Thursday, May 2, 2019 8:02 am

Howard Lee Dover, 56, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019.

A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of Mary Dover and the late Robert Lee Dover.

Left to cherish his memories are his mother, Mary Dover; sister, Barbara Arrowood; nieces Tinker Parker and Pennie Peplinski; great nieces and nephews, Boog Maxwell, June Peplinski, Edward Peplinski, Violet Peplinski, and Oliver Parker; cousin J.D. Dover and friends Eddie Boone and Eula Jean Irwin.

Funeral services were held at Crowe's Funeral Chapel. Burial followed in Spindale City Cemetery.

Crowe's Mortuary and Crematory is serving the family.