Rutherford Weekly

Page 20 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, July 24-July 30, 2014 G E O R G E A L B E R T LEDFORD George Albert L e d f o r d , age 66 of Forest City passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014. George was born May 25, 1948 and has been a resident of Forest City for more than 30 years. He was a Forest City fixture having worked in the foun- tain at Smith's Drug Store for 31 years where he was loved by the regular lunch patrons. He was a faith- ful member of Florence Baptist Church & an avid supporter of Forest City Owls Baseball where he could be found at every home game. George loved Forest City & the citizens of town loved George. He was invit- ed into the homes of his friends for Thanksgiving & Christmas and enjoyed his church family at Florence Baptist Church. George also proudly served as Grand Marshall of the 2013 Forest City Christmas Parade. He is survived by his cousins and a group of loving caregivers who have faithfully cared for George allowing him to live an independent life. Funeral services will be held at two o'clock Thursday, July 24, 2014 in the Florence Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Bobby Gantt offici- ating. Interment will fol- low in the Cool Springs Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Florence Baptist Church, 201 South Broadway Street, Forest City, NC 28043. Funeral services are being jointly provided by the Washburn & Dorsey Funeral & Cremation Service of Bostic and The Padgett and King Mortuary of Forest City GREG RHODES G r e g o r y V i n c e n t Rhodes, 36, of Spindale, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of Loretta Bailey Rhodes and the late Jack C. Rhodes Jr. Left to cherish his mem- ory in addition to his moth- er is his wife Mary Kay Yeaton Rhodes; step chil- dren Adam & Amy Bely; brother Aaron Rhodes; grandparents Alice Bailey, & Eleanor Rhodes; Eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Crowe's Chapel. Crowe's Mortuary is serv- ing the family. JEANETTE HAMMERSTAD J e a n e t t e Hammerstad, age 75, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014. A native of Amherst, WI, she was the daughter of the late John & Susie Zdroik Rekowski. Jeanette was a retired sales associate with WalMart. Left to cherish her mem- ory is her sister, Bernice Williams of Forest City; nieces Mary Jenkinson of Arizona, Orliea Sanders of California, Alecia Gonzales of Illinois and Theo Musich of California, and a number of great nieces, great nephews and cousins. Memorial services were held at Crowe's Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Crowe's Mortuary is serving the family. MIKE KISER M i k e K i s e r , age 65, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Born March 23, 1949 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Paul Reid Kiser & Mamie Pearl Hutchins Kiser. Mike was a graduate of Chase High School, class of 1968 & also a grad- uate of Fruitland Bible College. He worked for E.S Walker Construction & McGinnis Roofing for many years & was a mem- ber of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Mike life's pas- sion was coaching several area youth sports teams which included Little & Senior League baseball, basketball, football & soft- ball. He enjoyed hunting, fishing & walking. In addition to his par- ents, he was preceded by a sister-in-law, Deborah Kiser. Survivors include 4 sis- ters, Sheila Huckabee & husband, Pletz Johnston, Christine Kiser, Angelia Hernandez & husband, Raul & Kay Miller & hus- band, Desmond all of Forest City & a brother, Clarence Kiser also of Forest City. He is survived by 9 nieces & nephews. A memorial service was conducted at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Bob Philbeck officiating. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. BETTY TONEY SANDEFUR Betty Toney S a n d e f u r , age 80, of S u n s h i n e , NC, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Born December 20, 1933 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Greeley H. Toney & Alice Campbell Toney. Betty was a homemaker & a charter member of Ross Hill Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading & taking care of her family. She was a loving wife, moth- er, grandmother, sister & aunt. In addition to her par- ents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Talley Sandefur; her sister, Merle Dunkle & 5 brothers, Fred, Grady, Earl, Hermon & Frank Toney. Survivors include daugh- ter, Wanda Young of Sunshine; son, Ricky Sandefur and wife, Glenda of Middlesex; brother, Ralph Toney of Sunshine. She is also survived by 5 grandchildren, Chuck Jackson, Daniel Jackson, Timothy Ormand, Matthew Sandefur & Brittany Pearson; 11 great-grand- children, Justin Jackson, Megan Jackson, Anthony Jackson, Sierrah Jackson, Mikayla Brooks, Kelsea Jackson, Jasmine Doster, Talley "Crew" Jackson, Hunter Wood, Zoe Sandefur & Elijah Pearson. Funeral services were conducted at Ross Hill Baptist Church with Reverend Earl Godfrey officiating. Interment fol- lowed in the church cem- etery. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. EMMA SUE HORTON JOLLEY TONEY S u e T o n e y passed away July 17, 2014. She was born November 28, 1917, in Fort Mill, to William Roy Horton, Sr., & Hester Sue Harton Horton. When her father started working for Cone Mills, the family moved to Cliffside. Sue's parents and all her siblings preceded her in death. She was older than her 3 siblings: William Roy Horton, Jr. (wife Margaret), Mary Frances Neal (husband Norris), & Frederick Bobo Horton (wife Jean). Sue married Fay Jolley in 1938 & they lived in Cliffside. They had 2 sons: Jerry (wife Charlotte) of Rocky Mount, and Leonard (wife Pamela) of Irmo, S.C. Fay died in 1967. Leonard died in 2011. Her 3 adult grandsons (children of her son Jerry & her former daughter- in-law Mary Luckadoo Jolley) were Sue's favor- ite "young folks": Jonathan Jolley of Hickory, David Jolley & Michael Jolley, both of Greenville. After being a widow for 21 years, Sue married Corin Toney. She loved gaining a