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Robert R. Danner
Oct 19, 2020
September 7, 1964 – October 19, 2020 Drexel, North Carolina
Robert R. Danner, 56, of Drexel passed away Monday, October 19, 2020 at Brian Center East following a period of declining health. Robert was born September 7, 1964 in Burke County. Survivors include his wife , Wendy Blythe Danner of Drexel; father, Clyde Danner and wife Susan...
Susie Inez Johnson Barrier
Oct 19, 2020
August 10, 1942 – October 19, 2020 Rutherford College, North Carolina
Susie Inez Johnson Barrier, 78, of Rutherford College, passed away Monday October 19, 2020 at her daughters residence following a period of declining health. Sue was born on August 10, 1942 in Oglethorpe County, GA to the late Billy Mack Johnson and Ruby…
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William Neil “Bill” Crump
Oct 19, 2020
October 28, 1949 – October 19, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
William Neil “Bill” Crump, 70, of Morganton, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020, following a period of declining health. William was born October 28, 1949 to the late Betty Keller Crump, and Thad R. Crump. William graduated from Lenoir Rhyne University in 1991 with a degree...
Doris Geneva Lambert
Oct 19, 2020
October 28, 1931 – October 19, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Doris Geneva Lambert 88, of Valdese, passed away on Monday October 19, 2020 at College Pines Nursing Center after a period of declining health. Doris was born October 28, 1931 in Burke County, a daughter of the late William “Bill” and Tessie Bradshaw Lambert. Doris was faithful...
Geneva Shipley Norton
Oct 18, 2020
April 8, 1939 – October 12, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Geneva Shipley Norton, 68, of Morganton, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at CHS-BR Morganton, following a period of declining health. Geneva was born on August 17, 1952 in Hendersonville, NC to the late John Shipley and Emily Jones Shipley. She was a loving...
Ray Nelson Pearson
Oct 18, 2020
January 7, 1946 – October 18, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Ray Nelson Pearson, 74, of Morganton, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Health, following a brief illness. Ray was born January 7, 1946 in Burke County to the late Bessie Carver. He enjoyed working on his Volkswagen and riding in the...
Anita Lynn Mullins
Oct 16, 2020
May 18, 1964 – October 16, 2020 Taylorsville, North Carolina
Anita Lynn Mullins, 56, of Taylorsville, formally of Chapmanville, West Virginia, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020, following a period of declining health.
Miss. Mullins was born in Logan county, West Virginia to the late Stanley Powell Mullins, and her mother Martha Jane Dingess...
Lorri Ellyn Stewart
Oct 16, 2020
February 3, 1960 – October 16, 2020 Lenoir, North Carolina
Lorri Ellyn Stewart was born on February 3, 1960, in Atlanta, GA., and died October 16, 2020, Lenoir, NC. Lorri was the daughter of the late Rev. William A. Stewart (1926-1961) & Toni (Verner) Stewart Bennett Guinn Parks (1935-2011). Lorri was the much-loved granddaughter…..
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Celena Noelle “Bug” Ingalls
Oct 15, 2020
December 31, 2013 – October 15, 2020 Granite Falls, North Carolina
Ms. Celena Noelle “Bug” Ingalls, age 6, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC Bug was born December 31, 2013, in Mecklenburg County to Celeste Ingalls of Granite Falls. From the very beginning of her life she was a...
Larry Glynn Foxx
Oct 12, 2020
July 7, 1945 – October 12, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Larry Glynn Foxx, 75, of Valdese, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health. Larry was born July 7, 1945, in Caldwell County to the late Doyle Foxx and Sadie Lowman Foxx. He attended Salem...
Ruth Swink Carswell
Oct 12, 2020
April 8, 1939 – October 12, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Ruth Swink Carswell, 81, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020 at her residence. Ruth was born April 8, 1939 in Burke County to the late Lee Roy Swink and May Belle Smith Swink. She was a member at Mount Calvary Baptist...
Ida Lee Ninemire
Oct 9, 2020
February 19, 1923 – October 9, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mrs. Ida Lee Casey Ninemire, 97, of Valdese, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020 at Autumn Care Nursing Home, following a period of declining health. Ida was born on February 19, 1923 in Gassville, AR to the late Andrew O. Casey and Mary Brittain Casey. She...
Helen Winkler Lecain
Oct 9, 2020
September 24, 1930 – October 9, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Helen Winkler LeCain, 90, of Valdese, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020 at CMC Blue Ridge following a period of declining health.Helen was born September 24, 1930 in Alexander County to the late Harrison Winkler Sr. and Kathleen Chadwick Winkler. Helen LeCain grew up in Lenoir...
Ronald Dean Caudill
Oct 7, 2020
October 14, 1938 – October 7, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Ronald Dean Caudill, 81, of Morganton, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at his residence, following a period of declining health. Dean was born on October 14, 1938 in Burke County to the late Osee Mart Caudill and Marjorie Fender Caudill. He was employed with...
Aaron Joseph Hyman
Oct 7, 2020
December 28, 1996 – October 7, 2020 Saw Mills, North Carolina
Mr. Aaron Joseph Hyman, 23, of Saw Mills, passed away on Wednesday October 7, 2020 at his residence. Aaron was born December 28, 1996 in Burke County, a son of Francis C. Hyman, IV and Tara Louise Feldman Hyman of Vale, NC. He was employed with……....
Kristy Dawn Yount
Oct 7, 2020
July 3, 1984 – October 7, 2020 Drexel, North Carolina
Kristy Dawn Yount, 36, of Drexel passed away at her residence, unexpectedly. Kristy was born in Catawba county to Bobbi Yount, and Troy Yount, Jr. on July 3, 1984. Kristy worked as a manager at Petsmart and was of the Baptist Faith. Those who knew her knew...
Howard Steve Cooke
Oct 6, 2020
January 10, 1945 – October 6, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mr. Howard Steve Cooke, 75, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Tuesday October 6, 2020 at College Pines Nursing Center after a period of declining health. Mr. Cooke was born January 10, 1945 in Catawba County, a son of the late Roy Franklin and Irene…
...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. ...
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