Robert Tate
Nov 26, 2015
Robert Joe "Bob" Tate, age 86, of Sarasota, Florida and formerly of Rutherford County, died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at the Autumn Care Home of Sarasota. Bob was born January 22, 1929 in Rutherford County. He worked for Burlington Industries and Cone Mills for fifty years before retirement. He enjoyed jogging and golfing. Bob was known as a fair,...
Virginia Reid
Nov 25, 2015
Virginia "Ginny Anne" Reid, age 84, of Cliffside, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Born January 31, 1931 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Raudy Greene and Prella Beason Greene. She and her husband, Ashley, owned and operated Reid's Clothing Store from 1952 until 1992. Ginny Anne was also a lifetime...
James Simpson
Nov 21, 2015
Free Obituary for: James Wesley Simpson James Wesley Simpson, age 82, of Rutherfordton, NC, formerly of Green County, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Hospice House in Forest City, NC. He is survived by his son: Wesley Simpson of Louisville 2 grandchildren: Chelsea Simpson and Maverick Simpson, both of Louisville a great-grandchild: Ava Braden of...
Allen Hoover
Nov 21, 2015
Allen "Al" Hoover, age 80, of Forest City, died November 21, 2015 at the Charles George VA Center in Asheville. Born November 29, 1934 in Frederick, Oklahoma, he was a son of the late Clarence Leroy Hoover and Lela Porter Hoover. He was a graduate of Manitou High School, class of 1954 and a veteran of the US Army....
Kristi Vickers
Nov 20, 2015
Kristi L. Vickers, age 32, of Cliffside, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015 at her residence. Born September 23, 1983 in Rutherford County, she is the daughter of Tim Vickers of Mooresboro and Barbara Goode Vickers of Cliffside. Kristi enjoyed writing poetry and doing artwork. She especially loved taking care of her younger brother. Kristi was of the...
Amanda Vargas
Nov 19, 2015
Amanda Q. Vargas, age 48, of Gastonia, NC, died Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the Caro Mont Medical Center in Gastonia. Born June 27, 1967 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Johnny Biggerstaff Quinn and Mary Ann McKnight Quinn. Amanda was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1985 and also attended Isothermal Community...
Ray Poteat
Nov 16, 2015
Ray "Bud" Poteat, age 86, of Mayo, SC, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, November 16, 2015 at the White Oak Manor in Spartanburg, SC. Born July 28, 1929 in Cherokee County, he was the son of the late Will N. and Emma McDonald Poteat. Bud was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during the...
Paulette Greene
Nov 13, 2015
Paulette Greene, age 66, of Byers Road, Caroleen, died Friday, November 13, 2015 at the Forest City Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 15, 1949 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Fred Conner and Mildred Smith Conner. She was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1967 and worked for National Textiles for fifteen...
Dorothy Mathis
Nov 11, 2015
Dorothy M. Mathis, age 85, of Ellenboro, died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born August 23, 1930 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Dennis McKinney and Annie Beam McKinney. She was a graduate of Ellenboro High School and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Dorothy worked for Stonecutter Mills...
Johnson Butler
Nov 10, 2015
Johnson William Butler, age 87, of Charlotte, NC, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House. Born November 26, 1927 in Columbus County, NC, he was a son of the late Zara Butler and Ruby Williams Butler. J.W. was a graduate of Acme-Delco High School and served during World War II in the US Army....
Billy Jenkins
Nov 7, 2015
Billy Jenkins, age 65, of Forest City, died Saturday, November 7, 2015 at his residence. Born December 30, 1949 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Roy Jenkins and Florence Bradley Jenkins. Bill worked for J.C. Cowan for thirty-two years and for Watts Regulators for several years before retirement. He was of the Baptist faith and...
Rosalie Reid
Nov 6, 2015
Rosalie "Lee" Reid, age 86, of Forest City, passed away Friday, November 6, 2015 at her residence. Born September 18, 1929 in Zion, North Dakota, she was a daughter of the late Dwight Wisler and Myrtle Gensinger Wisler. At the age of sixteen she became a switchboard operator and later received an Associates Degree in Accounting from Northeast Technical...
Juan Torres Romero
Nov 4, 2015
Juan Carlos Torres Romero, age 42, of Coopertown Road, Mooresboro, NC, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Mission Hospital. Born June 1, 1973 in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, he was a son of the late Isaac Torres Ramirez and Guillermina Irma Romero Montoya who resides in Mexico. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church. Besides his...
James Swofford
Nov 2, 2015
James Clyde Swofford died in his home in Spindale, NC, on or before November 2, 2015. He was 67 years old. He is survived by his children, Savannah Swofford of Rutherfordton, NC, and Dylan Swofford of Marion, NC; his father, Clyde Swofford of Marion, NC; and his siblings, Katherine Carroll of Marion, NC, Marilyn Swofford of Banner Elk, NC,...
Barbara Watts
Nov 2, 2015
Barbara Jean Watts, age 82, of Rutherfordton, died Monday, November 2, 2015 at the White Oak Manor. Born November 22, 1932 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late William Lee Mitchum and Eva Mae Smith Mitchum. She was a homemaker and a past member of Southern Baptist Church. Jean was an avid reader. In addition to...
Ethel Dedmon
Nov 2, 2015
Ethel Parker Dedmon, age 92, of Harris, NC, died Monday, November 2, 2015 at the Morganton Long Term Care Center. She was born April 26, 1923 in Cleveland County to the late Joseph Tessenear and Olan Philbeck Tessenear and was employed at the Western Carolina Center in Morganton for twenty-six years. She also owned and operated the E &...
Charlie O'Dell
Nov 1, 2015
Charlie Thomas O'Dell, age 89, of Forest City, NC and formerly of Eden, NC, died November 1, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born June 25, 1926 in Eden, he was a son of the late Jesse James O'Dell and Lula Mae Williams O'Dell. He worked for Stonecutter Mill for many years and was a Baptist. Charlie...
James Butler
Oct 31, 2015
James Marvin "Bud" Butler, Jr., age 93, of Forest City, died Saturday, October 31, 2015 at his residence. Born April 21, 1922 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late James Marvin Butler, Sr. and Margaret Ethel Padgett Butler. He was an US Army veteran, having served during World War II and fought in the Battle of...
Eula Childers
Oct 31, 2015
Eula Bradley Childers, age 88, of Forest City, died Saturday, October 31, 2015 at the Fair Haven Home in Bostic. Born November 25, 1926 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Martin Bradley and Minnie Byers Bradley. Eula worked for the Caroleen Mill for twenty-five years and in the lunchroom for twenty years at the Rutherford...
Dianna Adkins
Oct 29, 2015
Free Obituary for: Dianna Lynn Adkins Dianna Lynn Adkins, age 57, of East Spruce Street, Forest City, died Thursday, October 29, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born May 13, 1958 in Logan County, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Wallace Franklin Adkins and Brookie Maynard Adkins. She worked for Allied Die Casting for...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
