Frank Weast
Dec 27, 2022
Frank Weast, age 72, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at his residence.
Frank was born Thursday, April 27, 1950 in Rutherford County to the late Rex Reece Weast and Mary Ella Greene Weast. He was a mechanic for over thirty-eight years and most recently worked at Weast Transmissions in Forest City. Frank was a...
Firleen Davis Holt
Dec 26, 2022
Firleen Davis Holt, age 97, of Ellenboro, passed away, Monday, December 26, 2022 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby.
Firleen was born in Cherokee County, SC on Friday, December 25, 1925 to the late Romeo Davis and Lettie Owens Davis. She worked in textiles for many years and was a member of Campfield Memorial Baptist Church. She enjoyed...
Floyd L. "Papa Smurf" Buckner
Dec 25, 2022
Floyd L. “Papa Smurf” Buckner, age 93, of Mooresboro, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022 at the Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.
Floyd was born Friday, January 4, 1929 in Rutherford County to the late R.W. Buckner and Frances Mashburn Buckner. He worked as a truck driver for Akers Motor Lines for many years and as a...
Jimmy Bridges
Dec 24, 2022
Jimmy Bridges, age 68, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Jimmy was born Sunday, September 26, 1954 in Rutherford County to the late Faye Hardin Hopper. In his younger years, he was a truck driver for Grindstaff’s Furniture and then owned and operated Done Right Upholstery and Bridges Appliance...
Billy Dean Shytle
Dec 21, 2022
Billy Dean Shytle, age 84, of Ellenboro, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at his residence.
Billy was born Wednesday, September 7, 1938 in Rutherford County to the late Wilburn Shytle and Sudie Millwood Dufault. He was a skilled carpenter and worked in carpentry for over forty...
William "Preston" Greene, Sr.
Dec 17, 2022
William “Preston” Greene, age 77, of Ellenboro, died Saturday, December 17, 2022 at his residence with his family by his side.
Preston was born Thursday, June 28, 1945 in Gaston County to the late William Russell Greene and Virginia Caldwell Greene. He worked as a truck driver most his life and was an avid fisherman. Preston loved...
Jennifer Darlene Parker
Dec 17, 2022
Jennifer Darlene Parker, infant daughter of Jacqueline Ross of Forest City and Phillip Michael Parker of Mooresboro, went home to be her heavenly Father on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.
Jennifer was born Thursday, September 8, 2022 in Cleveland County. Each of her one hundred days in this life were filled with enough...
Alan Wayne Ross
Dec 16, 2022
Alan Wayne Ross, age 52, of Shelby, NC passed away Friday, December 16, 2022 at his residence.
Alan was born Sunday, July 26, 1970 in Rutherford County to Wanda Simmons Mills who resides in Green Hill and the late Larry Earl Ross. He was a graduated of East Rutherford High School, class of 1989 and earned an...
Darcus Marie Carpenter Revels
Dec 13, 2022
Darcus Marie Carpenter Revels, age 76, of Forest City, peacefully went home to with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Darcus was born Friday, August 2, 1946 in Rutherford County to the late Everette Carpenter and Willie Mae Fite Carpenter. She worked for American Greetings Inc. for many years...
Pastor Kenny Frye
Dec 13, 2022
Pastor Kenny Frye, age 70, of Speedwell, Tennessee, went home to with the Lord on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Kenneth D. Frye was born Monday, August 4, 1952 in Logan, West Virginia to the late Kenneth James Frye and Orpha Hodge Frye. He worked as a lineman for the railroad for...