Lester Eugene Radford, age 85, of Forest City, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 13, 2018 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.
Born December 28, 1932 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Horace Radford and Florence Butler Radford. Eugene worked at Cone Mills-Haynes Plant for fifty years and was a faithful and active member of Grace Chapel Foursquare Church of Forest City. He was a man of strong faith and of few words, but his actions spoke volumes. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Lester was a loyal friend and loved his family dearly.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-one years, Frances Harris Radford; four brothers, Jack, Paul, Robert and Addie Radford; a sister, Ada Dysart; grandson, Matthew Radford and great-grandson, Zander Cantrell.
Those left to cherish his memory include two sons, Danny Eugene Radford and wife, Mischa of Sunset Beach, NC and Terry Lee Radford and wife, Charleen of Connelly Springs, NC; ten grandchildren, Crystal Radford Hardin (Kevin), Shane Radford (Stacy), Shena Radford Torminia (Scotty), Brandon Radford, Portia Radford (Adam), Chelsea Radford, Terryl Radford, Terry Radford, Jr. (Tori), Josh Radford (Ashley) and Nikki Radford; twenty-one great grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral service will be conducted at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2018 at the Grace Chapel Four Square Church of Forest City with Reverend Ricky Poteat officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the church. At other times they will be gathered at 157 W. Liberty Street, Forest City, NC 28043.
Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with arrangements.
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