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James Harris, age 60, of Cliffside, passed away Friday, May 1, 2020.

Mr. Dewey Matthew Hardin, 47, of Bostic, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020.

Cheryl Dobbins Cabiness, age 58, of Forest City, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

Agnes Splawn, age 71, of Caroleen, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020.

David Earl Higgins age 54 passed away, Saturday, April 25, 2020.

Helen JoAnn Arrowood Bailey, age 71, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020.

While the COVID-19 virus seeks to separate and isolate, Rutherford County native Carlos Watkins of the NFL's Houston Texans is staying connected by taking Small Town friendly values like giving to others deep in the heart of Texas. On Thursday April 16, Watkins bought breakfast for essential workers at the Houston-based Jetco Trucking Company before they left to deliver essential items to grocery stores and other facilities.

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.