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Thomas Craig Campbell, age 59, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

Douglas "Doug" Carroll, 80, died Sunday, May 9, 2021 at his home.

Lattie Lee Wehunt Bingham, 92, of Fallston, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Atrium Health - Cleveland in Shelby.

Kevin Norris Costner, 58, passed away Wednesday April 28, 2021.

Geneva Louise Whisnant McNeilly, 89, of Ellenboro, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at home.

Joe Willard Smith, 85, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at his home.

The City of Kings Mountain, in partnership with the Tourism Development Authority and the Kings Mountain Little Theatre Board of Directors, have commissioned artist Scott Nurkin, founder of the North Carolina Musician Murals Project, to create a mural honoring hometown hero -- author, singer, songwriter, musician -- Jimmy Wayne as part of an art installment celebrating art and artists from North Carolina.

James Walter Porter, 60, of Lawndale, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021 at his home.

Brian Jon Watson, 54, born in Dansville, NY passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Warren Stewart "Smoke" Brown, 66 of Asheville, NC passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.

Thomas "Craig" Campbell, 59, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Atrium Health-Cleveland.

Steve Wayne Byers, 67, of Railroad Avenue, Shelby, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021 at his residence.

Scott William Goforth, Sr. 79, of Shelby, NC passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at Atrium Health - Cleveland in Shelby.

Ted Dellano Brittain, 86, of Shelby, NC died on May 4, 2021 at Atrium Health-Charlotte after a brief illness.

Mary L Boyd, 83, of 423 Mullinax Circle went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 5th at her residence.

Lorne Jerry Davenport, 51, passed away on Monday, May 03, 2021 at Caromont Regional Medical Center.

Ethel Whetstine Wells, 91, died Tuesday, May 4,2021, at White Oak Manor of Kings Mountain.

Loyd Wayne McNeely, 69, of Macedonia Church Rd., Vale, went home to Heaven on Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

Whitney Renée Maddox, 33, of Shelby, NC passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021 at Atrium Health- Main in Charlotte, NC.

Betty Morrison Putnam, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at White Oak Manor-Shelby.

Ben "Pete" Elmer Page, 88, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on May 04, 2021 at Atrium Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

Clayton Junior Richard, 42, of Lawndale, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

Bill Francis Cole, 95, of Cherryville, NC passed away on May 4th, 2021.