Obituaries

Blanche Greene (Walker) Gettys, age 96, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 4, 2026 at Robin Johnson Hospice House located in Dallas, NC.

Doris Ann Paxton Beam, 92, of Shelby, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 4, 2026, at Wendover Hospice, surrounded by the love of her family.

On September 3, 2026, Robert (Bob) Harold Still was welcomed to his heavenly home after a courageous battle with a brain tumor, diagnosed on January 2, 2026. The family will miss this beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother until we are able to join him in Glory.

Gene Fred Toney, 77, of Sunshine, died Wednesday, August 5, 2026.

Kairo Maddox Greene, infant son of Alexis Greene of Bostic, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday, September 4, 2026 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Gail Bradley Bess, 75, of Grover, NC, passed away on September 6, 2026 in Carlisle, SC.

Mary Helen Alexander, 101, of Kings Mountain, NC, joined her Heavenly Father on September 05, 2026 at White Oak Manor - Kings Mountain in Kings Mountain, NC.

Carolyn Elizabeth Stewart Vannoy, age 73, of Morganton, formally of Bessemer City, passed away at UNC Health Blue Ridge late Friday evening, September 4, 2026.

Ronnie Pannell, age 77, of Cherryville, NC went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 3, 2026.

Mary Harper Silvers, age 89, a longtime resident of Forest City, passed away from an extended illness on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at the Fair Haven Home of Forest City.

Susan Irene Carswell Davis, 83, of Lawndale, passed away on September 4, 2026.

SHELBY- Major Kathleen Ann (Gorbutt) Whittaker. November 26, 1956 - September 3, 2026.

Sue Cooper, age 94, of Forest City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at the Fair Haven Home in Forest City.

Timothy "Tim" Norris, II, age 29, passed away after a tragic accident on Sunday, August 30, 2026 while headed to work where he was a Correctional Officer at the Cherokee County Detention Center.

Margaret Frances Hicks Roberson, 78, formerly of Tot Dellinger Road in Cherryville, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2026, at the home of her son in Danbury, North Carolina.

Jimmy Lee Ross, 84, of Lawndale passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at his residence.

Brenda White Wellmon, cherished wife, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2026, at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, North Carolina.

Mary Ann Putnam Smith, 85, of Shelby, passed away Wednesday September 2, 2026 at the Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Cynthia Ann Wright Wood, 60, of Gastonia, NC, passed away on September 01, 2026 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.

George Aston Adams Jr., 84, of Shelby, passed away Friday, August 28, 2026 at the Wendover Hospice House.

Tammy Lynnette Carroll, 57, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 30, 2026 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.

Gene Franklin Lewis, 81, of Casar, NC, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026, at home.

James "Joe" Yelton, age 86, of Forest City, passed away Monday, August 31, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.

Mickey Digh, age 69, of Forest City, passed away Friday, August 28, 2026 at his home.

Alan Dale Greene Sr., age 60, of Ellenboro, NC, passed away at his home on August 29, 2026.