1888 - 1964 (75 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Clyde Graham Poston was born on 2 Dec 1888 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 25 Aug 1964 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
Family/Spouse: Thornton Weathers. Thornton was born on 23 Oct 1886 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 27 May 1922 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Ruth Leonard. Ruth was born on 26 Oct 1907 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 26 Sep 1997 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
2. | Clyde Graham,Jr. Poston (1.Clyde1) was born on 28 Jan 1916 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 1 Jul 2003 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Cleveland Memorial Park, Boiling Springs, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
- Military Service: World War II, serving in the Pacific Theatre with occupying forces in Japan.
- Obituary: 3 Jul 2003; Shelby Star
Notes:
Obituary:
SHELBY Mr. Clyde Graham Poston Jr., 87, of 1872 S. Lafayette St., died Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
Born Jan. 28, 1916, in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Clyde G. Poston Sr. and Thornton Weathers Poston. He retired from the North Carolina State Department of Transportation as traffic services supervisor for 44 years. He was a member of Zoar Baptist Church. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Pacific Theatre with occupying forces in Japan.
He was a trustee of Zoar Baptist Church, charter member of N.C. State Employees Association since 1946, longtime member of Post 82 of the American Legion, actively retired and employed by the Cleveland County Fair Association, worked as a special deputy sheriff with the Cleveland County Sheriffs Department, deputized by the late Sheriff Haywood Allen, honorary member of the Bell South Mens Breakfast Club and honorary member of the N.C. Sheriffs Association.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Lee Warren Poston; a sister, Edna Poston Glover; a brother, Claude Arey Poston; a daughter-in-law, Carol Griffith Poston; and one half brother.
He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Richard Dick and Amelia Poston of Shelby; a daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Dean Kiser of Shelby; a sister, Annie Poston Wylie of Boiling Springs; a sister-in-law, Jeannette Jennings Poston of Shelby; five half brothers; one half sister; grandchildren, Chris Kiser, Leanne Hartman and her husband, Jason, Lara Kiser, Matthew Raines and Katie Raines, all of Shelby; great-grandchildren, Caroline Hartman and Chase Hartman; special friend and caregiver, Dezzie Warren; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Zoar Baptist Church with Dr. Marvin Gobble and the Rev. Reed Jones officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Entombment will be in Cleveland Memorial Park Mausoleum.
The family will receive friends today from 5 to 8 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home and at other times at the home of Anita and Dean Kiser, 130 Delmar Road, Shelby.
Memorials may be made to the building fund of Zoar Baptist Church, 1740 S. Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 28152; or to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
Family/Spouse: Ruby Lee Warren. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Jerry Shepherd Poston (1.Clyde1) was born on 3 Apr 1937; died on 25 Nov 2002 in Aventura, Florida. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
- Occupation: Truck Driver for Petroleum Industries
- Obituary: 27 Nov 2002; Shelby Star
Notes:
Obituary:
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Mr. Jerry Shepard Poston, 65, of 1435 N.E. 179th St., formerly of Shelby, died Monday, Nov. 25, 2002, at Aventura Hospital in Aventura, Fla.
A native of Cleveland County, he was a truck driver for Petroleum Industries. He was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde Graham Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Leonard Poston; a daughter, Patty Poston; a half brother, Claude Arey Poston; and a sister, Edna Glover.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Ann Whiteley Poston of the home; three children, Debbie Poston, Penny Grav and her husband, Ryan, and Jerry Poston, all of Shelby; five brothers and two sisters-in-law, Dan C. and Norma Poston and D. J. Poston, Glenn Poston, Donald Lee and Cathy Poston and Ronald Poston, all of Shelby; a sister and brother-in-law, Barbara Kay and Ben Grayson of Shelby; a half brother, Clyde Poston Jr. of Shelby; a half sister, Annie Wiley of Mooresboro; and four grandchildren.
The funeral will be Friday in the chapel of Cleveland Funeral Services at 2:30 p.m.
Burial will be in Elizabeth Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home and other times at the home of Barbara Kay Grayson at 2139 McBrayer Springs Road in Shelby.
Family/Spouse: Barbara Ann Whitley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
Generation: 4
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