Obituaries

Mr. Dennis Ray Webber, 75, of Memphis, TN passed away on September 3rd, 2025, at St. Francis Bartlett in Memphis, Tennessee.

Derrell Dean Hollifield of Shelby was born November 3, 1938 to the late Everette Hollifield and Sarah Green Hollifield, Cleveland County, NC and passed away on October 4, 2025 at his residence.

Mr. Donald (Don) Camp, 88, of Shelby, NC, transitioned peacefully on Sunday, October 5, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones.

Donald Dwight "Don" Stinnette, age 86, of Bessemer City, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Caromont Regional Medical Center.

Donald Melton, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, entered Heaven on October 1 8, 2025, at the age of 84.

Mrs. Doris Stroud Gidney, 77, of Kingstown, NC, passed away on October 16, 2025, at her residence.

Blacksburg - Dorothy "Dot" Wyatt Earls,77, of 491 99 Island Road, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2025 at her residence.

Dorothy Sue McNeely, 94, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2025.

Edith Cooper Adkins Heatherly of Hamrick Road, Shelby, NC, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at the age of 94, having just celebrated a birthday the previous Saturday.

Edward Harry Pies (Mr. Pies), 83, passed away Friday, September 19, 2025, at Atrium Health in Shelby, NC.

Edward Patrick Marler, born on July 25, 1955, in Pinellas County, Florida, passed away on October 5, 2025, in Arizona.

Elizabeth Venable, 84, of Union, New Jersey went on to be with her Lord and Savior peacefully on Monday, October 13, 2025, in Shelby, North Carolina, where she enjoyed her later years of life. She was born May 30, 1941, in Chester, South Carolina to the late Jack and Willie Wilmore. She moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1948, where she grew up with her sister, Audrey Morton.

Ellen Leona Wilson-Adams, 99, was born October 14, 1925, to the late Venus Avester Wilson, and Panola Moorehead-Wilson.

Evelyn went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 15, 2025, at the age of 98.

Forrest (Pat) Ira Kelly Jr. passed away peacefully on September 26, 2025, in Shelby, North Carolina, at the age of 90.

Frances Peeler Shoup, 81, of Lawndale passed away on October 20, 2025 at Wendover Hospice House.

Gerald Ray Price, a beloved figure in his community and a man whose legacy will echo through the lives he touched, passed away peacefully at his residence on October 11, 2025.

SHELBY: Geraldine "Gerri" Page, born on May 5, 1943, in Cleveland County, North Carolina, completed her earthly journey on October 14, 2025, in the same community she called home for her entire life.

Geraldine Turner Beam, age 84, of Bessemer City, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at Terrace Ridge Assisted Living.

Grace Cannon Palmer, age 89, of Shelby, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 26, 2025.

Gregory "Crip" Hines was born on July 18, 1955, to the late Ruth and Willie Hines.

Blacksburg - Helen Baccus Massey, 62, of 215 North Academy Street, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2025 at her residence.

Hillard Bickle Wise, Jr, age 94, of W. Church St., Cherryville, NC, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Atrium Health Lincoln, Lincolnton, NC.

Mr. Hillery Anderson Rippy, 73, of Shelby, NC, passed away on October 6, 2025 at his residence.

Isaiah G. Elmore, "Ma's Boy," 26, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, October 13, 2025.