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Travas Smith
SHELBY — Mr. Travas Deshon Smith, 25, of 301 Broad St., died Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Enloe Mortuary
Shemeka Harris
SHELBY — Ms. Shemeka Twaun Dewberry Harris, 21, of 916 Fox Croft Circle, Apt. B., died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. She was the daughter of Ida Mae Harris Dewberry and Winfred Cordell Dewberry and a native of Cleveland County. She was a former member of New Zion Baptist Church in Henrietta and was attending First Baptist Church in Lawndale. She was a 1999 graduate of Crest High School. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Betty Watkins Dewberry and Joseph Keit. She is survived by her mother, Ida Mae Harris Dewberry of Shelby and father and step-mother, Winfred Cordell and Lillie Dewberry of Forest City; a daughter, Kamryn Victoria Harris of Shelby; her grandparents, Willie and Lucille Harris of Kingstown; two special friends, Rodney Gardner of Spartanburg, S.C. and Latrice Watkins of Lattimore; special aunts, Annie Harris of Shelby, Glenda Harris of Charlotte, Sheila Harris of Lawndale and Diane Dewberry of Tennessee; also aunts, Jonnie Mae Dewberry of Ohio, Connie Dewberry of Forest City and Reather Harris of Pittsburgh; four uncles, Ervin Dewberry of Chesnee, S.C., Greg Dewberry of Forest City, Reggie Dewberry of Ellenboro and Charles Pryor of Detroit, Mich.; two brothers, Anthony Camp of the U.S. Army in Germany and Tyrone Dewberry of Forest City; two sisters, Shanequa Watkins and Ciera Watkins both of Forest City; a special cousin, Rocky Harris; a host of cousins, other relatives and friends. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Lawndale with the Rev. Billy Houze officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service at the church. Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Kacinia Howell-White
STATESVILLE — Ms. Kacinia Brindell Howell-White, 53, of 1008 Eastside Drive, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Statesville. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Dr. J.C. Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Belmont Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes before the service and at other times at the home. Davis and Mangum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lucille Campfield
MOORESBORO — Mrs. Lucille Luckadoo Campfield of Houser Lake Road died Thursday, Sept. 9, 2002, at her residence. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the funeral home.
Alma Mitchem
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Mrs. Alma Mitchem, 102, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, at White Oak Manor. Funeral arrangements will be announced by J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home.
Mark Chambers
SHELBY — Mr. Mark Dwayne Chambers, 29, 1630 Friendship Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was the son of Mahaliah Jane Chambers and the late J.C. Littlejohn and a native of Cleveland County. He attended Shelby High School until his senior year when illness forced him to stop. He had also been employed by Bridges Barbecue until he could no longer work. He was a volunteer coach for the Marion School Colts Midget football team. He was a member of New Ellis Chapel Baptist Church. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Darryl Steven Chambers. He leaves to cherish fond memories his mother, his godmother, Christine Gill of Shelby; four brothers, Paul, Maurice, Kelly and Keith Chambers all of Shelby; three sisters, Janette Elder, Patricia Williams and Brenda Chambers all of Shelby; seven half brothers, Jimmy, Calvin, Thomas, Mike, Steve, Derrick and Mark Littlejohn, all of Shelby; a sister-in-law, Willieann Chambers; two aunts, Mary Joe Petty of Shelby and Ionia Moore of Kings Mountain, and many other relatives and friends. The funeral will be Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at New Ellis Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. A.A. Ponder officiating. Burial will follow in Webb Memorial Lawns. The family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service at the church and at other times at 1630 Friendship Road and 341 Weathers St. in Shelby. Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Rev. William Waters
FOREST CITY — Rev. William Earl Waters, 74, of 305 Old Henrietta Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, at his home. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Sandy Mush Baptist Church with the Revs. Kyle Turner, Lance Scarlett officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in Oak Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at Crowe’s Mortuary. Memorials may be made to Sandy Mush Baptist Church, Rutherford County Hospice or Broyhill Baptist Children’s Home.
Shirley Smith
FOREST CITY — Mrs. Shirley Maxwell Parker Smith, 63, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, at Mary Black Hospital in Spartanburg, S.C. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Harrelson Funeral Home with the Rev. Ricky Poteat officiating. Burial will be in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Aleen Byers
MOORESBORO — Mrs. Aleen Marsh Byers, 86, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, at Rutherford Hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home with the Rev. Eugene Passmore officiating. Burial will be in High Shoal Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home. A guestbook is available at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com.
