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Ruth Ann Young Mcrary
Dec 6, 2020
September 22, 1935 – December 6, 2020 Rutherford College, North Carolina
Mrs. Ruth Ann Young McRary, 85, of Rutherford College passed away Sunday December 6, 2020 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, following a period of declining health. Ruth was born September 22, 1935 in Burke County to the late Marshall Young and Lela Cline Young. She...
Myrtle E. Hawkins
Dec 6, 2020
March 20, 1939 – December 6, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Myrtle E. Hawkins, 81, of 4286 Berry School Avenue, Valdese, answered God’s call on December 6, 2020 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care due to declining health. She was born March 20, 1939 in Burke County to the late Lois Brooks Colbert and Waddell Brooks. She attended...
Betty Joyce Butler Powell
Dec 6, 2020
January 6, 1941 – December 6, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mrs. Betty Joyce Butler Powell, 79, of Morganton went to her Heavenly home, Monday, December 6, 2020. Mrs. Powell was born January 6, 1941 in Burke County to the late Annie Lou Hoyle Butler and Coy Pink Butler. Betty loved her family. She was a faithful…..
...Jimmy Ray Bridges
Dec 5, 2020
May 28, 1948 – December 5, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Jimmy Bridges, 72 , of Valdese, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at his home.
Jimmy was born in Rutherford county on May 28, 1948 to the late Ben Bridges, and Martha Jean Hamrick. Jimmy was a United States Army Veteran that fought...
Alvie Lorena Pettrey
Dec 4, 2020
June 14, 1923 – December 4, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina Mrs. Alvie Lorena Pettrey, 97, of Connelly Springs, NC passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 following a period of declining health. Alvie was born June 14, 1923 in Mercer County, WV to the late Dewey Alvin Higginbotham and Mary Edith Gearhart Higginbotham. She was a member of South...
Glenda Joyce Miller
Dec 3, 2020
November 17, 1956 – December 3, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Ms. Glenda Lanier Miller died peacefully at Catawba Valley Hospice House in Hickory NC on December 3, 2020 at the age of 64. Glenda was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Little Mac and Trey, her brother Eric, and mother Molly. In addition to 5 brothers and...
Robert Keith Justice
Nov 30, 2020
September 6, 1958 – November 30, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Robert Keith Justice, 62, of Morganton, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care, following a brief illness. Keith was born on September 6, 1958 in Burke County to the late Robert Henry Justice and Odene Mae LeFevers Justice. He was...
Betty Chapman Carter
Nov 30, 2020
November 5, 1954 – November 30, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mrs. Betty Chapman Carter, 66, of Morganton, passed away on Monday November 30, 2020 at her residence, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Carter was born November 5, 1954 in Burke County, a daughter of the late Frank and
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John Micol Garrison
Nov 29, 2020
August 25, 1947 – November 29, 2020 Baton, North Carolina
John Micol Garrison, Sr., 73, of Baton passed away Sunday November 29, 2020 at his home. John was born August 25, 1947 in Burke County to the late Charles Manley Garrison and Louise…
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John Thomas Kincaid
Nov 28, 2020
November 26, 1929 – November 28, 2020 Rutherford College, North Carolina John “J.T.” Kincaid was born to the late Henry Harvey Kincaid, and late Emma E. Clontz. He was married to the late Margie Marshall Kincaid for 64 years before her passing in 2014. J.T. lived in Rutherford College most of his life. He participated in the incorporation of...
Emile Martin Jacumin Jr.
Nov 25, 2020
November 18, 1930 – November 25, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Emile Martin Jacumin Jr., age 90, born November 18, 1930, finished his race on November 25, 2020 peacefully and with characteristic endurance after a steady and long decline in health. He was surrounded by his loving family and his many wonderful caretakers….
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Joye Harrison Hines
Nov 24, 2020
February 15, 1962 – November 24, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Joye Louise Harrison Hines, 58, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at her residence. Joye was born February 15, 1962 in Wake County to the late Charles Harrison Sr. and Dorothy Bell Harrison. Joye was…..
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Ervin Lou Harrison
Nov 23, 2020
May 16, 1943 – November 23, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina Mr. Ervin “Lou” Calvin Harrison, 77, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care, following a period of declining health. Ervin was born on May 16, 1943 in Catawba County to the late Calvin D. Harrison and Polly Campbell Harrison....
Larry Steven Foster
Nov 23, 2020
August 18, 1950 – November 23, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Larry Steven Foster, 70, of Morganton, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville. Steve was born on August 18, 1950 in Burke County to Larry Foster and the late Marilyn Turner Foster. He served in the N.C. National Guard, and...
Calvin Ervin Mcneely
Nov 22, 2020
February 17, 1936 – November 22, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Well done thy good and faithful servant were the words, Calvin Ervin McNeely heard Sunday morning as he entered the presence of His Lord and Savior. Calvin was born February 17, 1936 to the late Flora Mae Burgin and Ervin C. McNeely of Hildebran. He was...
Janet Pascal Loftin
Nov 22, 2020
July 17, 1941 – November 22, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Janet Loftin gained her angel wings on Sunday November 22 after a short illness. She was a member of East Valdese Baptist Church where she also served as church secretary for 29 years. She was active for many years and taught a wide variety of Sunday School...
Ada Marcella Stafford
Nov 21, 2020
May 11, 1942 – November 21, 2020 Rutherford College, North Carolina Ada M. Stafford of Rutherford College passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020. She was born May 11, 1942 to the late Harold O. Berry and Golda Berry Kiser. She was a member of Crosslink Church in Rutherford College. In addition to her parents, she was preceded…
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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
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
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...
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