Obituaries

SHELBY - Maxine Holland Edmondson, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2025, at the age of 79 at her home in Shelby, North Carolina.

Dwight Howell Shuford, 90, of Shelby joined his beloved late wife, Barbara in heaven on Sunday, December 28, 2025.

Steven Leroy Pittillo, age 74, of Shelby, passed away December 30, 2025, at his home.

Casar, North Carolina - Geraldine Scott Deviney, 90, of Casar, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on December 29th, 2025.

Blacksburg -- Joann Ledbetter Peterson, 84, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2025, at The Cherokee Medical Center in Gaffney, SC.

Mrs. Mattie Odessa Briscoe Stroud, 69, of Kingstown, NC, was born March 2, 1956 in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Marion and Bessie Mae Briscoe.

Johnnie Reed "J.B." Caldwell II, 51, of Shelby, NC, passed away on December 27, 2025 at Atrium Health Cleveland.

Shelby Jean Jenkins White, age 88, of Rutherfordton, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2025 at the Fair Haven Home in Forest City.

Clyde Robert Hunt, 87, passed away on December 26, 2025 at Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehab in Morganton, North Carolina.

Bessie Marie Cook Bumgarner, affectionately known as Bessie, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2025, at the age of 91 in Hickory, North Carolina.

Bobby Eugene Vernon, 83, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 23, 2025 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

John "Al" Albert Lookadoo, age 88 of Shelby, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

Ina Faye Bailey, age 82, of Ellenboro, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at Oakland Living Center.

Jeff Lee, age 61, of Forest City, passed away Monday, December 22, 2025 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby.

Lester Carl Cook, 95, of Lawndale, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.

Thomas James Shytle, 93, of Blacksburg, SC, passed away on December 22, 2025 at Palmetto Patriots Home in Gaffney, SC.

Richard Timothy Bridges, 71, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 19, 2025 at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro, NC.

Mr. Elijah Richard Brown, 60, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 15, 2025, at VIA Health Partners, (formerly Wendover Hospice House) in Shelby.

Ms. Janice Marie Morgan, 72 of Shelby, NC passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Via Health Partners (formerly Wendover Hospice House) in Shelby.

Ms. Lola Mae Gentry, 91, transitioned to eternal peace on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Atrium Cleveland in Shelby, North Carolina.

Mr. Clarence Henry Woods, 73, of Shelby, NC passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at Via Health Partners (Wendover Hospice House) in Shelby, NC.

Mr. Bobby "Bob" Gene Hunt, Sr., 80, passed away peacefully at his residence on December 4, 2025, in Shelby, NC.

Ms. Alean McCombs, 96, made a peaceful early morning departure into eternal rest with the Lord on December 2, 2025 at Hospice Wendover of Cleveland County.

Sandra Diane McLean Plonk, age 76, of Dallas, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025, at her residence.

Donna Buff Waters, age 68, of Cliffside, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby.