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Page 8 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, October 9-15, 2014 Home & Cremation Center, Inc. is serving the family. ALICE "DOT" DAVES Ms. Alice "Dot" Daves, 83, of Shelby, NC, passed away on September 28, 2014. Graveside services were held at Sunset Cemetery. Ms. Daves was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Hoffman Greene; and her sisters, Billie Jenks, Winnie Lankford, Wonna "Tag" Holland, and Lib Blanton. She is survived by her sister, Jewel Greene; and nephew, Dean Jenks and wife, Jan. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. JAMES RAY ELLIS Mr. James Ray Ellis, 74, of Shelby, NC, passed away on September 28, 2014. Funeral services were held at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Ellis was preceded in death by his second wife, Lanna Ellis and his parents, James Charles "C.J." and Edna Ellis. He is survived by his four sons, Jeff Ellis and wife, Melanie and Chris Ellis all of Shelby, NC, and Christian and Caleb Ellis of Gaffney, SC; sisters, Laura Lee Champion of Shelby, NC, Ruth Wade of Cliffside, NC, Marie Heath of Harmony, NC; brothers, Roger Dean Ellis and wife, Claudia, Ricky Ellis and wife, Ginger all of Shelby, NC; five grandchil- dren and four great-grand- children. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. MARSHALL TRANSON MESSER Mr. Marshall Transon Messer, 88, of Dallas, NC, passed away on September 28, 2014. Funeral services were held at Carpenter's Funeral & Cremation Services. Burial followed in Gaston Memorial Park. Mr. Messer served our country in the US Army dur- ing the WWII. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Robinson Messer; his parents, Samual Hardin and Ruthie Cordilia Shultz Messer; daughter, Sharon Cole; and siblings, James, Henry, and Ralph Messer, Lilia Brown, Ollie Brown, Sara Rice, and Iva Lee Roland. Mr. Messer is survived by his daughter, Shelia Rice (Raymond) of Dallas, NC; son, Bryan T. Messer of Gastonia, NC; nine grand- children and twenty-two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made ents, Ethel Weaver Hawkins and Gard Baxter Hawkins; one brother, G.B. Hawkins; and one grandson. She is survived by her daughter, Vickie Kesterson of Cliffside, NC; one son, Greg Bridges; one sister, Grace H. Wellman of Shelby, NC and one grandson. Memorials may be made to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 1301 Mt. Pleasant Church Rd., Mooresboro, NC 28114 or Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. M c K i n n e y - L a n d r e t h & Carroll Funeral and Cremation Service is serving the family. KENNETH WAYNE MCCRAW Mr. Kenneth Wayne McCraw, 83, of Blacksburg, SC, passed away on September 28, 2014. Funeral services were held at Cherokee Falls Baptist Church. Burial followed in Clingman Memorial Gardens. Mr. McCraw was preced- ed in death by his first wife, Phyllis Clary McCraw; his parents, Thomas and Mary Allison McCraw; a son, Brian Keith McCraw; two brothers, Thomas Foster McCraw and Jerry Leonard McCraw; and one sister, Elinta McCraw Poole. He is survived by his wife, Martha Putnam McCraw; two sons, Phillip Wayne McCraw and wife, Ann of Gaffney, SC and Jason William McCraw and wife, Jennifer of Boiling Springs, SC; one daughter, Debe McCraw Hambright and husband, Joe of Anderson, SC; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Gordon Mortuary is serv- ing the family. WILLIAM ANTHONY "TONY" MILLER Mr. William Anthony "Tony" Miller, 41, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away on September 25, 2014. Private services were held. Mr. Miller was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Mae Miller and brother, Ronald Edward Miller, of Rutherfordton, NC. He is survived by his father, Ronald Miller of Rutherfordton, NC; and two sisters, Patricia D. Collins and husband, Vernon of Henrietta, NC and Kimberly D. Miller of Rutherfordton, NC. Memorials may be made to Ronald Miller, 2154 Harris- Henrietta Road, Mooresboro, NC 28114. M c K i n n e y - L a n d r e t h REGINA KAY LANE Ms. Regina Kay Lane, 49, of Forest City, NC, passed away on September 27, 2014. Funeral services were held at Caroleen First United Methodist Church. Burial was private. Ms. Lane was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Ingrid Byers Lane; her grandparents, Willie and Demaris Lane and Perry J. and Annie Laura Byers; and an uncle, Bill Gardner. She is survived by her aunt, Denise Byers Gardner of Caroleen, NC; her uncle, P.J. Byers and wife, Abbe of Caroleen, NC. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or the Church of the Exceptional, PO Box 22, Caroleen, NC 28019 or to the Rutherford Life Services, 230 Fairground Road, Spindale, NC 28160. