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Page 16 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, July 20-July 26, 2017 RAY HAYNES Charles Ray Haynes, age 70 of Bostic, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017. Ray was born in Forest City on January 10, 1947 to his parents, the late Haggard Alex & Edith Freeman Haynes. He started his career in auto sales in 1974 and in 1980 became a partner in H-Hamrick & Haynes Auto Sales in Forest City which he operated until his retirement. Ray was an active member of Crestview Baptist Church where he was involved in the Church Brotherhood & the Fellowship Committee. He was a 1965 graduate of East Rutherford High School & served his country in the United States Army. Ray truly enjoyed fellow- ship with his friends each day as they would gather to eat together. He also was an avid golfer, fisherman & he loved to travel. In addition to his par- ents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Alfred Haynes. Survivors include his wife & high school sweet- heart, Janice Hardin Haynes, two daughters, Gina Haynes Hamrick & husband Clint of Bostic, Christy Haynes Bernhardt & husband Britt of Mooresville, a sister, Linda Haynes Phillips of Bostic, his mother-in-law, Sue Bradley Hardin of Bostic, 4 grandchil- dren, & numerous loving niec- es & nephews. Funeral services were held in the Crestview Baptist Church with Rev. Kevin Rohm officiating. Interment l followed in the Eternal Hills Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Crestview Baptist Church Bldg Fund, 630 S. Church St, Forest City, NC 28043 or South Mtn Christian Camp, Post Office Box 9, Bostic, NC 28018. The Padgett and King Mortuary & Crematory is in charge of arrangements. NANCY "JOAN" MOORE Nancy "Joan" Moore, age 74, of Forest City, passed away July 14, 2017 Born February 25, 1943 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Jack Mask & Alma Ford Mask. She worked for AFA Plastics & Campbell's Cleaning Services for several years before her retirement. Joan enjoyed being a homemaker & loved spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of Grace Chapel in Forest City & also enjoyed taking trips to the mountains & going to the lake, as well as, flower gardening. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Bobby Mask & a sister, Katie Moore. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 52 years, Jimmy Moore; 1 daughter, Tonya Bennett (Brian) of Union Mills; 3 sons, David Moore (Laurie) of Forest City, Greg "Bo" Moore (Tish) of Cowpens, SC & Tracy Moore (Lorrie) of Ellenboro; 2 sisters, Brenda Harris (Jim) of Shelby & Carolyn Lowery (Mark) of Forest City & 2 brothers, Bill Mask (Peggy) of Cliffside & Jimmy Mask of Shelby. She is also survived by 8 grandchildren & 2 great-grandchildren. The funeral service was conducted at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Colby Davis officiating. Interment followed in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. Memorial donations are respectfully requested to the National Kidney Foundation, Finance Department, 30 East 33 rd St, New York, NY 10016. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with arrangements. GENE WILSON Reverend Gene Wilson, age 74, of Mill Spring, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017. Born February 22, 1943 in Polk County, he was son to the late John Basil Wilson and Kansas Haynes Wilson. Gene was a carpenter by trade but a preacher by the calling of God. He pastored several area churches which included Emmanuel Baptist Church of Rutherfordton, Faith Baptist Church of Forest City, Mountain View Baptist Church of Polk County and most recently Morningstar Baptist Church of Forest City. He loved gar- dening, fishing and sight- seeing, but especially loved serving Lord and spending time with his family. Those left to cherish is memory include his wife of fifty-six years, Glynes Mills Wilson; one son, Roger Dale Wilson and wife, Kimberly and one daughter, Sheila Wilson Hughes and hus- band, Dwight all of Polk County; three brothers, Jerry Basil Wilson, Marvin Oliver Wilson and David Oscar Wilson all of Polk County; two sisters, Evelyn Marie Packard and husband, Warren of Pennsylvania and Martha Ann Crawford of Salisbury, NC. He is also survived by four grandchil- dren, and three great-grand- children. The funeral service was conducted at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Warren Elliott officiating. Burial was private at Big Level Baptist Church in Lake Lure. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with arrangements. JIM COOK Jim Cook, age 75 of Lake Lure passed away on July 15 2017. Jim was retired from FW Woolworth as a district manufacturing manager, and later went on to open Jimbo's General Store in Abingdon Virginia, and later moved to Lake Lure where he started Four Season Cottages and Cabins. Jim was the son to the late Bill and Etta Ratliff Cook. