Obituaries

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

Jimmy Blanton, 57, of Hoover Road, Lawndale entered into his eternal home on March 13, 2026, at his residence.

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.

Joseph Claude Wray, 64, native of Cleveland County, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2026 while at home.

Joseph Michael Perotti, 79, of Boiling Springs, NC passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at Atrium Health Hospital in Shelby, NC.

Smyrna - Joyce Anne Martin Wallace, 84, of Smyrna passed away peacefully at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Judy Loraine Collins Bridges, 81, of Gastonia, NC, passed away on March 02, 2026 at Courtland Terrace in Gastonia, NC.

Kay Dobbins Greene, age 91, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at the Fair Haven Home in Bostic.

Keith Downey, age 59, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.

Kenneth Andrew Booth, 85, of Delview Road, Cherryville passed away on March 18, 2026 at his residence.

Kenneth Lee "Buck" Baxter departed this earthly life for his eternal home on Friday, February 20, 2026 at Peak Resources in Shelby, NC.

Kimberly Blackwell Bridges, age 63, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026 at the Spartanburg Restorative Care Center.

Lawrence Michael Henderson, 62, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on March 04, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Ms. Lena Mae Glenn, 89, of Selby, NC, transitioned peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones.

Leon George Barry, 102, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026, at his home in Shelby, North Carolina.

Leonard Jack Mayo, age 92, of Lincolnton, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at his residence.

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

Lorraine Mattero Royster, 75, of Shelby passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at her home.

Smyrna - Luther Darvin "LD" Alexander, 70, passed away Monday, March 16th, 2026, at Hospice and Community Care in Rock HIll, SC.

Margaret "Maggie" Neal Matthews Cochran, 79, of Lawndale, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Atrium Health - Cleveland in Shelby.

Margaret "Net" Arwood, age 68, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026 at her home.

Marlene Rankin, age 89, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2026, at Wendover Hospice, surrounded by her loving family.

Mary Dale Eaker, 64, of Shelby, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

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

Michael James Morgan, age 79, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026 at Oak Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.