Teresa Wells
Apr 25, 2018
Teresa Wells, age 56, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 12, 1961 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Lou Wells and Carolyn Frady Wells Walker. She was a graduate of Broome High School, class of 1979. Teresa was a faithful member of Harriett Memorial Free...
Peter Smith
Apr 22, 2018
Peter "Pete" D. Smith, age 77, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018 at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 17, 1940 in Manchester, England, he was the son of Charles Smith and Gladys Gamble Smith. Pete was an International Dog Show Judge and a UK Chartered Accountant. He was a highly respected Kennel Club hound judge in England...
Martha Mulkey
Apr 22, 2018
Martha "Marti" Hurt Mulkey, age 63, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018 while being surrounded by her loving family. Born April 5, 1955 in Columbus, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Gladden Lewis Hurt and Alice Elizabeth Kemp Hurt. She was a graduate of Hardaway High School, class of 1973 and Converse College, class...
Edith Poteat
Apr 19, 2018
Edith "Ilona" Poteat, age 91, of Rutherfordton, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018 at her residence. Born February 2, 1927 in Essen, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Ullrich Reichel and Marie Scharf Reichel. Ilona met the love of her life, U.S. Army Major Otis Yates Poteat in Germany during the post war construction era and was...
Vivian Hales
Apr 18, 2018
Vivian Margureite Hales, age 91, of Diamond Drive, Ellenboro, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the Carolinas Health System-Cleveland in Shelby. Born January 20, 1927 in New Haven, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Chirnitch and Loretta Hogan Chirnitch. When she was younger, she worked as a bookkeeper in auto sales. She was an avid...
Diane Henson
Apr 16, 2018
Diane Henson, age 66, of Mooresboro, died Monday, April 16, 2018 at the Duke University Hospital. Born February 28, 1952 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Moore and Nellie Scruggs Moore. She was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1969 and worked for Cone Mills-Cliffside Plant for over twenty years. Diane was...
Frances Rhodes
Apr 14, 2018
Frances "Tootsie" Rhodes, age 82, of Henrietta, died Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Fair Haven of Forest City. Born December 11, 1935 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late James Avery Ramsey, Sr. and Nannie Hogan Ramsey. She was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1952 and worked as an LPN for the Swannanoa TB...
Billy Layton
Apr 13, 2018
Billy Layton, age 43, of Bostic, died Friday, April 13, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born May 31, 1974 in Rutherford County, he is the son of Jimmy and Janice Layton of Bostic. Billy enjoyed flying drones and electric planes, the outdoors, fishing, and listening to music. He was a past member Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church of Golden...
Bill Jolley
Apr 9, 2018
Billy David Jolley, age 91, of Cliffside, died Monday, April 9, 2018 at Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born March 7, 1927 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Meredith T. Jolley and Betty Guffey Jolley. He was a member of Cliffside Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, Sunday school superintendent and member of...
Michael Splawn
Apr 9, 2018
Michael Dale Splawn, age 49, of Forest City, died Monday, April 9, 2018. Born January 26, 1969 in Cleveland County, he is the son of Margaret Sisk Splawn Lovelace of Forest City and the late Lemuel C. Splawn. He worked in construction for many years and was a past member Hicks Grove Baptist Church. Michael was a loving person...
Ruth Hutchins
Apr 6, 2018
Ruth Gaynell Stepp Hutchins, age 81, of Rutherfordton, peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 6, 2018, surrounded by her family at residence. Born February 18, 1937 in Transylvania County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Homer Moore and Hazel Lena Ward Stepp. She was a member of Victory Baptist...
John Holland
Apr 5, 2018
John Roger Holland, age 71, of Ellenboro, died Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born March 30, 1947 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late John Grover Holland and Roxanne Eve Lovelace Holland. He retired from Cone Mills after 40 years of service and loved NASCAR, #48. In addition to his parents,...
Janelle Gibson
Apr 5, 2018
Janelle Gibson, age 70, of Cloverleaf Drive, Mooresboro, peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 05, 2018 surrounded by her family at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills. Born April 6, 1947 in Clay County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Carl Gibson and Ruth Hyde Gibson. She worked in...
Patricia Martin
Apr 4, 2018
Patricia Anne Galloway Martin, age 75, of Forest City, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 11, 1942 in Cleveland County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Harry Rochester Galloway and Virgil Anthony Galloway. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Dwight Galloway and...
Josh Barnes
Apr 3, 2018
Josh Barnes, age 27, of Forest City, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at his residence. Josh was born on February 2, 1991 in Rutherford County and worked several years for Bud's Junkyard and also as a small engine mechanic. Josh enjoyed fishing and was a past member of Wilson Baptist Church and a current member of Liberty Baptist Church....
Jean Melton
Apr 2, 2018
Jean Maxey Melton, age 87, of Forest City, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at her residence. Born December 14, 1930 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Stacy Edwin Maxey and Grace Robbins Maxey. She was a graduate of Cools Springs High School, class of 1949 and was the co-owner and operator of Melton's Nissan of...
James Bright
Apr 1, 2018
James Bright, age 73, of Forest City, died Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 3, 1945 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Pink Bright and Nannie Lou Griffin Bright. He worked in the tree service industry for most of his life and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed yard...
Linux Phouvanay
Apr 1, 2018
Linux Kade Phouvanay, infant son of March and Brittany Phouvanay of Mooresboro went home to his heavenly father on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He is also survived by his newly born twin brother, Luxsten Phouvanay; sister, Natalynn Phouvanay and brother, Asher Phouvanay all of the home; maternal grandparents, Bobby and Gayla Hudson...
Tyler Ledford
Mar 22, 2018
Tyler M. Ledford, age 24, of Rutherfordton, died Thursday, March 22, 2018 at his residence. Born January 8, 1994 in Rutherford County, he is the son of Dianna Daughtridge of Gastonia and Marc Ledford of Forest City. He was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 2012 and was a member of the 2011 State Championship Basketball...
Johnny Cochran
Mar 22, 2018
Johnny William "Pops" Cochran, age 85, of Spindale, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Willow Ridge Rehab and Nursing Center in Rutherfordton. Born February 23, 1933 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Perry Guy Cochran and Elizabeth McCurry Cochran. Johnny worked for Stonecutter Mill for thirty years and retired from Mastercraft. He was a...
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