THE SHELBY INDEPENDENT

Earleen Lemons Camp, 81, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on March 25, 2026, at Wendover Hospice in Cleveland County. She was born on November 16, 1944, in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and was preceded in death by her mother, Addie Bowen Plummer. Earleen was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who cherished her family above all else. She first worked in the cafeteria at Bethware Elementary School an