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Heroism is being redefined.

From grocery clerks to truck drivers and delivery workers, we are learning a new appreciation for people who make things happen in our lives.

And there is a new and heartfelt appreciation for healthcare workers.

Sue was born in Gaffney, SC in 1931 to Jacob Hobart Ledbetter and Maggie Price Ledbetter.

Army SPC Matthew I. Stone, age 24, of Fort Bragg, NC, formerly of Spindale, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

Ashley D. Reid, age 96, of Cliffside, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020.

Barbara Ann Beverly Paulin, 80, from Union Mills passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020.

Carolyn Sue Hall Jenkins passed away on April 8, 2020.

Charles Glen Toms, Jr, age 81 of Forest City, passed away April 15, 2020.

James Louis Phillippe, 77, formerly of Staunton, VA passed away on April 5, 2020.

Jessie "Jay" Evans II, age 40, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

Joey Patterson age 45 of Rutherfordton, passed away on April 16, 2020.

Marshall Gilliam Abrams, born May 23, 1988, passed on April 11, 2020.

Mary Lee Whisnant Woody, age 93, of Forest City, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020.

Michael "Dewitt" Ledbetter, age 70, of Forest City, passed away April 11, 2020.

Nancy Sizemore Baber, age 56, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020.

Ocie Eulene Holler Ferguson, age 92 of Spindale passed away on April 16, 2020.

Pansy Pritchard Cuthbert, passed away on April 11, 2020.

Robert Joseph Brock, 79 of Rutherfordton passed away on April 4, 2020.

William Walter McLaughlin, age 59 of Rutherfordton, passed away April 16, 2020.

As everyone in the world knows, we're right in the middle of a pandemic. Many people are falling sick, and some are dying.