Minnie Saddler
SHELBY — Mrs. Minnie Wilson Lowe Saddler, 77, of 401 Highland Ave., departed this life Monday, Sept. 17, 2002, at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she was born June 15, 1925, the daughter of the late Jake Wilson and Maggie Cornwell Wilson Schenk. She was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church and a former employee of Beams Nursing Home and Turner Nursing Home. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ulysses Saddler; three brothers, Summie, Miles and Jake Wilson; two daughters, Catherine and Mae Frances Lowe; two sons, Earnest and Martin Lowe; two brothers-in-law, Dolphus Sarratt and Paul Banks and a daughter-in-law, Lenora Lawrence Wilson. She is survived by a daughter, Essie Lean Lowe Tillman; a son and daughter-in-law, Norman and Marlean Lowe all of Shelby; special grandson, Antonio S. Borders of the home; two sisters, Elizabeth W. Sarratt and Regina Banks of Shelby; a son-in-law, Joseph D. Tillman Sr. of Florida; two daughter-in-laws, Marytene Lowe and Joanne Lowe both of Shelby; 17 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; three sister-in-laws, Ida M. Wray, Vera Wilson and Alma Wilson all of Cleveland County; two brothers-in-law, James Saddler of Blacksburg, S.C. and Dewitt Wray of Kings Mountain; six special nieces, Alice Laborn, Hazel Gladdlen, Estelle Sarratt, Maggie Carson, Teresa Laborn and Linda Harden all of Shelby and a host of other relatives and friends. The funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church with the Rev. Lawrence Roseboro officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service at the church. Genesis Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Lillie Smith
FOREST CITY — Mrs. Lillie Mae Bradley Smith, 82, of 142 Plymouth Lane, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, at her home. A graveside service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Kevin Rohm officiating. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at The Padgett and King Mortuary and at other times at the home of Ken and Pearl Hardin, 547 S. Church St., Forest City. Memorials may be made to Crestview Baptist Church, 630 S. Church St., Forest City, NC 28043; or to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.
Lillian Mull
FOREST CITY — Mrs. Lillian Dedmond Mull, 70, of 378 Big Island Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of Flora Beason Dedmond Winn of Mooresboro and the late James S. Dedmond. She retired from Spindale Mill, was a member of Cliffside Baptist Church and was an avid camper. She is survived by her husband, Bobby Mull of the home; two sons, Randy Mull of Mooresboro and Sandy Mull of Forest City; one sister, Helen Dedmond Callahan of Mooresboro; one stepbrother, R.D. Winn of Telico Plains, Tenn.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home, Cliffside, with the Revs. Shirley Luckadoo and Larry Fleming officiating. Burial will be in Cliffside Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Cliffside Baptist Church, Building Fund, Box 336, Cliffside, NC 28024. A guest register is available at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com.
Minnie Saddler
SHELBY — Mrs. Minnie Mae Wilson Saddler, 77, of 401 Highland Ave., died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002, at her home. The funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church with the Rev. Lawrence Roseboro officiating. The family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service at the church. Genesis Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mark Chambers
SHELBY — Mr. Mark Dwayne Chambers, 29, of 1630 Friendship Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends at 341 Weathers St. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Enloe Mortuary.
Shemeka Harris
SHELBY — Ms. Shemeka Twaun Harris, 21, of 916 Fox Croft Circle, Apartment B, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of Ida Mae Harris Dewberry and Winfred Cordell Dewberry. She was a former member of New Zion Baptist Church in Henrietta and was attending First Baptist Church in Lawndale. She was a 1999 graduate of Crest High School. She is survived by her mother, Ida Mae Harris Dewberry of Shelby; her father and stepmother, Winfred and Lillie Cordell Dewberry of Forest City; a daughter, Kamryn Victoria Harris of Shelby; two brothers, Anthony Camp serving in the Army in Germany and Tyrone Dewberry of Forest City; two sisters, Shanequa Watkins and Ciera Watkins, both of Forest City; her grandparents, Willie and Lucille Harris of Kingstown; two special friends, Rodney Gardner of Spartanburg, S.C., and Latrice Watkins of Lattimore; a special cousin, Rocky Harris; and a special aunt, Annie Harris of Shelby. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Lawndale with the Rev. Billy Houze officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service on Saturday. Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Mills Borders Jr.
