Obituaries

Charles Thomas "Tommy" Queen won the race and moved to his permanent home in heaven on September 23, 2026 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby, NC, surrounded by his loving family.

Charles E. Smith, age 89, of Ellenboro, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at Fair Haven of Forest City.

Mary Wynn Bostic, age 84, of Mooresboro, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at Hilltop Health and Rehabilitation in Rutherfordton.

Larry Wayne Wood, 76, of Kings Mountain, NC, joined his Lord and Savior on September 30, 2026 at his home.

Sarah Elizabeth Jones, age 30, of Ellenboro, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Patricia Geraldine Ford, age 78.

Dr. Gary Lionell Mangum Sr. lived a life devoted to his family, his patients, and the community he called home.

Julia Regina Dover, age 63, of Gastonia, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 27, 2026.

James Franklin "Jamie" Allen, 91, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2026, at Wendover Hospice in Shelby, North Carolina.

Our beloved family member, Harold Richard Baker, 83, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2026 while at Atrium Healthcare Cleveland surrounded by his loving and devoted family.

Corbit Alan "Chino" Smith, age 60, of Bostic, passed away Friday, September 25, 2026.

Joanne Carroll Lewis, 87, of Shelby, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2026.

Susan Lynette "Lyn" Beam, 68, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, September 25, 2026, with her husband by her side, following a brief illness.

Wanda Cuthbertson, age 61, of Mooresboro went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after winning her battle with cancer.

SHELBY- Floyd Ray "Dude" Latham, age 82 of Shelby, hung up his golf clubs and dancing shoes, and went home to be with the Lord on September 24th, 2026 at Peak Resources in Cherryville.

Betty Rose Abee Brooks, age 92, of Myrtle Beach, formally of Kings Mountain, passed away September 22, 2026, at Reflections Assisted Living at Carolina Forest.

Reverend Jerry Ruppe, age 83, of Bostic, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Gary Edward Shuford, 75, of Boiling Springs passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at his home.

Linda Smith entered her heavenly home on September 7, 2026 escorted by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Hickory - Mr. Timothy Mack "Tim" Brittain, 62, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at his residence.

Claudia "Renee" Bolick, age 51, of Lincolnton, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at Atrium Health Lincoln.

Linda Sitton Washburn, "Lin," passed away peacefully in Shelby, NC on September 19th, 2026, surrounded by her family.

George Eddie Childers, 71, of Lawndale, "the man the myth the legend" passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.

Carolyn Jones Falls, 79, formerly of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on September 21, 2026 at Bethesda Health Care Facility in Eastover, NC.

Aileen Curtis Wright, age 88, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, September 21, 2026 at Fair Haven of Forest City.