David Thompson
May 18, 2012
David 'Nut' Thompson, age 52, of Quinn Road, Forest City, NC, died Friday, May 18, 2012 at his residence. David was born July 25, 1959 in El Paso, TX. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1977 and worked as a sheet metal foreman. He most recently worked on the completion of the Facebook data center....
Larry Smith
May 16, 2012
Larry Smith, age 60, of Utah Street, Forest City, NC, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at his residence. Larry was born on March 25, 1952 in Choctaw County, Alabama to the late Freeman Smith and Nettie Blank Smith. He enjoyed his grandchildren and was a faithful caretaker for his wife. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Stephanie Shelton
May 14, 2012
Stephanie Faye Shelton, age 34, of Mooresboro, NC, died Monday, May 14, 2012 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Stephanie was born May 14, 1978 in Rutherford County, NC to Kenneth Hayes and Lisa Jones Moore. She enjoyed reading and working on word search puzzles. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Helen Faye...
Rhett Oglesby
May 6, 2012
Rhett Oglesby, age 68, of Forest City, NC, died Sunday, May 6, 2012 at his residence. Rhett was born on August 23, 1943 in Cowpens, SC to the late James Davis Oglesby and Nell Crow Oglesby. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, of forty-six years, Patti Hoon Oglesby; his children, Brian Oglesby and wife, Lindsey of...
Connie Butler
May 4, 2012
Connie Towery Butler, age 89, of Forest City, NC, died Friday, May 4, 2012 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Connie was born September 18, 1922 in Cherokee County, SC to the late William Fletcher Towery and Cynthia Voronia Hunt Towery. In addition to being a wonderful homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother, she also worked as a secretary. She was...
Lewis Blankenship
May 2, 2012
Lewis Gerald Blankenship, Sr., age 68, of Jaynes Road, Forest City, NC, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Hospice House. Lewis was born May 13, 1943 in Wyoming County, West Virginia to the late John Duff Blankenship and Nettie Marie Browning Blankenship. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the US Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam...
Ed Stacey
Apr 26, 2012
Ed Howard Stacey, age 88, of Jack McKinney Road, Harris, NC, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Ed was born June 3, 1923 in Spartanburg County, SC to the late George Stacey and Loretta Benson Stacey. He worked for Spartan Mills most of his life before retiring. He was a longtime member of Victory Baptist...
Betty Conner
Apr 25, 2012
Betty Conner, age 70, of High Peak Road, Forest City, NC, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Fair Haven Home. Betty was born August 28, 1941 in Grayson County, Virginia to the late Paul Blackwell and Virginia McMickle Blackwell. She worked for Broyhill Furniture for over 20 years before her retirement and enjoyed being a homemaker. She especially loved...
Timothy Martinez
Apr 22, 2012
Timothy Reece Martinez of Ellenboro, infant son of Vicki Fish and Leonard Martinez, entered into God's presence on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Timothy was born on February 15, 2012 in Buncombe County, NC. He is survived by his brother, Justin Martinez and sister, Lorana Martinez. He is also survived by his grandmother, Shirley...
William Robinson
Apr 17, 2012
William J. 'Bill' Robinson, age 87, of Forest City, NC died Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Fair Haven Home. Bill was born December 30, 1924 in Gulfport, Mississippi to the late Jack Robinson and Margaret Kesnera Robinson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked as a commercial and residential electrician most of his life. He was...