Jan 13, 2020

Irene “Maw Maw” Henson, age 96, of Cliffside, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at her residence.

Irene was born April 4, 1923 in Rutherford County to the late Jesse Earl Padgett and Rosa Lee Mitchell Padgett. She was a graduate of Tri-High School and worked for Burlington Mill, Cone Mill and Pennington Rug Mill. Irene was...

Jan 6, 2020

Crawford “C.B.” Harris, age 86, of Rutherfordton, died Monday, January 6, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

C.B. was born July 4, 1933 in Rutherford County to the late Lonzo Crawford Harris and Emiline Rhodes Crawford. He was a graduate of R-S Central High School and a Korean War veteran having served honorably in the U.S. Army....

Jan 5, 2020

Ronnie B. Wall, age 75, of Harris, NC, died Sunday, January 5, 2020 at his residence.

Ronnie was born December 15, 1944 in Rutherford County to the late Henry Ballas Wall and Louise Virginia Smith Wall. He was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 1964 and a past member of Smith Grove Baptist Church....

Jan 5, 2020

John “Paw Paw” Hutchins, age 92, of Caroleen, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Fairhaven Home of Forest City.

John was born May 24, 1927 in Rutherford County to the late Tildon Hayes Hutchins and Mary Gettys Hutchins. He was a pillar in the Caroleen community where he owned...

Jan 4, 2020

Joyce W. Padgett, age 82, of Caroleen, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at her residence.

Joyce was born April 26, 1937 in Rutherford County to the late George Robert Wilkie and Esther Greene Wilkie. She was the Postmaster for Caroleen for over 30 years and was of the Baptist faith. Joyce enjoyed cooking for...

Jan 4, 2020

Jesse Randall Cook, age 62, of Mooresboro, died Saturday, January 4, 2020 at his residence. Jesse was born July 19, 1957 in Fort Hood, Texas to the late Dale Cook, Sr. and Theo Britt Cook. He served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a shelter supervisor for the Salvation Army in Augusta, Georgia for many years. He enjoyed...

Dec 30, 2019

Marcelo Masarjian, age 55, of Forest City, died December 30, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Marcelo was born September 28, 1964 to Reinate Janzen who resides in Forest City.

No formal services are planned.

Dec 28, 2019

Robert “Bobby” Bostic, age 70, of Forest City, NC, died Saturday, December 28, 2019 at his residence.

Bobby was born July 13, 1949 in Oregon to the late Robert L. Bostic and Mary Earley Bostic. He worked as a supervisor in plastic manufacturing for many years. Bobby worked for United Southern, A & E Plastics and Alpha...

Dec 27, 2019

Rachel Waters Swink, age 45, died Friday, December 27, 2019 at her residence after an extended illness.

Rachel was born May 13, 1974 in Rutherford County to Vonnie Waters who resides in Rutherfordton and the late John Waters. She worked as a cook in the fast food industry, as a CNA and for R & D Weaving....

Dec 23, 2019

Delorsie Delillian Shrewsbury Hunter, age 82, of Forest City, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019 at Colonial Manor Health Care in Rutherfordton.

She was born on January 27, 1937 in Mercer County, West Virginia to the late Audley Shrewsbury and Ardella Cooper Shrewsbury. Delorsie made her home in Vineland, New Jersey where she lived most of...