STATESVILLE, N.C. - Stergil Jerome Bush Sr., 81, of Statesville, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Tuesday, May 30, 2023
CONOVER, N.C. - Johnny Lee Brown, 75, of Conover, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Wednesday, May 24, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Mr. John Wiley (Beam, Jr.) Black, 79, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at his residence surrounded by his family. Wednesday, May 24, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Ricky Dean McSwain, 62, of Cherryville passed away Monday, May 15, 2023, at the Robin Johnson House, Dallas, NC. Wednesday, May 24, 2023
CROUSE, N.C. - Our beloved Talmadge (Tam) Anderson Smith, 71, of Crouse, passed away the morning of May 14, 2023, after a long bout with health issues. Monday, May 22, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - James Kenneth “Jim” Ramsey, age 79, of Lincolnton, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Robin Johnson Hospice House. Sunday, May 21, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Kelvin Patrick “Nick” Nichols, age 57, of Lincolnton transitioned on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia. Thursday, May 18, 2023
NEWTON, N.C. - Hamilton Armstead “H.A.” Slate Jr., 80, of Newton, surrounded by family, passed into the arms of his Savior on Sunday, May 14, 2023 at his residence. Thursday, May 18, 2023
MAIDEN, N.C. - Mrs. Paula Poarch Longacre, 65, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of May 13, 2023, at her home in Maiden after enduring decades of well-fought battles with cancers, tumors, diabetes, and kidney failure. Thursday, May 18, 2023
GAFFNEY, S.C. - Alexander "Alex" Boyd Smith, 56, of Saddle Drive, Gaffney, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at his residence. Thursday, May 18, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Mary Lou Steele, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, age 72, of Lincolnton, passed peacefully at Atrium Health Lincoln, surrounded by her family on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Thursday, May 18, 2023
IRON STATION, N.C. - Joyce Elaine Kendall Maxwell, who was born in Charlotte on June 30, 1952, slipped away into the beloved arms of her Savior on May 8, 2023, at home, surrounded by her family. Friday, May 12, 2023
CATAWBA, N.C. - Mr. George Albert Steele, age 72, of Catawba, transitioned on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at Gordon Hospice House, Statesville. Friday, May 12, 2023
CATAWBA, N.C. - Claude Lee Cooper, 78, of Catawba, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023 at Carolina Caring Sherrills Ford Hospice House. Friday, May 12, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Julia “Carolyn” Keener Varner, age 79, of Lincolnton, passed away Monday, May 8, 2023, at Levine and Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville. Tuesday, May 9, 2023
CLAREMONT, N.C. - Jason “J.D.” Daniel Little, 93, of Claremont passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023 at Catawba Valley Living at Rock Barn in Claremont. Tuesday, May 9, 2023
NEWTON, N.C. - Adelia Propst Tucker, 81, of Newton was lifted into her heavenly life on Monday, May 8, 2023 at Carolina Caring in Newton. Tuesday, May 9, 2023
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. - Stephen “Steve” Ray Swagger, 74, of Kings Mountain passed from death on earth unto eternal life in Heaven on May 5, 2023. Tuesday, May 9, 2023
IRON STATION, N.C. - David James “DJ” Moore, 31, of Iron Station, passed away May 3, 2023, at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia. Tuesday, May 9, 2023
NEWTON, N.C. - Philip Orville Padgett, 86, of Newton passed away peacefully with his daughters by his side on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Carolina Caring - Sherrills Ford Hospice House. Friday, May 5, 2023
CLAREMONT, N.C. - Earl “Tommy” Thomas Mitchell, 80, of Claremont, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at Carolina Caring Sherrills Ford Hospice House. Friday, May 5, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Derek Michael Sellers, age 45 of Cherryville, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Caromont Regional Medical Center. Friday, May 5, 2023
CONOVER, N.C. - Anita Gail Brewer, 62, of Conover, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023 at Conover Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Tuesday, May 2, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Gerald Dwight Bridges, 77, of Cherryville passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Carolina Care, Cherryville. Tuesday, May 2, 2023
NEWTON, N.C. - Carolyn Mayhew McLean, 91, of Newton, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Willow Ridge Rehabilitation & Living Center in Rutherfordton. Monday, May 1, 2023
SHERRILLS FORD, N.C. - Jerald “Jerry” Page Sigmon, 82, of Sherrills Ford, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville. Monday, May 1, 2023
MAIDEN, N.C. - Manley “Joe” Steven Tate, 81, of Maiden, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville. Monday, May 1, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - William Charles “Bill” Steene, age 85, of Cherryville, passed peacefully Friday, April 28, 2023 surrounded by his family. Monday, May 1, 2023
