Obituaries

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...

Aug 24, 2007

Betty Wells Mollohan, age 74, passed away Friday, August 24, 2007 at the Brian Center in Hendersonville, NC. Mrs. Mollohan was born December 10, 1932 in Ellenboro, NC to the late Glenn Thomas Wells, Sr. and Margaret Lowery Wells. She grew up in Rutherford County having also spent time in Ohio and Florida as an adult. She had worked...

Aug 20, 2007

Nellie Keeter Walker, age 90, of Forest City, passed away Monday, August 20, 2007 at Fair Haven Home following an extended illness. Mrs. Walker was a native of Rutherford County born on June 7, 1917 to the late Cebron Lee Keeter and Alice Margaret Allen Keeter. She was retired from Cone Mills, Avondale with over 40 years of service....

Aug 18, 2007

RUTH ELIZABETH BROWN

Ruth Hilton Brown, age 61, of Summerville, South Carolina, died Saturday, August 18, 2007 at the Trident Medical Center in Summerville.

Ruth was born on December 8, 1945 in Forest City, North Carolina to the late Gene Hilton and Cleo Annie Honeycutt Hilton Guffey. She was the widow of the late Howard...

Aug 18, 2007

Raye Lucille Beaver, age 81, of Kings Mountain, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2007 at the Wendover Kathleen Dover Hamrick Hospice House following an extended illness. Mrs. Beaver was born October 14, 1925 in Rutherford County to the late Jacob Greene and Faye Hennison Greene. She grew up in Rutherford County. She worked as a caregiver to many. She...

Aug 12, 2007

Edith Louise Oliver McCraw, age 81, of Mooresboro, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2007 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Mrs. McCraw was born in Rutherford County; on July 25, 1926 to the late John D. Oliver and Fannie Adams Oliver. She has been a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. She married Johnnie McCraw on December 14, 1945 in Gaffney,...

Aug 9, 2007

Marcelle Duncan Saulmon, age 79, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2007 following an extended illness. She was born on December 22, 1927 in Mitchell County, NC to the late Charlie Duncan and Beatrice Buchanan Duncan. She was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. She worked for many years for Fairhaven Nursing Home as a Nursing Assistant....

Aug 4, 2007

Nancy Stringer Moore, age 71, of Henrietta, passed away Saturday, August 04, 2007 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Moore was born on August 25, 1935 in Rutherford County to the late Tom Hardy Stringer and Alvirtie Willis Stringer Greene. She has been a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. She had worked at Cone Mills as a...

Aug 4, 2007

Donald Floyd "Bo" Womick, age 73, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, August 04, 2007 at the VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC following an extended illness. Mr. Womick was born September 24, 1933 in Rutherford County to the late Henry Hudson Womick and Pearl Legg Womick. He was raised in Rutherford County. He was a veteran of the...

Jul 31, 2007

Joyce Dobbins Powell Cabe, age 78, of Dobbinsville, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born August 9, 1928 in Rutherford County to the late Cletus Dobbins and Olema Henson Dobbins. She was a life-long resident of Rutherford County. She retired from the textile mills as a weaver. She was a...

Jul 29, 2007

Frederick Lewis "Freddy" Pennington, age 35, passed away July 29, 2007 in Brunswick County. Freddy was born on March 3, 1972 to Frederick Woodrow Pennington and Frances Rebecca Lewis Pennington. He grew up in the Charlotte area and attended schools in Charlotte. He had worked at a golf course until three years ago when he became a truck driver,...

Jul 27, 2007

Daniel Wesley Moore, age 70, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2007 following an extended illness. Mr. Moore was born on June 2, 1937 in Union, South Carolina to the late John Wesley Moore and Bertie Lee Wilson Moore. He spent most of his formative years in the Henrietta, NC area. He was a veteran...

Jul 27, 2007

Vida Inez Koone, age 80, of Cliffside passed away on Friday, July 27, 2007 at the Wendover Kathleen Dover Hamrick Hospice House following an extended illness. Mrs. Koone was born on July 16, 1927 in Cliffside to the late Jasper Alton "J.A." McDaniel and Cleo Greene McDaniel. She was a life-long resident of Cliffside. She was a long-time member...