Marguerite Ann Nixon Murray
Oct 1, 2020
September 15, 1926 – October 1, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Mrs. Marguerite Ann Nixon Murray, 94, of Hickory, N.C. passed away on Thursday October 1, 2020 at College Pines Nursing Center, Valdese, NC, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Murray was born September 15, 1926 In Highlands County, FL, a daughter of the late Norman Harold...
Gregory “Dale” Pitman
Oct 1, 2020
September 7, 1956 – October 1, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Gregory “Dale” Pitman, 64, of Hickory, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020, unexpectedly. Mr. Pitman was born on September 7, 1956 in McDowell county to the late Jack and Anne Pitman. Dale worked as a delivery driver for Advance Auto parts. Those who knew Dale knew...
Christie Ethridge Holland
Oct 1, 2020
October 22, 1966 – October 1, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Christie Lynn Ethridge Holland, 53, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care, following a period of declining health. Christie was born on October 22, 1966 in Burke County to Johnny Ethridge Sr. and Linda Smart Ethridge. ...
Madeline Griffith
Oct 1, 2020
February 20, 1937 – October 1, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Madeline Griffith, 83, of Morganton, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care, following a period of declining health. Madeline was born on February 20, 1937 in Mitchell County, in the Bradshaw Township of Poplar, to the late Troy Park Griffith and...
Larry Alvin Starnes
Sep 30, 2020
April 27, 1946 – September 30, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Mr. Larry Alvin Starnes, 74, of George Hildebran, went to his heavenly home, on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at his residence, following a period of declining health. Larry was born on April 27, 1946 in Catawba County to the late Glenn Thomas Starnes and Agnes Hildebran Starnes-Ward....
Howard Edward Carswell
Sep 29, 2020
September 28, 1946 – September 29, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Howard Edward Carswell, 74, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Charles George VA Medical Center, following a period of declining health. Howard was born September 28, 1946, in Burke County to the late Wilson Carswell and Angeline Hendrix Carswell……..
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James Daniel Johnson
Sep 28, 2020
May 3, 1988 – September 28, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Mr. James Daniel Johnson, 32, of Hickory, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020 at his residence. Daniel was born May 3, 1988, in Burke County to Danny Clark and Cathy Icard. He attended Christ Church on Springs Road in Hickory and enjoyed fishing and riding motorcycles....
Justin Lee Deal
Sep 26, 2020
September 3, 1999 – September 26, 2020 Hudson, North Carolina
Mr. Justin Lee Deal, 21, of Hudson, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at his residence. Justin was born on September 3, 1999 in Burke County to Angie Harris Ray and the late Jeffery Deal. In addition to his father, he was preceded…
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Rev. Charles Terrance Adkins
Sep 25, 2020
October 4, 1954 – September 25, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Rev. Charles Terrance Adkins, 65, of Connelly Springs passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at his home, following a period of declining health. Charles was born October 4, 1954 in Mitchell, County to Betty Fortner Adkins and the late Charles W. Adkins. He was a former...
Gloria Melody Robbins
Sep 24, 2020
May 12, 1954 – September 24, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Gloria Melody Robbins, 66, of Morganton passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 at her home following a period of declining health. Gloria was born May 12, 1954 in Burke County to the late Douglas Robbins and Carol Stephens. She enjoyed playing music and writing songs. Gloria…
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Reba West Howell
Sep 24, 2020
October 29, 1932 – September 24, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mrs. Reba West Howell, 87, of Valdese, passed away on Thursday September 24, 2020 at Grace Hospital after a period of declining health. Mrs. Howell was born October 29, 1932 in Cherokee Co, NC, a daughter of the late Myrtle Sherril…
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Kathy Diane Keenan
Sep 23, 2020
August 18, 1956 – September 23, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Kathy Diane Bostic Keenan, 64, of Valdese, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care, following a period of declining health. Kathy was born on August 18, 1956 in Daytona Beach, FL, to the late Al and Dolores Oakley Bostic. She was...
Patricia Ann Patton Whetstine
Sep 23, 2020
March 4, 1943 – September 23, 2020 Drexel, North Carolina
Patricia Ann Whetstine, 77, of Drexel passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at her home. Patricia was born March 4, 1943 in Washington, DC to the late Stanley Smith Patton and Ada Virginia Mountjoy Paton. She worked as a……
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Rita Diane Brooks
Sep 22, 2020
January 30, 1955 – September 22, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Mrs. Rita Diane Brooks, 65, of Hickory passed away Tuesday September 22, 2020 at her home following a period of declining health.Rita was born January 30, 1955 in Richlands, VA to the late William Ferrell Bandy and Lillian Russell Bandy. She worked as a sanding inspector at...
Michael Brandon Bivens
Sep 21, 2020
January 29, 1977 – September 21, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Michael Brandon Bivens, 43, of Morganton, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020. Michael was born January 29, 1977, in Burke County to Tony Bivens and Pamela Woody Collins. He was a one of a kind guy who never met a stranger, and had too many...
Jimmie Lee Cannon
Sep 21, 2020
October 18, 1943 – September 21, 2020 Hildebran, North Carolina
Mr. Jimmie Lee Cannon, 76, of Hildebran, passed away Monday September 21, 2020 at Carolina Rehab following a period of declining health. Jim was born October 18, 1943 in Burke County to the late Lee “Poss” Cannon and Frankie Wycoff Cannon. He was a member of Shoup’s...
Robert Lee Hildebran
Sep 20, 2020
July 7, 1940 – September 20, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Robert Lee Hildebran, 80, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health. Mr. Hildebran was born on July 7, 1940 in Burke county to the late Horace Lee Hildebran, and Mary Duvall...
Robert Allen Carr
Sep 18, 2020
April 7, 1963 – September 18, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Robert Allen Carr, 57, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Robert was born on April 7, 1963 in Greenville, SC to Johnny Carr and Faye Thomas Haga. Robert was a member of Longview Church of God. Mr....
Marilyn Irene Dubry
Sep 17, 2020
September 18, 1927 – September 17, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Marilyn Irene DuBry, 92, of Valdese, died Thursday, September 17, 2020, following a period of declining health. Marilyn was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 18, 1927. In addition to her parents, Velma and Frank Laster, she is preceded in death…..
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Winfred Bryson Wilson
Sep 16, 2020
November 19, 1942 – September 16, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Winfred Bryson “Bimp” Wilson, 77, of Valdese, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Winfred was born on November 19, 1942 in Burke County to the late Herman and Clara Huffman Wilson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army,...
