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Elijah Barrett Rasnick

Elijah Barrett Rasnick

Nov 19, 2020

June 4, 1922 – November 19, 2020 Hildebran, North Carolina

Mr. Elijah Barrett Rasnick, 98, of Hildebran, passed away on Thursday November 19, 2020 at Grace Hospital, after a period of declining health. Mr. Rasnick was born June 4, 1922 in Nora, VA , a son of the late Newton and Rosey McCoy Rasnick. He was a...

Martha Heavner Wright

Martha Heavner Wright

Nov 19, 2020

September 16, 1952 – November 19, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina Mrs. Martha Heavner Wright, 68, of Valdese, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at her residence. Martha was born on September 16, 1952 in Burke County to the late Delbert Heavner and Joyce Icard Heavner. She previously worked with Valdese Weavers as a supply…

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Ailene Susie Abernathy

Ailene Susie Abernathy

Nov 19, 2020

March 8, 1939 – November 19, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Mrs. Ailene “Susie” Lail Abernathy, 81, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care, following a period of declining health. Susie was born on March 8, 1939 in Burke County to the late Julius McKinley Lail and Ethel...

Joyce Icard Heavner

Joyce Icard Heavner

Nov 17, 2020

October 15, 1932 – November 17, 2020

Morganton, NC 28655

Mrs. Joyce Icard Heavner, 88, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at her residence, following a period of declining health. Joyce was born on October 15, 1932 in Burke County to Calvin Icard and Jane Wilson Icard.  She was formerly employed……..

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Steve Brown

Steve Brown

Nov 17, 2020

May 17, 1947 – November 17, 2020

Glen Alpine, NC 28655

Mr. Fred Stephen “Steve” Brown, 73, of Glen Alpine, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at Mission Hospital McDowell. Steve was born May 17, 1947 in Valdese, a son of the late Norman and Faye Hughes Brown. In addition to his parents, he is...

Margaret Simmons Hughes

Margaret Simmons Hughes

Nov 17, 2020

May 8, 1939 – November 17, 2020

Connelly Springs, NC 28655

Margaret (Maggie) Simmons Hughes died November 17, 2020 due to Covid-19 at College Pines Health and Rehabilitation. Maggie was born on May 8, 1939 and is preceded in death by her parents Ransom Simmons and Ruby Haynes Simmons of Old Fort.  Maggie retired from...

Homer Crowe Jr.

Homer Crowe Jr.

Nov 16, 2020

July 6, 1929 – November 16, 2020

Valdese, North Carolina

Mr. Homer Crowe Jr.,  91, of Valdese, passed away on Monday November 16, 2020 at Autumn Care Nursing Care Center, after a period of declining health. Mr. Crowe was born July 6, 1929 in Burke County, a son of the late Homer Crowe Sr. and...

Frances Elaine Wellons O’Toole

Frances Elaine Wellons O’Toole

Nov 15, 2020

January 25, 1942 – November 15, 2020

Rutherford College, North Carolina

Mrs. Frances Elaine “Frankie” Wellons O’Toole, 78, of Rutherford College, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at her residence. Frankie was born  January 25, 1942 in Summit County Ohio to the late Wilbur Wellons and Dorothy Ilg Wellons. She was a director of...

Todd Gregory Hockett

Todd Gregory Hockett

Nov 13, 2020

October 20, 1968 – November 13, 2020

Granite Falls, North Carolina

Mr. Todd Gregory Hockett, 52, of Granite Falls, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 13, 2020. Todd was born October 20, 1968, in Virginia to the late Ralph Nelson Hockett Jr., and Charlene Delores Dill. He was a funny and outgoing man who loved...

Paul Luther Spann

Paul Luther Spann

Nov 12, 2020

December 29, 1935 – November 12, 2020 Granite Falls, North Carolina

Mr. Paul Luther Spann, 84, of Granite Falls, passed away on Thursday November 12, 2020 at his residence with his family by his side. Mr. Spann was born December 29, 1935 in Caldwell County a son of the late Melvin and Anna Kiziah Spann. He was...

