SHELBY-The families of Glenn and Linda Kay Haynes are sad to announce their passing on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at their home. Linda was a native of Cleveland County, the daughter of the late Palmer and Flossie Bolton Allen. She was a homemaker.
PRECEDED: In addition to Linda's parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Larry "Bud" Allen and wife Jean; and her husband, Glenn Haynes.
SURVIVED: Linda is survived by his daughter, Angelia Michael and husband John of Shelby; sisters, Barbara Fowler and husband Charles, Joy McSwain and husband Mike, all of Shelby, Patsy Allen of Hillsborough, and Kathy Hipps and husband Keith of Shelby; brothers, Jerry Allen and wife Charlotte of GA, James "Butch" Allen and wife Beverly of VA; granddaughter, Alexandra Rose "Alli" Michael of Shelby; special neighbors, Jennifer and Bobby Hyde, and their daughters, Allie and Mackenzie, who were like special nieces; and many special nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews; and very special dog, Curly.
SERVICES: Wednesday, 11a.m., at Beaver Dam Baptist Church
VISITATION: The family will receive friends one hour, prior to the service, at the church
CLERGY: Dr. Paul Sorrells and Rev. Phil Hughes
FUNERAL HOME: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby
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CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. —
Glenn and Linda Haynes died Friday, August 15, 2014, in a possible mercy killing in Cleveland County.
"He was all about taking care of her and making sure that her needs were met," Angie Michael, the couple's daughter, told Channel 9.
Michael wanted to share her parents' love story. The couple had been married for 16 years, and even though Glenn wasn't her biological father, Michael called him Dad.
"It was undeniable, undeniable that they loved each other," Michael said.
Deputies said Glenn shot and killed his wife Linda Friday, then called 911 before turning the gun on himself. Detectives are investigating whether it was or was not a mercy killing but Michael said she knows it was out of love. Letters were left to family members with funeral plans and while she can't say for sure it was planned, she knows her mother was struggling with kidney failure and had been in a lot of pain.
"She wanted peace," Michael said. "She couldn't do the things she used to do."
Michael called the couple's final act a disaster for her family. Her young daughter spoke with Glenn Friday morning and they had no idea it would be for the last time. But they hope the couple who shared a home on Midway Avenue are still together and now at peace.
"I don't think they wanted to be burden anymore," Michael said. "And I think they did this so they wouldn't have to be, and they didn't want to be alone."
"I'm shocked. I just wouldn't have expected this," neighbor Becky Southerd said Friday. "I guess he had watched her suffer for as long as he could stand it."
Smith wondered if the two planned it together. She's heartbroken by the loss, but also wonders if, in a tragic way, it wasn't his last act of showing how much he loved her.
"I have heard that they wanted to go together," she said. "I think it ended exactly like she wanted and like he wanted it. They wanted to be together."
PRECEDED: In addition to Linda's parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Larry "Bud" Allen and wife Jean; and her husband, Glenn Haynes.
SURVIVED: Linda is survived by his daughter, Angelia Michael and husband John of Shelby; sisters, Barbara Fowler and husband Charles, Joy McSwain and husband Mike, all of Shelby, Patsy Allen of Hillsborough, and Kathy Hipps and husband Keith of Shelby; brothers, Jerry Allen and wife Charlotte of GA, James "Butch" Allen and wife Beverly of VA; granddaughter, Alexandra Rose "Alli" Michael of Shelby; special neighbors, Jennifer and Bobby Hyde, and their daughters, Allie and Mackenzie, who were like special nieces; and many special nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews; and very special dog, Curly.
SERVICES: Wednesday, 11a.m., at Beaver Dam Baptist Church
VISITATION: The family will receive friends one hour, prior to the service, at the church
CLERGY: Dr. Paul Sorrells and Rev. Phil Hughes
FUNERAL HOME: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby
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CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. —
Glenn and Linda Haynes died Friday, August 15, 2014, in a possible mercy killing in Cleveland County.
"He was all about taking care of her and making sure that her needs were met," Angie Michael, the couple's daughter, told Channel 9.
Michael wanted to share her parents' love story. The couple had been married for 16 years, and even though Glenn wasn't her biological father, Michael called him Dad.
"It was undeniable, undeniable that they loved each other," Michael said.
Deputies said Glenn shot and killed his wife Linda Friday, then called 911 before turning the gun on himself. Detectives are investigating whether it was or was not a mercy killing but Michael said she knows it was out of love. Letters were left to family members with funeral plans and while she can't say for sure it was planned, she knows her mother was struggling with kidney failure and had been in a lot of pain.
"She wanted peace," Michael said. "She couldn't do the things she used to do."
Michael called the couple's final act a disaster for her family. Her young daughter spoke with Glenn Friday morning and they had no idea it would be for the last time. But they hope the couple who shared a home on Midway Avenue are still together and now at peace.
"I don't think they wanted to be burden anymore," Michael said. "And I think they did this so they wouldn't have to be, and they didn't want to be alone."
"I'm shocked. I just wouldn't have expected this," neighbor Becky Southerd said Friday. "I guess he had watched her suffer for as long as he could stand it."
Smith wondered if the two planned it together. She's heartbroken by the loss, but also wonders if, in a tragic way, it wasn't his last act of showing how much he loved her.
"I have heard that they wanted to go together," she said. "I think it ended exactly like she wanted and like he wanted it. They wanted to be together."
