Earl Estes
Apr 7, 2023
Earl Estes, age 98, of Forest City, passed away, Friday, April 7, 2023 at Fair Haven Home of Bostic.
Earl was born Wednesday, May 21, 1924 in Swain County, NC to the late Fred Estes and Gertrude Anthony Estes. He worked as a pipeline welder for Piedmont Natural Gas for twenty years and a machinist for Harper...
Barbara Clark Williams
Mar 31, 2023
Barbara Clark Williams, age 74, of Forest City, passed away Friday, March 31, 2023 at Accordius Health-Rutherford.
Barbara was born Monday, August 23, 1948 in Cleveland County to the late Leon C. Clark and Betty Clark Womack. She worked in textiles for many years and as a store clerk for the Highway 74 Junk Shop. Barbara served...
Raleigh Godfrey
Mar 30, 2023
Raleigh Godfrey, age 86, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Raleigh was born Tuesday, February 2, 1937 in Rutherford County to the late Jack Godfrey and Bertha Adair Godfrey. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Raleigh worked at Cone Mills for many years and enjoyed fishing,...
Carolyn Hall
Mar 30, 2023
Carolyn L. Hall, age 79, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at her residence.
Carolyn was born Wednesday, November 10, 1943 in Rutherford County to the late Bert Lowery and Mary Frances Kennedy Lowery. She was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1962. Carolyn faithfully worked as a teacher’s assistant for various...
Frank Holtzclaw
Mar 29, 2023
Frank Holtzclaw, age 89, of Cliffside, passed away, Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at his daughter’s house.
Frank was born August 25, 1933 in Rutherford County to the late Hubert Holtzclaw and Lola Toms Holtzclaw Pruitt. He worked at Cone Mills-Cliffside for forty-seven years and four months and was a lifetime member of the Cliffside Masonic Lodge #460....
Frances Frady Beason
Mar 27, 2023
Frances Frady Beason, age 82, of Forest City, passed away Monday, March 27, 2023 at Fair Haven of Forest City.
Frances was born Thursday, October 24, 1940 in Rutherford County to the late Claude Frady and Ann Camp Frady. She was a graduate of R-S Central High School, class of 1958. Frances worked as a press operator...
Doug Vickers
Mar 25, 2023
Doug Vickers, age 42, of Arlington Street, Forest City, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Prisma Health-Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Doug was born Friday, September 19, 1980 in Rutherford County to Cathy Bostic Davis who resides in Cliffside and the late Ricky Douglas Vickers. Doug owned and operated Techtronix Computer Services for over ten years. He enjoyed...
Ronnie Lee Ingle
Mar 23, 2023
Ronnie Lee Ingle, age 73, of Henrietta, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Ronnie was born Wednesday, March 22, 1950 in Rutherford County to the late Boyce Ingle and Geneva McKinney Ingle. Even though he worked in construction most of his life, his passion was working with horses and raising Painted...
Doug A. Nantz
Mar 22, 2023
Doug A. Nantz, age 56, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at his residence.
Doug was born Monday, November 14, 1966 in Lincolnton, NC. He had a passion for the outdoors and enjoyed experiencing the beauty of nature. Doug was a dedicated horticulturist and also loved tending to his animals. One of his greatest achievements...
Linda Davis Bridges
Mar 22, 2023
Linda Davis Bridges, age 73, of Ellenboro, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby.
Linda was born Wednesday, March 15, 1950 in Cleveland County to the late J.D. Davis and Lietha Tessenair Davis. She worked in textiles for many years and was of the Baptist faith. Linda was an avid NASCAR fan.
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