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Margot Horton

Margot Horton

Sep 5, 2013

Margot Nischwitz Horton, age 86, of Forest City, NC, died Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Hospice House. Margot was born October 7, 1926 in Worms Germany to the late Richard and Margareta Jochum Nischwitz. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter Barbara E. Lamb and grandson Jackie B. Jenkins. Margot is survived by...

Billie Storper

Billie Storper

Aug 31, 2013

Billie Storper, age 92, of Forest City, NC, died Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Autumn Care Nursing Center. Billie was born July 4, 1921 in Wadesboro, NC to the late Isaiah Evans Tarlton and Rosa Ellen Kiker Tarlton. She was a homemaker and loved animals. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Jimmy...

Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor

Aug 31, 2013

Charles Taylor, Jr., age 85, of Union Road, Rutherfordton, NC, died Saturday, August 31, 2013 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Charles was born August 31, 1928 in Spindale, NC to the late Charles Taylor, Sr. and Mallie Biggerstaff Taylor. He was a graduate of R-S Central High School, class of 1946 and a veteran of World War...

Douglas Hames

Douglas Hames

Aug 29, 2013

Douglas Hames, age 80, Morrow Drive, Forest City, NC, died Thursday, August 29, 2013 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Douglas was born September 17, 1932 in Spartanburg County, SC to the late Hollis Hames and Emma Scruggs Hames. He was a graduate of Chesnee High School, class of 1949 and attended Central Wesleyan and Robinson Business College....

Barbara Wyatt

Barbara Wyatt

Aug 28, 2013

Barbara L. Wyatt, age 80, of Cooperline Road, Caroleen, NC, died Wednesday, August 29, 2013 at her residence. Barbara was born September 25, 1932 in Providence, Rhode Island to the late Francis J. Grady and Jane M. Cornell Grady. She worked as a secretary for Rutherford Hospital for many years and was a homemaker. Barbara was a member of...

Randy Grant

Randy Grant

Aug 27, 2013

Randy Joe Grant, age 61, of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Randy was born June 5, 1952 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Marion Theodore Grant and Virginia Veril Tate Grant. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1970 and worked in manufacturing most of...

Betty Lowery

Betty Lowery

Aug 27, 2013

Betty Ward Lowery, age 83, of Henrietta, NC, died Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at her residence. Betty was born April 12, 1930 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Monroe Ward and Pansy Raye Ward. She was a homemaker who enjoyed working puzzles, watching Atlanta Braves baseball and cooking delicious food for her family. She was of the Baptist...

Charles Wheeler

Charles Wheeler

Aug 25, 2013

Charles R. Wheeler, age 83, of Forest City, NC, died Sunday, August 25, 2013 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Charles was born September 29, 1929 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Jess W. Wheeler and Edna Gillespie Wheeler. He was a graduate of Tri-High School and served in the US Navy during the Korean War and...

Clyde Jones

Clyde Jones

Aug 25, 2013

Clyde E. Jones, age 78, of Ellenboro, NC, died Sunday, August 25, 2013 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Clyde was born November 22, 1934 in Rutherford County to the late Gordon Andrew Jones and Pansy Lovelace Jones. He was a graduate of Ellenboro High School, class of 1953 and served in the US Army from 1957 until...

Clarence Lovelace

Clarence Lovelace

Aug 21, 2013

Clarence G. Lovelace, age 91, of Forest City, NC, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Clarence was born August 3, 1922 to the late Clifford and Gazzie Lovelace. He was a graduate of Sunshine High School, class of 1939 and served in the US Army during World War II with Patton's 7th Army....

Glenn Cash

Glenn Cash

Aug 20, 2013

Glenn F. Cash, age 76, of Mountain View Drive, Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Glenn served in the Army Reserves and the National Guard for nineteen years and worked as an electrician for Young's Electric Service for over thirty years. He was a member of Mountain Creek Baptist Church. Glenn enjoyed...

Lawrence Tolley

Lawrence Tolley

Aug 16, 2013

Lawrence "King" Tolley, age 86, of Island Ford Road, Forest City, NC, died Friday, August 16, 2013 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Lawrence was born March 14, 1927 in McDowell County, West Virginia to the late Lawrence Allen Tolley and Martha Alice Tolley. He was a veteran of the US Navy having served on the Minesweeper USS...

Laura Queen

Laura Queen

Aug 15, 2013

Laura Branch Queen, age 96, of Chase Community passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Oakland Living Center. Laura was born September 10, 1916 in Spartanburg County, SC to the late Charles Wesley Branch and Esther Buchanan Branch. She was a homemaker and the widow of the late William "Roscoe" Queen. She was a dedicated member of Floyd's...

Robert St. Jean

Robert St. Jean

Aug 12, 2013

Robert Leo St. Jean, age 89, of Cobra Drive, Forest City, died Monday, August 12, 2013 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Robert was born October 14, 1923 in Manchester, New Hampshire to the late Alfred St. Jean and Florida Poulin St. Jean. He was a veteran of the US Army having served honorably during World War II as a...

Kenneth Byrd

Kenneth Byrd

Aug 10, 2013

Kenneth Ray Byrd, age 60, of Mooresboro, NC, died Saturday, August 10, 2013 in Kings Mountain. Kenneth was born October 13, 1952 in Clarksville, Arkansas to the late Kimsey Byrd and Clara Midkiff Byrd. He was a graduate of East High School, class of 1970 and earned an Associate's Degree in Auto Mechanics from Isothermal Community College. He worked...

Max Crawley

Max Crawley

Aug 8, 2013

Max G. Crawley, Sr. of Forest City, NC died August 8, 2013 while a resident at Carolina House in Forest City, North Carolina. Max was born April 11, 1936, in Rutherford County, NC, to the late Grady S. Crawley and Celia L. Crawley. The major portion of his working life was spent as a self-employed building contractor. He was...

Mildred Camp

Mildred Camp

Aug 8, 2013

. Mildred Biggerstaff Camp, age 98, of Oak Grove Church Road, Ellenboro, NC, died Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Mildred was born April 20, 1915 in Rutherford County, NC to the late T.A. Biggerstaff and Ola Mae Harrill Biggerstaff. She worked at Cone Mills for thirty-seven years before her retirement and was a...

Janet Padgett

Janet Padgett

Aug 4, 2013

Janet Lynn Bailey Padgett, age 57, of Bostic, NC, died Sunday, August 4, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Janet was born December 18, 1955 in Rutherford County, NC to the late J.L. Bailey and Carolyn Annette Roberts Bailey of Forest City. Janet worked in textiles most of her life and was a member of Morning Star Baptist Church....

Janie Lewis

Janie Lewis

Aug 4, 2013

Janie L. Lewis, age 65, of Poors Ford Road, Rutherfordton, NC, died Sunday, August 4, 2013 at White Oak Manor in Shelby. Janie was born January 4, 1948 in Rutherford County to the late Elvert H. Burgess and Lucille Ruppe Burgess. She worked in textiles most of her life and also for Plastic Packaging for several years. She was...

Jo Palmer

Jo Palmer

Aug 4, 2013

Jo Ann Curry Mathews Palmer, age 60, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Sunday, August 4, 2013 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Jo Ann was born April 5, 1953 in Rutherford County, NC, to the late James Curry I and Dorothy Mathis Curry. She graduated from High School in Gulfport, Mississippi and held an Associate's Degree from Isothermal Community...

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