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SHELBY- Bea Sowers, born on March 12, 1952, in Cleveland County, left this world peacefully on July 30, 2026, with her beloved husband by her side. She was 74 years old.

Howard Louie Patterson, age 88, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, August 10, 2026 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

SHELBY- James Andrew Williams, affectionately known to all as Jimmy, passed away peacefully at his home on August 11, 2026, at the age of 69.

Naomi Faye Hampton Childers, 75, passed away Thursday, August 6th, 2026 at Valley Falls Terrace in Spartanburg.

KINGS MOUNTAIN- Robert "Gordon" Brown grew up in North Wilkesboro, NC.

Sarah Stephens Stanley, of Smyrna, Georgia, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2026.

SHELBY- Stephen Davis Linnens, fondly known as Steve, of Shelby, NC, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 8, 2026, at the age of 69.

Wayne D. Mitchem, age 75, of Forest City, passed away Monday, August 10, 2026 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.