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Betty Areleacy Evans, 48, of 407 Fredrick Street, Shelby, passed away on Monday, March 2nd, 2020 at Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte.

Dr. Mary Louise (Gehring) Baker passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020. She was born in Oakdale, LA on March 21, 1922 to the Rev. Francis and Voss Gehring.

Dr. Robert Point, age 90, died Monday, March 2, 2020 at Brookdale Assisted Living-Shelby.

Jerry Williams, age 70, of Ellenboro, died Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby.

Buren Amon Dale, Jr., 68, of Wards Gap Road, Casar, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020 at White Oak Manor, Shelby.

Douglas David Draper, 84, of Grover, NC, passed away peacefully on February 29, 2020 at his home.

Theresa Ann Crotts Jones age 70, peacefully left this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday night February 28th at her home in Shelby surrounded by her loving family after an extended illness.

SHELBY: Mirta Palenzuela Alonso, 91, died Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Hospice at Wendover.

Benjamin Kenneth Lee Price, 62, of Dick Spangler Road, Shelby, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Atrium Health -Cleveland.

Mr. Allie Steve Edward Thurman, 58, of 938 Long Branch Road Unit 1, Grover, NC passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Atrium Health-Main in Charlotte, NC.

Blacksburg -- James Maxwell Combs, 65, of 344 Pearson Street, passed away Thursday, February 27th, 2020, at his home.

Mr. Acres Nelson Watkins, 81, of 3601 Rube Spangler Road, Lawndale, NC passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at his residence.

Billy Joe Ellis, age 89, native of Cleveland County, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, February 21, 2020 at his home.

Gill Eugene Ramsey, 58, of 115 Doris Lane, Gaffney, SC, died February 20, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home, Spartanburg, SC.

Bonnie Sue Mabry, 75, died Thursday, February 20, 2020, at her home.

Mr. Charles "Skeet" Brackett, 73, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 at Atrium Health - Lincoln.

Virgil (Buddy) (Cowboy) Ransom Smart, age 76, born August 01, 1943, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at home.

Lawrence "Larry" John Izokovic, 81, of Shelby , passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Peak Resources Cherryville.

Sylvia "Pat" Silver, age 77, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 at her residence.

James Harold Farris, age 76, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Atrium Health-Cleveland.

Earnest "Boozie" Andrew Smith, 64, of Hwy 226, Casar, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020 at his home.

Elizabeth Ann Lancaster, age 88, died February 15, 2020 at Hospice of Cleveland County. Born in Cleveland County on September 26, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Richard Francis Lancaster and Mary Lela Hamrick Lancaster.

Randy "Woody" Kennedy Yelton, age 53, of Ellenboro, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Claudia Gale Ledford, 67, of Blacksburg, SC passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.

Mrs. Rachel Spangler Schenck, of Shelby, NC died peacefully at her residence at Covenant Village in Gastonia on February 24, 2020.