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Page 10 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, July 17-July 23, 2014 CARL DAVID WATTS Mr. Carl David Watts, 90, of Shelby, NC passed away on July 5, 2014. Funeral services were held at Clay- Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Sunset Cemetery. Mr. Watts served our country in the US Army dur- ing WWII. He was preceded in death by his parents, Beverly J. Watts; his parents, Zim and Nora Brady Watts; step- daughter, Sherri Blanton; brother, Z. W. Watts, four half-brothers, Earl, Arland, Lee and Paul Sisk; sisters, Irene Warlick and Earline Hughes. Mr. Watts is survived by his son, Michael Watts and wife, Elaine of Gaffney, SC; daughter, Kathy Stanley and husband, Buddy of Shelby, NC; sister, Blondzine Torzillo of Shelby, NC; sister-in-law, Cindy Millinax of Raleigh, NC; one grandson; one great-grandchild; two step grandchildren; one great- great granddaughter; and several nieces and neph- ews. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. RALPH LEE MELLON Mr. Ralph Lee Mellon, 76, of Shelby, NC passed away on July 4, 2014. Funeral services were held at Clay- Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Cleveland Memorial Park. Mr. Mellon was preced- ed in death by his parents, Ruffus and Evelena Tessner Mellon; son, Ralph Mellon, Jr.; daughter, Patricia Mellon; sisters, Margaret Tessner, Ruth Mellpn and husband, Willie, Faye Albea, and Dot Hunt. He is survived by his wife, Doris "Dot" Mellon; son, Rickey Mellon and wife, Emma. Memorials may be made to The Clifford's Army Rescue, (C.A.R.E.), 518 Lee Street, Shelby, NC 28150 or Jericho's Wish, 61 Linden Road, Burlington, NJ 08016. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Cremaotry is serving the family. RICHARD "DICK" SAMUEL HORD, JR. Mr. Richard "Dick" Samuel Hord, Jr., 64, of Lawndale, NC, passed away on July 4, 2014. Funeral services were held at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel. Burial fol- lowed in Rose Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Hord served our coun- try in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife, Jane Cloninger Hord; his parents, Richard S. Hord, Sr. and Betty Lee Hord of Lawndale, NC; son, Richard Hord III of Lawndale, NC; daughter, Megan Gorski and husband, David of Lawndale, NC; one granddaughter; sisters, Sandy Melton and husband, Bobby and Betsy Jones and husband, Mark all of Shelby, NC; brother-in-law, Harrill Cloninger of Chapel Hill, NC and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church Lawndale, PO Box 548, Lawndale, NC 28090 or to the charity of donor's choice. Stamey Funeral Home in Fallston is serving the family. EMILY LEDBETTER HYDE Mrs. Emily Ledbetter Hyde, 70, of Shelby, NC passed away on July 4, 2014. No formal services will be held. Mrs. Hyde was preced- ed in death by her parents, Fred Ledbetter and Louise Honeycutt Ledbetter; her daughter, Tammy Renee McDaniel and two brothers, Joel Dean Ledbetter and Ray Hugh Ledbetter. She is survived by her husband, Daniel T. Hyde; son, Blake Hyde and wife, Nguyen of Winston-Salem, NC; daughter, Anita McDaniel Greene of Forest City, NC; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Peacehaven Community Farmy, 1458 NC Hwy. 61, Whitsett, NC 27377. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serv- ing the family. J.D. MARTIN Mr. J.D. Martin, 87, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on July 4, 2014. Funeral services were held at Gordon Mortuary Chapel. Burial followed in Grover Cemetery. Mr. Martin was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Martin; his parents, Thomas Martin and Narcissus Martin; and his son, Phillip Martin. He is survived by his sons, Bruce Martin Terry Martin; both of Grover, one daughter, Rose Dixon of Grover, NC; two grandchil- dren and two great-grand- children. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association, Western Carolina Chapter, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215. Gordon Mortuary is serv- ing the family. MARY "PANTHA" SANSING BROWN Mrs. Mary "Pantha" Sansing Brown, 91, of Shelby, NC, passed away on July 6, 2014. Funeral services were held at Bethel Baptist Church. Burial fol- lowed at Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Brown was preced- ed in death by her two hus- bands, Wade Elliott and Bill Brown; her parents, Samuel and Mary Blanton Sansing; son, Dennis Wade Elliott; three brothers; and six sis- ters. She is survived by her daughter, Gilda E. Martin and husband, Steve; daugh- ter-in-law, Jerry Elliott all of Shelby, NC; eight stepsons, one step-daughter; three grandchildren; several step- grandchildren; three great grandchildren and two great- great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, 606 S. Dekalb St., Shelby, NC 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home is serving the family. MATTHEW F. "MATT" SMITH Mr. Matthew F. "Matt" Smith, 63, of Cherryville, NC, passed away on July 4, 2014. Funeral services were held at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was