Charles Fowler
Feb 25, 2015
Charles "Booster" Fowler, age 78, of Hollis Road, Ellenboro, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 25, 2015. Born July 20, 1936 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Hollis and Lora Fowler. He worked many years for Fiber Industries and Henrietta/Burlington Industries. He retired from Baxter Healthcare and for the past...
Roy Greene
Feb 24, 2015
Roy Greene, age 51, of Cleghorn Street, Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born July 31, 1963 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Memory Greene and Vader Nanney Greene. He worked for Broyhill Furniture for many years and was a longtime member of Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church. He enjoyed working...
J.C. Gossett
Feb 23, 2015
John Cleveland "J.C." Gossett, Sr., 84, of Mooresboro entered into his heavenly home on Monday, February 23, 2015. J.C. was the son of the late Frederich and Lula Cash Gossett. In addition to his parents, his brothers; Howard Gossett and Dewey Gossett; his sisters Mary Spakes and Avis Walker; his son, James Michael Gossett; and his great-granddaughter, Jasmin Gossett,...
Butch Johnson
Feb 17, 2015
Butch Johnson, age 64, of Henrietta, died Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at his residence. Born November 2, 1950 in Henderson County, NC, he was a son of the late Leon Johnson and Nancy Stringer Moore. He was a graduate of R-S Central High School; class of 1968 and Isothermal Community College. Butch was a veteran of the US Army,...
Del Rollins
Feb 15, 2015
Del "Bill" Rollins, age 77, of Rutherfordton, died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born July 11, 1937 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late D.C. Rollins and Vesta Henderson Rollins. He was a veteran of the US Air Force and US Army, having served during two tours of duty in Vietnam. Del...
Barbara Champion
Feb 9, 2015
Barbara E. Champion, age 68, of Kings Drive, Forest City, died Monday, February 9, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born July 9, 1946 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Julius McMurry and Mary Estelle Watson McMurry. She was a graduate of RS-Central, class of 1965 and a member of West Point Baptist...
Ronald Pearson
Feb 8, 2015
Ronald Lee "Little Winkie" Pearson, 71, of Cliffside entered his eternal home after a brief illness at Mary Black Memorial Hospital, Spartanburg SC. He was a son of the late Willie Lee "Winkie" and Hattie Hawkins Pearson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Linda Pearson Conner and Earnesteen "Teeny" Pearson Barnes; brother-in-law...
Betty Gour
Feb 7, 2015
Betty Lou Bentz Gour, age 80, of Forest City, NC died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born March 21, 1934 in Somerset County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Bentz and Mary Stahl Bentz. Survivors include her daughter, Pamela Hudgins of Forest City; two grandchildren, Miranda Hudgins and fiancé Joshua Dixon of...
Sara Lawing
Feb 7, 2015
Sara Phillips Lawing, age 88, of Old Henrietta Road, Forest City, died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born July 16, 1926 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late R. W. Phillips and Emily Allen Phillips. She was a graduate of Tri-High School and graduated from University of North Carolina at...
Athelene Rice
Feb 2, 2015
Athelene J. Rice, age 74, of Henrietta, died Monday, February 2, 2015 at her residence. Born June 15, 1940 in Madison County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Porter Johnson and Maggie Fender Johnson. She attended Foster Creek School in Madison County, which was a one schoolhouse and worked in Asheville for S & W Cafeteria as...