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Ray Monteith, age 80, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026.

Alice Elizabeth Willard Williams, age 83, of Ellenboro, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

Donald Edgar "Don" Koone, age 79, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, March 9, 2026.

Debra Lou Fredley, age 72, of Forest City passed away Monday, March 9, 2026

Douglas Marshall Greene, age 73, of Bostic passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

On March 7 Rutherfordton's new 50-acre disc golf course and outdoor recreation park, Norris Park, celebrated a grand opening attended by more than 100 people. The park, located on Leroy Mull Drive near Rutherford Regional Hospital, is on the property of the former Rutherfordton Golf Course.

Randy Eli "Cowboy" Toney, age 68 of Mooresboro died Wednesday, March 4, 2026.

Myrtle Adams Justice Parton, age 98 of the Gilkey Community, went home to be with her Lord Friday, March 6, 2026.

Joy Honeycutt Turner, age 77 of Rutherfordton, died February 25, 2026.

Peggy Joan Crow Clark, age 80 of Rutherfordton died Saturday, March 7, 2026. Peggy was born June 19, 1945, in Macon, GA and was a daughter of the late Carl Melton Crow and Ruth Virginia White Crow.

Bobby Ray Craig age 78 of the Green Hill Community died Thursday, March 5, 2026.

Carolyn McGinnis Harrill, age 88 of Forest City died Friday, March 6, 2026.

John Michael "Mike" Johnson age 68 of Forest City died Thursday, March 5, 2026.

Sonya Glenn Lovelace, age 53, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Joseph Claude Wray, 64, native of Cleveland County, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2026.

Ann Dotson Toney, age 78 of the Sunshine Community died Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Ann was born August 24, 1947, in Hendersonville, NC and was a daughter of the late Reverend Paul Dotson and Lettie Wright Dotson.

Ronald Lee Womick, 77, of Rutherfordton passed away March 3, 2026.

Janet Morrow Carpenter, age 83 of Forest City died Monday, March 2, 2026.

Ronald Lee Womick, 77, of Rutherfordton passed away March 3, 2026.

Janet Morrow Carpenter, age 83 of Forest City died Monday, March 2, 2026.

Marilyn Kay Rhom affectionately known as Meme, was born April 6, 1936 in Rockford, Illinois, she went home to be with her Heavenly Father and husband March 3, 2026.

Marilyn Kay Rhom affectionately known as Meme, was born April 6, 1936 in Rockford, Illinois, she went home to be with her Heavenly Father and husband March 3, 2026.