Ed Junior Lewis
Oct 9, 2023
Ed Junior Lewis, age 76, of Forest City, passed away Monday, October 9, 2023, at the Magnolia Lane Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, in Morganton,
Ed was born on Sunday, April 6, 1947, in Rutherford County to the late Ed M. Lewis and Bertie Tipton Lewis. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother. Ed was a...
Sybil Burns
Oct 9, 2023
Sybil Burns, age 84, of Shelby, passed away Monday, October 9, 2023 at White Oak Manor in Shelby.
Sybil was born Tuesday, May 2, 1939 in Pike County, Kentucky to the late George Artrip and Rhoda Ferguson Artrip. She was a dedicated and devoted homemaker and also provided private home healthcare. She loved going out with...
Grady Perry Womick
Oct 8, 2023
Grady Perry Womick, age 87, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023 at Fair Haven in Bostic.
Grady was born Friday, March 13, 1936 in Rutherford County to the late Worth Womick, Sr. and Irma Freeman Womick. He served in the Navy and attended Wofford College. He was head of sterilization at Rutherford Regional...
Wanda Kay Johnson
Oct 6, 2023
Wanda Johnson, age 68, of Ellenboro, passed away Friday, October 6, 2023 at the Haywood Regional Medical Center.
Wanda was born Monday, June 27, 1955 in Cleveland County to the late Linder Anders and Margaret Cooper Anders. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister. Wanda loved fishing, camping, spending time with her family and spoiling...
Riley Clay Weast
Oct 6, 2023
Riley Clay Weast, age 20, passed away October 6, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Riley was born Tuesday, May 27, 2003 in Rutherford County to the late Roger Kevin Weast and Jennifer McGinnis Weast. He was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 2021. Upon his graduation, he worked for Buildz Construction Company. Riley enjoyed riding his motorcycle,...
Pauline H. Givens
Oct 6, 2023
Pauline H. Givens, age 77, of Forest City, passed away Friday, October 6, 2023 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Pauline was born Friday, October 25, 1946 in Rutherford County to the late Paul William Herring and Dorothy Herring Harvey. She was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 1964. Pauline worked at Stonecutter Mill for several years...
Billie W. Childers
Oct 3, 2023
Billie W. Childers, age 88, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Billie was born Thursday, May 23, 1935 in Rutherford County to the late Jesse Childers and Hettie Humphries Childers. He was a graduate of Tri-High School, class of 1953 and also attended Isothermal Community College and Gardner-Webb University. He served his...
George Henry Murray
Sep 28, 2023
George Henry Murray, age 63, of Forest City, NC passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023 at the Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum, SC.
Not too long after his graduation from Waterloo High School, he moved to Georgia. George excelled in auto body repair work. He later relocated and lived in Forest City until his death. He was preceded in...
Donald "Don" Swink
Sep 25, 2023
Donald “Don” Swink, age 70, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, September 25, 2023 at his residence.
Don was born Thursday, May 28, 1953 in Rutherford County to the late Roy Swink and Eliza Johnson Swink. He worked for Fieldcrest Mill for many years and was an avid Ham Radio operator. Don also enjoyed gardening. He had an outgoing personality who...
Ray Mode
Sep 23, 2023
Ray Mode, age 83, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Ray was born Wednesday, May 22, 1940 in Rutherford County to the late Thomas Riley Mode and Fannie Elizabeth Rome Mode. He worked for Stonecutter Mill for twenty-three years and was the assistant pastor of the Forest City Assembly of God...