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At Oh Suzannah in Spindale a handful of seamstresses are making between 1,000 to 1,500 face masks per day in these times of COVID-19 when wearing a mask is required in many areas to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Thomas Joseph Carroll, age 30, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020.

Patsy McKinney Groves, age 84, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

Barbara Wilson, age 80, of Mooresboro, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

Ginger Greenlee Scruggs, age 71, of Chesnee, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

Lucille Burgess Hamlin, 102, passed away on Wednesday April 22, 2020.

Charles Alfred Atchley, 80 of Bostic passed away on April 23, 2020.

Sylvia Horton Toms, age 63, of Henrietta, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

Theresa ("Tessie") Craig passed away on Friday April 17, 2020.

Richard Lewis, age 53, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

James "Jim" Berry Taylor, age 79, of Rutherfordton passed away Sunday April 19, 2020.

Jerry Fay Bridges, age 81 of Ellenboro, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020.

William "Bill" Taylor, age 79, of Rutherfordton, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2020.

Ralph Bradley, age 59, of Spindale, passed away Friday, April 17, 2020.

James Ray Heavener, age 62, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020.

Heroism is being redefined.

From grocery clerks to truck drivers and delivery workers, we are learning a new appreciation for people who make things happen in our lives.

And there is a new and heartfelt appreciation for healthcare workers.

William Walter McLaughlin, age 59 of Rutherfordton, passed away April 16, 2020.

Pansy Pritchard Cuthbert, passed away on April 11, 2020.

Joey Patterson age 45 of Rutherfordton, passed away on April 16, 2020.

Ocie Eulene Holler Ferguson, age 92 of Spindale passed away on April 16, 2020.

Marshall Gilliam Abrams, born May 23, 1988, passed on April 11, 2020.

Charles Glen Toms, Jr, age 81 of Forest City, passed away April 15, 2020.