Lorene Evans

May 12, 2019

Lorene "Rene" Evans, age 81, of Ellenboro, NC died Sunday, May 12, 2019 at her residence. Rene was born May 31, 1937 in Rutherford County to the late Shufford Lovelace and Lillie Louise Lowery Lovelace. She worked for Stonecutter Mill for several years and as a dietician at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center for eighteen years. Rene was a member...

Judy Mcgee

May 8, 2019

Judy Baldwin McGee, age 73, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Judy was born April 10, 1946 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Charles E. Baldwin, Sr. and Flora Mae Upton Baldwin. She was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1964 and a past member of Providence...

Anthony Mazza

May 2, 2019

Anthony "Tony" Mazza, age 84, of Chesnee, SC died Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice. Tony was born July 24, 1934 in Chester, Pennsylvania to the late Thomas Mazza and Clara Sopo Mazza. Tony worked as a merchandise stocker at Ingles and for Wal-Mart for many years and was of the Catholic faith. As a young man,...

Annie Hodge

May 1, 2019

Annie "Lou" Hodge, age 81, of Forest City, NC died Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Fair Haven Home of Forest City. Lou was born June 30, 1937 in Rutherford County to the late Thomas Lee Ramsey and Idella Wood Ramsey. She received her Associates Degree from Isothermal Community College and worked at ICC as a receptionist for many years...

Jack Ross

Apr 28, 2019

Jack T. Ross, age 84, of Clay Street, Forest City, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Jack was born July 5, 1934 in Rutherford County to the late George Ross, Sr. and Ruth Crowder Ross. He worked for many years at Stonecutter Mill and most recently in the Lawn & Garden Department at Wal-Mart....

William Lanser

Apr 27, 2019

William "Bill" Lester Lanser, age 69, of York, SC, died Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Bill was born January 13, 1950 in Port Washington, Wisconsin to the late William John Lanser and Lois Bartlett Lanser. He worked for American Machinery Rebuilding for many years and was of the Catholic faith. Bill enjoyed fishing, boating,...

Melvin Dobbins

Apr 25, 2019

Melvin Dobbins, age 76, of Mooresboro, NC died Thursday, April 25, 2019 at his residence. Melvin was born January 6, 1943 in Rutherford County to the late Kenneth Melvin Dobbins and Mary Lee Dixon Dobbins. He was a graduate of Crest High School, class of 1961 and worked at Hoechst-Celanese for thirty-eight years before retirement. Melvin was a lifetime...

Hazel Flynn

Apr 24, 2019

Hazel Mae Flynn of Rutherfordton passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, surrounded by family. Born in Rutherford County, May 10, 1929 to the late George and Biddie Horn Chapman, she was preceded in death by one brother, James Chapman. In Hazel's tenth year of school, her mother's illness and subsequent death required that she leave...

George Parker

Apr 24, 2019

George "Reid" Parker, age 75, of Mooresboro, NC died Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Reid was born April 20, 1944 in Rutherford County to the late George W. Parker and Edna Crawford Parker. He worked at Cone Mills for thirteen years and as a truck mechanic for seventeen years. He enjoyed fixing and restoring...

Jimmy Clayton

Apr 23, 2019

Jimmy Clayton, age 84, of Shelby, NC, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Jimmy was born June 6, 1934 in Rutherford County to the late Leland Clayton and Katie Smith Clayton. He was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1952 and a lifetime member of Providence United Methodist Church. Jimmy worked for Stonecutter Mill...