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Ida Queen Wallace "Big Mama", age 94 died Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Grapperhall Home of Senior Care Carolinas, in Huntersville.

Nancy Ledford Byrd, age 67, of Spindale, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Oleene Lockridge Anderson, age 89 resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on December 23, 2016 at Peak Resources, Shelby, NC.

Rosie L. Hunt, age 90, of Bostic, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at the Fair Haven Home of Forest City.

Christopher Thomas TenEyck, age 44, died Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Mission Health Systems in Asheville.

Vale - Betty Mae Turner Willis, 70 of 9360 Willis Road passed away Sunday,
December 25, 2016 at Carolina Rehab of Burke.

Blacksburg -- Rev. William Marshall Jackson, 67, of 200 West Carolina Street Apt E-8, passed away Saturday, December 24th, 2016, at Mary Black Health System - Gaffney.

SHELBY- Joseph Everett Keener, 80, passed way Friday December 23, 2016 at his residence.

Judy Ann Walker Floyd, 71, of 219 Acre Rock Road, Lawndale, passed away
Friday, December 23, 2016 at Carolinas ContinueCARE Hospital at Kings
Mountain.

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City of Shelby Holiday Closings
The City of Shelby Holiday Closings are as follows: Garbage and recycling for Monday, January 2, 2016 will be collected a day later on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

Kern Jennings Beam, age 85, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Testa Family Hospice House.

SHELBY- Carroll "Dean" Wright, 78, died Thurs., Dec. 22, 2016, at his home.

James "Jim" Thomas Curtis, Jr., age 83 resident of Shelby, NC passed away peacefully on December 21, 2016 at Wendover Hospice, Shelby, NC.

Ronnie Steve Greene, age 67 resident of Shelby, NC departed on his new journey on December 22, 2016 at his home.

Carl F. Kennedy, age 73, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at his residence.

James Wilmer Bland, 88, of Spindale, died Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Hospice House.

SHELBY- Paralee Sturgill, 78, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 at Carolinas Continue Care Hospital.

Mrs. Margaret "Janette" Wright Wallace,72, went to her heavenly home Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Fairhaven of Bostic.

Robert Keith Ellis (aka Dixie Rebel), 68, of 148 Roark Road, Blacksburg, SC, died December 20, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Betty Sipe Cornwell, age 90, of E. Main Street passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 at Carolina Care Center.

Ellie Gordon Williams Goins, 85, of 842 Ed Hamrick Road, Shelby passed away
Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Hospice at Wendover.

Maude Stephens Searcy, 87, of 218 Cline Street, Lawndale, passed away
Monday, December 19, 2016 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.