SHELBY-The families of Glenn and Linda Kay Haynes are sad to announce their passing on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at their home. Linda was a native of Cleveland County, the daughter of the late Palmer and Flossie Bolton Allen. She was a homemaker.
PRECEDED: In addition to Linda's parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Larry "Bud" Allen and wife Jean; and her husband, Glenn Haynes.
SURVIVED: Linda is survived by his daughter, Angelia Michael and husband John of Shelby; sisters, Barbara Fowler and husband Charles, Joy McSwain and husband Mike, all of Shelby, Patsy Allen of Hillsborough, and Kathy Hipps and husband Keith of Shelby; brothers, Jerry Allen and wife Charlotte of GA, James "Butch" Allen and wife Beverly of VA; granddaughter, Alexandra Rose "Alli" Michael of Shelby; special neighbors, Jennifer and Bobby Hyde, and their daughters, Allie and Mackenzie, who were like special nieces; and many special nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews; and very special dog, Curly.
SERVICES: Wednesday, 11a.m., at Beaver Dam Baptist Church
VISITATION: The family will receive friends one hour, prior to the service, at the church
CLERGY: Dr. Paul Sorrells and Rev. Phil Hughes
FUNERAL HOME: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby
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CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. —
Glenn and Linda Haynes died Friday, August 15, 2014, in a possible mercy killing in Cleveland County.
"He was all about taking care of her and making sure that her needs were met," Angie Michael, the couple's daughter, told Channel 9.
Michael wanted to share her parents' love story. The couple had been married for 16 years, and even though Glenn wasn't her biological father, Michael called him Dad.
"It was undeniable, undeniable that they loved each other," Michael said.
Deputies said Glenn shot and killed his wife Linda Friday, then called 911 before turning the gun on himself. Detectives are investigating whether it was or was not a mercy killing but Michael said she knows it was out of love. Letters were left to family members with funeral plans and while she can't say for sure it was planned, she knows her mother was struggling with kidney failure and had been in a lot of pain.
"She wanted peace," Michael said. "She couldn't do the things she used to do."
Michael called the couple's final act a disaster for her family. Her young daughter spoke with Glenn Friday morning and they had no idea it would be for the last time. But they hope the couple who shared a home on Midway Avenue are still together and now at peace.
"I don't think they wanted to be burden anymore," Michael said. "And I think they did this so they wouldn't have to be, and they didn't want to be alone."
"I'm shocked. I just wouldn't have expected this," neighbor Becky Southerd said Friday. "I guess he had watched her suffer for as long as he could stand it."
Smith wondered if the two planned it together. She's heartbroken by the loss, but also wonders if, in a tragic way, it wasn't his last act of showing how much he loved her.
"I have heard that they wanted to go together," she said. "I think it ended exactly like she wanted and like he wanted it. They wanted to be together."
PRECEDED: In addition to Linda's parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Larry "Bud" Allen and wife Jean; and her husband, Glenn Haynes.
SURVIVED: Linda is survived by his daughter, Angelia Michael and husband John of Shelby; sisters, Barbara Fowler and husband Charles, Joy McSwain and husband Mike, all of Shelby, Patsy Allen of Hillsborough, and Kathy Hipps and husband Keith of Shelby; brothers, Jerry Allen and wife Charlotte of GA, James "Butch" Allen and wife Beverly of VA; granddaughter, Alexandra Rose "Alli" Michael of Shelby; special neighbors, Jennifer and Bobby Hyde, and their daughters, Allie and Mackenzie, who were like special nieces; and many special nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews; and very special dog, Curly.
SERVICES: Wednesday, 11a.m., at Beaver Dam Baptist Church
VISITATION: The family will receive friends one hour, prior to the service, at the church
CLERGY: Dr. Paul Sorrells and Rev. Phil Hughes
FUNERAL HOME: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby
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CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. —
Glenn and Linda Haynes died Friday, August 15, 2014, in a possible mercy killing in Cleveland County.
"He was all about taking care of her and making sure that her needs were met," Angie Michael, the couple's daughter, told Channel 9.
Michael wanted to share her parents' love story. The couple had been married for 16 years, and even though Glenn wasn't her biological father, Michael called him Dad.
"It was undeniable, undeniable that they loved each other," Michael said.
Deputies said Glenn shot and killed his wife Linda Friday, then called 911 before turning the gun on himself. Detectives are investigating whether it was or was not a mercy killing but Michael said she knows it was out of love. Letters were left to family members with funeral plans and while she can't say for sure it was planned, she knows her mother was struggling with kidney failure and had been in a lot of pain.
"She wanted peace," Michael said. "She couldn't do the things she used to do."
Michael called the couple's final act a disaster for her family. Her young daughter spoke with Glenn Friday morning and they had no idea it would be for the last time. But they hope the couple who shared a home on Midway Avenue are still together and now at peace.
"I don't think they wanted to be burden anymore," Michael said. "And I think they did this so they wouldn't have to be, and they didn't want to be alone."
"I'm shocked. I just wouldn't have expected this," neighbor Becky Southerd said Friday. "I guess he had watched her suffer for as long as he could stand it."
Smith wondered if the two planned it together. She's heartbroken by the loss, but also wonders if, in a tragic way, it wasn't his last act of showing how much he loved her.
"I have heard that they wanted to go together," she said. "I think it ended exactly like she wanted and like he wanted it. They wanted to be together."
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