Obituaries

Ms. Janice Marie Morgan, 72 of Shelby, NC passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Via Health Partners (formerly Wendover Hospice House) in Shelby.

Ms. Lola Mae Gentry, 91, transitioned to eternal peace on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Atrium Cleveland in Shelby, North Carolina.

Mr. Clarence Henry Woods, 73, of Shelby, NC passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at Via Health Partners (Wendover Hospice House) in Shelby, NC.

Mr. Bobby "Bob" Gene Hunt, Sr., 80, passed away peacefully at his residence on December 4, 2025, in Shelby, NC.

Ms. Alean McCombs, 96, made a peaceful early morning departure into eternal rest with the Lord on December 2, 2025 at Hospice Wendover of Cleveland County.

Sandra Diane McLean Plonk, age 76, of Dallas, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025, at her residence.

Donna Buff Waters, age 68, of Cliffside, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby.

James David Sisk, Jr., a cherished soul born on April 22, 1960, in Cleveland County, went to be with the Lord on December 18, 2025, at his residence.

Walter "Ed" Eddie Gantt, 69, passed away on December 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Blacksburg -- Frances Marie Schmidt Martin, 61, of 207 Milo Dr, passed away on Saturday, December 20th, 2025, at the Cherokee Medical Center.

Fred Jessie Parker, 68, of North Brook III School Road, Vale passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at his home.

SHELBY - Sandra M. Hankins, born on June 18, 1941, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, peacefully passed away at the age of 84 on December 13, 2025, in Shelby, North Carolina.

KINGS MOUNTAIN - Virginia Diane Trammell Ormand, 87, peacefully departed this world on December 13, 2025, at Testa Family Hospice House, in Kings Mountain, NC, with family by her side.

Marie Cole, age 76, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025 at her home.

Lorene "Pete" Scoggins, age 79, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, December 19, 2025 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Doris R. Daves, age 92, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby.

Pastor Helen Adams, 87, quietly transitioned into her eternal rest with the Lord on December 19, 2025.

Terry Glenn Freeman, 58, of Earl, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Carolinas ContinueCare Hospital in Pineville.

Nancy Crowe Funderburk, born in Boiling Springs, NC, on January 1, 1942, passed away on December 14, 2025.

William (Bill) Dale Albright, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, a devoted servant of Christ and proud United States Navy veteran, passed peacefully into the arms of his Savior on December 13, 2025, surrounded by family in North Carolina. We are grateful to the Lord for his 90 years.

Sandra Ann Heafner Edwards, age 76, of Cherryville, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025, at her residence.

Kathy Lynn Phillips Harris, 63, of Cleveland Ave, Grover passed away on December 18, 2025 at her home.

Jeanette Pauline Hartman Martin, 81, of Waco passed away on December 19, 2025 at Carolina Care Health & Rehabilitation Center in Cherryville, NC.

Betty Jean Earl Greene, born on the 16th of March 1949 in Cleveland County, passed away peacefully on the 18th of December 2025 at Spartanburg Medical Center, leaving behind a legacy of love, kindness, and unwavering faith.

John Patrick Burns, 61, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025 while at Atrium Health Charlotte.