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Ruby Mary Huss Liguori

Ruby Mary Huss Liguori

Sep 16, 2020

October 11, 1922 – September 16, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina

Mrs. Ruby Huss Liguori, 97, of Valdese passed away on Wednesday September 16, 2020 at College Pines Nursing Center after a period of declining health. Mrs. Liguori was born October 11, 1922 in Lincoln Co, NC, a daughter of the late …

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Travis Eugene Hildebrand

Travis Eugene Hildebrand

Sep 15, 2020

February 21, 1979 – September 15, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina Travis “Tex” Eugene Hildebrand, 41, of Connelly Springs passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Carolina Caring following a period of declining health. Travis was born February 21, 1979 in Burke County to Brenda Burns Hildebrand and the late DM…

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James Burrell Cantrell

James Burrell Cantrell

Sep 15, 2020

May 12, 1962 – September 15, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina Mr. James “Jimmy” Burrell Cantrell, 58, of Valdese, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care, following a period of declining health. James was born on May 12, 1962 in Burke County to the late Julian Cantrell and Betty VanHorn Cantrell. He previously attended...

Harold Dean Dyson

Harold Dean Dyson

Sep 14, 2020

July 2, 1964 – September 14, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina Mr. Harold Dean Dyson, 56, of Valdese, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 at his residence. Harold was born on July 2, 1964 in Burke County to Howard Wayne Dyson and Betty Stamey Dyson. He was previously employed as a heavy equipment operator in the construction industry, and...

Janet Newton Goins

Janet Newton Goins

Sep 14, 2020

July 29, 1952 – September 14, 2020 Drexel, North Carolina

Mrs. Janet Carmalita Newton Goins, 68, of Drexel, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 at her residence following a period of declining health. Janet was born July 29, 1952 in Burke County to the late Martin Edison Newton and Sarah Louise Cooke Newton. She loved being...

Arlene Abee Baker

Arlene Abee Baker

Sep 13, 2020

April 20, 1933 – September 13, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina

Mrs. Arlene Abee Baker, 87, of Valdese, passed away on Sunday September 13, 2020 at Frye Regional Medical Center, after a brief illness. Mrs. Baker was born April 20, 1933 in Burke County, a daughter of the late James Produs Abee and Alberta Wilson Abee Barker.  She...

Jimmie Harold Smith

Jimmie Harold Smith

Sep 13, 2020

August 14, 1939 – September 13, 2020 Conover, North Carolina

Mr. Jimmie Harold Smith, 81, of Conover, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Conover Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, following a period of declining health. Jimmie was born August 14, 1939, in Burke County, to the late Bedford Smith and Mary Jane Cook Smith. He served...

Kenneth Earl Grady

Kenneth Earl Grady

Sep 13, 2020

July 2, 1964 – September 14, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina Kenneth Earl Grady, 75, of Morganton passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health. Kenneth was born August 2, 1945 in Union, SC to the late William Grady and Jean Hogan Grady. Survivors include his son, Robert…

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Silas Aaron Dale

Silas Aaron Dale

Sep 13, 2020

May 21, 1928 – September 13, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina

Silas Aaron Dale, 92, of Morganton, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020. Born in Burke County, May 21, 1928, he was the son of the late Aaron McRoy Dale and Essie Shuping Dale. For many years Silas was an active member of Asheville Street Baptist Church, and...

Nancy Cannon Poteat

Nancy Cannon Poteat

Sep 10, 2020

May 12, 1948 – September 10, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Nancy Cannon Poteat, 72, of Connelly Springs, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020 at CHC Blue Ridge in Morganton following a brief period of declining health. Nancy was born May 12, 1948 in Burke County to the late Preston Cannon and Lucille Hughes Cannon. She…

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Carroll G. Pritchard

Carroll G. Pritchard

Sep 8, 2020

August 4, 1947 – September 8, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina

Mr. Carroll G. Pritchard, 73, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Carolina Caring Hospice House in Newton, following a period of declining health. Mr. Pritchard was born on August 4, 1947 in Burke county to the late Paul Nelson Pritchard and Virginia Crawley...

Anna Maria Derreth Leonavicius

Anna Maria Derreth Leonavicius

Sep 6, 2020

May 25, 1933 – September 6, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina

Mrs. Anna Maria Derreth Leonavicius, 87, of Valdese, passed away at Abernathy Laurels on Sunday, September 6, 2020, following a period of declining health. Mrs. Leonavicius was born on May 25, 1933 in Germany to the late Heinrich Derreth, and Berta Umhöfer. Anna worked in the…..

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Teresa Ann Yelton Truesdale

Teresa Ann Yelton Truesdale

Sep 4, 2020

December 6, 1960 – September 4, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina

Teresa Ann Yelton Truesdale, 59, of Morganton, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health. Teresa was born December 6, 1960 in Burke County to the late Bobby Yelton and Barbara Jean Chaney Yelton…….

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Brian Alan Barnes

Brian Alan Barnes

Sep 3, 2020

October 12, 1985 – September 3, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina

Brian Alan Barnes, 34, of Morganton, passed away Thursday September 3, 2020 at his residence following a period of declining health. Brian was born on October 12, 1985 in Catawba County to Fred Barnes and Yvonne Ollis Barnes. He was in the United States Army Infantry, and…...

Edna Edge Kaylor

Edna Edge Kaylor

Sep 3, 2020

September 9, 1929 – September 3, 2020 Granite Falls, North Carolina

Edna Lee Edge Kaylor, 90, of Granite Falls, departed this life to her heavenly home, with her family by her side, on Thursday September 3, 2020 at Caldwell Hospice in Hudson following a period of declining health… Mrs. Kaylor was born on September 9, 1929 in...

Rhonda Lea Adams

Rhonda Lea Adams

Sep 2, 2020

December 6, 1960 – September 4, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina

Mrs. Rhonda Lea Adams, 58, of Valdese, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at her residence, following a period of declining health. Rhonda was born on April 17, 1962 in Logan County, WV to Toni Lea Pack and the late Billy Spurlock.  She was previously employed...

Bobbe Jean Nesbitt Mckinney

Bobbe Jean Nesbitt Mckinney

Sep 2, 2020

August 4, 1929 – September 2, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina

Mrs. Bobbe Jean Nesbitt McKinney, 91, of Hildebran, went to be with her Lord and Savior and also with her beloved husband of 61 years, Rev. Cecil Ray McKinney, Wednesday September 2, 2020 after a period of declining health. Mrs. McKinney was born August 4, 1929 in...

Peggy Kincaid Hartness

Peggy Kincaid Hartness

Sep 1, 2020

August 12, 1942 – September 1, 2020 Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Peggy Ann Kincaid Hartness, 78, of Wilkesboro, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Wilkes Medical Center following a period of declining health. Peggy was born August 12, 1942 in Burke County to the late Cecil Kincaid…..

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Helen Dianne Davis Safford

Helen Dianne Davis Safford

Aug 31, 2020

December 29, 1943 – August 31, 2020 Granite Falls, North Carolina

Helen Dianne Davis Safford, 76, of Granite Falls, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 at Caldwell Hospice in Hudson. Mrs. Safford was born December 29, 1943 in Caldwell County to the late Wallace J. Davis and Helen Setzer Davis. She worked as a realtor for…

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Vahn Keovongphet

Vahn Keovongphet

Aug 30, 2020

March 3, 1967 – August 30, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina

Vanh Keovongphet, 53, of Morganton passed away August 30, 2020. Survivors include her husband Duangta Sisounthone of the home; sons, Bouaphan Keovongphet and Andy Sisounthone; daughters, Allna Sisouthon…

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