Obituaries

Deborah Simpson

Oct 17, 2016

Deborah C. Simpson, age 59, of Forest City, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016 in Brevard, NC. Born June 21, 1957 in Rutherford County, she is a daughter to Mary Sue Conner who resides in Forest City and the late Martin John Conner. Deborah worked as a receptionist for the Emergency Room at Rutherford Hospital and also as...

Sandra Edwards

Oct 15, 2016

Sandra Williams Edwards, age 71, of Mill Spring, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at her residence. Born on Monday, January 29, 1945 in Landrum, SC, she was a daughter to the late Woodrow Williams and Lois Jones Williams. Sandra was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and enjoyed attending gospel singings. She also enjoyed taking care...

Sami Svendsen

Oct 14, 2016

Sami Severin Svendsen, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, formerly of Beverly Shores and Valparaiso, Indiana, a lover of life, wine, and good conversation, who was also a voracious reader and seeker of knowledge, died October 14, 2016 at the age of 101. He was an international broker of animal glands and sausage casings. He traveled the world when air travel...

John Conner

Oct 12, 2016

John "J.B." Conner, age 82, of Union Mills, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at his residence. Born on Monday, August 20, 1934 in Rutherford County, he was a son to the late John Milton Conner and Willie Harris Conner. He operated a saw mill for many years and was a Baptist. J.B. enjoyed hunting and gardening. In addition to...

Judy Mason

Oct 10, 2016

Judy Lee Dedmond Mason, age 73, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016 at the Wendover Hospice House in Shelby. Born on Saturday, October 2, 1943 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Samuel Dedmond and Frances Sims Dedmond. She was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1961 and worked for...

Marshall Miller

Oct 10, 2016

Marshall Dee Miller, age 77, of Cliffside, died Sunday, October 9, 2016 at his residence. Born on September 13, 1939 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late David Earl Miller and Ida Mae Jenkins Miller. He was a United States Air Force veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Rena Jarvis

Oct 2, 2016

Rena Hester Jarvis, age 36, of Forest City, died Sunday, October 2, 2016 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born on Tuesday, November 27, 1979 in Cleveland County, she is the daughter of Deborah Heusinkveld Stowe who resides in Ellenboro and the late Kenneth David Hester. She was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 1997...

Frank Norman

Oct 2, 2016

Frank Norman, age 82, of Henrietta, died Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Mission Hospital-St. Joseph Campus. Born October 27, 1933 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Jule Norman and Josie Adkins Norman. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1962 and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Frank worked for Burlington...

Ethel Dobbins

Sep 29, 2016

Ethel Robinson Dobbins, age 98, of Henrietta, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016 at the Fair Haven Home in Bostic. Born on Wednesday, March 20, 1918 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Victor Robinson and Ellie Mae Frazier Robinson. Ethel worked for Burlington Mill-Henrietta Plant for over forty years before retirement and was a longtime...

Karen Keeter

Sep 27, 2016

Karen Jones Keeter, age 46, of Ellenboro, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born July 22, 1970 in Rutherford County, she is the daughter of Druary Jones and Frances Martin Jones who reside in Ellenboro. Karen was a certified EMT and worked for the Rutherford County Emergency Services Rescue Squad. She also was...

Jackie Clark

Sep 26, 2016

Jackie Greene Clark, age 71, of Forest City, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016 at her daughter's house in Spindale. Born on Friday, December 15, 1944 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Lee Greene and Lorene Burgess Greene. Jackie was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1962 and a member of the...

Peggy Hewitt

Sep 23, 2016

Peggy Greene Hewitt, age 82, of Emory Avenue, Forest City, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born on Monday, April 23, 1934 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Arrie D Greene and Tressie Davis Greene. She was a graduate of Cliffside High School, class of 1952 and a faithful...

David Budgell

Sep 20, 2016

David M. Budgell, age 76, of Rutherfordton, died September 20, 2016 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. An inurnment will take place at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain, NC. No formal services will be conducted.

Inurnment

Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery...

Mary Hicks

Sep 19, 2016

Mary Jarrell Hicks, age 99, of Hogan Road, Forest City, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 at the White Oak Manor of Rutherfordton. Born on Tuesday, February 20, 1917 in Green County, Virginia, she was a daughter to the late Alphonso Jarrell and Edith Malone Jarrell. Mary was a homemaker who was dedicated to her family. She travelled...

Sharon Abramczyk

Sep 18, 2016

Sharon May Wysong Abramczyk, age 78, of Shelby, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at CHS Cleveland. Born June 25, 1938 in Traverse City, Michigan, she was daughter to the late Arthur Wysong and Doris Wysong. Later in life she was co-owner and operator of Falls Motel and Santa Claus Lane in Chimney Rock. Being a devoted wife,...

Christa Ingle

Sep 18, 2016

Christa Murray Ingle, age 66, of Henrietta, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born on August 22, 1950 in Clinton, SC, she was a daughter to the late Glenn and Pat Murray. Christa attended East Rutherford High and worked in textiles for many years. She served in various other occupations, but...

Jerry George

Sep 17, 2016

Jerry George, age 63, of Rutherfordton, died September 17, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. No formal services are planned at this time.

Flossie Harmon

Sep 17, 2016

Flossie C. Harmon, age 87, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born February 1, 1929 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Broadus Cash and Rhode Self Cash. Flossie was a graduate of Cliffside High School, class of 1947 and worked for Cone Mills-Cliffside Plant for...

J.V. Jones

Sep 16, 2016

JV Jones, age 82, of Ellenboro, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016 at the Rutherford Regional Medical Center. J.V. was born to Joseph and Dema Combs Jones on May 21, 1934 in Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, North Carolina in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Following his older brother on the streams and hills, he developed a love for...

Jimmy Walker

Sep 16, 2016

Jimmy Lee Walker, age 77, of Forest City, died Friday, September 16, 2016 at his residence. Born July 14, 1939 in Rutherford County, he was a son to the late Johnny Francis Walker and Annie Mae Waters Walker. Jimmy worked for Hammond's Alignment Shop for twenty years and owned and operated Walker's Body Shop for twenty years before retirement....