Gaines Marshall Arrowood, age 75, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018.

Edith "ILONA" Poteat, age 91, of Rutherfordton, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018.

Vivian Margureite Hales, age 91, Ellenboro, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018.

Jennifer Dawn Guffey, 33, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018.

Thomas Edward Brooks, "Tom" age 44 passed away Thursday April 19, 2018.

Enrique Ramon Vega received the gift of life in Havana, Cuba on October 11, 1952, the year of the dragon. Over the course of his 65 years, Enrique breathed fire into everything he did, from forging beautiful objects from iron to exploring the universe through cinematography. He gave back his gift of life Saturday, April 14, 2018, in Rutherfordton, NC.

Pearl Fisher Lieurance, age 89 of Rutherfordton passed away Sunday, April 14, 2018.

Diane Henson, age 66, of Mooresboro, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018.

Violet Ann Ward Blankenship Dowdle, age 83, of Union Mills passed away Tuesday April 17, 2018.

Mary "Sue" Mathis Wall, 82, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018.

Frances "Tootsie" Rhodes, age 82, of Henrietta, died Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Fair Haven of Forest City.

Billy Layton, age 43, of Bostic, Friday, April 13, 2018 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Modene Roberts Millard Vess age 89 passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018.

Velma Jean Abernethy Johnston, age 77 of Forest City passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018.

Michael Dale Splawn, age 49, of Forest City, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018.

Donna Kay Nevin, 73, of Spindale, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018.

Mary Lou Emory West, 85, of Rutherfordton, passed away April 10, 2018.

Billy David Jolley, age 91, of Cliffside, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018.

Ruth Gaynell Stepp Hutchins, age 81, of Rutherfordton, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018.

Patricia Anne Galloway Martin, age 75, of Forest City, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018.

Margaret Rollins, of Forest City, formerly of Spring Lake, NC, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018.

John Roger Holland, age 71, of Ellenboro, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018.

Scott Wayne Bradshaw, age 49 of SC and a former resident of Rutherford County passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018.

Dorothy "Dot" Roberts Beam, 83, of Shelby, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.

Jean Maxey Melton, age 87, of Forest City, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018.