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Carol Wallace Wall, age 86, of Union Mills, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Patricia Shuler McDaniel, 91, of Forest City passed away Friday, June 20, 2025.

Mr. Kenneth Dale Greene, age 64 of Rutherfordton, NC passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Debbie Rollins, age 65, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Cynthia Denise Penner Goforth, 61, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Rachel Louise Packard, age 91, of Bostic, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2025.

Charles "Buster" Eugene McMurry, age 61, of Rutherfordton, NC passed away Monday, June 16, 2025.

Harry Deyton, age 80, of Gilkey, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2025.

It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of Michael "Mike" Jolley, 76, Friday, June 13, 2025.

The summer can be slow for bass fishermen. The water is warm and the oxygen that fish need for peak activity is not found in warmer water. Therefore, they tend to go deeper or become more active when the days are at their coolest.

Rutherford County's Special Olympics athletes, their families and friends were among the thousands attending the annual Special Olympics of North Carolina (SONC) games recently.

Andy Terry, age 43, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Talmadge Morrow, age 70, of Mooresboro, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Robert "Bob" Thompson, age 80, of Bostic, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Billy Bradley, Sr., age 81, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Cynthia Dianne Jones, age 72, of Spindale, passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Cynthia was born December 21,1952, and was the daughter of the late Gideon Price Jones and Selma Faye Bright Jones.

Troy Jacob Howell, age 33, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Everett J. Hutchins, age 97, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Thomas "Jason" Ruppe, 42, of Forest City, NC passed away May 14, 2025.

Mary Hazel Campbell, age 77 of Forest City died Sunday, June 8, 2025.

Carrie Michelle Hudson, age 47, of Forest City, NC went home to be with her Lord June 9, 2025.

Virginia Burgess, 90, passed Monday, June 9, 2025.