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Mr. John D. VanDyke Jr., age 69, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on March 9, 2017.

Velvia Branch Coffey, age 86, of Rollins Road, Forest City, NC, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in the presence of her loving family.

John Leatherman, Jr., 89, of Angela Court, Lincolnton, passed away Thursday,
March 9, 2017 at Carolinas HealthCare System - Lincoln.

Jordon Scott Daves, age 26, died Friday, March 3, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

KINGS MOUNTAIN- Patricia "Pattie" Gaffney Capps, 70, died Sun., Mar. 5, 2017, at her home.

KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mark West, 48, passed away Monday March 6, 2017.

Billy Queen Jones, 82, of Forest City, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017.

Robin Lawson Dow, age 54, of Gastonia, passed away on March 6, 2017 at her residence.

Ellen Dean Hudson Hubbard, 64, of 8037 W. Hwy 27, Vale, passed away Tuesday,
March 7, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Mr. Warren James Galloway, 86, of Shelby, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017 at Willow Ridge Rehabilitation and Living Center.

Joyce Peeler Peeler, age 74 of Peeler Rd. passed away peacefully at her residence Tuesday, March 7, 2017.

Jimmy Keel Morgan, 77 of 129 New Bethel Church Road, Lawndale passed away,
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at his residence.

SHELBY- Samuel "Sam" Mullinax, 69, died Monday, Mar. 6, 2017, at his home.

Mary Fortenberry, 86, of Peak Resources in Shelby, passed away Tuesday,
March 7, 2017 at Carolinas HealthCare System - Cleveland in Shelby.

Blacksburg -- Dean Cranford "Chester" Harvey, 75, of 112 Silver Ridge Road, passed away Tuesday, March 7th, 2017, at his residence.

Gaffney -- Jennie Genelle Moss, 77, of 1016 Cherokee Avenue, passed away Monday, March 6th, 2017, at her home.

SHELBY- James "Doyle" Borders Sr., 72, died Mon., Mar. 6, 2017, at Carolinas Healthcare System-Union.

Robert Alvin Smith, 49, of Willis Road, Vale, passed away Tuesday, March 7,
2017 at his home.

Hickory Grove -- Mattie Lea Ware Gaddis, 79, of 13530 Smithford Road, passed away Monday, March 6th, 2017, at Peachtree Centre.

Donald Dean Starling, Sr., age 76, of Tot Dellinger RD. passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Carolina HealthCare Cleveland. He was born on January 24, 1941 in Mt Airy, North Carolina to the late Fred Jones Starling and Mary Elizabeth Inscore Starling Gwyn.

Bennie Mills Stinson, 74, of Connelly Springs passed away on Saturday, March
4, 2017.

Gaffney -- Elma Moss, 91, formerly of 1830 W. Cherokee St in Blacksburg, passed away Sunday, March 5th, 2017, at Mary Black Health System - Gaffney.

There's a lot of fishing going on right now. I've heard stories from those catching bass, crappie, walleye, stripe, and trout.

St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church, Shelby
St. Mary Help of Christian Church, Shelby, NC, will be holding a Friday fish fry (open to the public).

Faced with decades of accumulation, where could The Salvation Army turn for the musclepower to move a ton or more of old papers, equipment and miscellany from upstairs to down?