Obituaries

Jan 19, 2007

Mary Chapman Wood, age 89, of Forest City passed away Friday, January 19, 2007 at the Hospice Residence of Rutherford County following an extended illness. Mary was born on July 23, 1917 in Forest City, NC to the late Edward Chapman and Adeline Johnson Chapman. She was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. She worked for over 25 years...

Jan 12, 2007

Michael "Myke" Dale Lowery, age 52, of Forest City, passed away Friday, January 12, 2007 in Forest City. Michael was born in Jackson County, North Carolina to Samuel William Lowery and Sarah Evelyn Marshall Lowery. He grew up in Hendersonville graduating from West Hendersonville High School. He was a graduate of the Foot Hills Nursing Consortium Nursing Program and...

Jan 10, 2007

Judson A. Steffans, age 45, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC following a brief illness. Judson was born January 10, 1962 in Coral Gables, Florida to the late Judson Hahn Steffans and Patricia Cyrene Judson Steffans. He grew up in the Miami, Florida area. He married Janine Ray in Pembroke Pines,...

Jan 8, 2007

Edna Virl Honeycutt, age 86, passed away Monday, January 8, 2007 at the Restwell Rest Home in Rutherfordton, NC. Edna was born July 18, 1920 in Rutherford County to the late Edgar Honeycutt and Ollie Moree Honeycutt. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three sisters, Beatrice Honeycutt, Ada Honeycutt Williams and Louise Honeycutt Ledbetter...

Jan 6, 2007

Maude Holland Toney, age 87, of Forest City died Saturday, January 6, 2007 in a local nursing home. Maude was born October 17, 1919 in Spindale, North Carolina to the late John C. Holland and Eliza A. McKinney Holland. She had retired from Stonecutter Mill where she had worked as a spinner. She later worked for Key Largo in...

Jan 4, 2007

Mrs. Mildred "Lucy" Lovelace Jackson, age, 93, of Shelby, formerly of Mooresboro, NC passed away Thursday, January 4, 2007 at the Century Care of Shelby. Mrs. Jackson was born February 19, 1913 in Cleveland County. She was preceded in death by her father, James Gardus Lovelace, her mother Mary C. Jones Lovelace, and her stepfather William Samuel Lovelace. She...

Jan 3, 2007

Mrs. Corine Hollifield King, age 85, of Lithia Springs, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at the Wellstar Douglas Hospital in Douglasville, Georgia.

Mrs. King was born July 1, 1921 to the late Jones and Ethel Bowen Gowan in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She was formerly of Cowpens, SC, a homemaker, and a member of the Faith...

Dec 20, 2006

Mr. James Steve Terry, age 62, of 172 Greenfield Drive, Forest City, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at the Rutherford Hospital. Steve was born February 14, 1944 in Shelby, to the late J. M. Terry and Mary Martha Willis Terry. He grew up in the Mooresboro and Ellenboro area and married Lottie Mae Dobbins on June 12, 1965....

Dec 20, 2006

Marshall Gordon Greene, age 75, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at the Hospice Residence. Marshall was born December 3, 1931 in Rutherford County to the late William Frank Greene and Ada Vertie White Greene. He has been a life-long resident of Rutherford County having worked at Burlington Industries for over 45 years before his retirement....

Dec 16, 2006

Noah Steven Cooper, age 2, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2006 at his residence. Noah was born February 7, 2004 in Rutherfordton, NC to Steven Scott Cooper and Amanda Nicole Phillips Cooper. Noah was affectionally known as his parent's "little man" and his dad's "little buddy".

He is survived by his parents of the...

Dec 2, 2006

Patricia Carpenter Randall, of Forest City, age 68, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2006, following a brief illness. Patricia was born April 18, 1938 in Henrietta, North Carolina to the late Paul Carpenter and Dora Hames Carpenter. She was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. She married Bobby Randall on November 23, 1961 in Gaffney, SC. She had worked...

Nov 24, 2006

Mr. John Young Cantrell, age 87 of 170 Franklin Drive, Forest City, NC died Friday, November 24, 2006 at the Rutherford Hospital. He was born July 3, 1919 in Rutherford County and was the oldest child of Frank Young Cantrell and Eula McMahan Cantrell. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Jack Cantrell...

Nov 17, 2006

E. Coleen Mauney, age 80, of Poors Ford Road, Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, November 17, 2006, at her home. She was born September 18, 1926 in Cleveland County, North Carolina to the late Crawford Durham Wall and Rebecca Daisey Ledbetter Wall. She had been a long-time resident of Rutherford County. She was an accomplished seamstress, and was a long-time...

Nov 9, 2006

Mr. Mike Houston Davis, age 88, of 404 Hollis Road, Ellenboro, NC passed away Thursday, November 9, 2006 at the Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Mr. Davis was born in Townsend, Tennessee on March 7, 1918 to the late James Shannon Davis and Louisa Dunn Davis. Mr. Davis was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force having served...

Nov 2, 2006

Mrs. Sylvia Ann Arrowood Moore, age 66, of S. Pea Ridge Road, Henrietta, NC passed away Thursday, November 2, 2006 at the Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby, NC.

Sylvia was born in Rutherford County on July 17, 1940 to the late James and Eunice Moore Arrowood. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in...

Nov 2, 2006

Mr. Jerry Robert Sisk, age 48, of Henrietta Street Extension Caroleen, NC passed away Thursday, November 02, 2006 at his home after an extended illness. . Jerry was the son of the late Boyd Robert Sisk and Evelyn Horne Sisk. He was born in Rutherford County, November 3, 1957.

Jerry is survived by his longtime companion, Karen...

Nov 2, 2006

Mrs. Betty Lucell Smith Aldridge, age 76 of 209 Walker Drive, Forest City, NC passed away Thursday, November 2, 2006 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. She was born January 22, 1930 in Rutherford County to the late George Washington Smith and Linda Cochran Smith. In addition to her parents Betty was preceded in death by 2...

Nov 1, 2006

Mr. Bobby Eugene Lovelace, age 74, of Pea Ridge Road, Bostic, NC passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at the Rutherford Hospital. Bobby was born in Rutherford County June 24, 1932 to the late Surness Eugene Lovelace and Mae Long Lovelace. He was a retired maintenance employee from Broyhill having worked there for 32 ½ years.

Bobby...

Oct 31, 2006

Bernice Virginia Hewitt, age 87, of Forest City passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. Bernice was born May 12, 1919 in Forest City to the late Ed Chapman and Adeline Johnson Chapman. She was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County and longtime member of Henrietta First Baptist Church. She was preceded in...

Oct 29, 2006

Myrtle Luckadoo Henderson, age 88, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2006, at her residence following an extended illness. Myrtle was born November 5, 1917 in Rutherford County to the late Scott Luckadoo and Ida Sanders Luckadoo. She was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County having primarily worked in the textile mills.

She is survived by four sons,...