Willard Ballard Hyatt
Oct 24, 2020
March 21, 1953 – October 24, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Willard Ballard “Willy” Hyatt was born March 21, 1953 and left this Earth to join his family in Heaven on October 24, 2020. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Henry and Laura (Mullins) Burke, and George and Blanche (Filmore) Hyatt; parents, Gordon and Opal (Burke)...
Charles Norman Berry
Oct 23, 2020
March 17, 1930 – October 23, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Charles “Norman” Berry, of 3321 Holly Hill Circle, Valdese, passed Friday October 23rd at home after a period of declining health.
Born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1930, Norman was the son of the late Theodore “Ted” Berry and Margaret Griffin Berry and...
Cynthia Carol Goodman
Oct 23, 2020
October 16, 1963 – October 23, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Cynthia Carol Goodman, 57, of Valdese passed away Friday, October 23, 2020 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health. Cynthia was born October 16, 1963 in Catawba County to the late Homer Goodman and Barbara Gales Goodman. She was a member at…...
Bueford Eddie Robinson
Oct 23, 2020
February 10, 1929 – October 23, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Bueford Eddie Robinson, 91, of Morganton, NC passed away Friday, October 23, 2020 at his home. He was a son of Jeff Logan Robinson and Flossie Coffey Robinson. Bueford was born in Valdese, NC on February 10, 1929. He graduated from Valdese High School in 1948.In August...
Rita Pearl Berry
Oct 23, 2020
Mrs. Rita Pearl (Brinkley) Berry, of Valdese, passed Wednesday Morning January 31, 2024, at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, after a period of declining health.
Rita was born on February 15, 1932 to Clyde Samuel Brinkley and Pearl Harris Brinkley. A graduate of Mars Hill College, Rita worked in the accounting department of Alba Waldensian hosiery manufacturing...
Debra Jane Weaver Phillips
Oct 22, 2020
June 15, 1958 – October 22, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Mrs. Debra Jane Weaver Phillips, 62, of Hickory passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020 following a period of declining health. Debra was born June 15, 1958 in Burke County to Hazel Hamby Crafton and the late, Eugene Weaver. She…
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Christopher Tyler Gouge
Oct 21, 2020
January 22, 1999 – October 21, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Christopher Tyler Gouge, 21, of Valdese, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Christopher was born on January 22, 1999 in Burke County to Frank Anthony Elliott and the late Crystal Annette Jones. Survivors include his…
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Willard “Billie” Botts Bridges
Oct 21, 2020
May 21, 1921 – October 21, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mrs. Willard “Billie” Botts Bridges, 99 of Valdese, passed away on Wednesday October 21, 2020 at College Pines Nursing Center after a period of declining health. Mrs. Bridges was born May 12, 1921 in Lincoln County, a daughter of the late Clifton Samuel and Florence Newton Botts....
Terry Gene Burleson
Oct 21, 2020
March 3, 1958 – October 21, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Terry Gene Burleson, 62, of Morganton, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at his residence, following a period of declining health. Terry was born on March 3, 1958 in Pontiac, MI, to the late Jack Burleson and Christine Ollis Burleson. He was a member of...
Kilten Isaiah Barlow
Oct 20, 2020
September 2, 2002 – October 20, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Kilten Isaiah Barlow, 18, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, unexpectedly. Kilten was born on September 2, 2002 to Angela Barlow, and Christopher Barlow. Kilten was a full time student at Appalachian State University. He enjoyed bicycling in his free time, as well as...
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...
