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Russell Ernest
Tobine
Russell Ernest Tobine,
Age 84, of Forest City, died
Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
He was born in
Boscowen, NH to Roy
Rother Tobine and Villa Ola
Thoriston, both deceased.
Russell was a
Molding Manager at AFA
Corporation, in Alexander
Mills and Manufacturing
Manager at Molding
Dynamics, in Spindale.
He is predeceased
by siblings, Peter Tobine
Pillsbury, Rowena Tobine
Hill, Robert W. Tobine,
Elsie Tobine and Raymond
Tobine, his first wife,
Marguerite Calcia Tobine,
and his daughter Mary Ann
Attianese.
He was a member of
the Immaculate Conception
Church of Forest City.
Russell is survived
by his wife of 45 years,
Theresa (Teri) St. John. He
leaves his son, Michael
Tobine and wife, Donna
Tobine of Hubbardston,
Mass, his daughters,
Patricia Bodah of Hyannis,
MA, and Kathleen Bariamis
of Petersham, MA, seven
grandchildren, 11 great
grandchildren.
The Mass of Christian
Burial was held March 16
at Immaculate Conception
Roman Catholic Church,
celebrated by Rev. Father
Herbert Burke, V.F., and
Deacon Andy Cilone.
Interment will be at
a later date in the North
Cemetery in Berlin,
Massachusetts.
Tenita "Tena"
Walker
Tenita "Tena" Walker,
age 62, of Forest City,
crossed over Jordan
Sunday, March 12, 2023.
Tena was born
September 5, 1960 in
Taylorsville to the late
Harold Eugene Braswell, Sr.
and Blanche Pressley. She
was a graduate of Maiden
High School. Tena worked
for Sara Lee and Spring
Ford Knitting in Spindale
for many years. She was a
member of Harmon Street
Baptist Church.
In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded in
death by a brother, Harold
Eugene Braswell, Jr.
Left to cherish her
memory are her husband
of 42 years, Rocky James
Walker; son, Brian Lee
Walker (Kelly) of Forest
City; sisters, Julie Adams
(Ben) of Maiden and
Starla Bennett (Scott) of
Dobbinsville; two grandchil-
dren, one great grandson,
and a brother-in-law, David
John Nix of Cliffside.
A memorial ser-
vice was held March 17
at Harmon Street Baptist
Church with Rev. Randy
Church officiating.
Memorial donations
requested to Humane
Society, www.humanesoci-
ety.org
An online guest reg-
istry is available at www.
harrelsonfuneralhome.com
Harrelson Funeral and
Cremation Services is
serving the family.
Sue Williams
Sue Lewis Williams, 95,
of Rutherfordton, passed
away March 13, 2023.
A native of Hart, GA,
she was the daughter of the
late Fred and Mary Brown
Lewis. She was a gradu-
ate of Queens College
with a degree in nursing.
Sue was a member of First
United Methodist Church of
Rutherfordton and taught
nursing at Isothermal
Community College.
Left to cherish her
memory is her son, Charles
F. Morgan, a number of
nieces and nephews.
In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded in
death by her husbands.
A Memorial service will
be held at a later date.
Online condolences at
www.crowemortuary.com
Burch "Mitch" Sutton Jr,
Burch Mitchell "Mitch"
Sutton Jr, 69, of Charlotte,
passed away March 12,
2023.
Funeral services were
held March 18 at Paw Creek
Presbyterian Church with
Rev. Elliott Hipp officiating.
Mitch was born February
25, 1954, in Charlotte, to the
late Burch Sutton Sr. and
Sylvia Pruette Sutton.
He was preceded
in death by his nephew
Bryan J. Auten of Charlotte;
cousin, Sammy Pruette of
Rutherfordton.
He is survived by his
sister Cynthia S. Auten of
Surfside Beach, SC; four
cousins, and a host of
friends.
Mitch was a member
of Paw Creek Presbyterian
Church. He graduated from
West Mecklenburg High
School. He graduated from
UNC-Charlotte, in 1976.
Mitch worked at
Paul Derr, a retail store
in Mount Holly, for many
years. The remainder of
his career was spent as a
Technology Project Manager
and Systems Analyst at
Carolinas Medical Center,
until he retired in 2013.
