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Carolyn McGinnis Smart, age 89 of Rutherfordton, died Thursday, June 9, 2022.

Ivey Dean Simpson, 69, of Rutherfordton, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022.

Grady Cannon, age 89, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022.

Ernestine Poteat, age 87, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022.

Joseph Harlan Taylor, age 78 of Cliffside, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022.

James Henry Hooper, age 86 died Saturday, June 11, 2022.

Diane Ruff Pace, 62, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

John Holland, age 57, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

Dianne Gantt Collins, 63, passed away Wednesday, June 01, 2022.

Peggy "Mickey" Epley Green, age 86 of Forest City died Monday, June 6, 2022.

Janice Moore Cole, age 63, of Forest City, passed Sunday, June 5, 2022.

Rebecca Tate Short, age 61, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022.

Sally Jo Jordan, age 78, of Lake Lure, NC, died Friday, May 27, 2022.

The votes have been tallied and recounted and the winners for the 2022 RecycleBots Challenge have been chosen. Keep Rutherford County Beautiful (KRCB) is thrilled to have the broad and creative field of over 90 entries from Rutherford County third-graders. It made for a tough, but impressive judging process.

Frances Fern Rollins Ensley, age 88, of Hickory passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022.

Frances Fern Rollins Ensley, age 88, of Hickory passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022.

Billy Jack Bradley, age 45, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022.

Shirley Ann Scruggs of Kings Mountain, NC, born in Gastonia on August 8, 1943 passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at the age of 78.

Christine Elaine Mills, 59, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022.

Sherry Lynn Chase Hoyle Moss Stamper, 63, passed away May 26, 2022.

James Rigby, age 54, of Ellenboro, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022.

Rex Jeffrey Towery, 69, of Rutherfordton passed away June 1, 2022.