Lois Waters

Mar 25, 2015

Lois Doty Waters, age 88, formerly of Harmon Street, Forest City, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Willow Ridge Nursing Rehab and Living Center. Born June 17, 1926 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Columbus Mills Doty and Lillie Norvel Doty. She was a graduate of Mt. Vernon High School, class of 1943 and worked...

Susan Kennedy

Mar 24, 2015

Susan Terry Kennedy, age 57, of Oakland Road, Forest City, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville. Born November 3, 1957 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Bill Terry and Sue Shires Terry. Susan was a graduate of Isothermal Community College and worked for PPG Industries for many years. She also...

Tom Tipton

Mar 22, 2015

Tom Tipton, age 74, of Wilson Drive, Forest City, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his residence. Born February 18, 1941 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Gaston Tipton and Mamie Grant Tipton. Tom worked as a welder for Daniel Construction for many years and as a pipefitter for Duke Energy for several years. He...

Betty Lange

Mar 21, 2015

Betty Lou Lange, age 69, of Forest City, died Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born on January 5, 1946 in Pontiac, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Burt Ancel and Genevieve Powell Ancel. Betty worked as a department manager for Wal-Mart for over thirteen years and was a member of Green...

Marvin Scoggins

Mar 20, 2015

Marvin Jackson Scoggins, age 98, of Forest City, died Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born February 18, 1917 in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of the late Samuel Jefferson Scoggins and Mary Elizabeth Strickland Scoggins . In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lou Scoggins;...

Emma Buckner

Mar 16, 2015

Emma Irene Buckner, age 83, of Richland Drive, Forest City, NC, died Monday, March 16, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born October 13, 1931 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Marion D.M. Buckner and Mattie Bradburn Buckner. Emma worked for Roses Department Store in Marion for seventeen years and as a CNA...

Dan Harris

Mar 16, 2015

Dan "Boweevil" Harris, Sr., age 71, of Newton Cole Road, Forest City, died March 16, 2015 at his residence. Born September 4, 1943 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Ralph Forrest Harris and Annie Lee Crotts Harris. Dan served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era and worked for Mastercraft and Cone Jacquard as...

Charles Wall

Mar 15, 2015

Charles "Dan" Wall, age 76, of Oak Forest Drive, Forest City, died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 20, 1938 in York County, SC, he was the son of the late Charles Gordon Wall and Zelma Michael Wall. He was a graduate of Cool Springs High School, class of 1956 and attended Gardner-Webb University....

Mary Lowdermilk

Mar 13, 2015

Mary Jane Graeff Lowdermilk of Rutherfordton, age 64, died Friday, March 13, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. Born November 29, 1950 in St. Louis, Missouri, she was a daughter to Duane Robert Graeff and the late Mary Nora Collier Graeff. She was a homemaker who was devoted to her family and enjoyed flower gardening, working puzzles and reading. Mary...

Godfrey Perryman

Mar 13, 2015

Godfrey Lamar Perryman, age 85, of West End, NC, died Friday, March 13, 2015 at Henderson Care. Born May 12, 1929 in Benevolence, Georgia, he was a son of the late Godfrey Perryman and Frances Benion Perryman. He worked as a tool distributor for Daniel Construction for many years. He is survived by his daughter, Linda Reynolds of West...