Obituaries

Oct 19, 2007

Muriel Ward Lane, age 87, of Forest City passed away on Friday, October 19, 2007 at Autumn Care of Forest City following an extended illness. She was born on May 28, 1920 in Rutherford County to the late Wesley Monroe Ward and Pansy Ray Ward. She worked for Burlington Industries as a weaver. She was a long-time member of...

Oct 17, 2007

Ann Moore, age 60, of 359 Sykes Drive, Forest City, NC passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at the Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, NC. She was born July 27, 1947 in Rutherford County to the late Virgil Lee Adams and Lucille Jenkins Adams. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother. Ann worked...

Oct 10, 2007

Pamela Cheryl Jenkins Anton, age 55, of Forest City passed away Thursday, October 10, 2007 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Pamela was born on December 15, 1951 in Rutherford County to the late Earl Graham Jenkins, Sr. and Sarah Margaret Smith Jenkins. She grew up in Rutherford County graduating from East Rutherford High School. She married Timothy Anton on...

Oct 9, 2007

Charlie Gene Hill, age 50 of Aydlotte Road, Rutherfordton, NC passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at the Rutherford Hospital. He was born December 25, 1956 in Forest City to Olive John Hill and Pearl Frankie Street Hill. Charlie attended Congregational Holiness Church in Rutherfordton and had previously worked as a tree trimmer. He was preceded in death by...

Oct 9, 2007

Connie H. McCurry, age 58 of 144 Sourwood Lane, Mooresboro, NC passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at her home. She was born June 15, 1949 in Houlton, Maine to the late Rex Hovey and Ada Adams Hovey. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers, Allen Hovey, Carl Hovey, and Dana Hovey. Connie...

Oct 5, 2007

Max Silvers, age 79, of Poors Ford Road, Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, October 5, 2007 at his home. He was born February 16, 1928 in Rutherford County to the late Marvin Silvers and Martha Jane Wheeler Silvers. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Mr. Silvers worked in construction and was...

Oct 5, 2007

Greg Morrow, age 42, of Charlotte, passed away Friday, October 5, 2007 at Carolinas Medical Center. Greg was born on February 2, 1965 to the late Fons Avery Morrow and Sylvia Holland Morrow. He grew up in Rutherford County having graduated from East Rutherford High School in 1983. He attended Isothermal Community College and Gardner-Webb University. Greg was active...

Oct 5, 2007

J O Toms, 93, of Forest City died Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, at Rutherford Hospital.

A native of Rutherford County, he was son of the late William Taylor Toms and Nancy Smith Toms. He retired from Fieldcrest Mills and was a lifelong farmer. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church where he had served as...

Sep 28, 2007

John B. "Double Clutch" Bradley, age 78, of 120 B, Spruce Street, Forest City, passed away Friday, September 28, 2007 at the Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby. He was born on March 11, 1929 in Caroleen to the late Barney A. and Ruleen Ray Bradley. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter,...

Sep 27, 2007

Patricia Elaine Parris Coggins, age 60, a resident of Sunnyside Retirement Home passed away, Thursday, September 27, 2007 at Rutherford Hospital. She was born on November 27, 1946 in Caroleen, NC to the late Burton Parris and Berniece Osborne Parris. She has been a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. She had worked for Kemet Electronics in Shelby for over...

Sep 26, 2007

Bobby G. Hewitt, age 73 of 101 Landis Street, Forest City, NC passed away Wednesday September 26, 2007 at his home. He was born February 12, 1934 in Rutherford County, to Jessie Lowery Hewitt of Forest City and the late Horace H. Hewitt. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by a brother, Morris Hewitt. He...

Sep 19, 2007

Kenneth Wayne Teaster, Sr., age 59, of Mooresboro, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at Hospice Residence of Rutherford County following an extended illness. He was born on February 27, 1948 in Spartanburg, SC to Clyde and Frances Teaster. He was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County and worked as a truck driver for 32 years. He retired from...

Sep 18, 2007

Tracy Keith Melton, age 41, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2007 in Morganton, NC, following an extended illness. He was born on August 22, 1966 in Rutherford County to Myles Thomas Melton and Blanche Buckner Melton. He grew up in Rutherford County and was a 1984 Graduate of Chase High School. In addition to his father,...

Sep 14, 2007

Ophelia Whetstine, age 75, of Harris, passed away Friday, September 14, 2007 at Rutherford Hospital. She was born on August 8, 1932 in Rutherford County to the late O. H. Bumgarner and Mary Smith Bumgarner. She was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. She had worked as a spinner in the textile mills. She was also preceded in death...

Sep 13, 2007

Patricia Ann Campbell Smith, age 66, of Ellenboro, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2007 at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, NC following an extended illness. She was born on March 13, 1941 in Rutherford County to the late Daniel Howard Campbell and Myrtle Lackey Campbell. She grew up in the Caroleen area and graduated from Ellenboro High School....

Sep 10, 2007

James E. "Eddie" Dobbins of Forest City passed away Monday, September 10, 2007 in Forest City. He was born on May 18, 1969 in Gastonia to Reverend James Ray Dobbins who preceded him in death and to Brenda Kennedy Dobbins. He grew up in Gaston and Rutherford Counties. He was presently attending Isothermal Community College. He was an electrical...

Sep 9, 2007

Jessica Champion Sandlin, age 22, of 109 Arnold Drive, Mooresboro, NC passed away Sunday, September 9, 2007 at the Rutherford Hospital. She was born March 30, 1985 in Rutherfordton, NC. Jessica grew up in Forest City and was a 2003 graduate of East Rutherford High School. She had previously worked at Wal-Mart and Kmart as a cashier. She married...

Sep 9, 2007

Mrs. Sarah Grace Lowery Hudgins, age 81, of 161 Kings Drive, Forest City, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2007 at the Oak Grove Healthcare Center in Rutherfordton, NC following an extended illness. Mrs. Hudgins was born April 17, 1926 in Henrietta, NC to the late Jim Lowery and Lenora Revis Lowery. She was a graduate of Tri-High School. She...

Sep 7, 2007

Leonard A. "Lenny" Polovich, age 54, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away at his home on Friday, September 7, 2007 following an extended illness. Lenny was born on January 19, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Leonard Burke and Elizabeth Polovich. He grew up in the Detroit, Michigan area where he lived most of his life. He worked for...

Sep 4, 2007

Mr. Harland Edward Gowan, (Snake) age 81 of 132 ESW Drive, Forest City, NC departed this life Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at his home. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Harland was a member of Floyd's Creek Baptist Church, attended Providence United Methodist Church, was a former textile employee and retired from...