Wednesday, March 18, 2026 8:38 am

R.B. Cline, age 84, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

R.B. was born December 12, 1941 in Cleveland County to the late Cecil Cline and Margie Ashe Cline. He was a truck driver most his life and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Cliffside. In his retirement years, he became an expert in woodworking. He constructed porch swings and various other types of wooden furniture and would sell them at local flea markets.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, Frances Spake, Bob Cline, Mildred Jones and Carl Wiley, Jr.

Those left to honor his memory include his wife of 42 years, Judith C. Cline; children, Lisa Price (Jimmy) of Myrtle Beach, SC, Lynn Smathers (Eric) of Forest City, Kathy Ford of Concord, Randy Partain (Joy) of University Heights, OH, Lisa Bridges (Van) of Forest City, Lori Searcy (Danny) of Rutherfordton and Tim Frashier (Angel) of Cliffside; sisters, Kathy Bush and Karen Bradley; brother, Wink Wiley; seventeen grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren.

The funeral was held March 14 at Calvary Baptist Church of Cliffside with Rev. Tim Frashier, Mr. Zach Emory and Rev. Tim Sheridan officiating.

Memorial donations requested to Rutherford County Human Society, PO Box 998, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 or www.rutherfordcountyhumanesociety.org

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Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family.