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Naomi Edwards Yelton, age 99, of Rutherfordton, passed away July 15, 2024.

Katie Krueger, 22, the area director for YouthWorks in Rutherford County, has been coordinating mission projects here with dozens of volunteers and adult leaders since June. The final YouthWorks team leaves the first week of August and their impact on Rutherford County has been amazing, said those who have worked with the youth.

Wayne Bryant "Shorty" Harris, 73 of the Montford Cove Community, passed away Monday, July 8, 2024.

Flay Spencer Price, 86, of Ellenboro, NC, died Friday, July 12, 2024.

Myra Ann Toney, age 75, of Forest City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, July 13, 2024.

Kenneth Edward Cooper, age 58 of Forest City, died Wednesday, July 10, 2024. He was formerly a resident of Inman, SC.

Kella Leigh Melton, age 39, of Forest City, passed away Friday, July 12, 2024.

Kenneth Dotson, age 67, of Bostic passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

Phinley Ray Evans, infant son of Ryan and Destiny Evans of Rutherfordton was called home to be with his Heavenly Father Monday, July 8, 2024.

Trudy Atkinson Cotton, age 62, of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

Lillian Calvert, age 94 of Forest City, died Thursday, July 11, 2024.

Faye Adams Hensley, age 98, passed away Friday July 12, 2024.

Grace Roberson Jones, age 98 passed away Friday, July 12, 2024.

Johnny Womack, age 73, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2024.

Patricia Ann Greene Bridges, 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

Bill Hampton, age 79, of Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, July 9, 2024.

Dawn Couch, age 59 of Ellenboro, NC went home to be with her Lord July 6, 2024.

A photography student at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, and a member of the Illinois Army National Guard, is spending her summer of 2024 in Forest City, photographing the Coastal Plain League's Forest City Owls.

Larry "Bo" Frazier 71, of Spindale, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2024.