Obituaries
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Passed 6/16/2026
Miss Victoria “Tori” Danielle Beam, 23 of Shelby, NC passed away on June 16, 2026 at Atrium Health-Kings Mountain. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date.
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Passed 6/15/2026
Mr. Ray Louis Surratt, Sr. age 64 of Shelby, NC departed this life on June 15, 2026 at his residence. He was born on April 25, 1962 in Cleveland County, NC to the late Robert Surratt and Azelee Muldrow Surratt.…
Passed 6/13/2026
Ms. Shirley Marie Surratt Williams, 64 departed this life on June 13, 2026 in Shelby, NC. She was born on December 28, 1964 in Cleveland County, NC to the late William Surratt and the late Carrie Twitty Surratt.…
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Passed 6/8/2026
Mr. Orenthal James “O. J. ” Hicks, 57, of Forest City, NC, passed away on June 8, 2026 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. He was born on December 19, 1968 to the late Donald Ray Hicks and Naomi Cumberlander Hicks…
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Passed 6/6/2026
Mrs. Frances Pettis Lee, 93 of Kingstown, NC departed this life on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at White Oak Manor in Shelby, NC. She was born on December 19, 1932 in Gaston County, NC to the late William Pettis and the…
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Passed 6/5/2026
Mrs. Clouggeon Hardin Crosby, 97, of 2729 Camp School Rd. Shelby, NC. departed this life on Friday, June 5, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby. A native of Cherokee County, SC, she was born on November 21, 1928…
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Passed 6/1/2026
Mrs. Carrie Peeler Ashe, 95 of Danville, Virginia departed this life on June 1, 2026 at her family’s home in Shelby, NC. She was born on September 9, 1930 in Cleveland County, NC to the late Forest Peeler and the late…
Passed 5/31/2026
Mr. Larry D. Hunt, 70, of Shelby, NC passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date.
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Passed 5/23/2026
Mrs. Willie Faye Degree, 82, of Shelby, NC was born to her late parents David and Geneva Jamison on April 19, 1944. She transitioned from this earthly life on Saturday, May 23, 2026 in the comfort of her own…
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Passed 5/22/2026
Ms. Ella Burris Kee, 94 of 1719 Stony Point Rd. Shelby, NC passed away on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby. A beautiful life well lived came to a peaceful close on May 22, 2026. Mother Ella…
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Passed 5/16/2026
Ms. May Helen Dorsey Hayes, 71, of Shelby, NC passed away on May 17, 2026, at her residence. She was born on July 10, 1954 in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Charles London and Pearlie May Dorsey Taylor. The family…
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Passed 5/9/2026
Mr. Forest Edward Vinson, 76, of Cherryville, NC passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby, NC. He was born in Cleveland County on November 17, 1949 to the late Leroy Vinson, Sr. and…
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Passed 5/7/2026
Mr. Thomas Ervin Ross, 69, of 1666 Stony Point Rd. Shelby, NC passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby. He was born on April 29, 1957 in Cleveland County, NC and was the eldest child…
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Passed 5/5/2026
Ms. Mildred “Kay” Sims Miller, 71, of Shelby, NC. passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at her residence. On October 11, 1954, Mildred “Kay” Miller was born in Lawndale, North Carolina, to the late Matthew Henry Sims…
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Passed 5/4/2026
Mr. Anthony Cleveland Ussery, 63, passed away on May 4, 2026. He was born on April 15, 1963, to the late Grover Cleveland Ussery and Eva Mae Haynes Ussery. Anthony grew up in Lawndale and attended Burns High School.…
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Passed 5/4/2026
Mr. Alexander “Bobby” Javester Brooks, 75, of 409 Walkers Ridge Rd. Shelby, NC passed away on Monday, May 4, 2026 at Peak Resources in Grover, NC. He was born on June 29, 1950 to the late Robert Nathaniel Brooks and…
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Passed 5/2/2026
Mr. John Huskey Jr. , 83, of Shelby, NC, passed away on May 2, 2026 at Autumn Care in Cornelius, NC. Born on May 14, 1942, in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late John Huskey, Sr. and Fannie Petty Huskey. In…
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Passed 4/30/2026
Ms. Ossie Mae Parker Oates, 87, passed away on April 30, 2026, at Peak Resources in Cherryville. She was born on July 20, 1938 in Cleveland County, NC to the late James Bruce Parker and the late Frances Hosch Parker…
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Passed 4/24/2026
Mrs. Tiana C’Nessia Scott-Hemphill, 29, of Gastonia, North Carolina, passed away on April 24, 2026, at Wendover Hospice. She was born on March 9, 1997, in Cleveland County, North Carolina, to Wendell B. Scott and…
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Passed 4/24/2026
Minister Mac Arthur Ussery, 71, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026, at White Oak Manor. He was born on July 12, 1954 in Cleveland County, NC to Annie Mae Ussery and the late Arthur Lee Ussery.…
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Passed 4/23/2026
Mr. Louis Calvin “L. C. ” Haynes, 89 of Shelby, NC passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2026 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby, NC. He was born on January 5, 1937, in Cleveland County, NC to the late Eddie Haynes and…
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Passed 4/21/2026
Mr. Reco Savales Meeks, 44 of Shelby, NC passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby. He was born on September 25, 1981, in Grover, North Carolina to Sunday H. Meeks and the late Thomas…
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Passed 4/15/2026
Mr. Jackie “Jack” K. Thurman, 61, of Shelby, NC passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby, NC. He was born on May 8, 1964 in Cleveland County, NC to the late John Thomas and Ruby…
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Passed 4/10/2026
Ms. Annie Mae Dorsey, 88, of 442 Monroe St. Shelby, NC, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026, at her residence. She was born on April 11, 1937 in Cleveland County, NC to the late Newt and Roberta Byrd Dorsey. Funeral…
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Passed 4/9/2026
Mr. Brandon Dion Vaughn, 40, departed this life on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at Via Health Partners Hospice in Shelby, NC. He was born on July 20, 1985 in Gaston County, NC to Lisa Vaughn and the late Scott Byers. A…
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Passed 4/7/2026
Ms. Rosa Bell Goddard Ash, 99, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at Wake Medical Center, Raleigh, NC. She was the daughter of the late King Goddard and Cora Byrd Goddard. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, on…