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Keith Downey, age 59, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.

Thomas Woodrow Grayson, Jr., 75, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on March 24, 2026 at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center.

Mr. Farchel Leggette Blanton, 98, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2026 at home surrounded by family.

Roger Wayne Arrowood, age 78, passed away on Monday March 23, 2026 at home.

Harold Lee Edwards, age 82, of Lincolnton, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Peak Resources in Cherryville.

Dale Allen Shull, age 59, of Cherryville, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026, at his residence.

KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. -- Vance Elbert Helms Jr., 81, husband of Frances Creswell Helms, died March 19 in Testa Family Hospice House, Kings Mountain.

Margaret "Net" Arwood, age 68, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026 at her home.

Elvin Williams Webber was born October 27, 1955 in Cleveland County, NC to the late Ernest and Lottie Mae Cannedy Webber.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of William "Tim" Baxter Ellis, who departed this life on March 18, 2026, at the age of 76.

Ms. Bettye J. Wilson Bullard, 78, of Bessemer City, NC, gained her wings and passed away peacefully on March 9, 2026, at Atrium Health Mercy Hospital.

Mrs. Camellia Wilfong Norris was born in Hickory, NC on April 8, 1940 to the late James Leroy and Lucille Linda Wilfong.

Joseph Michael Perotti, 79, of Boiling Springs, NC passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at Atrium Health Hospital in Shelby, NC.

Margaret "Maggie" Neal Matthews Cochran, 79, of Lawndale, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Atrium Health - Cleveland in Shelby.

Kenneth Andrew Booth, 85, of Delview Road, Cherryville passed away on March 18, 2026 at his residence.

Leonard Jack Mayo, age 92, of Lincolnton, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at his residence.

Michael James Morgan, age 79, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026 at Oak Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Kimberly Blackwell Bridges, age 63, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026 at the Spartanburg Restorative Care Center.

Wanda Cogdell Siegel, age 68, of Forest City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Smyrna - Joyce Anne Martin Wallace, 84, of Smyrna passed away peacefully at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Jerry "Trey" Thomas Lail, III, 39, of Bailey Baxter Road, Cherryville passed away on March 18, 2026 at Atrium Health - Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

Mary Dale Eaker, 64, of Shelby, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

Nancy Lee Hicks Lattimore, 86, of Lawndale passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at the Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Argie Ann Pruitt Gillespie, 80, passed away Monday, March 16, 2026 at White Oak Manor in Shelby, NC.

Ella Lee Bowen Mode, 94, of Shelby, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026.