Colleen Allison
Dec 17, 2014
Colleen Pate Allison, age 86, of Forest City, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at the Forest City Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born August 19, 1928 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter to the late B. C. Pate and Carrie Flynn Pate. Colleen was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1945 and worked for Cone Mills and General...
Mary Mccurry
Dec 14, 2014
Mary Hughes McCurry, age 95, of Ellenboro, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Born February 24, 1919 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Elsberry Hughes and Mary Ramoth Hawkins Hughes. Mary was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1936 and worked at the Henrietta and Avondale Mills. Though...
Beatrice Pace
Dec 13, 2014
Beatrice C. Pace, age 89, of Forest City, died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Willow Ridge Healthcare Center. Born May 7, 1925 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd Alfred Cannon and Elizabeth Baynard Cannon. Beatrice worked for Burlington Industries-Caroleen Plant most of her life and was the oldest living lady member of Mt. Pleasant...
Max Smith
Dec 11, 2014
Max Lee Smith, age 79, of Spindale, died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at his residence. Born June 22, 1935 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Richard Lee Smith and Gertrude Nicholson Smith. He was a veteran of the U.S Army and the U.S. Air Force and worked as a truck driver most of his life....
Aaron Crawford
Dec 10, 2014
Aaron Crawford, age 24, of Rutherfordton, died December 10, 2014. Born August 5, 1990 in Rutherford County, he was the son of Tammy Crawford of Rutherfordton and David Crawford of Spartanburg, SC. Aaron worked as a maintenance technician for Mid-Atlantic Boilers for several years and for Ed Pallets World. He had attended Holly Springs Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing,...
Katelynn Gowan
Dec 9, 2014
Katelynn "KK" Michelle Gowan, age 6, of Rutherfordton, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born February 12, 2008 in Cleveland County, she was a daughter of Sonya Gowan Tate and Tony Gowan. Katelynn was a first grader at Polk Central Elementary School and had a way of touching the heart of all who knew...
Carolyn Gordon
Dec 8, 2014
Carolyn Edgerton Gordon, age 74, of Rutherfordton, died December 8, 2014 at Oak Grove Healthcare Center. Born October 31, 1940 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Nathan Wilbur Edgerton and Glendolyn Geer Edgerton. Carolyn and her late husband, Dean, were co-owners of Deans Produce Market for twenty-three years and she also worked as a private...
Ellizabeth Turner
Dec 3, 2014
Elizabeth "Lib" Wood Turner, age 77, of Caroleen, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at White Oak Manor in Rutherfordton. Born March 16, 1937 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late George Timmons Wood and Gertrude Short Wood. Lib worked for Avondale Mill for many years and was a homemaker. She enjoyed working puzzles and loved taking...
Mary Humphries
Dec 1, 2014
Mary Lou Humphries, age 89, of McSwain Road, Forest City, died Monday, December 1, 2014. Born July 24, 1925 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Ben Tilman Lowery and Effie Putman Lowery. She was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1942 and worked for Hoechst-Celanese for almost twenty-five years and was an assistant at...
James Garrett
Dec 1, 2014
James "Junior" Garrett, age 82, of Cullowhee, NC, died Monday, December 1, 2014 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Home in Shelby. Born September 2, 1932 in Anderson County, SC, he was a son of the late James Arthur Garrett, Sr. and Elvie Bryson Corn. James worked in construction as a finish carpenter most of his life and was of the...