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Wanda Lovelace

Wanda Lovelace

Feb 17, 2011

Wanda Ann Lovelace, age 49, of Henrietta, NC, died, Thursday, February 17, 2011 at her residence. Wanda was born April 9, 1961 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Lemuel C. Hamrick and Annie Lee Skipper Hamrick. She was a 1979 graduate of Shelby High School and also a graduate of Cleveland Community College. She enjoyed reading and loved...

L.B. Waters

L.B. Waters

Feb 15, 2011

L. B. Waters, age 78, of Ellenboro, NC, died on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Fair Haven Home. L. B. was born on April 13, 1932 in Cherokee County, SC to the late Loyd Waters and Leo Henson Waters. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and drove a truck for various cement companies until his...

Pheriba Queen

Pheriba Queen

Feb 12, 2011

Pheriba Porter Queen, age 60, of Forest City, NC, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at her residence. Pheriba was born on March 9, 1950 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Lloyd Porter and Betty Nix Porter. She worked in textiles and for fast food processors as a packer. She loved her cats and enjoyed playing bingo. She was...

Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones

Feb 9, 2011

Rachel Toney Jones, age 69, of Ellenboro, NC, died Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at Fair Haven Home. Rachel was born on March 24, 1941 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Coran Justice Toney and Mozelle Jolley Toney. She worked as an office manager for Personnel Services Unlimited for many years and was an extension agent for the Cleveland...

John Fish

John Fish

Feb 9, 2011

John 'Sam' Fish, age 71, of Whitesides Road, Forest City, NC, died Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at his residence. Sam was born August 24, 1939 in Buncombe County, NC to the late Uthea Fish and Ella Ducker Fish. He worked for Burlington Industries for over 35 years before his retirement and played banjo for the Blood Bought Trio. He...

Terry Mull

Terry Mull

Feb 6, 2011

Terry J. Mull, age 63, of Ellenboro, NC, died Sunday, February 6, 2011 at Hospice House in Forest City. Terry was born on April 8, 1947 in Findlay, Ohio to the late Paul E. Mull and Helen 'Gay' Beard Mull. He served in the US Navy on the submarine USS Nathan Hale during the Cold War. He worked for...

Collon Phillips

Collon Phillips

Feb 3, 2011

Collon James Phillips, age 87, of Forest City, NC, died Thursday, February 3, 2011 at Henderson Care Center. Collon was born October 28, 1923 in Rutherford County, NC to the late James A. Phillips and Lona Bell Lowery Phillips. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the US Army. Before his retirement, he worked for...

Jimmy Phillips

Jimmy Phillips

Feb 2, 2011

Jimmy Allen 'Paw Paw' Phillips, age 64, of Henrietta, NC, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Jimmy was born on January 9, 1947 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Sam Lee Phillips and Nora Lois Ruppe Phillips. He worked in textiles, construction and most recently for Phillips' Re-Modeling. He was an avid fisherman and...

David Green

David Green

Jan 31, 2011

David Crayton Green, age 29, of Ellenboro, NC, died Monday, January 31, 2011 at Rutherford Hospital. David was born on September 25, 1981 in Rutherford County to Joel and Melinda Green of Mooresboro. He worked as a meat cutter in the grocery business for many years and attended Souls Harbor Tabernacle in Shelby. He enjoyed participating in and watching...

Joseph Ward

Joseph Ward

Jan 27, 2011

Joseph E. 'Eddie' Ward, Sr., age 77, of 223 McCall Drive, Forest City, NC, died Thursday, January 27, 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Eddie was born on July 11, 1933 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Floyd Ward and Dora Bridges Ward. He was the operator and owner of Dalton-Ward Clothing Store in downtown Forest...

Biddie Ault

Biddie Ault

Jan 26, 2011

Biddie R. Ault, age 58, of Oviedo, FL, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at her residence. Biddie was born on January 6, 1953 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Harrison Lee Ellenburg and Lela E. Sorrellls Ellenburg. She was a homemaker and a longtime member of the Faith Assembly of God Church in Orlando, FL. Survivors include her...

Lindell Stone

Lindell Stone

Jan 22, 2011

Lindell 'West Virginia' Stone, age 59, of Bostic, NC, died Saturday, January 22, 2011 in Rutherford County, NC. Lindell was born on September 22, 1951 in McDowell County, WV to the late George Stone and Ruth Lusk Stone. He had worked in the coal mines, construction and in road maintenance. He loved trading items and was known for his...

Carolyn Layton

Carolyn Layton

Jan 21, 2011

Carolyn Ann Layton, age 61, of Forest City, NC, died Friday, January 21, 2011 at Henderson Care Center. Carolyn was born June 2, 1949 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Osborne T. Suggs and Myrtle Eugenia Sisk Suggs. She was a graduate of the RS Central High School Class of 1967 and worked as a Civil Service Clerk....

Janet Cantrell

Janet Cantrell

Jan 17, 2011

Janet Huskey Cantrell, age 93, of Forest City, NC, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at the Moses-Cone Hospital in Greensboro, NC. Janet was born on April 3, 1917 in Cherokee County, SC to the late W.T. Huskey Sr. and Essie Hughes Huskey. She was a homemaker and also worked for Cone Mills for several years. She was a dedicated...

Donna Mcmahan

Donna Mcmahan

Jan 17, 2011

Donna McMahan, age 75, of Crowe Dairy Road, Forest City, NC, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at her residence. Donna was born on June 18, 1935 in Goshen County, WY, to the late Lyle D. Jenkins and Maxine Earl Yoder Jenkins. She loved to live a simple life and enjoyed and loved her family. She was affectionately called 'Maw'....

Steve Silvers

Steve Silvers

Jan 16, 2011

Steve Silvers, age 48, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Rutherford Hospital. Steve was born on September 1, 1962 in Rutherford County to the late William Daniel Silvers and Mary Harper Silvers. He was a short haul truck driver and carpet installer. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed working on cars. He was a member...

Wanda Garcia

Wanda Garcia

Jan 15, 2011

Wanda Darlene Garcia, age 47, of Morrow Motor Road, Forest City, NC, died Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Hospice House. Wanda was born on November 18, 1963 in Rutherford County, NC to Frank Pleasant and the late Sarah Louise Morrow Pleasant. She was a homemaker and enjoyed taking care of her family. She was of the Baptist faith. In...

Ted Bradley

Ted Bradley

Jan 13, 2011

Ted Franklin Bradley, age 68, of Bostic, NC, died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Rutherford Hospital. Ted was born on January 12, 1943 in Rutherford County, NC to the late James Hollis Bradley and Helen Rebecca Gann Bradley. He worked for Broyhill Furniture for many years and enjoyed cooking. He was a member of Walls Baptist Church. In addition...

Mary Mckinney

Mary Mckinney

Jan 10, 2011

Mary Crawford McKinney, age 87, of Mooresboro, NC, died Monday, January 10, 2011 at Hospice House. Mary was born on April 14, 1923 in Laurens County, SC to the late George Pinkney Teseniar and Lillie Jennings Teseniar. She worked in textiles for over 50 years before her retirement and was a longtime, active and faithful member of Caroleen Congregational...

Evelyn Lowery

Evelyn Lowery

Jan 8, 2011

Evelyn Marshall Lowery, age 76, of Forest City, NC died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Hospice House. Evelyn was born May 3, 1934 in Cleveland County to the late George Edwin Marshall and Lucy Horton Marshall. She worked at the J.C. Cowan plant as a lab technician before retiring. She was a Baptist and enjoyed word puzzles and was...

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