Obituaries

Robert "Ivy" Gaines, born at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Ivy's journey began with an eight-month stay in the NICU before he transferred to Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, NC, for another four months.

Charlotte Ann Severt Stinnett, age 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Peak Resources in Cherryville, North Carolina.

Jimmy Blanton, 57, of Hoover Road, Lawndale entered into his eternal home on March 13, 2026, at his residence.

Blacksburg - Carolyn Putman Stacy, 83, passed away Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 at Cherokee Medical Center.

Patrick Kenneth Rowe, 63, of Shelby, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2026.

Tuila Pansy Beaver, 89, of Ellenboro passed away on March 11, 2026 in Concord, NC.

R.B. Cline, age 84, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Nancy Lee Bookout Price, age 91, of Cherryville, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Peak Resources.

James Clayton Little Jr. of Shelby, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2026, at Wendover Hospice House.

Linda Eskew Whitesides, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2026, at White Oak Manor in Shelby, North Carolina.

Alice Elizabeth Willard Williams, age 83, of Ellenboro, passed away at Fair Haven Forest City on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

Jessie Dwayne Brittain, age 66, of Lincolnton, passed away March 10, 2026, at Levine and Dickson Hospice House of Huntersville.

Douglas Marshall Greene, age 73, of Bostic passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Oak Grove Healthcare.

Debra Lou Fredley, age 72, of Forest City passed away Monday, March 9, 2026 at Oak Grove Healthcare.

Ricky James Morgan, 51, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Sunday, March 8th, 2026, at Atrium Health Pineville.

Barbie Leanne Penny, 56, passed away on March 7, 2026 at home in Gastonia, NC.

Carl Evans Parker Jr, born on February 4, 1955, in Cleveland, passed away peacefully in his hometown Shelby on March 4, 2026, at the age of 71.

Woodrow Wilson Whisnant, born on October 26, 1947, in Lawndale, NC, passed away peacefully in Cleveland on March 9, 2026, at the age of 78.

Ray Monteith, age 80, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026 at his home.

Mr. Wilbur Lee Russell, 65, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2026.

Life's journey began for Michael Anthony Addison on March 16, 1978, in Cleveland County, NC.

Betty Jean Gill Goforth, 81, of Shelby, NC, entered into eternal rest on February 24, 2026, at Via Health Partners, formerly Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Jodie Maser Hicks, 61, of Smyrna, SC, passed away peacefully, with her husband by her side, on March 07, 2026 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

Mrs. Alice Virginia Hamilton McCoy was born in Gaston County, North Carolina on December 13, 1958 to the late Elease Brooks Hamilton and Thomas Charles Hamilton.

On March 7, 2026, Eloise Pearson Moss, 88, of Kings Mountain, NC, was reunited in heaven with her husband of 71 years, Jack Edward Moss.