Rutherford Weekly - Shelby NC
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Thursday, February 9-February 15, 2023 www.rutherfordweekly.com 828-248-1408 Rutherford Weekly - Page 19 Carolyn Lawson Carolyn Lawson, age 78, of Ellenboro, passed away Monday, January 30, 2023. Carolyn was born January 2, 1945 in Rutherford County to the late Bunion D. Hensley and Queen Ester Mace Hensley. She worked in textiles and PPG for many years. Carolyn was a mem- ber of Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church. In addition to her par- ents, she was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy D. England; sisters, Barbara Bridges and Bardee Champion and brothers, J.D. and Jack Hensley. Those left to cher- ish fond memories include her husband of 48 years, Charles Lawson; son, Terry England (LeAnne) of Boiling Springs, and a daughter, Janice England of Ellenboro; one grandson, and three great-granddaughters. The funeral was held February 3 at Pleasant View Community Church with Rev. Phillip Duncan and Rev. Chad Sisk officiating. An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. James Arthur Toney James Arthur Toney, 82, of Ellenboro, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Worth Eddith and Georgia Alma Gordon Toney. James was a mem- ber of Big Springs Baptist Church and retired from Carolina Freight Company. Left to cherish his mem- ories are sons, Darrell Toney and wife Kim, Steve Toney and wife Tina, Gary Toney and wife Michelle; daugh- ters, Elizabeth Ann Orbison and husband Danny, Shelley Davis; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The family will have a private service in order to honor James' wishes. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Carolina Foothills, PO Box 336, Forest City, or Big Springs Baptist Church, 534 Big Springs Church Rd, Ellenboro, NC 28040. Online condolences at www.crowemortuary.com Martha Louise Crane Martha Louise Crane, age 79; passed away February 1, 2023. A native of Rutherford County; she is a daughter of the late Claude Alexander Crane and Ruth Beheler Crane. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her sister, Yvonne Bartee. Left to cherish her mem- ory are her children; Cindy Russell; Allan McEntire, and Donald McEntire and wife Darlene, sister, Patsy McEntire and husband Leonard, eleven grandchil- dren, twelve great grandchil- dren. Funeral services were held February 4 at Gilkey Church of God with Rev. Sammy Crain officiating. Online condolenc- es may be made at www. crowemortuary.com. Barbara Bridges Barbara Bridges, age 80, of Forest City, passed away, Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Barbara was born June 20, 1942 in Buncombe County, NC to the late Robert Wilson and Lucille Davis Wilson. She worked as a nurs- es aide for over 30 years and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her par- ents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Flay Taylor; second hus- band, James Bridges and a sister, Janie Hasseltine Brant. Left to cherish her memory are her daugh- ters, Tannalla Reynolds (Johnny) of Winder, GA, Violet Cox (Romeo Waters) of Forest City and Patricia Ann Taylor (Danny Hicks) of Bennettsville, SC; sons, Robert Taylor (Ginger) of Hendersonville, and Tommy Taylor (Teresa) of Mars Hill, brother, Robert Gene Laughter of Bessemer City, sister, Doris Jane Justice of Edneyville, fifteen grandchil- dren and seven great-grand- children. The family received friends February 4 at Harrelson Funeral Home. Memorial donations requested in care of Violet Cox, 1057 Rock Corner Rd, Forest City, NC 28043 to help with medical expenses. An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Glen Dale Hill Glen Dale Hill, age 76, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023. A native of Rutherford County, Glen was the son of the late JC and Hazel Vaughn Hill. In addition to his parents, Glen was preceded in death by son, David Hill, brothers, John Hill, and Bob Hill, and sister, Sybil Cudd. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Glen graduated from R-S Central, and he was a US Air Force Veteran of the Vietnam War. He was the co-owner of Hair Kutters in Rutherfordton since 1975. Glen enjoyed raising cattle and horses. Glen is survived by his wife of 56 years, Joyce Taylor Hill, daughter, Jessica Painter (Matt) of Belmont, sons, Thad Hill (Jamie) of Rutherfordton, Clint Hill (Robin) of Rutherfordton, sisters, Annie Belle Hodge (Harvey), Jean Morgan (the late Dean), and Leisa Greenway (Doug) all of Rutherfordton, sister-in- law, Janelle Hill of Forest City, brothers, Steve Hill (Helen) of Rutherfordton, and Charles Hill (Diane) of Forest City, nine grandchil- dren. The funeral was held at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church February 7 with Rev. James Henson officiating. Military honors were provided by Rutherford County Honor Guard. Donations may be made to Special Olympics Attn: Web Gifts, 2600 Virginia Ave. NW, Washington DC, 20037, or Hospice of Carolina Foothills, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. An online guest register is available at www.mcmah- ansfuneralhome.com. Spencer Adam Lancaster S p e n c e r A d a m Lancaster, age 49, of Morganton, NC, went home to be with Lord on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Spencer was born July 25, 1973 in Rutherford County to the late Ricky Lancaster and Sheila McSwain. He was a grad- uate of R-S Central High School and worked in tex- tiles for many years. He was of the Pentecostal Faith and was presently attending the Dallas Church of God. In addition to his par- ents, he was preceded in death by his son, Caleb Lancaster. Those left to cherish fond memories include his sisters, Jami Aman (Josh) of Greer, SC and Shaylon Tucker of Spartanburg, SC; two grandchildren, a spe- cial brother, Kirk Biddix of Morganton and four nieces. In honor of his request, there will be no formal ser- vices conducted. An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Lesa Ledbetter Lesa Ledbetter, age 56, of Rutherfordton, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023. Lesa was born March 8, 1966 in Yancey County to the late Ray Street and Faye Ray Street. She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for many years at Fair Haven Home. