He was a logger.
Mr. Cantrell was a member of Tree of Life Church.
Survivors include his wife of 15 years: Irene Cantrell; sisters: Eula Shelton of Marshall, North Carolina and Rosalee Jablonsky of Boston, Massachusetts; brothers and sisters-in-law: Dariel and Gladys Cantrell and Walter and Gladys Shelton of Marshall; sister-in-law: Vernie Cantrell; a special niece that he thought of as his daughter: Belinda Tolley; and several other nieces and nephews.
He was the son of the late Boney and Vera Shelton Cantrell and was preceded in death by two sisters, Wavel and Meblene Shelton; and brothers: Grady, Cline, Bob, and Robert Cantrell.
The family will receive friends 6-8 pm Saturday at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be held at 2 pm Sunday, September 20, 2015, at Tree of Life Church with Rev. Ralph Hensley officiating.
Interment will follow in Cantrell Cemetery in Shelton Laurel, North Carolina.
Pallbearers will be his nephews.