Francis M. Smith

Dec 24, 2021

Francis M. Smith, age 92, of Forest City, formerly of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Francis was born Friday, May 24, 1929 in Mondamin, Iowa to the late Carl J. Smith and Alma Bolch Smith. He served in the Post World War II era in Japan...

Garland Cox

Dec 24, 2021

Garland Cox, age 63, of Lawndale, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2021 at his residence.

Garland was born Saturday, July 12, 1958 in Rutherford County to the late John Wesley Cox and Dollie Watts Cox. He owned and operated Cox Tree Service for over twenty years. Garland enjoyed deer hunting and carp fishing. He loved...

Mary Luckadoo Blanton

Dec 23, 2021

Mary Luckadoo Blanton, age 87, of Cliffside passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Mary was born Friday, April 27, 1934 in Rutherford County to the late George Taft Luckadoo and Maggie Beatrice Wise Luckadoo. She was a graduate of Tri-High School and worked at Cone Mills-Avondale Plant for many...

Angela Davis

Dec 21, 2021

Angela Davis, age 58, of Forest City, passed away, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 in South Carolina due to a motor vehicle accident.

Angela was born Monday, March 25, 1963 in Mount Clemens, Michigan. She was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1981. Angela worked as the manager of Quincy’s Restaurant for over twenty years in...

Kathleen Walker Stacy

Dec 19, 2021

Kathleen Walker Stacy, age 80, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Kathleen was born Wednesday, October 1, 1941 in Rutherford County to the late Roscoe Walker and Mamie Smith Walker. She worked for the deli at Winn Dixie for seventeen years and as a cafeteria manager for...

Margaret Holmes

Dec 16, 2021

Margaret Holmes, age 72, of Forest City, passed away, Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Margaret was born Monday, April 18, 1949 in Rutherford County to the late Charlie Belk Upton and Laura V. Daggarhart Upton. She was a graduate of R-S Central High School and worked as a seamstress for Buster...

Janice Laws Dyer

Dec 14, 2021

Janice Laws Dyer, age 63, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Janice was born Tuesday, January 14, 1958 to the late Troy Laws and Laverne Padgett Laws. She was a graduate of Cornerstone Christian School and received a Certified Nursing Assistant diploma from Isothermal Community College. Janice worked...

Etta Toney

Dec 11, 2021

Etta Toney, age 84, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.

Etta was born Friday, March 26, 1937 in Rutherford County to the late Gleason Toney and Ossie Murray Toney. She was a graduate of Sunshine High School, class of 1955 and worked at...

Clara Wilson Crump

Dec 8, 2021

Clara Dean Wilson Crump, age 90, of Forest City, formerly of Charlotte passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

She was born on Thursday, October 1, 1931 in Ellenboro to the late Colon and Bessie Wilson. She graduated from Ellenboro High School, class of 1950 and received a secretarial degree from...

Roy L. Morgan, Sr.

Dec 7, 2021

Roy L. Morgan, Sr., age 77, of Forest City, formerly of St. Augustine, FL, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at his residence.

Roy was born Wednesday, May 3, 1944 in Hastings, Florida to the late Homer Morgan, Sr. and Mae Pearl Bryant Morgan. He owned and operated a family Potato Farm for many decades in St....