John Hopler
Nov 28, 2023
John Hopler, age 91 of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
John was born Sunday, October 23, 1932 in Patterson, New Jersey to the late William John Hopler, Sr. and Edith Rhodes Hopler. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Medic Corpsman during the Korean war. John worked for Dover Textiles...
Stephanie Lynn Hollars
Nov 28, 2023
Stephanie Lynn Hollars, age 52, of Cliffside, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at Atrium Health-Cleveland.
Lynn was born Friday, August 13, 1971 in Cleveland County to Teressa Ledbetter Glover (Tommy) and Steve Wayne Hannon. She was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1989 and received an Associates Degree in Nursing...
Toni Carter
Nov 27, 2023
Toni Carter, age 60, of Caroleen, passed away Monday, November 27, 2023 at her residence.
Toni was born Sunday, February 3, 1963 in Norwood, Massachusetts to the late Thomas Steele and Barbara Creamer Steele. She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed sewing for those whom she loved and cared for. Her greatest joy was being a grandmother to her grandchildren...
James Hoyt Hamrick
Nov 26, 2023
James Hoyt Hamrick, age 94, of Caroleen, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023 at Upstate Community Hospice in Landrum.
James was born Tuesday, June 25, 1929 in Cleveland County to the late Ostace Hamrick and Myrtle Vegrace Hamrick. He was a graduate of Boiling Springs High School, class of 1948. James worked approximately thirty years for Burlington Industries before retirement....
Elbert "Ab" Gowan
Nov 25, 2023
Elbert “Ab” Gowan, age 93, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Carolina’s Caring Hospice in Sherrills Ford, NC.
Elbert was born December 9, 1929 in Rutherford County to the late Wallace Gowan and Dullie Gilbert Gowan. He worked for General Fireproofing for several years and was an equipment operator at the Rutherford County Landfill for ten...
James Toney
Nov 21, 2023
James Toney, age 89, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at his residence.
James was born Tuesday, February 13, 1934 in Rutherford County to the late Charlie Jackson Toney and Naomi Hudson Toney. He was the owner and operator of Toney’s Manufacturing for thirty-five years. James was a dedicated and avid quail hunter and a member of...
Jim Green
Nov 20, 2023
James U. Green, age 77, of Bostic, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, November 20, 2023 at his residence.
Jim was born Saturday, January 12, 1946 in Martins Ferry, Ohio to the late Robert William Green and Estella Howard Green. He served honorably during the Vietnam War as an Aircraft Mechanic in the U.S Navy. Later...
Kortney Humphries
Nov 19, 2023
Kortney Humphries, age 24, of Forest City, passed away, Sunday, November 19, 2023 at her residence.
Kortney was born Wednesday, April 28, 1999 in Rutherford County to April Humphries who resides in Forest City. She was a graduate of the Rutherford Opportunity Center (The Rock), class of 2018. Kortney worked for Blankenship Creations. She was known for her creativity and...
Miles F. Gunnin, Sr.
Nov 18, 2023
Miles F. Gunnin, Sr., age 71, of Forest City, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 18, 2023, with his loving family by his side.
Miles was born Wednesday, October 29, 1952, in Cherokee County to the late Virginia Lucille Gunnin. Miles was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and brother. He was of the Baptist Faith. Miles was an...
Edith Brown Alley
Nov 17, 2023
Edith Brown Alley, age 79, of Rutherfordton, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, November 17, 2023 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Edith was born Thursday, July 13, 1944 in Rutherford County to the late Joe Elder Brown and Mary Arrowood Brown. She was a 1962 graduate of R-S Central High School and worked for Broyhill...
Stefany Calderon-Lopez
Nov 14, 2023
Stefany Calderon-Lopez, infant daughter of Jessica Lopez and Carlos Calderon, went home to be with her Heavenly Father, November 14, 2023 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.
Even though her life was brief, she will forever hold a place in the hearts of those who loved her. Her memory has made an eternal imprint on her family.
In addition to her...
James Neil Tipton
Nov 13, 2023
James Neil Tipton, age 61, of Forest City, passed away Monday, November 13, 2023 at Atrium Health-University City, Charlotte.
James was born Thursday, July 12, 1962 in Rutherford County to Reba Mae Lail Poteat who resides in Rutherfordton and the late Charles Tipton. He worked most of his life in Plastic Manufacturing plants and was a supervisor for many years....
Thomas "Norris" Tate, Sr.
Nov 10, 2023
Thomas “Norris” Tate, Sr., age 81, of Rutherfordton, passed away, Friday, November 10, 2023 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.
Norris was born, Sunday, March 22, 1942 in Rutherford County to the late Gilford Young Tate and Eliza Queen Tate. He worked in the dye and bleaching room at Stonecutter Mill for most of his life until retirement. Norris enjoyed fishing,...
Don McEntyre
Nov 8, 2023
Don McEntyre, age 87, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at his residence.
Don was born Tuesday, June 9, 1936 in Polk County, NC to the late Fay McEntyre and May Bell Crowe Williams. He was a graduate of Oxnard Union High School, class of 1956. He was the owner and operator of Blue Max Hobbies in Oxnard,...
James Mason Justice
Nov 7, 2023
James Mason Justice, age 75, of Forest City, passed away, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Henderson Care.
James was born Thursday, January 15, 1948 in Rutherford County to the late William Granville Justice and Betty Smith Justice. He worked in the kitchen at Broughton Hospital in Morganton for many years. James enjoyed oil painting. He was a faithful member of...
George Albert Allen
Nov 3, 2023
George Albert Allen, age 63, of Rutherfordton, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, November 3, 2023, in Sevierville, Tennessee, on a church staff retreat surrounded by fellow pastors and close friends.
Born on Friday, January 4, 1960, in Clearwater, Florida, to the late Wilbur Albert "W.A." Allen and Beverly Wolfe Allen,...
Tammy Jo Terry
Nov 2, 2023
Tammy Jo Terry, age 79, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2023 at the Fair Haven Home of Forest City.
Tammy Jo was born Friday, April 7, 1944 in Rutherford County to the late Bryson Hodge and Gladys Earley Hodge. Tammy Jo was a member of Piedmont Baptist Church. She enjoyed craftwork, flea markets, craft...
Carol Ann Adams
Oct 29, 2023
Carol Ann Adams, age 85, of Hendersonville, NC passed away Sunday, October 30, 2023 at Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Carol was born Tuesday, February 22, 1938 in Newark, New Jersey to the late Kenneth Alfred Paton and Eleanor Irene Marion Paton. She was a devoted homemaker who adored her children and grandchildren. Family was her passion!
In addition to...
Maria Luz Gonzalez Almanza
Oct 26, 2023
Maria Luz Gonzalez-Almanza, age 68, of Mooresboro passed away, Thursday, October 26, 2023.
She was born in Mexico on Monday, December 13, 1954 to the late Isidro Gonzalez and Maria de Jesus Almanza. Maria was a loving mother, grandmother and sister. She loved spending time with her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Linda McCraw Dysart
Oct 21, 2023
Linda McCraw Dysart, age 72, of Cliffside, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Linda was born on Thursday, November 23, 1950 in Rutherford County to the late Winfred McCraw and Mary Durham McCraw. She was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1969. Linda worked for Cone Mills-Cliffside Plant as a cloth inspector...
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