Mr. Robert Lee Whitworth, Sr., 73, of Newton, NC, passed away on June 12, 2025 at his residence. He was born on February 2, 1952, in Cleveland County, NC to the late J.B. Whitworth and the late Minnie Spikes Whitworth.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Release Church (formally Antioch Baptist Church), 1616 Kings Road, Shelby, NC at 11:30 a.m. The reception of family and friends will be from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at the church and at 807 Elmwood Drive, Shelby, NC at all other times.