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Thursday, July 21-July 27, 2016 www.shelbyinfo.com 704/484-1047 - shelby shopper & info - Page 13 RUTH KATHLEEN MCSWAIN WHISNANT Mrs. Ruth Kathleen McSwain Whisnant, age 88, of Boonville, IN, formerly of Shelby, NC, passed away on July 11, 2016. Mrs. Whisnant her husband, Rev. Marvin Whisnant; her par- ents Willard Buren and Miller (Millie) McSwain; three broth- ers, Phate, Ernest, and Buren McSwain; and two sisters, Hester Lovelace and Lelabell Washburn. She is survived by her children, Michael (Betty) of Easley, SC, Mitchell (Vickie) of Kingsport, TN, Patricia (Jim) Delano of Fort Worth, TX, Nathan (Tammy) of Henderson, KY, and Helen (Gene) Hall of the home; ten grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Double Springs Baptist Church, Shelby, NC. Burial was in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to any of the following: Your Local Hospice organization; National Fibromyalgia Association, 857 Birch St., Suite 312, Newport Beach, CA 92660; Kingsport First Baptist Church, 200 W. Church Circle, Kingsport, TN 27660 or Airline Baptist Church, 1942 Clay Street, Henderson, KY 42420. Cecil M Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family. CHARLES THOMAS "TOMMY" BAXTER Mr. Charles Thomas "Tommy" Baxter, age 73, of Shelby, NC, passed away on July 11, 2016. Funeral services were held in the chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial followed at Bess Chapel United Methodist Church. Mr. Baxter was preceded in death by father, Thomas Quay Baxter; his mother, Wilma Grigg and step-father, Carl Grigg; and brother, Carl Grigg, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Julia Toney Baxter; his daugh- ter; Jennifer Baxter Boling and husband, Jason of Smyrna, TN; two sons, Tommy Baxter Jr. and wife, Lisa of Fallston, NC; and Vincent Baxter and wife, Sherry of Lawndale, NC; seven grandchildren; a great grandson; and sister, Diane Baxter Brogden and husband, Harry of Lincolnton, NC. Memorials may be made to: Cleveland Rutherford Kidney Association, 1017 N. Washington St., Shelby, NC 28150. Cecil M Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family. MARIE CASH WRAY Mrs. Marie Cash Wray, age 79, of Gaffney, SC, formerly of Blacksburg, SC, passed away on July 12, 2016. Funeral services were held at Gordon Mortuary Chapel. Interment fol- lowed at Clingman Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Wray was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Wray; parents, Grady Cash and Eunice Cash; and a grand- son. She is survived by one son, Jackie Wray of Blacksburg, SC; three daughters, Frances SANDRA KAY CHILDERS TADLOCK Mrs. Sandra Kay Childers Tadlock, age 61, of Hickory Grove, NC, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at Broad River Baptist Church in Smyrna, SC. Mrs. Tadlock was preced- ed in death by her parents, Will Tom Childers and Mary Cannon Childers. She is survived by her husband, Melvin Tadlock; brothers, Tom Childers of Smyrna, SC, and Teddy Childers of Hickory Grove, NC; sisters, Dolly Teigue (Melvin) of Smyrna, SC, and Joyce Parrish (Billy) of Kings Mountain, NC. Bratton Funeral Home in York is serving the family. EMMA LAVERN BROWN LEE Mrs. Emma Lavern Brown Lee, age 59, of Gaffney, SC, passed away on July 9, 2016. Graveside services were held at Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, SC. Mrs. Lee was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Lee; her parents, Doc Brown and Margaret Cutshaw Brown; and one sister, Linda Godby. She is survived by two sons, Kenny Lee and Brandon Lee, both of Gaffney, SC; two daughters, Tracy Lee of Spartanburg, SC and Amanda Lee of Gaffney, SC; two broth- ers, Sonny Brown and wife, Darlene, of Greenville, TN, and Kenny Brown and wife, Candace, of Iowa; three sis- ters, Patti Schueller of Erwin, TN, Jackie Childers and hus- band, Kenny, of Gaffney, SC, and Angie Brown of Gaffney, SC; and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Emma Lee Funeral