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Youres Shade

Youres Shade

Sep 13, 2012

Mr. Youres Shade was born April 24, 1926 to the union of the late Fannie Withrow and James Clarence Shade. He was one of fourteen children born to this union. He entered the United States Marine Corps in Raleigh, NC and served two years. He was Honorably discharged May of 1946 as a Private First Class. He moved to Detroit,...

Guy Harold Grayson

Guy Harold Grayson

Sep 1, 2012

Mr. Guy Harold Grayson, 86, of  203  Redbud Lane, Golden Valley, died Saturday, September 1, 2012 at his residence. He was the son of the late Grady and Mamie Toney Grayson, and was also preceded in death by two sisters, Lorraine Dale and Beth Grayson. He was a Deacon at Fairview Baptist Church, a WWII Navy veteran, and retired from the North...

Doris Wehrstein

Doris Wehrstein

Aug 16, 2012

Mrs. Doris Pletcher Wehrstein, 85, of Bostic, died Thursday, August 16, 2012. She was the widow of Richard Wehrstein, and daughter of the late Grant and Edith Mae Phillips Pletcher. She was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church, and a former Vice Commander of the DAV Auxillary. She is survived by two sons, Richard Wehrstein, Jr. and his wife Wanda,...

Richard Arlan Wehrstein

Richard Arlan Wehrstein

Aug 12, 2012

Mr. Richard Arlan Wehrstein, 83, of Bostic, died Sunday, August 12, 2012. He was the son of the late Manford and Adeline Wehrstein. Richard started his career at Armour & Company of Chicago, and retired as Plant Manager at Colorworks. He was a Korean Army Veteran and had been attending Maranatha Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Doris...

Warren Powell

Warren Powell

Jul 30, 2012

Mr. Warren G. Powell, 77, 0f Spindale, died Monday, July 30, 2012 at Hospice House, Forest City. He was the widower of Ann Duncan Powell, and son of the late Horace and Jeanette Robbs Powell. A veteran of the US Navy, he was a member of Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church and retired from Watts Regulator. He is survived by...

Katie Lou Jones Wells

Katie Lou Jones Wells

Jul 28, 2012

Mrs. Katie Lou Jones Wells, of Ellenboro, was born November 30, 1939 in Bostic, NC to the late Ralph and Kate Keever Jones. She went to her heavenly home on July 28, 2012. She was united in marriage to Floyd D. Wells on June 17, 1961. She married the love of her life and they enjoyed over 51 years of...

Zacchaeus "Zack"  Murray

Zacchaeus "Zack" Murray

Jul 18, 2012

Mr. Zacchaeus "Zack" Murray, 71, of Bostic, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at his residence. He was the son of the late Pink and Foye Murray, and was also preceded in death by a sister, Gladys Dobbins, and a brother, Billie Murray. He was a member of Wilson Baptist Church and retired from Burlington Industries. He is survived by his...

Christee Joyce Lovelace

Christee Joyce Lovelace

Jul 16, 2012

Ms. Christee Joyce Lovelace, 46, of Rutherfordton, died Monday, July 16, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Johnnie Jo Ann Toney and Donald Edward Lovelace, and was also preceded in death by a brother, Richard Dean Toney. She was a member of Crestview Baptist Church. Christee was an accounting clerk at Rutherford Electric...

Dianne Allen Stockton

Dianne Allen Stockton

Jun 22, 2012

Mrs. Dianne Allen Stockton, 66, of Ellenboro, died Friday, June 22, 2012 at Hospice House, Forest City. She was the daughter of the late M.G. and Margaret Louise Melton Allen, and was also preceded in death by a son, Timothy Allen Taylor, a sister, Brenda Jean Allen, and a brother, Robert Lawrence Allen, Sr. She was retired from REMC after...

Jennifer  Robin-Lee Selvey

Jennifer Robin-Lee Selvey

May 31, 2012

Miss Jennifer Robin-Lee Selvey, 19, of Bostic, died Thursday, May 31, 2012. Jennifer was preceded in death by a brother, Chad Selvey, and a paternal grandfather, Grayson Selvey. She had just completed her CNA certification at Isothermal Community College. She is survived by her daughter, Lindsay Selvey; her mother, Robin Selvey of Bostic; her father John Selvey of Gilkey, and...

