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Page 18 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, February 23-March 1, 2017 RUTHERFORD WEEKLY Published by FIRST MEDIA, INC FIRST MEDIA, INC "Creating Business For People" ® Rutherford Weekly's publisher and its advertisers are not responsible or liable for misprints, typographical errors, misin- formation herein contained. We reserve the right to edit, reject or accept any articles, advertisements, or information to be printed in this pub- lication. We will provide ad proofs for pre-paid ads or ads that are placed by established clients. No proofs may leave our premises without payment and per- mission and are copyright by Rutherford Weekly. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permis- sion from the publisher. CANCELLATION OR CORRECTION DEADLINE: is the same as the order deadline because much of our cost is involved in the production of the ad itself. 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Proud Member of: IFPA® ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CIRCULATION C O U N C I L VERIFICATION Southeastern Advertising Publishers Association Independent Free Papers of America Association of Free Community Papers Audit by Circulation Verification Council Paper Chain 369 Butler Road Forest City, NC 28043 828-248-1408 Fax 828-245-7013 Visit us online at: rutherfordweekly.com e-mail us at: advertising@rutherfordweekly.com advertising@rutherfordweekly.com classifieds@rutherfordweekly.com classifieds@rutherfordweekly.com events@rutherfordweekly.com events@rutherfordweekly.com General Manager/Advertising: Mike Marlow mike@cfmedia.info Editorial: Allison Flynn allison@rutherfordweekly.com Office/Classified Manager: Roxana Smart classifieds@rutherfordweekly.com Creative Designer: Jan Brittain Sailors advertising@rutherfordweekly.com Circulation Manager: Les Wood les@cfmedia.info MARY FRANCES "FRAN" TOWERY Mary Frances "Fran" Towery, age 77 of Forest City passed away Monday, February 13, 2017. She was born in Rutherford County on March 9, 1939 and was a daughter of the late Baxter Cleveland Cole and Bertha Elizabeth Hooper Cole. Fran worked many years in textiles at Spindale Mills which later became New Cherokee Corporation where she retired. She was a member of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church and was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Survivors include her husband, John Wayne Towery, a son, John Glen Towery of Forest City, two daughters, Rhonda Lynn McCraw and husband Mitchell of Forest City, Gina Marie Tate of Forest City, two sisters, Jessie White and husband Ted of Forest City and Odessa Bailey of Bostic. Four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. The funeral service was held in The Padgett and King Chapel with Pastor Ron Wilkins officiating. Interment followed in the Eternal Hills Memorial Park. The family respect- fully request that memori- als be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, POB 336, Forest City, NC 28043. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. WALTER A. GERO Walter A. Gero, age 90, of Henrietta, passed away February 13, 2017. Born July 2, 1926 in Malone, NY, he was a son to the late Frederick Gero & Viola Higgins Gero. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Philippines during World War II. Walter worked as a carpenter and a mason- ry finisher. He was an avid fisherman and a member of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by his wife of over thirty years, Evelyn Sancomb Gero; a special friend, Theresa Tavernia; three sisters and a brother. Those left to cherish his memory include his son, David Gero & wife, Frances of Henrietta; six daugh- ters, Linda Cesario of Chittenango, NY, Barbara Adair of Schenectady, NY, Bonnie Mahoney & husband, Dennis of Chittenango, Carolyn Gross, Brenda Clark & Maria Riddell all of Schenectady; one brother, Raymond Gero of Duane, NY & sister, Katherine Gero of PA. He is also survived by a multiple number of grandchildren, great-grand- children, great-great-grand- children & a host of special friends & extended family members. A gathering of remembrance was held at Harrelson Funeral Home. Memorial donations are respectively requested to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 15829, Arlington, VA 22215. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with arrangements. CATHERINE CALLAHAN Mrs. Catherine Louise Eaker Callahan, 84, of Mooresboro, passed away February 11, 2017. She was born August 30, 1932 in Cleveland County, the wife of the late John Callahan & the daugh- ter of the late Jeff Eaker & the late Bernice Henson Eaker. She was an active member of Trinity Baptist Church & was a former Sunday School Teacher. Catherine was a retired trainer at Cone Mills & enjoyed crocheting, read- ing and coloring. She was very devoted to her family, her church family & was a deeply compassionate, spir- itual Christian woman. She will be missed by all that knew her. Survivors include a daughter, Debra Callahan- Bailey and husband, Mitch of Mooresboro; two sons, Robert Callahan and wife, Pam of Shelby and Rodney Callahan and wife, April of Mooresboro; three sis- ter-in-law's, Brenda Eaker, Nancy Steen and husband, Bobby and Melba Callahan; twenty grandchildren and great-grandchildren; many special nieces, nephews