Thelma Souther Sain, 91, formerly of Greenville, S.C., died Thursday, Sept. 27. 

Albert Lee Hughes, 25, of Lake Wylie, S.C., died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2001.

Roy "Spurg" Lane, 71, of Marion, died Friday, Sept. 28.

Emory B. Young, 90, of Bakersville, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2001 at Brian Center Health Care.

Jessie Glen Buchanan, 80, of Marion, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2001 at The McDowell Hospital.

John Steve "Plumber" Freeman, 61, of Marion, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001 at his residence.

Vivian Kaye Spencer Pokrzywa, 51, of Rutherfordton, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001 at her parents' residence.

Dale E. Robinson, age 73 of Old Fort, went to his heavenly home Friday, Sept. 28 at his residence.

Donna Grindstaff Mitchell, 49, of Marion, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville.

Elsie Virginia Bartlett Ball, 82, of Black Mountain, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001 at Aston Park Nursing Home in Asheville.

James "Jim" Cook, 59, of Silver Trail, Morganton, N.C. died unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001 at his residence.

David Gream Ommanney, 69, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2001 at his home in Old Fort after a courageous battle with cancer.

Winston Worley, 88, of Marion, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001 at Mountain Ridge Wellness Center.

Billie K. Smith Berg, age 60, died Friday, Sept., 21, 2001, in Marion.

Thomas Leon Blackburn Jr., 62, of U.S. 221 South, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001, in Memorial Mission Hospital of Asheville.

Novella Ayers Crough, 86, of Marion, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2001.

James Wayne Kirby passed away on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001 at his residence.

Lillie Mae Swann Arrowood, 71, of Marion, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001 at The McDowell Hospital.

James W. Kirby, age 59, of Marion, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001 at his residence.

Zula Mae Nettles Spencer, 72, of Morganton, died Sunday. Sept. 16.

Kenneth Albert Hardy, 89, of Connelly Springs, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001.

Ted Maxwell Trinks, age 73, of Ashworth Road, Marion, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001 at his residence.

Jerry Dean Mathis, 41, of Conway, S.C., died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001 in the Conway Hospital.

Debra Lynn Elliott Norwood, age 48, of Marion, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2001 in The McDowell Hospital.

David Gream Ommanney, age 69, of Newberry Creek Road, Old Fort, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2001 at his residence.

Bessie Davis Sluder, 85, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2001 at The Oaks at Sweeten Creek.

Helen Richardson Sprinkle, 68, of River Rouge, Mich., passed away after a period of declining health on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001 at The McDowell Hospital.

Joseph "Joe" B. Vallini, 49, of Marion went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2001.

Jerry Dean Mathis, 42, of Conway, S.C., died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001.

Anthony "Tony" Federico, age 74, of Christopher Road, Marion, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001 at his residence.

Stephen W. Keeter, 58, of Marion, died Monday, Sept. 10, 2001 at Mission St. Joseph's Hospital in Asheville.

Miss Wilma Snoddy died at Highland Farms on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2001.

Ruth Jenkins Stone, 84, of Nebo, died Monday, Sept. 10, 2001 at her niece's home in Rutherfordton.

Ethel Mae Rutherford Avery, 54, of California Avenue, Marion, died Thursday, Sept. 6 in Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville.

Alfred George Jenner, 88, of Old Fort died Saturday at McDowell Nursing Center in Nebo.

Beulah Mae Ensley Lentz, 87, of 661 Rutherford Road, formerly of Marion, died Friday, Sept. 7 at St. Francis Women's and Family Hospital in Greenville, S.C.

Michael J. O'Brien, 65, of Marion died Saturday at Memorial Mission Hospital.

Phillip Stockton, 71, passed away Thursday, Sept. 6..

Estella Webb Biddix, 70, of Marion, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2001.

Richard A. "Dick" Haupt, 80, of Marion, died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2001 at The McDowell Hospital.

Paul Lawing, 70, of 1004 Old Hickory Grove Road, Mount Holly, died Sept. 6, 2001 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.

Charles Curtis Slone, 68, of West Carson Street, Old Fort died Thursday, Sept. 6 at his residence.

Miss Wilma Snoddy died at Highland Farms on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2001.

Glen Nelson Force, 83, of Deer Park Road, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, in McDowell Nursing Care Center.

Jack James "Little Jack" Elliott, 29, of Marion, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after a short battle with leukemia.

Frank Jonas Gillespie, 79, of Deer Park Road, Nebo, and also of Old Fort, died Sunday, Sept. 2, in The McDowell Hospital.

Mary Evelyn Harrill Guffey, 79, of Union Mills, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001 at White Oak Manor.

Mary Ann Carter Swanson, 100, of Furnifold Street, Morganton, and formerly of Marion, N.C. died Sept. 3, 2001 at Autumn Care of Drexel, following a long period of declining health.

Lois Bobo Simmons, 89, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Marion, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001 at Oak Manor Nursing Home in Largo, Fla.

Ray Walker Queen, 86, of Morganton, died Sept. 1.
Jack Goodrum, 91, of Goodrum Drive, Marion, died Tuesday, Oct. 30. 

