Paul Jenkins
Sep 7, 2012
Paul 'P.J.' Jenkins, age 67, of Gantts Grove Church Road, Mooresboro, NC died Friday, September 7, 2012 at his residence. Paul was born February 13, 1945 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Edd Jenkins and Mae Bowers Jenkins. He worked for PPG for 40 years before his retirement and attended Harris First Baptist Church. Paul enjoyed fishing, hunting,...
Betty Swift
Sep 2, 2012
Betty Bender Swift, age 87, of 178 Pleasant View Drive, Bostic, NC passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at her home with her children by her side. She was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on December 8, 1924 to the late Cyril A. Bender and Cecil Miller Bender. She was the wife of the late Charles W. Swift. She...
Jimmy Hill
Aug 26, 2012
Jimmy 'Fat Cat' Hill, age 54 of Forest City, NC, died Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Jimmy was born November 11, 1957 in Muscogee County, Georgia to the late Boyd Oren Hill and Carolyn Honeycutt Hill who resides in Forest City. He has worked for Kennedy Trucking for several years as an over the road...
Nellie Stafford
Aug 23, 2012
Nellie 'Granny' Stafford, age 91, of Henson Road, Forest City, NC, died Thursday, August 23, 2012 at her residence. Nellie was born August 28, 1920 in East Flat Rock, NC to the late Melvin Cox and Annie Mae Collins Cox. She was a homemaker and was involved with various kinds of farming. She enjoyed fishing and loved people. In...
Joe Dycus
Aug 20, 2012
Joe Dycus, age 63, of West Zion Church Road, Shelby, NC, died Monday, August 20, 2012 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Joe was born August 8, 1949 in Cleveland County, NC to the late Joe Henry Dycus, Sr. and Betty Louise Turner Dycus. He worked in textiles for 20 years and for Jenkins Food Processing for many...
William Walker
Aug 18, 2012
William Ray 'Smiley' Walker, age 71, of Kelly Road, Forest City, NC, died Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA. William was born July 3, 1941 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Johnny Walker and Annie Mae Waters Walker. He worked for Stonecutter Mills for over 30 years and was of the Baptist Faith. He...
Mary Mckern
Aug 18, 2012
Mary Frances Kennedy McKern, age 80, of Mooresboro, NC, died August 18, 2012 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Mary was born August 31, 1931 to the late Ewell Norman Kennedy and Mae Bell Sewell Kennedy. Mary was always known for being a hardworking person. In her childhood years she picked cotton until she began to work in the textile...
William Bennett
Aug 18, 2012
William 'J.E.' Bennett, age 73, of Forest City, NC, died Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. J.E. was born March 12, 1939 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Conway Bennett and Bertha Norville Bennett. He worked in textiles for many years and was known as a 'Master' carpenter. He was a member of Alexander Missionary...
Juanita Kimbrell
Aug 17, 2012
Juanita Toney Kimbrell, age 68, of Gail Drive, Forest City, NC, died Friday, August 17, 2012 at Hospice House. Juanita was born October 22, 1943 in Rutherford County, NC, to the late Linzie Toney and Irene Murray Toney. She worked for Spindale Mills for over 25 years and was a Baptist. She enjoyed growing flowers and loved collecting various...
Joyce Kimbrell
Aug 16, 2012
Joyce Smith Kimbrell, age 79, of Chase High Road, Forest City, NC, died Thursday, August 16, 2012 at Hospice House. Joyce was born June 28, 1933 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Charlie Calhoun Smith and Eliza Rebecca Davis Smith. She worked for United Southern Industries for 25 years before retiring and was a longtime member of Mt....
Alvin Melton
Aug 15, 2012
Alvin 'Dewitt' Melton, age 87, of Oakland Road, Forest City, NC, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Hospice House. Alvin was born May 3, 1925 in Rutherford County, NC to the late King Etheridge Melton and Essie Hutchins Melton. He was a US Army Veteran and served in the 12th Armored Infantry Battalion during World War II. He was...
Thomas Gaizick
Aug 10, 2012
Thomas J. Gaizick, age 75, of Forest City, NC, died Friday, August 10, 2012 at his residence. Thomas was born April 24, 1937 in Hazelton, PA to the late Michael and Ida Gaizick. He had been a resident of Rutherford County since 1985 and worked for AFA as a Senior Molding Technician for 30 years before retiring. He had...
G. Deyton
Aug 9, 2012
G.C. Deyton, Jr., age 80, of Caroleen, NC and a resident at White Oak Manor died Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. G.C. was born December 29, 1931 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Grover Clinton Deyton, Sr. and Ina Halford Deyton. He worked in textiles for 50 years before his retirement and was a...
Joyce Bell
Aug 9, 2012
Joyce 'Shortie' Vickers Bell, age 77, died Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Hospice House. Joyce was born February 18, 1935 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Horace Vickers and Virgie Goode Vickers. She worked in textiles most of her life and for Reeves Brothers for many years. She was a former long-time member of Caroleen United Methodist Church...
Mary Quinn
Aug 6, 2012
Mary Ann Quinn, age 69, of Caroleen, NC, died Monday, August 6, 2012 at Hospice House. Mary Ann was born February 14, 1943 in Buncombe County, NC to the late Herbert McKnight and Mary Hutchins McKnight. She worked as a LPN for Rutherford Hospital for over 40 years and was a member of Caroleen Baptist Church. She enjoyed shopping,...
Georgia Walker
Aug 3, 2012
Georgia Magness Walker, age 89, of Forest City, NC, died Friday, August 3, 2012 at Holly Springs Senior Center. Georgia was born December 6, 1922 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Alonzo Magness and Alda Duncan Magness. She was a graduate of Cool Springs High School, class of 1939. In addition to being a homemaker, she also worked...
Deloris Davis
Aug 3, 2012
Deloris Davis, age 75, of Forest City, NC, died Friday, August 3, 2012 at Hospice House. Deloris was born February 9, 1937 in Logan County, West Virginia to the late Ernest Parsons and Virginia Brown Parsons. She was a homemaker, enjoyed shopping and was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend. She was a Baptist. Left to cherish...
Walter Price
Jul 31, 2012
Walter T. Price, Jr., age 75, of Cherryville, NC and formerly of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at Crawley Memorial Hospital in Boiling Springs, NC. Walter was born March 8, 1937 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Walter Theron Price, Sr. and Helen Smith Price. He was a graduate of Cool Springs High School, class...
J.C. Burgess
Jul 30, 2012
J.C. Burgess, age 78, of Ellenboro, NC, died Monday, July 30, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. J.C. was born May 27, 1934 in Polk County, NC to the late Theodore Burgess and Mary Skipper Burgess. He was a US Army veteran, having served during the Korean War. He worked for Burlington Industries most of his life and was...
Hazel Armstrong
Jul 28, 2012
Hazel Irene Armstrong, age 87, of Ellenboro , NC , died Saturday, July 28, 2012 at Hospice House. Hazel was born December 12 1924 in Carter County, Kentucky to the late Clifford Swint and Sara Katherine Wilburn Swint. She was a homemaker and a gifted seamstress and quilter. She also was a promotion photographer. In addition to her parents,...
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