Obituaries

Jan 26, 2016

Sheila Coffey Trotter, age 63, of Forest City, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at her son's residence. Born June 23, 1952 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Raymond Monroe Coffey, Sr. and Grace Roberts Coffey. Sheila worked many years for Burlington Industries-Caroleen Plant. She was a member of the Apostolics of Rutherford County. In addition...

Jan 25, 2016

Charles Lloyd Rhodes, Sr., age 76, of Doc Wiseman Road, Henrietta, died Monday, January 25, 2016 at Fair Haven of Forest City. Born October 26, 1939 in Buncombe County, he was a son to the late Lloyd Lee Rhodes and Louise Wilson Rhodes Dougherty. Charles spent thirty-seven years working in textiles. He worked for Stonecutter Mill and Burlington Industries...

Jan 23, 2016

Wayne "Ronnie" Murray, Jr., age 40, of Mooresboro, died Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born March 18, 1975 in Rutherford County, he was a son to the late Wayne "Murph" Murray, Sr. and Barbara Ann Skipper who resides in Forest City. Ronnie was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1994 and...

Jan 21, 2016

Cynthia Ann Herndon, age 79, of Forest City, died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at her residence. Born September 13, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, she was a daughter to the late Peter Thomas Campbell and Ruth Prohaska Campbell. She received an earned Master's Degree from East Carolina University and worked for the U.S. Government as an Economics Analyst and retired...

Jan 20, 2016

Kathy Goforth Fowler, age 35, of Forest City, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. She was born on November 8, 1980 in Cleveland County and worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for many years. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and enjoyed drawing, writing poetry and spending time on Facebook. She...

Jan 19, 2016

*The funeral service for Doris Terry Turner has been rescheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 24th at the Glenwood Baptist Church. Doris Terry Turner, age 71, of Jefferson Road, Mooresboro, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born September 13, 1944 in Cleveland County, she was a daughter to the late Coy Terry...

Jan 17, 2016

Darlene Goode, age 56, of Mooresboro, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 at the Restwell Home in Rutherfordton. Born August 30, 1959 in Cleveland County, she was a daughter to the late Ernest Glenn Goode and Linda Wall Price who resides in Mooresboro. Darlene was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed listening to music, drinking coffee and cappuccino. In addition...

Jan 16, 2016

*The memorial services for David Pye have been rescheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 25, 2016. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

David Pye, age 45, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Rutherford County, died Saturday, January 16, 2016 at his residence. Born March 24, 1970 in Goldsboro,...

Jan 15, 2016

Betty Boone Melton, age 92, of Bradley Road, Ellenboro, died Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born on April 18, 1923 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Oscar Boone and Rosie Hayes Boone. She was a homemaker who loved her children and grandchildren dearly. Betty worked in textiles for several...

Jan 15, 2016

Betty Smith Justice, age 87, of Davis Road, Forest City, died Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Betty was born at Hickory Grove, South Carolina on September 16, 1928 to the late Mason William Smith and Guy Nelle Philips Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers Mason W. Smith,...

Jan 13, 2016

Amanda Atkinson Stancil, age 81, of Mooresboro, NC, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 17, 1934 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late James Oliver Atkinson and Iva Allen Atkinson. She worked in textiles for many years and retired from Fiber Industries. Amanda was a life-long and active member of...

Jan 12, 2016

Jerry "Dink" Dunaway, age 59, of Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at his residence. Born November 15, 1956 in Spartanburg County, he was a son to the Robert Earl Dunaway and Eula Mae Beck Dunaway. He worked for Stonecutter Mill for twenty-three years and for Timken and Eaton Corporation for several years. He attended Fellowship Baptist Church and...

Jan 11, 2016

Lorena Lancaster Scruggs, age 94, of Forest City, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2016 at the Oakland Living Center. Born April 25, 1921 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Crawford Lancaster and Mary Floe McDaniel Lancaster. She was a graduate of Cool Springs High School, class of 1939 and worked in textiles for forty...

Jan 7, 2016

Bruce Edward "Bammer" Cantrell, age 51, of Forest City, died Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Born October 18, 1964 in Henderson County, he was a son of Otis Edward Cantrell and Patsy Elizabeth Billingsley Scott. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Joseph Scott. Survivors include his son, Cody Cantrell; parents, Otis Cantrell and...

Jan 6, 2016

Dorothy W. Arrowood, age 88, of Forest City, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born November 27, 1927 in Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Roy E. Walker and Sarah Luna Jenkins Walker. She worked in textiles for forty-five years before retirement and was a member of Sandy Mush Baptist...

Jan 4, 2016

Hazel G. Rogers, age 92, of Shelby, died Monday, January 4, 2016 at Peak Resources in Shelby. Born August 20, 1923 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Clyde Gordon and Willie Bridges Gordon. She worked in textiles most of her life before retirement and was of the Baptist Faith. Hazel was known as a hard...

Jan 2, 2016

Cathryn Lynn Shrewsbury, age 39, of Forest City, went to be with the Lord following a long life of illness on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at her residence. Born in Mullens, West Virginia on December 15, 1976, she is survived by her care giving mother Edna Shrewsbury and step-father, John Nipper of Forest City. Cathryn enjoyed listening to traditional...

Jan 1, 2016

Jean Godfrey, age 81, of Conover, NC formerly of Bostic NC, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 1, 2016 at her residence. Born August 3, 1934 in Greenwood County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Ray Fulmer and Maggie Still Fulmer. Jean was a pastor's wife for forty-nine years, faithfully supporting her husband,...

Dec 31, 2015

John Ray Gettys, age 77, of Ellenboro, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at the Mary Black Health System in Gaffney. Born June 25, 1938 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Bill Gettys and Nannie Sue Morehead Gettys. He worked for Hamrick Mills-Musgrove Plant for many years and in textiles total of forty-five years before retirement....

Dec 31, 2015

Jean Teats Kwasniewski, age 88, of Gaffney, SC and formerly of Forest City, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born April 21, 1927 in Bergen County, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Albert James Teats and Jenny Livingstone Teats. She was a homemaker and also owned and operated the...