Jetta Smawley
Jun 14, 2018
Jetta Ann Smawley, age 90, of Ellenboro, NC, died Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Fair Haven of Forest City. Born November 30, 1927 in Sharp County, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Jay Dean Chandless and Minnie Lewis Chandless. She was a member of Race Path Baptist Church and worked in the textile mills most of her...
Connie Thomas
Jun 9, 2018
Connie B. Thomas, age 44, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2018 at her residence. Born September 23, 1973 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of Roy Palmer Bumgarner who resides in Casar, NC and of the late Mary Catherine Smith Bumgarner. She worked as a waitress for various local restaurants and enjoyed being a homemaker....
Evelyn Norville
Jun 7, 2018
Evelyn Hamrick Norville, age 91, of Emory Avenue, Forest City, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born June 9, 1926 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Fadie Cicero Hamrick and Lalah Elizabeth Plemmons Hamrick. She worked in textiles for many years and was a faithful and active member of...
Evelyn Davis
Jun 6, 2018
Evelyn Butler Davis, age 90, of McKinney Road, Ellenboro, died Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Willow Ridge Rehab and Nursing Center. Born November 2, 1927 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Willie P. Butler and Reba Doty Butler. Evelyn worked in the textile industry for forty years and then established a second career as she...
James Williams
Jun 5, 2018
James Thomas Williams, age 80, of Old Wagy Road, Forest City, died Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born May 31, 1938 in Patrick County, Virginia, he was a son of the late McCoy Williams and Louva Fain Williams. James was an avid NASCAR and racing fan and worked for Doug Herbert Racing in Cherryville for...
Betty Godfrey
Jun 1, 2018
Betty Honeycutt Godfrey, age 80, of Firpo Drive, Forest City, died Friday, June 1, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born December 14, 1937 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Albert Honeycutt and Bertha Gosnell Honeycutt. She worked in textiles for many years before her retirement and attended Calvary Baptist Church in Cliffside....
Shirley Ledford
May 31, 2018
Shirley F. Ledford, age 78, of Hames Ridge Road, Mooresboro, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born April 2, 1940 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late C.H. Davis and Ila Smith Davis. She worked for Stonecutter mill for several years and was a homemaker and caretaker for the family....
Mary Harrison
May 31, 2018
Mary Edna Harrison, age 84, of Crawley Drive, Forest City, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born March 27, 1934 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Abraham Daves and Moddie Ramsey Daves. She was a graduate of Cliffside High School, class of 1952 and a dedicated homemaker and caregiver. Mary...
Thomas Bessette
May 30, 2018
Thomas Bessette, age 85, of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born June 26, 1932 in Chateaugay, New York, he was the son of Nelson Bessette and Jane Roland Bessette. He was a graduate of Chateaugay High School, class of 1949 and served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. He...
Patricia Harrill
May 30, 2018
Patricia Hopper Harrill, age 81, of Rosey Lane, Rutherfordton, went home to be the Lord on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Fair Haven of Forest City. Born October 16, 1936 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late James Kate Hopper and Bessie May Bell Gorden Hopper. She worked for Cone Mills-Cliffside Plant and Aeroquip Industries for...