Jean Taylor, age 92, of Ellenboro, NC, died Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills. She was the daughter of the late Ivan and Mary Bush and she was a native of West Virginia. Jean was a member of Kistler's Chapel United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Taylor, and her son Randal Taylor.  Survivors include, one daughter, Connie Kinman and her husband Mark, two grandchildren, Brinton...

Mary Pat Thrift, age 71, of Rutherfordton, NC went to be with the Lord October 18, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Joe and Betty Brashears and she was a native of Baltimore, MD. Mary spent a lot of her life in Baltimore, MD where she raised her children, and then later moved to Rutherford County.  She was a member of Fellowship Holiness Church, strong in her faith, and she was ready to meet her Savior. Mary worked at Scoggins Seafood...

Bonita Whiteside Mosley, age 62, of Forest City, NC, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021, at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Emanuel and Betty Whiteside and she was a native of Rutherford County. In addition to her parents, Bonita was preceded in death by one sister, Michelle Whiteside.   Survivors include, two daughters, Yashica Hester (Willie), and Keisha Mosley(Alex Schlutow), three sons, Keyon Whiteside, William Mosley, and Justin Mosley,...

Easter McGough Hughes, age 89, beloved mother, grandmother and wife of the late Dr. Joe Don Hughes passed away peacefully at home.  Easter was a native of St Cloud, Florida and grew up training horses. She was one of the first women competitive swimmers/divers on the Florida State University swim team, then graduated from Stetson University with a B.A. in fine arts, followed by her teaching certification from the University of Florida. She left Florida to teach school in Texas where...

Louise was the daughter of the late Knox and Myra Lizzie Williams and a native of Rutherford County.   She was the widow of the late Horace W. Elliott.  Louise was a member of Lebanon United Methodist Church.  She enjoyed volunteering for Hospice for many years.  She was preceded in death by one brother Arthur Williams and one sister Jo Evelyn Conner. Survivors include: one daughter, Sue Elliott Ledford of Marion, NC, three sons, Joe Elliott of Mill...

Camilla Hodge Edgerton, age 91, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Accordius Health at Rutherford. She was the daughter of the late BH and Reba Jones Hodge, and she was the widow of Hoyle Harris Edgerton Sr. Camilla was a native of Rutherford County, and a retired secretary from Ruth School. In addition to her parents and husband, Camilla was also preceded in death by one son, Hoyle Harris Edgerton Jr., and three brothers, Jethro Hodge, JQ Hodge, and George...

Roger Smith, age 58, of Gilkey, NC passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. He was the son of Stanley Smith and the late Ruby Childers Smith, and he was a native of Rutherford County. Roger was a member at Father's Vineyard church in Spindale.  In addition to his father Roger is survived by, two brothers, Chris Smith of Rutherfordton, and Shane Smith of Morganton, two uncles, Dale Smith of Gilkey, and Paul Smith of Shiloh.  There will be...

Lillian Frazier, age 89, of Rutherfordton died Friday, October 1, 2021, at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City..  She was the daughter of the late William Taylor and Sarah White. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Lillian was a native of Rutherford county. She worked at the Snack Shop at Rutherford Regional Medical Center for several years. Lillian had also worked in the textile mills of the area. Survivors...

Rebecca "Becky" Keever  Skipper, age 49, of Rutherfordton, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021 from complications of Covid-19, at Cherokee Medical Center in Gaffney, SC.  She was a member of Long Branch Baptist Church. Becky attended Shiloh Elementary School and Chase High School.     She is survived by her loving parents and family Steve  Keever and Donna Radford Keever One Son:  Joshaua Holland, One Sister:  Lisa Cobb and her husband...

David Daniel "Dan" Briscoe, age 85, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Monday, September 20, 2021, at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills.  He was the son of the late David and Bebe Briscoe, and a native of Rutherford County. Dan was a member of Gilkey United Methodist Church in recent years, and also a member of Southern Baptist Church. He proudly served in the U S Army in Germany. He attended UNC Chapel Hill and graduated from Appalachian State University. Dan went to work for...