Sharon White Hill

Sharon White Hill

May 22, 2012

Mrs. Sharon White Hill, 54, of Mooresboro Road, Shelby, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012. She was the daughter of Glenda Wilson White of Shelby and the late Leonard "Fuzz" White.  She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She worked at GCA Services and Davita Dialysis, and had worked as a Paramedic at Rutherford EMS. In addition to her mother, she...

Dewey James Toney

Dewey James Toney

May 14, 2012

Mr. Dewey James Toney, 87, of the Sunshine Community, died Monday, May 14, 2012. He was the son of the late Wilkie and Bertha Campbell Toney; and was also preceded in death by a son, Jefferson James Toney; his first wife, Edith Freeman Toney; a sister, Daisy Murray; a brother, Larry Toney; and a granddaughter, Angela Simmons.  He was a member...

Donald W. Lindsey

Donald W. Lindsey

Apr 30, 2012

Mr. Donald W. Lindsey, 64, of Ellenboro, died Monday, April 30, 2012. He was preceded in death by his mother in law, Patricia Porter. He was a computer programmer. He is survived by his wife, Carol Lindsey; a daughter, Patricia Stephens and her husband Ken, of Parkersburg, WV; two sons, Donnie Lindsey of Waverly, WV, and Anthony Joyce and his...

Hazel Butler Lawter

Hazel Butler Lawter

Apr 24, 2012

Mrs. Hazel Butler Lawter, 75, of Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Dewey and Gazzie Davis Butler, and was a member of Walls Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Charles Lawter; a daughter, Joanna Street of Forest City; a son, Brian Lawter of Rutherfordton; two sisters,...

James Albert Jones

James Albert Jones

Apr 23, 2012

Mr. James Albert Jones, 84, of Sunshine, died Monday, April 23, 2012 at Hospice House, Forest City. He was the son of the late Thurman and Lillie Padgett Jones, he was also preceded in death by three sisters, Beatrice Hoyle, Iona Tessenear, and Kathleen Pope, two brothers, Howard Jones and Jesse Jones. He was a member of Mount Harmony Baptist...

Nina Campbell King

Nina Campbell King

Apr 20, 2012

Mrs. Nina Campbell King, 75, of Hillcrest Rest Home, Forest City, died Friday, April 20, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Daniel and Myrtle Lackey Campbell, and was also preceded in death by a son, Wren Walker; a daughter, Rhonda Ledford; a grandchild, Brandy Ledford; and a great grandchild, Anna Grace Durham. She is survived by three daughters,...

Paul Mayse

Paul Mayse

Apr 20, 2012

Mr. Paul Mayse, 93, formerly of Forest City, died Friday, April 20, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife Ethel McDade Mayse, and was the son of the late Orson and Alma Lewis Mayse. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Theodore, Mal and Amos, and his sister Ruth. Paul was a retired carpenter and a...

Rachel Diane Smith

Rachel Diane Smith

Apr 18, 2012

Mrs. Rachel Diane Smith, 61, of Jonestown Road, Bostic, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Forrest and Annie Bell Smith. She was a member of Heaven Bound Baptist Church in Ellenboro. She is survived by one daughter, Audrey West of Forest City; a son, Darin Holland of Mooresboro; four stepsons, Alvin Holland of Forest...

Clarence Beaver

Clarence Beaver

Apr 17, 2012

Mr. Clarence Beaver, 77, of Tiney Road, Bostic, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Hospice House, Forest City. He was the son of the late Thomas and Perida Deyton Beaver. He retired from the NC Department of Transportation where he was a heavy equipment operator and later worked for Strickland Grading. He was a member of Missionary Wesleyan Church. He...

Fred McFarland

Fred McFarland

Apr 1, 2012

Mr. Fred McFarland, 81, of Ellenboro, died Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was the son of the late Hobert and Eula Ann Crowe McFarland, and was also preceded in death by a brother, Guy McFarland, and a sister, Arrie Irene Toney. He was a longtime accounting and economics Professor at Cleveland Community College. He was...

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