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Etta Toney, age 84, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.

Mary Frances Burns Smith, 67, of Kings Mountain, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 at her home.

Cherryville - Ms. Joyce Kathryn Doty, 88, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at Peak Resources in Shelby.

Helen Splawn Bowman, 82, of Lawndale, went to be with her husband in paradise on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at her home.

Mrs. Evelyn Ann Humphries Warren, age 82, passed away Friday December 10, 2021 at Atrium Healthcare-Cleveland.

Carroll Jennings Blanton, age 80 of Shelby, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.

Blacksburg -- Cherished by many, Ted Lamar Darr of Blacksburg quietly passed Friday, December 10th surrounded by his family.

Robert Eric Justice, 50, of Shelby, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at his home.

Daphine Morrison Mistrot, 91, Lawndale, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at Hospice at Wendover, Shelby.

SHELBY: William L. "Bill" Beattie, 91, went to be with his Lord on December 10, 2021 at Atrium Health Cleveland.

SHELBY: Tommy Neal, 91, left this world on December 14, 2021, with plans to start his next adventure.

Blacksburg -- Robert Lewis Thomas, 91, of 171 Moss Farm Road, passed away Tuesday, December 14th, 2021, at his home.

William Brisco Newton, 87, of Shelby, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Atrium Health - Cleveland.

Jack Edgar Rippy, Sr. 90, died Saturday December 11, 2021 at Wendover Hospice.

Betty Jane Wood Ramsaur went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 14, 2021.

Oliver Lee Fortenberry, 59, died Sunday December 5, 2021 at Hospice of Carolina Foothills.

Dr. David Edmond Trawick, 82, died Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Asbury Health & Rehabilitation in Charlotte.

Janice Laws Dyer, age 63, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, a memorial service, graveside service and celebration of life reception was held for Fugitive Recovery Agent James Michael Black Jr. who was killed in the line of duty.

MOORESBORO-Kindness comes in many forms. For Jan Tanguay that came in the form of chocolate chip cookies......pecan sandies, snickerdoodles, zucchini bread.

LAKE LURE: Joan Biggers Putnam, 78, died Tuesday, November 30,2021 at her home.

William Ashmore Tinsley, 96, of Lee Summit, MO, formerly of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.

KINGS MOUNTAIN: Thelma Eubanks Owens, 91, died Wednesday, December 2, 2021 at Alexandria Place of Gastonia.

SHELBY: William "Tom" Thomas Bowen, 87, died Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Atrium Health Charlotte.

Mrs. Donnie Sue Bynum Thompson departed this life for her eternal home on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center in Shelby, NC.