Fund, c/o Gordon Mortuary, PO Box 428, Blacksburg, SC 29702. Gordon Mortuary is serving the family. LEONARD DOUGLAS BRIDGES Mr. Leonard Douglas Bridges, age 72, of Bessemer City, NC, passed away on July 11, 2016. Funeral ser- vices were held in the cha- pel of Cleveland Funeral Services. Burial was held at Sandy Plains Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Bridges was preceded in death by his wife, Tempie Mae Tate Bridges, his par- ents, J.T. Bridges and Gladys Cogdell Morgan; son, Dinnis Bridges; and a brother, James Allen Bridges. He is survived by a son, Leonard "Steve" Bridges and wife, Candy of Bessemer City, NC; daughter, Tammy Short and fiancé, Dewey Welch of Newton, NC; and three grand- children. Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory, Inc is serving the family. MARILYN SUE BIGGERS NEISLER Mrs. Marilyn Sue Biggers Neisler, age 87, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on July 13, 2016. Mrs. Neisler was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band, Henry Parks Neisler; her parents, William Carl and Mabel Williams Biggers; and two brothers, Dr. David Carl Biggers and Dr. William Paul Biggers. She is survived by her three sons, Henry Parks Neisler, Jr. and his wife, Leonor of Charlotte, NC; William Hayne Neisler of Kings Mountain, NC and David Carl Neisler of Kings Mountain, NC. A memorial service was held at First Presbyterian Church in Kings Mountain, NC. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1188 Kings Mountain, North Carolina 28086. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC is serving the family. MARGIE TAYLOR BLACK Mrs. Margie Taylor Black, age 77, of Cherryville, NC, passed away on July 14, 2016. Mrs. Black was preceded in death by her husband, Donald E. Black; parents, James Irvin and Myrtle Eulaya Robertson Taylor; and a brother, Jimmy Taylor. She is survived by her chil- dren, Michael Lewis (Carolyn) of Grottoes, VA, Danny Lewis of Gretna, VA., Wendy Lewis Houser (Teddy) of Lincolnton, NC, and Tammy Walker Ledford of Casar, NC; broth- ers, Larry Taylor of Danville, VA, and Jerry Taylor (Donna) of Dry Fork, VA.; sister, Patsy CARL GLENN BELL Mr. Carl Glenn Bell, age 79, of Blacksburg, SC, passed away on July 12, 2016. Funeral services were held at Hickory Grove Church of God. Interment followed at Clingman Memorial Gardens. Mr. Bell was preceded in death by his parents, Lester and Addie Martin Bell; and three sisters, Ruth Wright, Hazel Walker, and Louise Cummings. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Bolin Bell; two sons, Chris Bell and wife, Dara, of Greenwood, NC and Timothy Bell of Grover, NC; one daugh- ter, Lynn Bell Swink and hus- band, Jeff, of Blacksburg, SC; two grandchildren; two brothers, Dean Bell and wife, Matril, of Blacksburg, SC and Buddy Bell and wife, Aileen, of Blacksburg, SC; and two sis- ters, Peggy Carr and husband, George, of Hickory Grove, NC, and Margaret Pursley and hus- band, Sonny, of Hickory Grove, NC. Gordon Mortuary is serving the family. EDGAR DAVID "EDDIE" MAUNEY Mr. Edgar David "Eddie" Mauney, age 59, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on July 11, 2016. Memorial Service was held at First Presbyterian Church, Kings Mountain, NC. Interment was at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Mr. Mauney was preced- ed in death by his parents, David L. Mauney and Betty S. Mauney. He is survived by his wife, Roxanne Rhea Mauney; son, David Ryan Mauney of Reston, VA; daughter, Sarah Jane Mauney of Raleigh, NC; brother, Kenneth Mauney of Durham, NC; sister, Sarah Jane Mauney Rhea and hus- band, Joe D. Rhea, Jr. of Kings Mountain, NC; mother-in-law, Martha Sue Rhea of Kings Mountain, NC; and sister-in- law, Debbie Rhea Walker of Boiling Springs, NC. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1188 Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or Gaston Co. Cancer Services, 306 Columbia St. Gastonia, NC 28054 or The Kings Mountain Student Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 32, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Harris Funeral Home, Inc. and Cremation Services is serv- ing the family. Continued From Page 12 T. Bowman of Danville, VA.