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Page 18 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, December 29-January 4, 2023 Cornelia King Cornelia Horton King passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022. She was born September 12, 1931 in Spartanburg County, SC. The daughter of Vance and Inez Poteat Horton and grad- uated from Boiling Springs (SC) High School. In 1952, she met the love of her life, Tommy King, a native of Forest City. They married in 1953. They were members of the First Baptist Church in Forest City. After the death of Tommy in 1973, Cornelia began her career as a read- ing teacher's assistant at Alexander Mills Elementary and, later, at Forest City Elementary. She retired in 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Thomas "Tommy" King, Jr. and her six siblings. Survivors include her sons, Jim King, and part- ner Brenda Lee Hunter, of Rutherfordton, Van King and wife Susie of Rutherfordton, and Don King and wife Angie of Forest City, seven grand- children, four great-grand- children. The funeral service was held December 21 in The Padgett and King Chapel with Rev. Dr. Diane Nelson officiating. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 211 W. Main St., Forest City, NC 28043 or Hospice of Carolina Foothills, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. An online guest reg- istry is available at www. padgettking.com Alan Wayne Ross Alan Wayne Ross, age 52, of Shelby, NC passed away Friday, December 16, 2022. Alan was born July 26, 1970 in Rutherford County to Wanda Simmons Mills who resides in Green Hill and the late Larry Earl Ross. He was a graduate of East Rutherford High School, class of 1989 and Isothermal Community College. He worked for Elmore Pisgah's Mill for many years and most recently for KSM Castings. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister Chris Ross Jury; paternal grandparents, Earl and Lucille Ross and mater- nal grandparents, O'Dell and Annie Bell Simmons. Besides his mother, those left to cherish fond memories are his daughter, Alison Ross of Bostic; son, Ben Ross of Shelby; com- panion, Jenny Buchanan of Shelby; sister, Regina Rhodes (Tommy) of Green Hill; one grandson, a special cousin, Dee Searcy of Forest City and two nephews. A celebration of Alan's life will be conducted on a later date to be announced. An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Madge Huntley Layton Madge Huntley Layton of Winchester, MA was born in Rutherfordton, NC on February 19, 1926, and passed away in Tampa, FL December 13, 2022. She was the daughter of Wm. Stanford Huntley and Lala Roberson Huntley. Madge graduated from Harris High School. She worked in Charlotte at a plant making Walkie-Talkies for the US Army. She also worked in Washington, D.C. in the Criminal Investigation Division. She worked for the F.B.I. for about five years. She retired from the Internal Revenue Service in Boston, Massachusetts. Madge returned to Washington, D.C. and went to work at the National Academy of Sciences where she met her husband, Walter Adonis Layton III. Survivors include her daughters Mary Leigh Layton-Kee and husband Bob, Laurel Layton Ursino and husband Joseph, son Walter A. Layton IV (Don), two granddaughters, two great-granddaughters and her sisters, Muriel Hash and Betty Ruppe. A memorial service is being planned for the Spring of 2023 and will be announced. An online guest registry is available at http://www. padgettking.com Martha Jean White Martha Jean White, 90, of Rutherfordton, NC passed away Monday, December 19, 2022. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daugh- ter of the late William Clyde and Ellen Victoria Huntsinger Waters. Left to cherish her memories are her daugh- ters Deborah Earley of Rutherfordton, Sheila Scroggs of Forest City and Leslie Lewis of Spindale; five grandchildren, six great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; brothers, Rupert Waters of Forest City, Samuel Waters of Forest City; sister Doris Lane of Hartsville, SC. In addition to her par- ents, she was preceded in death by brothers, Rev. Earl Waters, Paul Waters, Jerry Waters, and sister Jeanette Waters. Funeral services were held December 21 at Crowe's Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Ron Reep and Rev. James Ballard offici- ating. Online condolences at www.crowemortuary.com Betty Jean Conner Roper Betty Jean Conner Roper age 76 of Rutherfordton, NC passed away December 19, 2022. Betty was the daughter of the late Julius and Alma Head Conner. In addition to her par- ents, she was preceded in death by her husband Bobby, and her sister Grace Smith. Left to cherish her mem- ory are her sons Michael Roper, Alan Roper and fian- cé Wanda Higgins, Bobby Roper and wife Wendy, Brian Roper wife Joanna Roper; daughter-in-law Jackie Roper and fiancée Micky Garner; three grand- children, three great grand- children, sisters Hilda Roper and Hazel Shell. Betty was a retired school bus driver and devot- ed 35 years of her life to transporting students across Rutherford County. Graveside services were held December 22 at Mountain Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Blanchette officiating. Online condolenc- es may be made at www. crowemortuary.com. Jennifer Darlene Parker Jennifer Darlene Parker, infant daughter of Jacqueline Ross of Forest City and Phillip Michael Parker of Mooresboro, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022. Jennifer was born September 8, 2022 in Cleveland County. Each of her one hundred days in this life were filled with enough love to last a life- time. She is now in the pres- ence of God's angels and being cared for by her pater- nal grandmother, Jennifer Parker and great-grandfa- thers, Bobby Dean Lovelace and Jack Ross. In addition to her par- ents, those left to cherish her memory include three brothers, Phillip Michael Thomas Parker, Jackson Garrett Dean Ross and Malakai Kove Greene all of the home; paternal grand- father, Michael Parker of Mooresboro; paternal great-grandmother, Teresa Lovelace of Mooresboro; maternal grandparents, Garrett Ross and Carolyn Lowery both of Forest City; maternal great-grandmother, Judy Ross of Forest City. She is also survived by aunts, Nina Parker, Gina Parker, Rachel Parker, Emilee Parker, Jennifer Tucker, Jessica Hicks, Courtney Ross, Gracie Ross, Sevan Ross, Jaycee McDaniels and Sarah Holland; uncles, Grant Parker, Josh Ross and Trey Jones. A memorial service was held December 27 at Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ernie Cole offici- ating. An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Rutherford Weekly offers the printing of obituaries in our paper as a community service and free of charge for Rutherford County residents and the immediate area. The obituary may include a picture if the image is of print quality. We request that the obituary is limited to 150 words and we will edit the obituaries due to space. The obituary will include preceded family members, surviving family members, funeral service information, memorials, and the name of the funeral home serving the family. The obituaries will not include names of grandchildren, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, or pets. We only accept obituaries from licensed funeral homes. The deadline is Monday at 10AM prior to Thursdays publication. 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