Madge Melton
Aug 6, 2015
Madge L. Melton, age 88, of Forest City, died Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Nana's Assisted Living. Born March 27, 1927 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late William Kirby Lookadoo and Celie Mae Carver Lookadoo. Madge worked on the family farm for many years before going to work for Cliffside Mill and Spindale Mill. She...
Linda Mode
Aug 4, 2015
Linda Mode, age 75, of Casar, NC, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at her residence. Born January 22, 1940 in Gaston County, NC, she was a daughter of the late J.K. Culbreth and Novella Usery Culbreth who resides in Dyersville, NC. She worked for Cleveland Mills and Milliken Mills for many years and for Homelite chain saw manufacturing. Linda...
Mary Henderson
Jul 31, 2015
Mary C. Henderson, age 83, of Penson Street, Spindale, died Friday, July 31, 2015 at Henderson Care of Forest City. Born June 6, 1932 in Anderson County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Talmadge Campbell and Amanda Jane Erby Campbell. She worked for J.P. Stevens Mills in Greenville, SC most of her life and was a Baptist....
Johnny Gragg
Jul 28, 2015
Johnny Gragg, age 69, of Cleghorn Mill Road, Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at his residence. Born May 8, 1946 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late William Walter Gragg and Myra Candace Morgan Gragg. He worked for Stonecutter Mills for thirty-five years and retired from Broyhill Industries as a fork lift driver. He was...
Georgia Owens
Jul 24, 2015
Georgia Hutchins Owens, age 75, of Hollis Road, Ellenboro, died Friday, July 24, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born April 20, 1940 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Tildon Hutchins and Mary Gettys Hutchins. She worked for Burlington Industries for over twenty years and was a CNA for Carolina Home Care for...
Panfilo Jimenez Pacheco
Jul 24, 2015
Panfilo Jimenez-Pacheco, age 71, of Old Henrietta Road, Forest City, died Friday, July 24, 2015 at his residence. Born June 1, 1944 in Mexico, he was a son of the late Arcadin Jimenez and Sabina Pacheco Jimenez. Panfilo was a member of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Raquel Razo Jimenez; children, Baltazar Jimenez-Razo, Alfredo...
Blanche Ponder
Jul 22, 2015
Blanche Cureton Ponder, age 82, of East High Road, Bostic, NC, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville. Born April 30, 1933 in Newport, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Jess Cureton and Nanney Bell Whitlock Cureton. She worked for Cone Mills most her life and was a longtime member of Trinity Wesleyan...
Jaxton Branch
Jul 20, 2015
Jaxton Lee Branch, infant son of Vanessa L. Loriquer of Rutherfordton and Matt Branch of Forest City, was carried by an angel into the presence of Jesus on Monday, July 20, 2015. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his twin brother, Maddox Lee Branch; maternal grandparents, Steve and Vivian Jones of Forest City and Yves Loriquer...
Robert Biggerstaff
Jul 12, 2015
The Reverend Robert E. Biggerstaff, age 83, of Forest City, died Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born July 2, 1932 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late James Carl Biggerstaff and Lillie Cleo Bailey Biggerstaff. He was a graduate of Ellenboro High School, class of 1950 and a graduate of...
Betty Beheler
Jul 12, 2015
Betty Alexander Beheler, age 75, of Forest City, died Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Forest City Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 7, 1939 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Major Ross Alexander and Lila Mae Blackwell Alexander. She was a graduate of Harris High School, class of 1958 and a longtime member of New...