private. S t a m e y - C h e r r y v i l l e Funeral Home is serving the family. LINDA SOUTHERN HARRIS Mrs. Linda Southern Harris, 66, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away on July 6, 2014. Funeral services were held at Harrelson Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Harris was preced- ed in death by her parents, Joseph M. and Katheryne E. Barrack Jamison; and her son, Anthony Joseph Lichaa. She is survived by her husband, Frank Harris; son, Randy Lichaa of Union Mills, NC; two sisters, Deborah Brinkman of Ormond Beach, FL and Sherry Farmer of Hamilton, OH; three broth- ers, Donald Jamison of Middletown, OH, Denis Jamison of Brandy Wine, MA and Mike Jamison of Greensboro, MA; four grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serv- ing the family. GAIL GREENE ALLEN Mrs. Gail Greene Allen, 67, of Shelby, NC, passed away on July, 2014. Funeral services were held at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her parents, G.C. and Jeanette Greene. She is survived by her husband, Ronny Allen; her daughter, Amy Allen Wright and husband, Cale; son, Ron Allen and wife, Joanna; four grandchildren and a brother, Lenord Greene and wife, Linda. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church building fund, 198 Pleasant Ridge Ch. Rd., Shelby, NC 28152; St. Jude's Children's fund call 1-800-805-5856 (shop.stju- de.org); or to the Wounded Warrior Project at wound- edwarriorproject.org/donate. Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory, Inc. is serving the family. Angela; sister, Veral Cash all of Shelby, NC; two grand- children; and two great- grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Sunrise Baptist Church. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. PAUL JAMES KING Mr. Paul James King, 62, of Cherryville, NC, passed away on July 5, 2014. Funeral services were held at Carpenter's Funeral & Cremation Services. Burial was private. Mr. King served our coun- try in the US Navy during the Vietnam war. He was preceded in death by his par- ents, Alvis King and Virginia Cook Morrow. Mr. King is survived by his wife, Sharon Hamrick King; daughters, Shannon King Richardson and husband, James and Melissa King Fecteau and husband, David all of Cherryville, NC; son, Christopher King and wife, Heather of Cherryville, NC; brothers, Pete Hamrick and wife, Sandy of Cherryville, NC and Louie Troutman of Lexington, NC; sister, Pam Temple and husband, Paul of Lexington, NC; and six grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 7585517, Topeka, Kansas 66675. Carpenter's Funeral and Cremation Services is serv- ing the family. LOY WILLIAM WHITE, SR. Mr. Loy William White, Sr., 82, of Shelby, NC, passed away on July 4, 2014. Funeral services were held at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Burial fol- lowed Sunset Cemetery. Mr. White was preced- ed in death by his parents, Fonze and Hattie Curtis White; a sister, Shirley Hamrick; a brother, Leonard White; two nieces and a mother and father-in-law, Bruno and Lucille Raco. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Jane White; three sons, Loy William White Jr., "Billy" and wife, Kristin, Joseph M. White and Jeffery R. White; brother-in-law, Joseph D. Raco and wife, OBITUARIES OBITUARIES I N RE M E M B RA N C E I N RE M E M B RA N C E SHELBY SHOPPER SHELBY SHOPPER INFO INFO My fl esh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. – Psalm 73:26 MARS RAY WHITWORTH Mr. Mars Ray Whitworth, 54, of Cherryville, NC, passed away on July 5, 2014. Funeral services were held at Arrowood Baptist Church. Burial was private. Mr. Whitworth was pre- ceded in death by his par- ents, Max Hugh and Frances Weaver Whitworth. He is survived by his son, Anthony Whitworth of Shelby, NC; sisters, Cindy Pruitt of Blacksburg, SC and Tammie Fowler and hus- band, Earnest of Lawndale, NC; and two grandsons. Carpenter's Funeral and Cremation Services is serv- ing the family. RUBY WEAVER Mrs. Ruby Weaver, 88, of Shelby, NC, passed away on July 6, 2014. Funeral services were held at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Weaver was preced- ed in death by her husband, Herman Weaver; parents, Charlie and Alpha Morrison; daughter, Kathleen Weaver Edmondson; sisters, Sara Lue Morrison Swink, Mary Frances "Nick" Morrison Holland and Eunice Morrison Parker and one brother, Eugene "Pete" Morrison. She is survived by her sons, Clyde David Weaver and Horace Franklin Weaver and wife, Judy of Shelby, NC' three daughters, Hazel W. Thrift-Morrow and hus- band, David, Mary Coker and husband, Barry all of Shelby, NC and Frances W. Edmondson and husband, Bruce of Grover, NC; two sisters, Gladys McSwain and Betty Trammel of Shelby, NC; eleven grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchil- dren; nineteen great-great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Mt. Sinai Baptist Church building fund, 1227 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Shelby, NC 28152 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150. 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