CHARLOTTE — Mr. Mills Alvin Borders, Jr., 51, of 3853 Moss Croft Lane, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, at University Hospital in Charlotte. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Washington Baptist Church in Waco with the Rev. Zeno T. Borders officiating. Burial will be in Webb Memorial Lawns. The family will receive friends an hour before the service at the church. Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Ethel Owens
SHELBY — Mrs. Ethel Lee Owens, 76, of 1945 Burke Road, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 20, 1924, in Winder, Ga., she was a daughter of the late Tom and Addie Lee. She retired from Lily Mill Co. as a winder operator. She attended Mellon Memorial Baptist Church and was a former member of Manna Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles G. Owens; three sons, Chuck Owens, Ronald Owens and Rick Owens; three stepsons, the Rev. Yulon Owens, Wilbur Owens and Leaburn Owens; and a stepdaughter, Minnie Lee. She is survived by three daughters, Mary Sanders and Patricia Morrison and husband, Paul, all of Shelby and Helen Dickson and fiancée, Ted Moorefield, of Morganton; two sons, Jeff Owens and wife, Teresa, and Wayne Owens and wife, Darlene, all of Shelby; a stepson, Lee Owens and wife, Ruby, of Lawndale; a very special daughter-in-law, Virgie Owens of Polkville; a sister, Ruby Lee of Lawndale; a brother, Crawford Lee of Hickory; 21 stepgrandchildren; 19 grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Mellon Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Fain Morrison officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Interment will be in Wallace Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 5:30 to 7 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Mellon Memorial Baptist Church, 2506 Shoal Creek Church Road, Shelby, NC 28152.
‘Butch’ Borders Jr.
CHARLOTTE — Mr. Mills Alvin “Butch” Borders Jr., 51, of 3853 Moss Craft Lane, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, at University Hospital in Charlotte. He was born July 28, 1951, in Greensboro, a son Alice Cannedy Borders of Shelby and the late Alvin Borders Sr. He joined Washington Missionary Baptist Church at an early age and was a graduate of Burns High School and attended N.C. A&T State University in Greensboro. He also served as a Marine in the Vietname War. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Reginald Borders. In addition to his mother, he leaves to cherish fond memories a daughter, Crystal Wright of Shelby; two sons, Timothy Byrd of Pageland, S.C., and Wesley Borders of Shelby; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Stephen Leon and Elizabeth Borders of Shelby and Bennie Collins of Atlanta; a sister, Gina Cummings of Cape Cod, Mass.; a special friend, Dora Hearn of Charlotte; and a host of relatives and friends. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Washington Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Zeno T. Borders officiating. Burial will be in Webb Memorial Lawns. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church. Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Pearl Newton
ELLENBORO — Mrs. Pearl Champion Cook Newton, 90, of 1051 Mount Olivet Church Road, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, at home. Born Jan. 12, 1912, in Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Edgar Grayson and Doane Jones Champion. She was a homemaker, member of Mount Olivet Baptist Church, member of the Adult Ladies Sunday School Class and former choir director at the church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Loyd Cook; two sons, Cecil Newton and Joe Newton; six brothers, Plato Champion, Edgar Champion, Jethro Champion, Nick Champion, Lee Champion and Herney F. Champion; and three sisters, Luesenior Laughlin, Essie Clark and Selma White. She is survived by her second husband, Cleve Edison Newton of the home; two sons, Eddie Newton of Ellenboro and Hugh Lee Cook of Hickory; four daughters, Dorothy Bray of High Point, Wanda Goodwin of Woodruff, S.C., Janice Turner of Columbus and Judy Sisk of Forest City; a sister, Kate Sealey of Long Beach; 12 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mount Olivet Baptist Church with the Revs. Boyce Gregory and Jimmy Black officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 at Stamey Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Mount Olivet Baptist Church or Church Cemetery Fund, 1517 Mount Olivet Church Road, Ellenboro, NC 28040. A guest register is available at www.stameyfuneralhome.com.
