Guynell Ruppe
Feb 23, 2012
Guynell Greene Ruppe, age 97, of Spindale, NC, died Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Hospice House. Guynell was born July 13, 1914 in Landrum, SC to the late Henry Tilden Greene and Hulda Alice Donahoo Greene. She was a homemaker. She is survived by three daughters, Johanna Ruppe, Brenda Jean Ruppe and Teresa Ramsey; one sister, Alice Fortune of...
Flora Cole
Feb 22, 2012
Flora Ibera Cole, age 82, of Forest City, NC, died Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Oakland Living Center. Ibera was born February 4, 1930 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Frank Allen and Ola Mae Harrill Allen. She worked for Tanner Industries as a sewing supervisor for many years before her retirement. She was a member of Goodes...
Frances Wilkie
Feb 21, 2012
Frances 'Fran' Dee Wilkie, age 44, of Henrietta, NC, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Fran was born May 31, 1967 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Steve Holmes Wilkie and Alice Summers Wells. She was a graduate of East High School, class of 1985 and worked as a CNA in home health. She...
Bernice Smith
Feb 19, 2012
Bernice R. Jenkins Smith, age 94, of Gastonia, NC, died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Alexandria Place in Gastonia. Bernice was born June 6, 1917 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Martin Ramsey and Anna Robbins Ramsey. She loved being a homemaker and also worked in textiles and the restaurant business. She was a devoted Christian and a...
Doris Tate
Feb 19, 2012
Doris 'Jo' Tate, age 79, of New Bethel Church Road, Forest City, NC, died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. Jo was born on January 20, 1933 in Mecklenburg County, NC to the late Earl Torrance Griggs and Stella Thornal Griggs. She worked as an LPN for many years, having worked for Dr. L.P. Mitchell for 18...
Vera Ledbetter
Feb 18, 2012
Vera Mae Hines Ledbetter, age 91, of Forest City, NC, died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Holly Springs Senior Citizens Home. Vera was born on October 14, 1920 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Isom Piercy Hines and Ebber Kimball. She was a homemaker who enjoyed sewing and quilting. She was a member of Hicks Grove Baptist Church....
Floyd Buchanan
Feb 18, 2012
Floyd O. Buchanan, age 68, of Forest City, NC, died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Hospice House. Floyd was born on July 19, 1943 in Mitchell County, NC to the late Floyd Buchanan and Darrell Hughes Buchanan. He was a veteran of the US Army and served in the Vietnam War. He owned and operated Buchanan's Mobile Home Park...
William Moeser
Feb 17, 2012
William G. Moeser of Rutherfordton, NC died Friday, February 17, 2012 at Hospice House. William was born in Lake County, Indiana to the late Carl H. Moeser and Mary Sisco Moeser. He was a veteran of the US Navy having served during World War II and the Korean War. William worked as a journalist for the Miami News and...
Roger Ledford
Feb 16, 2012
Roger Norris Ledford, age 60, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Thursday, February 16, 2012 at his residence. Roger was born November 11, 1951 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Clyde Ledford and Catherine Lawson Ledford Moore. He was a welder for many years and was a US Army veteran having served in the Vietnam War. In addition to his...
Joshua Horne
Feb 13, 2012
Joshua David Horne, age 39, of Lattimore, NC, died Monday, February 13, 2012 at his residence. Joshua was born March 20, 1972 in Rutherford County, NC to David Horne and Lynn Green Hargraves. He was a graduate of Crest High School, class of 1990 and served in the US Air Force for six years. He worked for United Airlines...