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Mrs. Alice Virginia Hamilton McCoy was born in Gaston County, North Carolina on December 13, 1958 to the late Elease Brooks Hamilton and Thomas Charles Hamilton.

Anthony Bryon Mauney, 61, of Shelby, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026.

Arnold Dean Cook, 77, of Vale, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2026 at Carolina Caring in Newton.

Barbie Leanne Penny, 56, passed away on March 7, 2026 at home in Gastonia, NC.

Barry Eugene Rikard, 75, passed away on March 5, 2026 at his home in Kings Mountain, NC.

Betty Jean Gill Goforth, 81, of Shelby, NC, entered into eternal rest on February 24, 2026, at Via Health Partners, formerly Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Carl Evans Parker Jr, born on February 4, 1955, in Cleveland, passed away peacefully in his hometown Shelby on March 4, 2026, at the age of 71.

Mr. Donald Ray Ledbetter, age 60, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Piedmont Hospital.

On March 7, 2026, Eloise Pearson Moss, 88, of Kings Mountain, NC, was reunited in heaven with her husband of 71 years, Jack Edward Moss.

Grover - Elvie Inez Hayes Allen, 95, passed away March 5th, 2026, at Atrium Health Kings Mountain.

Mr. Fred Jonas Houser, 83, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026, at his residence.

Helen Christine Homesley Lamoureux, age 92, of Cherryville, passed away March 5, 2026, peacefully at her home.

James "Jim" Smith, 75, passed away on March 5, 2026, at his residence.

James Edward Weaver, 85, of Shelby, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026, at the Wendover Hospice House.

Jodie Maser Hicks, 61, of Smyrna, SC, passed away peacefully, with her husband by her side, on March 07, 2026 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

Joseph Claude Wray, 64, native of Cleveland County, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2026 while at home.

Life's journey began for Michael Anthony Addison on March 16, 1978, in Cleveland County, NC.

Blacksburg - Peggy Lewis Beckham, 79, of 247 Jumping Branch Road, passed away Friday, March 6, 2026 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.

Ray Monteith, age 80, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026 at his home.

Ricky James Morgan, 51, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Sunday, March 8th, 2026, at Atrium Health Pineville.

Sonya Glenn Lovelace, age 53, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Wilbur Lee Russell, 65, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2026.

Woodrow Wilson Whisnant, born on October 26, 1947, in Lawndale, NC, passed away peacefully in Cleveland on March 9, 2026, at the age of 78.