Memorials can be made
to Paw Creek Presbyterian
Church Chancel Choir, PO
Box 64, Paw Creek, NC,
28130 or ASAC (American
Saddlebred Association
of Carolinas) Mitch Sutton
Promotional Efforts at 2266
Banks Mill Rd., Aiken SC
29803 or to asacsaddlebred.
com.
Gary Douglas Wood
Gary Douglas Wood,
age 36 of Bostic died
Sunday, March 12, 2023.
As Doug has tran-
sitioned to be with the
saints, he joins maternal
great-grand parents William
Raymond and Gladys
Carpenter and Nannie Sue
Morgan, maternal grand-
parents, Bill and Peggy
Carpenter, paternal great-
grand parents, Ambrose
and Geneva Greene and
Cordell and Lillian Wood,
great-uncle Steven Wood,
uncle Ricky Wilkins, Uncle
Raymond Carpenter.
Celebrating his life
and carrying his light are
grandparents, Ron and Pat
Wood, parents Gary and
Caroline Wood, siblings
Morgan Wood, Blake and
Emily Wood, fiancé Sabrina
Lyons, Aidan Lyons and
Hallie Hoyle, two neph-
ews, one niece, Aunts and
Uncles, Tommy and Lynn
Davis, Kelly Carpenter,
Marcia Wilkins, and Lowell
Parrish, many cousins, fami-
ly, and friends.
We have chosen to
honor Doug's life by setting
up a Doug Wood Memorial
Fund at Salem United
Methodist Church.
The family will celebrate
his life in a private memorial
service.
An online guest reg-
istry is available at www.
padgettking.com
Charles Martin
Charles Martin, age 70,
of Rutherfordton, NC, went
Home Wednesday, March
15, 2023.
Charles was a native of
Rutherford County, and the
son of the late Brownlow and
Mary Louise Martin.
Charles is survived by
his wife of 52 years, Peggy
Koone Martin, daughter
Jennifer Martin Mason of
Rutherfordton, son, Jason
Martin and wife Trina of
Tampa, FL, brother, Jimmy
Martin and wife Brenda of
Spindale, brother-in-law,
Robbie Koone and wife
Cynthia of Union Mills, eight
grandchildren.
The funeral was held
at Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church in Rutherfordton
March 22 with Rev. Randy
Darling officiating.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made
to Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church; 130 Pleasant Grove
Rd.; Rutherfordton, NC
28139.
Tina Mae Whisnant
Tina Mae Whisnant
(January 2, 1957-March 2,
2023) passed away after a
sudden and intense illness.
Daughter of the late Buren
C Whisnant and Lilian D
Whisnant, she is survived
by sister Beth Whisnant
Thomerson and husband
Gary, of Auburn, NH, brother
Jay Whisnant of Shelby, and
numerous cousins in the US,
France, and Greece, and
many family and friends.
She earned a B.A. in
English from the University
of Tennessee.
Tina offered dog train-
ing classes, starting in 1984.
She also began visiting local
health organizations and
schools with therapy dogs in
that same year.
Per her wishes, there
were no formal services.
In lieu of flowers, her
surviving family invites
donations in her honor to
Wendover Hospice House
in Shelby, NC, or to support
Crisis Response dogs, or to
any charity of your choice.
Memorial tributes may
be made at http://www.
rsmorganfsl.com
Robert Morgan Funeral
and Cremation Service
is serving the family.
Joseph "Joey" Sims
Joseph "Joey" Ernest
Sims, 63, passed away
Monday, March 06, 2023.
A native of Rutherford
County, he was born to
Ernest W. Sims and Judy
Cole Sims.
He is preceded in death
by his sons, Joshua and
Jacob Sims.
Joey leaves behind to
cherish his memories his
daughter, Chasity Sims;
three grandchildren, sisters,
Karen Page and Starlyn
Whisnant; brothers-in-laws,
Randy Page and Jimmy
Whisnant; parents, Ernest
and Judy Sims.
Celebration of Life
Service were held March
16 at Robert Morgan -
Rutherford Chapel.
Memorial tributes may
be made at www.rsmor-
ganfsl.com.
Robert Morgan Funeral
and Cremation Service
is serving the family.
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