Obituary Listing
Billy Ray Self
Dec 25, 2013
Mr. Billy Ray Self, 74, of Sunshine, went home to wish his Lord and Savior a Happy Birthday on Wednesday, December 25, 2013. He was the son of the late Cleatus and Omer Self, and was also preceded in death by a brother, Gary Self, and a sister, Dorothy Ledford. He had retired from Broyhill after 24 years, and was...
Sebastian Lee Loukaitis
Dec 4, 2013
Mr. Sebastian Lee Loukaitis, 22, of Bostic, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013. He was the son of Sean Loukaitis of Bostic, and the late Cathy Chapman Loukaitis. He was a 2009 graduate of East Rutherford High School and a member of Salem United Methodist Church. In addition to this father, he is survived by his brother Cory Ross and his...
Samuel Aiden Harrison
Dec 2, 2013
Mr. Samuel Aiden Harrison, 81, of Sunshine, died Monday, December 2, 2013 at Willow Ridge Nursing Center. He was the widower of Ginger Melton Harrison, and son of the late Edley and Novella Toney Harrison, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Blanche Lookadoo. He was retired from Cowan Tire & Battery, a member of Cedar Grove United...
Joe Lamer Willis
Nov 26, 2013
Mr. Joseph Lamer Willis, 86, of Bostic, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. He was widower of Wilma Sain Willis, and son of the late Marcus and Minnie Downs Willis, and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Robert Noris Willis and Marcus Jack Willis. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church, and...
Louise Watkins
Nov 22, 2013
Mrs. Louise Hunt Watkins, 89, of Golden Valley, died Friday, November 22, 2013 at Fair Haven Home. She was the widow of Rev. John B. Watkins, Jr, and was also preceded in death by her parents, Lonnie and Vernie Propes Hunt. Louise was a member of Fork Creek Baptist Church. She is survived by two sisters, Barbara Jean Bumgarner of...
Patricia Ann Cuneo
Nov 21, 2013
Patricia Ann Cuneo, 81, of Bostic passed on Thursday, November 21, 2013. Pat was born in Worksop, England to Florence and Fred Clarke. She came to America in 1952 to join the circus working a group of 16 wild animals in the ring at one time and eventually making it into the Circus Hall of Fame. After retiring from the...
George Forrest Watson
Nov 14, 2013
Mr. George Forrest Watson, 90, of Westminster, died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Hospice House after a short illness. He was son of the late Crawford and Birdie Robertson Watson, and was also preceded in death by a son, Wayne Watson and a daughter, Sally Watson Kuhn. He was a lifelong member of Brittain Presbyterian Church. He was a well known...
Velma Dobbins
Nov 7, 2013
Velma Sisk Dobbins, 91, of Raleigh passed away peacefully on November 7th at Sunrise of North Hills. She was born in Forest City on March 3, 1922 to the late Daisy and Archibald Sisk. She was born with her identical twin, Selma who recently passed. A long time resident of Raleigh and Forest City, Velma was active in her church,...
Myrtice Myers
Nov 1, 2013
Mrs. Myrtice Walker Myers, 83, of Ellenboro, died Friday, November 1, 2013. She was the widow of Ebb Gordon Myers, and daughter of the late Edgar and Ostine Philbeck Walker. She was also preceded in death by twin grandchildren, Angela Candice McCombs and Anthony Christopher McCombs. She is survived by two sons, Ronnie McCombs and his wife Vickie, of Bostic,...
Darlus Blankenship
Oct 22, 2013
Mrs. Darlus Smith Blankenship, 93, of Forest City, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. She was the widow of Calvin Lee Blankenship, who died in 1963. She was the daughter of the late Julius and Gina Smith, and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Ann Reynolds. She was a Baptist. She is survived...
Carol Ann Collier
Oct 19, 2013
Mrs. Carol Ann Collier, 69, of Ellenboro, died Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was the widow of Bud Collier and a daughter of the late John Frank McCann Sr. and Dorothy B. McCann. She was also preceded in death by a sister, May Smith, and four brothers, Donald, Robert, David, and John Frank McCann, Jr....
Georgia Lee Chapman
Oct 15, 2013
Mrs. Georgia Lee Cogdell Chapman, 77, of Sandy Level Church Road, Bostic, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Rebecca Hoyle Cogdell, and was also preceded in death by two infant sons, Bobby Ray Chapman and Jerry Dean Chapman; a sister, Betty Jo Pope; and two brothers, Rev. Odell Cogdell and Claude Cogdell....
Jerry Lee Morgan
Oct 12, 2013
Mr. Jerry Lee Morgan, 56, of Bostic, died Saturday, October 12, 2013. He was the widower of Sarah Baynard Morgan. He is survived by his daughter Summer Morgan of Cumming, GA; and his stepson, Brian Moore of Greenville, SC. A Graveside Service will be conducted at 12:00 pm Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Dennis...
Marjorie Fort
Oct 6, 2013
Mrs. Marjorie Williams Fort, 96, of Bostic, died Sunday, October 6, 2013. A longtime resident of Thomasville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. William Brown Williams. She was also preceded in death by two infant brothers, and her two sisters, Eloise Schenck and Jean Wilson. She will be greatly missed but our comfort is in...
Patrick "Pat" Still, Jr.
Oct 5, 2013
Patrick "Pat" Still, Jr., 58, of Bostic, died Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Hospice House, Forest City. He was the son of Patricia Ann Black Still of Barnwell, SC, and the late Patrick Laverne Still, Sr. Pat was born May 17, 1955, and he married Ann Atchley on June 29, 2002. He worked at Michelin Corporation for 33 years. He...
Sarah Morgan
Sep 21, 2013
Mrs. Sarah Baynard Morgan, 72, of Bostic, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Ed and Zula Mae Smith Baynard, and was also preceded in death by three sisters, Mary Caldwell, Betty Turner, and Rose Bowen; and four brothers, J.C. Baynard, Cling Baynard, Earnest Baynard, and Roy Baynard. Sarah was...
Brenda Manley
Sep 18, 2013
Mrs Brenda Terry Manley, 69, of Ellenboro, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. She was the daughter of the late C.B. Terry, Sr. and Jeanette Davidson Terry; and was also preceded in death by two sisters, Tillie Propes and Maxine Greene; and brothers Jerry Terry, Sr. and C. B. Terry, Jr. She is survived by two...
Nellie Long
Sep 9, 2013
Mrs. Nellie Murray Long, 74, of Bostic, died Monday, September 9, 2013 at Hospice House, Forest City. She was the widow of Jim Long, and daughter of the late Boyd and Daisy Murray. She worked at Tanner Company for 30 years, and was a member of Mt. Harmony Baptist Church. Nellie loved yard sales and visits from her family. She...
Eunice Ramsey
Sep 2, 2013
Mrs. Eunice G. Ramsey, 84, of Sunshine, died Monday, September 2, 2013 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Arv and Macie Guffey. She was a member of Mt. Harmony Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Robert Ramsey; two sons, Kenneth Ramsey and his wife Vickie, of Newton, and Alvin Ramsey and his...
Betty Brooks
Sep 2, 2013
Betty J. Brooks, 80, of Prattville, AL, died Monday morning September 2, 2013 after a long illness. Mrs. Brooks was born in Shelby, NC. She was the youngest child of the late Marvin Guthrie and Daisy B. Huskey Willis, and was also preceded in death by her husband Lewis G. Brooks, and their son, Lewis G. Brooks, Jr. She graduated...