Frances Miller Stines, 59, of Nebo, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001 at her residence.

Charles Edward Brown II, age 30, of Main Street, Old Fort, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Armando Rojas Lopez, 21, of Marion, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001.

John Ervin Bame, 74, of Salisbury, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001.

Calvin Michael "Mike" Freeman, 54, of Waycaster Road, Marion, died Monday, Oct. 29 at his residence.

Mark Douglas Rice, 46, of 4635 Bethlehem Road, Old Fort died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001.

Oddie Clayton "O.C" Moore, 80, of Marion, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001 at the VA Regional Medical Center in Asheville.

Evelyn Barnes, 90, of Marion, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2001.

Sherrill Jean Hicks, age 67, of Old Fort, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001 in The McDowell Hospital.

Mary Louise Clayton, 64, of Marion, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001.

Charles "Doc" Alfred Knisley, 91, of Nebo, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001.

Virginia Dare Redmon, 72, a resident of McDowell Assisted Living, passed away Friday, Oct. 19, 2001.

Mary Louise Clayton, 64, of Marion died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001 at The McDowell Hospital.

Ola Mae Robinson Collins, 86, of Nebo, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001 at her residence.

Jane Parker Conner, 56, of Morganton, formerly of Marion, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001.

Fred Davis, age 69, of Marler Road, Marion, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001 in Burke County.

Iris June Pyatt McMahan, 57, of Shelby, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001 at the Rutherford Hospital.

Geneva Webb Parker, age 84, of Drucilla Church Road, Nebo, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001 at McDowell Nursing Center in Nebo.

William B. "Bill" Rabb Sr., 81, of Marion, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001.

Glenn L. Stone, 60, of Falls Church, Va., died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001.

Gus Swann, 76, of Marion, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001 at his residence.

Ruby Jane Phillips Wilson, age 91, of Old Clear Creek Road, Marion, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001 at Mountain Ridge Wellness Center in Black Mountain.

William Earl Wiseman, age 77, and formerly of Spruce Pine, died Friday at his home in Marion.

Donald Eugene McIntosh, 58, of Tampa, Fla., a former native of Unicoi County, Tenn., left his body to be with the Lord Oct. 12, 2001.

Doris Snyder MacKenzie, 85, of Marion died Monday in The McDowell Hospital.

Joe Grant Jr., 82, of Old Fort, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001 at Hospice of Burke County.

Elizabeth Dalene Duckett Robinson, 36, of Marion, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001 at her home.

Ruth Roland Greene, 76, of Marion died Monday at her residence.

George Reid Grindstaff of Welcome Home Drive off Cane Creek Road in Old Fort died Tuesday at his residence following a period of declining health.

Don Ray "Donald" Stamey, 51, of Nebo died Monday at his residence.

Hoyt Lee Pittillo, 69, of Bostic died Sunday, October 14 in Rutherford Hospital.

Louise Bradley Rhinehardt, 74, of Nebo died Monday at Memorial Mission Hospital.

Vergie Mae Dennie Durham, 98, of Marion, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2001 at her residence.

Mr. Talmadge Guy Mills, 68, of Marion, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2001 in The McDowell Hospital.

Elmer Edward Ollis, 75, of Marion, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001 at The McDowell Hospital.

James H. "Jim" Boyd, 79, of Marion died Wednesday, Oct. 10 at his residence.

Claude Finley Lonon, age 89, of South Garden Street, Marion, died Wednesday, October 10, 2001.

Sybil Poteat Owenby, 79, of 1700 Pamalee Drive, Fayetteville, passed away Thursday, Oct. 9 in the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.

Tulla Simmons Crouch, 92, of Nebo, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2001 at Autumn Care of Marion.

Lucy Higgins Philbeck, age 98, of Bostic, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2001 at Autumn Care in Marion.

Mrs. Joyce M. Watkins, 92, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001 at the Brian Center in Charlotte.

Charles Nelson Hayes, 52, of Marion, died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001 in the Mountain Wellness Center, Ridgecrest, N.C.

Roy G. Hensley, 39, of Old Fort died Monday in The McDowell Hospital.

Altha Pope Johnson, 68, of Marion, died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001 at her residence.

Vera Fern McCaskill Lewis, age 83, of 53 Valley St., Marion, N.C. died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001 at her residence.

Diane Searcy Alexander, 50, of Lawndale, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001.

Elzie Jean Dalton, 79, of Davistown Church Road, Old Fort, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001.

Margie Pinkerton Williams, 77, of Marion, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001.

Ruby Turner McKinney, 82, of Waycaster Road, Marion, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Beulah Vera McKinney Waycaster, 81, of Waycaster Road, Marion, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Johnathan Carlyle Marlowe, 78, of Bostic, a native of McDowell County, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001.

Opal Lee Carswell Foster, 70, of Jack Corpening Road, Nebo, died Thursday, Oct. 4, in The McDowell Hospital.

Hobert A. Frisbee, 78, of Marion, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001 at his residence.

Pansy Ruth Walker, 55, of Lafayette, Ind., and a native of Marion, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001.