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Carlena Kimbrell

Carlena Kimbrell

Oct 15, 2014

Carlena Kimbrell, age 64, of Farrar Drive, Forest City, died Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born July 25, 1950 in Clay County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Carl Jackson Gibson and Ruth V. Hyde Gibson. She worked for Cone Mills for twenty-two years before retiring and was a member of...

Sally Lamendola

Sally Lamendola

Oct 14, 2014

Sally Ann Lamendola, age 79, of Rutherfordton, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at the Carolina House. Born August 4, 1935 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late William Greenwood and Pearl Gallagher Greenwood. Sally worked for the Broward County Sherriff's Department as a trainer for many years and as an accountant for Norwegian...

Barbara Vickers

Barbara Vickers

Oct 13, 2014

Barbara A. Vickers, age 61, of Henrietta, NC, died Monday, October 13, 2014 at her residence. Born November 1, 1952 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of Charles "Doc" Wyatt and the late Barbara Louise Wyatt. She worked for Cone Mills for seventeen years and was a self-employed cosmetologist/beautician for most of her life. She also...

Clayton Byers

Clayton Byers

Oct 10, 2014

Clayton "Gene" Byers, age 72, of Forest City, passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Forest City Health and Rehab Center. Born October 8, 1942 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Clayton Katy Byers and Gladys Hammett Byers. Gene worked for Pike Electric as a lineman for eighteen years and for Cowan Tires...

Donald Bailey

Donald Bailey

Oct 8, 2014

Donald Lee Bailey, 55, of Ellenboro, NC went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Wednesday, October 8, 2014, after battling cancer. He is preceded in death by his father Robert Leander Bailey and Stephanie's mama Tina Marie Dayberry Martinez. A single dad of two, he is survived by his mother Edna Bennett Bailey and Broughton...

James Henson

James Henson

Oct 4, 2014

James Kevin Henson, age 51, of Gaffney, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Novant Health Medical Center. Born October 10, 1962 in Rutherford County, he was a son of Robert Plato and Evelyn Elizabeth Cole Henson. Survivors include his daughter, Olivia Janelle Henson; parents, Robert and Evelyn Henson; brothers, Kenny Henson...

Regina Lane

Regina Lane

Sep 27, 2014

Regina Kay Lane, age 49, of Forest City, died Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Hospice of Rutherford County. Born October 13, 1964 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Ingrid Byers Lane. Regina was a charter member of The Church of the Exceptional in Henrietta and attended Rutherford Life Services for more than 15...

Calvin Teseniar

Calvin Teseniar

Sep 26, 2014

Calvin L. Teseniar II, age 41, of Forest City, died Friday, September 26, 2014 at his residence. Born December 2, 1972 in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Calvin Lee Teseniar, Jr. and Shirley Greene Mazza who resides in Chesnee, SC. He worked for the 221 Recycling Center in Chesnee as a loader operator for several...

Philip Shaner

Philip Shaner

Sep 26, 2014

Philip G. Shaner, age 88, of Forest City, died Friday, September 26, 2014 at Willow Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center. Born October 23, 1925 in Virginia, he was a son of the late Philip G. Shaner, Sr. and Ola Saunders Shaner. He was a sixteen year veteran of the U. S. Army having served during World War II and...

Morgan Bristol

Morgan Bristol

Sep 25, 2014

Morgan Cierra Bristol, age 17, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014 due to an auto accident. Born June 26, 1997 in Buncombe County, Morgan was an enthusiastic and loving young lady and whose energy transferred to the lives of all who knew her. She was a member of the Senior Class of 2015 at Chase High...

Clyde Saine

Clyde Saine

Sep 22, 2014

Clyde F. Saine III, age 39, of Old Henrietta Road, Forest City, died Monday, September 22, 2014 at his residence. Born September 4, 1975 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Clyde F. Saine, Jr. and Brenda Waters Saine who resides in Forest City. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1993 and...

Jerry Doty

Jerry Doty

Sep 22, 2014

Jerry "Bubba" Doty, age 54, of Ellenboro, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born October 15, 1959 in Cleveland County, he was a son of J.T. Doty and the late Pat Biggerstaff Doty. He was a graduate of East High School, class of 1977 and worked as a truck driver most...

Charles Pruett

Charles Pruett

Sep 18, 2014

Charles Pruett, age 75, of Bostic, passed away on September 18, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born May 2, 1939 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Carmel Pruett and Mattie Hill Pruett. He worked for Western Southern Insurance for many years and also for PCA manufacturing for thirteen years. He was a...

Clarence Ray

Clarence Ray

Sep 15, 2014

Clarence "Wormy" Ray, Jr, age 57, of Spindale, died Monday, September 15, 2014 due to an auto accident. Born April 6, 1957 in Mecklenburg County, he was a son of the late Clarence G. Ray, Sr. and Barbara Ann Morrison Ray. He was a contractor for AT & T for over thirty-five years and recently worked for ANSCO of...

Joseph Scott

Joseph Scott

Sep 14, 2014

Joseph D. Scott, age 61, of Forest City, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at his residence. Born April 20, 1953 in Rock Hill, SC, he was a son of the late Jack Moses Scott and Naomi Patterson Scott. He worked as an electrician for J. Frank Blakely Company for twenty-eight years and enjoyed tinkering with cars. In...

Richard Siegel

Richard Siegel

Sep 13, 2014

Richard Lee Siegel, age 65, of Line Drive, Forest City, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born June 2, 1949 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Herman Siegel and Irene Alice Fulton Siegel. He worked as commercial truck driver for most of his life, having worked for Tru-Pak Trucking and...

Ella Holland

Ella Holland

Sep 12, 2014

Ella Mae Holland, age 78, of Ellenboro, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 9, 1936 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late H.B. Harris and Mary Louise Roberson Harris. She worked as a caterer for over thirty years providing delicious foods for banquets and weddings. Ella also managed...

Mike Sharpe

Mike Sharpe

Sep 11, 2014

Mike Sharpe, age 53, of Ellenboro, passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Henderson Care of Forest City. Born September 29, 1960 in Providence, Rhode Island, he was a son of the late Troy Sharpe and Jean Sisk Sharpe. Mike worked many years for All-American Homes as a carpenter. He enjoyed playing ball, water skiing, fishing and rafting....

Bonnie Tessnear

Bonnie Tessnear

Sep 10, 2014

Bonnie Marshall Tessnear, age 88, of Forest City, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the Oakland Living Center. Born February 7, 1926 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late George Edwin Marshall and Lucy Horton Marshall. She was a graduate of Cool Springs High School, class of 1943 and was a homemaker. She also...

Lois Owens

Lois Owens

Sep 9, 2014

Lois "Granny" Owens, age 90, of Cuddles Lane, Bostic, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at her residence. Born July 21, 1924 in Henderson County, she was a daughter of the late Edgar McCraw and Bessie Jackson McCraw. Lois was a homemaker all of her life and was affectionately called "Granny" by all her knew her, because of...

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