Obituaries

Jan 31, 2012

Larry I. Jones, age 70, of Ellenboro, NC, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at his residence. Larry was born September 8, 1941 in Rutherford County, NC to the late James Irvin Jones and Mary Ellen Hamrick. He was a graduate of Ellenboro High School, class of 1961 and a US Army veteran having served in the Vietnam War. He...

Jan 31, 2012

William 'Bill' Denny, age 80, of Old Henrietta Road, Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at his residence. Bill was born May 15, 1931 in Hazard County, Kentucky to the late Forrest Denny and Francis King Denny. He was a veteran of the US Army and worked in Industrial Heating and Cooling most of his life. He...

Jan 29, 2012

Daniel T. DeBow, age 92, of Forest City, NC, died Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Hospice House. Dan was born August 3, 1919 in Trenton, New Jersey to the late Daniel V. DeBow and Florence Small DeBow. He was a veteran of the US Army who served during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He retired from Goodall...

Jan 29, 2012

Virginia 'Jenny' Limerick, age 61, of Ellenboro, NC, died on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at her residence. Jenny was born February 2, 1950 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Charlie Limerick and Effie Padgett Limerick. She worked for Stonecutter Mill for many years and for PPG Industries for 20 years. She was a Baptist. She loved spending time...

Jan 27, 2012

Katherine 'Kitty' Earls, age 75, of Caroleen, NC, died Friday, January 27, 2012 at her residence. Katherine was born April 24, 1936 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Jennings Bryan Harrill and Ruth Bagwell Harrill. She worked for Cone Mills for many years and was a Methodist. She enjoyed collecting dolls, plates and going to bingo. She loved...

Jan 26, 2012

Eugene F. Moore, age 74, of Forest City, NC, died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Hospice House. Eugene was born November 27, 1937 in Iredell County, NC to the late John L. Moore and Vera Hodge Moore. He was a veteran of the US Navy, having served on the USS Randolph as a firefighter. He worked in textiles for...

Jan 26, 2012

Donald Lee Hunt, age 71, of Golden Valley, NC, died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Hospice House. Donald was born in Mecklenburg County, NC to the late Fred Lee Hunt and Pauline Avery Hunt. He was a veteran of the US Air Force and worked as a truck driver most of his life. He also worked at Action Welding...

Jan 18, 2012

Clara Waters Rumfelt, age 95, of Forest City, NC, died Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Hospice House. Clara was born January 20, 1916 in Rutherford County, NC to the late William Waters and Katherine Green Waters. She worked at the Florence Mill for 35 years before her retirement and was a Baptist. She enjoyed reading, cleaning the church, watching...

Jan 13, 2012

Albert 'Earl' Dobbins, age 84, of Main Street, Forest City, NC, died Friday, January 13, 2012 at Hospice House of Forest City. Earl was born April 17, 1927 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Hoyle Dobbins and Ollie Davis Dobbins. He worked for Stonecutter Mills for many years until his retirement and was a longtime member of First...

Jan 13, 2012

Forrest 'Wayne' Porter, age 67, of Capron, Virginia died Friday, January 13, 2012. Wayne was born November 28, 1944 in Portsmouth, VA.

Jan 13, 2012

Sybil Dobbins Rausch, age 77, of Main Street, Forest City, NC, died Friday, January 13, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Sybil was born on August 27, 1934 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Hoyle Dobbins and Ollie Davis Dobbins. She had worked for Stonecutter Mill, A & E Manufacturing and Tipton's Retirement Home. She was a longtime...

Jan 10, 2012

Michael Kenneth 'Ken' Henderson, age 56, of Chesnee, SC, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Ken was born on December 15, 1955 in Spartanburg County, SC to Frank Kenneth Henderson and Ann Jolley Henderson. He worked for McGee Trucking for several years as a long haul truck driver. He was a member of Piedmont Baptist Church...

Jan 7, 2012

Frank 'Frankie' Wood, age 38, of South Broadway, Forest City, NC, died Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Frank was born January 7, 1974 in Cleveland County, NC to the late Albert Walter Wood and Sue Frances Shires Wood. He worked in construction and in the auto industry for several years.

Survivors...

Jan 5, 2012

Leonard James Henderson, age 83, of McGinnis Road, Forest City, NC died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Oak Grove Health Care.

Leonard was born May 28, 1928 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Mannie Henderson and Elizabeth Lamb Henderson. He worked for Cone Mills for 48 years before his retirement and was a charter member of...

Jan 5, 2012

Blaine H. Hardin, age 81, of Phoenix, AZ and formerly of Rutherford County, NC, died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at the Life Care Center in Phoenix. Blaine was born on June 24, 1930 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Grover C. Hardin and Lillian Virginia Harris Hardin. He was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1948 and...

Jan 3, 2012

Donald Nelson Dysart, Jr. age 39, died Wednesday January 3, 2012 at the Rutherford Regional Medical Center. He was born April 12, 1972 in Cleveland County to Donald Nelson Dysart, Sr. and Brenda Kennedy Ledford. He previously worked as a concrete cutter.

In addition to his father and mother he is survived by his wife, Wendy Dysart,...

Jan 2, 2012

Michael James McComb, age 78, died Sunday, January 1, 2012 in Bessemer City, NC at the home of his daughter. He was born March 13, 1933 in Cherokee County, SC to the late Robert Lee Phillips and Maude Allison Phillips. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Angela Featherstone McComb. Michael was a...

Jan 1, 2012

John "Larry" Smith, age 65, of 427 Pearidge Road, Henrietta, NC died Sunday, January 01, 2012 at Hospice House in Forest City, NC. He was born November 3, 1946 to the late John Nathan Smith and Ellen Grace Givens Smith. Larry was a barber and had owned and operated Larry's Plaza Barber Shop for many years.

Larry...

Dec 31, 2011

Jeffrey Curtis Suttles, age 42, of Oscar Justice Road, Rutherfordton, NC died Saturday, December 31, 2011 at his home. Jeffrey was born October 25, 1969 in Rutherford County, NC. He was the son of Melvin Curtis Suttles and Ruby Lee Whitener Laughter of Rutherfordton, NC. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Roscoe Laughter. In addition to his...

Dec 31, 2011

Charles Robert 'Bob' Loper, age 78, of 795 Spindale Street, Spindale, NC died Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Hospice of Rutherford County. He was born August 29, 1933 in Connersville, Indiana to the late Charles Carlton Loper and Mary Rhinehart Loper. He was a former supervisor with Stonecutter Mills in Spindale and a former employee of Wal Mart. Charles...