Ella Holland
Sep 12, 2014
Ella Mae Holland, age 78, of Ellenboro, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 9, 1936 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late H.B. Harris and Mary Louise Roberson Harris. She worked as a caterer for over thirty years providing delicious foods for banquets and weddings. Ella also managed...
Mike Sharpe
Sep 11, 2014
Mike Sharpe, age 53, of Ellenboro, passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Henderson Care of Forest City. Born September 29, 1960 in Providence, Rhode Island, he was a son of the late Troy Sharpe and Jean Sisk Sharpe. Mike worked many years for All-American Homes as a carpenter. He enjoyed playing ball, water skiing, fishing and rafting....
Bonnie Tessnear
Sep 10, 2014
Bonnie Marshall Tessnear, age 88, of Forest City, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the Oakland Living Center. Born February 7, 1926 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late George Edwin Marshall and Lucy Horton Marshall. She was a graduate of Cool Springs High School, class of 1943 and was a homemaker. She also...
Lois Owens
Sep 9, 2014
Lois "Granny" Owens, age 90, of Cuddles Lane, Bostic, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at her residence. Born July 21, 1924 in Henderson County, she was a daughter of the late Edgar McCraw and Bessie Jackson McCraw. Lois was a homemaker all of her life and was affectionately called "Granny" by all her knew her, because of...
Ruby Baynard
Sep 5, 2014
Ruby Lee Baynard, age 99, of Forest City, died September 5, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born January 27, 1915 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late George Thomas Poteat and Elsie Radford Poteat. She was a homemaker who also worked in textiles for several years. Ruby loved taking care of her family...
Harrell Childress
Sep 4, 2014
Harrell Ray Childress, age 59, of Ferry Road, Forest City, passed away in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Born on January 30, 1955 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Herbert Lee Childress and Flossie Mae Taylor Childress. He worked for J.C. Cowan, Watts Regulator, and PPG Industries for many years and was a Baptist. Harrell also worked...
Swannie Hill
Sep 2, 2014
Swannie Thompson Hill, age 68, of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born February 17, 1946 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late R.A. Thompson and Mary (Mae) Ezell Thompson. She was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1965 and worked in textiles most of...
Robert Waters
Sep 1, 2014
Robert "Bobby" Waters, age 66, of Rucker Road, Rutherfordton, NC, died Monday, September 1, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born August 29, 1948 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Grady Mal Waters and Frances Price Waters. Bobby did textile work most of his life, working for Stonecutter for several years and self-employed...
Beatrice Bumgarner
Aug 31, 2014
Beatrice Hudson Bumgarner, age 70, of Ramsey Road, Bostic, NC, died Sunday, August 31, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born August 19, 1944 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Sherman Hudson and Purvie Beheler Hudson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Sherman Dwayne Roland and...
Benny Street
Aug 30, 2014
Benny H. Street, age 84, of Ellenboro, NC, died Saturday, August 30, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born June 22, 1930 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Dewey Street and Julia Wease Street. Benny worked for Stonecutter Mill for over thirty-five years before retirement and was a longtime member of Liberty Baptist...