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Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

Jan 15, 2019

Gene Morgan, age 82, of Forest City, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Gene was born August 22, 1936 in Ware County, Georgia to the late Robert H. Morgan and Josephine Fitchett Morgan. He worked thirty-two years as a crane operator for Duke Power and was of the Baptist faith. Gene enjoyed gardening and...

John Waters

John Waters

Jan 15, 2019

John W. Waters, age 69, of Ellenboro, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. John was born July 13, 1949 in Rutherford County and was the son of the late Lewis Monroe Waters and Annie Mae Sisk Waters. He worked for the town of Forest City in the maintenance department for thirty years and was...

Rose Matheny

Rose Matheny

Jan 14, 2019

Rose Matheny, age 47, of Bostic, NC, died Monday, January 14, 2019 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Rose was born on February 24, 1971 in Cleveland County, and was a daughter to the late Bobby Putnam and Sieglinde L. Putnam. She was a graduate of Crest High School, class of 1989 and worked ten years for Cone Mills-Cliffside. She most...

Lois Street

Lois Street

Jan 11, 2019

Lois Faulkner Street, age 85, of Gantts Grove Church Road, Mooresboro, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 at Hospice of Carolina Foothills. Lois was born in Cleveland County on October 29, 1933 and was a daughter of the late Ellis Newton, Sr. and Ellen M. Lovette Newton. She worked at the Ester Mill in Shelby and then for Fasco...

Junior Humphries

Junior Humphries

Jan 10, 2019

Junior Humphries, age 80, of Cliffside, NC, died Thursday, January 10, 2019 at his residence. Junior was born December 19, 1938 in Iredell County, NC to the late Archie Humphries, Sr. and Mary Helen Beason Humphries. He worked as for PPG for thirty-four years before retirement. Junior was an avid golfer, enjoyed fishing and taking family trips to the...

Marvin Silver

Marvin Silver

Jan 8, 2019

Marvin "DeWitt" Silver, Sr., age 74, of Forest City, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. "DeWitt" was born September 20, 1944 in Rutherford County and was the son of the late George Carl Silver and Lillian Irene Lancaster Silver. He was a member of Goodes Creek Baptist Church. DeWitt was a "wonderful husband, dad and...

Lillian Waters

Lillian Waters

Jan 8, 2019

Lillian "Irene" Waters, age 82, of Forest City, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Irene was born January 10, 1936 in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late Faye Tesseneer and Addie Alberta Horn Tesseneer. She was a member of Gray's Creek Baptist Church. Irene was a homemaker who loved taking care of...

Perry Wilson

Perry Wilson

Jan 7, 2019

Perry Wayne Wilson, age 72, of Old Wagy Road, Forest City, NC, died Monday, January 7, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Perry was born February 11, 1946 in Rutherford County to the late Charles Thomas Wilson and Vera Priscella Tate Wilson. He worked for Fieldcrest Mill for twenty years and Snyder's Mill for fifteen years. Perry enjoyed...

Lee Green

Lee Green

Dec 27, 2018

Lee Roy Green, age 89, of Ellenboro, NC, died Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Atrium Healthcare-Cleveland. Born October 29, 1929 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late John Green and Lillie Bell Davis Wilson. Lee Roy worked for Stonecutter Mill for many years and was of the Baptist faith. He was an avid fisherman. In addition...

Laverne Laws

Laverne Laws

Dec 26, 2018

Laverne Padgett Laws, age 94, of Spindale, NC, died Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Laverne was born July 19, 1924 in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late Willie Paul Padgett and Maudie Butler Padgett Ruppe. She worked in textiles for several years and was a homemaker. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting and playing...

Reyna Vidal

Reyna Vidal

Dec 25, 2018

Reyna Ramos Vidal, age 33, of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at her residence. Reyna was born on January 6, 1985 in Tejupilco, Mexico and is the daughter of Prudencio Vidal and Elvira Ramos Vidal. She was a homemaker who loved taking care of her family. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Raul and...

Amanda Bradley

Amanda Bradley

Dec 19, 2018

Amanda "Jane" Morrow Bradley, age 77, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Jane was born March 9, 1941 in Cleveland County, NC and was a daughter of the late Grady Bridges and Sue Davis Bridges. She was a registered nurse and worked for Hillcrest Nursing Home and Rest Well Nursing Home...

Ronald Moore

Ronald Moore

Dec 16, 2018

Ronald "Pud" Moore, age 78, of Mooresboro, NC, died Sunday, December 16, 2018 at his residence. Ronald was born April 16, 1940 in Rutherford County and was a son of the late David Moore and Cora Hensley Moore. He worked in textiles for over fifty years and was a past member of Grace Baptist Church, formerly Mt. Zion Missionary...

Cheryl Burnham

Cheryl Burnham

Dec 16, 2018

Cheryl Evans Burnham, age 60, of Forest City, NC, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at her residence. Cheryl was born February 16, 1958 in Rutherford County, NC and was a daughter of the late Charles Evans and Dorothy Bradley Evans. She worked for Cone Mills for almost twenty years and as a manager of One Stop. She most...

J. Wishon

J. Wishon

Dec 13, 2018

J.C. Wishon, age 80, of Frazier Drive, Forest City, NC, died Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. J.C. was born July 4, 1938 in Rutherford County and was a son of the late Caleb Wishon and Novella Waters Wishon. He worked for Mastercraft most of his life and was a past member of Sandy Level Baptist...

Dolly Brown

Dolly Brown

Dec 8, 2018

Dolly Jane Brown, age 85, of Forest City, died Saturday, December 8, 2018 at her residence. Dolly was born July 1, 1933 in McDowell County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Dock Odie Lowery and Marian Styles Lowery. She was a graduate of North Cove High School. Dolly worked for McDowell Public Schools in the cafeteria for...

Harold Moore

Harold Moore

Dec 5, 2018

Harold "Dinky" Moore, age 81, of Mooresboro, NC, died Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Dinky was born December 1, 1937 in Rutherford County, NC and was the son of the late David Erwin Moore and Cora Hensley Moore. He worked for Cone Mills-Cliffside Plant for most of his life and was of the Baptist Faith. Dinky was an outdoorsman who...

Denise Clontz

Denise Clontz

Dec 3, 2018

Denise "DeeDee" Clontz, age 51, of Forest City, NC, died Monday, December 3, 2018 at her residence. Denise was born October 31, 1967 in Hagerstown, Maryland and is the daughter of Frank Sisler who resides in Holden Beach, NC and the late Sarah Fellows Sisler. Denise worked as a waitress and as a manager for McDonalds for several years....

Troy Moore

Troy Moore

Dec 3, 2018

Troy Mark Moore, age 90, of Forest City, NC, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. He was born September 7, 1928 in Caroleen, NC and was the son of the late James Edgar "Ed" Moore and Lela Bird Moore. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Birdie...

Bill Suttle

Bill Suttle

Dec 1, 2018

Bill Suttle, age 72, of Rutherfordton, NC, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at his residence. Bill was born July 17, 1946 in Rutherford County to the late William Crawford Suttle, Sr. and Martha Wallace Suttle. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy and was...

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