DENVER, N.C. - We are deeply saddened to announce that Kimbly Lannette Clark Huffstetler, 60, of Denver lost her battle with cancer on April 24, 2023. Monday, May 1, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Joann Fritz Fleming, age 78, of Cherryville, formerly of St. Marys, Pa., passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at her residence surrounded by family. Friday, April 28, 2023
CATAWBA, N.C. - Gladys Teems Jonas, 82, of Catawba, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. Friday, April 28, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Chase Burton Blanton, age 41, of Cherryville, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023, at his residence after an extended illness. Friday, April 28, 2023
NEWTON, N.C. - Mary Frances Abernathy Robinson, 98, of Newton, wife of the late Ray R. Robinson, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023 at her residence. Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Sylvia Ann McCaslin was called home by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 24, 2023 to be with Him in Heaven forever where there is no more suffering, pain, and death. Tuesday, April 25, 2023
MINT HILL, N.C. - Joan Marie Wood Owens, age 88, of Mint Hill and formerly of The Terraces in Denver, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023. Tuesday, April 25, 2023
SALTILLO, COAHUILA, México - Jose Alfredo Macias Encina, 31, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in his childhood home of Saltillo, Coahuila, México. Tuesday, April 25, 2023
VALDESE, N.C. - Myra Wilkinson Watson, 74, of Valdese passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn. as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Tuesday, April 25, 2023
WACO, N.C. - Mrs. Dorothy Turner "Dot" Scism, 93, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2023 at Peak Resources in Cherryville surrounded by her family. Sunday, April 23, 2023
VALE, N.C. - Annie "Ann" Rosie Hoyle Bivens, 87, of Lynn Mountain Road, Vale, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023 at her residence. Sunday, April 23, 2023
On April 21, 2023, Johnny A. Isenhour, age 64, passed away at Atrium Health - Pineville due to complications from a heart condition he battled since 2001. Sunday, April 23, 2023
HICKORY, N.C. - Charles “Charlie” Odell Whitlock Jr., 77, of Hickory passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Sunday, April 23, 2023
IRON STATION, N.C. - Timothy Dean Syck, owner of Syck Boy’s Auto, in Iron Station, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the age of 59. Friday, April 21, 2023
SHERRILLS FORD, N.C. - John Edward Teal, 89, of Sherrills Ford passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at The Citadel in Winston Salem. Friday, April 21, 2023
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Marlyn Eaker Carpenter, born June 30, 1942, returned home to the Lord on April 15, 2023, at the age of 80, after a courageous battle with cancer. Friday, April 21, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Doris Ann Turner, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, age 80, of Antique Road in Lincolnton, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 17, 2023. Wednesday, April 19, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Eva “Ann” Black Pfeifer, age 87, of Cherryville, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023, at Wendover Hospice House. Wednesday, April 19, 2023
BESSEMER CITY, N.C. - Bailee Elizabeth Rushing, age 5, of Bessemer City, went to Heaven Saturday, April 15, 2023 at Novant Presbyterian Medical Center. Wednesday, April 19, 2023
LAWNDALE, N.C. - Danny Scott Heavner, 58, of Palmer Road, Lawndale, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory. Wednesday, April 19, 2023
IRON STATION, N.C. - Wendy April Killian-Key, age 59, Of Iron Station transitioned on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at the home of her daughter. Wednesday, April 19, 2023
CATAWBA, N.C. - Anthony Britt Brumley, 66, of Catawba, stepped out of time and into eternity with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on April 15, 2023. Wednesday, April 19, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Carroll Norman Laney, age 87 of Lincolnton passed away Friday, April 14, 2023 at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, S.C. Wednesday, April 19, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Fred Coleman Day, age 77, of Cherryville, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Caromont Regional Medical Center. Monday, April 17, 2023
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. - Ruth Irene Brown Cloninger, age 78, of Kings Mountain and formerly of Lincolnton, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023. Monday, April 17, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Marsha Chaney Goble, 70, of Cherryville passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023 at Somerset Court of Cherryville. Saturday, April 15, 2023
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Edna Wood Devine, 86, of Charlotte, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Asbury Health and Rehabilitation Care in Charlotte. Saturday, April 15, 2023
