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Michael Brandon Bivens
Sep 21, 2020
January 29, 1977 – September 21, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Michael Brandon Bivens, 43, of Morganton, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020. Michael was born January 29, 1977, in Burke County to Tony Bivens and Pamela Woody Collins. He was a one of a kind guy who never met a stranger, and had too many...
Jimmie Lee Cannon
Sep 21, 2020
October 18, 1943 – September 21, 2020 Hildebran, North Carolina
Mr. Jimmie Lee Cannon, 76, of Hildebran, passed away Monday September 21, 2020 at Carolina Rehab following a period of declining health. Jim was born October 18, 1943 in Burke County to the late Lee “Poss” Cannon and Frankie Wycoff Cannon. He was a member of Shoup’s...
Robert Lee Hildebran
Sep 20, 2020
July 7, 1940 – September 20, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Robert Lee Hildebran, 80, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health. Mr. Hildebran was born on July 7, 1940 in Burke county to the late Horace Lee Hildebran, and Mary Duvall...
Robert Allen Carr
Sep 18, 2020
April 7, 1963 – September 18, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Robert Allen Carr, 57, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Robert was born on April 7, 1963 in Greenville, SC to Johnny Carr and Faye Thomas Haga. Robert was a member of Longview Church of God. Mr....
Marilyn Irene Dubry
Sep 17, 2020
September 18, 1927 – September 17, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Marilyn Irene DuBry, 92, of Valdese, died Thursday, September 17, 2020, following a period of declining health. Marilyn was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 18, 1927. In addition to her parents, Velma and Frank Laster, she is preceded in death…..
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Winfred Bryson Wilson
Sep 16, 2020
November 19, 1942 – September 16, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Winfred Bryson “Bimp” Wilson, 77, of Valdese, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Winfred was born on November 19, 1942 in Burke County to the late Herman and Clara Huffman Wilson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army,...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
...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
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…..
...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
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…...
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