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Carolyn Ann Green Dysart, 77, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2025.

Wade Edward Radford, 89, of Columbia, MD, passed away January 7, 2025.

Eli Baylor Burke, age 2, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025.

Kristopher Lee Applegate passed away Monday, January 6, 2025, at the age of 26.

Brenda Sue Tippel passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025 the age of 63.

Benjamin Davis Morrison, aged 83, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025.

Elsbeth Luedi, 87, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025.

Lottie Faye Moody, age 73, of Valdese, passed away Monday, January 13, 2025.

Samuel "Junior" Greene, age 79, of Caroleen, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

Debra "Debi" Lee Chapman, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and community advocate, passed away January 3, 2025. She was 72 years old.

Betty Jean McDaniel Head, age 78 of Rutherfordton, died Monday, January 13, 2025.

Gloria Moreira Sears, age 84, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025.

Rommie Gettys, age 88, of Sunshine, passed away Monday, January 13, 2025.

Patricia "Pat" Smith, age 65, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025.

William Lea Cowan Jr., 76 of Mooresboro, died Thursday, January 9, 2025.

I'll probably lose some readers today because of this next sentence.

A free meal will be served to the community beginning Monday, January 20, at First Baptist Church in Forest City and is an extension of the Welcome Table begun a decade ago in Rutherfordton. At that time, First Baptist in Forest City participated in the Welcome Table ministry joining First Baptist, Rutherfordton, United Methodist Church Rutherfordton and the St. Francis Episcopal Church, also in Rutherfordton, serving meals to the community each Monday night.

Marjorie Kay Ellis, age 78, passed away January 11, 2025, in Lincoln County, NC.

George Lawrence Ross Jr., age 84, of Forest City, passed away Friday, January 10, 2025.

Steve Prevatte, age 55, of Spindale, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

Joan Wright, age 81, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025.

Eddy Dean Morris age 68 of Rutherfordton, NC passed away January 8, 2025.