Obituaries

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

Nancy Lee Hicks Lattimore, 86, of Lawndale passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at the Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Navi Aylan Washington born on January 15, 2026 at 25 gestations and called home to be with the Lord on February 22, 2026.

Pamela "Pam" Kay Blanton Brackett, 54, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at her home.

Pamela La-Triece Canipe McSwain, 63, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026 while at Atrium Healthcare Cleveland.

Pat Hembree, age 74, of Ellenboro, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Patrick Kenneth Rowe, 63, of Shelby, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2026.

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

R.B. Cline, age 84, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

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

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

Robert "Ivy" Gaines, born at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Ivy's journey began with an eight-month stay in the NICU before he transferred to Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, NC, for another four months.

Robert Douglas Huffstetler, of Kings Mountain, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 3, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Roger Wayne Arrowood, age 78, passed away on Monday March 23, 2026 at home.

Roy Elmer Goins, 83, of Grover, NC, passed away on March 24, 2026, surrounded by family at Atrium Health Cleveland.

Ruby Diane (McAlister) Harper, 84, of Shelby, NC, passed away at White Oak Manor in Shelby, NC, on March 18th, 2026.

SHELBY- Sammy E. Mills, aged 92, peacefully departed this life on March 17, 2026, at his residence, leaving behind a legacy of steadfast faith, service, and love.

Blacksburg - Sandra Bolin Risica, 68, of 203 W. Church Street, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City, NC.

Gaffney - Sheila Ann Putnam White, age 76, of Gaffney, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2026.

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

Thomas Woodrow Grayson, Jr., 75, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on March 24, 2026 at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center.

Tuila Pansy Beaver, 89, of Ellenboro passed away on March 11, 2026 in Concord, NC.

KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. -- Vance Elbert Helms Jr., 81, husband of Frances Creswell Helms, died March 19 in Testa Family Hospice House, Kings Mountain.

Wanda Cogdell Siegel, age 68, of Forest City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

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