Martha Brown

Mar 10, 2017

Martha Cope Brown, age 52, of Ash, NC, formerly of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017 at the UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Born May 4, 1964 in Greensboro, NC, she is the daughter of Ann Hockett Bruton and the late Theodore Willits Cope. She was a graduate of South Brunswick High School, class of 1982. Martha...

Velvia Coffey

Mar 7, 2017

Velvia Branch Coffey, age 86, of Rollins Road, Forest City, NC, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in the presence of her loving family. Born December 18, 1930 in Gaston County, NC, she was a daughter to the late Henry Branch and Allie Ollie Greene Branch. She worked as a sewing machine operator for nineteen years for Absorba and...

Mozelle Honeycutt

Feb 27, 2017

Mozelle Melton Honeycutt, age 93, of Sunset Beach, NC and formally of Rutherford County joined her Heavenly Father on February 27, 2017 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Bolivia, NC. Born on March 22, 1923 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Wilbur Melton and Vinnie Cobb Melton. Mozelle was a lifetime member of Floyd's...

Carl Smith

Feb 25, 2017

Carl "Butch" Smith, Jr., age 68, of Wagy Road, Forest City, NC, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born February 2, 1949 in Rutherford County, he is the son of Mattie Dysart Smith Lackey who resides in Caroleen and the late Carl Lawson Smith, Sr. He was a graduate of Chase High...

Zenith Toney

Feb 23, 2017

Zenith Davidson Toney, age 82, of Sunshine, NC, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017 at her residence. She was born October 20, 1934 in Toccoa, Georgia to the late John and Bessie McClure Davidson. Zenith received a Bachelor of Science degree from North Georgia Military College in Dahlonega, Georgia and taught school in Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina and...

Dorean Westbrook

Feb 22, 2017

Dorean Splawn Westbrook, age 66, of Chesnee, SC, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 26, 1950 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Shuford Splawn and Lennie Brown Splawn. She was a homemaker and a member of Cooley Springs Baptist Church. Dorean enjoyed playing bingo but her passion...

Betty Doggett

Feb 18, 2017

Betty Earley Doggett, age 85, of Forest City, NC, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born March 4, 1931 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Everett Earley and Eva Vassey Earley. She was a graduate of Tri-High School and a member of the First Wesleyan Church of...

Walter Gero

Feb 13, 2017

Free Obituary for: Walter A. Gero Walter A. Gero, age 90, of Henrietta, NC, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born July 2, 1926 in Malone, New York, he was a son to the late Frederick Gero and Viola Higgins Gero. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served...

Louise Wyatt

Feb 11, 2017

Louise Allen Wyatt, age 89, of Forest City, NC, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born August 15, 1927 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Ervin Millard Allen and Virginia McDaniel Allen. She was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1945 and of Isothermal Thermal Community...

Jo-Ann Kee

Feb 10, 2017

Jo-ann McDaniel Kee, age 51, of Ellenboro, NC, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born August 3, 1965 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the Mildred Wallace who resides in Dobbinsville and the late Paul McDaniel. Jo-ann was a member of Robertson Creek Free Will Baptist Church in Bostic and loved...