CONOVER, N.C. - Kelly Gene Fox, 38, of Conover passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Saturday, April 15, 2023
DENVER, N.C. - Ann H. Cloninger, age 85, of Denver, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023 in her home after a hard fought battle with cancer. Wednesday, April 12, 2023
CLAREMONT, N.C. - Kenneth Charles Shook, 81, of Claremont, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023 at Sherrills Ford Hospice House. Wednesday, April 12, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Barbara Jarrett Towery, age 83, of Bess Chapel Church Road in Cherryville, died on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Saturday, April 8, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Charles Bernard Lattimore, age 68, of Cherryville passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Caromont Health Gastonia. Saturday, April 8, 2023
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. - Paul Gilbreath Fulton, 81 of 110 Jason Dr., Kings Mountain, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain. Wednesday, April 5, 2023
It is with deep sorrow and a heavy heart that we share the sudden passing of Joshua David Booth, 38, on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Wednesday, April 5, 2023
STANLEY, N.C. – Larry Carlton McMillan was born April 7, 1950 in Statesville and left us November 29, 2022, after a long struggle with diabetes. Wednesday, April 5, 2023
DENVER, N.C. - Mr. Harold (Buz) Glen Tanner of 6212 Gold Springs Way, Denver died April 3, 2023, at his home after a 10 year battle with multiple system atrophy (MSA). Monday, April 3, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Mr. Sam David Farnsworth, 75, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at his residence surrounded by his family. Monday, April 3, 2023
CLAREMONT, N.C. - Keith Thomas Sigmon, 62, of Claremont, took his first breath of Heaven on Friday, March 31, 2023. A loving and devoted husband and father, Keith passed away after battling a long-term illness. Sunday, April 2, 2023
GRANITE FALLS, N.C. - Kerry Gene Eckard, 73, of Granite Falls, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at CarePartners Health Services in Asheville. Sunday, April 2, 2023
TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. - Robert Daniel Deese Jr., 21, of Taylorsville passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at his residence. Thursday, March 30, 2023
WATAUGA, N.C. - Jason Tony Ulibarri, 50, of Watauga, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Monday, March 27, 2023 at his residence. Thursday, March 30, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Michael Lee Phillips Sr., age 62, of Lincolnton, passed away Monday, March 27, 2023 at Atrium Health – Cabarrus. Thursday, March 30, 2023
GASTONIA, N.C. - Imogene Sigmon Garrison, age 85, of Peak Resources in Gastonia, and formerly of the Philadelphia Church Road in Lincolnton, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023. Thursday, March 30, 2023
CONOVER, N.C. - Edril Nell Propst McCombs, 82, of Conover, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Thursday, March 30, 2023
MAIDEN, N.C. - Donna Wilkinson Andari, age 67, of Caleb Road, Maiden went home to her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 25, 2023 - just before the dawn. Thursday, March 30, 2023
CLAREMONT, N.C. - Julia “Julie” Setzer Drum, 69, of Claremont passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Thursday, March 30, 2023
MAIDEN, N.C. - Willie “Took” Verling Fish, 82, of Maiden passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Tuesday, March 28, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Sheila Elizabeth Reep Payseur, age 72, of Springfield Drive in Lincolnton, died on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Tuesday, March 28, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Martha Jean Land Weaver, age 81, of Love Memorial School Road in Lincolnton, died on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Tuesday, March 28, 2023
CONOVER, N.C. - Kenneth Lee Lawing of Conover passed away peacefully on Saturday, the March 25, 2023, at the age of 90 in the presence of his loving family. Tuesday, March 28, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Angela Lee Cook Peeler, age 59, of Delview Road, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Atrium Health – Cleveland. Tuesday, March 28, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Rosie Madeline Gilbert Fulbright, age 87, of Lincolnton, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023, at her residence. Saturday, March 25, 2023
LAWNDALE, N.C. - Beulah Frances Alexander Self, 89, of David's Chapel Church Road, Lawndale, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at her residence. Saturday, March 25, 2023
NEWTON, N.C. - Linda Sigmon Meadlock, 78, of Newton, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Saturday, March 25, 2023
CLAREMONT, N.C. - Lona Travis Murray, 92, of Claremont passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Conover Nursing and Rehab Center. Saturday, March 25, 2023
