James Williams
Jun 5, 2018
James Thomas Williams, age 80, of Old Wagy Road, Forest City, died Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born May 31, 1938 in Patrick County, Virginia, he was a son of the late McCoy Williams and Louva Fain Williams. James was an avid NASCAR and racing fan and worked for Doug Herbert Racing in Cherryville for...
Betty Godfrey
Jun 1, 2018
Betty Honeycutt Godfrey, age 80, of Firpo Drive, Forest City, died Friday, June 1, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born December 14, 1937 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Albert Honeycutt and Bertha Gosnell Honeycutt. She worked in textiles for many years before her retirement and attended Calvary Baptist Church in Cliffside....
Shirley Ledford
May 31, 2018
Shirley F. Ledford, age 78, of Hames Ridge Road, Mooresboro, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born April 2, 1940 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late C.H. Davis and Ila Smith Davis. She worked for Stonecutter mill for several years and was a homemaker and caretaker for the family....
Mary Harrison
May 31, 2018
Mary Edna Harrison, age 84, of Crawley Drive, Forest City, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born March 27, 1934 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Abraham Daves and Moddie Ramsey Daves. She was a graduate of Cliffside High School, class of 1952 and a dedicated homemaker and caregiver. Mary...
Thomas Bessette
May 30, 2018
Thomas Bessette, age 85, of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born June 26, 1932 in Chateaugay, New York, he was the son of Nelson Bessette and Jane Roland Bessette. He was a graduate of Chateaugay High School, class of 1949 and served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. He...
Patricia Harrill
May 30, 2018
Patricia Hopper Harrill, age 81, of Rosey Lane, Rutherfordton, went home to be the Lord on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Fair Haven of Forest City. Born October 16, 1936 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late James Kate Hopper and Bessie May Bell Gorden Hopper. She worked for Cone Mills-Cliffside Plant and Aeroquip Industries for...
Angel Davis
May 29, 2018
Angel Leann Davis, age 25, of Forest City, died Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born September 9, 1992 in Burke County, she is the daughter of Lisa Wilson who resides in Burke County and the late Timothy Carpenter. Her world circled around her children. Angel was a fun loving and happy person who enjoyed...
Pat Seay
May 27, 2018
Pat Seay, age 70, of Forest City, died Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born February 12, 1948 in Mecklenburg County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Darius Fry and Myrtle Naomi Cotton Fry. She worked for Cone Mills for several years and attended Riverside Baptist Church. In her younger years, she enjoyed...
Inez Dale
May 27, 2018
Inez Bradley Dale, age 93, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018 at her residence. Born October 16, 1924 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Bradley, Sr. and Gertrude Frady Bradley. Inez worked for Stonecutter Mill for over thirty years before retirement and was a life time member of Florence Baptist Church....
Carol Padgett
May 21, 2018
Carol Jane Clark Padgett, age 75, of Rutherfordton, passed away, Monday, May 21, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born April 6, 1943 in Greenville County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Cecil Clark and Ethel Lena West Clark. Carol was a member of Spindale Church of the Brethren. In addition to her parents, she...
Joann Hodge
May 19, 2018
Joann Bright Hodge, age 80, of Ellenboro, passed away, Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 15, 1937 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Charles Avery Bright and Donia Guffey Bright. Joann was a member of High Shoals Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Maxine Greene
May 14, 2018
Maxine Greene, age 79, of Forest City, passed away Monday, May 14, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born April 22, 1939 in Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late Hollis Smith and Penola Blackwell Smith. Maxine was a graduate of Harris High School, class of 1956 and worked in the floral department of the Kroger...
Melinda Lambert
May 12, 2018
Melinda Couch Lambert, age 52, of Forest City, died Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born November 16, 1965 in Cleveland County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Bobby Gene Couch and Mary Edith Piercy Couch. She graduated from the North Carolina School for the Deaf (NCSD), class of 1985. Melinda worked as...
Arthur Rhodes
May 11, 2018
Arthur Rhodes, Sr., age 71, of Forest City, died Friday, May 11, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born July 27, 1946 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Dewy James Rhodes and Lallage McEntire Rhodes. He worked for Reeves Brothers/Trelleborg Inc. for many years and for J.C. Cowan Industries. He was a member of Danieltown...
Dannie Mcdaniel
May 10, 2018
Dannie E. McDaniel, age 66, of Shelby, passed away, Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Carolinas Healthcare System-Cleveland. Born July 21, 1951 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Robert Lee McDaniel and Ruby Ervin McDaniel. Dannie worked for Cone Mills for most of his life. He was an avid fisherman and also enjoyed bowling. In addition...
Melvin Green
May 6, 2018
Melvin "Buck" Green, age 54, of Forest City, died Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born September 18, 1963 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Paul Memory Green and Carolyn Louiza Hawkins Green. He worked for Dan River Textiles for several years and was of the Christian faith. He enjoyed fishing...
Ruth Bradley
May 3, 2018
Ruth Vickers Bradley, age 87, of Mooresboro, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born December 6, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Vickers and Eva Champion Vickers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, C.B. Vickers; and four sisters, an infant sister, Alice Vickers,...
Miranda Watson
Apr 28, 2018
Miranda L. Watson, age 30, of Rutherfordton, "God's Precious Angel who was temporarily entrusted to us," was called to her heavenly home on Saturday, April 28, 2018. Born February 9, 1988 in Rutherford County, she is the daughter of Calvin Watson, Jr. and Polly Byars Watson. Miranda attended Chase High School and was a member of Kistler's Chapel United...
Bettye Gosey
Apr 28, 2018
Bettye Fay Cox Gosey, age 69, of Forest City, died Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 18, 1948 in Shelby County, Tennessee, she was a daughter to the late John W. Cox and Elizabeth Watts Cox. She was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 1968 and worked for various local companies....
Sieglinde Putnam
Apr 27, 2018
Sieglinde Anna Putnam, age 77, of Mooresboro, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was born May 10, 1940 in Munich Germany. Left to cherish her memory are her two daughters, Rose Matheny and husband Bob, Sandra Putnam; and one grandson, Trent Matheny. A graveside service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday,...
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