Obituaries

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.

Pamela La-Triece Canipe McSwain, 63, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026 while at Atrium Healthcare Cleveland.

Jana Lynn Watts Havens, 63, of Lawndale, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at her home.

Smyrna - Luther Darvin "LD" Alexander, 70, passed away Monday, March 16th, 2026, at Hospice and Community Care in Rock HIll, SC.

Jeanette Eunice Webb Francis, 85, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2026, at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Cathy Bradley, age 78, of Forest City, passed away Monday, March 16, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Pat Hembree, age 74, of Ellenboro, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Ms. Lena Mae Glenn, 89, of Selby, NC, transitioned peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones.

Ms. Yvonnia Hosch Morgan, aged 77, of Shelby, N. C., passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026, at CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia, N. C.

Grover "G.H." Walton was born October 7, 1944, in Staunton, VA, to the late Capt. Grover H. Walton and Katherine Gardner Walton.

Bobby Gene Pyron, Sr., 81, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.