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The Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo (OHCE2023), under the organization of OHwI (formerly National ARVC), celebrated the champions of the industry by announcing the winners of the prestigious 2023 Awards of Excellence recently.

Brandon Lee Wilson, 35, of 105 Hickory Hollow Road, passed away on Saturday, December 23rd, 2023, at Spartanburg Medical Center.

Christopher Micheal Bridges, 65, of Shelby, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at Atrium Health - Main, Charlotte.

Clyde Goforth, 78, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

David Cameron "Cam" Beam, age 64, of Tot Dellinger Road, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023, at his residence.

Deborah Addison Flack, 59, of 824 Logan St. Shelby, NC passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at her residence.

Douglas McKinley Griffin, 79, of Shelby, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center, Shelby.

Dr. Martin "Marty" Wade Stallings, 80, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 26, 2023 at Atrium Health in Pineville, NC.

Dr. R. Ronald Toffolo, 91, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 26, 2023 at Robin Johnson House in Dallas, NC.

Retired MSGT Elwood "Woody" Weaver, age 81, was welcomed home by his lord and savior on December 13, 2023 after a short battle with cancer.

Ernie Tyrone Roseboro, 52, was born on February 10, 1971 in Shelby, NC.

Forest Grier "Smiley" Lankford, age 92, of Kings Mountain, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2023, at his residence.

Garlan Lee Eaker, 90 of Taylorsville, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory.

Garland Floyd Butler, 69, of Shelby, NC passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023 at his home in Shelby.

George H. Norville, 81, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2023 at Atrium Health of Charlotte

Grady Lee Fite Whitener, 54, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 22, 2023 while at his home.

James "Jim" Olin Hendrick, 82, passed away Monday December 25, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

James Coleman Leslie, 72, of 913 Frederick Street, Shelby, NC passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at Wendover Hospice House, Shelby.

Julian Bunn Wray, age 80, died at home on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, after a valiant battle with pulmonary fibrosis.

Kay Greene Watts, age 87, of Ellenboro, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, December 23, 2023 at Fairhaven Home in Bostic.

Lorraine Marie Weisbrod Singalewitch, 82, passed away Monday, December 25, 2023 in Shelby, NC.

Madison "Maddie" Goode, age 23, of Ellenboro, passed away, Thursday, December 21, 2023.

Marie Thomas Poston departed this life for her eternal home on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at home in Shelby, NC.

Mary Ann Nanney Tallent, 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 while at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Minnie Catherine "Cat" Reynolds, 84, departed this life on December 18, 2023 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Home.

Patricia "Ann Bug" Sims Hartgrove, 72, of 403 Weathers Street, Shelby, NC, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023.

Rev. James "Harold" Camp, 82, was welcomed home by his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Richard Roscoe McNeilly,73 of Jesse Mountain Road, Casar, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2023.

Ricky Dean Boone, 59, died Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at his home surrounded by His Family.

Rita Cannon Smith, age 69, of Caroleen, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2023 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Roy Billy "Bill" Scruggs, Jr., 75 of Cliffside, NC passed away at Atrium Healthcare Cleveland, Shelby, NC on Sunday, December 17, 2023.

Rubye Yount Randall, 76, of Vale, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center, Hickory.

Russell Wayne Stevens, Sr. 75, of Grover, NC, passed away on December 27, 2023 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

Tony Randall Lewis, 58, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 26, 2023 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.

Travis Alan Houser, 40, died Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at his home.

Vera Ann Ledford Ellis, 79, of Grover, NC, passed away on December 23, 2023 in Grover, NC.

William Lee Smith, 59, of 3182 Union Hwy, passed away on Monday, December 25th, 2023, at Spartanburg Medical Center.

Steve Douglas Lavender, 79, died Wednesday, December 20,2023 at Atrium Health Cleveland.