Agness Wright Stewart
May 21, 2025
Agness Wright Stewart, 79, of Valdese left us peacefully late Wednesday evening on May 21, 2025, following a difficult recovery from heart surgery. Mom was born September 23, 1945, in Mitchell County, daughter of the late Toss and Mattie Pitman Wright.
Mom was so much more than the years she spent on this earth. She was the...
Beverly Ann Hall
May 19, 2025
Beverly Ann Hall, 67, of Hickory, passed away on Monday May 19, 2025 Amorem Hudson, after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Hall was born July 1, 1957 in Burke County. She was a graduate of East Burke High School and retired as an inventory auditor. Beverly was a faithful member of Bridgeport Baptist Church where she...
Martha Naomi Berry Warlick
May 19, 2025
Martha Naomi Berry Warlick, 85, of Morganton, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2025, at her residence following a period of declining health.
Martha was born November 22, 1939, in Burke County, to the late Lester Berry and Florence Townsend Berry. She was a graduate of Valdes High School Class of 1958, attended Hopewell Baptist Church and...
Larry Thomas Church
May 17, 2025
Thomas Larry Church, 79, of Hildebran, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Cambridge House following a period of declining health.
Thomas was born May 18, 1945 in Caldwell County to the late Clyde Church and Edna Elizabeth Suddreth Church. He was a member of Central Baptist Church and served honorably in the United States Army....
Harriet Townsend Storey
May 15, 2025
Harriet Townsend Storey, 87, of Valdese, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Gateway Nursing following a period of declining health.
Harriet was born March 1, 1938 in Watauga County to the late Forrest Townsend and Dorthy Bentley Townsend. She was a member of Bollingers Chapel United Methodist Church and worked in many different industries throughout...
Bishop Cade R. Burns Jr.
May 13, 2025
Bishop Cade Reavis Burns Jr., 78, of Drexel, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at Carolinas Medical Center following a period of declining health.
Cade was born October 8, 1946 in Catawba County to the late Cade Burns Sr. and Edna Miller Burns. He was Pastor of The Church of Jesus Christ in Lenoir for thirty-seven...
Larry Morgan Stillwell
May 13, 2025
LARRY MORGAN STILLWELL
1941 – 2025
Larry Morgan Stillwell of Connelly Springs passed peacefully from this world on May 13th at the age of 84, ending a yearlong battle against cancer.
Larry was born February 26, 1941 in Catawba County to Morgan and Edna (Smith) Stillwell. He graduated from Hildebran High School in...
Laura Satterwhite
May 13, 2025
Laura Aileen Williams Satterwhite, 79, of Rutherford College, NC, died May 13, 2025 after a long battle with cancer. Laura was born October 20, 1945 in Morganfield, Kentucky to the late Thomas Henry and Dorothy Estelle Martin Williams. She loved gardening, travelling, sports, and her family. Laura cared deeply about her grandchildren and friends and anyone in need. She...
Terry Bryan (Tub) Yount
May 12, 2025
Terry Bryan (Tub) Yount, 79, of Drexel, passed away on Monday May 12, 2025, at College Pines Nursing Center, after a period of declining health.
Terry was born December 18, 1945, in Burke County, a son of the late Robert Lloyd and Charlotte McNeely Yount. Terry has been a cornerstone of the Town of Drexel for decades...
Jerry Dean Parker
May 11, 2025
Jerry Dean Parker, 70, of Hickory, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at his residence following a period of declining health.
Jerry was born March 22, 1955 in Catawba County, a son of the late David J. and Aurilla Hamm Parker. He was a loving father to his children.
In addition to his parents,...
Lucy Childers Rhoney
May 10, 2025
Lucy Childers Rhoney, 93, of Hildebran, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at SECU Hospice House of Brunswick, NC, following a brief illness.
Lucy was born May 12, 1931 in Burke County, a daughter of the late Floyd Obedi and Pearlie Mae Mosteller Childers.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in passing...
Taylor Branham Reid Lail
May 10, 2025
Taylor Branham Reid Lail, age 41, of Hickory, NC passed away on May 10, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends as she entered her heavenly home. Taylor was born on March 8, 1984, in Biloxi, MS and was raised in Canton, OH before settling and calling Hickory her home....
Ann Warlick Kental
May 9, 2025
Mrs. Ann Warlick Kental, 81, of Valdese, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025, at her residence, following a period of declining health. Ann was born on July 2, 1944, in Burke County to the late Clifford Warlick and Ruby Beach Warlick. She retired from the hosiery industry, where she worked as a folder for many years. Ann was...
Elgie Lee Mcgalliard
May 9, 2025
Mr. Elgie Lee McGalliard Jr., 84, of Connelly Springs, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, May 9, 2025, at Frye Regional Medical Center. Elgie lived a life full of service, friendship, and passion for his community and the outdoors.
Elgie was born on June 11, 1940, in Burke County to the late Elgie...
Danny Roger Baker
May 6, 2025
Mr. Danny Roger Baker, 72, of Drexel, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at UNC-BR Morganton, following a period of declining health. Danny was born on July 7, 1952, in Burke County to the late Daniel Joseph Baker and Mabel Beatrice Griffin Baker. He was a retired fixer in the hosiery and sock industry. In addition to his...
Verdell Melvin Thompson
May 6, 2025
Verdell Melvin Thompson, 89, of Wauchula, FL, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 following a period of declining health.
Verdell was born November 5, 1935 in Cumberland County, a son of the late Melvin and Annie Thompson. He was the best man his children knew. He loved the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. He loved the...
Robert Charles Platukas
May 5, 2025
Mr. Robert Charles Platukas, 88, of Valdese, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2025, at his residence.
Robert was born on April 12, 1937, in Detroit, MI to the late Matthew Platukas and Ann Kalasz Platukas. He was a retired dock supervisor in the furniture industry and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Robert also...
Kenneth Daley Weeks
May 5, 2025
Kenneth Daley Weeks, 84, of Valdese, passed away Monday, May 5, 2025. Born March 4th, 1941, he was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late Adam Alexander Weeks and Laura Jane Goforth Weeks.
Kenneth is survived by his three children, Christine Weeks Heishman (Stuart), Ronald Weeks (Diane), and Kimberli Weeks; grandchild Jason Heishman;...
Rebecca “Kaye” Bailey Norris
May 3, 2025
Rebecca “Kaye” Bailey Norris graduated to her Heavenly Home, peacefully on the morning of May 3, 2025. Born in Burke County on March 26, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Bailey Carswell.
Kaye loved her family selflessly and taught us to love and cherish what matters most in this life. She was a shining...
Robert James Gassner
May 2, 2025
Mr. Robert James Gassner, 85, of Granite Falls, passed away on Friday May 2, 2025, at UNC Healthcare, Morganton, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Gassner was born July 18, 1939, in Mercer Co. PA, a son of the late Stephen and Rose Meszaros Gassner. Robert worked at many jobs throughout his life, but mostly enjoyed...
