Faris Roy Bridges
SHELBY -Mr. Faris Roy Bridges, 85, of 302 Bear Creek Road, died
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
Born in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Ruffin and Ola Hamrick
Bridges. A self-employed carpenter and farmer, he was a member of Mount Sinai
Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Inez Roberts
Bridges; two brothers, Loyd Bridges and Herman Bridges; and a grandson, Richard
Bridges.
Survivors include four sons and daughters-in-law, Ralph and Jean Bridges of
Greensboro, Carl Ray and Shirley Bridges and Wayne and Charlotte Bridges, all of
Shelby, and Max and Jeanette Bridges of Mooresboro; five daughters and four
sons-in-law, Carol and A.J. Chapman of Shelby, Sylvia and Larry Lovelace of
Lattimore, Diane and Glenn Bivins of Lawndale, Kay and Gilbert Santana of
Burlington and Faye Bridges of the home; a brother and a sister, Evans Bridges
and Doris Martin, both of Earl; 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Mount Sinai Baptist Church, with the
Revs. Jim Sparks and Broadus Heatherly 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 Clay-Barnette
Funeral Home, and at other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Mount Sinai Baptist Church building fund, 1227 Mount
Sinai Church Road, Shelby, N.C. 28152.
