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Carolyn Payne Pruett, age 83 of Forest City died April 29, 2022.

Leslie Shawn Grayson, 52, native of Cleveland County, passed away April 27, 2022.

Henry Junior Taylor age 82 of Forest City, passed away April 29, 2022.

Wayne McKinney, age 77, of Forest City, died April 28, 2022.

Delores Crotts, age 69, of Forest City, passed away April 27, 2022.

Philip Atchley, age 66, of Forest City, passed away April 25, 2022.

Jean Davis Hardin, age 85, of Forest City died April 26, 2022.

Brittany Kayla Fish, age 22, of Spartanburg, SC passed away April 26, 2022.

Thelma Hill Paulus, 95, of Forest City, passed away April 26, 2022.

Barbara Epley Dobbins, age 90 of Forest City died April 25, 2022.

Larry Steven Bell, age 43, of Rutherfordton passed away April 22, 2022.

Craig Alan Guess, Sr., 69, passed away April 21, 2022.

Gloria Tessneer, 60, passed away, April 16, 2022.

Brian Steven Morrison, 40, passed away April 16, 2022.

Kimmie Lee Wellmon Hartman, 90, passed away April 14, 2022.

Donald Eugene Barnett, 48, passed away April 5, 2022.

Addi Byers is an 11-year-old sixth grader at Thomas Jefferson but she is far from a typical young school girl. Her mother, Melanie calls her a "heart warrior."

On March 15, the petite red-head underwent heart transplant surgery at Levine Children's home, Atrium Health in Charlotte and since then and for the first time in five years, Addie has a "fully functioning heart."

Karen Heffner Cuthbertson, age 61, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away April 18, 2022.

Jimmie Dennis Price, age 64, of Ellenboro, passed away April 23, 2022.

Eretta Rogers Weathers, age 88, of Cherryville, NC passed away April 21, 2022.

John Wayne Towery, age 81 of Forest City died April 19, 2022.