Obituaries

Phyllis Weaver Thompson, age 72, of Polkville Road, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at her residence.

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.

Raymond "Red" Simpson, age 88, of Sandy Mush, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Reco Savales Meeks, 44, of Shelby, North Carolina, passed away on April 21, 2026.

Renae Rebekah Pugh Graham, age 61, of Tryon Courthouse Road, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Caromont Regional Medical Center.

Rhonnie Bane Clark, age 81, of Scottsboro, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at Highland Medical Center in Scottsboro.

Gaffney -- Richard Sydney Ellis, 68, of 114 Brown Street, passed away on Tuesday, April 21st, 2026, at his home.

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

Robert "Bob" Bailey, age 88, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at his residence.

Robert "Bob" William Conlon, 87, entered his heavenly home Monday, April 27, 2026 surrounded by his wife and family.

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.

Ronald C. Ervin, born on August 24, 1957, in Cleveland County, left this world on April 2, 2026, at the age of 68, in the same county that he called home throughout his life.

Gaffney - Ronald Cecil Crocker Jr., aka J.R., 47, of Goucher School Road, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026.

Ronny Jewel Roberts, 79, of Kings Mountain, NC, entered his eternal rest on March 31, 2026 at his home.

Mrs. Rosa (Rosie) Goddard Ash lived a life marked by love of God, love of family, and faithful service to her church and community.

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.

Forest City, NC - Ruby Spencer Parris, 95, passed away on Monday, May 4th, 2026, at Holly Springs Assisted Living in Rutherfordton, NC.

Forest City, NC - Ruby Spencer Parris, 95, passed away on Monday, May 4th, 2026, at Holly Springs Assisted Living in Rutherfordton, NC.

Ruth Felmet Willis, 84, of Vale passed away on May 1, 2026 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory.

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.

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.