John Howard Self
LAWNDALE — Mr. John Howard Self, 76, formerly of 2619
Ball Park Road, died Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at Hospice at Wendover.
Born Sept. 15, 1928, in Cleveland County, he was a son of Effie
Elizabeth Bivins Self of Shelby and the late Joseph Lee Self. He was a
retired section leader at Cleveland Mills. He was a member of Pleasant
Hill United Methodist Church. He was a retired member and co-founder of
Upper Cleveland Rescue Squad.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by two brothers,
Duane Self and Harlan Self.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by a son, Michael Self and
wife, Sheila, of Arkansas; three daughters, Debbie Mauney of
Cherryville, Shelia Hamrick and husband, Scott, of Lawndale and Juanita
Martin and husband, Johnny, of Shelby; three sisters, Lorraine Cook of
Lawndale, Faye Pruitt of Belwood and Bernice Leigh of Florida; five
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Pleasant Hill United
Methodist Church, with the Rev. Mary VanDerwerken officiating. Burial
will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Saturday at Stamey Funeral Home from 1
to 2 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, 1150
Warlick Road, Lawndale, NC 28090, Upper Cleveland Rescue Squad, P.O. Box
278, Lawndale, NC 28090, or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cleveland
County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
