Joseph Head, Jr.
Aug 18, 2014
Joseph Marion Head, Jr. age 67, died Monday, August 18, 2014 of cancer. He was born in Gastonia, NC on December 2, 1946. At the time of his death, he resided in Massachusetts. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and served in the US Army from 1968 until 1972. He is preceded in death by both parents:...
Brehannah Swink
Aug 9, 2014
Brehannah Noelle "Piglet" Swink, age 15, of Rutherfordton, died Saturday, August 9, 2014 due to an auto accident. She was born September 25, 1998 and was to be a sophomore at R-S Central High School this school year. She was a member of the Hilltoppers Step-Up Club at school and attended Floyd's Creek Baptist Church. She enjoyed all kinds...
David Erskine
Aug 8, 2014
David John Erskine, age 75, of Forest City, NC, died August 8, 2014 at the Oak Grove Health Care Center. Born July 9, 1939 in Manchester, New Hampshire, he was a son of the late Samuel Erskine and Catherine Conley Erskine. David was a veteran of the US Army and member of the New Hampshire National Guard for twenty-one...
Charlotte Hatfield
Aug 8, 2014
Charlotte Johnston "Lulu" Hatfield, age 52, of Mooresboro, NC, died Friday, August 8, 2014 at her residence. Born November 2, 1961 in Logan County, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late David Rufus Johnston, Sr. and Freda Mae Foust Johnston. She was a homemaker and worked for various fast food restaurants and cleaning services. She was a...
Doug Shew
Aug 7, 2014
Doug Shew, age 70, of Caroleen, NC, died August 7, 2014 at Willow Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born November 1, 1943 in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Lester McKinley Shew and Frances Elizabeth Green Shew. Doug was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1961 and worked for Cone Mill Cliffside Plant as...
Daniel Mason
Aug 6, 2014
Daniel "Dano" Mason, age 70, of Mooresboro, NC, died Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at the Wendover-Hospice House of Cleveland County. Born June 6, 1944 in Newport, Rhode Island, he was the son of the late Daniel Dewitt Mason and Earnestine Jessie Cudd Mason. He worked as a Chemical Technician for Metals America for several years and was an avid...
Ronald Hardin
Aug 4, 2014
Ronald Anthony Hardin, age 72, of Forest City, NC, died Monday, August 4, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born April 6, 1942 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Dewey Hardin and Annie Haulk Hardin. Ronald was a member of the First Wesleyan Church of Forest City and enjoyed golfing and spending time...
Travis Foster
Jul 29, 2014
Travis Anthony Foster, age 50, of Doggett Road, Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at his residence. Born May 27, 1964 in Rutherford County, he was the son of Jimmy Foster and Linda Butler Foster who reside in Forest City. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1982 and also attended and graduated from...
Wayne Short
Jul 26, 2014
Wayne Short, age 53, of Forest City, NC, died Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born January 26, 1961 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Robert Short and Evelyn Louise Hildreth Baynard. Wayne worked in construction most of his life as a carpenter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Johnny Greene
Jul 25, 2014
Johnny R. Greene, age 76, of Prospect Church Road, Cliffside, NC, died July 25, 2014 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born March 28, 1938 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Roy Greene and Inez Thrift Greene. He worked for Cone Mill for thirty-eight years before his retirement and enjoyed working on old cars...