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Community Thanksgiving Day Event, Forest City
Word of Deliverance, Inc., R.O.T.W. Reaching Outside The Walls Ministries, Forest City, NC, will sponsor a "Free Dinner and More", Thursday, November 26, 2015, 9:00am - 11:00am, at Cool Springs Gym, 400 W. Main St., Forest City, NC.

Lawndale Baptist Church
Lawndale Baptist Church will be holding a spaghetti dinner and silent auction on Sunday, November 29, 2015, starting at 12:30. Auction items included are custom made chair, YMCA gift cert., gift certificates of all kinds, icee makers, hand crafted metal items and much much more. Auction ends at 2:00pm. All proceeds go to benefit youth.

The Spirit of Christmas Past is being celebrated at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum (100 East Mountain St.) on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, from
10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Kristi L. Vickers, age 32, of Cliffside, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015 at her residence.

James Wesley Simpson, age 82, of Rutherfordton, NC, formerly of Green County, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Hospice Care Center in Forest City, NC.

Garland Ray Ridings, age 70, died Monday November 23, 2015 at his home.

Kathleen T. Zelwak, 65, died Sat., Nov. 21, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC.

Blanch Bolin Peeler, 91, of Borders Road, Shelby, passed away Monday,
November 23, 2015 at her home.

Mr. Lee Ray Willis, 92, of 1631 Delview Road, passed away on
Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Carolinas Healthcare Systems - Cleveland.

John Adam Gillespie, age 69 of Sorrells Baxter Rd. passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Carolinas Healthcare System Lincoln.

Mr. Joel David "Buggy" Blackwelder, 81, of Vista Drive, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Carolina Care Center in Cherryville.

Allen "Al" Hoover, age 80, of Forest City, died November 21, 2015 at the Charles George VA Center in Asheville.

Rita Lane Drewery Hastings age 69 died Sunday November 22, 2015 at Cleveland Pines.

Joline Upton McAbee, 71, of 100 Fairfield Drive Apt 23B, passed away Sunday, November 22nd, 2015, at her residence.

Adam Carl Kamp,30, died unexpectedly on Thursday November 5^th.

Amanda Q. Vargas, age 48, of Gastonia, NC, died Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the Caro Mont Medical Center in Gastonia.

Donald Wayne Bowen, 52, of 191 Squaw Valley Road, passed away Thursday, November 19th, 2015, at Mary Black Health System - Gaffney.

Jerry Theodore Franklin,76 of Gold Street, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at his residence.

Kathleen Black McSwain, 97, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at Hospice at Wendover.

Frances Louise McSwain Cook, 78, of Midway Ave, Shelby, passed away on
Friday, November 20, 2015 at Carolinas HealthCare System - Cleveland in
Shelby.

Mayme Kendrick Gantt, 99, died Thurs., Nov. 19, 2015, at Brookdale Senior Living in Shelby.

Marcus McClain, age 34, of 1905 Prentice Dr., departed this life on November 15, 2015, at Carolina Healthcare System- Cleveland, Shelby

Mr. Dominick George Barbieri, age 81 of Ellenboro, NC, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Hospice of Rutherford County.

Marcus McClain, age 34, of 1905 Prentice Dr., departed this life on November 15, 2015, at Carolina Healthcare System- Cleveland, Shelby

Irene Odom, age 65, of 1114 N. Lafayette St., passed away on November 17, 2015 at her residence