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Ashton Cole Teague, 29, of Kings Mountain, NC, entered the gates of Heaven on June 01, 2023.

Audrey Conrad Ballard, age 88, of Bessemer City, passed away Friday, June 2, 2023 at White Oak Manor of Kings Mountain.

Betty Ann Beam Howell, 68, of Barbee Road, Shelby, went to her heavenly home on Friday, June 2, 2023 at Carolina Caring Sherrills Ford Hospice House.

Brittany "Nene" Francis Alexander, age 30, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023 at her residence.

Charles "Danny" Bright, age 71, of Forest City, passed away Monday, June 5, 2023 at Henderson Care.

Dare Byers Putnam, 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 26, 2023, at Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center.

Donald "Don" Kevin Trueland, Sr., 89, of Cherryville, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2023 at Wendover Hospice.

Dr. Robert "Rob" Munoz, 69, died Friday, May 26, 2023 at his home.

James Arthur West, Jr. (J.A.) died peacefully on May 25, 2023 at the age of almost-99, reuniting with his sweetheart Evelyn, his wife of 67 years who preceded him in death (2018).

James Richard Panther, 84, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at his home in Grover, NC.

Janet Lynn Chambers, 68, of 251 John E Randall Road, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Wendover Hospice in Shelby.

Jean A. McKinney, 64, died Monday, June 5, 2023 at Hospice at Wendover.

Kenneth Ray "Doc" Walker, 75 of Shelby, North Carolina, passed away on June 3, 2023 surrounded by family and friends at Charles George VA Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.

Loyd Baxter Smith Jr., lovingly known as "Kip," was a wonderful husband, father, brother, son and friend. He died unexpectedly on June 2, 2023, at his home in Shelby, North Carolina.

Lura Thackerson McNeilly, 82 of Kings Mountain, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023 at Atrium Health - Kings Mountain.

Mitchell Garry Franklin, age 67 of Shelby, passed away Monday, June 5, 2023.

Monzell Simmons Moore, 89, formerly of Kings Mountain, NC, went to be with her Savior on June 02, 2023 at The Greens at Gastonia.

Sammy Lee Gann passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

Shirley Pritchard Ledford, 87, of Shelby, NC, passed away on May 30, 2023, in Charlotte, NC, after a long illness.

Thomas "Tommy" Dixon Yarborough Jr., 93, died Monday, June 5, 2023 at Hospice at Wendover.

Thomas A. Tate Sr., 96, of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on June 6, 2023 at Testa Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC.

W. Wade Homesley, 94, of Alexandria, Virginia, died May 31, 2023, in Raleigh, North Carolina.

W. Wade Homesley, 94, of Alexandria, VA, passed way on May 31, 2023.