Jul 18, 2019

Billy Ray Cash, age 84 of Shelby passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Wendover Hospice.  He was born June 11, 1935 in Cleveland County to the late Merle Melton Cash Sr. and Mabel Sarah Procter Cash.  He was a faithful member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.  He worked for years in heating and air conditioning.  Bill enjoyed watching...

Jul 14, 2019

Emma Ruth Smith Allen, age 97, formerly of Bessemer City, passed away Sunday July 14, 2019 at Brookdale-Robinwood Senior Living, Gastonia. She was born September 6, 1921 to the late John and Ida Morrison Smith.

Ruth retired from J.P. Stephens in 1985. She was also the oldest surviving member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. She loved quilting,...

Jul 11, 2019

Hugh Leonard Randall Jr. age 71, of Jacob Street, passed away July 11, 2019 at Atrium Health, Charlotte. Hugh was born December 20, 1947 in Cleveland County to Ruth Bivens Randall and the late Hugh Leonard Randall.

Hugh was a veteran of The United States Marine Corps. and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Cherryville.

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Jul 10, 2019

William Douglas Sims, 58, of Sunnystone Court, Crouse passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Atrium Lincoln. He was born September 17, 1960 in Gaston County to the late Floyd Thomas Sims and the late Lee Ila Mayberry Sims. Doug was a truck driver. He enjoyed working on cars, traveling, and was a handyman that could fix anything....

Jul 9, 2019

Donald “Donnie” Eugene Greason, 50, of Marshall Wolfe Rd, Shelby passed away on Tuesday July 9, 2019 at his home. He was born April 11, 1969 in Cleveland County to Judy Anderson Morrison and the late Kenneth Edgar Greason.

In addition to his mother and stepfather, Judy and Dale Morrison, Donnie is survived by his son, Dustin...

Jul 5, 2019

Jeffrey “Todd” Elmore of Oak Ridge, TN, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2019. He was born August 7, 1964 in Lincoln County to Helen Jean Wise Elmore of Lincolnton and the late Jack Thomas Elmore.

Todd was a member of Moran Baptist Church in Clinton, TN where he enjoyed singing in the choir.

He...

Jul 4, 2019

Isaiah Ramon Vazquez, age 20 of Cherryville, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 in West Palm Beach, FL.  He was born June 21, 1999 in Gaston County to Sonja Ford McSwain and Ramon Vazquez Jr.  He attended Cherryville High School and graduated from Palm Beach High School in 2017.  He then went on to attend University of Central Florida. ...

Jul 4, 2019

Donald “Donnie” Eugene Self, age 70, of Allen Street, passed away on Thursday July 4, 2019 at Peak Resource of Shelby. He was born December 27, 1948 in Cleveland County to the late Pauline Self.

Donald loved older cars and visiting local flea markets. He also enjoyed collecting scale model cars.

He is survived by...

Jul 3, 2019

Margaret Sue Smith Mitchell, age 81, of Cherryville, passed away on Wednesday July 3, 2019 at Carolina Care of Cherryville. She was born January 29, 1938 in Buncombe County to the late Millard Lee and Sarah Mae Creasman Smith.

Margaret was a member of First Baptist Church of Cherryville where she taught children’s Sunday school during the...

Jun 24, 2019

Lena Rose Stewart Braswell was born November 29,1931 in Johnston County, North Carolina was one of thirteen children born to William Walter Stewart and Pearl Lena Lee Stewart of Four Oaks,NC.

She was the widow of the late Reverend Charles Worth Braswell of Lenoir, NC who preceded her on March 15, 1985. Surviving are a son, Thomas...