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother Bob A. Cook. Left to cherish his memo- ry are his wife Patsy Wills Greenway Cook. In addition to his wife he is survived by his son Chad Cook and wife Paige, son Heath Cook and wife Brenda; one grand- daughter, and brother Bill R Cook and wife Tessa Cook. Services will be held on Sunday July 23, 3pm at Fairfield's Mountain Chapel with the Rev. Everett Chapman officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the church service. In lieu of flowers dona- tions may be made to The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge; PO Box 125 Lake Lure NC 28746, to The Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach; 2570 Memorial Highway Lake Lure NC 28746, or to Rutherford County Hospice; PO Box 336 Forest City NC 28043. Croweʼs Mortuary is assisting the family. DONNA JEAN SUPINGER Mrs. Donna Jean Supinger, of Lake Lure, age 83, passed away July 3, 2017. She is survived by her husband Ronald Supinger, 2 sons – Kevin Supinger & Kurt Supinger, 2 sisters – Betty LaMee & Cathy White. She was preceded in death by her parents Delare & Ruth Jacob LaMee & 1 son Marc Supinger. Donna was a native of Midland, Michigan; a member of Fairfield Mountains Chapel & active in the Lake Lure Lions Club. A celebration of Donna's life will be held Saturday, July 29, 11AM at Fairfield Mountains Chapel; 1384 Buffalo Creek Rd, Lake Lure, NC 28746 with Rev. Everette Chapman officiating. Croweʼs Mortuary is assisting the family. PAULINE VIOLA PERRELL Pauline Viola Perrell, 60, wife of Lacy Lynn Perrell of Shelby passed away June 30, 2017. A native of SC, she was the daughter of the late Cecil Kelly & Pauline O. Kelly & William & Grace Revels. Pauline loved animals & could grow anything with her big green thumb & extra large heart. She will truly be missed by all who knew her. In addition to her hus- band she is survived by sons, John & Tommy Fletcher; daughters Chrystal Kindell and Ashley Hollifield. Services are entrust- ed to Robert Morgan Funeral & Cremation Service, LLC WILLIAM OLIVER KELLER William Oliver Keller, age 91, of Lake Lure, passed away June 22, 2017. William was born in Gilkey, on July 2, 1925 and was the son of the late David Clarence Keller and the late Fannie Sue Dalton Keller. He enlisted in the Navy on October 13, 1943 and was discharged on September 15, 1945 having lost vision in one eye during the D-Day Invasion. He was a Seaman First Class and a Normandy D-Day survivor. During the 1940's He was employed by Chimney Rock Lumber Co. and Chimney Rock Park. During the 1950's He owned and operated Valley Handcrafts. In the 1960's He owned and operated Wood Land Picnic Park and Souvenir Store. In the 1970's He was Co-Owner of Little Beaver Campground and an associate of Kellers Real Estate. In the 1980's he retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 20 years as Postmaster of the Lake Lure Post Office. William was a life long member of the VFW and The American Legion in Lake Lure and under spon- sorship of The American Legion was instrumental in establishing the areas first fire department and worked diligently to raise funds for the fire department. William was also active in the Lake Lure Civic Club and served on the town council as police commissioner and obtained the first radio system for the police department. When he passed away he was currently serv- ing on the Lake Lure ABC Board. William was preceded in death by his grandson; Joel Edwin Keller Allison, two brothers; Henry Keller, and D C Keller Jr. and two sisters; Bertha Keller Dubose, Elizabeth Keller Keeter. He is survived by his wife: MaLee Martin Keller. One daughter: Marguerite Sue Allison and husband Tim of Old Fort. One son: William Blake Keller and wife Lydia of Atlanta, GA. One brother: Jack R. Keller of Lake Lure. One grand-daughter and one great-grandson. Two sisters: Betty Ann Freeman of Marion; Mildred Fraser of Burlington. Close compan- ions; Melvin Owensby and Ronnie Wood and a number of nieces and nepehews. A graveside service was held at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Bat Cave, NC with Reverend Wes Shields officiating. Military Honors were given by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County at P.O. Box 336 Forest City, NC 28043. McMahanʼs Funeral Home & Cremation Services in charge of the arrangements. Rutherford Weekly offers the printing of obituaries in our paper as a community service and free of charge. 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. Please have your funeral home send us your loved ones' obituaries to events@rutherfordweekly.com ©Community First Media Community First Media How we choose to look at life will dic- tate our response to the people and events we face each day. It is amazing how people react differently to the hardships and imperfections of life. The human spirit and desire to thrive will be stirred through our willingness to deal with emotional and physical challenges. There have been wonderful stories of heroic individuals who have achieved great success in spite of insurmountable odds. On the other hand, we have seen people give up on life and living because of some minuscule event that they chose not to handle. There is a lot of similarity between life and a boxing match. If you have ever been in or witnessed a fi ght you will understand that the winner is often not the strongest or most skilled, but many times the victor is the person who just won't give up. The "bul- ly" of life has a way of knocking the breath out of us and even bringing us down to the ground, but it is what we do when we get down that makes the difference. Are we going to stay down and quit or will we get back up and continue to fi ght? The book of Proverbs chapter twen- ty four and verse sixteen tells us,"For a just man falleth seven times, yet riseth up again….." Inevitably, we will all face set- backs in the form of a job loss, a troubled relationship, health issues and even the death of a loved one, but it is what we do after our time of grief that will determine our quality of life. During those times, we must pray for the strength and the tenacity to take us through the dark days of uncer- tainty. Life can only defeat us if we refuse to get back up after we've been knocked down. 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