Date of Birth: 11-20-1992 Date of Death: 07-02-2011

A native of Prince George, MD, he graduated from Burns High School on June 9, 2011.  He enjoyed playing baseball, football and basketball during his middle school years and at the

YMCA. While he enjoyed these sports, his real passion was computer/video games.  Joshua had been accepted into Fullsail University in Orlando, Fla. where he was to be a Video Game Programmer & Designer.  Josh has been admired by many people for his courage and determination.  He was known to many as a real hero.

He was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Becky Hollar & Janet Malkmus.

He is survived by his father, Paul Malkmus & mother, Barbara Malkmus of Shelby;

brother, Matthew Malkmus of Shelby; step-mother, Ann Malkmus of Shelby; two step-sisters,

Andrea Hayes of Gastonia; Danielle Washburn of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and grandparents, Bill

Hollar of Chiefland, Fla., and George & Rhonda Malkmus of Shelby.

Visitation: The family will receive friends at Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory on Tuesday, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. & other times at the home of

his mother, 825 Botts Rd., Shelby, NC.

Funeral: The funeral will be held on Wednesday at Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel at 7:00 p.m.

Officiated by:

Burial: Private

Memorials: Joshua Malkmus Game Programming Scholarship Foundation

% First National Bank, P. O. Box 168, Shelby, NC 28151

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www.clevelandfuneralservice.com

Funeral Home: Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory