Obituaries

Feb 18, 2019

Rocky Lane Bailey, age 66, of South Church Street, Forest City, died Monday, February 18, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Rocky was born August 21, 1952 in Spartanburg County and was the son of the late Eber Alexander Bailey and Ellarie Mills Bailey. He worked for Harrill & Harrill Decoration Manufacturing and A & E Plastics for...

Feb 16, 2019

Lynda Faye Huskey, age 71, of Forest City, NC, died Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Lynda was born September 7, 1947 in Rutherford County to the late Howard William Hawkins and Lolamae Pitchford Hawkins. She worked as a waitress for various local restaurants and was a manager at Pizza Hut for several years. Lynda had...

Feb 13, 2019

Eddie Dean Tipton, age 58, of Brookmont Avenue, Forest City, NC, died Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Eddie was born April 20, 1960 in Rutherford County to Reba Lail Poteat who resides in Forest City and the late Charles Tipton. He has always worked in Plastic Manufacturing, having worked for United Southern for twenty years,...

Feb 11, 2019

Julian Mitchell Stanley, of Bostic, NC went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, February 11, 2019 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby. He was the infant son of loving parents, Jasmine Fiona Blanton and Austin Michael Stanley. Julian will be forever remembered and loved by his family. He was preceded in death by paternal great-grandfather, Mitchell "Mickey"...

Feb 6, 2019

Doyle S. Brown, age 77, of Rutherfordton, NC, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Doyle was born November 7, 1941 in Rutherford County to the late Joe Elder Brown and Mary Lily Arrowood Brown. He worked for Gilkey Lumber for several years and Broyhill Industries for...

Feb 6, 2019

Hattie Gettys Terry, age 81, of Ellenboro, NC, died Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby. Hattie was born February 28, 1937 in Rutherford County to the late Zack Gettys and Berdie Smith Gettys. She was the oldest living member of Piney Mountain Baptist Church. Hattie was the epitome of a homemaker. She cared for her family...

Feb 5, 2019

Danny Radford, age 64, of Sunset Beach, NC, died Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at his residence. Danny was born July 13, 1954 in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Lester Radford and Frances Harris Radford. He worked for Cone Mills-Haynes Plant for many years. Danny's life was centered around his family and making sure that they were taken care...

Feb 5, 2019

Bobby Dean Lowery, age 85, of Union Mills, NC, died Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Bobby was born May 5, 1933 in Rutherford County to the late Clyde Lowery and Flossie Henson Lowery. He worked in aircraft sales and was also a private jet pilot for many years. He owned and built a shrimp...

Jan 29, 2019

Louise Ballard Burleson, age 91, of Chase High Road, Forest City, died Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Louise was born May 2, 1927 in Rutherford County to the late Henry Ballard and Nettie Martin Ballard. She worked in textiles, for PPG industries and Genpak industries for many years. Louise was a member of Harriett...

Jan 25, 2019

Steve Hedden, age 74, of Forest City, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 25, 2019 at his residence. Steve was born April 30, 1944 in Buncombe County, NC to the late Ray Hedden and Irene O'Riley. Steve served honorably in the U.S. Army. He later worked in management for Fiber Industries for twenty...

Jan 24, 2019

Roy Lee Ramsey, age 78, of Forest City, NC, died Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Roy was born June 6, 1940 in Rutherford County to the late Thomas Lee Ramsey and Idella Wood Ramsey. He worked for PPG Industries for thirty-eight years before retirement and attended Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church. In addition to his...

Jan 24, 2019

Charlotte Hensley Laws Owens, age 89, of Caroleen, died Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Charlotte was born August 4, 1929 in Rutherford County to the late Joe Hensley and Reba Noblitt Hensley. She was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1947. Charlotte worked for Burlington Industries for forty years before retirement. She was...

Jan 21, 2019

Betty Doris Rash, age 83, of Forest City, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Betty was born December 16, 1935 in Rutherford County to the late Roscoe Burgess and Laura Jane Radford Burgess. She worked at Mastercraft Mill for many years and was a member of the First Wesleyan Church in Forest City....

Jan 20, 2019

Marvin Thomas "Tom" Cole, age 90, of Rutherfordton, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019 surrounded by his family.

Tom was born September 8, 1928 in Dallas, Texas to the late Marvin Kenneth Cole and Dorothy Pilkey Cole. He retired from Day Engineering in Charlotte, North Carolina, after many years of service. He also worked as an electrical...

Jan 19, 2019

Nellie Hicks, age 96, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, formerly of Bostic, NC, died Saturday, January 19, 2019 in Albuquerque. Nellie was born November 28, 1922 in Rutherford County, NC, to the late Lee Hunt and Finer McCurry Hunt. She was a homemaker who loved baking, cooking and tending to her family. Nellie's life was the epitome of a Godly...

Jan 17, 2019

Michael "Mickey" Glover, age 65, of W.E. Padgett Road, Bostic, died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Michael was born September 11, 1953 in Cleveland County, NC and was the son of the late Oliver Glover and Mattie Lee Walker Glover. He was a truck driver for most of his life and was of the...

Jan 16, 2019

Robert Scott Lawson, age 56, of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Robert was born November 23, 1962 in Tampa, Florida and is the son of Robert Melvin Lawson and Betty McCurry who resides in Forest City. He was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 1980 and worked in maintenance...

Jan 16, 2019

Bill Garrity, age 92, of Lowell, NC, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Bill was born February 24, 1926 in Hillside, New Jersey, he was a so of the late William Garrity, Sr. and Bertha Oelschlaege. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the U.S. Navy on a Destroyer Transport. Bill owned...

Jan 15, 2019

Michael McDaniel, age 69, of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at his residence. Michael was born November 14, 1949 in Warren County, Virginia and was a son of the late Owen McDaniel and Thelma June Bohon McDaniel. He was a graduate of Warren County High School, class of 1968. Michael served in the U.S. Air Force...

Jan 15, 2019

Grace Marie Walker, age 81, of Smith Street, Forest City, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Oak Grove Health Care. Grace was born August 25, 1937 in Rutherford County, NC, and was the daughter of the late J.F. Walker and Annie Mae Waters Walker. She was a graduate of Tri-High School and worked in textiles as an office administrator....