Annie Biggerstaff
Jan 25, 2018
Annie Lou Biggerstaff, age 81, of Forest City died Thursday, January 25, 2018 at White Oak Manor Nursing Home in Rutherfordton. Born January 14, 1937 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late OP Davis and Hattie Mae Dyer Davis. Annie was a hospice volunteer, cosmetologist, manager of Family Dollar store, worked in textiles and served as...
Jospeh Jenkins
Jan 24, 2018
Joseph "Hal" Jenkins, age 74, of Forest City died Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at his home. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Yates Jenkins and Laura Wilson Jenkins. He was a highly skilled industrial sewing machine mechanic and worked for several local mills before retirement. Hal was an avid golfer, softball player and...
Frances Grant
Jan 23, 2018
Frances Miller Grant, age 91, of Henrietta, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at the Willow Ridge Rehab and Nursing Center in Rutherfordton. Born November 6, 1926 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late David Earl Miller and Ida Mae Jenkins Miller. Frances worked in textiles most of her life and was a homemaker. She was a...
Max Toney
Jan 21, 2018
Max Lee Toney, age 87, of Harris-Henrietta Road, Forest City, died Sunday, January 21, 2018 at his residence. Born October 23, 1930 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late William Crawford Toney and Lenora White Toney. He was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1950 and a veteran of the Korean War while serving in...
Joshua Rippy
Jan 20, 2018
Joshua Byron Rippy, age 34, of Salem Church Road, Ellenboro, died Saturday, January 20, 2018 at his residence. Born April 4, 1983 in Rutherford County, he is the son of Jacquelyn Horne Taylor who resides in Rutherfordton and the late Byron Wayne Rippy. Joshua was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 2001 and was a self-employed...
Lollie Bradley
Jan 15, 2018
Lollie Ann Bradley, age 34, of Rutherfordton, died Monday, January 15, 2018 at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 18, 1983 in Rutherfordton, she was the daughter of James Cox and Judy Bradley Cox who reside in Rutherfordton. She attended Spindale Fellowship Holiness and loved spending time with her great-nephew, Nova. Lollie was a tenderhearted lady who enjoyed...
Glenn Wells
Jan 15, 2018
Glenn "G.T." Wells, age 87, of Henrietta, died Monday, January 15, 2018 at his residence. Born April 25, 1930 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Glenn Thomas Wells, Sr. and Margaret Lowery Wells. G.T. worked for Wells Body Shop most of his life and for Burlington Industries before retirement. He was a member of the...
Timothy Holland
Jan 12, 2018
Timothy "Tim" Dwayne Holland, age 53, of Forest City, died Friday, January 12, 2018 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born February 3, 1964 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late C.M. Holland and Mary Jane Silver Hutchins. He retired from the Town of Spindale as a truck driver and was a member of Alexander...
Barbara Powell
Jan 11, 2018
Barbara Ann Powell, age 75, of Henrietta, died Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC. Born December 15, 1942 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Otto Harris and Ellen Allred Harris. Barbara worked for Burlington Industries for almost forty years before retiring and was a member of Caroleen...
Ronnie Mode
Jan 8, 2018
Ronnie Mode, Sr., age 54, of Forest City, died Monday, January 8, 2018 at Carolinas Healthcare System-Cleveland. Born October 11, 1963 in Rutherford County, he is the son of Ray Mode who resides in Forest City and the late Colleen Grant Mode. He worked as a truck driver for Latco Concrete Company for many years and attended the Caroleen...
Rhuleen Petty
Jan 7, 2018
Rhuleen W. Petty, age 96, of Pauline, South Carolina, formerly of Rutherford County, died Sunday, January 7, 2018 at the Mountain View Nursing Home in Spartanburg. Born November 4, 1921 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Summie Roe Whitaker and Mamie Wilson Whitaker. She was a graduate of Ellenboro High School and a long time...
David Worley
Jan 5, 2018
David Worley, age 50, of Union Mills, died Friday, January 5, 2018. Born October 14, 1967 in Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Curtis B. Worley and Bell Conner Worley. He was a self-employed concrete finisher and enjoyed building things. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Keith Worley...
Matthew Shires
Jan 5, 2018
Matthew Ryan Shires, age 20, of Ellenboro, died Friday, January 5, 2018 in at his residence. Born December 1, 1997 in Rutherford County, he was the son of Mary Gunter and the late Everett Shires, Jr. He attended the Rock School and enjoyed working on cars, weightlifting and spending time with his family and was a loving father. Those...
Clara Wilson
Jan 4, 2018
Clara W. Wilson, age 84, of Forest City, died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at her residence. Born January 15, 1933 in Elizabethton, Tennessee, she was a daughter to the late Clifford Woods and Barty Perry Woods. She worked for Clarkins Department Store for over twenty years before retirement and was of the Baptist faith. Clara played a very active...
Edith Owens
Jan 4, 2018
Edith Teseniar Owens, age 93, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Hospice House in Forest City. Born May 8, 1924 in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Landrum Teseniar and Sally Elizabeth Liverette Teseniar. She worked for Cone Mills, Cliffside and Avondale Plants for over twenty-five years before retiring...
Bobby Howe
Jan 2, 2018
Bobby Howe, age 53, of Forest City, NC, formerly of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at the Mission Hospital in Asheville. Born August 1, 1964 in Lancaster County, PA, he was the son of Robert Eugene Howe, Sr. and Laura Harsh Howe who both reside in Lancaster. Bobby worked as a truck driver for Republic Services...
Grover Ensley
Dec 29, 2017
Grover "Monroe" Ensley, age 78, of Cliffside, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at the Hospice House in Forest City. Born June 14, 1939 in Rutherford County, he was son of the late John Frank Ensley and Ozelle Smith Ensley. He was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1957 and worked for Lithium FMS Corporation for thirty-five years...
Letty Biggerstaff
Dec 25, 2017
Letty H. Biggerstaff, age 86, of Bostic, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at Carolinas Healthcare System-Cleveland in Shelby. Born August 1, 1931 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Zeno Hunt and Nancy Hennessee Hunt. She was a graduate of Sunshine High School and worked as a secretary for various local businesses. Letty worked as...
Amy Moore
Dec 24, 2017
Amy Claire Ponder Moore, age 31, of Ellenboro, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born August 22, 1986 in Watauga County, she was a daughter to Billy Ponder and Christine Downs Ponder. The family will receive friends from 3:00 until 5:00 pm on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Harrelson Funeral Home. Harrelson Funeral...
Virginia Dobbins
Dec 24, 2017
Virginia Ann "Peanut" Bridges Dobbins, age 78, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the Hospice House. Born August 1, 1939 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Clifton Otis Bridges and Annie Laura Nanney Bridges. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Buddy Lee Dobbins; four...
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