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The late-night hours of November 22 probably saw Til-Mar Textiles, Inc. president Jack Jackson snoozing peacefully. Little did he know, but at that very time, something was beginning to unfold at his 130,000 sq. ft. factory at 1305 Frederick St. that would bring the slumber to a screeching halt.
That event was a fire.

Christopher Martin Bowen, 48, of Mill Spring, NC, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2024.

Thelma Annalee Helton Homesley, age 94, of Cherryville passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024.

Mary Patricia Forsythe Barrett, 72, passed away Monday, December 9, 2024 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Diane Greene Harris went home to be with her Lord on December 9, 2024.

Our cherished friend, Jo Schilling, went home to be with the Lord on December 7, 2024.

Aileen McCurry, age 92, died Thursday December 5, 2024, at Atrium Health Cleveland Pines in Shelby, N.C.

Rachel Long Smith, 94, passed away peacefully at Shelby Manor on Thursday, December 5, 2024.

Margaret Treva Jones Bridges, 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 09, 2024 while at Peak Resources.

Ruby Elizabeth McKinney, 85, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at Fair Haven Home in Bostic, North Carolina surrounded by family and friends.

Stanley Mills "Pop" of Rutherfordton, NC passed away at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills Thursday, November 28th after a long battle with cancer.

Ralph Young Fisher, 74, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2024 while at his home.

Amanda Curtis of Shelby NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.

Dorothy Raye Chapman, age 87, of Ellenboro, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Margaret Carol Hunt Meade, 81, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024, at Atrium Health - Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

Mildred Austine Rayfield, 76, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 10, 2024 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.

Kay Foster McWhirter was born in Shelby, NC on April 24, 1962. She was the daughter of the late Coell Foster Jr. and the late Molly Jean Jones Foster.

Boyd Lee Wood, 85, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024 at his residence.

Tunny M. Wilkinson, 92, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at Abernathy Laurels in Newton.

Cathy Blanton Oliver, 72, of 110 Blackburn Drive, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024 at her residence.