step-daughter Rachel & a step-son, J.V. Jones & their son Kelly. Rachel died in 2011. J.V. & Kelly survive. Sue's husband, Corin Toney, died in 2000. Sue always count- ed Geniece Mauney of Cliffside, one of her family. Geniece knew it was Sue's own decision in 2006 to sell her home & move to Somerset Assisted Living in Rocky Mount, to be near Jerry & Charlotte. Geniece also knew how much she would miss her many friends she was leaving in Cliffside and especially at Race Path Baptist Church where she had been a member since she was 16. Sue was always a pos- itive, very "upbeat" per- son. She worked in the Cone Textile Mill many years. Her service will be Saturday, July 26, at 11:00 am at Race Path Baptist Church, Ellenboro, with pastor Rev. Randall Cooper officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 10:45am at the church just prior to the funer- al. Flowers will be appre- ciated or memorials may be given to Race Path Baptist Church. M c K i n n e y - L a n d r e t h & Carroll Funeral and Cremation Service is serv- ing the family. WAYNE HAMRICK Gary Wayne Hamrick, age 65, of Spindale, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Farris & Bobbi Bone Hamrick & retired from N.C. Highway Patrol. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Linda Griffin Harton of Forest City; daughters, Amy Bland & husband Clint of Ellenboro, Holly Hamrick of Spindale & Taylor Hamrick of Marion; 3 grandchildren, Carson Bland, Abby Bland & Griffin Bland of Ellenboro. Funeral services were held at Crowe's Mortuary with Dr. Bobby Gantt offi- ciating. Interment followed in Eternal Hills Memorial Park with honors accord- ed by the NC Highway Patrol. In lieu of flow- ers, memorials may be made to Florence Baptist Church, 201 S. Broadway, Forest City, NC 28043. Crowe's Mortuary is serving the family. AARON DREW PATTERSON Aaron Drew Patterson, 28, of Forest City went home to be with the lord on Thursday, July 17, 2014. Aaron was born in Rutherford County & grad - uated from RS Central High School. Left to cherish his mem- ory is his wife, Rose Marie Patterson, Father Aaron Clyde Patterson, sister Cierra McEntire, grand- parents Clyde Patterson & Pastor Marjorie Patterson, aunt April Maria Bradley mother-in-law Tammy Tate, father-in-law Robert Michael Richards, grand- mother-in-law Margie Elizabeth Younger, neph- ew Dominique Demar Dato II, niece Alicia Gabriela Dato & many other friends. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his mother Franziska Gabrella Bradley Woodall and sis- ter Ariane Patterson. A celebration of life was held at Crowe's Mortuary with Pastor Marjorie Patterson offici- ating. In lieu of flowers dona- tions may be made in memory of Aaron Drew Patterson c/o Agape Ministries, PO Box 82, Spindale, NC 28160. \ Crowe's Mortuary is serving the family. ZEB V. JOLLY Zeb V. Jolly, age 85 of Forest City passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014. He was born February 6, 1929 in Rutherford County & was a son of the late Barney Andrew and Carrie Newman Jolly. Zeb was a retired superintendent for Anchor Construction Company & longtime member of Long Branch Road Baptist Church. He was a gradu- ate of Harris High School & served 2 years in the US Army & served for 30 years in the Army National Guard of NC where he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Gladys Padgett Jolly in 2005 as well as his brothers, Barney Jolly & Leroy Jolly. Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Jolly of the home, a son, Roger Jolly & wife Sherry of Lake Lure, a daughter, Karen Webb & husband Mike of Forest City, a sister, Annie Davis of Taylors, SC, four grandchildren, Mark Bailey, Laura Melton, Jennifer Huskey, and Chris Jolly, great-grand- children, Kinsley, Karsyn, & Konner Huskey, Lucas & Serinity Jolly & Helena & Meridith Bailey. Funeral services were held at Long Branch Road Baptist Church with Reverend Jerry Ruppe & Reverend Don Crawford officiating. Interment fol- lowed in the Eternal Hills Memorial Park with Military Honors accorded by the NC National Guard Honor Guard. Memorials may be made Long Branch Road Baptist Church, 621 Long Branch Rd, Forest City, NC 28043. Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. ©Community First Media Community First Media Have you ever noticed that no one has real success without the help of another person? Our world has been designed in such a way that we need others. Even fi ctional characters need others. Where would Batman be without Robin or Superman be without Lois Lane? In the reality of life, the value of another person is priceless. Looking back at my life, any accomplishments can be attributed to the people who have been there to provide advice, assistance or encouragement. In other words, there is no such as a self- made man. There is truly much to be said about how much we really need others. Songs have been written to convey the loneliness and meaningless of an isolated life. A popular song performed by the Eagles in the 1970's was called "Desperado." The lyrics of the song say, "Your prison is walking through this world alone." Truly the enrichment of becoming emotionally attached to someone broadens our perspective of life. We must learn to give ourselves to others. It does hurt to lose people whom we have grown to love and to depend on, but the value of knowing them and the lessons learned from their life far outweigh the pain of losing them. The question would be proposed, where would we be if we had never known them? Those who emotionally guard themselves and never proverbially become "all in" in relationships are missing the blessings of knowing those around them. Perhaps it is time to "Come down from our fences and open the gate" and experience the value of another. LANNY FUNCHESS -FUNERAL DIRECTOR- Points To Ponder THE VALUE OF ANOTHER "Quality Service with Compassionate Care" Harrelson Funeral & Cremation Services 1251 U.S. Hwy 221-A, Forest City, NC 828-657-6383 www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com

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