Obituary Listing
Dewey James Toney
May 14, 2012
Mr. Dewey James Toney, 87, of the Sunshine Community, died Monday, May 14, 2012. He was the son of the late Wilkie and Bertha Campbell Toney; and was also preceded in death by a son, Jefferson James Toney; his first wife, Edith Freeman Toney; a sister, Daisy Murray; a brother, Larry Toney; and a granddaughter, Angela Simmons. He was a member...
Donald W. Lindsey
Apr 30, 2012
Mr. Donald W. Lindsey, 64, of Ellenboro, died Monday, April 30, 2012. He was preceded in death by his mother in law, Patricia Porter. He was a computer programmer. He is survived by his wife, Carol Lindsey; a daughter, Patricia Stephens and her husband Ken, of Parkersburg, WV; two sons, Donnie Lindsey of Waverly, WV, and Anthony Joyce and his...
Hazel Butler Lawter
Apr 24, 2012
Mrs. Hazel Butler Lawter, 75, of Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Dewey and Gazzie Davis Butler, and was a member of Walls Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Charles Lawter; a daughter, Joanna Street of Forest City; a son, Brian Lawter of Rutherfordton; two sisters,...
James Albert Jones
Apr 23, 2012
Mr. James Albert Jones, 84, of Sunshine, died Monday, April 23, 2012 at Hospice House, Forest City. He was the son of the late Thurman and Lillie Padgett Jones, he was also preceded in death by three sisters, Beatrice Hoyle, Iona Tessenear, and Kathleen Pope, two brothers, Howard Jones and Jesse Jones. He was a member of Mount Harmony Baptist...
Paul Mayse
Apr 20, 2012
Mr. Paul Mayse, 93, formerly of Forest City, died Friday, April 20, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife Ethel McDade Mayse, and was the son of the late Orson and Alma Lewis Mayse. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Theodore, Mal and Amos, and his sister Ruth. Paul was a retired carpenter and a...
Nina Campbell King
Apr 20, 2012
Mrs. Nina Campbell King, 75, of Hillcrest Rest Home, Forest City, died Friday, April 20, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Daniel and Myrtle Lackey Campbell, and was also preceded in death by a son, Wren Walker; a daughter, Rhonda Ledford; a grandchild, Brandy Ledford; and a great grandchild, Anna Grace Durham. She is survived by three daughters,...
Rachel Diane Smith
Apr 18, 2012
Mrs. Rachel Diane Smith, 61, of Jonestown Road, Bostic, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Forrest and Annie Bell Smith. She was a member of Heaven Bound Baptist Church in Ellenboro. She is survived by one daughter, Audrey West of Forest City; a son, Darin Holland of Mooresboro; four stepsons, Alvin Holland of Forest...
Clarence Beaver
Apr 17, 2012
Mr. Clarence Beaver, 77, of Tiney Road, Bostic, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Hospice House, Forest City. He was the son of the late Thomas and Perida Deyton Beaver. He retired from the NC Department of Transportation where he was a heavy equipment operator and later worked for Strickland Grading. He was a member of Missionary Wesleyan Church. He...
Fred McFarland
Apr 1, 2012
Mr. Fred McFarland, 81, of Ellenboro, died Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was the son of the late Hobert and Eula Ann Crowe McFarland, and was also preceded in death by a brother, Guy McFarland, and a sister, Arrie Irene Toney. He was a longtime accounting and economics Professor at Cleveland Community College. He was...
Jean Turner Callahan
Mar 31, 2012
Mrs. Jean Turner Callahan, 70, of Freeman Road, Forest City, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Hospice House, Forest City. She was the widow of Rupert Lee Callahan, and daughter of the late Sam and Bertha Turner. She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Heather McGinnis. Jean was a member of Wilson Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Ronald Lynn Sizemore
Mar 29, 2012
Mr. Ronald Lynn Sizemore, 70, of Main Street, Bostic, died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Hospice House, Forest City. Ron was a native of New Hampshire and was a retired truck driver. He was the son of the late John Orval Sizemore and Charlotte Dearborn Sizemore, he was also preceded in deathy by a sister, Marlene Salisbury. He is survived...
Cathy Chapman Loukaitis
Mar 21, 2012
Mrs. Cathy Chapman Loukaitis, 52, of Salem Church Road, Bostic, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Hospice House, Forest City. She was the daughter of the late John and Catherine Blanton Chapman. She was a member of Salem United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Sean Loukaitis; a daughter, Stacy Ross of the home; two sons, James Cory...
Joe Hunter Toney
Mar 13, 2012
Mr. Joe Hunter Toney, 89, of Bostic, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Hospice House, Forest City. He was the son of the late Arthur and Sarah Earley Toney. He was retired from Stonecutter Corporation and a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. Joe was a WWII Army Veteran. He is survived by his wife, Vera Stringer Toney; a daughter, Sarah Laughter...
Hoyle Edward Bowen
Mar 13, 2012
Mr. Hoyle Edward Bowen, 58, of Centennial Road, Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012. He was son of the late Glen Bowen Jr and Rosie Baynard Bowen. He was a skidder driver for a logging company, and a Baptist. He is survived by his daughter, Jessie Bowen of Marion; two sisters, Barbara Smith and Lorie Sullivan, both of Rutherfordton; five...
Talley Sandefur
Feb 29, 2012
Mr. Talley Sandefur, 82, of Calton Road, Sunshine, died Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at his residence. He was the son of the late Jack and Mamie Sandefur. He was retired from Spindale Mills/New Cherokee Coporation, and was a charter member of Ross Hill Baptist Church. He was an Army veteran serving during the Korean war. He is survived by his...
Nell Ruppe
Feb 23, 2012
Mrs. Guynell Geneva Greene "Nell" Ruppe, 97, of Ohio St, Spindale passed away Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 at Hospice House, Forest City after a long illness. Nell was the daughter of the late Henry Tilden Greene and Hulda Alice Donahoo Greene of Landrum, SC. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Garland Jacob Ruppe,...
Geneva Ann Smith
Feb 21, 2012
Mrs. Geneva Ann Johnson Smith, 94, of Golden Valley, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late R.R. and Ida Johnson, and was also preceded in death by two sons, Edward Gene Smith and Mack Smith. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. She is survived by one daughter, Doris...
Albert Dowell Lancaster
Feb 15, 2012
Mr. Albert Dowell Lancaster, 95, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 at Hospice of Laurens County in Clinton, SC. He was born July 11, 1916 in Cliffside, NC, he was son of the late Odie Bates Lancaster and William Lancaster. He was married for 62 years to his beloved wife Frances Sisk Lancaster, who died in 2003. He served in the...
Richard Dean Toney
Feb 3, 2012
Mr. Richard Dean Toney, 46, Rutherfordton, died Friday, February 3, 2012. He was the son of Don Toney of Rutherfordton and the late Louise Fisher Toney. He was a sales representative at Toney's #2, and a member of Temple Baptist Church in Henrietta. In addition to his father, he is survived by two brothers, Bruce "Slash" Toney of Rutherfordton, and...
Brian Nelson Herman
Jan 31, 2012
Mr.Brian Nelson Herman, 48, of Golden Valley, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was the son of Marie McCurry Herman of Hickory, and the late Lewis Edgar Herman, Sr. He was an electrician. In addition to his mother, he is also survived by his wife, Ellen McCurry Herman; a son, Coty Herman; a daughter, Cailin...