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serv- ing the family. STEVE JOSEPH GREENE Mr. Steve Joseph Greene, 62, of Cherryville, NC, passed away on September 27, 2014. Funeral ser- vices were held at Stamey Tysinger Funeral Home & Cremation Center Chapel. Burial followed in Rose Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Greene was preced- ed in death by his parents, George Joseph Greene and Beatrice Parker Greene. He is survived by his wife, Susan Darlene Clawson Greene; two sons and daughters-in-laws, Chad and Sheila Greene and Jeff and Rebekah Greene of Lawndale, NC; two grandchildren; and two sisters, Patsy Lukowski of Iron Station, NC and Peggy Turner of Waxhaw, NC. Memorials may be made to Plainsview Baptist Church, 266 Plainsview Church Road, Lawndale, NC 28090. Stamey-Tysinger Funeral & Carroll Funeral and Cremation Service is serv- ing the family. TERRELL ANN GATES JETTON Mrs. Terrell Ann Gates Jetton, 49, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on September 26, 2014. Funeral servic- es were held at St. John's Lutheran Church. Burial fol- lowed in the church cem- etery. Mrs. Jetton was preceded in death by her grandparents and her father-in-law, Tom "T.L." Jetton. She is survived by her husband, Frank Jetton; her parents, Darrell and Becky Stroupe Gates; brothers, Stephen Gates (Faith) of Gastonia, NC, and Jason Gates of Harmony, NC; mother-in-law, Elizabeth Jetton of Charlotte, NC; brothers-in-law, Tom Jetton (Mari Anne) of Burlington, VT, and Bill Jetton (Brenda) of Charlotte, NC and a sis- ter-in-law, Beth Jetton of Concho, AZ. Memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, PO Box 100, Cherryville, NC 28021. Carpenter's Funeral and Cremation Services is serv- ing the family. CALVIN L. TESENIAR II Mr. Calvin L. Tesenair II, 41, of Forest City, NC, passed away on September 26, 2014. Funeral servic- es were held at Harrelson Funeral Chapel. Mr. Teseniar was pre- ceded in death by his father, Calvin Lee Teseniar, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Amanda Rhodes Teseniar; his mother, Shirley Greene Mazza; son, Timothy Lee Teseniar and fiancé, Brentlee Ingle of Forest City, NC; step-father, Anthony Mazza of Chesnee, NC; two sisters, Carolyn Grung and husband, Bhim of Cliffside, NC, and Helen Price and husband, Billy of Boiling Springs, NC; brother, Danny Mazza of Chesnee, SC; in-laws, Jimmy and Pam Rhodes of Mooresboro, NC. Memorials may be made to Restoring Hope, PO Box 905, Dallas, NC 28034. Carpenter's Funeral and Cremation Services is serv- ing the family. MARY MARJORIE MARTIN BOLIN MULLINAX Mrs. Mary Marjorie Martin Bolin Mullinax, 81, of Blacksburg, SC, passed away on September 28, 2014. Funeral services were held at Smyrna Baptist Church. Burial followed in Canaan United Methodist Church cemetery. Mrs. Mullinax was pre- ceded in death by her par- ents, Colonel Ace Martin and Lily Jane Moseley Martin; her son, Marvin G. Bolin; three brothers, Henry, Frank, and J.D. Martin; one sister, Lorene Dover; and her first husband, John Robert Bolin and one great- grandchild. She is survived by her hus- band, James (J.C.) Mullinax; three sons, Glenn Bolin and wife, Janice of Blacksburg, SC, John Wayne Bolin and wife, Glendy of Gaffney, SC, and Roger Bolin and wife, Debbie of Smyrna, NC; one daughter, Mary Francis Walker and husband, Tim of Smyrna, NC; two step-sons, Kenny and Ralph Mullinax of Blacksburg, SC; one sister, Betty Keuerleber of Forest City, NC; two brothers, W.T, Martin of Smyrna, NC and Charlie Martin of Blacksburg, SC; ten grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; twenty- three great-grandchildren; and seven great-great- grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of South Carolina, 1612 North Limestone Street, Gaffney, SC 29340. Gordon Mortuary is serv- ing the family. BILLIE HAWKINS BRIDGES Mrs. Billie Hawkins Bridges, 83, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away on September 27, 2014. Funeral services were held at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bridges was preced- ed in death by her husband, Claude L. Bridges; her par- 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 to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serv- ing the family. MORGAN CIERRA BRISTOL Miss Morgan Cierra Bristol, 17, of Forest City, NC, passed away on September 25, 2014. Funeral services were held at Crestview Baptist Church. Burial followed in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. Miss Bristol was preced- ed in death by her grandfa- ther, Oren "Spanky" Dean Ledbetter, Jr; two great grandpas, Ralph Melton and Harry E. Hawkins. She is survived by her parents, Josh and Christy Ledbetter of Forest City, NC and Tydyarl Bristol and fiancé, Stacie Melton of Henrietta, NC; two sis- ters, Adelyn Faith Ledbetter and Kimsey Bristol; brother, Kenndrick Bristol; grand- parents, Chris and Cindy Melton of Ellenboro, NC, Steve and Marilyn Morris of Rutherfordton, NC, Toni Horton of Shiloh, NC, Jimmy and Doris Bristol of Henrietta, NC; great grandmothers, Mary Elizabeth Hawkins of Forest City, NC and Betty Melton of Ellenboro, NC. Memorials may be made to Community Pet Center, PO Box 623, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serv- ing the family. MARY ALICE LYNCH BENTON Mrs. Mary Alice Lynch Benton, 74, of Casar, NC, passed away on September 26, 2014. Funeral services were private. Mrs. Benton was preced- ed in death by her parents, Dixon Fleetwood Lynch, Sr. and Evis Pearson Lynch. She is survived by her husband, Paul Leslie Benton; her sons, Bobby Benton of Rutherford, NC and Brian Benton of Casar, NC; daughter, Donna Short Continued On Page 9 846 E. Stagecoach Trail • Fallston, NC 28042 PO Box 639 • Fallston, NC 28042 Owned By Doug Tysinger Judy Tysinger Phone 704-538-8631 Providing Service With Dignity www.stameytysingerfuneralhome.com Stamey-Tysinger Stamey-Tysinger Funeral Home Funeral Home & Cremation Center & Cremation Center R IVERHIL L MONUMENT CO. 704-481-1198 www.riverhillmonuments.com www.riverhillmonuments.com QUALITY • VALUE • INTEGRITY QUALITY • VALUE • INTEGRITY MONUMENT CO. Monuments of Distinction Monuments of Distinction © Community First Media Community First Media