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Elizabeth Runyans Sliney, 56, of 206 E Clairborne St, Apt 8C, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 11th, 2022, at her residence.

Jean Bivens Carpenter, age 88 of St. Mark's Church Rd. passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at Peak Resources.

James "Pinto" Stanley, age 92, of Cliffside, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at his residence.

Hugh Edward Bell "Hughie," age 60, was born December 4, 1961, in Kings Mountain to the late Mary Williams Bell and Robert L. Bell.

Martha Nell Robbs McBee, age 103, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Home in Shelby surrounded by her family.

Samuel "Sam" Tyler Newton, 28, 2022 departed his earthly home on Friday, July 01, 2022 at home.

Linda Godfrey, age 73, of Forest City, passed away, Sunday, July 10, 2022 at Fair Haven of Forest City.

Carroll "Jim" Lawrence Strange, 84, of Grover, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Atrium Health - Kings Mountain.

Harold Dean Traylor, 86, of 907 Allendale Drive, Shelby, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Carolina Medical Center Main in Charlotte.

Joseph "Joe" Elisha Broughton, 77, of Shelby, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Atrium Health - Cleveland, Shelby.

Judy Faye Mull, age 68, of Phillips Drive, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at her residence.

Ted Gibson, 86, went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, July 8, 2022 at Atrium Health - Cleveland.

Johnny R. Cobb, 61, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on July 08, 2022 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC.

Linda Darnell Stewart O'Shields, 80, of Kings Mountain passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Testa Family Hospice, Kings Mountain, NC.

History is all around us in the Cleveland County area. From the national park that borders us to the south, to the music legends that got their start here, we often take much of our area's history for granted.

Hey My Friends, As many of you have heard, parts of Kentucky have been ravaged by a flood. The damage is truly indescribable. It has been called the worst flood in Kentucky's history.

Frances Elizabeth Armstrong Evans, age 91, passed away July 6, 2022, at her home in Shelby.

Josiah Andrew Ronning, age 21, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022.

The most kind and gentle man left us on the morning of July 3, 2022. Michael Allen Melton, a native and lifelong resident of Cleveland County, was the son of the late Worth and Reba Melton.

Phyllis Richards Brackett, 84, of Lawndale, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Carolina Care Health & Rehabilitation Center, Cherryville.