Billie M. Martin, age 89, of the Holly Springs Community, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2026

Rebecca Ann Baynard Gilbert, age 71, of Forest City, passed away November 5, 2026.

Anne K. Brewer, age 91, of Rutherfordton NC, passed away November 8, 2026.

Roger Dale Pleasant, age 80, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2026.

Charles Louie Hughes, age 85 of Ellenboro died Thursday, November 5, 2026.

Russell Pye, age 69, of Cliffside, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 20

Roger Pilgrim, 68, of Forest City, NC, passed Monday, November 2, 2026.

Judy Lovelace Sisk, age 79 of Rutherfordton died Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Hoyle David Johnson was born July 11, 1950, in Rutherford County, NC, to the late Mae Pearl Metts and Leroy Johnson of Forest City. He departed this life November 1, 2026, at the age of 76.

Julia Stacey Lovelace, age 79, of Cowpens, formerly of Forest City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, November 2, 2026.

Helen McSwain, age 81, of Bostic, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2026.

John Robert Wilson, Sr. passed away Saturday, October 17, 2026. He was born in Spartanburg, SC to Nancy Wall Wilson and the late John Mason Wilson.

Glenn Hardin, 89, of Ellenboro, died Thursday, October 29, 2026.

Mrs. Pauline Gurley McCurry, 97, of Golden Valley, went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Larry Burns, age 81, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Lois Morgan Hutchins, age 96 of Rutherfordton, NC, died October 26 in Dacula, Georgia.

Bobby Ayers, age 79, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2026.

David Rakowski, age 67, of Spindale, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026.

Daniel McKeown, age 76, of Mooresboro, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2026.

John Lankford, Jr., age 57, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2026.

Dorothy "Dot" Bryant, age 95, of Forest City, passed away Friday, October 23, 2026.

Martha "Mott" Beheler Swink, 93, was born July 27, 1933 and died October 27, 2026.

Betty Seney, age 75, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2026.

Kevin Lane, age 57, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, October 25, 20

Brad Gevedon, 55, of the Sunnyview Community, died Monday, October 26, 2026.