Robert Lawson
Jan 16, 2019
Robert Scott Lawson, age 56, of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Robert was born November 23, 1962 in Tampa, Florida and is the son of Robert Melvin Lawson and Betty McCurry who resides in Forest City. He was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 1980 and worked in maintenance...
Bill Garrity
Jan 16, 2019
Bill Garrity, age 92, of Lowell, NC, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Bill was born February 24, 1926 in Hillside, New Jersey, he was a so of the late William Garrity, Sr. and Bertha Oelschlaege. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the U.S. Navy on a Destroyer Transport. Bill owned...
Michael Mcdaniel
Jan 15, 2019
Michael McDaniel, age 69, of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at his residence. Michael was born November 14, 1949 in Warren County, Virginia and was a son of the late Owen McDaniel and Thelma June Bohon McDaniel. He was a graduate of Warren County High School, class of 1968. Michael served in the U.S. Air Force...
Grace Walker
Jan 15, 2019
Grace Marie Walker, age 81, of Smith Street, Forest City, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Oak Grove Health Care. Grace was born August 25, 1937 in Rutherford County, NC, and was the daughter of the late J.F. Walker and Annie Mae Waters Walker. She was a graduate of Tri-High School and worked in textiles as an office administrator....
Gene Morgan
Jan 15, 2019
Gene Morgan, age 82, of Forest City, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Gene was born August 22, 1936 in Ware County, Georgia to the late Robert H. Morgan and Josephine Fitchett Morgan. He worked thirty-two years as a crane operator for Duke Power and was of the Baptist faith. Gene enjoyed gardening and...
John Waters
Jan 15, 2019
John W. Waters, age 69, of Ellenboro, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. John was born July 13, 1949 in Rutherford County and was the son of the late Lewis Monroe Waters and Annie Mae Sisk Waters. He worked for the town of Forest City in the maintenance department for thirty years and was...
Rose Matheny
Jan 14, 2019
Rose Matheny, age 47, of Bostic, NC, died Monday, January 14, 2019 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Rose was born on February 24, 1971 in Cleveland County, and was a daughter to the late Bobby Putnam and Sieglinde L. Putnam. She was a graduate of Crest High School, class of 1989 and worked ten years for Cone Mills-Cliffside. She most...
Lois Street
Jan 11, 2019
Lois Faulkner Street, age 85, of Gantts Grove Church Road, Mooresboro, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 at Hospice of Carolina Foothills. Lois was born in Cleveland County on October 29, 1933 and was a daughter of the late Ellis Newton, Sr. and Ellen M. Lovette Newton. She worked at the Ester Mill in Shelby and then for Fasco...
Junior Humphries
Jan 10, 2019
Junior Humphries, age 80, of Cliffside, NC, died Thursday, January 10, 2019 at his residence. Junior was born December 19, 1938 in Iredell County, NC to the late Archie Humphries, Sr. and Mary Helen Beason Humphries. He worked as for PPG for thirty-four years before retirement. Junior was an avid golfer, enjoyed fishing and taking family trips to the...
Marvin Silver
Jan 8, 2019
Marvin "DeWitt" Silver, Sr., age 74, of Forest City, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. "DeWitt" was born September 20, 1944 in Rutherford County and was the son of the late George Carl Silver and Lillian Irene Lancaster Silver. He was a member of Goodes Creek Baptist Church. DeWitt was a "wonderful husband, dad and...