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More than 760 Vietnam veterans, including 25 from North Carolina --three from Rutherford County -- were inducted into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's (VVMF) In Memory Program in 2026. VVMF believes all those who served in the Vietnam War should be honored and remembered for their service. The In Memory program enables the families and friends of those who came home and later died, the opportunity to have them be forever memorialized.

Billy Osborne "Bill" Howard passed away May 3, 2026 at the age of 96.

Brenda Kay Martin McFarland, age 76 of Ellenboro died Friday, June 19, 2026.

It is with great sadness we announce that beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, Christopher Eric Toney, 53, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2026. He was born in Rutherford County, NC to Nancy Hudson Toney and the late Ronnie Toney.

James Franklin Barker, age 87 of Forest City died Wednesday, June 24, 2026. James was born September 10, 1938, in Gaston County, NC but was raised in Hickory. He was a son of the late Reginald Clifford Barker and Eubulus Clark Barker.

Sally Ann Duncan, age 74 of Forest City died Thursday, June 11, 2026.

Shirley McKinney Glover, age 85, of Forest City NC, passed away June 23, 2026.

William Thomas (Bill) Nary, age 88 of Bostic died Sunday, June 21, 2026.