Judith Herron Wilson, age 75, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Saturday, May 23, 2020, at her residence.  She was the daughter of the late Troy  and the late Mary Jo Herron and a native of Gaston county.  She was the widow of the late James H. Wilson and she was also preceded in death by one son Michael S. Eastley,  two brothers; Steve Herron and Wayne Herron. Judith was of the Christian faith.  She was a republican and an avid supporter of President Donald Trump. She is...

Julius Franklin "Frank" Lattimore, age 79, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at his home. He was the son of the late James Thomas Lattimore and the late Nell Eplee Lattimore and a native of Rutherford County.  He was a member of White Oak Baptist Church in Fines Creek.  Frank was retired from the trucking industry with 37 years of service.  He loved deer hunting.  Frank loved most,  family time and giving away fruits and vegtables by the...

Ray “Neil” Anderson II, age 75, of Forest City, NC, died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at his home. He was the son of the late Ray Neil Anderson and the late Margaret Thompson Anderson.  He was a native of Rutherford County.  Neil was a life long member of First Presbyterian Church of Forest City. He was a Veteran of the US Air Force, and served in Vietnam.  He is survived by his sister Cathy Anderson Jones of Hickory, NC and niece Gwyneth Jones Spearman of Moore,...

R. Bruce Hoyle, age 82, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Saturday, May 9, 2020, at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills. He was the son of the late R. Lane Hoyle and the late Corine McCurry Hoyle and he was a native of Rutherford County. Bruce was a life long member of Adaville Baptist Church. He owned and operated Hoyle of NC Insurance agency. Bruce raised cattle, sheep and chickens, and he loved fishing and bird hunting. He was a huge North Carolina Tar Heels fan and a past member of the Rams...

Bennett L. Evans, age 87, of Spindale, NC, died Friday, May 8, 2020, at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills. He was the son of the late Lewis H. Evans Sr. and the late Louise Reeves Evans and a native of Rutherford County. Mr. Evans was the widower of the late Shirley Brock Evans. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Susan Foster, and two brothers Lewis H. Evans Jr. and Bill Evans. Mr. Evans attended Gilboa United Methodist Church. He and his...

Ernest Jarrell age 67 of Rutherfordton, died Monday, May 4, 2020 at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills.  He was son of the late Hubert Jarrell and a native of Columbia, Mississippi. Ernest was a member of Kokomo United Methodist Church and a U S Army veteran of Vietnam War and worked as a military trainer. He is survived by James Rich. A graveside services with military honors will be held at China Grove Cemetery in Tylertown Mississippi. McMahan's Funeral Home &...

Shirley Ann Pritchard McEntire, age 63, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Friday, May 1, 2020, at her home. She was the daughter of Roy Pritchard and Faye Pritchard and she was a native of Rutherford County. Shirley was a member of Little White Country Church for many years. She was a seamstress for most of her life at Doncaster Tanner Company. She is also survived by her husband: Reuben D. McEntire. One Daughter: Brigit Harris One Son: Philip Scott McEntire Sr. Four Grandchildren Philip Scott...

Helen JoAnn Arrowood Bailey, age 71, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Friday, April 24, 2020, at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. She was a the daughter of the late Albert and Mary Arrowood and her birth mother Dora Arrowood.  She was a native of Rutherford County and widow of the late Jack Bailey. JoAnn was a member of Piedmont Baptist Church.  She was also preceded in death by 1 sister Ruby Hill and 3 brothers; W. J. Arrowood, Albert Arrowood Jr., Glen Arrowood. She is survived...

Patsy McKinney Groves, age 84, of Forest City, NC, died Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Bell and Roy Blankenship and she was a native of Rutherford County. Patsy was a member of Glenwood Baptist church where she played the piano for many years. In addition to her parents Patsy was preceded in death by her first husband Floyd McKinney, and one sister, Frances Roberts.   She is survived by her husband: Bill Groves. One Daughter: Cheryl Cole...

Thomas Joseph Carroll, age 30, of Rutherfordton, died Monday, April 20, 2020, at his residence. He was the son of Thomas Carroll and Patty Carroll Thomas loved playing the guitar and cars. Thomas was always willing to help others. He was the Drift King. In addition to his parents he is survived by a step-grandmother Lydia Carroll and numerous other family members and friends. An online guest register is available at www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com. Memorials may be made to Grace of God...