Jayson Buitron
Sep 15, 2026
Jayson Buitron, age 19, of Roebuck, SC passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Jayson was born Thursday, August 16, 2007 in Rutherford County. He was the son of Jesus and Angel Buitron who live in Mooresboro. Jayson was a 2021 graduate of the ROC (Rutherford Opportunity Center) and was a Quality Inspector for BMW manufacturing. Jayson...
Ray Butler
Sep 12, 2026
Horace Ray Butler, age 81, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Ray was born Monday, January 29, 1945 in Rutherford County to the late Horace Elam Butler and Othene Johnson Butler. Ray worked forty plus years in construction as an electrician. He loved to play golf; he was also...
William "Worth" Franklin Adair
Sep 10, 2026
William Franklin Adair, 83, of Converse, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2026, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House.
William was born on December 16, 1942, in High Shoals, Rutherford County, North Carolina, to the late Howard and Nellie Adair.
William was a husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and was of the Baptist faith. He was married to his beloved wife,...
Alta Grace Riffle
Sep 9, 2026
Alta Grace Riffle, age 88, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at her home.
Grace was born Friday, November 26, 1937 in Rutherford County to the late Herman Coffey and Hester Warlick Coffey. She was a successful business owner and entrepreneur of several local enterprises. Grace was of the Baptist faith and a member of Crestview Baptist Church....
Maggie Carswell Toney
Sep 9, 2026
Maggie Carswell Toney, age 94, of the Sunshine Community went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 while being surrounded by her family.
Maggie was born Monday, February 22, 1932 in Morganton, NC to the late Isaiah Carswell and Callie Mace Carswell. She attended Salem Elementary and Salem High School and worked in...
Janie Bowen
Sep 8, 2026
Janie Bowen, age 63, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at her home.
Janie was born Wednesday, November 7, 1962 in Rutherford County to the late Charles Bowen and Margaret Quinn Neal. She worked as a skilled medical transcriptionist for many years and was a member of the Church of the Latter Day Saints. She was an avid...
Vickie Clay Rayfield
Sep 7, 2026
Vickie Clay Rayfield, age 72, of Cliffside, passed away Monday, September 7, 2026 at Atrium Health-Charlotte.
Vickie was born Wednesday, December 23, 1953 in Cleveland County to the late Freddie Clay and Betty Lail Clay. She attended Shelby High School and was a past member of the Missionary Methodist Church in Shelby. Vickie worked for twenty-two years for Cone Mill-Haynes Plant...
Kairo Maddox Greene
Sep 4, 2026
Kairo Maddox Greene, infant son of Alexis Greene of Bostic, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday, September 4, 2026 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.
Even though we were not able to see him grow into a young man, we look forward to the day that we will see him again. He will eternally be with God the...
Ronnie Pannell
Sep 3, 2026
Ronnie Pannell, age 77, of Cherryville, NC went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Ronnie was born Tuesday, February 1, 1949 in Rutherford County to the late Dewey Pannell and Peggy Ward Pannell. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1968 and earned a bachelor’s degree from Gardner-Webb University in 1971....
Jimmy Keeter
Sep 2, 2026
Jimmy Keeter, age 77, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at his home.
Jimmy was born Friday, December 17, 1948 in Rutherford County to the late Thomas Keeter and Eloise Walker Keeter. He was a graduate of Chase High School and earned an associate’s degree from Isothermal Community College. Jimmy owned and operated Keeter Kustoms where he offered...