Obituary Listing
Ruby Ellen Wall
May 10, 2013
Mrs. Ruby Ellen Wall, 89, of Squirrel Hollow Lane, Cliffside, died Friday, May 10, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. She was widow of Ernest Martin Wall, and daughter of the late Elmer and Jean Clontz Bradley. She retired from Forest City Elementary School after working in the cafeteria for 43 years. Ruby was a member of Johnson Memorial Baptist...
James Milton "Jimmy" Andrews Jr.
May 6, 2013
Mr. Jimmy Andrews, 72, of Andrews Mill Road, Bostic, died Monday, May 6, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. He was born October 15, 1940 in Rutherford County to the late James Milton Andrews Sr. and Floreine Laughridge Andrews, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary Stewart Maynard and a special aunt, Lucy Jean Andrews. He was...
Jack R. Rogers
May 1, 2013
Mr. Jack R. Rogers, 86, of Bostic, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Oak Grove Nursing Center. He was the son of the late Carson and Alexena Rogers. He was born in Columbia, SC, and a member of Salem United Methodist Church where he was in the choir and served as a Sunday School teacher for over 20 years. He graduated...
Miles Andrew Whisnant
Apr 28, 2013
Miles Andrew Whisnant, 84, of Union Mills, died Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. He was the son of the late Herman and Cleo Morrison Whisnant, and was also preceded in death by a sister, Sarah Whisnant Barnes. He was retired from Gayley & Lord in Marion after 35 years of service.He enjoyed the family tradition of...
Minnie P Norville
Apr 25, 2013
Mrs. Minnie P. Norville, 83, of US Hwy 64, Rutherfordton, died Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Frye Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of Ben Norville, and daughter of the late Jesse and Lorrena Pritchard. She was a member of Cane Creek Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Janice Buff and her husband Bobby, and Donna Norville and...
Betty Towery
Apr 22, 2013
Mrs. Betty Towery, 79, of Jonestown Road, Golden Valley, died Monday, April 22, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. She was the daughter of the late Cleveland and Geneva Poteet Whisenant, and was an active member of First Broad Baptist Church and taught Sunday School there. Betty authored several books dealing with genealogy and the history of Golden Valley and...
Lucy Saunders Hollifield
Apr 11, 2013
Mrs. Lucy Saunders Hollifield, 84, of Bostic, died Thursday evening, April 11, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. She was the widow of Robert Gettys Hollifield and was the daughter of the late Charlie and Gracie Bolinger Saunders, and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Buddy Saunders and Odas Saunders; also two sisters, Catherine Brown and Eula Saunders....
Hazel Burnett Jackson
Apr 10, 2013
Mrs. Hazel Burnett Jackson, 82, of Whiteside Road, Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at Willow Ridge. She was the daughter of the late Ray and Leah Queen Burnett, and was also preceded in death by a sister, Francis Carver; and six brothers, Boyd, Howard, Bob, Cecil, Frank, and Billy Burnett; and a great grandson, Joshua Hoyle. She was a...
James Richard "Rick" Cromer
Apr 8, 2013
Mr. James Richard "Rick" Cromer, 60, of 840 Goode's Grove Road, Mooresboro, died Monday, April 8, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice. He was the son of James "Snook" and Betty Houser Cromer of Mooresboro. He was a cross country independent trucker, and an electrician for Kosa and Paragon, an ultralight pilot, enjoyed radio controlled airplanes, and was a motorcycle enthusiast....
Homer Clark Ponton
Apr 6, 2013
Mr. Homer Clark Ponton, 73, of Forest City, died Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late William and Flora White Ponton, and was also preceded in death by a sister, Hattie Almond. Homer was a member of Crestview Baptist Church and the Crestview Brotherhood. He was retired from Duke Energy. He...
Crystal Lynn Ramsey Green
Mar 28, 2013
Ms. Crystal Ramsey Green, 37, of Bostic, died Thursday, March 28, 2013. She was the daughter of Joyce Ramsey of Bostic, and Jerry Ramsey and his wife Cheryl, of Spindale. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Boyd and Daisy Murray, and Clyde and Ruth Ramsey. She was a member of Harmon Street Baptist Church. In addition to the...
Troy Lee McFarland
Feb 28, 2013
Mr. Troy Lee McFarland, 60, 0f the Duncan's Creek Community, died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Henderson Care Center. He was the son of the late Roy and Ruby DeBrule McFarland. He was a member of Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church and enjoyed woodworking. He retired years ago from Drexel Heritage. He is survived by his brother, Devone McFarland and his...
Lorene Butler
Feb 26, 2013
Miss Lorene Butler, 86, of Ellenboro, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dewey and Gazzie Davis Butler; and her sisters Doris Butler Koone and Hazel Butler Lawter; a brother, Ralph Butler; and two great nephews, Brandon Butler and Ryan Butler. She was a member of Walls Baptist Church....
Annette Guy
Feb 25, 2013
Ms. Annette Guy, 61, of Bostic, died Monday, February 25, 2013 at Henderson Care Center. She is survived by a son, Donny Guy of Blacksburg, SC; her daughter, Heather Guy of Newton; three sisters, Joyce Thrift of Golden Valley, Betty James of Hickory, and Brenda Kay Caliendo of Palm Beach, FL; there are also three grandchildren, Amber Vaughn, Haley Hart,...
Danny Lee Wray
Feb 24, 2013
Danny Lee Wray 1957-2013 Our dad, brother and husband died February 24, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, after several years of health issues. He was preceded in death by his father, Carl Wray Jr. and his mother, Patricia Mathis Carey; a brother, Roy Wray; and grandparents, Carl and Lovina Wray and aunt Betty Laws. He is...
Patty Slaughter
Feb 20, 2013
Mrs. Patty Wall Slaughter, 63, of Forest City, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Louise Smith Wall, and was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Karen Slaughter. She is survived by her beloved family, which includes her husband Hershel Luther Slaughter; four daughters, Ginger Ledbetter,...
Annabel Hardin Melton
Feb 13, 2013
Mrs. Annabel Hardin Melton, 89, of Hendersonville, and formerly of the Hopewell Community, passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Lifecare of Hendersonville. As a native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Fletcher and Nora Hayes Hardin. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Lennie Atchley Jones
Jan 30, 2013
Mrs. Lennie Atchley Jones, 83, of Forest City, died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Pannie Atchley, and was also preceded in death by a brother, Glenn Atchley; and a sister, Mary Kimbrell. She was a member of Walls Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School Teacher,...
Larry David Goforth
Jan 20, 2013
Mr. Larry David Goforth, 64, of Ellenboro, died Sunday, January 20, 2013 at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville. He was the son of the late Kelly and Coye McDaniel Goforth, and a native of Cleveland County. Larry served his country with distinction in the Vietnam War with the Army. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Morrison...
Ralph J. Bridges
Jan 7, 2013
Mr. Ralph J. Bridges, 91, of Bostic, died Monday, January 7, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. He was the widower of Dorcas "Dot" Bridges. Ralph was a former Deacon, Music Director and Sunday School Teacher at Walls Baptist Church. He was an Army veteran of WWII, and had most recently worked at Wal Mart. He is survived by two sons,...
