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Thursday, March 27-April 2, 2014 www.shelbyinfo.com 704/484-1047 - shelby shopper & info - Page 13 RICHARD LEON FRANKLIN Mr. Richard Leon Franklin, 58, of Casar, NC, passed away on March 21, 2014. Funeral services were held at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was private. Mrs. Franklin was pre- ceded in death by his par- ents, Robert Leon Franklin and Lillian Imogene Steelman Brower; and two brothers, Willie Franklin and Donald Benjamin Franklin. He is survived by his son, Jonathan Richard Franklin of Virginia; three daughters, Jessica Lynn Carpenter and Trinty Nicole Hess both of Virginia, and Jessica Lee Helton of Casar, NC; one brother, Freddie Brower of Casar, NC; two sisters, Kathy McCaslin of Newton, NC and Bonnie Jean Franklin of Hickory, NC; and four grand- children. Stamey Funeral Home is serving the family. FRED TERRELL BELL Mr. Fred Terrell Bell, 66, of Shelby, NC, passed away on March 20, 2014. Funeral services were held at chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial followed in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mr. Bell was preced- ed in death by his parents, Fred Claude and Mary Elen Holman Bell. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Green Bell; three step-sons, Timmy Davis and fiancee Shannon, Brian Davis and wife, Melissa, and Brad Davis all of Shelby, NC; a sister, Renee Gilbert and hus- band, Stuart of Shelby, NC; brothers and sisters-in-law, Vickie and Joe Harrelson of Gastonia, NC. Cathy and Jeff Burchanan of Jefferson, SC, and Patricia and Larry Holmes of Grover, NC and Roxanne Hicks of Grover, NC. Memorials may be made to Humane Society of Cleveland County, 1609 East Marion Street, Shelby, NC 28150. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family. ROBERT GAFFNEY LANEY, JR. Mr. Robert Gaffney Laney, Jr., 87, of Shelby, NC, passed away on March 17, 2014. Funeral services were held at Central United Methodist Church. Mr. Laney served our country in the United States Merchant Marines during WWII. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Gaffney Laney and Dorothy Dover Laney; his brother, John Dover Laney; his grand- daughter; and his son-in-law, Paul Geoffery Hastings. He is survived by his wife, Martha Laney; his children, Dr. Robert Gaffney Laney, III and wife, Caroline; Ann Laney Hastings; and Carol Laney Schenck and hus- band, Michael; five grandchil- dren and three great grand- children. Memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church, 200 East Marion Street, Shelby, NC 28150, Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150, or the Salvation Army, PO Box 1764, Shelby, NC 28151. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serv- ing the family. DAVID A. DINGUS Mr. David A. Dingus, 47, of Gainesville, FL, passed away on March 17, 2014. Funeral services were held at New Buffalo Baptist Church. Burial followed in the Grover Cemetery. Mr. Dingus is survived by his parents, Don Dingus and Chick Dingus of Grover, NC; his sister, Sherry Dingus Biddix and husband, Doug of Lawndale, NC. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Citrus County and of the Nature Coast, 3264 W. Audubon Park Path, Lecanto, FL 34461 or New Buffalo Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1091, Grover, NC 28073. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain, NC is serv- ing the family. SETH JOHNSON Mr. Seth Johnson, 97, of Shelby, NC passed away on March 17, 2014. Funeral services were held at First Wesleyan of Shelby. Burial will be private. Mr. Johnson served our country in the US Army dur- ing WWII. He was preceded in MARGARET DIANA BEAM WRIGHT Mrs. Margaret Diana Beam Wright, 77, was received unto our Heavenly Father's lov- ing care on March 20, 2014. Funeral services were held at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Wright was preced- ed in death by her parents, Earnest Evans Beam and Esther Allen Beam. She is survived by her hus- band, Aaron A. "Bud" Wright; two daughters, Georgiana Wright and Lisa Wright both of Fallston; four sisters: Mary Leigh, Iris Rose, Gail Humphries and husband Dwight all of Shelby, and Eloise Evans and husband Steve of Canton; brother, Wayne Beam and wife Iris of Shelby; sister-in-law, LaVerne Wright of Fallston; two brother- in-laws, Hugh Wright and wife Violet and Winslow Wright and wife Edna both of Shelby. Memorials may be made to Friendship United Methodist Church, PO Box 219, Fallston, NC 28042. Stamey Funeral Home is serving the family. LORETTA PARKER SMITH Mrs. Loretta Parker Smith, 68, of Gaffney, SC, passed away on March 20, 2014. Private funeral services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Rogers Smith, Sr., her par- ents, Eddie H. and Margaret Horne Parker; and one sister, Becky Ann Adams. She is survived by two sons, Roy R. Smith, Jr. and Eddie Dean Parker both of Gaffney, SC; five daughters, Cheryl Lynn Smith, Edith Darwin, Loretta Whiten, Ruth Renee Durham and Stella Rose-Lee Raines all of Gaffney, SC; seventeen grandchildren; fif- teen great-grandchildren; three sisters, Linda Weather and Dorothy Hollifield both of Gaffney, SC and Barbara Purvis of Kings Mountain, NC; and three brothers, Steve Parker, Johnny Parker and Eddie Parker all of Gaffney, SC. White Columns is serving the family. death by his wife, Ellen Miller Johnson; his moth- er, Rebecca Johnson; and two brothers, Eddie and Lawrence Johnson. He is survived by his daughter, Yvette Johnson of the home. