Thursday, December 1, 2016 9:50 am

Ms. Maggie Belle Hubbard of Forest City, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2016.

She was born in Rutherford County on February 26, 1922 and was 94 years old. Ms. Hubbard is preceded in death by her mother, Mrs. Eva McFarland and step-father, Mr. Lawson McFarland. She is survived by her son, Mr. Bobby Eugene Hubbard of Kings Mountain; two granddaughters; three great-grandsons; and three siblings; Mr. J.D. McFarland, Mrs. Blanch Ledbetter, and Mrs. Mary Sue Conner.

Ms. Hubbard loved to travel. She has been to all of the states in America and she has traveled to many cities in other countries, including her favorites, Paris and London. Fall was her favorite season and she loved going to the mountains and riding on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Ms. Hubbard was an avid gardener. She always had a large and bountiful garden every summer. She enjoyed planting flowers and digging in the dirt. She spent a lot of time with her family and loved seeing her family come home for the holidays. Funeral services were held at Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church in Ellenboro. Burial followed in church cemetery.

Memorials may be given to Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church; 1658 Duncan's Creek Road, Ellenboro, NC 28040 in memory of Ms. Maggie Belle Hubbard.

Crowe's Mortuary is assisting the family.