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Page 18 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, December 28-January 3, 2024 Donald Jolley Donald Jolley, age 76, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023. Donald was born September 20, 1947 in Rutherford County to the late Wid Jolley and Jean Brooks Jolley. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. In his younger years, he attended Corinth Baptist Church. In addition to his par- ents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Barbara Jolley; daughter, Donna Jolley and by his brothers, Dale and Doug Jolley. Survivors include his son, Donald R. Jolley II (Kim) of Boiling Springs, SC; daughters, Tracy Jolley of Ellenboro, Chrissy Radford (Chad) of Cliffside and Joan Allen (Bobby) of Mooresboro; sister, Shirley Medford of Ellenboro; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. The family received friends December 21 at Harrelson Funeral Home. Military honors were accord- ed by the Rutherford County Honor Guard following the visitation. Memorial donations requested to Wounded Warriors Project, https://sup- port.woundedwarriorproject. org An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Joyce A. Davis Joyce A. Davis, 84, of Chesnee passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023. Born in Rutherfordton County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Moody and Bessie Lane and was married to Raymond Kenneth Davis for 45 years. Joyce was of the Baptist faith. She was a retired plant packer in manufacturing, and owned a restaurant with her mother. Mrs. Davis loved fishing and was the owner of Greens Fishing Lake for 31 years. Left to cherish her mem- ory is her daughter, Pamela Towe; two granddaughters, two grandsons, and nine great grandchildren. In addition to her par- ents and husband, she was predeceased by a son, Michael Callahan; sister, Sarah Mae Maxwell; and a brother, Ivan Lane. A Memorial Service was held December 21 in the chapel of Eggers Funeral Home of Chesnee. Patricia Ann Cogburn Patricia Ann Cogburn, age 75, of Spindale, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023. Patricia was born January 9, 1948 in Canton to the late Glen P. Cogburn and Barbara Alberta Gaddy Cogburn. She worked as a cashier for various conve- nience stores most of her life. Survivors include her daughter, Ashley Hunter; sister, Barbara Price; two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, broth- er-in-law, Howard Price; one nephew and one great- niece. No services will be con- ducted at this time. An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. John King John King's legacy will carry on in the peo- ple he loved, taught and inspired. John passed away December 18 at the age of 76. Though an artist from a young age, John complet- ed his BFA in ceramics at Western Carolina University and this began a lifetime passion in clay work. John shared this passion of art- istry for 25 years as pot- tery instructor at Isothermal Community College and Good Earth Pottery Studio. John is survived by his wife of 50 years, Donna Wells King. He is also sur- vived by his children Grant King and Kiowa Cilone and husband, John; siblings Stuart King, Virginia King Ellis and Beverly Rhodes, as well as four grandchildren. The funeral will be a private ceremony with close family and friends present. Nancy Ledford Green Nancy Ledford Green of Ellenboro passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023. Nancy was born February 24, 1941 in Yancey County to the late John Ledford and Mae Cooper Ledford. She was a graduate of Cane River High School. Nancy worked in textiles for many years and also for Aero Quip. She was a member of Crestview Baptist Church. In addition to her par- ents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Jerry Green; brother, Bruce Ledford and sisters, Jeanelle Spratt and Vera Hamrick. Those left to treasure her memory are her sons, Randy Green (Carol) of Ellenboro and Roger Green (Kimberly) of Cherryville; two grandchildren, several nieces. A memorial service was held December 21 at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Kevin Rohm offi- ciating. Memorial donations requested to American Cancer Society, www. cancer.org An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Scott Howard Skipper S c o t t H o w a r d Skipper, 43, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023. He was born to the late Herman Skipper, Jr. and Jaclyn Lorenz Skipper in Buncombe County. Left behind to cherish his memory is his daughter, Makayla Skipper Toney and husband, Bradley; brother, Herman Skipper; sisters, Melissa Skipper, Heather Carroll and Donna Skipper; granddaughter, Bellany Toney. Scott enjoyed running his own business, Shine 365, LLC. Private Family Services will be held at a later date. Memorial tributes may be made at rsmorganfsl. com. Robert Morgan Funeral and Cremation Service is serving the family. Janet Scruggs West Janet Scruggs West, age 74, of Boiling Springs, NC, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023. Janet was born August 19, 1949 in Rutherford County to the late W.P. Scruggs and Marie Thrift Scruggs. She was a grad- uate of Chase High School and was of the Baptist faith. She worked most recently in home healthcare as a CNA. Those left to treasure her memory include her daughter, Sherry Davis Lane (Paul) of Carrollton, GA; grandson, Rev. Austin Lane (Olivia) of Hoboken, GA; sis- ter, Terrie Benson (Barry) of Spartanburg; aunt, Margaret Lovelace of Boiling Springs and many cousins. In honor of Janet's wishes there will be no for- mal services conducted. Memorial donations requested to American Cancer Society, www.can- cer.org An online guest registry is available at www.harrel- sonfuneralhome.com Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. Freda Hare Freda Anne Hare, age 83, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023. Freda was born May 14, 1940 in Castile, New York. She worked as a Dispatcher for the New York State Police at Letchworth State Park, as well as being a hairdresser and caretaker for family and friends. Those left to cherish her memory include her sons, Lawrence "Dewey" Streeter (Linda) of Fort Mill, SC, and Andrew Streeter of Shelby; five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Norman James "Jim" Hare; her mother, Edwina Steele; stepfather, Lloyd Steele; son, Randy David Streeter; brother, Ray Steele; and sisters, Joan Hakins, and Janice Wolfer. Freda's urn will be bur- ied in the family plot in New York. Memorial Donations requested to National Breast Cancer Foundation, www. nationalbreastcancerfoun- dation.org. An online guest reg- istry is available at www. harrelsonfuneralhome.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. 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