Andrew "Drew" Wyatt
Jun 26, 2026
Andrew “Drew” Wyatt, age 51, of Spindale, passed away Friday, June 26, 2026 at Fry Medical Center in Hickory, NC.
Andrew was born Sunday, July 21, 1974 in Cleveland County to Cynthia Spratt Holland who resides in Spindale and to the late Andrew Wyatt, Sr. He worked as a welder for various local manufacturers. Andrew was a member of the First...
Jordan Elaine Wishon
Jun 22, 2026
Jordan Elaine Wishon, age 30, of Cliffside, passed away Monday, June 22, 2026.
She was born on Tuesday, November 7, 1995 to Sheila Tesenair Waters who resides in Cliffside and to the late Travis Wishon. She was a graduate of Mayland Community College in Spruce Pine, NC and worked as a server at the Chalet Restaurant in Little Switzerland, NC. Jordan...
Tena Johnson Hernandez
Jun 18, 2026
Tena Johnson Hernandez, age 64, of Rutherfordton, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Meadowbrook Health and Rehabilitation in Salisbury, NC.
Tena was born Friday, November 10, 1961 in Rutherford County to the late William Clay Johnson and Katie May Norville Johnson. Tena was a graduate of R-S Central High School. She was a dedicated homemaker who enjoyed taking care of...
Minnie Scism-Dulaney
Jun 14, 2026
Minnie Scism-Dulaney, age 77, of Rutherfordton, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2026 at her home.
Minnie was born Monday, July 12, 1948 in Cleveland County to the late Joseph Pinkley Scism and Ruby Leigh Scism. She was a graduate of Shelby High School, class of 1967 and later earned an associates degree from Isothermal Community College. She worked for National Textiles...
Vicki Rogers Sturgill
Jun 12, 2026
Vicki Rogers Sturgill, age 62, of Ellenboro, passed away Friday, June 12, 2026 at her home.
Vicki was born Thursday, April 9, 1964 in Rutherford County, to Linda Black Short who resides in Ellenboro and to the late David Rogers. She was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 1982 and earned an associate’s degree from Isothermal Community College....
Earl Franklin Ritch
Jun 8, 2026
Earl Franklin Ritch of Sachse, Texas, passed away on June 8, 2026, at the age of 83.
He was born on February 27, 1943, in Concord, North Carolina, Earl was the son of Lindsey F. Ritch and Thelma M. Mills Ritch.
Earl is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Sue Ritch; his daughter, Cheryl D. Jenkins and husband Joe of...
Robin Vaughn Howard
Jun 4, 2026
Robin Vaughn Howard, age 56, of Ellenboro, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2026 at her home.
Robin was born Monday, March 9, 1970 in Lexington, NC to Nancy Vaughn who resides in High Point, NC. Robin was a dedicated homemaker who loved her family dearly. Among her many gifts was her talent as an artist and photographer. She especially enjoyed painting,...
William Bradley
Jun 4, 2026
William Bradley, age 26, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Thursday, June 4, 2026 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
William was born Wednesday, January 12, 2000 in Henderson County to Junior and Tracy Bradley who lives in Mill Spring. He worked for several years as a heavy equipment operator for Clary Hood Grading. William was a member of Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness...
Jeffery Cogdell
Jun 2, 2026
Jeffery Cogdell, age 53, of Rutherfordton, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in Chesnee, SC.
A memorial service to celebrate Jeffery’s life will be conducted at 12:00 pm on Saturday, June 13th at the Fork Creek Baptist Church with Reverend Billy Cogdell officiating.
Gatlin Jameson Lancaster
May 30, 2026
Gatlin Jameson Lancaster was born into the arms of angels Saturday May 30th at UNC Health Blue Ridge in Morganton, NC. Born at 30 weeks he weighed 3lbs 2oz and was 14.5 long. Gatlin had a rare heart condition that only 1 in 200k babies are born with.
Although Gatlin never spent any time here with us on earth, he was...