Obituary roundup from Belmont to Shelby area June 2017
Multiple notices report deaths of Jerry Smith McClure 72 of Buncombe County and other locals including Dr. Mark Daniel Baxa 59 in Gastonia and James Gaston Jamie Cannon II 62 in Gastonia. Services referenced include memorials at McLean Funeral Directors and Withers and Whisenant. obituaries note interments at Evergreen A Quiet Place Greenwood Cemetery and Gaston Memorial Park with upcoming visitations and funeral arrangements.
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Jerry” Smith McClure
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Buncombe County
Charles and
Maude Smith
Withers & Nant Funeral Home
Evergreen
Belmont
Wither- Sandwhisenantfuneral. Com
Withers and Whisenant Funeral Home
Union Road
Gastonia
Mark Daniel Baxa
Founder’s
McLean Funeral Directors
Greenwood Cemetery
McLeanfuneral
McLean Funeral Directors of
Jerold Aubrey McAbee
Gaston County
Carl Clyde
Ruby Jane McHan McAbee
Janel Woes
Mayle United Methodist Church
Spencer Mountain Road
Gaston Memorial Park
James Gaston
Jamie” Cannon II
Robin Johnson House
Withersandwhisenantfuneral
Mary Neel Barnett Adams
Terrace
Mary
Clover
S.C
Thomas Campbell
Carrie Neel Barnett
Shelby
Karen Elizabeth Hamrick
Cleveland County
James B
Rose Lackey Hamrick
Sunset Cemetery
Clay Barnette
Law gives VA more control of vets care and accountability
The Senate passed a bill to ease firing of Department of Veterans Affairs employees, creating a permanent VA accountability office and expanding whistleblower protections. It faced opposition from federal unions but received notable Democratic support for veterans’ issues. The measure aims to curb delays and misconduct at VA facilities sparked by past scandals.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Trump
White House
Phoenix VA Medical Center
U.S
David Shulkin
House
Washington
Montana
Jon Tester
American Federation of Government Employees
Senate
VA Accountability Office
Five GOP senators oppose health bill sinking chances
Nevada Senator Dean Heller became the fifth Republican to oppose the GOP health bill, rejecting it in its current form due to Medicaid cuts. He signaled openness to changes while warning McConnell he must protect Medicaid expansion states to win his vote. Nevada Governor Sandoval joined in criticizing proposed Medicaid reductions, underscoring the bill’s political peril as lawmakers brace for backroom bargaining.
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Washington
Nevada
Dean Heller
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Heller
Senate
Mitch McConnell
McConnell
Las Vegas
Brian Sandoval
House
Sandoval
Jacky Rosen
R-Nev
Grant Sawyer State
Verduzco
LAS Vegas Review-Journal
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Greene Funeral Service
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Congressional Budget Office
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Joni Ernst
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