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Page 10 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, May 3-May 9, 2018 February 27, 1988; a son of Sherry Toney and the late Douglas Woods. In addition to his mother, survivors include his pater- nal grandparents; and two brothers, Cameron Woods of Shelby and Chris Woods of Waco. Honoring Casey's gener- ous wish, the gift of life was shared with many people in need through organ and tis- sue donation. Funeral Services were held at Buffalo Baptist Church. Burial was at Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery in Shelby. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home & Cremation Service is serving the family. PATRICIAN ANN MORGAN CRAIN Mrs. Patricia Ann Morgan Crain, 75, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away on April 23, 2018. She was born April 25, 1942 in Rutherford County, NC. She is survived by her hus- band, Donnie H. Crain; son, Mark Crain and his wife, Teri; son, Mike Crain and his wife, Sherry; daughter, Martina Taylor and her husband, Kenny; son, Anson Crain and his wife, Denene; eight grand- children; four great-grandchil- dren; and seven siblings, Doug Robinson, Mick Robinson, Stan Robinson, Debbie Carter, Toney Robinson, Tony Morgan, and Tim Morgan. She was preceded in death by her mother, Irene Robinson; her father, Floyd Morgan; her grandparents. The funeral was held at Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness Church. Graveside services immediately followed. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Crowe's Mortuary is serving the family. of the late Judson and Grace McAbee Upchurch. In addition to her hus- band, left behind to cherish her memory are five daugh- ters, Donna Putnam (Scott), Regina Hoyle (Bryan), Teresa Biddix (Toney), Debbie Slowter (Brad), and Lisa Adkins (James); three sons, James Stadler, Darrell Stadler (Jessica), and Austin Bell (Brandy); and twenty- three grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchil- dren. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Lula Mae Wilson, Elsie Mullinax, and Shirley Upchurch; three broth- ers, Jack Upchurch, J.D. Upchurch, and Eugene Upchurch; and two grand- children. Funeral services were held in the Gordon Mortuary Chapel. Interment followed in the McKown's Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150. The Blacksburg location of Gordon Mortuary is serving the family. PATRICIA WEAVER WHITE Patricia Weaver White, age 75, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 20, 2018. Born May 8, 1942 she was the daughter of the late William Howard Weaver Sr. and Rachel Lovelace Weaver. Pat is survived by her husband, Henry White; her son, Michael White of Gastonia and her daughter, Amanda Homesley and hus- band, Edwin of Cherryville; brother, Bill Weaver Jr. and wife, Beverly of Shelby, NC; a granddaughter; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral Services were held at Oak Grove Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serv- ing the family. GARRY BUDDY GRANT Mr. Garry Buddy Grant, age 80 of Shelby, NC, passed away on April 20, 2018. Born July 27, 1937 in Yancey County, he was a son of the late Jack Grant and Irene Hensley Grant. Mr. Grant served our country in the U.S. Army. Huntersville, NC 28078 or made online at BeNotAfraid. net, noting In Loving Memory of Jack Clark Dixon. Funeral services were pri- vate. Cleveland Funeral Services and Crematory is serving the family. TOMMY BRANNON WATKINS Mr. Tommy Brannon Watkins, 72, of Gastonia, NC, passed away on April 22, 2018. Born in Gaston County NC, he was the son of the late Hoyt Wilson Watkins and Helen Jenkins; and was pre- ceded in death by his grand- mother; and a brother, Drew Allen Watkins. Mr. Watkins served our country in the US Army dur- ing the Vietnam Conflict. He is survived by his son, Christopher Brannon Watkins and wife, Samantha of Gastonia, NC; daughters, Jodie Setzer and husband, Tim of Gastonia, NC, Niki Smith and husband Michael, Clover, SC; six grandchildren; and brother, Reggie Watkins and wife, Joyce of Dallas, NC. Memorial services were held at Restoring Hope Foursquare Church, Dallas, NC with Military Honors. Memorials may be made to the Gaston County Honor Guard, 230 Gains Ave. Gastonia NC 28054. