All Obituaries
Pearl Fisher Lieurance, age 89 of Rutherfordton died Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Pearl was born May 8, 1928 in Rowan County, North Carolina and was a daughter of the late Wade W. Fisher, Sr., and Ruth Huffman Fisher. She worked for many years as the secretary for the First United Methodist Church of Forest City.
Pearl was a member of Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church where she had served on the Session was a...
Pearl Fisher Lieurance, age 89 of Rutherfordton died Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Pearl was born May 8, 1928 in Rowan County, North Carolina and was a...
Mary “Sue” Mathis Wall, 82, passed away on Saturday, April 14, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Columbus, NC. She was a member of Florence Baptist Church in Forest City. Sue was born on a snowy day, February 7, 1936 to Henry Mathis and Myrtle Hopper Mathis. Her daddy had to ride a mule to fetch the doctor in the snow. The snow got so deep the doctor had to spend several days with them.
Sue loved music and cleaning house. She was often seen with a duster or sweeper...
Mary “Sue” Mathis Wall, 82, passed away on Saturday, April 14, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Columbus, NC. She was a member of Florence Baptist Church in Forest City. Sue was...
Velma Jean Abernethy Johnston, age 77 of Forest City died Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. She was born January 7, 1941 in Gaston County and was a daughter of the late Jack Vernon and Vilanta Jackson Abernethy. She was a retired Psychiatric Nurse having worked in numerous hospitals including Huntsville Hospital.
She was a member of Advent Lutheran Church in Spindale and a graduate of Belmont High School Class of...
Velma Jean Abernethy Johnston, age 77 of Forest City died Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. She was born January 7, 1941 in Gaston County and was a daughter of...
Maxie Ray Smith, age 77 of Anderson, South Carolina died Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson. Maxie was born November 19, 1940 in the Sulphur Springs section of Rutherford County, North Carolina and was a son of the late Jay Elmer and Annie Ruth Sherrill Smith. He was self-employed in the electronics field, a business owner, and served honorably in the United States Navy.
Survivors include sons, Steven Mark...
Maxie Ray Smith, age 77 of Anderson, South Carolina died Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson. Maxie was born November 19, 1940 in the Sulphur...
Yalma “Popeye” Anthony Holmes was born, March 3, 1933, in Kingston, Jamaica WI. The son of the late Ivy Blanch Addington, he passed away on April 9, 2018 at the Hospice House in Forest City. His favorite scripture was Psalm 23.
He was a jack of all trades and mastered them all as an entrepreneur, home improvement specialist and tailor by trade. He was a member of the Brooklyn Church of Christ prior to relocating to Forest City, NC, in 2004, and continued his work for...
Yalma “Popeye” Anthony Holmes was born, March 3, 1933, in Kingston, Jamaica WI. The son of the late Ivy Blanch Addington, he passed away on April 9, 2018 at the Hospice House in Forest...
Margaret Rollins, of East Main Street, Forest City, formerly of Spring Lake, NC, died Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born in Forest City, she was a daughter of the late Cary Selvey McFarland and widow of the late Hugh Martin Rollins. Margaret was a member of Florence Baptist Church, Forest City, Spring Lake Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 333 and the Cumberland County Shrinettes.
Survivors include her sisters, Martha Jean McFarland of...
Margaret Rollins, of East Main Street, Forest City, formerly of Spring Lake, NC, died Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born in Forest City, she was a daughter of...
Scott Wayne Bradshaw,, age 49 of Cross Hill, South Carolina and a former resident of Rutherford County died Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Scott was born November 10, 1968 in Rutherford County and is the son of Phyllis Hayes Bradshaw of Cross Hill, SC and the late Charles Ray Bradshaw who died in 2015.
He was a graduate of East Rutherford High School in the Class of 1988 and was a former member of Temple Baptist Church in...
Scott Wayne Bradshaw,, age 49 of Cross Hill, South Carolina and a former resident of Rutherford County died Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Scott was born November...
Capt. Wilbur Burgin, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Capt. Wilbur J. Burgin, U.S. Navy (Retired), age 92 of Ellenboro, North Carolina died Monday, April 2, 2018, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby. Wilbur was born October 1, 1925, in Forest City and was a son of the late Robert Cheek and Nannie Bell Harris Burgin. He was a native of Forest City and a graduate of Cool Springs High School in 1942.
Wilbur enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943 and served in the Korean War. He enjoyed a successful Navy...
Capt. Wilbur J. Burgin, U.S. Navy (Retired), age 92 of Ellenboro, North Carolina died Monday, April 2, 2018, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby. Wilbur was born October 1, 1925, in...
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Virginia Hardin Newton, 95, formerly of Forest City, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at Oakland Living Center where she was a resident. She was a native of Rutherford County, born May 12, 1922. Mrs. Newton was the daughter of the late Jay Talmadge Hardin, Sr. and Mary Jo Reep Hardin and widow of the late Jack T. Newton, who died in 2005. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Forest City where she was a member of the Asbury Sunday School...
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Virginia Hardin Newton, 95, formerly of Forest City, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at Oakland Living Center where she was a resident. She was a native of Rutherford County, born...
James Arnold Smith, 88, of Oak Grove Church Road, Ellenboro, died Saturday, March 31, 2018 at his home. A native of Forest City, he was the son of the late Ralph Ansel Smith and Thelma Ball Smith and widower of Shirley Ann Snyder Smith. He was a member of Crestview Baptist Church, Forest City. He was an avid UNC Tarheels fan; enjoyed many sports, especially golf and racing and also had previously coached little league baseball.
Survivors include his son,...
James Arnold Smith, 88, of Oak Grove Church Road, Ellenboro, died Saturday, March 31, 2018 at his home. A native of Forest City, he was the son of the late Ralph Ansel Smith and Thelma Ball...
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