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John Clarence Edwards, Jr., 71 of Lawndale, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2024 at Catawba Valley Medical Center, Hickory.

Carolyn "Carol" Jennis Stone Short, 79 of Golden Valley Road, Casar, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at Hospice at Wendover, Shelby.

Sam Eaton Jr., 66, died Monday, August 19, 2024 at his home.

Dawn Grayson, age 56 of Mooresboro, NC, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2024, at her residence surrounded by her family.

Samuel Randolph Richardson, beloved husband, father, grandfather "Paw-Paw", great-grandfather, and dedicated public servant, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2024, at the age of 78.

Robert DeMore Wood, Jr., 42, of Dallas, passed away at home on August 15, 2024.

Patricia Sigmon Schubert, age 84, formerly of Charlotte, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2024, at her residence in Elizabeth City, NC.

Leslie Howard Hudson, 73, also known as Les, of Shelby, NC was born September 17, 1950, to the late Willie and Willette Durham.

Sharon Blanton, age 62, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2024 at the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Sheila McDaniel Camp, 70, of 338 Pearson Street, passed away on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, at Spartanburg Hospice Home.

Norma Pennington Sprouse, 82, of 106 North Calles Street, passed away on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, at Peachtree Centre.

Sara Kathleen Johnson Ledford, 75, of Elam Street, Lawndale, joined her beloved husband in heaven on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Atrium Health - Cleveland, Shelby.

Ralph Allen Cook, 71 of Vale, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

David Joel Shaffer, Sr., 65, of Beam Street, Fallston, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at home.

Robert Houser, 85, died Sunday, August 4, 2024 at Hospice at Wendover.

Transportation Administration of Cleveland County, Inc. (TACC) is a non-profit agency that provides general public transportation for Cleveland County residents.TACC started back in April 1988 in an uptown Shelby location before moving to a spot at the corner of Double Shoals road and NC18. It settled in its present location at 952 Airport Road, Shelby in July 1999. TACC's white and blue vans are a familiar sight in and around the county.

Barbara Humphries Lookadoo, age 86 of Shelby, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 17, 2024.

Thomas Arthur Anthony, Jr., 72, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2024 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Ralph Allen Cook, 71 of Vale, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Donnie Ray Black, 56, passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 11, 2024 while at his residence.

Judith Diane Carter Williams, 82, of Bessemer City, NC, went to be with the Lord on August 14, 2024 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Betty Whitener Wellmon, 94, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family.

Nora Leona Hardy Holshouser, 77, passed away Monday, August 11, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family.

James "Jim" Henry Hollingsworth, 64 of Boiling Springs, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2024 at his residence.

Steven Eugene Gladden, age 51, passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2024 while at Hospice of Wendover.