Obituaries

Apr 13, 2007

Alice Lee Ruppe Hines, age 90, of Ellenboro passed away Friday, April 13, 2007 at the Hospice residence in Forest City, NC. Mrs. Hines was born on July 23, 1916 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Volney Andrew Ruppe and Docia Delilah McBrayer Ruppe. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Kistler's Chapel United Methodist...

Apr 11, 2007

Margaret Estelle Green Reynolds, age 82, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. Margaret was born April 17, 1924 in Shelby, NC to the late Bunyan B. Green and Jimmy George Anna Black. She moved to Rutherford County as a young girl where she has lived since. She attended Caroleen Missionary Methodist Church...

Apr 3, 2007

Mrs. Nita Raye Calhoun Keeter, age 51, of 537 Pine Street Extension, Forest City, NC passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Nita was born March 17, 1956 in Cleveland County to George Lee Calhoun and Doris Joan Allred Calhoun. She was member of Green Hill Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband Michael Keeter of the...

Apr 2, 2007

William H. "Bill" Lowe, Sr., 87, of Hogan Road, Harris, passed away Monday morning at Hospice House in Forest City with family at his side.He was born March 13, 1920 in Great Falls, SC to the late Biron Henry and Othella Ruff Lowe. Mr. Lowe was a 1941 graduate of Clemson University and a WWII veteran having proudly served...

Mar 31, 2007

Shirley Kimbrell Scruggs, 91, formerly of the Goodes Creek Community in Mooresboro, NC passed away Saturday, March 31, 2007 in Smithfield, VA. She was born on August 17, 195 in Cherokee County, SC to the late James Samuel Gettys Kimbrell and Lilly Gilbert Kimbrell. She had moved to Smithfield, VA to be near her son approx five years ago....

Mar 28, 2007

William "Bill" Bennick, 77, of Mooresboro, passed away on Monday, March 26, 2007 at the VA Medical Center in Asheville. Mr. Bennick was born on October 21, 1929 in Rutherford County to the late Newell Bennick and Carrie Rhodes Bennick. Mr. Bennick grew up in the Cliffside area attending Tri-High School. He was a veteran of World War II...

Mar 22, 2007

Betty Sue Whisnant, 65, of Crawley Road, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2007 at Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Whisnant was born February 16, 1942 in Rutherford County to the late Samuel McIntyre and Geneva Adair McIntyre. She was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County she and Bobby Whisnant were married in 1959. She was long-time member...

Mar 16, 2007

Howard "Charlie" Nathaniel Brown, age 65, of Summerville, SC, husband of Ruth Elizabeth Brown, died Friday, March 16, 2007 at Hospice Center of Charleston.

Mr. Brown was born January 6, 1942, in Ft. Mill, SC son of the late Rev. Waymon Ray Brown and Mary Louise Francis Brown. Mr. Brown grew up in Rutherford County, graduating from...

Mar 16, 2007

Geraldine "Jerri" Kurtz, age 72, of Bostic passed away Friday, March 16, 2007 at the Hospice Residence of Rutherford County following an extended illness. Mrs. Kurtz was born May 25, 1934 in Rutherford County to the late John C. Harris and Viola D. Enloe Harris. She grew up and spent most of her life in Rutherford County. She was...

Mar 14, 2007

Frances "Fran" E. Williams, age 60, of Charlotte, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at the The Havens following an extended illness. Fran was born on May 22, 1946 to the late Mack Clayton Williams and Lallage Deyton Williams. She grew up in the Asheville, NC area. She lived most of her adult life in the Charlotte, NC...

Mar 3, 2007

Judy Ann Norman, age 61, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2007 at Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. Judy was born August 2, 1945 in Rutherford County to Troy Fonzo Laws and Laverne Padgett Laws. She grew up in Rutherford County and had worked for Cone Mills. She moved to the Chicago, Illinois area in the mid-1970's...

Feb 23, 2007

Eunice Lancaster Saine, age 83, of Forest City, passed away Friday, February 23, 2006 at Autumn Care of Forest City following an extended illness. Eunice was born October 16, 1923 in Rutherford County to the late Zeno Lancaster and Essie Hyder Lancaster. She had been a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. She was a homemaker and a long-time member...

Feb 21, 2007

Mr. Robert L. Price, age 69, of 192 Spencer Street, Caroleen, NC passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at the Hospice House in Forest City, NC. He was born September 25, 1937 in McDowell County to the late Ossie William Price and Cora Olivia Moses Price. He grew up in Marion, NC and married Dora Burton on November 7,...

Feb 21, 2007

Mandy Crane Bradley, age 59, of Spindale Street, Spindale, NC passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at the Rutherford Hospital. She was born April 1, 1947 in Rutherford County to the late McVeigh Crane and Agnes Martin Crane. Mandy lived most of her life in Rutherford County. She was a homemaker and attended Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church.

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Feb 20, 2007

Mrs. Mollie Evygine Brigman Burgess, age 85, of 215 Henrietta Street, Caroleen, NC passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2007. She was born December 30, 1921 to the late Robert Lee Brigman and Mollie Duncan Brigman in Buncombe County, NC. Mollie was married to Sam Stevenson Burgess for 47 years before his death in 2004. In addition to her parents...

Feb 19, 2007

Mrs. Lollie Lee Bradley, age 88, of 102 Old Marion Hwy., Rutherfordton, NC passed away Monday, February 19, 2007 at the Hospice House in Forest City, NC. She was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. She was a homemaker and loved to cook for her family. Mrs. Bradley was born May 14, 1918 to the late Bailey Sisk and...

Feb 14, 2007

Eva McCraw Arrowood, age 82, of Henrietta, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at the Hospice Residence of Rutherford County following an extended illness. Eva was born on July 31, 1924 in Cleveland County, NC to the late Thomas Pate McCraw and Ethel Bell Short McCraw. She was a long time resident of Rutherford County. She was also long-time...

Feb 14, 2007

William L. Upton, Jr., age 80, of Forest City, passed away, Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at home following an extended illness. Mr. Upton was born February 13, 1927 in Rutherford County to the late William L. Upton, Sr., and Carmi Flack Upton. He grew up in the Sunshine, NC area. Mr. Upton was a veteran of World War II...

Feb 9, 2007

Jesse Hoyle Kanipe, age 86, of Ellenboro, passed away Friday, February 9, 2007 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Jesse was born on November 17, 1920 in Cleveland County to the late Z. L. Kanipe and Jesse Belle Laughridge Kanipe. He had lived most of his life in Rutherford County. He was a veteran of World...

Feb 7, 2007

Pearle Mitchell Hardin, age 90, of Caroleen, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at Rutherford Hospital. Pearle was born on May 24, 1916 to the late A. F. Mitchell and Margaret Greenway Mitchell. She was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. She was a long-time member of Caroleen Baptist Church where she served in various ministries which included being...