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Leonard Lewis Tessnear, age 83, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Robert Granville "Bob" Lee, age 87, of Rock Hill, formerly of Birmingham - Bloomfield, Michigan, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026, at Piedmont Medical Center.

Marline Rose Marie Milberry Walker, lovingly known as Molly, passed away on January 31, 2026, at the age of 83.

Susan Shockley Sorrow, 69, passed away on Thursday, January 29th, 2026 at her home in Gastonia, NC.

Christina "Chris" Currie Hardin, age 78, of Ellenboro, passed away Friday, January 30, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Barrie Poole-Adams, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 22nd at the age of 85 at Valley Hills Health and Rehab in Hendersonville, NC.

Darrell "Rusty" Eugene Morrison, 67, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 29, 2026 while at Caromont Regional Medical Center.

Martha Jean Hall, 56, passed away on Sunday, January 04, 2026 while at Atrium Healthcare Cleveland, Shelby, NC.

Clyde Thomas Brown, 80 of Hull Road, Lawndale, passed away on January 29, 2026 at the Laurels of Hendersonville.

Heath Denton Hovis, 80, of Deerfield Road, Shelby passed away on January 27, 2026 at Atrium Health - Cleveland.

Thursday, October 8
What: Dementia Support Group
When: 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm, October 8.
Where: Summit Place of Kings Mountain, 1001 Phifer Rd., Kings Mountain, NC.
More Info: You're Invited! Dementia Support Group. Support. Share. Understand. You are not alone. Featured Speaker: Steve Key, Owner & Dementia Practitioner with Care Patrol. Meetings Sponsored by: Carolina Caring Palliative & Hospice. Please RSVP to: 704-739-6772. We look forward to seeing you there!

Saturday, October 10
What: Community Charity Yard Sale
When: 7:00 am until 1:00 pm, October 10.
Where: Derrick & Shannon Bivens, 2833 W. Old NC 150 Hwy., Crouse, NC.
More Info: The Crouse Fire Department has graciously offered to give the Crouse Community Building back to the community. Before the community can take ownership of the property there are taxes and attorneys fees that will need to be paid. To assist with this we will be having a charity yard sale. Contact information bivens3553@yahoo.com. 100% of the money raised will go directly towards the taxes and attorney fees. Note: The sale will be held at Derrick & Shannon Bivens house, across from St. Paul's Lutheran Church not the Community Building.

Meredith and Jakob Diebold were bundled up while at the Foothills Farmers Market in Shelby on Saturday, January 24th. The frigid days we've been having in Cleveland County is making everyone wear many layers of clothes.

Loyd Lewis of Lewis Farms made sure to stay as warm as he could while working at the Foothills Farmers Market in Shelby on Saturday, January 24th.
Jeff Melton photo.

Gary Wyatt Millsaps, 81, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 27, 2026 at Robin Johnson House in Dallas, NC.

Blacksburg - Betty Lanning Floyd, 89, of Blacksburg, SC, passed away peacefully on January 26th, 2026 at her home.

Gaffney - Catina Renee Henderson, 54, of 135 15th Street, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2026.

Manuela "Mimi" Flores Hammett, age 93, of Bostic, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Kevin Buckner, age 65, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Loving Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, and Child of God, Wayne Ellis Hoyle, age 89, of Vale entered his Heavenly home on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

Catherine Toney Self, a beloved figure in her community, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2026, at Shelby Manor in Shelby, North Carolina.

William King "Bill" Elliott, age 95, of Boiling Springs, North Carolina, passed away on January 24, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.

Doris Pearl Brice Bridges, 87, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 24, 2026 at Peak Resources in Cherryville, NC.

Betty Rebecca Tallent, 71, of Ed Craig Road, Vale passed away on January 25, 2026, at Atrium Health - Lincoln.

Yates Edward "Eddie" Howard passed away on Saturday, January 17th while in the Hospice House of Shelby.

Annetta Jenkins Sisler, 89, of Supply, NC, passed away on January 26, 2026 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Gastonia, NC.