SHERRILLS FORD, N.C. - Carol Yvonne Twite Leonard, age 73, of Burton Street in Sherrills Ford, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Saturday, March 25, 2023
GASTONIA, N.C. - Aaron Scott Costner, age 30, of Gastonia, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Caromont Regional Medical Center. Saturday, March 25, 2023
CATAWBA, N.C. - Hans-Joachim René Jung, 62, of Catawba passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Charlotte. Saturday, March 25, 2023
DALLAS, N.C. - Mrs. Carrie Lee Rohm Cloninger, age 86, formerly of Dallas, died on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Terra Bella Senior Living of Shelby. Tuesday, March 21, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Daniel McDowell Parker, 73, of Lincolnton passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center. Tuesday, March 21, 2023
VILLA RICA, Ga. - Michael Lloyd “Doodle” Bumgarner, age 72, of Villa Rica, Georgia, formerly of Cherryville, N.C., passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023 at the Tanner Carrollton Hospital, Carrollton, Georgia. Tuesday, March 21, 2023
DENVER, N.C. - Floyd “Link” Lincoln Grass Jr., 68, of Denver, passed away on March 17, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. Tuesday, March 21, 2023
DENVER, N.C. - On January 22, 2023, Donald James (Jim) Stringfield, 90, of Denver, formerly of Muncie, Indiana, entered the presence of Jesus Christ. Tuesday, March 21, 2023
CONOVER, N.C. - Jose Abel Chavez Flores, 62, of Conover, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Tuesday, March 21, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Teresa Price Mull “Momma Tee”, age 58, of Beaumont Lane in Lincolnton, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023. Sunday, March 19, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Flint “Buster” Morris Calaway, age 87, of Lincolnton passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 at Trinity Ridge of Mountain View in Hickory. Sunday, March 19, 2023
BESSEMER CITY, N.C. - Agnes Mabel Mosteller Rudisill, age 100, of the Dallas-Cherryville Highway in Bessemer City, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Monday, March 13, 2023. Sunday, March 19, 2023
NEWTON, N.C. - John Thomas Rogers Jr., 78, of Newton passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Martha Riley Rogers, 81, of Newton, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Sunday, March 19, 2023
VALE, N.C. - Ruby Carolyn Gilbert Bess, 86 of Lingerfelt Road, Vale, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023 at Trinity Ridge in Hickory. Wednesday, March 15, 2023
IRON STATION, N.C. - David William Smith, age 84, of Iron Station went home to be with the Lord on Sunday morning March 12, 2023. Sunday, March 12, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Barbara “Libby” Elizabeth Brown, age 77, of The Addison in Lincolnton, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Sunday, March 12, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Polly Lynette Dellinger Greer, age 75, of Walker Branch Road in Lincolnton, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Sunday, March 12, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Rita Sue Black Lorrey, age 80, of West Church Street, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center. Sunday, March 12, 2023
NEWTON, N.C. - Iris Marie Calloway Spencer, 80, of Newton, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Wednesday, March 8, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Frank "Mac" or "Spud" Stephen McGinnis, 68, of Roseland Drive, Lincolnton, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at The Greens of Lincolnton. Wednesday, March 8, 2023
TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. - Ricky Dale Allen, 36, of Taylorsville, found victory in the arms of Jesus; passing peacefully at home on March 4, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Wednesday, March 8, 2023
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Daisy Bell Heavner Kern, age 93, of Vista Drive, entered her Heavenly home early Sunday morning, March 5, 2023 while at Carolina Care Health and Rehabilitation. Monday, March 6, 2023
LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Jason Brent Morrison, age 46, of Lincolnton passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2023 at Atrium Health Hospital in Lincolnton. Monday, March 6, 2023
VALE, N.C. - Summers Dallis Sturgill Sr., 87, of Vale, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Carolina Caring Sherrills Ford Hospice House. Sunday, March 5, 2023
Shirley Rachel Kiser Peeler born on July 20, 1932 passed safely into the arms of Jesus and joined her husband of 54 years Paul Eugene Peeler on March 2, 2023. Sunday, March 5, 2023
VALE, N.C. - Mary Lou King Smith Wood, 92, of Vale, went to meet her Lord on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at The Greens in Lincolnton. Sunday, March 5, 2023
BESSEMER CITY, N.C. - David Scott Fredell Sr., age 62, of Bessemer City passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Caromont Regional Medical Center. Sunday, March 5, 2023
BESSEMER CITY, N.C. - Billy Johnson Mills, age 69, of Harold Davis Road, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at Caromont Regional Medical Center. Sunday, March 5, 2023
