Obituaries

Nancy Lee Bookout Price, age 91, of Cherryville, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Peak Resources.

James Clayton Little Jr. of Shelby, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2026, at Wendover Hospice House.

Linda Eskew Whitesides, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2026, at White Oak Manor in Shelby, North Carolina.

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

Jessie Dwayne Brittain, age 66, of Lincolnton, passed away March 10, 2026, at Levine and Dickson Hospice House of Huntersville.

Douglas Marshall Greene, age 73, of Bostic passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Oak Grove Healthcare.

Debra Lou Fredley, age 72, of Forest City passed away Monday, March 9, 2026 at Oak Grove Healthcare.

Ricky James Morgan, 51, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Sunday, March 8th, 2026, at Atrium Health Pineville.

Barbie Leanne Penny, 56, passed away on March 7, 2026 at home in Gastonia, NC.

Carl Evans Parker Jr, born on February 4, 1955, in Cleveland, passed away peacefully in his hometown Shelby on March 4, 2026, at the age of 71.

Woodrow Wilson Whisnant, born on October 26, 1947, in Lawndale, NC, passed away peacefully in Cleveland on March 9, 2026, at the age of 78.

Ray Monteith, age 80, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026 at his home.

Mr. Wilbur Lee Russell, 65, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2026.

Life's journey began for Michael Anthony Addison on March 16, 1978, in Cleveland County, NC.

Betty Jean Gill Goforth, 81, of Shelby, NC, entered into eternal rest on February 24, 2026, at Via Health Partners, formerly Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Jodie Maser Hicks, 61, of Smyrna, SC, passed away peacefully, with her husband by her side, on March 07, 2026 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

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.

On March 7, 2026, Eloise Pearson Moss, 88, of Kings Mountain, NC, was reunited in heaven with her husband of 71 years, Jack Edward Moss.

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

Sonya Glenn Lovelace, age 53, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

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

Mr. Fred Jonas Houser, 83, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026, at his residence.

James "Jim" Smith, 75, passed away on March 5, 2026, at his residence.

Blacksburg - Peggy Lewis Beckham, 79, of 247 Jumping Branch Road, passed away Friday, March 6, 2026 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.

Grover - Elvie Inez Hayes Allen, 95, passed away March 5th, 2026, at Atrium Health Kings Mountain.