Donald Ray Bradley, age 70, of Rutherfordton, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2025.

Patrick McDonald, 66, of Forest City, passed away March 9, 2025.

Wanda Gail Jones, 55, of Union Mills, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Clark Griffin Hoyle, age 88 of Forest City, died Saturday, March 8, 2025.

William Greg Butler, age 58 of Forest City, died Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Reverend Bob Philbeck, age 79 of Forest City, died Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Claude T. Greene, age 51, of Rutherfordton, passed away March 7, 2025.

Reba Lail Poteat, age 86, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Diane Coffey Cole, age 78, of Caroleen, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Mary Jo McCurry Hester, 91, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2025.

Janice Sue Hipp, 68, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

David Warren Fincannon Sr., age 57 of Cliffside, NC, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Brenda Amos Lewis, age 75; passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025.

Our mom, Mary Ellen Painter Pogue, left us March 6, 2025 for Heaven. She was born in Spartanburg, SC on January 30, 1938 to Creighton and Bertha Painter.

Ricky Dean Greene, 63, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025.

Coma "Rock" Lloyd Hudson, 90, went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Justin Tyler Mayes, 31, passed away February 26, 2025.

Rosa Lee Hardin Waters, age 85 of Spartanburg, SC and a former resident of Rutherford County, died Monday, March 3, 2025.

James Neal Craig, age 75 of Golden Valley, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Nancy M. Tate, age 74, of Forest City, passed away Friday, February 28, 2025.

David Arnold "Dave" Brown, age 85 of Forest City, died Friday, February 28, 2025.

Iris Cole Bashore went to her Heavenly Home Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Harold Dean Smith, age 85, of Ellenboro, died Thursday, February 27, 2025.

Thirty-seven years ago, God sent an angel to us here on Earth, on Friday, February 28, God called His angel home. Jamie Fox, age 37, of Forest City, went home to be at the right hand of Jesus.

Billy G. Huntley, age 90 of Rutherfordton, NC, died Wednesday, February 26, 2025.