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Page 18 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, October 19-October 25, 2023 Grady Newell Pope Grady Newell Pope, age 89 of Forest City, NC, passed away October 13, 2023. A native of Cherryville, he was a son of the late Alvin and Iva Dellinger Pope. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Forest City for nearly 60 years. Grady was a grad- uate of Cherryville High School. After serving in the United States Navy (1952- 1956) during the Korean War aboard the USS Missouri, he attended Appalachian State Teachers College and UNC- Charlotte. In 1960 he began his teaching career at Rutherfordton Elementary School followed by several years of teaching and coach- ing at Cool Springs Middle School. In 1965 Grady moved to East Rutherford High School. He was assis- tant principal and athletic director at the time of retire- ment from East High School in 1992. Left to cherish many wonderful memories are his wife of 60 years, June Heasley Pope; two sons, James Dirk Pope of Forest City and Bryan Lee Pope and wife Lisa of Forest City; one sister, Dorothy Lingerfelt of Cherryville, three grand- children along with many nephews and nieces. In addition to his par- ents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Airman James D. Pope, who remains listed as Missing in Action from the Korean War. The family will receive friends 12-1:45pm Saturday, October 21 at First United Methodist Church of Forest City. A Celebration of Life Service will follow at 2pm. Rev. Curtis Goforth will offi- ciate. Military honors will be accorded on the front lawn of the church. Interment will be private for the family at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to the First United Methodist Church, 341 E. Main St., Forest City, NC 28043 or Hospice of Carolina Foothills, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. An online guest reg- istry is available at www. padgettking.com Ed Lewis Ed Junior Lewis, age 76, of Forest City, passed away Monday, October 9, 2023. Ed was born April 6, 1947, in Rutherford County to the late Ed M. Lewis and Bertie Tipton Lewis. Ed was a member of the Forest City Church of the Nazarene. Ed worked for A-PAC Paving for twenty years. In addition to his par- ents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Janie Lewis, and a son, Richard Lewis. Those left to cher- ish his memory include his sons Rodney Lewis (Shirley Whisnant), Scott Lewis (Amanda); sister, Louise Nanney; broth- ers, Willard Lewis (Irene), Sam Lewis (Dolly), David Lewis (Brenda); also, twelve grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews. A funeral service was held October 13 at Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jerry Ruppe officiating. An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Betty Jean Goforth Penson Betty Jean Goforth Penson, 90, of Spindale, NC passed away October 10, 2023. A native of Rutherfordton, she was the daughter of the late Hunter and Annette Goforth. She was also preceded in death by her husband Bill Penson and her brother Hunter Goforth, Jr. Betty was a homemak- er and enjoyed travels as a Navy wife. She is survived by her daughter, Teri Smart and husband, Stan, one grand- daughter, brothers Bob Goforth, John Goforth and wife Yvonne, and Warren Goforth and wife Marsha and many nieces and neph- ews and great nieces and great nephews. A funeral service was held at McMahan's Funeral Home Chapel October 13 with Rev. Brandon Wood officiating. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Spindale, 144 Steward St., Spindale, NC 28160. An online guest register is available at www.mcmah- ansfuneralhome.com. Charles Ray Daniel Charles Ray Daniel, age 83, a resident of Rutherford County, NC, passed away October 12, 2023. Ray was born to the late Charles Robert Daniel and Mildred Davis Daniel. He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Sybil Walker Daniel, and daughter Renee. Ray leaves behind cherished memories with his surviving daughter, Debby Hord, and husband, Larry, one grandson, one grand- daughter, two great-grand- children. Ray was the owner and operator of Ray's Auto Body Shop in Forest City. A graveside service was held at Eternal Hills Memorial Park October 16 with Rev. Skip Allen offici- ating. In lieu of flowers, dona- tions may be made to Hope Community Church Upper Cleveland, C/O 1114 S. Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 28152. You can share your condolences online at www. crowemortuary.com/. Grady Perry Womick Grady Perry Womick, age 87, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023. Grady was born March 13, 1936 in Rutherford County to the late Worth Womick, Sr. and Irma Freeman Womick. He served in the Navy and attended Wofford College. He was head of steriliza- tion at Rutherford Regional Hospital. Grady was a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church and sang in the choir. In addition to his par- ents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Louise Huskey and Frances Cobb; three brothers, Worth Womick, Jr., Bob Womick and Don Womick. Those left to cherish fond memories are his niec- es and nephews. A graveside service was held October 12 at the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Keys Pendleton officiating. An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Odessa Willis Wells Odessa Willis Wells, age 94, of Henrietta, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, October 16, 2023. Odessa was born April 16, 1929 in Rutherford County to the late Vonze Willis and Minerva Turner Willis. She worked for Tanner Company and Sophie's in Forest City as a seamstress and in textiles. Odessa was a member of Henrietta First Baptist Church. In addition to her par- ents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Glenn "G.T." Wells; sisters, Pauline Moore, Irene Lovelace and Georgia Robbins; brother, Hubert Willis; sons-in-law, John McGuire, Ray Morrow; grandson, Christopher Morrow and great-grand- son, Christopher McGuire Cowan. Those left to cherish her memory include four daugh- ters, Glenda Gowan (Steve) of Harris, Sheila Gerringer of Henrietta, Debbie Morrow of Harris and Gail Adair (Mike) of Forest City; a sister, Katie Browder of Apopka, FL; a special niece, nine grand- children, eleven great grand- children, seven great-great grandchildren and two great- great-great grandchildren. The funeral was held October 18 at Henrietta First Baptist Church with Rev. James Johnson and Rev. Randy Church officiating. Memorial donations requested to Henrietta First Baptist Church, PO Box 265, Henrietta, NC 28076 or to Hospice of Carolina Foothills, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Rutherford Weekly offers the printing of obituaries in our paper as a community service and free of charge for Rutherford County residents and the immediate area. 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. 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