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Mrs. Jean McMillan Freeman, age 86 of Shelby, NC, passed away peacefully at her residence surrounded by her family Sunday, March 1, 2015.

Gaffney -- David Alan Birchfield, 57, of 510 Thompson Street, passed away Thursday, March 5th, 2015, at Brookview Nursing Home.

Blacksburg -- Dana Michelle Cobb Sprouse, 45, of 412 Little Hope Rd, passed away Wednesday, March 4th, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

SHELBY - Mr. James David Willis, 50, a native of Shelby, passed away at Hospice at Wendover on Sunday, March 1, 2015.

WINSTON SALEM - Ms. Linda Sue Lane Boone, age 57 and a native of Burnsville, NC, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, NC.

Michael "Mike" John Roebuck, 65, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Mike was born June 1, 1949 in Shelby, NC.

Bobby Ray Bumgarner, 80, of Lincolnton Hwy., died March 5, 2015 at the Robin Johnson House, Dallas, NC.

SHELBY- Mary Frances Bryce, 93, passed from this life on March 3, 2015, at Kings Mountain Hospice House.

Susan Martin Maner, age 63, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died March 4, 2015 at Carolina Healthcare System, Cleveland, Shelby, NC.

One of the many costumed participants taking the Polar plunge is this group from the County tax office. Their outfits even included their names on the back. L to r: JonErik, Allen, Danielle, Necole, Joshua Cain, and Lisa (front).

Saturday, February 28th was a very special day for the North Carolina Torch Run.

Tonal Spectrum, a sixteen member a cappella group from Crest High School, under the choral direction of Michael Martinez and assisted by Megan Philbeck and 29 fans traveled to Dayton, Ohio

St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Shelby
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church will be holding a Friday fish fry ( open to the public). This will be held on the following Fridays:

Rachel H. Hedrick, 95, beloved mother, the widow of Karl Holmes Hedrick, Sr., went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 27, 2015.

Cordie Huntsinger Skipper, age 91, of Cleghorn Mill Road, Rutherfordton, NC, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Robert Willard Harris, 84, of Forest City, entered heaven on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.

Maurice "Chocolate" Huskey, age 90, of Oak Forest Drive, Forest City, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County.

Agnes Celia Gamble Smith age 90, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015.

Mrs. Patricia "Patsy" Adeline Canipe Greene, of Shelby, NC, was born in Cleveland County on June 14, 1929.

Maude Crisp Reid, 102, entered the church triumphant on March 2, 2015.

Teresa Kay Bailey Gantt, 56, of Harris Creek Road, Lawndale, NC, passes away
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Hospice at Wendover of Shelby.

Grady Woods Jr., 71, of Kings Mountain, NC, died Tues., Mar. 3, 2015, at his home.

Mrs. Betty Lou Dyer Lynch, age 80 of Cleveland County, NC, went home to be with Jesus on March 2, 2015 at Kings Mountain Hospice House.

Monroe J. R. Mullinax, 65, 165 Old Chester Road, Blacksburg, NC, went home to be with the Lord, March 2, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Lorene Smith Self age 86, of Boiling Springs, NC, died Monday, March 2, 2015 at Carolinas Healthcare-Cleveland.