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SHELBY-Samantha White, 39, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at her home.

Shelby -- Jimmy Lee (Snatch) Bolin, 56, of 209 Ridgeway Drive, passed away Tuesday, November 10th, 2015, at Carolinas Medical Center.

CASAR - Mr. Buck Jones, 75, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at his home in Casar, NC.

James "Jimmy" Painter, 65, 210 Old Factory Road, Blacksburg, SC, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, November 11, 2015.

Shirley Clary Bridges, age 73, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Anna Pauline Hicks, 90, of 2611 Curt Ledford Road, Lawndale, died Wednesday,
November 11, 2015 at Carolinas HealthCare System - Cleveland in Shelby.

Dorothy M. Mathis, age 85, of Ellenboro, died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County.

Carla Bridges McNeill, age 53, of Kings Mountain passed away at Kings Mountain Hospital on November 11, 2015. She was born in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

Donald Burlon Craig, 70, of Bostic, NC, died peacefully on November 10,
2015, where he was being visited and comforted by many friends and family at
Hospice in Rutherford County after a battle with bone cancer.

Kenneth "Kenny Ray Blanton, age 72 died Wednesday November 11, 2015 at his home.

Clarence Andrew Patterson, 83, passed away Tuesday November 10, 2015 at his home, surrounded by his daughter and his four grandchildren.

Smyrna -- James Louis Ligon Sr., 90, of 5145 Canaan Church Road, passed away Tuesday, November 10th, 2015, at his residence.

Patricia "Pat" Wiggins Chapman, age 73 of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with her Lord on November 10, 2015 at her home.

John Marcus "Mark" Black Jr., age 92 of Crescent Dr. died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at his residence.

Stan Queen bagged this nice 4-pointer buck during the first week in November 2015.

New Hope Baptist Church
New Hope Baptist Church will be hosting: the Duke of Earl Run for Missions", Saturday, November 14, 2015. For more information visit: www.newhopeearl.com or facebook.com/dukeofearlrunformissions.

Hospice Cleveland County
Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC and Testa Family Hospice House, 321 Kings Mountain Blvd., Kings Mountain, will have the following events for Nov. and Dec. 2015.

Brookdale Shelby Assisted Living participated in the 2015 Walk to End Alzheimer's by holding a Pet Photo Contest. Residents, family members, associates and visitors entered photos of their pets and voted for their favorite pets with their dollars and coins during the month of October.

Gaffney -- Margaret Diane Phillips, 71, of 808 9th Street, passed away Tuesday, November 10th, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

It Just Takes One Annual Campaign is the Boys & Girls Club of Cleveland County's largest fundraiser. Our goal is to have sponsors for 55 children which translates to monetary goal of $55,000.

Blacksburg -- Jerry Edward Martin, 44, of 808 West Lime Street, passed away Thursday, November 5th, 2015, at his residence.

William H.C. Stiles, age 70 of 2653 Hwy 274, Cherryville passed away
November 8, 2015 at home.

Gardner-Webb University and Gaston College (Dallas, N.C.) announced a partnership that will further ease the transfer process for students who complete degrees in certain programs with coursework at both institutions.

KINGS MOUNTAIN - Karen Mavis Johanson, 82, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at Peak Resources of Shelby. She was a native of Germany.

Joyce Kilmer wrote...