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Thursday, November 20
What: Astronomy Club Meeting
When: 7:00 pm, November 20.
Where: Williams Observatory, Gardner Webb University, 110 South Main St., Boiling Springs, NC.
More Info: Anyone with an interest in astronomy is welcome to come. Event contact: Don Brooks, 864-219-7290.
Email: baobservatory@gmail.com

Ronald Dean "Slim" Wilson, 74, passed away on November 17, 2025 at home

Mr. Clarence Eugene Williamson, Sr., 88, was born December 20, 1936, to the late Fred Williamson and Esther Surratt Williamson, in Shelby, NC.

Mrs. Rachel Williams Outlaw (née Rachel Dell Williams), daughter of the late Janie Bell Pryor and Charlie Warren Williams, Sr., passed peacefully on November 6, 2025, in Yuma, Arizona.

Ms. Betty Lou Martin Hartong, 89, of Shelby, NC, passed away on November 1, 2025, at her residence.

David Alvin Currie, age 47, of Lincolnton, passed away November 16, 2025.

Judy Bumgardner Gettys, 76, of Polkville, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at her home with her family by her side.

Grover - Betty Jane Bowers Broome, a beloved matriarch and a beacon of faith, entered into eternal rest on November 15, 2025, at the age of 95.

Devonna "DeeDee" Lynn Litton Morrow, 74, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025, at her home in Shelby, NC.

Vaughn T. Houser, age 82, of Mooresboro, passed away Friday, November 14, 2025 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Russell Young Fisher, 53, passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 while at his home. He was born in Gaston County, NC to the late Ralph Young Fisher and Cathy Davis Fisher.

Martha Louise Lee Howard, 91, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Peak Resources in Cherryville, NC.

Martha Louise Lee Howard, 91, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Peak Resources in Cherryville, NC.

Elisabeth "Libby" Adele Bolick Lovingood, age 90, of Cherryville, passed away November 13, 2025, at Testa Family Hospice House.

Janice Squire Erskine, age 86, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at Fairhaven Home in Bostic.

Shelby - Herbert Boyd Switzer, beloved husband, devoted father, and cherished friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 31, 2025, in Gastonia, North Carolina, at the age of 83.

SHELBY- Glenda Earl O'Shields, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and cherished member of her community, passed away peacefully on November 5, 2025, in Cleveland County.

KINGS MOUNTAIN- With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Rita Causby Gann, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, on November 4, 2025, at the age of 81.

SHELBY- Thelma Jean Pearson, affectionately known as Thelmer, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2025, in Cleveland County, the same place she was born on February 11, 1958.

Sandra Jean Mullen Smith, 74, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 12, 2025 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.

Mrs. Patricia Canipe Weathers, age 86 of Shelby, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

Judy Fortenberry Gray, 74, went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 12,2025.

Hugh Edward Wright, 83, of West NC 10 Hwy, Vale passed away on November 10, 2025 at his residence.

Terry Dean Hulsey, 66, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 10, 2025.