Obituaries

Patricia Jones, age 63, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Rita Weatherford, age 76, of Ellenboro, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby.

Landon Wray Wilson, age 24, of Ellenboro, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2026.

Kay Frances Bailey Jones, 87, peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, May 16, 2026 while at VIA Health Partners - Wendover Hospice.

Mildred "Kay" Sims Miller, 71, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at her residence.

Paul Steven "Perk" Perkins, age 73, of Cherryville, passed away Monday, May 18, 2026, at The Greens at Lincolnton.

Annette Chatman Johnson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 14, 2026.

Mark Ennis Johnson, 56, of Mt. Holly, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2026.

Margaret Dover Willis, 95, of Shelby, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at Atrium Health Cleveland.

Barbara A. Thompson, beloved mother, daughter, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2026 in Cleveland County, NC at the age of 102.

Christopher Michael Dyke, 50, of Cramerton, NC, passed away on May 7, 2026.

William "Bill" Mask, age 85, of Ellenboro, passed away Friday, May 15, 2026 at his home.

Edward Bruce Russell, Jr., age 79, of Cherryville, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Wendover Hospice House.

James "Jimmy" Elton Greene, 87, of Shelby, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at White Oak Manor in Shelby.

Clarence Robert Self, 87, of Dirty Ankle Road, Lawndale passed away on May 13, 2026 at his residence.

Sandra Rae Collins Atwell, 75, of 4022 Hillview Circle, Shelby, died Sunday, May 10, following a long battle with cancer.

Junior Pryor, 76, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on May 14, 2026 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

Hershel Nathan Davis, Jr, 76, of Kings Mountain passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at his home.

Timothy (Tim) Gene Pearson, 64, of Casar passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

Mary Ann Head, beloved wife, mother, and Mawmaw, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on May 13, 2026, after a hard-fought battle with cancer.

Norma Jean Ledbetter Campbell, 76, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at the home of her sister in Monroe, North Carolina.

Ernest Phillip Howell, 84, of Kings Mountain, passed away peacefully at Wendover Hospice Oh May 12, 2026.

Genell Holtzclaw Henson passed on May 11, 2026. Born on Nov 8, 1928 in Cliffside, NC, she married Grady Lee Henson of Harris, NC in 1947.

John Huskey Jr., 83, of Shelby, NC, passed away on May 2, 2026 at Autumn Care in Cornelius, NC.

Matthew Scott Mayes, known to family and friends as Scott, passed away on May 10, 2026, at the age of 65 in Shelby, North Carolina.