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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...
Joyce Icard Heavner
Nov 17, 2020
October 15, 1932 – November 17, 2020
Morganton, NC 28655
Mrs. Joyce Icard Heavner, 88, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at her residence, following a period of declining health. Joyce was born on October 15, 1932 in Burke County to Calvin Icard and Jane Wilson Icard. She was formerly employed……..
...Steve Brown
Nov 17, 2020
May 17, 1947 – November 17, 2020
Glen Alpine, NC 28655
Mr. Fred Stephen “Steve” Brown, 73, of Glen Alpine, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at Mission Hospital McDowell. Steve was born May 17, 1947 in Valdese, a son of the late Norman and Faye Hughes Brown. In addition to his parents, he is...
Margaret Simmons Hughes
Nov 17, 2020
May 8, 1939 – November 17, 2020
Connelly Springs, NC 28655
Margaret (Maggie) Simmons Hughes died November 17, 2020 due to Covid-19 at College Pines Health and Rehabilitation. Maggie was born on May 8, 1939 and is preceded in death by her parents Ransom Simmons and Ruby Haynes Simmons of Old Fort. Maggie retired from...
Homer Crowe Jr.
Nov 16, 2020
July 6, 1929 – November 16, 2020
Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Homer Crowe Jr., 91, of Valdese, passed away on Monday November 16, 2020 at Autumn Care Nursing Care Center, after a period of declining health. Mr. Crowe was born July 6, 1929 in Burke County, a son of the late Homer Crowe Sr. and...
Frances Elaine Wellons O’Toole
Nov 15, 2020
January 25, 1942 – November 15, 2020
Rutherford College, North Carolina
Mrs. Frances Elaine “Frankie” Wellons O’Toole, 78, of Rutherford College, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at her residence. Frankie was born January 25, 1942 in Summit County Ohio to the late Wilbur Wellons and Dorothy Ilg Wellons. She was a director of...
Todd Gregory Hockett
Nov 13, 2020
October 20, 1968 – November 13, 2020
Granite Falls, North Carolina
Mr. Todd Gregory Hockett, 52, of Granite Falls, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 13, 2020. Todd was born October 20, 1968, in Virginia to the late Ralph Nelson Hockett Jr., and Charlene Delores Dill. He was a funny and outgoing man who loved...
Paul Luther Spann
Nov 12, 2020
December 29, 1935 – November 12, 2020 Granite Falls, North Carolina
Mr. Paul Luther Spann, 84, of Granite Falls, passed away on Thursday November 12, 2020 at his residence with his family by his side. Mr. Spann was born December 29, 1935 in Caldwell County a son of the late Melvin and Anna Kiziah Spann. He was...
Heather Mann Lunsford
Nov 12, 2020
May 31, 1978 – November 12, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Mrs. Heather Dee Mann Lunsford, 42, of Hickory, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Frye Regional Medical Center, following a period of declining health. Heather was born on May 31, 1978 in Corpus Christi, TX to Glenn Mann and the late Debra Amaral Mann. She...
Darrel Ray Adams
Nov 11, 2020
September 27, 1945 – November 11, 2020 George Hildebran, North Carolina
Mr. Darrel Ray Adams, 75, of George Hildebrand, passed away on Wednesday November 11, 2020 at his residence after a period of declining health. Mr. Adams was born September 27,. 1945 in Mecklenburg County, a son of the late Ulas and Margaret Garris Adams. He was...
Ruth Elizabeth Edwards
Nov 10, 2020
February 22, 1921 – November 10, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Tomlinson Edwards, 99, of Connelly Springs went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care following a period of declining health. Ruth was born on February 22, 1921 in Burke County to the late Robert...
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