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Nancy Owens

Nancy Owens

Oct 23, 2018

Nancy D. Owens, age 69, of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Nancy was born March 12, 1949 in Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late Bill Owens and Johnnie Tate Owens. She was a graduate of Chase High School and of Appalachian State University. Nancy worked as a mail...

Williiam Buchynski

Williiam Buchynski

Oct 23, 2018

Bill Buchynski, age 67, of Forest City, died Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at his residence. Bill was born July 21, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York and was the son of the late Bolleswa Buchynski and Patricia Cox Buchynski. He was a college professor for most of his life and most recently taught at Isothermal Community College. Bill travelled extensively...

Mary Ezzell

Mary Ezzell

Oct 23, 2018

Mary Couch Ezzell, age 78, of Kings Mountain, NC, died Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Peak Resources in Shelby. Mary was born March 3, 1940 in Greenville, SC and was the daughter of the late Claude Cecil Couch and Thelma Fowler Couch. She worked for Mauney Hoisery in Kings Mountain for many years before retirement. She loved cooking and...

Brad Mcbrayer

Brad Mcbrayer

Oct 23, 2018

Brad McBrayer, age 44, of Mooresboro, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Brad was born January 19, 1974 in Wake County, NC to Don McBrayer and Sandy Greene McBrayer of Mooresboro. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1992 and attended Isothermal...

Angela Scoggins

Angela Scoggins

Oct 21, 2018

Angela S. Scoggins, age 65, of Cliffside, NC, died Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was born on October 25, 1952 in Rutherford County to the late Howard Edward Splawn and Mary Ellen Fortenberry Splawn. Angie was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1971 and graduated from Spartanburg Technical College. She was a...

Angela Herring

Angela Herring

Oct 18, 2018

Angela Herring, age 39, of Bostic, NC, died Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Angela was born July 12, 1979 in Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late Walter Lee Ledford and Diane Waters Pruett. She was a homemaker and a member of Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church. Angela's happiest times were spent with her...

Brenda Worley

Brenda Worley

Oct 10, 2018

Brenda Worley, age 66, of Mooresboro, NC, died Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at the Carolinas HealthCare System-Cleveland. Brenda was born February 4, 1952 in Rutherford County to the late James L. Johnson and Nancy Stringer Johnson. She worked for Cone Mills for over thirty years and was a longtime and faithful member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. Brenda loved taking...

William Easler

William Easler

Oct 5, 2018

William "Roland" Easler, age 76, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2018 at Carolinas Medical Center-Cleveland. Roland was born April 26, 1942 in Cherokee County, SC, to the late Wallace Monroe Easler and Dolly Gibson Easler. He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He worked as a plumber for most...

Jacqulene Price

Jacqulene Price

Sep 25, 2018

Jacqulene Crawley Price, age 85, of Kelly Road, Forest City, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Oak Grove Nursing and Rehab Center. Jacqulene was born March 31, 1933 in Rutherford County to the late Grady Sylvester Crawley and Celia Ledbetter Crawley. She worked for Burlington Industries for several years and as a sales clerk for Graham Cash...

Etta Bryant

Etta Bryant

Sep 24, 2018

Etta Frances Bryant, age 90, of Carolina Beach, NC formerly of Forest City, passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Frances was born January 26, 1928 in Rutherford County to the late John Irvin Scruggs and Etta Belle Carver Scruggs. She worked for Spindale Mill for twenty-four years and retired from Reeves Brothers Mill in...

Patsy Cook

Patsy Cook

Sep 22, 2018

Patsy Carswell Cook, age 80, of Mooresville, NC, died Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Patsy was born October 24, 1937 in Rutherford County to the late Daisy Bivens Martin and Roscoe Carswell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Tonya Blanton; one grandson, Eddie Clint Jennings; a daughter-in-law,...

Jimmy Spurlock

Jimmy Spurlock

Sep 22, 2018

Jimmy "J.R." Ray Spurlock, Sr., age 72, of Old Henrietta Road, Forest City, died Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. J.R. was born August 2, 1946 in Logan, West Virginia to the late Oscar Spurlock and Bessie Holstein Spurlock. He worked in construction for many years and owned and operated J & J White...

Joseph Vickers

Joseph Vickers

Sep 20, 2018

Joseph William Vickers, Sr., age 89, of Henrietta, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Fair Haven of Forest City. Joseph was born December 20, 1928 in Rutherford County to the late Charlie Baxter Vickers and Eva Champion Vickers. He worked for Burlington Industries and in textiles for over sixty years and loved his family dearly. He enjoyed watching...

Earl Wyss

Earl Wyss

Sep 19, 2018

Earl J. Wyss, age 76, of Mill Spring, NC, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at his residence. Earl was born March 8, 1942 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to the late Urs Joe Wyss and Virginia Eileen White Wyss. Earl was a graduate of Piggott High School, class of 1961. While serving his country in the U.S. Air Force, he...

Daisy Yelton

Daisy Yelton

Sep 14, 2018

Daisy Lee Walker Yelton, age 81, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Friday, September 14, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born December 9, 1936 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Walker and Colleen Terry. Daisy worked as a CNA for years before retirement. She was an avid quilter and love to read and crochet....

Ida Cobb

Ida Cobb

Sep 14, 2018

Ida Virginia Watkins Cobb, of Cliffside, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 14, 2018 at Oakland Living Center in the arms of her daughter. She was the daughter of Clarence and Bonnie Dotson Watkins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Cobb, her son, Gary Cobb, and daughter, Sheila Butt. She is survived by her loving daughter...

Margaret Yelton

Margaret Yelton

Sep 12, 2018

Margaret Yelton, age 94, of Belmont, NC, formerly of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Landrum, SC. Born March 31, 1924 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Buster McSwain and Mamie Moore McSwain. She was a graduate of Tri-High School and worked for Burlington...

Myra Kelly

Myra Kelly

Sep 9, 2018

Myra Jane Kelly, age 52, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 at her residence. Born December 25, 1965 in Rutherford County, she is the daughter of Karl and Martha Kelly of Caroleen and Maxine and Paul McKinney of Forest City. She was full of life and enjoyed reading, playing card games and adored her grandchildren. Her...

James Goforth

James Goforth

Sep 9, 2018

James "Jimmy" Goforth, age 72, of Forest City, NC, died Sunday, September 10, 2018 at his residence. Born August 2, 1946 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Mal Briscoe Goforth and Rosa Lee Barnes Goforth. He was a graduate of Chase High School and Cleveland Technical College. Jimmy was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

Randy Henson

Randy Henson

Sep 8, 2018

Randy Lee Henson, age 60, of Rutherfordton, died Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born June 6, 1958 in Rutherford County, he was a son to the late Luther Phillips Henson and Jessie Rice Henson. He worked for John H. Montgomery Mill in Chesnee for many years and was an avid NASCAR and drag racing...

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