Cathryn Shrewsbury
Jan 2, 2016
Cathryn Lynn Shrewsbury, age 39, of Forest City, went to be with the Lord following a long life of illness on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at her residence. Born in Mullens, West Virginia on December 15, 1976, she is survived by her care giving mother Edna Shrewsbury and step-father, John Nipper of Forest City. Cathryn enjoyed listening to traditional...
Jean Godfrey
Jan 1, 2016
Jean Godfrey, age 81, of Conover, NC formerly of Bostic NC, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 1, 2016 at her residence. Born August 3, 1934 in Greenwood County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Ray Fulmer and Maggie Still Fulmer. Jean was a pastor's wife for forty-nine years, faithfully supporting her husband,...
John Gettys
Dec 31, 2015
John Ray Gettys, age 77, of Ellenboro, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at the Mary Black Health System in Gaffney. Born June 25, 1938 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Bill Gettys and Nannie Sue Morehead Gettys. He worked for Hamrick Mills-Musgrove Plant for many years and in textiles total of forty-five years before retirement....
Jean Kwasniewski
Dec 31, 2015
Jean Teats Kwasniewski, age 88, of Gaffney, SC and formerly of Forest City, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born April 21, 1927 in Bergen County, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Albert James Teats and Jenny Livingstone Teats. She was a homemaker and also owned and operated the...
Ronald Radford
Dec 29, 2015
Ronald "Chris" Radford, age 53, of Forest City, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at his residence. Born October 2, 1962 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Robert "Bob" Radford and Jessie Hutchins Flowe who resides in Forest City. Chris was an avid golfer, having spent many a weekend on the course. He was a fan...
Mildred Withrow
Dec 24, 2015
Mildred Buchanan Withrow, 89, went to her eternal home on Thursday, December 24, 2015. She was raised in the Alexander Mills community of Rutherford County. After graduation from Cool Springs High School in Forest City, NC, she attended nursing school at Spartanburg General Hospital and trained for the Army Nurse Corps at Camp Croft in Spartanburg, SC. In the...
Brenda Edwards
Dec 24, 2015
Brenda Parker Edwards, age 61, of Ellenboro, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015. Born July 4, 1954 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Jack Parker and Bertha Crawford Parker. She worked in textiles for many years and attended Harris First Baptist Church. Brenda loved helping others. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Frances Hardin
Dec 21, 2015
Frances Ramsey Digh Hardin, 83, died December 21, 2015, after a short decline. She was living in Forest City at the time of her death, but had lived her whole life in Morganton, NC. Born Virginia Frances Ramsey on September 1, 1932, and known as "Tootsie" throughout her life, she was the youngest of L.E. Ramsey and Ida Mae...
Irene Bailey
Dec 20, 2015
Irene Dixon Bailey, age 85, of Rutherfordton, died Sunday, December 20, 2015 at her residence. Born July 13, 1930 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Henry Bratcher Dixon and Hattie Alma Dixon. She was a graduate of R-S Central High School, class of 1948 and worked for Stonecutter and Tanners for several years. She also...
Terry Lyons
Dec 20, 2015
Terry A. Lyons, age 62, of Ellenboro, NC, died Sunday, December 20, 2015 at his residence. Born November 11, 1953 in London, England, he was a son of the late James and Shirley Lyons. Terry served during the Vietnam War in the U.S. Army Special Forces. He retired as a Colonel after twenty years of service to his country....