Gene "Mountain Man" Melton
May 4, 2025
Gene “Mountain Man” Melton, age 79, of Ellenboro, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2025 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.
Gene was born on Saturday, July 7, 1945 in Rutherford County to the late Ralph E. Melton and Betty Boone Melton. He was a truck driver for over twenty-five years, having driven for Carolina Freight and ABF Trucking. Gene was member of...
Nell Hoyle
May 3, 2025
Nell Hoyle, age 71, of Bostic, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2025 at the Willow Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rutherfordton.
Nell was born on Monday, September 21, 1953 in Orrville, Alabama. She was a dedicated homemaker and enjoyed tending to her roses and other assorted plants. Nell enjoyed listening to country music, classic rock and watching old westerns. She...
Jean W. Ross
May 3, 2025
Jean W. Ross, age 81, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2025 at the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Jean was born Sunday, August 8, 1943 in Burke County, NC to the late Leona Wortman Greene. She worked as a nurses aide at Rutherford Hospital for twelve years and then as a private caregiver. She had a compassionate heart...
David Moore
Apr 28, 2025
David Moore, age 62, passed away Monday, April 28, 2025 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
David was born Tuesday, August 28, 1962 in Rutherford County to the Jimmy Moore who resides in Forest City and to the late Joan Mask Moore. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1980. David worked for Beam Chevrolet in the detail...
Judy Love
Apr 25, 2025
Judy Love, age 77, of Shelby, North Carolina, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 25, 2025 at Atrium Health of the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.
Judy was born on Friday, October 3, 1947, in Steele County, Minnesota, to the late Byron and Blanche Munson Nichols. She graduated from High School in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota...
John Bradley
Apr 25, 2025
John Ruben Bradley, age 76, of Mooresboro, passed away at his home on Friday, April 25, 2025.
John was born on Tuesday, March 29, 1949 in Rutherford County, to the late Robert T. Bradley and Avis Hines Bradley. He was a member of the Restoration Church in Forest City where he served as an Elder. John served as the Assistant Chaplain...
Wayne Byers
Apr 20, 2025
Wayne Byers, age 79, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Atrium Health in Cabarrus.
Wayne was born Thursday, November 29, 1945 in Polk County to the late T.P. Byers and Willie Mae Beaver Byers. He was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 1963 and honorably served in the...
Charles "Chuck" Worley
Apr 20, 2025
Charles “Chuck” Worley, age 85, of Mooresboro, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby.
Chuck was born Saturday, October 28, 1939 in Catawba County, NC to the late Claude Worley and Mabel Price Worley. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during the Vietnam War. Chuck worked for Cone Mills-Haynes Plant for many years....
Myrle Gossett
Apr 19, 2025
Myrle Gossett, age 87, of Chesnee, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice House.
Myrle was born Friday, March 25, 1938 in Rutherford County to the late Clyde Radford and Dorothy Williams Radford. She worked in the bakery for twenty-five years at Turners Cafeteria in Chesnee. She also owned and operated Myrle’s Bakery for several years. Myrle...
Harry Kemper
Apr 19, 2025
Harry Kemper, age 76, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Harry was born Sunday, February 20, 1949 in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania to the late Charles Edward Kemper and Ruby Messenger Kemper. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served honorably in the Vietnam War. Harry worked as a bucket operator for Asplundh Tree...