Oct 5, 2007

J O Toms, 93, of Forest City died Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, at Rutherford Hospital.

A native of Rutherford County, he was son of the late William Taylor Toms and Nancy Smith Toms. He retired from Fieldcrest Mills and was a lifelong farmer. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church where he had served as...

Sep 28, 2007

John B. "Double Clutch" Bradley, age 78, of 120 B, Spruce Street, Forest City, passed away Friday, September 28, 2007 at the Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby. He was born on March 11, 1929 in Caroleen to the late Barney A. and Ruleen Ray Bradley. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter,...

Sep 27, 2007

Patricia Elaine Parris Coggins, age 60, a resident of Sunnyside Retirement Home passed away, Thursday, September 27, 2007 at Rutherford Hospital. She was born on November 27, 1946 in Caroleen, NC to the late Burton Parris and Berniece Osborne Parris. She has been a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. She had worked for Kemet Electronics in Shelby for over...

Sep 26, 2007

Bobby G. Hewitt, age 73 of 101 Landis Street, Forest City, NC passed away Wednesday September 26, 2007 at his home. He was born February 12, 1934 in Rutherford County, to Jessie Lowery Hewitt of Forest City and the late Horace H. Hewitt. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by a brother, Morris Hewitt. He...

Sep 19, 2007

Kenneth Wayne Teaster, Sr., age 59, of Mooresboro, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at Hospice Residence of Rutherford County following an extended illness. He was born on February 27, 1948 in Spartanburg, SC to Clyde and Frances Teaster. He was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County and worked as a truck driver for 32 years. He retired from...

Sep 18, 2007

Tracy Keith Melton, age 41, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2007 in Morganton, NC, following an extended illness. He was born on August 22, 1966 in Rutherford County to Myles Thomas Melton and Blanche Buckner Melton. He grew up in Rutherford County and was a 1984 Graduate of Chase High School. In addition to his father,...

Sep 14, 2007

Ophelia Whetstine, age 75, of Harris, passed away Friday, September 14, 2007 at Rutherford Hospital. She was born on August 8, 1932 in Rutherford County to the late O. H. Bumgarner and Mary Smith Bumgarner. She was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. She had worked as a spinner in the textile mills. She was also preceded in death...

Sep 13, 2007

Patricia Ann Campbell Smith, age 66, of Ellenboro, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2007 at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, NC following an extended illness. She was born on March 13, 1941 in Rutherford County to the late Daniel Howard Campbell and Myrtle Lackey Campbell. She grew up in the Caroleen area and graduated from Ellenboro High School....

Sep 10, 2007

James E. "Eddie" Dobbins of Forest City passed away Monday, September 10, 2007 in Forest City. He was born on May 18, 1969 in Gastonia to Reverend James Ray Dobbins who preceded him in death and to Brenda Kennedy Dobbins. He grew up in Gaston and Rutherford Counties. He was presently attending Isothermal Community College. He was an electrical...

Sep 9, 2007

Jessica Champion Sandlin, age 22, of 109 Arnold Drive, Mooresboro, NC passed away Sunday, September 9, 2007 at the Rutherford Hospital. She was born March 30, 1985 in Rutherfordton, NC. Jessica grew up in Forest City and was a 2003 graduate of East Rutherford High School. She had previously worked at Wal-Mart and Kmart as a cashier. She married...