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Floyd Abel Queen Jr., 82, of Shelby, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2026, at home, where he was surrounded by his family.

Cheri Ann White Paredes, 38, passed away after battling cancer on Sunday, April 19, 2026 while at Atrium Health Cleveland.

RALEIGH - The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning for 81 counties effective 8 a.m. Sunday, May 3. The statewide ban on open burning went into effect March 28 due to hazardous forest fire conditions, and the ban remains in effect for Alamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes and Union counties until further notice.

Eddie Dean Fulbright, 76, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston Salem.

In loving Memory of a remarkable soul, Larry Pinkney Canipe.

Dan Holden Jones Jr, 84, passed away on Monday, May 4th in Shelby, NC. Raised in Farmville, NC, Dan joined the Army and then enrolled in Campbell University where he earned his Bachelor of Science.

Lockhart - Carla Diane McMillan, 52, passed away on Friday, May 1st, 2026, at Spartanburg Medical Center.

Reco Savales Meeks, 44, of Shelby, North Carolina, passed away on April 21, 2026.

Forest City, NC - Ruby Spencer Parris, 95, passed away on Monday, May 4th, 2026, at Holly Springs Assisted Living in Rutherfordton, NC.

Mr. Mac Arthur Ussery, 71 of Shelby, NC, passed away on April 24, 2026 at White OaK Manor.

Mr. Louis Calvin Haynes, 89, of Shelby, NC, passed away on April 23, 2026, at Atrium Health Cleveland.

Carl E Goodman, 77, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

JoAnn B. Peeler, age 90, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2026 at her home.

Paul Leslie Benton, 86, of Casar passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Forest City, NC - Ruby Spencer Parris, 95, passed away on Monday, May 4th, 2026, at Holly Springs Assisted Living in Rutherfordton, NC.

Jessie Leland Meacham, 80, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on May 1, 2026.

Ruth Felmet Willis, 84, of Vale passed away on May 1, 2026 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory.

Sherry Skipper Gragg, age 78, of Rutherfordton, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Dorothy "Dot" Russ, 79, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, May 1, 2026.

Walter Amos Warner III, age 62, of Salisbury, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at his residence.

Dorothy Pope Lingerfelt, age 86, of Cherryville, passed away April 30, 2026, at Peak Resources in Cherryville.

Calvin Russell Tate, age 57, of Sunshine, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

Carolyn Emery Allen, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2026, in Ellenboro, North Carolina.

Marvin Atkin Grigg, Jr., 96, of Denver, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at his residence.

Jordan Clarke Bowman, 42, of Polkville Road, Shelby passed away on April 29, 2026 at his residence.