Obituaries

Sep 18, 2021

Georgia L. Willis Robbins, age 84, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby.  Georgia was born Tuesday, February 23, 1937 in Rutherford County to the late Vonzie Arvie Willis and Minervia Lucinda Turner Willis.  She worked for Fast Food Industries for many years and Arby’s for eighteen years before retirement. Georgia enjoyed...

Sep 17, 2021

Aileen Dobbins Cooper, age 96, of Forest City, passed away Friday, September 17, 2021 at her residence.  Aileen was born Saturday, May 16, 1925 in Rutherford County to the late Zach Hoyle Dobbins and Ollie Davis Dobbins. She was a homemaker and worked in home healthcare for many years. Aileen always had a heart for others and invested her...

Sep 16, 2021

Sabrina Marie Waters, age 27, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021 due to an automobile accident.   Sabrina was born Wednesday, February 23, 1994 in Rutherford County to Jimmy Ray Spurlock, Jr. and Melinda Walker both of Forest City.  She was a homemaker and enjoyed various outdoor activities. She especially loved taking care of her children and...

Sep 14, 2021

Zacariah “Mark” Moore, age 60, of Rock Hill, SC, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021 of COVID complications surrounded by loving family members. He was born April 2, 1961 in Rutherford County Hospital and was the son of the late Grady Lee (Jay) and Margie Baynard Moore.

Mark attended Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, SC and...

Sep 14, 2021

John Littlejohn III, age 44, of Ellenboro, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby.  John was born Thursday, December 23, 1976 in Rutherford County to Brenda G. Guffey who resides in Ellenboro and the late John Luther Littlejohn, Sr. He worked for the Rogers Group Incorporated as an asphalt technician in road construction and was...

Sep 13, 2021

Bonnie Keller Beheler, age 77, of Forest City, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.  Bonnie was born Saturday, November 27, 1943 in Rutherford County to the late Jack Keller and Pearl Collins Keller. She was a graduate of R-S Central High School, class of 1963. She worked for Fiber Industries in Cleveland County for...

Sep 13, 2021

Patricia Gail Poffenberger, age 60, of Forest City, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 at Henderson Care.  Patricia was born Saturday, June 3, 1961 in Loudon County, Tennessee to the late Larry Dale Glandon and Arlene Key Glandon. She worked for many years as a shift leader for Hardees and enjoyed outdoor activities. Patricia was a member of Crestview...

Sep 13, 2021

David Ray Cummins, Sr., age 84 years 10 months and 6 days, of Greenville, SC, died at 2:10am Monday morning, September 13, 2021. He was born Saturday, November 7, 1936 at the “Old Homeplace” west of Rose Hill, Illinois, the eldest child of Euwell & Virginia (Utley) Cummins. David was saved at a young age while attending the last...

Sep 13, 2021

Sandy Evans, age 63, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Sandy was born Thursday, November 21, 1957 in Herndon, Wyoming County, West Virginia to the late Chesley Monk and Violet Whitt Monk.  Sandy worked for Dollar General, she was a very strong independent lady. She loved watching game shows, Parry...

Sep 10, 2021

Wil Park, age 46, of Rutherford County, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021 in South Carolina.

Wil was born Thursday, August 28, 1975 in Shelby, NC to the late John Park and Brenda Lyons. He worked as a printer for Plastic Packaging Inc. for several years. Wil’s greatest joy was spending time with his family and playing...

Sep 8, 2021

Ronnie Hopper, age 68, of Harris, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Columbus.  Ronnie was born Saturday, February 20, 1953 in Rutherford County to the late Britt Hopper and Zula Rollins Hopper. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1971. Ronnie worked as a diesel mechanic for Overnite Transportation/UPS for thirty...

Sep 7, 2021

Carolyn McCraw Arrowood, age 79, of Cliffside, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.  Carolyn was born Thursday, August 20, 1942 in Rutherford County to the late Thomas Pate McCraw and Ethel Short McCraw. She was a loving homemaker and caretaker and an active church member of Harris First Baptist Church. Carolyn...

Sep 7, 2021

Lina Pruett, age 90, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Henderson Care in Forest City.  Lina was born Saturday, February 21, 1931 in Murnau, Germany to the late Virgil Engelmeier and Maria Reiter Engelmeier.  She worked as a seamstress for Buster Brown Industries for many years and was a dedicated homemaker. Lina was a member of...

Sep 7, 2021

John Jones, age 62, of Forest City passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.  John was born Saturday, October 11, 1958 in Fort Meyers, Florida. In his early years, he did sawmill work and then later he worked for Cone Mill and Broyhill Industries. John enjoyed reading his Bible and spending time with his family....

Sep 6, 2021

Keith Jones, age 55, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.  Keith was born Saturday, April 16, 1966 in Rutherford County to Druary and Francis Jones who reside in Ellenboro. He was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 1984. Keith faithfully served as the Assistant Fire Chief for the SDO...

Sep 3, 2021

Terry Bostic, age 64, of Forest City, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021 at his residence.   Terry was born Thursday, February 21, 1957 in Rutherford County to the late Betty Joann Guffey Bostic. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1975 and had earned Associates Degrees from Isothermal Community College and Gardner-Webb University. He worked for...

Sep 2, 2021

Christine Smith Luckadoo, age 49, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.  Christine was born Sunday, April 16, 1972 in Rutherford County. She was a member of the Church of the Exceptional and loved music. When younger, she enjoyed playing softball and playing cards. Christine also enjoyed eating, “Swiss Rolls” and always...

Sep 2, 2021

Dale Beam, age 67, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 at his residence. Dale was born Thursday, December 17, 1953 in Newport News, Virginia to Kathryn Norman Beam who resides in Forest City and the late Charles Beam. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1972. Dale worked as an electrician for various...

Sep 2, 2021

On September 2, 2021, Carey Carlton Appling, 87, of Forest City, passed away surrounded by his loving family at Spartanburg Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Carey was born August 11, 1934 in Orange Grove, Texas.  After graduation from high school, he joined the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne serving in the Korean War as a trained paratrooper.

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Sep 2, 2021

Camille “Richard” Francois, age 56, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.  Richard was born Tuesday, October 6, 1964 in North Bergen, New Jersey to the late Camille Richard Francois, Sr. and Pamela Ann Bright Francois. He was a graduate of R-S Central High School, class of 1983. Richard worked as a custodian for the...