Obituaries

Alyssa "Poody" Tuggle, age 26, of Spindale, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2026 at her residence.

Ricky "Rick" Dean Justice, 71, of Shelby, passed away Monday, August 24, 2026 at his residence.

Steven Alan Dills, age 49, of St. Mark's Church Road, passed away August 23, 2026. He was born September 20, 1976, in Colombia, South Carolina, to Linda Noah Dills and the late Steven Alan Dills Sr.

Dessie Lee Brackett, 97, of Shelby, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Cherryville - Mr. Roger E. Poplin, 87, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia.

Marilyn Sue Crocker Dellinger, aka Nana (pronounced Nonna), left this world, with her sister Karen, aka KK, by her side in the evening of August 21, 2026. She had been battling dementia for years.

Charlsie ran into the arms of Jesus early on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

Charles Lawrence Hartman, a devoted husband, loving father, cherished grandfather, and faithful servant of God, passed away on August 23, 2026, at his home in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina.

Ronnie Lee Evans, age 50, of Cliffside, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation in Brevard, NC.

Jose Sandoval Aguilar, age 82, of Lincolnton, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at Atrium Health Lincoln.

Shirley Gail Sellers Dixon, 91, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2026 at her home.

Daniel Lee Willis, of Lawndale, North Carolina, passed away on August 20th, 2026, at the age of 24.

Jennifer "Jenny" Fortenberry Peterson, 73, of Shelby, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at the Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Sandra Leigh Beason (Sandy) passed away peacefully at her home on August 20th, 2026 surrounded by her loving family.

Phillip Melton, age 65, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.

SHELBY- Kimberly Dawn Durden, a beautiful soul born on March 1, 1973, in Gaston County, peacefully departed this world on August 19, 2026, at the age of 53.

SHELBY- William Osborne Mitchell Jr., known to many as "Bill," age 67, passed away peacefully at Wendover Hospice in Shelby, N.C., on August 16, 2026.

Pamela Rae Jennings "Pam" Belcher, age 57, of Cherryville, North Carolina, formerly of Montcalm, West Verginia, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Atrium Health Cleveland, Shelby, North Carolina.

Kimberly Ann Dobbins, beloved mother, "Mimi", cherished daughter, and treasured friend, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at Atrium Health in Shelby, NC.

Gaffney - John Derrick Dover, 32, of 391 Goucher Green Bethel Road, passed away Monday, August 17th, 2026.

Dora Kay Morrison Phillips, 75, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2026. Born in Cleveland County on September 2, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Jenkins and Viola Blankenship Morrison.

Janet Anne Shytle, 77, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2026, in Dallas, North Carolina.

Cindy Hord Clark, born on November 3, 1957, in Cleveland County, NC, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.

Rosa Foster Price, born on October 19, 1945. She lived a life filled with love, laughter, and a profound commitment to family and community.

Richard Steve Hester, 77, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 14, 2026 at home surrounded by his family.