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Catherine Marie Cline Helton
May 16, 2020
May 21, 1951 – May 16, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Catherine Marie “Cathy” Cline Helton, 82, of Valdese, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at College Pines, following a period of declining health. Cathy was born January 16, 1938 in Burke County to the late R.C. Cline and Faye Donald. She was a faithful member...
Jerry Blain Hudson Sr.
May 16, 2020
May 21, 1951 – May 16, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mr. Jerry Blain Hudson, Sr., 68, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020, at his residence, following a period of declining health. Jerry was born on May 21, 1951 in Cleveland County to the late W.B. “Dick” Hudson and Thelma Swink Hudson. He...
Billy Donald Guin Sr.
May 15, 2020
June 2, 1933 – May 15, 2020 Hildebran, North Carolina
Mr. Billy Donald Guin, Sr., 86, of Hickory, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020, at his residence. Don was born on June 2, 1933 to the late Lee Henderson Guin, and late Nettie Lowder Guin. He served in the United States Army as a MP, before...
Elizabeth Parker Short
May 14, 2020
February 28, 1961 – May 14, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Elizabeth Elaine Parker Short, 59, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Catawba Valley Medical Center following a period of declining health. Elizabeth was born February 28, 1961 in Yancey County to the late Harry Lee Parker Sr. and Lovada Elkins Parker....
Marilyn Anderson Barger
May 12, 2020
August 17, 1943 – May 12, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Marilyn Anderson Barger, 76, of Connelly Springs passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health. Marilyn was born August 17, 1943 in Catawba County to the late Avery Tellis Anderson…
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Clara Smith Powell
May 10, 2020
September 29, 1937 – May 10, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mrs. Clara Smith Powell, 82, Valdese, passed away on Sunday May 10, 2020 at her residence with her loving family by her side. Mrs. Powell was born September 29, 1937 in Burke County, a daughter of the late Theadore and Texie Anna Swink Smith . Clara was...
Charles Harvey Kincaid
May 9, 2020
February 7, 1931 – May 9, 2020 Rutherford College, North Carolina
Mr. Charles Harvey Kincaid, 89, of Rutherford College, passed away on May 9, 2020 at his home, following a period of declining health. Mr. Kincaid was born to the late Henry Harvey Kincaid, and late Emma E. Clontz on February 7, 1931. He was a member...
Edward “Jake” Lail
May 9, 2020
April 9, 1931 – May 9, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mr. Edward “Jake” Lail, 89, of Connelly Springs passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at North Carolinas State Veteran Home in Black Mountain, North Carolina, following a period of declining health. Mr. Lail was born on April 9, 1931 in Catawba County to the late…...
Jeffery Lee Deal
May 8, 2020
January 13, 1976 – May 8, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Jeffery Lee Deal, 44 of Lenoir passed away very unexpectedly on Friday May 8, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Deal was born January 13, 1976, a son of the late Martha Crane Peek. He was a former forklift operator and attended Faith Community Church…….
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James Edward Hutchinson, Sr.
May 8, 2020
April 29, 1953 – May 8, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mr. James Edward Hutchinson, 67, of Connelly Springs passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 at Carolina’s Medical Center in Charlotte following a period of declining health. James was born April 29, 1953 in Bluefield, WV to…
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Margaret Lewis Passmore
May 7, 2020
August 24, 1935 – May 7, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mrs. Margaret Lewis Passmore, 84, of Valdese, passed away on Thursday May 7, 2020 at Abernethy Laurels Health Care after a period of declining health. Mrs. Passmore was born August 24, 1935 in Burke County, a daughter of the late Kenneth and Bonnie Lindsey Lewis. She was...
Dorthy Pascal Brittain
May 5, 2020
August 7, 1948 – May 5, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Mrs. Dorothy Pascal Brittain, 91, of Valdese passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at her home following a period of declining health. Mrs. Brittain was born December 13, 1928 in Burke County to the late Willie Morrison and Annie Clontz Morrison. She worked as a secretary at...
Stephen Wayne Winkler
May 5, 2020
August 7, 1948 – May 5, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Mr. Stephen Wayne Winkler, 71 , of Hickory, passed away at his residence on May 5, 2020, following a period of declining health. Stephen was born August 7, 1948 in Catawba County to Catherine Killian Winkler and…..
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David Jonathan Ashley
May 4, 2020
September 23, 1958 – May 4, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
David Jonathan Ashley, 61, of Morganton passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health. David was born September 23, 1958 in Syracuse, NY to the late Jerome Ashley and Ruth Saunders Ashley. He worked…
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Nellie Addie Mae Kincaid Johnson Daves
May 3, 2020
March 19, 1936 – May 3, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Ms. Nellie Addie Mae Kincaid Johnson Daves, 84, of Valdese passed away at her home on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Nellie was born March 19, 1936, in Burke County to the late John Thomas Kincaid and Katie Ethel Bradshaw Kincaid. She was a member of Mt. Zion...
C. Leslie Everett
May 2, 2020
February 15, 1941 – May 2, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mrs. Leslie Carol Smith-Everett, 79, of Morganton passed away in her sleep on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at BrookDale Senior Living, following a period of declining health. Mrs. Everett was born on February 15, 1941 in Hollywood, California, to the late…
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Dustin Christopher Fowler
May 2, 2020
April 23, 1985 – May 2, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mr. Dustin Christopher Fowler, 35, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Saturday May 2, 2020 at his residence. Dustin was born April 23, 1985 in Burke County, a son of Tammy Fowler Pendergrass and Andrew Bradshaw. He attended First Baptist Church of Icard …
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Modene Stroup
May 2, 2020
July 7, 1930 – May 2, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Ms. Ethel Modene Stroup, 89, of Morganton, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Grace Height, following a period of declining health. Modene was born July 7, 1930, in Burke County to the late David Carl Stroup and Mary Ellen Propst Stroup. She was a lifelong...
Kirk Leslie Duncan
Apr 29, 2020
January 12, 1960 – April 29, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Mr. Kirk Leslie Duncan, 60, of Hickory, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 following a period of declining health at his home. Mr. Duncan was born January 12, 1960 to Jerry Lee Duncan, and the late Pansy Barnes Duncan. Kirk was a member of…
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Roger Dale Mays
Apr 27, 2020
April 22, 1947 – April 27, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Roger Dale Mays, 73, of Morganton, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, April 27, 2020, at his residence, following a period of declining health. Roger was born on April 22, 1947 in Russell County, VA to the late James William Mays...
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