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC is serving the family. CASEY J. WOODS Mr. Casey J. Woods, 30, of Gastonia, NC, passed away on April 21, 2018. Casey was born in Cleveland County, NC on Funeral Services were held at Cherryville Missionary Methodist Church. Burial was in City Memorial Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Testa Family Hospice House, 321 Kings Mountain Blvd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home & Cremation Service is serving the family. BENJAMIN MOREY HOUSER Mr. Benjamin Morey Houser, age 87, of Cherryville, NC passed away on April 22, 2018. Born January 31, 1931 in Gaston County, he was youngest of fifteen children, having seven brothers and seven sisters. He was preceded in death by his wife, Madge Eudora Haynes Houser and daugh- ters, Kathy Lynn Hargrove and Phyllis Gaye Miller. Mr. Houser served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He is survived by his son, David Benjamin Houser and wife, Sheila Houser; five grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; son-in-law, Tim Miller; and son-in-law, Ronny Hargrove. Burial and graveside ser- vice was at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with Military Honors. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that dona- tions be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr. Shelby, NC 28150 or the Parkinson's Foundation, 200 SE 1st Street Suite 800 Miami, FL 33131. Carpenter-Porter Funeral & Cremation Services is serv- ing the family. FAYE UPCHURCH BIDDIX BELL Mrs. Faye Upchurch Biddix Bell, 74, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 21, 2018. Born in Gaffney, she was the wife to Isaac Bell and the daughter Survivors include his wife, Faye Tallent Grant; three daughters, Dana Gettys and husband, Calvin of Shelby, Sheree Cook and husband, Kenny of Adrian, MO and Lori Ruppe and husband, Gary of Spartanburg; four brothers, Seable Grant and wife, Ruth of Forest City, Jimmy Moore and wife, Anna of Virginia and Kevin Moore and wife, Jovee of Wadsworth, Ill and Charlie Moore and wife, Connie of Zion, Ill.; two sisters, Rebecca White and hus- band, Paul of Mooresboro and Paula Moore of Georgia; nine grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. A memorial service was held at Gantt's Grove Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or to Cleveland Rutherford Kidney Association, 1017 N. Washington St., Shelby, NC 28150 or to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 4600 Park Road, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28209. Stamey-Tysinger Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Inc. is serving the family. JACK CLARK DIXON Infant, Jack Clark Dixon, beloved precious son of Jacob and Colleen Dixon, born February 5, 2018, passed away peacefully in his mother and father's arms on April 21, 2018. Jack was preceded in death by his six great-grand- parents. Left to cherish Jack's memory are his parents, Jacob and Colleen; big sister, Lilly and triplet siblings, Luke and Reese; paternal grand- parents, Keith and Mary Ruth Dixon; maternal grandpar- ents, James and Diane Clark; and great-grandparents, Hoyle and Ann Dixon. In lieu of flowers his family asks that donations be made to BeNotAfraid, the support group that has loved and helped Jack and his family. Donations can be mailed to 8800 Glennside St., 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 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. Please have your funeral home send us your loved ones' obituaries to obits@shelbyinfo.com Continued To Page 11 TERRI TOLLESON MARTIN Mrs. Terri Tolleson Martin passed away on April 19, 2018. Born in Shelby, North Carolina to the late Clarence R. and Della Lail Kerr Tolleson, Terri is preceded in death by her grandpar- ents; and brothers C. Reid Tolleson and Thomas Kerr. Terri is survived by hus- band, Leon Martin, and step daughters Amanda Lea Marlow and Lori Gayle Abbott, step grandchildren; sisters, Maxanne Kerr Morrison of Suffolk, VA and Lynn Tolleson Hughes of Fairfield, VA. In Lieu of flowers, dona- tions are requested for the Anchor Church, PO Box 1642, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28402. A graveside service was held at Cleveland Memorial Park. Cleveland Funeral Services and Crematory is serving the family. KAREN ELIZABETH SLUDER Ms. Karen Elizabeth Sluder, 55, of Cherryville, NC, passed away on April 20, 2018. Karen was born in Cleveland County, NC on January 26, 1963 a daugh- ter of Brenda Sellers Sluder of Cherryville and the late Russell Jack Sluder. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Dean "Rusty" Sluder. 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