Heather Mann Lunsford

Heather Mann Lunsford

Nov 12, 2020

May 31, 1978 – November 12, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina

Mrs. Heather Dee Mann Lunsford, 42, of Hickory, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Frye Regional Medical Center, following a period of declining health. Heather was born on May 31, 1978 in Corpus Christi, TX to Glenn Mann and the late Debra Amaral Mann. She...

Darrel Ray Adams

Darrel Ray Adams

Nov 11, 2020

September 27, 1945 – November 11, 2020 George Hildebran, North Carolina

Mr. Darrel Ray Adams, 75, of George Hildebrand, passed away on Wednesday November 11, 2020 at his residence after a period of declining health. Mr. Adams was born September 27,. 1945 in Mecklenburg County, a son of the late Ulas and Margaret Garris Adams. He was...

Ruth Elizabeth Edwards

Ruth Elizabeth Edwards

Nov 10, 2020

February 22, 1921 – November 10, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Tomlinson Edwards, 99, of Connelly Springs went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care following a period of declining health. Ruth was born on February 22, 1921 in Burke County to the late Robert...

Debra Hodges Robinson

Debra Hodges Robinson

Nov 10, 2020

February 17, 1952 – November 10, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina

Mrs. Debra Hodges Robinson, 68, of Morganton passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at CHC-Blue Ridge in Morganton following a long period of declining health. Debra was born February 17, 1952 in Catawba County to the late Glenn Long Hodges and Anita Holstein…

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Geralene “Gerri” Nunnally

Geralene “Gerri” Nunnally

Nov 10, 2020

June 24, 1937 – November 10, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina

Mrs. Geralene “Gerri” Lowman Nunnally, 83, of Valdese, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Valdese General Hospital. Geralene was born on June 24, 1937 in Burke County to the late Victor Kermit Lowman and May Imogene Erwood Francis. She was a loving wife, mother and homemaker...

Marie Harris Greer

Marie Harris Greer

Nov 8, 2020

February 12, 1943 – November 8, 2020 Hudson, North Carolina

Marie Harris Greer, 77, of Hudson, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Caldwell UNC Healthcare after a short period of declining health. Marie was born February 12, 1943 in Stanley County to the late Jesse Benjamin Harris and Nola Mae Hudson Harris. Marie loved serving...

Jonathan Daniel Keys

Jonathan Daniel Keys

Nov 8, 2020

March 17, 1961 – November 8, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina

Jonathan Daniel Keys, 59, of Morganton, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Grace Hospital.

Mr. Keys was born in Wilkes county on March 17, 1961 to the late Howard Monroe Keys, and Betty Ann Canter Keys. Jonathan was a member of…

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Jimmie Ivan Davidson

Jimmie Ivan Davidson

Nov 8, 2020

September 5, 1950 – November 8, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina

Mr. Jimmie Ivan Davidson, 70, of Hickory, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at CMC Main, following a period of declining health. Jimmie was born on September 5, 1950 in Lincoln County, WV to the late Ivan Davidson and Lucille Chapman Davidson. He was employed in...

William Edwin “Bill” Clark

William Edwin “Bill” Clark

Nov 8, 2020

November 12, 1920 – November 8, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina

Mr. William Edwin “Bill” Clark, 99 of Valdese, passed away on Sunday November 8, 2020, four days prior to his 100th birthday, after a period of declining health. Mr. Clark was born November 12, 1920 in Terre Haute, IN, a son of the late William Thomas and...

Richard Earle Fife

Richard Earle Fife

Nov 6, 2020

September 20, 1934 – November 6, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina

Mr. Richard Earle Fife, 86, of Morganton, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020 at College Pines Nursing Center, following a period of declining health. Richard was born on September 20, 1934 in Providence County, RI, to the late Royce Fife and Mary Adaline Fisher Fife. He...

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