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Graveside Services were held at Mary's Grove United Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to Gaston Residential Services, 905 N New Hope Rd. # A, Gastonia, NC 28054. Cleveland Rutherford Kidney Foundation, 1017 N Washington St., Shelby, NC 28150 and the Asheville Kidney Center to attention: Laura Williams, 1600 Centre Park Dr. Asheville, NC 28805. Carpenter's Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. VIOLET RAY "MIDGET" SELF WRIGHT Mrs. Violet Ray "Midget" Self Wright, age 87, of Shelby, NC, passed away on July 15, 2016. A funeral service was held at Zion Baptist Church. Burial followed in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Shelby, NC. Mrs. Wright was preced- ed in death by her husband, Marvin Wright; her parents, John William Self, Sr. and Ada Fitch Self; son, William Worth Wright; four grandchildren; brother, John W. Self, Jr.; and two sisters, Sarah Alexander and Mary Sue Taxis. She is survived by three sons, Hubert Wright and wife, Carolyn, Douglas Wright and wife, Ann and Billy Wright all of Shelby, NC; four daugh- ters; brother, Mitchell Self of Georgia; sister, Frankie Ellis of Shelby, NC; numerous grand- children and numerous great- grandchildren; and eight great- great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Zion Baptist Church, 525 W. Zion Church Road, Shelby, NC 28150. Stamey-Tysinger Funeral Home & Cremation Center is serving the family. 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 In God I have put my trust; – Psalm 56:11 Radford and husband, Bruce, of Dallas, NC, Roxanne Ruppe and husband, Donald, of Gaffney, SC, and Lee Loveless and husband, Chris, of Blacksburg, SC; three broth- ers, Gene Cash of Newton- Conover, NC, Ray Cash and wife, Tina, of Hickory, NC, and Carl Cash of Lattimore, NC; one sister, Shirley Hale and husband, Don, of Grover, NC; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Gordon Mortuary is serving the family. JOSEPH WALTER EDWARDS Mr. Joseph Walter Edwards, age 75, of Lawndale, NC, passed away on July 12, 2016. Mr. Edwards served our country in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, Furman Lewis Edwards and Lona Mae Hudson Edwards. Mrs. Edwards is survived by his wife, Rhonda Patricia Green Edwards; three sons, Tim Edwards, David Edwards and Danny Edwards all of Shelby, NC; one daughter, Rachel Green of Lawndale, NC; one brother, Raymond Lewis Edwards of Mooresboro, NC; one sister, Margaret Ann Hamilton of Shelby, NC; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A memorial service was held at Way of the Cross Free Will Baptist Church. Burial was be private. Stamey-Tysinger Funeral Home & Cremation Center is serving the family. JOSEPH ANDREW BRADSHAW, SR. Mr. Joseph Andrew Bradshaw, Sr. age 89, of Cherryville, NC, formerly of Sylva, Jackson Co., passed away on June 9, 2016. A memorial service was held at Victory Hill Baptist Church with full military honors. Mr. Bradshaw served our country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Teague Bradshaw; and his parents, George and Bessie Bradshaw. Mr. Bradshaw is survived by his children, Cheryl B. Jones of Boca Raton, FL; Wanda B. Crawford and husband, Joseph of Crouse, NC, and Joe Bradshaw Jr. and wife, Mary Jane of Boca Raton, FL; eleven grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren; and a great great grandchild. Memorials may be made to Cherryville American Legion Post #100, 215 N. Pink Street, Cherryville NC, 28021. Carpenter's Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. EVEN WHEN IT'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER. VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/KIDSBUCKLEUP NEVER GIVE UP UNTIL THEY BUCKLE UP. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. - Ephesians 4:2-3