Ms. Annie Bell Johnson Eskridge, 88, of Shelby, NC passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at Shelby Manor in Shelby. She was born on August 5, 1936 in Jonesville, SC to the late Listine Johnson and the late Wardell Gault, Sr.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Hoppers Chapel Baptist Church, Shelby, NC at 3:00 p.m. Burial will take place at Sunset Cemetery. The reception of family and friends will be from 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the church. All other times the family will be meeting at 906 Kearney Drive, Shelby, NC from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. daily.