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Jasper Gene Perkins, age 68, born August 17, 1953 in Cleveland County, NC to Johnny and Emma Mae Parks Perkins departed this life on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at his residence in Shelby, NC.

Millie Ruth Sanders Hartgrove passed away with her family by her side on Friday December 24, 2021 at Wendover Hospice Care in Shelby, NC.

Beth Bolick Bridges, 69, passed away peacefully with her family and friends on January 1, 2022.

Neil Wayne Keller, age 71, passed away December 31, 2021 at his home in Shelby.

Lawrence "Wayne" Strader, age 68, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 at his residence.

Doris Witherspoon Lynn, 92, died Saturday, January 1, 2022 at Hospice of Carolina Foothills.

Joyce Tate Costner, age 96, of Raleigh, NC passed away January 1, 2022 peacefully at her home.

Toy Max Davis, 75, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 31, 2021 at his home.

Eddie Dean McCraw, Jr., 66, passed away Thursday, December 30th, 2021, at Grand Strand Hospital in Myrtle Beach.

Austin Franklin Royster, Jr, 80, of Blacksburg, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at his home.

Clyde Green Williams, 74, of Cherryville, went to his Heavenly home on Friday, December 31, 2021 at home surrounded by his family.

Melissa "Missy" Sain Kuykendall, 47 of Kings Mountain, passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Atrium Health - Cleveland, Shelby.

Jimmy Ray McGinnis, 78, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 10, 2021 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.

Sylvia Mae Moore Black, 79, of 263 Elm Road, passed away Wednesday, December 29th, 2021, at Upstate Community Hospice House.

Donald Ray Brown, Jr., age 36, of Shelby NC, formerly of Cedar Bluff AL., passed away Monday December 20, 2021.

Ronald "Ronnie" Self, 79, passed away Thursday November 25, 2021.

Patricia Mace Worcester, 75, of Kings Mountain, went home to be with the LORD, at Testa Family Hospice on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.

Cheri Nadeen Bierlair Roseman, age 64, passed away on Monday, December 06, 2021 at her home.

Johnny Lee Pruett, 59, of Casar, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Atrium Health - Cleveland, Shelby.

Darryl Mims, 58, passed away unexpectedly Thursday December 16, 2021 at his home.

James Edward "Jim" Fitch Jr., 74, of 236 Blackwell Road, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 15th, 2021, at Cherokee Medical Center.

Margaret Holmes, age 72, of Forest City, passed away, Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Judith Ann Hoyle Whitaker, 81, of Pruitt Road, Casar, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Atrium Health - Cleveland, Shelby.

Samuel Clell Pruette (Sammy), 67, of Rutherfordton, NC passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, after a 2 1/2 year long fight with lung cancer.