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A free meal will be served to the community beginning Monday, January 20, at First Baptist Church in Forest City and is an extension of the Welcome Table begun a decade ago in Rutherfordton. At that time, First Baptist in Forest City participated in the Welcome Table ministry joining First Baptist, Rutherfordton, United Methodist Church Rutherfordton and the St. Francis Episcopal Church, also in Rutherfordton, serving meals to the community each Monday night.

Steve Prevatte, age 55, of Spindale, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

Barbara Ann Carroll, 68, passed away Monday. December 30, 2024.

Cathy Ann Ryan, age 76, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025.

Charlotte Feaster McDaniel, 87 of Forest City, died Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

Dorothy Jane Helton, age 83 of Ellenboro, died Monday, January 6, 2025.

Eddy Dean Morris age 68 of Rutherfordton, NC passed away January 8, 2025.

Elaine Sinclair Clark, 76, passed away January 9, 2025.

George Lawrence Ross Jr., age 84, of Forest City, passed away Friday, January 10, 2025.

Janice Smith Haynes, age 69, of Mooresboro, died Thursday, January 2, 2025.

Joan Wright, age 81, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025.

Joanne Jacene DeVoe, age 60 of Lattimore, NC went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

Margaret Stewart Woodall, age 92 of Forest City, passed away Monday, January 6, 2025.

Margaret Treva Jones Bridges, 83, passed away Monday, December 9, 2024.

Marjorie Kay Ellis, age 78, passed away January 11, 2025, in Lincoln County, NC.

Mark Wilson Davis, 55, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2025.

Mary Suzanne Crabtree Garner, 66, passed away Monday, December 23, 2024.

Randy J. Arrowood, age 68, of Mooresboro, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025.

Rita G. "Neely" Childers, age 89, of Forest City, died Friday, January 3, 2025.

Robert 'Bob' Cunningham, 93, of Union Mills, NC, passed away January 7, 2025.

Viola Holland Sprinkle, 89, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, January 6, 2025.

Wallace Preston Carroll, 83, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2024.