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Selena Elizabeth Leonhardt Alexander, age 79 of Ervin Drive, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Carolina Care and Rehabilitation.

Nancy Nickels, 94, of Kings Mountain and Charlotte passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020, at her apartment in Sharon Towers.

Hannah Corine Cobb White, age 85, of Yoder Road, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020 at Caromont Regional Medical Center.

Selena Elizabeth Leonhardt Alexander, age 79 of Ervin Drive, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Carolina Care and Rehabilitation.

Augusta James "Gus" Catlin, 68, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Lakewood Care Center in Denver, NC.

Russell Eugene Coleman, age 93, of Marys Grove Road, passed away peacefully from natural causes Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Somerset Court.

Shirley Mae Jones Willis, age 79, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Atrium Healthcare Cleveland.

Herbert Eugene "Tugene" Allison, 66, of 1177 99 Island Rd, passed away on Sunday, July 5th, 2020, at Cherokee Medical Center.

Sandy Ruppe, age 62, of Ellenboro, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Kenneth Virgil Strickland, 85, of Shelby, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at Testa Hospice House, Kings Mountain.

Danny Patrick Edwards, 46, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at his residence.

Billie Jean Bolin McCurry, age 67 passed away on July 2, 2020 at Peak Resources in Shelby.

Danny Patrick Edwards, 46, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at his residence.

Ruby Rebecca Pearson Queen, 91, of Lawndale, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at Hospice at Wendover in Shelby.

Billie Jean Bolin McCurry, age 67 passed away on July 2, 2020 at Peak Resources in Shelby.

Like many museums and other public event venues, the Earl Scruggs Center (ESC) in Shelby has been closed since mid- March. But while the building might be closed to visitors, the museum staff has stayed very busy developing a variety of activities for virtual visitors.

"Hope Has Not Been Canceled" - that is the theme that the members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland County (BGCCC) have adopted for summer 2020.

Jack Chivious Warren Sr., age 77 of Shelby, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family.

Beadie Evelyn Pruitt Self, age 82 of Waco passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Peak Resources in Cherryville.

Earl Eugene Ridings, age 87 passed away on July 2, 2020 at Hospice Wendover.

Frank Homer Barnett Sr, age 76 went to his heavenly home to be with his truelove, wife Sue Truelove Barnett on July 1, 2020.

William "Scott" Edwards, age 57, departed this earth and went to his heavenly home on Saturday, June 27, 2020, where he was greeted by both his mother and father.