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Timothy Shane Goforth, 45, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022.

Kathy Elaine Murphy Johnson, age 67 of Forest City died Wednesday, August 10, 2022.

Charles Timothy Williams, age 72, of Forest City, NC, (formerly Jupiter, FL) passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022.

Carla Edwards Ruff, age 55, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022.

Julius Lee Hogsed 66, of Forest City passed away August 6, 2022.

Shirley Anne Powell passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022.

Henry Neil (Soapy) Castles Sr. age 87, of Charlotte went home to his Lord on August 4, 2022.

Francis Raymond "Frank" Rutkowski, age 89 of Spindale, NC died Thursday, August 4, 2022.

With the first day of the school year 2022-23 set to begin for students on Monday August, students all across Rutherford County have been active throughout the summer in a number of various camps.

Jerry Lee Hardin, age 75, of Rutherfordton, died Friday, July 29, 2022

Thomas "Tom" Harold Dotson, age 54, of Spindale, passed away Friday, August 5, 2022.

Shirley Butler Bailey, age 76, of Forest City, passed away Friday, August 5, 2022.

Mr. Terry Walter Wilbanks, age 77 passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022.

"Cowboy" Ralph Spicer, age 95 of Cliffside, NC, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022.

Harold Dean Swink, age 63, of Rutherfordton, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022.

Amber Smith, age 27, of Spindale, passed away Monday, August 1, 2022.

Jerry Lee Hardin, age 75, of Rutherfordton, died Friday, July 29, 2022

Melvina "Butch" Ellenburg Melton, age 94, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Sunday, July 31, 2022.

Cora Goforth said she was told that as a three year old she was prone to pick up trash wherever she was. Whether walking with her parents, Curtis and Jennifer Goforth, in a park, along a street or around the house, if there was a piece of trash Cora grabbed it up. Trash was out of place in the environment.