Ruby Baynard
Sep 5, 2014
Ruby Lee Baynard, age 99, of Forest City, died September 5, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born January 27, 1915 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late George Thomas Poteat and Elsie Radford Poteat. She was a homemaker who also worked in textiles for several years. Ruby loved taking care of her family...
Harrell Childress
Sep 4, 2014
Harrell Ray Childress, age 59, of Ferry Road, Forest City, passed away in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Born on January 30, 1955 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Herbert Lee Childress and Flossie Mae Taylor Childress. He worked for J.C. Cowan, Watts Regulator, and PPG Industries for many years and was a Baptist. Harrell also worked...
Swannie Hill
Sep 2, 2014
Swannie Thompson Hill, age 68, of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born February 17, 1946 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late R.A. Thompson and Mary (Mae) Ezell Thompson. She was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1965 and worked in textiles most of...
Robert Waters
Sep 1, 2014
Robert "Bobby" Waters, age 66, of Rucker Road, Rutherfordton, NC, died Monday, September 1, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born August 29, 1948 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Grady Mal Waters and Frances Price Waters. Bobby did textile work most of his life, working for Stonecutter for several years and self-employed...
Beatrice Bumgarner
Aug 31, 2014
Beatrice Hudson Bumgarner, age 70, of Ramsey Road, Bostic, NC, died Sunday, August 31, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born August 19, 1944 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Sherman Hudson and Purvie Beheler Hudson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Sherman Dwayne Roland and...
Benny Street
Aug 30, 2014
Benny H. Street, age 84, of Ellenboro, NC, died Saturday, August 30, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born June 22, 1930 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Dewey Street and Julia Wease Street. Benny worked for Stonecutter Mill for over thirty-five years before retirement and was a longtime member of Liberty Baptist...
Lois Flynn
Aug 30, 2014
Lois Wilson Flynn, age 86, of Forest City, died Saturday, August 30, 2014 at the Forest City Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 1, 2014 at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the...
Katie Davis
Aug 30, 2014
Katie Lou Davis, age 79, of Forest City, NC, died August 30, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born July 3, 1935 in Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Grover John Holland and Roxanna Lovelace Holland. She was a homemaker who loved spending time with her family. Katie also worked in textiles for several...
Gary Bostic
Aug 29, 2014
Gary L. Bostic, Sr., age 62, of Pine Street Extension, Forest City, NC, died Friday, August 29, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born August 30, 1951 in Rutherford County, NC, he was a son of the late Robert Lee Bostic, Sr. and Mary Magdalene Earley Bostic. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of...
Barbara Holland
Aug 29, 2014
Barbara Ann Holland, age 59, of Hill Street, Forest City, died Friday, August 29, 2014 at her residence. Born October 23, 1954 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Floyd Wade Lovelace, Sr. and Sarah Jane Hutchins Lovelace. She was a homemaker and worked for Stonecutter Mill and Hutchins Snack Shop for several years. Barbara enjoyed...
Paula Davis
Aug 29, 2014
Paula Stanelli Davis, age 74, of Forest City, NC, died Friday, August 29, 2014 at the Willow Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 23, 1939 in Haywood County, NC, she was a daughter to the late Joseph Stanelli and Ruth M. Calhoun Stanelli. Paula worked as a secretary at the Northwest Bank for many years and as a...
Billy Harris
Aug 21, 2014
Billy Wayne Harris, age 71, of Rutherfordton, died Thursday, August 21, 2014 at the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Landrum, SC. Born December 18, 1942, he was a son of the late Mildred Harris Baynes. Billy worked for Milliken Industries for over 20 years before his retirement and was a member of Morningstar Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing...
Roberta Harris
Aug 21, 2014
Roberta "Bobbie" Harris, age 77, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Carolinas Medical Center. Born April 20, 1937 in Henderson County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Robert Stuart and Alice Boyd Stuart. Roberta attended New Bethel Baptist Church and was a member of Griffith Rutherford Chapter NSDAR. In addition to his parents, she...
Richard Waddle
Aug 20, 2014
Richard Arlen Waddle, Jr., age 56, of Forest City formerly of Raleigh passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. Born November 24, 1957 in Upson County, Georgia, he is a son of Bertha Louise Childress who resides in Forest City. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1975 and...
Bill Harris
Aug 20, 2014
Bill Max Harris, age 77, of Henrietta, NC, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born June 26, 1937 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Raleigh Harris and Lona Mae Lowery. Bill worked for AGI Industries for several years and attended Friendship Baptist Church. He enjoyed working on and driving race...
Woody Shahan
Aug 18, 2014
Woody "The Hot Dog Man" Shahan, age 70 of Stonecutter Street, Spindale, NC, died Monday, August 18, 2014 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born July 25, 1944 in Tarrant County, Texas, he was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson Shahan, Sr. and Anna Ree Smith Shahan Couch. Woody was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a member...
Joseph Head, Jr.
Aug 18, 2014
Joseph Marion Head, Jr. age 67, died Monday, August 18, 2014 of cancer. He was born in Gastonia, NC on December 2, 1946. At the time of his death, he resided in Massachusetts. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and served in the US Army from 1968 until 1972. He is preceded in death by both parents:...
Brehannah Swink
Aug 9, 2014
Brehannah Noelle "Piglet" Swink, age 15, of Rutherfordton, died Saturday, August 9, 2014 due to an auto accident. She was born September 25, 1998 and was to be a sophomore at R-S Central High School this school year. She was a member of the Hilltoppers Step-Up Club at school and attended Floyd's Creek Baptist Church. She enjoyed all kinds...
David Erskine
Aug 8, 2014
David John Erskine, age 75, of Forest City, NC, died August 8, 2014 at the Oak Grove Health Care Center. Born July 9, 1939 in Manchester, New Hampshire, he was a son of the late Samuel Erskine and Catherine Conley Erskine. David was a veteran of the US Army and member of the New Hampshire National Guard for twenty-one...
Charlotte Hatfield
Aug 8, 2014
Charlotte Johnston "Lulu" Hatfield, age 52, of Mooresboro, NC, died Friday, August 8, 2014 at her residence. Born November 2, 1961 in Logan County, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late David Rufus Johnston, Sr. and Freda Mae Foust Johnston. She was a homemaker and worked for various fast food restaurants and cleaning services. She was a...
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