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Larry Neal Adams

Larry Neal Adams

Apr 5, 2021

July 29, 1950 April 5, 2021 Hudson, North Carolina

Mr. Larry Neal Adams, 70, of Hudson, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021 at his residence, following a period of declining health. Larry was born in Mobile, AL on July 29, 1950 to the late Fred Adams Jr. and Billie Jean Adams.  He was a veteran of...

Paul Norman Hipps

Paul Norman Hipps

Apr 5, 2021

November 1, 1944 – April 5, 2021 Valdese, North Carolina

Mr. Paul Norman Hipps, 76, of Valdese, passed away on Monday April 5, 2021 at his residence, following a period of declining health. Paul was born on November 1, 1944 in Burke County to the late Paul William Hipps and Margaret Brown Hipps. He was a retired...

Ginger Sue Bridges

Ginger Sue Bridges

Apr 5, 2021

July 6, 1956- April 5, 2021 Morganton, North Carolina

Ginger Sue Bridges, 64, of Morganton, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021 at her residence following a period of declining health. Ginger was born July 6, 1956 in Burke County to the late, Howard Bridges and Bonnie Sue Vines. She was her families red-headed Angel…….

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James Rufus Bryant Jr

James Rufus Bryant Jr

Apr 4, 2021

February 15, 1940 – April 4, 2021 Morganton, North Carolina

r. James Rufus Bryant Jr., 81, of Morganton, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at Carolinas Healthcare System-Blue Ridge, following a period of declining health. James was the eldest of nine children, born…

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Barbara Ann Bristol Johnson

Barbara Ann Bristol Johnson

Apr 4, 2021

December 29, 1940 – April 4, 2021 Valdese, North Carolina

Mrs. Barbara Ann Bristol Johnson, 80, of Valdese, went to her Heavenly Home on Sunday April 4, 2021 at Grace Hospital after a period of declining health. Mrs. Johnson was born December 29, 1940 in Burke County, a daughter of the late James…

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Shirley Mae Freeman Franklin

Shirley Mae Freeman Franklin

Apr 2, 2021

September 10, 1944 – April 2, 2021 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Mrs. Shirley Mae Freeman Franklin, 76, of Connelly Springs, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 2, 2021 at College Pines Nursing Home, following a period of declining health.  Shirley was born on September 10, 1944 in Burke County to the...

Chad Eric Brittain

Chad Eric Brittain

Mar 31, 2021

October 31, 1975 – March 31, 2021 Morganton, North Carolina

Mr. Chad Eric Brittain, 45, of Morganton, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Grace Hospital, following a brief illness. Chad was born on October 31, 1975…

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Vivian Frances Byrd Lail

Vivian Frances Byrd Lail

Mar 31, 2021

December 31, 1937 – March 31, 2021 Morganton, North Carolina

Vivian Frances Byrd Lail, 83, of Taylorsville, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Carolina Caring Catawba Valley Hospice House. Frances was born on December 31, 1937.  She was the daughter of Rufus Dallas Bryd and Bertha Robertson Byrd; and was one of six…..

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Booker Talfro Carson

Booker Talfro Carson

Mar 30, 2021

December 7, 1941 – March 30, 2021 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Mr. Booker Talfro Carson, 79, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at his residence following a period of declining health. Booker was born December 7, 1941 in Burke County to the late Cecil Bumgarner and Delitress Carson Corbett.  Booker graduated from Ridgeview...

Alfred Clark “Bubber” Tomlinson

Alfred Clark “Bubber” Tomlinson

Mar 30, 2021

May 23, 1950 – March 30, 2021 Hickory, North Carolina

Mr. Alfred Clark “Bubber” Tomlinson, 70, of Hickory, passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at Carolina Rehab, following a period of declining health. Alfred was born May 23, 1950 in Burke County to the late Fulton Tomlinson and Junnie Bivens Tomlinson. He was an avid rabbit...

Katherine Alethea Holland

Katherine Alethea Holland

Mar 30, 2021

August 15, 1967 – March 30, 2021 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Katherine Alethea Holland, 53, of Connelly Springs, formerly of Hendersonville, passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at Caldwell Hospice of Hudson, following a period of declining health….

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Robert Ray “Rob” Smith

Robert Ray “Rob” Smith

Mar 29, 2021

October 15, 1939 – March 29, 2021 Rutherford College, North Carolina

Mr. Robert Ray “Rob” Smith, 81, of Rutherford College, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021 at his residence, following a period of declining health… View Full Obituary on Tributes

Faw Homer Brittain

Faw Homer Brittain

Mar 29, 2021

June 21, 1953 – March 29, 2021 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Mr. Faw Homer Brittain, 67, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021 at his residence, following a period of declining health. Faw was born on June 21, 1953 in Catawba… View Full Obituary on Tributes

Samuel Neil Griffin

Samuel Neil Griffin

Mar 29, 2021

May 15, 1954 – March 29, 2021 Drexel, North Carolina

Mr. Samuel Neil Griffin, 66, of Drexel, passed away on Monday March 29, 2021 at his residence, with his family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. Sam was born May 15, 1954 in…

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Melissa Anderson Piercy

Melissa Anderson Piercy

Mar 27, 2021

September 5, 1960 – March 27, 2021 Valdese, North Carolina

Ms. Melissa Faye Anderson Piercy, 60, of Valdese passed away on Saturday March 27, 2021 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health.

Melissa was born on September…

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Sandra Shuping Barnett

Sandra Shuping Barnett

Mar 27, 2021

Augsut 28, 1945 – March 27, 2021 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Mrs. Sandra Ernestine Shuping Barnett, 75, of Granite Falls passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health.

Sandra was born on August 28, 1945 to the late…

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Betty Poarch Whisnant

Betty Poarch Whisnant

Mar 27, 2021

January 16, 1939 – March 27, 2021 Hickory, North Carolina

Betty Poarch Whisnant, 82, of Hickory, passed away Saturday March 27, 2021 at Trinity Ridge Nursing Center following a period of declining health.

Mrs. Whisnant was born on January 16, 1939 in Caldwell County to the late….

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Daryl Sterling Yoder

Daryl Sterling Yoder

Mar 26, 2021

July 21, 1940 – March 26, 2021 Valdese, North Carolina

Mr. Daryl Sterling Yoder, 80, of Hickory, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at his residence, following a period of declining health.   Daryl was born on July 21, 1940 in Catawba County to the late…..

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Nellie Mae Goins Trumble

Nellie Mae Goins Trumble

Mar 25, 2021

May 17, 1940 – March 25, 2021 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Mrs. Nellie Mae Goins Trumble, 80, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Thursday March 25, 2021 at Catawba Valley Medical Center, after a period of declining health….

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Margie Louise Baker Justice

Margie Louise Baker Justice

Mar 24, 2021

March 18, 1930 – March 24, 2021 Valdese, North Carolina

Mrs. Margie Louise Baker Justice, 91, of Valdese passed away on Wednesday March 24, 2021 at Magnolia Lane Nursing Center, after a period of declining health…

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