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Bernice Gloria Bowen was born December 5, 1922, in Bridgeport, CT, the fourth child of Grace Sanford Bowen and Orville A. Bowen and ascended to her heavenly home July 15, 2015.

Ronald Washburn Wilson, 68, of Shelby, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at his home.

Janice Reynolds Sides, age 71, resident of 1053 Cleveland Ave, Grover, NC went to be with the Lord on July 14, 2015 at her home.

Philadelphia- Ilene Coates Pounds, age 81, of Philadelphia, PA, departed this life on June 28, 2015 in Philadelphia

Herman Lee Six. 80, of 708 Hanover Dr., Shelby, NC, passed away Sat., June 20, 2015, at his home.

KINGS MOUNTAIN -- Latha Robert Morgan Jr., 70, of Shelby, NC, passed away June 17, 2015, at Hospice House.

SHELBY- Carolyn Sparks Beattie, 69, of Shelby, and a devout Christian, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Carolinas HealthCare System - Cleveland.

HUNTERSVILLE - Mary Frances Bankhead McBrayer died after a short illness on Saturday, June 6, 2015.

LATTIMORE-Annie Mae Jones Bramlett, 91, of 1022 Crowder Road, Shelby, passed away July 14, 2015, at White Oak Manor in Shelby.

On Saturday, July 11th, Sharon United Methodist Church held a fundraiser featuring a pit cooked bbq chicken dinner and all the fixings for Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity.

The 7th Annual Coach Rhodes Basketball Camp will be held at Crest High School on July 22 - 25, Wednesday-Friday, 6pm - 9pm and Sat. 9am-11:30am.

Richard Melton Cook, 80, of 2627 Ballpark Road, Lawndale, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Hospice at Wendover in Shelby.

SHELBY- James "Wallace" Hester, 86, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at his home.

Ernest Eugene Carpenter, 75, of Harrillson Rd., died July 14, 2015 at his residence.

Greater Shelby Community Theatre
Greater Shelby Community Theatre will present Treasure Island, based on the classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Shelby
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 422 Carolina Ave., Shelby, NC, will be holding their 13th Annual Community Explosion, Saturday, July 18, 2015. Food! Fun! Fellowship! For more information call 704-482-7713.

Burns High School Event
The bass tournament on Lake Hickory to raise money for the Burns High School Marching Dawgs was a good event with some good catches.

The summer can be slow for bass fishermen.

Eastside Baptist Church held a special fundraiser on Saturday, July 11th for third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade members of their church.

Itala, a new business, is located at 155 West Dixon Blvd. in Shelby, beside the Pancake House.

Brenda Spake lives at 114 McDowell Street in Shelby.

Amita Burgess Dobbins, age 42, of Ellenboro, died Saturday, July 11, 2015 at her residence.

Mr. Praseuth Phongsa, age 72 of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

Henry Jack Russell, 49, of Shelby passed away Tuesday, July 14, 205 at
Catawba Hospital.

Charles Dennis Strait, 75, 1147 S. Charleston Street, Blacksburg, SC, died July 14, 2015, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.