Obituaries

Aaron Eldridge Conner Sr., 89, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 15, 2026 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

Aaron Lee "Blaze" Chapman, age 45, of Cherryville, passed peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Friday, April 10, 2026, at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center.

Alexander "Bobby" Javester Brooks, 75, of 409 Walkers Ridge Rd. Shelby, NC passed away on Monday, May 4, 2026 at Peak Resources in Grover, NC.

Alice Elizabeth Willard Williams, age 83, of Ellenboro, passed away at Fair Haven Forest City on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

Alice Hunt Tessnair, age 69, of Bostic, passed away Monday, March 30, 2026 at Henderson Care in Forest City.

Mrs. Alice Virginia Hamilton McCoy was born in Gaston County, North Carolina on December 13, 1958 to the late Elease Brooks Hamilton and Thomas Charles Hamilton.

Alicia Evelyn Boone, 53, of Bessemer City, NC, passed away on May 23, 2026 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.

Allen James Yarboro, Sr., age 93, of Waco, passed away Friday, April 17, 2026, at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.

Amy Padgett, age 45, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2026 at her residence.

Mr. Andrew (Jay) Jackson Jones went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 2, 2026 in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Anita Diana McSwain Camp, age 73, of Cherryville, passed away peacefully at Wendover Hospice on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

Ann Emory Keller, 82, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026.

SHELBY- Ann Wakefield Young, born on April 4, 1950, in Burke County, passed away peacefully at her home in Shelby, surrounded by her beloved family on February 25, 2026, at the age of 75.

Anne Mathis-Grafe, age 60, of Shelby, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Annette Chatman Johnson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 14, 2026.

Shelby. Annette Faye Bodwell, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, peacefully departed this world on February 5, 2026, at the age of 79.

Annie Laura Hoyle Bass, 104, of Cat Square Road, Vale passed away peacefully on February 26, 2026, at White Oak Manor in Shelby.

Anthony Bryon Mauney, 61, of Shelby, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026.

Mr. Anthony Eugene Smith, 68, of Shelby, North Carolina, passed away on January 12, 2026, at CaroMont Health Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.

April Juanita Puckett, 46, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 1, 2026 at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC.

Argie Ann Pruitt Gillespie, 80, passed away Monday, March 16, 2026 at White Oak Manor in Shelby, NC.

Ms. Arlene F. McCormick, 84, went to be with her loved ones on January 21, 2026, at Peak Resources in Cherryville, NC.

Arnold Dean Cook, 77, of Vale, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2026 at Carolina Caring in Newton.

Arthur Randall (Randy) Burrell, 78, of Blacksburg passed away Monday, May 25, 2026 at home. Mr Burrell was born in Spartanburg in 1948. Mr Burrell was the son of the late Arthur Lee Burrell and Hazel (Babe) Louise Emory Burrell.

Artie Mae Cooke Davis, 90, of Vale, passed away on Thursday, June 04, 2026, at her home.