Rutherford County, North Carolina Obituaries & Death Notices
Updated Nov 9, 4:42 PM · 18 notices in the last 30 days
Notices from the last 30 days
Billy Terry · died Nov 8, 2026
McMahan's Funeral Home, Rutherfordton
Full obituary: Billy Terry (opens in a new tab)Joyce Bridges Hill, 92, of Rutherfordton · 1934–2026
Visitation Sun Nov 8, 4–5:30 PM · Graveside service Mon Nov 9, 11 AM at Piedmont Baptist Church Cemetery · McMahan's Funeral Home, Rutherfordton
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Graveside service Sun Nov 8, 2 PM at Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery · McMahan's Funeral Home, Rutherfordton
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McMahan's Funeral Home, Rutherfordton
Full obituary: Larry H. LaRue (opens in a new tab)Monica Anne Martin, 37, of Ellenboro · 1989–2026
Visitation Wed Nov 18, 5–7 PM at Withers & Whisenant Funeral Home · Withers and Whisenant Funeral Home, Gastonia
Full obituary: Monica Anne Martin (opens in a new tab)Larry Burns, 81, of Rutherfordton · 1945–2026
Visitation Fri Nov 6, time TBA at Piedmont Baptist Church · Memorial service Fri Nov 6, 1 PM at Piedmont Baptist Church · McMahan's Funeral Home, Rutherfordton
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Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home, Bostic
Full obituary: Pauline Gurley McCurry (opens in a new tab)Charles Max Stott, 93, of Union Mills · 1933–2026
Visitation Mon Nov 2, 10–11 AM · Funeral Mon Nov 2, 11 AM at Chapel of Beam Funeral Service · Beam Funeral Service & Crematory, Marion
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Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home, Bostic
Full obituary: Glenn Hardin (opens in a new tab)Martha Beheler Swink, 93 · 1933–2026
Funeral Fri Oct 30, 3 PM at First Baptist Church of Bostic · Visitation, date and time TBA · Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home, Bostic
Full obituary: Martha Beheler Swink (opens in a new tab)Martha Virginia Moore Smith, 104, of Forest City · 1922–2026
Visitation Mon Nov 16, 2:30–3 PM · Funeral Mon Nov 16, 3 PM at McMahan's Funeral Home Chapel · Graveside service, date and time TBA at Cool Springs Cemetery, Forest City · McMahan's Funeral Home, Rutherfordton
Full obituary: Martha Virginia Moore Smith (opens in a new tab)Brad Gevedon, 55, of Sunnyview Community · 1971–2026
Celebration of life Fri Nov 6, 5–7 PM at Sunnyview Club House · Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home, Bostic
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Visitation Sat Oct 31, 11–11:45 AM at Gilkey Church of God · Graveside service Sat Oct 31, noon at Gilkey Church of God Cemetery · McMahan's Funeral Home, Rutherfordton
Full obituary: Patricia Ann Bradley (opens in a new tab)William James DeCosta, 80, of Rutherfordton · died Oct 26, 2026
Memorial service Wed Nov 4, noon at Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery · McMahan's Funeral Home, Rutherfordton
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Visitation Wed Oct 28, 1–2 PM · Graveside service Wed Oct 28, 3 PM at Olive Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Casar · Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center, Morganton
Full obituary: Ronnie Dean McLean (opens in a new tab)Wilson L. Heatherly Jr., 73, of Rutherfordton · 1953–2026
Visitation Tue Oct 27, 6–7:30 PM · Graveside service Wed Oct 28, time TBA at Eternal Hills Memorial Park · Funeral Wed Oct 28, 1 PM · McMahan's Funeral Home, Rutherfordton
Full obituary: Wilson L. Heatherly Jr. (opens in a new tab)Kelsy Vance Justus, 28 · 1998–2026
Visitation Sun Nov 1, 2–3:30 PM · Celebration of life Sun Nov 1, 3:30–4:30 PM at McMahan's Funeral Home Chapel · McMahan's Funeral Home, Rutherfordton
Full obituary: Kelsy Vance Justus (opens in a new tab)Daniel James Petrinovich · died Oct 20, 2026
McMahan's Funeral Home, Rutherfordton
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Services in the next 7 days
Visitation Thu Nov 12, 2–3 PM at Mountain Creek Baptist Church, Rutherfordton · Beam Funeral Service & Crematory, Marion
Frank Edward Love, II, 59, of Marion · 1967–2026
Full obituary: Frank Edward Love, II (opens in a new tab)Memorial service Thu Nov 12, 3 PM at Mountain Creek Baptist Church, Rutherfordton · Beam Funeral Service & Crematory, Marion
Frank Edward Love, II, 59, of Marion · 1967–2026
Full obituary: Frank Edward Love, II (opens in a new tab)Visitation Mon Nov 16, 2:30–3 PM · McMahan's Funeral Home, Rutherfordton
Martha Virginia Moore Smith, 104, of Forest City · 1922–2026
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Towns in Rutherford County
- Ellenboro: 2 notices in the last 30 days
- Forest City: 2 notices in the last 30 days
- Rutherfordton: 6 notices in the last 30 days
- Union Mills: 2 notices in the last 30 days