Ebba Marie Blanton Towery Masimore, 92, died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Peak Resources of Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Walter and Sarah Padgett Blanton. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, and enjoyed canning and quilting. Her family and church family were very important to her.

PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, D.W. Towery; second husband, Elmer Leroy Masimore; brothers, Lawrence, Lewis, Charles, and Boyd Blanton; sisters, Lilly Bailey, Kathleen Moore, and Bertha Childress; 11 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.

SURVIVED: She is survived by her sons, Phillips Ray Towery, of Shelby, Pastor Dan Towery and wife Gale of Leesburg, VA., and Charles Masimore and wife Susan of Ft. Lauderdale, Fl; daughter, Emma Jo Creglow and husband Robert of Corpus Christi, TX; sister, Virginia Peterson of MD; 11 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.

FUNERAL SERVICES: Wednesday, 2p.m. at Faith Baptist Church

VISITATION: The family will receive friends Tuesday, 6-7:30, at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home

BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery

CLERGY: Dr. J. Barry Goodman

MEMORIALS: Faith Baptist Church, 2738 S. Post Rd., Shelby, NC 28152 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150

FUNERAL HOME: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby

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