Obituaries

Timothy "Tim" Norris, II, age 29, passed away after a tragic accident on Sunday, August 30, 2026 while headed to work where he was a Correctional Officer at the Cherokee County Detention Center.

Margaret Frances Hicks Roberson, 78, formerly of Tot Dellinger Road in Cherryville, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2026, at the home of her son in Danbury, North Carolina.

Jimmy Lee Ross, 84, of Lawndale passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at his residence.

Brenda White Wellmon, cherished wife, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2026, at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, North Carolina.

Mary Ann Putnam Smith, 85, of Shelby, passed away Wednesday September 2, 2026 at the Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Cynthia Ann Wright Wood, 60, of Gastonia, NC, passed away on September 01, 2026 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.

George Aston Adams Jr., 84, of Shelby, passed away Friday, August 28, 2026 at the Wendover Hospice House.

Tammy Lynnette Carroll, 57, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 30, 2026 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.

Gene Franklin Lewis, 81, of Casar, NC, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026, at home.

James "Joe" Yelton, age 86, of Forest City, passed away Monday, August 31, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.

Mickey Digh, age 69, of Forest City, passed away Friday, August 28, 2026 at his home.

Alan Dale Greene Sr., age 60, of Ellenboro, NC, passed away at his home on August 29, 2026.

Robert Charles Lingerfelt, 84, of Vale, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2026 at his residence.

Sherry Jean Smith Beason, of Shelby, NC, passed away on August 23, 2026, at CMC Main in Charlotte, NC.

Marsha Carpenter Proctor, affectionately known as Meme, 80, of Casar passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026, at the Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Eddie Dale Pack, Jr., 75, of Right Prong Road, Ellenboro, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026 at Atrium Health - Cleveland in Shelby.

Smyrna -- Kenneth Steve Ramsey Sr, 80, of 356 Walker Road, passed away on Friday, August 28th, 2026, at the Cherokee Medical Center.

Sarah LouEllen Hamilton Smith, 80, of Shelby, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2026 at the Wendover Hospice House.

Alyssa "Poody" Tuggle, age 26, of Spindale, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2026 at her residence.

Ricky "Rick" Dean Justice, 71, of Shelby, passed away Monday, August 24, 2026 at his residence.

Steven Alan Dills, age 49, of St. Mark's Church Road, passed away August 23, 2026. He was born September 20, 1976, in Colombia, South Carolina, to Linda Noah Dills and the late Steven Alan Dills Sr.

Dessie Lee Brackett, 97, of Shelby, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Cherryville - Mr. Roger E. Poplin, 87, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia.

Marilyn Sue Crocker Dellinger, aka Nana (pronounced Nonna), left this world, with her sister Karen, aka KK, by her side in the evening of August 21, 2026. She had been battling dementia for years.

Charlsie ran into the arms of Jesus early on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.