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Zenith Toney

Zenith Toney

Feb 23, 2017

Zenith Davidson Toney, age 82, of Sunshine, NC, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017 at her residence. She was born October 20, 1934 in Toccoa, Georgia to the late John and Bessie McClure Davidson. Zenith received a Bachelor of Science degree from North Georgia Military College in Dahlonega, Georgia and taught school in Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina and...

Dorean Westbrook

Dorean Westbrook

Feb 22, 2017

Dorean Splawn Westbrook, age 66, of Chesnee, SC, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 26, 1950 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Shuford Splawn and Lennie Brown Splawn. She was a homemaker and a member of Cooley Springs Baptist Church. Dorean enjoyed playing bingo but her passion...

Betty Doggett

Betty Doggett

Feb 18, 2017

Betty Earley Doggett, age 85, of Forest City, NC, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born March 4, 1931 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Everett Earley and Eva Vassey Earley. She was a graduate of Tri-High School and a member of the First Wesleyan Church of...

Walter Gero

Walter Gero

Feb 13, 2017

Free Obituary for: Walter A. Gero Walter A. Gero, age 90, of Henrietta, NC, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born July 2, 1926 in Malone, New York, he was a son to the late Frederick Gero and Viola Higgins Gero. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served...

Louise Wyatt

Louise Wyatt

Feb 11, 2017

Louise Allen Wyatt, age 89, of Forest City, NC, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born August 15, 1927 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Ervin Millard Allen and Virginia McDaniel Allen. She was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1945 and of Isothermal Thermal Community...

Jo-Ann Kee

Jo-Ann Kee

Feb 10, 2017

Jo-ann McDaniel Kee, age 51, of Ellenboro, NC, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born August 3, 1965 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the Mildred Wallace who resides in Dobbinsville and the late Paul McDaniel. Jo-ann was a member of Robertson Creek Free Will Baptist Church in Bostic and loved...

Bill Hines

Bill Hines

Feb 9, 2017

Bill Hines, age 76, of Forest City, NC, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at his residence. Born December 3, 1940 in Rutherford County, he was a son to the late Willis Hines and Alice Ruppe Hines. He was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1959 and also attended Western Piedmont Community College. Bill was a veteran...

Cynthia Weathers

Cynthia Weathers

Feb 8, 2017

Cynthia Ann Moore Weathers, of Harris, NC, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 while being surrounded by her loving family at Hospice House of Rutherford County. She was born April 4, 1957 in Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late Annie Mae Tate Moore, who passed away on January 10, 2004. Those left to cherish her...

Perry Dotson

Perry Dotson

Feb 8, 2017

Perry F. Dotson, age 71, of Ellenboro, NC, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born May 17, 1945 in Rutherford County, he was a son to the late Thurman Dotson and Pearl Rogers Dotson. Perry worked as a supervisor for Doran Textiles for many years before retirement and was a member of...

Gary Buchanan

Gary Buchanan

Feb 6, 2017

Gary Lee Buchanan, age 58, of Marion, NC, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born October 30, 1958 in Spruce Pine, NC, he was a son to the late Brown Lee Buchanan and Nancy Ray New Buchanan. He was a graduate of McDowell High School, class of 1977 and attended McDowell Technical...

Howard Guffey

Howard Guffey

Feb 6, 2017

Howard Ray Guffey, age 76, of Forest City, NC, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born November 7, 1940 in Rutherford County, he was a son to the late Mack Guffey and Annie Crisson Guffey. Howard worked for A & E Plastics and Atchley Construction for many years and also worked...

Nancy Turner

Nancy Turner

Feb 2, 2017

Nancy Ensley Turner, age 80, of Caroleen, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born February 21, 1936 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Frank "Dutch" Ensley and Ozelle Smith Ensley. She was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1955 and a graduate of Shelby Beauty School....

Cindy Melton

Cindy Melton

Jan 27, 2017

Cindy Donald Melton, age 57, of Ellenboro, NC, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born December 1, 1959 in Spartanburg, SC, she grew up at the Thornwell Home for Children in Clinton, SC and graduated from Thornwell High School, class of 1978. She was a homemaker who loved her family and...

Eva Humphries

Eva Humphries

Jan 25, 2017

Eva Cole Horton Humphries, age 95 of Forest City, went home to be the Lord on January 25, 2017 at the White Oak Manor in Rutherfordton. Born October 13, 1921 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Ernest and Daisy Cole. She retired from PPG after many years of service and was a long-time member of...

Peggy Hardin

Peggy Hardin

Jan 24, 2017

Peggy Joan Hardin, age 81, of Eastside Drive, Forest City, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County with her loving family at her side. Peggy was the daughter of the late Dewey Leonard Hardin and Annie Haulk Hardin. She was the first New Year's baby born in Rutherford County, being born on...

Brigitte Fitzpatrick

Brigitte Fitzpatrick

Jan 22, 2017

Brigitte H. Fitzpatrick, age 68, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born February 11, 1948 in Germany, she was the only daughter of Hubert Berni Weiberg and Edith Siegel Weiberg. She worked as an administrative assistant for various local companies and attended the First Wesleyan Church of Forest City. She loved...

Linda Goforth

Linda Goforth

Jan 22, 2017

Linda Gail Goforth, age 70, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born November 12, 1946 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Fred Jackson and Nettie Leona Baynard Grant. Linda was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 1965 and a homemaker. She was...

Wanda Flynn

Wanda Flynn

Jan 21, 2017

Wanda Butler Flynn, age 63, of Forest City, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at her residence. Born June 15, 1953 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to Evelyn Lewis Butler and the late Leroy Butler. Survivors include her two brothers, Steve Butler and wife Cathy, Perry Butler and wife Sherry; and one nephew, Perry Butler, Jr....

Elizabeth Mckeithan

Elizabeth Mckeithan

Jan 20, 2017

Elizabeth Marie Dawson McKeithan, age 48, of Ellenboro, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born October 2, 1968 in Cumberland County, she was a daughter to Shirley Gowens Dawson and the late Charles Melton Dawson. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Robin Dawson. In...

Lisa Greene

Lisa Greene

Jan 20, 2017

Lisa Conner Greene, age 50, of Chesnee, SC, died Friday, January 20, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 3, 1966 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Fred Conner and Katherine Moore Conner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Louise and Betty and one brother, Freddie. Survivors...

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