Dorothy "Dot" Street Tesseneer
Aug 8, 2025
Dorothy “Dot” Street Tesseneer, age 92, of Forest City, passed away Friday, August 8, 2025 at Fairhaven Home of Forest City.
Dot was born Tuesday, February 21, 1933 in Rutherford County to the late Bulo Silvers and Vera Minnie Henderson Silvers. She worked as an inspector for Sonoco Crellin Plastics for many years before retirement. Dot was a current member of...
Anthony "Papa Tony" Lopez, Sr.
Aug 7, 2025
In the honor of the life of: Anthony “Papa Tony” Lopez, Sr.
Date of Birth 4/13/1942- Date of Rest 8/7/2025
He is preceded in death by his late and 1st wife Dolly Lopez and his Mother Natalie Lopez.
Left to Cherish his memory, his wife of 36 years, Irene Lopez.
His 5 children
Maryann
Irene
Denise
And his sons Anthony, Jr. and James
He leaves behind his 22 grandchildren,...
Bobby Joe Parker
Aug 2, 2025
Bobby Joe Parker, age 77, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2025 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby.
Bobby was born Sunday, January 18, 1948 in Benton, Kentucky to the late Joe Parker and Doradean Dunn Parker. Bobby owned and operated Parker Air and HVAC in Kentucky. He worked for Disney World as an engineer for several years and most...
Robert Fowler
Jul 30, 2025
Robert Fowler, age 37, of Mooresboro, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at Mission Health in Asheville.
Robert was born Saturday, May 14, 1988 in Rutherford County. He worked as a Logger for over twelve years, having worked for Josh Lane Logging. Robert enjoyed dirt track racing and riding four wheelers.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Sylvia Kay Hargett;...
Justin "Bucky" Padgett
Jul 28, 2025
Justin “Bucky” Padgett, age 34, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, July 28, 2025 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
Justin was born Friday, September 28, 1990 in Rutherford County to Joseph S. Padgett who resides in Rutherfordton and the late Debra Dobbins Padgett.
He was a graduate of R-S Central, class of 2009. Justin worked for Westrock for several years and as an...
William "Bill" Robert Breen Jr.
Jul 28, 2025
William “Bill” Robert Breen Jr., age 66, of Lake Lure, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025.
Bill was born on Monday, October 13, 1958, in St. Louis, Missouri to LuWanda Dalton Breen of Quinton, Oklahoma, and the late William Robert Breen, Sr. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of Bill’s Creek Baptist Church. Bill was an entrepreneur,...
Ronald "Peterknees" Melton
Jul 24, 2025
Ronald “Peterknees” Melton, age 64 of Bostic, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2025 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Ronald was born Sunday, January 1, 1961 in Rutherford County to the late John Dee Melton and Beatrice Munsey Melton. He was also preceded by a brother, Barry Melton.
Left to cherish his memory are his beloved sister, Michelle Hubbard (Steven Brown) of...
Judy Diane Ruding
Jul 23, 2025
Judy Diane Ruding, age 71, of Forest City, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at Willow Ridge Rehabilitation and Living Center.
Judy was born Sunday, February 7, 1954, in Dallas, Texas to the late Nina Swindell Whitaker. She was a cashier at Food Lion for many years and was of the Baptist Faith.
In addition to her mother, she was preceded...
Sharon Campos
Jul 21, 2025
Sharon Campos, age 43, of Spindale, passed away Monday, July 21, 2025 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Sharon was born Saturday, July 10, 1982 in Rutherford County to Myra Sims Irvin who resides in Spindale and to the late Sherrill Irvin. She was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 2000, and a graduate of Isothermal Community College. Sharon...
"Tall" Paul Waters
Jul 19, 2025
Rutherford County lost a legend on Saturday, July 19, 2025, when Tall Paul Waters took one last ride to join his buddies and family who are waiting on him when he gets there—probably blasting Willie’s Roadhouse and grinning the whole way.
A longtime resident of the Shiloh community, Paul was a lifelong Rutherford County native, the proud bearer of the nickname...