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Ronald Lovelace, age 74, of Ellenboro, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021.

Ralph Burnette, Jr., age 80, of Bostic, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021.

Joan Ernestine Faber, age 88, of Cliffside, passed away on Saturday March 6, 2021.

Barbara Ann Dover Arrowood, 60, passed away on March 9, 2021.

Herman Young Brackett, 93, formerly of Cliffside, passed away March 8, 2021.

Jerry Wayne Shields, age 79 of Green Creek, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021.

Magnolia Long is becoming more and more familiar with the Town of Rutherfordton and the community as its Lead for North Carolina (LFNC) fellow sponsored by the UNC School of Government. In addition to a number of tasks, she most recently launched the Rutherfordton Community Garden.

Town Manager Doug Barrick said the community garden project has been a true pleasure.

Randy Peter Tavernia, Jr., age 43, of Rutherfordton, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021.

Edward Michael Brown age 66, "Ed" or "Eddie" to his family and friends passed away Saturday, March 6^th, 2021.

Doris Owens Kirby, age 84, of Cliffside, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021.

Seable Grant of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

Barbara Dale Young (Helgreen), 64 years young, of Rutherfordton, passed away March 2, 2021.

Judith Johnston Scott, 78, passed away on February 27, 2021.

Lowell Bauman Bushong, age 88 of Durham, NC, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021.

Ray Clinton Goode, age 64 of Forest City, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021.

Esther Taylor Beheler, age 82, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

Carolyn Landis Waters, age 73, of Forest City, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021.

Josh Greene, Sr., age 38, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021.

Sue Brooks Frye, age 86, of Mooresboro, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021.

Larry Brady Toney, 51, of Shelby, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021.

On Wednesday February 24 2021, Kathy Mauney Eplee, loving wife and mother, passed away at the age of 59.

If the image of flying away in the old Gospel song looks like passing through the clouds, that might be slightly off from Elijah Pendergast's call to the mission field.