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Page 6 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, January 19-January 25, 2017 Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her husband, Herman L. Miller; parents, Hiram Leatherwood and Cora Burgess Leatherwood; a son-in-law, Gene Willis; and a brother, Don Leatherwood. She is survived by a daughter, Kathy Willis of Vale, NC; a granddaughter; two great grandchildren; two brothers, Nease Leatherwood and Elmer Leatherwood both of Newport, TN; and a sister, Lucille Bryson of Hendersonville, NC. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 900 Dontia Drive, Lincolnton NC 28092. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home & Cremation Service is serving the family. BUFORD BILLY CHAMPION, JR. Mr. Buford Billy Champion Jr., age 69, of Shelby, NC, passed away on January 7, 2017. Celebration of life was held at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory. Mr. Champion was pre- ceded in death by his par- ents, Buford Billy and Emily Murlene Smith Champion. He is survived by a son, Travis Champion and wife, Kimberly of Huntersville, NC; a daughter, Ashley Greene and husband, Michael of Shelby, NC; a sister, Gail Warren and husband, Don of Lattimore, NC; a broth- er, Phil Champion and wife, Barbara of Shelby, NC; and four grandchildren. Memorials can be made to North Carolina Chapter of Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 401 Harrison Oaks Blvd., Suite 200, Cary, NC 27511. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serv- ing the family. HOLLIS MAYO CHENERY RABB Mrs. Hollis Mayo Chenery Rabb, age 71, of Shelby, NC, passed away on January 7, 2017. Funeral services were held at New Bethel Church of Shelby, NC. Burial fol- lowed in Sunset Cemetery. Mrs. Rabb was preced- ed in death by her parents, Waller Winston and Estelle Winkler Chenery. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Dean Rabb of Shelby, NC; sons, John Winston Rabb and wife, Roxanne of Shelby, NC, Bronson Dean Rabb and wife, Jennifer of Shelby, MICHAEL WAYNE LUCAS Mr. Michael Wayne Lucas, age 60, of Bostic, NC, passed away on January 7, 2017. The memorial service was held at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel. Mr. Lucas was preced- ed in death by his parents, Brochie Leland Lucas and Lethia Marie Forbes Lucas; one brother, Joseph Bobby Lucas; and a sister, Deborah Marie Lucas Pittman. He is survived by his wife, Nell Hoyle Lucas; and one brother, Richard Lucas and wife, Susan of Wilson, NC. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. J.C. ADAMS Mr. J.C. Adams, age 79, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away on January 7, 2017. The funeral service was held at Holly Springs Baptist Church. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Mr. Adams was preced- ed in death by his parents, William Hundley Adams and Maude Hill Adams; two sis- ters, Annie Laura Adams and Mary Lovelace; two brothers, Roy and Coy Adams; and an infant son, Dennis Charles Adams. He is survived by his wife, Marlene Frashier Adams; three daughters, Ronda Stovall and husband, Danny of Clarkesville, TN; Robin Hopper of Piedmont, SC and Rita Hudlow of Greenville, SC; and nine grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchil- dren. Memorials may be made Rumfelt Allred; an infant son, Freddie Gene Ramsey; and a great-grandson. She is survived by her three sons, Clyde Preston Ramsey, Sr. and wife, Diane of Mt. Dana, FL, Sam L. Ramsey and wife, Sherry of Caroleen, NC and Carl M. Ramsey, Jr. of Forest City, NC; one daughter, Elizabeth Higgins and hus- band, Roy of Green Hill, NC; her "self-adopted" son, Rick Strickland; nine grandchil- dren, eighteen great grand- children and nine great-great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or to the Alexander Missionary Methodist Church, 328 Poplar Street, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. LOGAN ALEXANDER SHAHAN Logan Alexander Shahan, infant son of Robert Todd Shahan and Jessica Bright Shahan, was called home to be with his Heavenly Father on January 5, 2017. The funeral service was held at Harrelson Funeral Home. A private family burial will be conducted at a later date in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. He was preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Woodrow "Woody" Shahan and paternal great-grand- mother, Rosalie "Lee" Reid. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two siblings, Mikaela and Austin Shahan; maternal grandparents, Kevin and Vickie Bright of Sandy Mush; Paternal grandmother, Sandy Shahan of Spindale, NC; maternal great-grand- parents, Johnny and Beatrice Bright of Henrietta, NC; pater- nal great-grandfather, Cecil Reid of Forest City, NC and maternal great-great-grand- mother, Clover McDaniel of Marion, NC. