All Obituaries
Alan Metcalf Forest City
Alan Dale Metcalf, age 61 of Forest City died Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City. Alan was born in Rutherford County on March 6, 1962 and he was a son of the late Roy and Irene Greene Metcalf.
Alan was a graduate of Chase High School and he earned a degree in Business Administration from Gardner-Webb College. He worked as a buyer for most of his career and more recently was a Project Manager for Westrock. Alan was a...
Alan Dale Metcalf, age 61 of Forest City died Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City. Alan was born in Rutherford County on March 6, 1962 and he...
Ada Banfield Forest City
Ada Ruth Banfield, age 97 of Forest City, North Carolina died Monday, March 27, 2023, at the Rutherford Regional Medical Center.
Born September 12, 1925, in Willoughby, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Amos Green and Ida Bortz Green. Most of her life she was a member of the Little Church in the Vale in Gates Mills, Ohio and following a permanent move in 2016 to Rutherford County she attended Second Baptist Church in Rutherfordton. Ada was always one to be active in her church...
Ada Ruth Banfield, age 97 of Forest City, North Carolina died Monday, March 27, 2023, at the Rutherford Regional Medical Center.
Born September 12, 1925, in Willoughby, Ohio she was the daughter...
Annabelle Smith Forest City
Annabelle Toms Smith, age 96 of Forest City died Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Fairhaven of Forest City. Annabelle was born on May 29, 1926 in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late George Pinkney Toms and Eula Edgerton Toms. She worked alongside her husband as they owned and operated Monk’s Store on South Broadway Street for many years.
Annabelle was a member of the Element Church, a former member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary, and when her health allowed,...
Annabelle Toms Smith, age 96 of Forest City died Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Fairhaven of Forest City. Annabelle was born on May 29, 1926 in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late...
David Osborne Rutherfordton
David Alan Osborne, age 70 of Rutherfordton died Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. David was on August 12, 1952, in Mansfield, Ohio and was a son of the late Cecil Osborne and Anna Bonji Osborne. He was a machinist and he owned and operated his own construction company.
He is survived by his wife, Tammy Smith Osborne of the home, his son, Mark Osborne of Ontario, Ohio, daughters, Mishan Knight, Kalug Lucky, Tsyana Mullins, and Cholena Mullins, his...
David Alan Osborne, age 70 of Rutherfordton died Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. David was on August 12, 1952, in Mansfield, Ohio and was a son of the late...
Arthur King Rutherfordton
Arthur Robert King, age 83, of Rutherfordton died peacefully Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Willow Ridge Nursing Center. Arthur was born on August 24, 1939, in Melrose, Massachusetts and was a son of the late Melvin “Huck” A. King and Bernice “Bea’ Robbins King Richards.
Arthur honorably served his country in the United States Navy from 1957 until 1963 as a Radioman Third Class, received an associate degree from Isothermal Community College...
Arthur Robert King, age 83, of Rutherfordton died peacefully Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Willow Ridge Nursing Center. Arthur was born on August 24, 1939, in Melrose,...
Jeanne Owens Henrietta
Laura Jeanne Gibson Owens, age 56 of Henrietta died Monday, March 13, 2023, at her home. Jeanne was born on October 6, 1966, in Union, South Carolina and was a daughter of the late Roy B. Gibson, Jr. and Jeanette Fox Gibson. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant and worked in that position until her health declined. She was a member of Grace Chapel in Forest City.
Her husband, John Alfred Owens preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughters, Karen Elaine Owens...
Laura Jeanne Gibson Owens, age 56 of Henrietta died Monday, March 13, 2023, at her home. Jeanne was born on October 6, 1966, in Union, South Carolina and was a daughter of the late Roy B....
June Robbins Forest City
June Miller Robbins, 87, of Forest City, died Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Community Hospice, Jacksonville, FL. A native of Anderson County, TN, she was a daughter of the late Leonard Miller and Wilmida Foust Miller, and widow of the late James “Jim” Robbins. June worked in human resources with Stone Container for many years. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Forest City where she was a member of the choir and served in many capacities through committee...
June Miller Robbins, 87, of Forest City, died Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Community Hospice, Jacksonville, FL. A native of Anderson County, TN, she was a daughter of the late Leonard Miller...
Doug Wood Bostic
Doug was the most kind person I’ve ever known. He taught me how to be kind. He never met a stranger and made you feel instantly seen, heard, loved and instant belonging. He made loving him easy. He laughed with all of him. The giggle that came out was delightful and soulful and pure joy. He was gentle and humble and fierce and strong. He loved science and how things work. He was a math whiz. His hugs were healing like finally finding where you belong, like home.
He cared deeply for...
Doug was the most kind person I’ve ever known. He taught me how to be kind. He never met a stranger and made you feel instantly seen, heard, loved and instant belonging. He made loving him...
Russell Tobine Forest City
Russell Ernest Tobine, Age 84, of Forest City, died Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
He was born in Boscowen, New Hampshire to Roy Rother Tobine and Villa Ola Thoriston, both deceased.
Russell started his career in Plastic injection molding in the birthplace of plastics, Leominster, Mass. He started as a sprue-pounder and worked his way up through the ranks to General Foreman at F. J. Kirk Molding Co., in Clinton, Mass. Plant Manager at Myron Mills, Van Brode Milling Company,...
Russell Ernest Tobine, Age 84, of Forest City, died Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
He was born in Boscowen, New Hampshire to Roy Rother Tobine and Villa Ola Thoriston, both deceased.
Russell...
Annie Mae Edney Rutherfordton
Annie Mae Edney, a resident of Holly Springs Senior Citizens Home, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
She was preceded in death by her parents Bailus Edgar and Lizzie Adalae Beatty Edney, niece Karen Edney and nephew Ricky Edney, all whom she loved dearly.
A lifetime resident of Rutherford County, NC, Annie Mae, born June 15, 1936, grew up on a family farm, without the conveniences of electricity, running water or telephones, on Camp...
Annie Mae Edney, a resident of Holly Springs Senior Citizens Home, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
She was preceded in death by her...
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