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Donald Ray Bradley, age 70, of Rutherfordton, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2025.

Patrick McDonald, 66, of Forest City, passed away March 9, 2025.

Wanda Gail Jones, 55, of Union Mills, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Clark Griffin Hoyle, age 88 of Forest City, died Saturday, March 8, 2025.

William Greg Butler, age 58 of Forest City, died Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Reverend Bob Philbeck, age 79 of Forest City, died Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

May 2nd marks the opening of the Spring 2025 session of EASE (Equine Assisted Senior Engagement) at FENCE, a program developed to provide equine support for people in our community affected by early-stage dementia, MCI (mild cognitive impairment) and Parkinson's disease.

Claude T. Greene, age 51, of Rutherfordton, passed away March 7, 2025.

Reba Lail Poteat, age 86, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Diane Coffey Cole, age 78, of Caroleen, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Mary Jo McCurry Hester, 91, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2025.

Janice Sue Hipp, 68, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

David Warren Fincannon Sr., age 57 of Cliffside, NC, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Brenda Amos Lewis, age 75; passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025.

Our mom, Mary Ellen Painter Pogue, left us March 6, 2025 for Heaven. She was born in Spartanburg, SC on January 30, 1938 to Creighton and Bertha Painter.

Ricky Dean Greene, 63, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025.

Coma "Rock" Lloyd Hudson, 90, went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Justin Tyler Mayes, 31, passed away February 26, 2025.

Rosa Lee Hardin Waters, age 85 of Spartanburg, SC and a former resident of Rutherford County, died Monday, March 3, 2025.

James Neal Craig, age 75 of Golden Valley, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Nancy M. Tate, age 74, of Forest City, passed away Friday, February 28, 2025.

David Arnold "Dave" Brown, age 85 of Forest City, died Friday, February 28, 2025.