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. DALE LEATHERWOOD MILLER Mrs. Dale Leatherwood Miller, age 88 of Cherryville. MC, passed on January 4, 2017. A funeral service was held at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follow in the City Memorial Cemetery. NC, and Christopher Emmitt Rabb and wife, Marissa of Charlotte, NC; daugh- ter, Shannon Sapoch of Shelby, NC; sister, Leila Mayo Christenbury and husband, Tucker Conley of Richmond, VA; brother, Boyd Scarborough and wife, Kelli of Virginia Beach, VA; and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. DOROTHY "DOT" RUTH DAVENPORT KINMON Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Ruth Davenport Kinmon, age 89, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away on January 7, 2017. Funeral services were held at Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel. Burial followed at Cleveland Memorial Park. Mrs. Kinmon was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band Harold Evans; parents, William Walter Davenport and Sarah Jane Ball Davenport; a brother, William Davenport; and a sister, Peggy Jones. She is survived by her children, Dale Walker of New Port Richey, FL, Richard B. Kinmon, Jr. (Lynn) of Shelby, NC, Gene Kinmon (Cathy Morrison) of Mooresboro, NC, and Theresa Evans (Danny) of Mt. Holly, NC; nine grandchildren and eigh- teen great grandchildren; two sisters, Ruth Dorothy Blanton (Bobby) of Shelby, NC, and Sally Cote (Wil) of Blacksburg, SC; and two brothers, Robert Davenport (Judy) of Glenn Garden, NJ, and Edward Davenport (Marge) of Pennsylvania. Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory, Inc is serving the family. DOROTHY "JOANNE" GRIFFIN Mrs. Dorothy "Joanne" Griffin, age 73, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 7, 2017. Funeral services were held at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, NC. Burial fol- lowed in the church cem- etery. Mrs. Griffin was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Donald Griffin; parents, Edward Dotson (E.D.) Evans and Dorothy Edna Russo Card; and a sister, Mary Jeannie Evans Johnson. She is survived by her two sons; Roy Donald Griffin and Carol Carpenter of Kings Mountain, NC, and Tim Griffin and wife, Cheryl of Boiling Springs, NC; one sister, Judy and husband, James (Pete) Peterman of Macon, GA; and four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Lupus Foundation of America, North Carolina Chapter, 4530 Park Road, Suite 302, Charlotte, NC 28209. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serv- ing the family. DONNIE-VEE CONNER Mrs. Donnie-Vee Conner, age 84, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 8, 2017. Funeral services were held at East Gold Street Wesleyan Church. Mrs. Conner was preced- ed in death by her husband, Johnny W. Conner; par- ents, E. B. and Lois Wilson Cooke; a granddaughter; sister, Peggy Yarbourgh; and brothers, Bud Cooke, John A. Cooke, and Epsy Cooke. She is survived by her sons, Donnie Conner and Dawn Moore of Gastonia, NC and Johnny Conner and wife, Janice of Kings Mountain, NC; daughters, Lynn Williams and husband, Danny of Lexington, SC, Sheryl Myers and husband, David of Kings Mountain, NC, Sandy Randolph and husband, Mickey of Boiling Springs, NC, Gina Hamrick and Matthew Buerkly of Pensacola, FL; sisters, Marcella Morrow of Kings Mountain, NC, Debbie Smith of Stanley, NC; brother, Reginald "Butch" Cooke of Kings Mountain, NC; thir- teen grandchildren and sev- enteen great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Harris Funeral Home, Inc. and Cremation Services is serving the family. BARBARA ANN RANDOLPH Mrs. Barbara Ann Randolph, age 75, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017. The funeral service was held at Goode's Grove Baptist Church. Interment followed in Morning Star Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Randolph was pre- ceded in death by her hus- band, Perry Lelan Randolph; parents, George Bailey and Ruth Hardin Bailey; four brothers, Dennis, Jake, Clifford and Roy Bailey; and one granddaughter. She is survived by two sons, Larry Randolph and wife, Elizabeth and Steven Randolph and wife, Phyllis all of Shelby, NC; three broth- ers, Jr., Norman, and George Bailey; two sisters, Jean Bailey and Pam Thomas; three sisters-in-law, Brenda Philbeck, Marie Sanders and Maxine Lail; and brother-in- law, Roger Randolph; and four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Height Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. INEZ ALLRED RAMSEY Ms. Inez Allred Ramsey, age 91, of Forest City, NC, passed away on January 5, 2017. The funeral service was held at the Alexander Missionary Methodist Church. Interment followed in the Hopewell Community Cemetery. Ms. Ramsey was preced- ed in death by her parents, John Oliver Allred and Martha 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 Continued On Page 7 Shelby Shopper & Info offers the printing of obituaries in our paper as a community service and free of charge. The obituary may include a picture if the image is of print quality. We request that the obituary is limited to 150 words and we will edit the obituaries due to space. The obituary will include preceded family members, surviving family members, funeral service information, memorials, and the name of the funeral home serving the family. The obituaries will not include names of grandchildren, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, or pets. We only accept obituaries from licensed funeral homes. 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