Grover "Sonny" Scoggins

Mar 10, 2020

Grover “Sonny” Scoggins, age 69, of Cliffside, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at his residence.

Sonny was born June 30, 1950 in Rutherford County to the late Samuel Jefferson Scoggins and Ruby May Walker Scoggins. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1969. Sonny served honorably in the U.S. Air Force during the Viet...

Dr. Thomas Kenny Ii

Mar 8, 2020

Dr.Thomas Geer Kenny II, age 94, of Forest City, died Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Thomas was born December 4, 1925 in Albany, New York to the late Thomas Geer Kenny, Sr. and Dora Redmond Kenny. Thomas was a highly decorated World War II veteran where he served in the U.S. Navy...

Mary Short

Mar 8, 2020

Mary J. Short, age 94, of Rutherfordton, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Willow Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mary was born July 7, 1925 in Rutherford County to the late Berkley Pryor and Virginia Huntley Pryor. She was a graduate of Hendersonville High School and worked as the business manager for the Virginia American Water...

Joyce Jones

Mar 6, 2020

Joyce Frashier Jones, age 70, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Joyce was born January 4, 1950 in Rutherford County to the late Joe Clark Frashier and Demmie Kay Henson Frashier. She was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1968 and worked as a Certified Nurses Assistant at...

Margaret Cole

Mar 6, 2020

Margaret Cole, age 86, of Harris, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.

Margaret was born July 19, 1933 in Cleveland, Tennessee to the late Daniel Waters and Ruth Taylor Waters. She was a graduate of Shelby High School and worked for Burlington Industries-Caroleen Plant for twenty-eight years before...

Mable Randolph

Mar 5, 2020

Mable Nora Randolph, age 94, of Henrietta, went home to be with Lord Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Mable was born April 21, 1925 at her family’s home on Dobbinsville Road in Ellenboro. She retired from Cone Mill-Cliffside after forty-three years and lived in Henrietta for most of her life. She was...

Tom Horwood

Mar 5, 2020

Tom Horwood, age 74, of Spindale, passed away Friday, March 5, 2020 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Tom was born January 10, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Norman Horwood and Laura Newman Horwood. He worked as a supervisor in plastic manufacturing for over forty years. He spent most this time with Rubbermaid Industries. Tom was...

Susan Wynn

Mar 1, 2020

Susan Jackson Wynn, age 62, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at her residence.

Susan was born July 25, 1957 in Petersburg, Tennessee to the late Thomas Jackson and Vera Fielding Jackson. Susan worked as a Respiratory Therapist at Grace Hospital in Morganton. She also served as a Paramedic/EMT for several years....

Jerry Williams

Feb 29, 2020

Jerry Williams, age 70, of Ellenboro, died Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby.

Jerry was born November 20, 1949 in Polk County, NC to Cecil Williams and Katherine Parker Williams who reside in Columbus, NC. Jerry served honorably in the U.S. Army and was an auto body restorer for many years. He most recently...

Randy "Woody" Yelton

Feb 24, 2020

Randy “Woody” Kennedy Yelton, age 53, of Ellenboro, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Randy was born May 28, 1966 in Rutherford County to Martha Ann Kennedy who resides in Ellenboro and to the late Gilbert Clyde Yelton. He was a graduate of R-S Central, class or 1984 and a 1990...