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Ella Bonner "Bonnie" Mann Gunn, age 101, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Cleveland Pines in Shelby.

Lois Marie Mauney Huss, age 92 of Dick Beam Rd. passed away December 16, 2019 at Carolina Care Health & Rehabilitation.

Gerald Franklin Walker, 59, formerly of 515 Dover Street Apt. C2 Shelby, NC departed this life on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

Kenneth Eugene McMurry, 81, of Lawndale, passed away Sunday, December 15,
2019 at his home.

Rachel Philbeck Grimes, 72, of Shelby, NC, passed away on December 13, 2019 at Hospice at Wendover in Shelby, NC.

Frances Patterson Wright, 94, of Poplar Springs Church Road, passed away peacefully at the home of her beloved son, Tommy Wright, on December 14, 2019.

Dorothy "Dot" Anthony Newton, 87, of 405 Kenwood Ave., passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Carolina Care Health &
Rehabilitation Center in Cherryville.

Jack "Dean" Patterson, 85, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Willow Ridge Nursing Center in Rutherfordton.

Philip Mark Bryson, 75, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 14, 2019 at Atrium Health in Shelby, NC.

Cleve Eugene Brintley went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at Peak Resources in Shelby, NC.

Juanita Horton Austell went to claim her Heavenly citizenship on December 17, 2019, after a courageous seven-year battle with Alzheimer's Disease.

Nancy Nellie Lawter Allison, 66, of 406 Barclay Ave, passed away on Saturday, December 14th, 2019, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Gerald Franklin Walker, 59, formerly of 515 Dover Street Apt. C2 Shelby, NC departed this life on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

Margaret Ann Paige Parker, age 78, of formerly Huss Avenue, passed away Saturday December 14, 2019 at Atrium Health of Lincolnton.

Dwight Luther Moody, Sr., age 76, of Frank Street, passed away Friday December 14, 2019 at Caromont Regional Medical Center.

"A long time ago I was sitting exactly where you are sitting today. The things I learned at the Boys (and Girls) Club helped me be successful."

These are the words that Alvin Gentry said in 2016 to the members of the Girls & Boys Club of Cleveland County (BGCCC). Gentry, who is now head coach of the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans, grew up in Cleveland County and attended the Club as a boy.

John Adam Neal Jr. age 76 of E. Academy St. passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at Caromont Regional Medical Center.

Julie Ann Towery Chapman, 61 of Grace Church Road, Newton passed away,
Friday, December 13, 2019 at her residence.

Annie E. Ward was born on January 1, 1942 in Lawndale N.C, to the late Frank Adam Ward and Helen Wray Ward.

Dorothy "Dot" Fortenberry Robertson passed away on December 12, 2019, after a brief illness.

John "Johnny" Norman Davis, Jr. age 54, died Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Atrium Healthcare Cleveland.

Betty Hunt Blackwelder, age 84 of Meadowbrook Drive passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at her residence.

Essie Mae Patterson departed her life on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Wendover Hospice House, in Shelby, NC.