and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 38 years, John Callahan; a son Larry Callahan; a brother James Eaker and a sister, Jean Hutchins A funeral service was held at Trinity Baptist Church with Pastor Mike Frazier offi- ciating. Burial was held in the church cemetery. In Lieu of flowers memorial donations may be directed to Hospice of Cleveland County, 953 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150 or the Building Fund of Trinity Baptist Church, 746 Trinity Church Rd., Mooresboro, NC 28114. Eggers Funeral Home of Cliffside is assist- ing the Family. NANCY HAMRICK COLE Nancy Hamrick Cole, age 88, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Rush Hamrick and the late Pearl Farr Hamrick. She was a mem- ber of Shiloh Baptist Church and was retired from the tex- tile and furniture industries. She was also preceded in death by her husband H. Glenn Cole, one daughter Denise Cole Elliott, one sis- ter Ruth Hill and one brother Pete Hamrick. She is survived by one daughter: Trisa Cole Hines. One brother: William Lewis Hamrick. One grandson and three great-grandchildren. The memorial service was held at McMahan's Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Michael Sepaugh officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Holly Springs Senior Citizens Home; 1881 Big Island Rd. Rutherfordton, NC 28139 or to Shiloh Baptist Church; 1850 Poors Ford Rd. Rutherfordton, NC 28139. McMahanʼs Funeral Home and Cremation Service in charge of arrangements. MAE BELL HEAD WEST Mae Bell Head West, age 84, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, February 20, 2017. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Lane Price and the late Ina Mae Hudgins. She was a member of Single Hollow Congregational Holiness Church and was a loving mother and grandmother. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband Albert Head and her second hus- band Broadus West. She is survived by: One son: Albert Eugene Head and wife Pattie of Rutherfordton. One sister: Eunice Ware of Spindale. One brother: Robert Hudgins and his wife Dorothy of Rutherfordton. One grand- son and one great-grand- daughter. The funeral service was held at Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness Church with Reverend Jack Crain officiating. Interment was held at Gilkey United Methodist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County at P.O. Box 336 Forest City, NC 28043. McMahanʼs Funeral Home and 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 One of our goals at Harrelson Funeral Home is to not only serve families in their time of loss, but also to be a source of help to our community. We show this commitment by donating hundreds of dollars every year to school booster clubs, church projects, local youth sports teams, civic clubs and charitable fundraisers. After travel- ing many miles around the county, I am sickened about the problem we have with pollution along the roadways of our beautiful county. Litter not only de- stroys the beauty of a landscape, but it also proj- ects the wrong image of the hardworking people in Rutherford County. It is a shame that a small number of careless and indifferent people use our roadways as their personal trash can, while leav- ing others with the task of dealing with their lack of respect. After spending some time thinking about what would be the best solution, I have developed some ideas which will hopefully minimize or alleviate our litter problem. 1) Communicate by using social media and local news outlets about the plight of pollution which plagues our county. Everyone needs to know that we have a serious problem and how widespread it is. Our local government leaders need to and should get involved. 2) Encourage our fi ne county schools to make an emphasis on the negative effects of littering and pollution. 3) Swat-A-Bug. The NCDOT has a "Swat-A-Bug Program". If a person is seen littering you can e-mail their license plate number and an anony- mous letter is sent to them from the State Highway Patrol informing them that they were seen littering and the penalties for committing this act. There are also free "Swat-A-Bug "postcards available by call- ing 1-800-331-5864. Go to the web-site NCDOT Roadside Environmental Unit for more information. 4) Community Clean-Up. We must be willing to put feet to our words. As suggested by others, a full county clean-up day or days could be instituted. We would need to coordinate this with the proper authorities for bag removal and local media outlets. By doing this we will show others that we take pride in our wonderful county. LANNY FUNCHESS -FUNERAL DIRECTOR- Points To Ponder THE POLLUTION SOLUTION "Quality Service with Compassionate Care" Harrelson Funeral & Cremation Services 1251 U.S. Hwy 221-A, Forest City, NC 828-657-6383 www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com R IVERHIL L MONUMENT CO. riverhillmonuments.com riverhillmonuments.com © Community First Media Community First Media 1113 Polkville Rd. • Shelby, NC • 704-481-1198 Family Owned & Operated Since 1957 At Riverhill Monument Company, you deal directly with the monument builder, with no middle man mark up, and we never sell monuments over the internet. We proudly sell and install monuments in Rutherford County.

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