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. WILLIAM EUGENE BLANTON Mr. William Eugene Blanton, 88, of Cherryville, NC, passed away on March 18, 2014. Funeral services were held at Buffalo Baptist Church. Burial was held in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mr. Blanton served our country in the Navy and the Army. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Blanton; parents, Lawton and Carrie Moore Blanton; a son, William Lawton Blanton, a brother, Marston B. Blanton; and three sisters, Genevieve B. Edwards, Geraldine B. Edwards, and Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Grigg. He is survived by his daughter, Georgann Morgan and husband Rick of Waco; a daughter-in-law, Miriam Blanton of Shelby; three grandchildren; four great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials can be made to Buffalo Baptist Church, 108 Buffalo Church Road, Shelby NC 28150. Cecil M Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serv- ing the family. JOANN BUMGARDNER MAGEE Mrs. Joann Bumgardner Magee, 77, of Shelby, NC, passed away on March 19, 2014. A Memorial Service was held at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory. Mrs. Bumgardner was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Neal Magee; her parents, William Flowers and Lela Beam Bumgardner; two daughters, Susan Magee Guffey and Joanna Magee Guthrie; and two brothers, Charlie Bumgardner and Frank Bumgardner. She is survived by two sons, Michael Neal Magee and wife Kathy of Shelby, and Patrick Lee Magee and wife Teresa of Acworth GA; a sister, Nancy "Diny" Olson of West Bend WI; a sister-in- law, Becky Lee Bumgardner of Shelby; eight grandchil- dren and six great grandchil- Continued From Page 12 ANNA ESKRIDGE Mrs. Anna Eskridge, 100, of Rutherfordton, NC and formerly of Lawndale, NC, passed away on March 19, 2014. Funeral services will be held at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel of Shelby. Burial was held in Rose Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Eskridge was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band, Earl Eskridge; her son, Patrick Eskridge; her parents, Archibald and Lily Weisner Sloan; son-in-law, Cleo Cromer, Jr.; six brothers, Dorman, Lex, Weisner, Avery, James, and Doyle Sloan; four sisters, Edna Brown, Eunice Sloan, Emma Lou Blanton, Margaret Howell. She is survived by her daughter, Maxine Eskridge Cromer of Shelby, NC. Memorials may be made to Lawndale Baptist Church, 407 W Main St, Lawndale, NC 28090. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. BOBBY GENE TRUELOVE SR. Mr. Bobby Gene Truelove Sr., 50, of Shelby, NC, passed away on March 20, 2014. Funeral services were held at Maranatha Baptist Church. Burial was held in the Beddingfield Family Cemetery. Mr. Truelove was preced- ed in death by his parents, George William Truelove and a sister, Diane Truelove. He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Staton Truelove; his mother, Bertha Lovelace; two sons, Bobby Truelove Jr., of Earl and Phillip Truelove; of Shelby; a daughter, Libby Truelove of Shelby; a step- son, Gunnery Sergeant Christopher Greene and wife Melissa of Anderson, SC; a step-daughter, Cheryl Phillips and husband Sergeant Christopher Phillips of Fort Riley, KS; a brother, David Truelove of Shelby; two sis- ters, Wanda Fisher and hus- band Kenneth of Shelby, NC and Joyce Scott and husband Brandon of Asheboro, NC and fourteen grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive. Shelby NC 28150 Cecil M Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family. "…God has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you." – Hebrews 13:5 dren. Memorials can be made to Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive. Shelby NC 28150. Cecil M Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serv- ing the family. PEGGY DONAHUE SMITH Mrs. Peggy Donahue Smith, 53, of Lincolnton, NC, passed away on March 18, 2014. Funeral Services were held at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made t o : S t a m e y - C h e r r y v i l l e Funeral Home, PO Box 427, Cherryville, NC 28021 to help with funeral expenses. S t a m e y - C h e r r y v i l l e Funeral Home is serving the family. ELIZABETH OVELLA MOORE CAMP Mrs. Elizabeth Ovella Moore Camp, 77, of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on March 19, 2014. Graveside services were held at Mountain Rest Cemetery. Mrs. Camp was preced- ed in death by her parents, Earnest and Lillie Moore. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1901 Brunswich Ave., Charlotte, NC 28207. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain. is serving the family. MAX BURGESS Mr. Max Burgess, 85, of Henrietta, NC, passed away on March 19, 2014. Funeral services were held at Floyd's Creek Baptist Church. Interment followed at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Burgess served our country in the US Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, Grover Burgess and Jeanette Gibson Burgess; his son, Kenny Burgess; four brothers, John Burgess, J.P. Burgess, Joe Burgess and Marshall Burgess; four sisters, Frances Wheeler, Genelle Greene, Mary Patterson and Margaret Greene. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Helen Beason Burgess; son, Gregg Burgess and wife, Dixie of Forest City; daughter, Lisa Melton and husband, Gary of Bostic; five grandchildren and six great- granchildren. Memorials may be made to: Floyd's Creek Baptist Church Building Fund, 2004 Chase High Road, Forest City, NC 28043 or Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serv- ing the family. Psalm 119:50 - This is my comfort in my affl iction, That Thy word has revived me. 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