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Rev. Robert H. Bradley, age 77, of the Hicks Grove Community, passed away January 13, 2022.

Tracy Cobb Scoggins, age 55, of Rutherfordton, NC, died January 12, 2022.

Annie Lou Stallings, age 99, of Rutherfordton, NC, died January 10, 2022.

Sandra Moore Lancaster, age 72 of Forest City died January 14, 2022.

Robert Edward Boone, age 81, of Forest City, NC, died January 10, 2022.

Laura White Callahan, 79, wife of Samuel Stevens Callahan, passed away January 8, 2022.

Paul Thomas Igneri, age 78 of Margate, Florida died December 30, 2021.

Joe Brooks Wilson, age 84 Lake Lure died January 8, 2022.

Charles Eddie St. Clair, age 78, husband of Peggy Blake St. Clair passed away January 9.

George Earl Padgett, age 84, passed from this life on April 25, 2021. He was born in Parke County, IN to Albert Earl Padgett and Georgia Ellen Coverdale. George honorably served as a sergeant in the Army.

Unity in the Community, a faith-based group headquartered in Polk County that reaches over the county line into Rutherford, works to improve the lives of residents across Polk County and surrounding areas by providing activities and services for entire families.

Master Trooper John Sumter Horton, 42, passed away in the line of duty January 3, 2022. John was born on November 17, 1979 in Rutherfordton, NC, to Leslie and Martha Horton of Forest City, NC.

Franklin Jerome "Jerry" Ruff, age 84 of Rutherfordton, died January 2, 2022.

Dagoberto Lopez, age 87 of Forest City, NC died January 1, 2022.

Lawrence "Wayne" Strader, age 68, passed away January 1, 2022.

Linda Ann Burgess Biggerstaff age 78 of Forest City died January 4, 2022.

Carol Stallings Pate, age 73, of Rutherfordton, NC, died January 2, 2022.

Junior Womack, age 95, of Anderson, SC formerly of Ellenboro, NC passed away January 6, 2022.

Dannie L. Gettys, 75, of Forest City, NC, died December 31, 2021.