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 "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 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 "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, 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 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 "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, 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...
Joann Hill Goodrick, 82, of Hillsboro Beach, Florida, died peacefully on April 23, 2019, after receiving care for her dementia at the Boca Raton ManorCare nursing home since 2017. Joann was the precious wife of David Daniel Goodrick for 47 years and the beloved mother of CJ and Douglas Andrew Wilson from her first marriage to Howard Wilson. Joann...
Donald R. Smith, age 74, of Bostic, NC died Monday, April 22, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City. Donald was born July 28, 1944 in Rutherford County to the late Roy Smith and Alma Honeycutt Smith. He worked as a self-employed painting contractor for many years and enjoyed farming and raising hogs. Gardening, canning and...