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Page 20 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, February 5-February 11, 2015 BUDDY LEE DOBBINS Buddy Lee Dobbins, age 78, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015. Born March 7, 1936 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Odell Dobbins & Lois Kimbrell Dobbins. He was veteran of the US Navy & worked as a carpenter for E.S. Walker Construction for 26 years. Buddy was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church & was a retired board member or the Sandy Mush Fire Department. He also was a member of the VFW Lodge #5204. In addition to his par- ents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Lottie Terry & four broth- ers, Walter, Johnny, Willie "Pete" & Monte Hugh Dobbins. Survivors include his loving wife of 57 years, Virginia "Peanut" Bridges Dobbins; son, Michael Dobbins & wife, Beth of Forest City; 3 daughters, Tanya Lynn Humphries, Darlene Melton & husband, Bryan all of Forest City & Beth Roberson & husband, Dale of Ellenboro; special friends, Don & Paulette Holland of Forest City. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren, Laura Melton, Jeremy Melton, Justin Humphries, Jayne Humphries, Troy Dobbins, Miranda Roberson, Ethan Roberson, Kailee Melton, Kinslee Melton & Josh Williams. Funeral services were conducted at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with Reverend Bob Philbeck, Reverend Wayne Toney & Chaplain Bryan Melton officiating. Interment followed at Cliffside Cemetery with military honors being accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. 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. FRANK COKER Franklin Brown "Frank" Coker, age 87, of Bostic passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015. A native of Rome, GA, he was a son of the late Thomas & Bertha Carter Coker. He worked for Fieldcrest /Cannon for many years & retired from Snyder Mills. After his retirement he worked with his wife at her flow- er shop, Water's Florist, & was an avid collector knives. Frank was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bostic, where he had served as a Deacon & Sunday school teacher. He was a charter member of the Becthler Mint Knife Club & member of the VFW. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Thomas Coker, James "Bud" Coker, 3 sisters, Mary Edna Melton, Jessie Webb, & Frances Dotson. Survivors include his wife Dorothy "Dot" Coker of the home, a son, Eddie Coker & wife Teresa of Bostic, a daughter, Madge Moody & husband Kevin of Bostic, a sister, Grace Coker of Lancaster, 2 grandchildren, Jason Coker & wife Crystal, Emily Padgett & her hus- band Josh, step grand- children, Sharon Martin & Nathan Marlowe. There are 7 great grandchildren, one step great -grandchild & one step great- great grandchild. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church of Bostic, with the Reverend Clay Earle, Reverend Sam Henderson, & Reverend Ernie Cole officiating. Interment followed in the Glenwood Baptist Church cemetery. Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. MARTHA FREEMAN M a r t h a B u r n s Freeman, 77, of Georgia, formerly of Ellenboro, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015. A native of Rutherford County, she was born October 16, 1937, a daugh- ter of the late Clarence & Nannie Mae Helton Burns. She was a retired pub- lic school teacher having retired from Ellenboro Elementary School. She was a member of Ellenboro Presbyterian Church, a graduate of Carson Newman College & loved to play the piano and organ. In addition to her par- ents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Jack Miller Freeman; 2 brothers, James Burns & Kenneth Burns. She is survived by her son, Dr. Jack Miller Freeman, Jr., M.D. & wife Andrea of Cumming, Georgia; her grandchildren, Cory Cronin, Christian Grantham, Luke Russell & Andrew Freeman. Funeral services were held at Ellenboro Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Bill Kirk offici- ating. Burial followed in the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. 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 Freeman family. MOZELLE HOLT HARRIS Mozelle Holt Harris, 89, of Mooresboro, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015. A native of Cleveland County, she was born on June 04, 1925, a daughter of the late Shad W. Holt & Bonnie Jones Holt. She was a retired seamstress & a member of Camps Creek Baptist Church. In addition to her par- ents, she is preceded in death by her brother, S.W. Holt, Jr., "Dub". She is survived by her hus- band, Jesse Harris; one sister, Clara Crawley of Mooresboro; numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, & great nephews. Funeral services were held at Camps Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Buddy Morehead offici- ating. Burial followed in Cleveland Memorial Park. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or Camps Creek Baptist Church, 2323 Camp Creek Ch Rd, Mooresboro, NC 28114. 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 Harris family. HAZEL HILL MARTIN Hazel Hill Martin, age 99, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015. She was born August 9, 1915 in Early County, Georgia to Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Hill. Hazel was a homemaker & member of the First Baptist Church of Donaldsonville, GA & the Blakely Chapter No. 282 ORS-Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilmer Martin & son-in-law Pruitt Walden. Survivors include daughters, Mary Jane Walden of Forest City, Carolyn Barnes & hus- band Tommy of Helena, AL, & a brother, Colonel Harris Hill, US Army Ret. of Fayetteville. There are also 4 grandchildren, as well as great-grandchil- dren. Funeral services were held in Donaldsonville, Georgia. Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of local arrangements. THOMAS PAXTON JOHNSON Thomas Paxton Johnson, age 67, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Born March 4, 1947 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Robert Kelly Johnson & Gennie V. Earwood Johnson. He was a graduate of East High School, class of 1965 & a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served in the US Marine Corps. Thomas worked as a custodian for Rutherford County Public Schools for 16 years, as a part- time security guard & in textiles. He attended Oak Ridge Baptist Church. He also served as a member of the Rutherford County Honor Guard. In addition to his par- ents, he was preceded in death by 10 brothers and four sisters. Survivors include his wife, Geaneice Johnson; son, Eric Dale Johnson of Ellenboro; daughter, Angela Gayle Friddle of Ellenboro; 2 step-daugh- ters, Bonnie Smith & Brittany Cox; 4 step-sons, Aaron Cox, Adam Cox, Kyle Cox & Caleb Cox; 2 sisters, Nancy Baynard & husband, Jimmy of Rutherfordton & Marie King & husband, Vinson of Harris. He is survived by 2 grandchildren & 6 step-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Vinson King officiating & military honors being accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. Interment followed in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery in Casar. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are suggested to the Rutherford County Honor Guard, 564 Terry Road, Ellenboro, NC 28040 or the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. MARGARET HAMPTON LONG GREENE Margaret Hampton Long Greene, age 94, of Rutherfordton, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 27, 2015. She was born in Rutherford County December 20 1920, the oldest of 3 surviving chil- dren to Audrey Hampton Long & Mattie Lee Long. Mrs. Greene gradu- ated from Mt. Vernon High School & attended Brevard College. She inspected cloth at Spindale Mills, was a waitress & office clerk at Isothermal Motel & Restaurant. Margaret & husband Wilbur built & operated Greene's Nursing Home, the first nursing home in Rutherford County, which is now White Oak Manor of Rutherfordton. Margaret was the lon- gest living member of Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church. She was a life time member of the United Methodist Women, was a dedicated & faithful choir member. Margaret fought cancer since 1952. Mrs. Greene was pre- ceded in death by her parents Audrey & Lee Long; husband Wilbur Lee Greene Sr. & son Wilbur Lee Greene Jr.; brother Marks Lee (Buddy) Long; sister Martha Louise Powers. She is survived by her daughter, Martha Lynn & son in law Ray Doggett; special grandson Kelly Greene; daughter-in-law Pam Brazile Greene; sis- ter-in-law Jeannie Long; 5 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren & 3great- great grandchildren. A celebration of life service was held at Mt. Hebron UMC, Forest City with Rev. Dennis Tomlinson officiating. A private burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Centennial-Mt. Hebron United Methodist Women, c/o Imogene Hodge, 3111 Hudlow Road, Forest City, North Carolina 28043. Crowe's Mortuary is servin g the family. ©Community First Media Community First Media This is the fi nal article on the topic of how to deal with catastrophic losses in our lives. It is a proven fact that we all will face the loss of a loved one or close friend one day. The cost for loving someone is the hurt you feel and experience when they are gone. So how can we continue to live a productive and meaningful life when death has not only taken our loved one, but our identity we found in them? We have mentioned that even though our identity has changed, we still have many other meaningful relationships in which can fi nd a reason to invest ourselves. It is when we cultivate these other relationships that our life will grow deeper and purposeful. Faith and hope also play a vital role in our emotional healing. God has promised His comfort to all those who come to Him. There is no doubt that in the midst of our loss, there is a "still small voice" reminding us that our God loves us and wants to give us His peace. It is sad that some people run from God in the midst of the confusion brought about by loss, when He is actually the only one who can speak calmness to their storm of grief. When we face catastrophic loss in our life, our own sense of mortality should urge us to search out the heart of our wise Heavenly Father. Please remember that when we can't trust the hand of God, we can always trust the heart of God. He desires to give us His suffi cient grace to help us through our time of hurt. Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki explained God's healing this way, "The edges of God are tragedy. The depths of God are joy, beauty, resurrection, life. Resurrection answers crucifi xion; life answers death." LANNY FUNCHESS -FUNERAL DIRECTOR- Points To Ponder THE ANATOMY OF LOSS (PART FOUR) "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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