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Bertha Belle Cochran Miller
Jul 5, 2013
Mrs. Bertha Belle Cochran Miller, 94, a resident of the Fair Haven Home in Bostic, was received into Heaven on July 5, 2013. She was born on October 10, 1918. She lived in the Washburn Community for 60 years. She was married to the late G. B. Miller for 59 years. She was a retired retail store manager and textile...
Carl Harold Toney
Jun 18, 2013
Mr. Carl Harold Toney, 75, of Sunshine was born on December 30, 1937 and was called home from his residence to be with the Lord on June 18, 2013. He was the son of the late Wilkie J. Toney and Bertha Campbell Toney; and also preceded in death by two brothers, Dewey Toney and Larry B. Toney; and a sister, Daisy...
Jay Ferris
Jun 13, 2013
Mr. Jay Ferris, 74, of Golden Valley, died Thursday, June 13, 2013 from complications arising from colon cancer. He was the son of the late Edwin and Katherine Norris Ferris. He was born in Greenwich, CT and attended Greenwich High School and graduated from the University of Connecticut. He lived on the Connecticut coast for many years before moving to...
Rev. Daniel David Sulc
Jun 9, 2013
Rev. Daniel David Sulc, 83, formerly of Swannanoa, died Sunday, June 9, 2013 at his daughter's residence in Weddington. He was the son of the late Vaclav and Lydia Ondra Sulc, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Evelyn Sulc; and three sisters, Libby Farris, Marie Sluka, and Esther Geckle; and three brothers, Joseph Sulc, Edward Sulc, and...
Vergie Magdalene Jackson Pittman
Jun 6, 2013
Beloved wife, mother and sister, Vergie Magdalene Jackson Pittman, 90, of Shiloh, died June 6th, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Ben Howard Jackson and Carol Wilson Jackson. Mrs. Pittman was preceded in death by her older brother, Everette Jackson, younger sister Margie Jackson Wells, and youngest sister...
Ronnie W. Allen
May 28, 2013
Mr. Ronnie W. Allen, 79, of Sunshine, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013. He was the son of the late Champ Allen and Ruth Carver, and was also preceded in death by a son, Robert Charles Allen; a brother, Bobby Ray Allen; and a great grandson, Caleb Hunter Toney. Ronnie was a devoted member of Mount Harmony Baptist Church, and had...
Annie Gallagher
May 23, 2013
Mrs. Annie Gallagher, 61, of Bostic, died Thursday, May 23, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Louis and Myrtle Bennett Gilman, and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Kelly Jean Gallagher. She is survived by her husband, Richard Gallagher; two daughters, Angela Gallagher Allen of Frederick, CO, and Amy Gallagher Moore of Alturas FL; and two...
Florence Deviney Hoyle
May 16, 2013
Mrs. Florence Deviney Hoyle, 97, of Ellenboro, died Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. She was the daughter of the late Gaston and Maggie Green Murray. She was first married to the late Odell Deviney, and her second husband was the late Oliver Hoyle. She was also preceded in death by three grandchildren, Brandon Ingle, Beth Ann...
Bob Shepard
May 13, 2013
Mr. Bob Shepard, 81, of Bostic Sunshine Hwy, Sunshine, died Monday, May 13, 2013 at Willow Ridge Nursing Center. He was the son of the late Willie and Irene Hastings Shepard. Bob was a Korean War Veteran and a member of First Broad Baptist Church. He retired from WNC Florist and was a member of the Hollis Masonic Lodge. He...
Daniel R. Dalton
May 13, 2013
Mr. Daniel R. Dalton, 77, US Hwy 64 Rutherfordton, died Monday, May 13, 2013 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Daniel was the son of the late Sam and Maudie Painter Dalton, and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia England; a sister, Granada Dalton, and three brothers, Arwine O. Dalton, Adrian Dalton, and Purnell Dalton. He was a...
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...
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