Obituaries

Mooresboro, NC - - Ava Estelene Henderson Spake, 94, of 2749 McCraw Road, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Spartanburg Medical Center.

Alberto Zaffuto, 91, of St. Augustine, Florida, passed away October 10, 2025 of natural causes.

Alfred "Al" Taranto, 82, of Shelby, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 20, 2025, at Caromont Regional Hospital in Gastonia.

Mr. Almbrouse Columbus Haynes (A.C.) of Lawndale, North Carolina, gained his heavenly wings on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at the age of 91 years, five months, and four days.

Bettina Towery Nejberger, 69, of Lawndale passed away on October 23, 2025 at her residence.

Betty Sue Hoyle Thornburg, 80, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2025 at home.

Bobbie Anne Greene Cook, lovingly known as Anne, age 83, peacefully passed away on October 12, 2025, at Atrium Health in Shelby.

Brenda "BB" Lee Putnam Bridges, 77 of Mooresboro, NC passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, October 18, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and strength that could only come from a life fully lived.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Carol Ann Eudy, aged 73, who gently left this world on October 9, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family at her home in Kings Mountain, NC.

Cherryville - Mr. Charles David "Mike" Randall, 90, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2025 at his residence.

MOORESBORO- David Hartman, a loving husband, father, and grandpa, passed away on October 12, 2025, at the age of 62 in Mooresboro.

David Jeffrey "Jeff" Brendle, age 83, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Atrium Health Cleveland Hospital.

Deanna Braswell Ledford, 82, passed away on October 24, 2025, at Atrium Health Cleveland Hospital.

Mr. Donald (Don) Camp, 88, of Shelby, NC, transitioned peacefully on Sunday, October 5, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones.

Donald Dwight "Don" Stinnette, age 86, of Bessemer City, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Caromont Regional Medical Center.

Donald Melton, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, entered Heaven on October 1 8, 2025, at the age of 84.

Mrs. Doris Stroud Gidney, 77, of Kingstown, NC, passed away on October 16, 2025, at her residence.

Blacksburg - Dorothy "Dot" Wyatt Earls,77, of 491 99 Island Road, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2025 at her residence.

Dorothy Sue McNeely, 94, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2025.

Edith Cooper Adkins Heatherly of Hamrick Road, Shelby, NC, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at the age of 94, having just celebrated a birthday the previous Saturday.

Edward Patrick Marler, born on July 25, 1955, in Pinellas County, Florida, passed away on October 5, 2025, in Arizona.

Elizabeth Venable, 84, of Union, New Jersey went on to be with her Lord and Savior peacefully on Monday, October 13, 2025, in Shelby, North Carolina, where she enjoyed her later years of life. She was born May 30, 1941, in Chester, South Carolina to the late Jack and Willie Wilmore. She moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1948, where she grew up with her sister, Audrey Morton.

Evelyn went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 15, 2025, at the age of 98.

Frances Peeler Shoup, 81, of Lawndale passed away on October 20, 2025 at Wendover Hospice House.

Gerald Ray Price, a beloved figure in his community and a man whose legacy will echo through the lives he touched, passed away peacefully at his residence on October 11, 2025.