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church. In addition to her par- ents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Teresa Street and brother, Charlie Street. Those left to cherish fond memories include her husband of 31 years, Gerry Ledbetter; children, Amanda Ledbetter of Rutherfordton, Jonathan Ledbetter (Kayla) of Rutherfordton, Danny Honeycutt of Raleigh, and Ashley Robinson (C.J.) of Spruce Pine, siblings, Keith Street of Ellenboro, Linda Allen of Yancey County, Tammy Street of Spruce Pine, Gary Allen (Sarah) of Spruce Pine and Ray Allen (Rita) of Spruce Pine; eight grandsons and one grand- daughter. The funeral service was held February 2 at Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ernie Cole officiating. An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Bobby Davis Bobby Davis, age 86, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023. Bobby was born August 31, 1936 in Cleveland County to the late Everette Davis and Elizabeth Phillips Davis. He was a veteran of the Korean War while serving honorably in the US Air Force. Bobby worked as diesel mechanic, having worked for Tar Heel Ford in Charlotte and most recently for Thompson Contractors in Rutherfordton. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and was presently attending Chase Baptist Church. In addition to his par- ents, he was preceded in death by a son, Bobby Davis, Jr.; grandson, Justin Ervin and sisters, Betty Conrad and Doris Benfield. Those left to cherish fond memories include his wife of 39 years, Rachel Henson Davis; children, Dawn Davis of Charlotte, Debra Baxter of Forest City, Betty Yocum (Tony) of Maiden, Randy Ramsey (Sonia) of Salem, SC, Rhonda Miskowski (Rob) of Las Vegas, Nevada and Dawn Deck (John) of Rutherfordton, thir- teen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held February 1 at Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Scott Butler offi- ciating. Military Honors were presented by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. Memorial donations requested to Chase Baptist Church, 1725 Harris- Henrietta Rd, Mooresboro, NC 28114 or Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 397 Mt. Pleasant Church Rd, Forest City, NC 28043. An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Harley Brandon Upton Harley Brandon Upton, age 22, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Harley was born April 9, 2000 in Rutherford County to Sommar Harris Waters and Casey B. Upton. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Reed Upton. Those left to cherish his memory are his fiancé Callie Burnett and son Keegan; mother, Sommar Waters (Micheal); father, Casey B. Upton (Lucy); sisters, Kinley Waters, Eden Upton, Lily Upton; maternal grandpar- ents, Irby Harris (Linda); maternal great grandmother, Doris Harris; paternal grand- mother, Cherry Branch; paternal great grandmother, Eula Williams, and many aunts, uncles and cousins. A graveside inurn- ment will be conducted at 2pm February 11, 2023 at Coopers Gap Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Don Hollifield officiating. An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Randy Burgess Randy Darrell Burgess, age 65, of Forest City, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Randy was preceded in death by his parents, A.C. and Sue Burgess and sister- in-law, Lynn Burgess. Randy was a faithful Christian. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Sandy Gowan Burgess; mother-in- law, Vergie Jenkins, children, Brandon Burgess of Charlotte, Samantha Lee and husband, Donald of Forest City, Lacey McKinney and husband, Jason of Gaffney and Joshua Burgess of Rutherfordton; seven grandchildren, brother, Danny Burgess of Spindale; sister, Laverne Frietze and husband, Bill of Washington DC, five nieces and nephews. A celebration of life ser- vice was held at Faith Baptist Church in Forest City with Rev. Brian Melton officiating. Memorial donations requested to Faith Baptist Church, 149 W. Main Drive Ext., Forest City, NC 28043. An online guest registry is available at www.harrelson- funeralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Jody L. Baker Jody L. Baker, age 58, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away January 18, 2023. Jody was born December 17, 1964 in Raleigh, NC to the late Daniel "Dano" Mason and Judy Lee Dedmond Mason. She was a graduate of Chase High School and a member of Cliffside Baptist Church. Jody served her country honorably in the US Navy. She worked as monitor technician at Atrium Health- Cleveland for 25 years. In addition to her par- ents, she is preceded in death by a brother, Dan Lee Mason. Left cherish fond mem- ories are her husband of 33 years, Brad Alan Baker; sons, Robert Ledbetter (Macayla) of Cliffside; Brad Alexander Baker (Kathleen) of Connelly Springs, and Jacob R.S. Baker (Danyel) of Kings Mountain; a sister, Donna "D.J." Mason of Mooresboro and eleven grandchildren. The family received friends January 22 at Harrelson Funeral Home. Memorial dona- tions requested to Disable American Veterans (DAV), 890 Withrow Rd, Spindale, NC 28160. An online guest registry is available at www.harrelson- funeralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. 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