Charles Smith
Apr 25, 2014
Charles "Dude" Smith, age 86, of Ellenboro, NC, died Friday, April 25, 2014 at Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born February 19, 1928 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Edgar Smith and Betty Kirkendoll Smith. He was a veteran of the US Air Force and served during World War II. Charles worked as an overhead...
Chris Taylor
Apr 19, 2014
Chris Taylor, age 54, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at his residence. Born October 4, 1959 in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Nathan Buster Taylor and Vonnie Mullinax Taylor. He served in the Army National Guard for several years and was a graduate of Fruitland Bible College. He owned and operated the...
Deborah Kiser
Apr 14, 2014
Deborah B. Kiser, age 53, of Turner Street, Forest City, NC, died Monday, April 14, 2014 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Born February 17, 1961 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Odell Blanton and Maggie Silver Blanton. She worked as a security officer for North Carolina Private Protective Services for several years and was a...
William Gardner
Apr 12, 2014
William "Bill" Lawrence Gardner, of Caroleen, NC passed away April 12, 2014 at Hospice House of Rutherford County after a courageous battle with melanoma. He was born in Willimantic, Connecticut in 1952 and was raised in Marion, Charlotte, and Forest City, NC. He was a 1970 graduate of East Rutherford High School and attended Isothermal Community College before graduating...
Gary Sailors
Apr 12, 2014
Gary Sailors, age 57, of Ellenboro, NC, died at his residence. Born November 20, 1956 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late John E. Sailors, Jr. and Mary Putman Hodge who resides with her husband, Ken in Caroleen. Gary worked as an industrial painter and worked for OMC Industries for many years. He loved music and...
Willard Alley
Apr 12, 2014
Willard Edward Alley, age 91, of Clay Street, Forest City, NC, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 22, 1922 in Statesville, NC, he was a son of the late Garfield Alley and Mary McCreary Alley Sells. Willard served in the US Army and was a veteran of World War II. He worked in...
Ruby Pegram
Apr 9, 2014
Ruby Champion Pegram, age 79, of Ellenboro, NC, died April 9, 2014 at her residence. Born August 6, 1934 in Alamance County, NC, she was a daughter of the late William G. Champion and Callie Mae Prawell Champion. Ruby worked in textiles most of her life and was a Baptist. She was an AKC registered dog breeder and enjoyed...
A.W. Horton
Apr 8, 2014
A.W. Horton, age 81, of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at his residence. Born January 20, 1933 in Cherokee County, SC, he was a son of the late George and Minnie Horton. He was a truck driver for Akers Freight Lines for many years and then worked for Hoechst Celanese for several years before retirement. A.W....
Dean Cogdell
Apr 6, 2014
Dean Cogdell, age 61, of Highway 120, Mooresboro, NC, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born January 25, 1953 in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Oscar Cogdell and Nancy Hoyle Cogdell. Dean worked as a dry wall installer for several years and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed watching...
Eula Moore
Apr 4, 2014
Eula Mae Moore, age 89, of Burnsville, NC, died Friday, April 4, 2014 at her residence. Born June 9, 1924 in Polk County, she was a daughter of the late Jason Hensley and Lauraney Morrow Hensley. She worked for Cone Mills for many years before retirement and was a member of Chase Baptist Church. Eula Mae enjoyed cooking, gardening...
Ted Newton
Apr 3, 2014
Ted Hoover Newton, age 85, of Newton Road, Forest City, NC, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Charles George VA Medical Center. Born December 28, 1928, he was a military veteran and a member of the Union Mills Presbyterian Church. Ted owned and operated the Newton Tree Nursery for many years. In addition to his parents, he was...
Wanda Byers
Apr 2, 2014
Wanda Whitesides Byers, age 87, of Forest City, NC, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 10, 1927 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late James Oscar Whitesides and Mattie Florence Webb Whitesides. Wanda was a homemaker and a graduate of Isothermal Community College. She was also a member of Caroleen...
Dale Buff
Apr 1, 2014
Dale "Slab" Buff, age 55, of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at his residence. Born October 17, 1958 in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was a son of Elbert Buff of Ellenboro and the late Mary Lucille Adair Buff. He was an electrician and worked for H.R. Allen Construction for many years. He was an avid NASCAR fan...
James Greene
Mar 31, 2014
James "Wedge" Greene, age 68, of Ellenboro, NC, died March 31, 2014 at his residence. Born November 24, 1945 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Max Melvin Greene and Minnie Bell Sheppard Greene. He worked for Camp's Well and Pump Company for thirty-two years before retiring and was a faithful member of In His Hands...
Jolene Cooper
Mar 25, 2014
Jolene Cooper, age 71, of Marion, NC, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born November 12, 1942 in Polk County, she was a daughter of the late Robert Earl Taylor and Dora Ridings Taylor. Jolene was a homemaker and was a help meet as a pastor's wife for fifty-one years. She was a...
Jerry Greene
Mar 23, 2014
Jerry Greene, age 67, of Caroleen, NC, died Sunday, March 23, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born April 15, 1946 in Burke County, NC, he was a son of the late Vernon Greene and Inez Sisk Greene. He worked for Cone Mills for forty-one years before his retirement. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Robert Cook
Mar 22, 2014
Robert H. "Bob" Cook, age 87, of Mooresboro, NC, died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born October 13, 1926 in Georgia, he was the son of the late L.C. Cook and Lucille Haggard Cook. He attended the University of North Carolina and also worked in auto sales for many years. Bob enjoyed all...
Helen Hampton
Mar 21, 2014
Helen Marie Hampton, age 67, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Friday, March 21, 2014 at her residence. Born March 16, 1947 in Polk County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Jeff Oliver and Julia Hammett Oliver. She worked in various textile mills most of her life and retired from J.C. Cowan. She was a member of Green Hill...
Eloise Deyton
Mar 21, 2014
Eloise Parton Deyton, age 87, of Caroleen, NC, quietly went home to be with the Lord while being surrounded by her family on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Holly Springs Senior Citizens Home. Born October 15, 1926 in Converse, SC, she was a daughter to the late Cromer Rector Parton and Callie Hannah Parton. Eloise retired from Tanners after...
Max Burgess
Mar 19, 2014
Max Burgess, age 85, of Henrietta, NC, died Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born August 27, 1928 in Rutherford County, NC, he was a son of the late Grover Burgess and Jeanette Gibson Burgess. He was a graduate of Tri-High School and a veteran of the US Army having served in the Korean...
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