James "Jim" Osburne Poston

1929 - 2000  (70 years)

• Name	James "Jim" Osburne Poston
  Nickname	Jim
  Born	15 Sep 1929	Cleveland County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Cemetery	Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
  Military Service	Army
  Died	21 Mar 2000	Cleveland County, North Carolina
  Obituary	22 Mar 2000	Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  	Shelby Star
  	James Poston SHELBY - Mr. James Osborne Poston, 70, of 2306 Holly Lane, died Tuesday, March 21, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late William Garnett and Lillie Borders Poston. He retired as a supervisor with Bartlett Tree Company and was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Aurelia Cook Poston; a son, Jay Poston of Los Angeles; a daughter, Holly P. Cruickshank of Durham; a brother, McBride Poston of Shelby; a sister, Joann Efrid of Monroe; and a grandson, Blade Cruickshank of Durham. The funeral will be Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Elizabeth Baptist Church, with the Rev. Terry Jordan officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday an hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Elizabeth Baptist Church, 301 N. Post Road, Shelby, N.C. 28150. Palmer Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
  Person ID	I687	myfamilytree
  Last Modified	20 May 2022

  
  

  Father	William Garnet Poston,   b. 2 Apr 1894, Cleveland County, North Carolina ,   d. 9 Feb 1943, Columbia, SC  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Lille J. Borders,   b. 1 Mar 1907, Cleveland County, North Carolina ,   d. 12 Sep 1991, Cleveland County, North Carolina  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Abt 1928
  Family ID	F732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Carolyn Hidgon
  Married	Feb 1953
  Children	+ 1. Holly Poston   2. James Osburne, Jr. Poston,   b. 1956, Franklin, Macon County, NC ,   d. 10 Sep 2004, Sylva, NC  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	20 May 2022
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Aurelia Maudine Cook,   b. 4 May 1925, Greenville, SC
  Married	6 Feb 1965	Gaffney, Cherokee County, SC
  Last Modified	20 May 2022
  Family ID	F75	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 15 Sep 1929 - Cleveland County, North Carolina Cemetery - - Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC Died - 21 Mar 2000 - Cleveland County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	Jim Poston and Aurelia Cook Marker
  	Poston Plot Raleigh Poston Plot.