Obituaries

Dec 24, 2017

Kyle Guyan, age 42, of Spindale, passed away December 24, 2017 at his residence. Born December 14, 1975 in Ontario, Canada, he was a son to the late Patricia Knight Lewis. He worked for Duncan Plumbing for several years and previously attended Father's Vineyard Fellowship. Kyle enjoyed fishing, NASCAR, cooking and the outdoors. He was always proud of his...

Dec 20, 2017

Martha Henson Shew, age 76, of Ellenboro, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at the Mary Black Health System-Spartanburg. Born May 11, 1941 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Jack Henson and Sarah Dyer Henson. Martha worked in textiles for many years and retired from the new Cone Mills plant in Cliffside. She had the...

Dec 20, 2017

Free Obituary for: Sherri Ruff Crawford

Sherri Ruff Crawford, age 57, of Island Ford Road, Forest City, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 25, 1960 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late William Ruff, Jr. and Loretta Hudgins Ruff Phillips. She worked for several local textile...

Dec 16, 2017

Judy Spicer Tessnear, age 62, of Old Henrietta Road, Forest City, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 at the Hospice House in Forest City. Born May 6, 1955 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Gilley Spicer and Hattie Lou Buff Spicer. She attended Chase High School and was a lifetime member of Riverside Baptist Church....

Dec 12, 2017

Ronnie Cole, age 54, of Ellenboro, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at his residence. Born October 18, 1963 in Rutherford County, he was a son of Diane Coffey Cole who resides in Caroleen and the late Ronald D. Cole, Sr. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1982 and worked twenty years as a welder for...

Dec 11, 2017

David Robert Byars, age 82, of Ferry Road, Mooresboro, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at his residence. Born August 18, 1935 in Cleveland County, he was a son to the late John A. Byars and Allie Mae Campbell Byars. David was a faithful member of Victory Baptist Church of Ellenboro. He worked in textiles for many years, most...

Dec 11, 2017

Jerry G. Ingle, age 76, of Morgan Street, Sandy Mush, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at the Hospice House in Forest City. Born September 28, 1941 in Rutherford County, NC, he was a son to the late Boyce Lee Ingle and Geneva McKinney Ingle. He worked for McCurry-Deck Motors for thirty years as an auto-body repairman before retirement....

Dec 5, 2017

Betty Henson Taylor, 84, of Zion, IL, formerly of Forest City, NC, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Hill Crest Nursing Center in Round Lake Beach. She was born on April 29th 1933, in Mooresboro, NC, the daughter of the late Mose and Jenny Robbins Henson. She was a graduate of: Cliffside High School, Cliffside, NC class...

Dec 5, 2017

Paul "Papa" Eugene Honeycutt, age 79, of Ellenboro, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born December 23, 1937 in Rutherford County, he was a son to the late Monroe Honeycutt and Eva Taylor Honeycutt. Paul was the owner and operator of Honeycutt's Grocery and a member of Harriett Memorial Free Will...

Nov 30, 2017

Rocky Turner, age 41, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2017 at his residence. Born February 8, 1976 in Rutherford County, he is the son of Marshall and Peggy Turner who reside in Forest City. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1995. He also received an Associate's degree from Isothermal Community College and...

Nov 24, 2017

Claude "Mike" Gettys, age 64, of Mooresboro, died Friday, November 24, 2017 at his residence. Born November 12, 1953 in Rutherford County, he was a son to the late A.L. Gettys and Virginia Wise Gettys. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant brother, Joseph Gettys. He is survived by one son, Michael Hopkins...

Nov 21, 2017

Walter Gene Powell, age 70, of Charlotte passed away on November 21, 2017 at Brookdale South Park of Charlotte. Born May 1, 1947 in Rutherford County, a native of Ellenboro, he is the son of the late Walter Powell and is survived by his mother, Barbara Eloise Powell of Ellenboro, NC. Gene was a graduate of East Rutherford High...

Nov 20, 2017

Elsie Ward Thrift, age 87, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017 at her residence. Born February 17, 1930 in Lincoln County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lee Ward and Lily Cosby Ward. Elsie worked at DAP manufacturing for many years. She was a member of Southern Baptist Church and enjoyed singing in the...

Nov 17, 2017

Grace D. Flack, age 61, of Mooresboro, died Friday, November 17, 2017 at the Hospice House in Forest City. Born January 12, 1956 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Ike Flack Jr. and Mavel Murray Flack. She was a graduate of R-S Central High School, class of 1974 and attended Isothermal Community College. Grace worked...

Nov 16, 2017

Yates Webb Bostic, Sr., age 92, of Cliffside, passed away November 16, 2017 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby. Born March 29, 1925 in Cleveland County, NC, he was a son to the late John "Will" Bostic and Mary "Molly" Bostic. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II....

Nov 14, 2017

Dewitt "Bud" Ledbetter, age 90, of Wilson Drive, Forest City, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Hospice House in Forest City. Born June 15, 1927 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Aaron Luther Ledbetter and Lydia Pearl Beheler Ledbetter. Bud worked forty years for Fieldcrest Mills and was a longtime and active member of...

Nov 9, 2017

Judy Ann Biggerstaff, age 68, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 at her residence. Born November 27, 1948 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Charlie Parker and Bertha Crawford Parker. She was a graduate of R-S Central High School and of the Baptist faith. Judy gladly filled the role as her family's...

Nov 7, 2017

Debra Lynn Moseley Cobb Trout, age 45, of Forest City, NC, died November 7, 2017 at her residence. She was born June 30, 1972 in Vero Beach, Florida. A memorial service will held at 11:00 am Thursday, November 16, 2017 at First Methodist Church in Forest City. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is in charge of the services.

Nov 3, 2017

CMSAF (Ret.) Bill Duckworth, age 68, of Mooresboro, NC, died Friday, November 3, 2017 at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Born April 25, 1949 in Mecklenburg County, NC, he was a son to the late Harold Duckworth and Elizabeth Jenkins Duckworth. He was a graduate of Clover Park High School and received a Masters Degree from Webster...

Nov 1, 2017

Danny Roland, age 55, of Bostic, NC, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at his residence. Born August 11, 1962 in McDowell County, he was a son of the late Horace W. Roland and Beatrice Hudson Bumgarner. Danny worked as a mechanic for Watkins Service Center and was a member of Cooper Springs Congregational Holiness Church. He enjoyed watching...