeral services were held at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel. Interment followed in Eternal Hills Memorial Park. Mr. Jones served our country in the United States Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Austin Jones and Mary Bell Tipton Jones McAlister; one brother, James Leonard "J.J." Jones and one granddaughter. He is survived by one son, Brad Stephen Jones of Cliffside; three daughters, Sherrie Toney and husband, John of Bostic, Hope Earley and Brandy Jones both of Mooresboro; one brother, Bobby Austin Jones of Forest City; two sisters, Barbara Higgins and husband, Doug of Conover, NC and Theresa Gail Jones Holland and husband, Allen of Forest City; five grandchildren. Memorials are suggested to the Rutherford County Traffic Control, 217 Gilkey School Road, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is caring for the family. HANNAH LOUISE BARBER Ms. Hannah Louise Barber, 87, of Shelby, NC passed away on March 2, 2013. Graveside services were held at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Barber was preceded in death by her parents, Hubert and Jessie Oswalt Parks; one brother and two sisters. She is survived by five nephews and two nieces; special friend, Ruth Williams of Shelby. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Rd. Shelby, NC 28150 or Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, 198 Pleasant Ridge Church Road, Shelby, NC 28152. JAMES "JIMMY" WILLIAM Clay-Barnette Funeral STOLL Home of Shelby is serving Mr. James the family. "Jimmy" William PATRICE ELAINE HUNT Stoll, 58, of KITTS MARK ALAN BUNN Kings Mountian, Ms. Patrice Mr. Mark Alan Bunn, 57, NC passed Elaine Hunt of Blacksburg, SC passed away on March Kitts, 54, of away on March 3, 2013. 4, 2013. A celMemorial services were held ebration of life service was Greenville, NC at Gordon Mortuary Chapel. held at the Chapel of Cecil passed away on Mr. Bunn was preceded M. Burton Funeral Home in March 4, 2013. Graveside serin death by his father, Dean Shelby. Edward Bunn. Mr. Stoll was preceded vices were held He is survived by one in death by his parents, at Rose Hill Memorial Park, son, KC Bunn of Poteau, James Meldeau Stoll Jr. and Fallston. Ms. Kitts is survived by a Oklahoma; his companion, Daphne Lee Lamb Stoll and son, Sam Kitts of Greenville, Brenda Dunkin; Mother, brother, Douglas Lee Stoll. Patricia Louise Miller Bunn He is survived by his SC; parents, Joe Alfred McCarthy; one brother, Continued To Page 13 Charles Bunn of Fort My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me Wayne, Indiana; two sisters, according to your word. Robin Kissel of Stanfield, Psalm 119:28 NC & Jennifer Bunn of San Francisco, CA; seven grandchildren and several nieces & nephews. Gordon Mortuary is serving the family. Stamey BOYD EUGENE "GENE" EDMONSON Mr. Boyd Eugene "Gene" Edmonson, 69, of Grover, NC passed away on March 3, 2013. Memorial services were held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel. Mr. Edmonson was pre- 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