Obituaries

Obituary Listing

Minnie P Norville

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Shirley Jackson Walker

Shirley Jackson Walker

Dec 26, 2012

Mrs. Shirley Jackson Walker, 72, of Forest City, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Hospice House, Forest City. She was the daughter of the late Ben and Carol Wilson Jackson, and was also preceded in death her sister, Margie Wells; her brother Everette Jackson; and two infant brothers, Clifford and Clyde Jackson. She was a 1958 graduate of R.S. Central...

Harold Dean Jones

Harold Dean Jones

Dec 2, 2012

Mr. Harold Dean Jones, 74, of Jonestown Road, Golden Valley, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Dean was son of the late Bela and Grace Jones. He was retired from Milliken Corporation and was a member of the Hollis Masonic Lodge, and First Broad Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Doris Jones; and a...

Sharon Ann Fincannon "Sherry" Richardson

Sharon Ann Fincannon "Sherry" Richardson

Nov 29, 2012

Mrs. Sharon Ann Fincannon "Sherry" Richardson, 52, of Bostic, died Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House. She was the widow of William Claude Richardson,Jr., and was also preceded in death by her father, Retired Master Sergeant Jack D. Fincannon. She is survived by her son, William Claude "Tripp" Richardson III; her parents, Mary and James Young of...

David Wayne McCann

David Wayne McCann

Nov 25, 2012

Mr. David Wayne McCann, 58,  of Terry Road, Ellenboro, died Sunday, November 25, 2012. He was the son of the late John Frank McCann,Sr. and Dorothy Eartle McCann, and was also preceded in death by three brothers, Donald C. McCann, Robert McCann, and John Frank McCann,Jr., and a sister, May Smith. He was a member of Rutherford County Traffic Control for...