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May 2nd marks the opening of the Spring 2025 session of EASE (Equine Assisted Senior Engagement) at FENCE, a program developed to provide equine support for people in our community affected by early-stage dementia, MCI (mild cognitive impairment) and Parkinson's disease.

Our mom, Mary Ellen Painter Pogue, left us March 6, 2025 for Heaven. She was born in Spartanburg, SC on January 30, 1938 to Creighton and Bertha Painter.

Brenda Amos Lewis, age 75; passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025.

Claude T. Greene, age 51, of Rutherfordton, passed away March 7, 2025.

Coma "Rock" Lloyd Hudson, 90, went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

David Arnold "Dave" Brown, age 85 of Forest City, died Friday, February 28, 2025.

David Warren Fincannon Sr., age 57 of Cliffside, NC, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Diane Coffey Cole, age 78, of Caroleen, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Harold Dean Smith, age 85, of Ellenboro, died Thursday, February 27, 2025.

Iris Cole Bashore went to her Heavenly Home Saturday, March 1, 2025.

James Neal Craig, age 75 of Golden Valley, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Janice Sue Hipp, 68, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Justin Tyler Mayes, 31, passed away February 26, 2025.

Mary Jo McCurry Hester, 91, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2025.

Nancy M. Tate, age 74, of Forest City, passed away Friday, February 28, 2025.

Reba Lail Poteat, age 86, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Ricky Dean Greene, 63, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025.

Rosa Lee Hardin Waters, age 85 of Spartanburg, SC and a former resident of Rutherford County, died Monday, March 3, 2025.