Mitchell Stanley
Jan 8, 2015
Mitchell "Mickey" Stanley, age 59, of Apple Barrel Lane, Forest City, died Thursday, January 8, 2015. Born April 11, 1955 in Roanoke, Virginia, he was a son of the late Harry Richard Stanley, Sr. and Anna Marie Tolley Stanley. Mitchell was a graduate of James River High School, class of 1973 and worked for Cone Mills-Florence Plant for many...
Constantino Arrieta-Salgado
Jan 4, 2015
Constantino Arrieta-Salgado, age 67, of Willow Run Drive, Forest City, died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born December 30, 1947 in Pololcingo, Mexico, he was a son of the late Julian Arrieta and Sinforosa Salgado Arrieta. Constantino worked as a cook for the El Mariachi Restaurant in Largo, Florida for many years and was a...
Gladys England
Dec 31, 2014
Gladys H. England, age 85, of Forest City, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Forest City Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 7, 1929 in Polk County, she was a daughter of the late Collett Hodge and Martha Ann Gibbs Hodge. Gladys was a graduate of Union Mills High School and a homemaker. She was a member of Forest...
Rita Fletcher
Dec 29, 2014
Rita Fletcher, age 56, of Forest City, died Monday, December 29, 2014 at her residence. Born September 8, 1958 in Spartanburg County, she was a daughter to the late William Carl Martin and Grace Stacy Martin. Rita worked for Reeves Brothers Mill for many years and Watts Regulator for several years. She also enjoyed working as a Karaoke Disc...
Perry Hutchins
Dec 25, 2014
Perry Isaac Hutchins, age 68, of Ellenboro, died Thursday, December 25, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born September 1, 1946 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Tildon Hutchins and Mary Getty Hutchins. Perry worked for Stonecutter Mills and General Fireproofing for several years and then worked with his wife as a house...
Howard Emory
Dec 24, 2014
Howard T. Emory, age 84, of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at his residence. Born March 4, 1930 in Spartanburg County, SC, he was a son of the late Vernon Emory and Esmer Hawkins Emory. Howard served in the US Army during the Korean War. In his earlier days, he was an avid hunter and fisherman. He also...
Lawrence Keever
Dec 23, 2014
Lawrence Keever, age 71, of Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at his residence. Born March 6, 1943 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Jesse Fidel Keever and Myrtle Susan Smith Keever. Lawrence worked as a truck driver for Thompson Contractors most of his life and enjoyed driving race cars and watching NASCAR. He was...
Margie Hamrick
Dec 22, 2014
Margie Lee Crump Hamrick, age 83, of Morrow Motor Road, Forest City, died Monday, December 22, 2014 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born February 8, 1931 in Mecklenburg County, she was a daughter to the late Harvey and Virginia Crump. Margie was a homemaker and a longtime member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. She enjoyed her church family and...
Colleen Allison
Dec 17, 2014
Colleen Pate Allison, age 86, of Forest City, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at the Forest City Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born August 19, 1928 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter to the late B. C. Pate and Carrie Flynn Pate. Colleen was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1945 and worked for Cone Mills and General...
Mary Mccurry
Dec 14, 2014
Mary Hughes McCurry, age 95, of Ellenboro, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Born February 24, 1919 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Elsberry Hughes and Mary Ramoth Hawkins Hughes. Mary was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1936 and worked at the Henrietta and Avondale Mills. Though...
Beatrice Pace
Dec 13, 2014
Beatrice C. Pace, age 89, of Forest City, died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Willow Ridge Healthcare Center. Born May 7, 1925 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd Alfred Cannon and Elizabeth Baynard Cannon. Beatrice worked for Burlington Industries-Caroleen Plant most of her life and was the oldest living lady member of Mt. Pleasant...
Max Smith
Dec 11, 2014
Max Lee Smith, age 79, of Spindale, died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at his residence. Born June 22, 1935 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Richard Lee Smith and Gertrude Nicholson Smith. He was a veteran of the U.S Army and the U.S. Air Force and worked as a truck driver most of his life....
Aaron Crawford
Dec 10, 2014
Aaron Crawford, age 24, of Rutherfordton, died December 10, 2014. Born August 5, 1990 in Rutherford County, he was the son of Tammy Crawford of Rutherfordton and David Crawford of Spartanburg, SC. Aaron worked as a maintenance technician for Mid-Atlantic Boilers for several years and for Ed Pallets World. He had attended Holly Springs Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing,...
Katelynn Gowan
Dec 9, 2014
Katelynn "KK" Michelle Gowan, age 6, of Rutherfordton, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born February 12, 2008 in Cleveland County, she was a daughter of Sonya Gowan Tate and Tony Gowan. Katelynn was a first grader at Polk Central Elementary School and had a way of touching the heart of all who knew...
Carolyn Gordon
Dec 8, 2014
Carolyn Edgerton Gordon, age 74, of Rutherfordton, died December 8, 2014 at Oak Grove Healthcare Center. Born October 31, 1940 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Nathan Wilbur Edgerton and Glendolyn Geer Edgerton. Carolyn and her late husband, Dean, were co-owners of Deans Produce Market for twenty-three years and she also worked as a private...
Ellizabeth Turner
Dec 3, 2014
Elizabeth "Lib" Wood Turner, age 77, of Caroleen, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at White Oak Manor in Rutherfordton. Born March 16, 1937 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late George Timmons Wood and Gertrude Short Wood. Lib worked for Avondale Mill for many years and was a homemaker. She enjoyed working puzzles and loved taking...
Mary Humphries
Dec 1, 2014
Mary Lou Humphries, age 89, of McSwain Road, Forest City, died Monday, December 1, 2014. Born July 24, 1925 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Ben Tilman Lowery and Effie Putman Lowery. She was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1942 and worked for Hoechst-Celanese for almost twenty-five years and was an assistant at...
James Garrett
Dec 1, 2014
James "Junior" Garrett, age 82, of Cullowhee, NC, died Monday, December 1, 2014 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Home in Shelby. Born September 2, 1932 in Anderson County, SC, he was a son of the late James Arthur Garrett, Sr. and Elvie Bryson Corn. James worked in construction as a finish carpenter most of his life and was of the...
Paulela Harrill
Nov 30, 2014
Paulela Dill Harrill, age 85, of Forest City, died Sunday, November 30, 2014 at the Willow Ridge Nursing Center. Born May 19, 1929 in Greer, SC, she was a daughter to the late Francis Edgar Dill and Stella Corn Dill. She was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1947. Paulela worked for Stonecutter Mill for several years and...
Bill Bright
Nov 25, 2014
Bill Bright, age 78, of Forest City, died Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at his residence. Born March 28, 1936 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late I. A. Bright and Lishey Byers Bright. He worked for Bright's Moving and Storage for many years and was a Baptist. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
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