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Margaret Brittain Decker
Jul 14, 2020
March 6, 1924 – July 14, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Margaret Louise Brittain Decker, 96, of Connelly Springs passed away Tuesday July 14, 2020 at College Pines Nursing Home following a period of declining health. Margaret was born March 6, 1924 in Burke County to the late Baxter Brittain and Ila…
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Randal Hugh “Randy” Stewart
Jul 10, 2020
August 31, 1929 – July 8, 2020 Newton, North Carolina
Mr. Randal Hugh “Randy” Stewart, 60, of Valdese, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 at Blueridge Healthcare Systems – Morganton following a period of declining health. Randy was born October 5, 1959, in Prowers County, Colorado to the late Robert Stewart……
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Bobby Dean Bailey
Jul 9, 2020
June 19, 1956 – July 9, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Bobby Dean Bailey, 64, of Valdese passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020 at his home following a period of declining health. A graveside service will be held 1:00 PM Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Hillcrest Cemetery…
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Charles Arthur Parlier
Jul 9, 2020
October 1, 1946 – July 9, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Charles Arthur Parlier, 73, of Morganton, went Home to be with his Heavenly Father, Thursday, July 9, 2020 at his residence following a period of declining health. Mr. Parlier was born on October 1, 1946 in Avery County to the late Virgil Parlier and Lounette Cook....
Sheila Rena Bishop
Jul 8, 2020
March 21, 1947 – July 8, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Sheila Rena Hembree Bishop, 58, of Morganton, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Shelia was born on August 8, 1961 in Burke…
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Larry James Davis, Sr.
Jul 8, 2020
December 10, 1963 – July 8, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Larry James Davis, Sr., 56 of Hickory, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Pineville following a period of declining health. Mr. Davis was born on December 10, 1963 in Los Angeles county, California to the late Edward and Shirley Davis. He worked for …
...Johnny Lewis Lowman
Jul 8, 2020
March 21, 1947 – July 8, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mr. Johnny Lewis Lowman, 73, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Wednesday July 8, 2020 at Grace Hospital after a six week illness.Mr. Lowman was born March 21, 1947 in Burke County, a son of the late Lewis and Bessie Lowman Lowman. Johnny was a US...
Mary Anna Collins Gibson
Jul 8, 2020
February 12, 1940 – July 8, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, Mary Anna Gibson, loving mother, grandmother and friend to many, passed away peacefully at home at age 80. Mary Anna was born on February 12, 1940 in Hildebran, NC to the late Roy D. Collins and Daisie Anna Collins…
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Emily Brittain Carswell
Jul 8, 2020
August 31, 1929 – July 8, 2020 Newton, North Carolina
Emily Brittain Carswell of Newton, North Carolina passed away July 8, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Carswell, and leaves behind her daughters, Donna Leathers (Dan) and Gleta Carswell (René Quadt) and her grandson, Sterling Jordan Weed. She is also …
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Peggy Wisell Wege
Jul 7, 2020
December 19, 1930 – July 7, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mrs. Lois Peggy Wisell Wege, 89 , of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at The Berkeley Assisted Living, following a period of declining health. Peggy was born on December 19, 1930 in Schenectady, NY to the late Hubert J. Wisell and Lula Matthews Wisell....
Paul Burlin Carswell
Jul 4, 2020
October 14, 1937 – July 4, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Paul Burlin Carswell, 82, of Connelly Springs, passed away following a period of declining health on July 4, 2020. Paul was born on October 14, 1937 in Burke county to the late Bryson Afuse Carswell, and late Ottie Mae Lail Carswell. He worked as a self-employed...
Rachel Bivens Martinat
Jul 1, 2020
December 20, 1934 – July 1, 2020 Rutherford College, North Carolina
Mrs. Rachel Bivens Martinat, 85, of Rutherford College, passed away on Wednesday July 1, 2020 at Shaire Center, Lenoir, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Martinat was born December 20, 1934 in Burke County, a daughter of the late Lloyd Jacob and Carrie Zimmerman Bivens....
Leah Mason Mitchell
Jun 29, 2020
August 18, 1947 – June 29, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Leah”Sis” Hontas Mason Mitchell, 72, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at her residence, following a period of declining health. Leah was born on August 18, 1947 in Graham County, to the late Herbert Mason and Edith George Mason. She was...
Rita Faye Crowder
Jun 29, 2020
August 18, 1947 – June 29, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Ms. Rita Faye Crowder, 60, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Carolina Healthcare Blue Ridge Morganton, following a period of declining health. Rita was born December 15, 1959, in Burke County to Eva Belle Benton Crowder and the late Lawrence Crowder. She...
Donald Scott Young
Jun 29, 2020
May 18, 1991 – June 29, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Donald Scott Young, 29, of Hickory passed away June 29, 2020. Donald was born May 18, 1991 in Catawba County to Mary Sweet Bean and David Loransa Young. He worked at United Plate Glass. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather…
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Margaret Cooke Hedrick
Jun 28, 2020
April 27, 1927 – June 28, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Sunday, June 28, 2020, Margaret completed her 93 year Earthly visit and entered Paradise. She ended her battle with Parkinsons Disease while sleeping. She was an obedient daughter, loving wife, and compassionate mother. She had many “careers” in textiles, retail, real estate, and demo at Sam’s...
Lawrence “Chip” Hugh Beck
Jun 24, 2020
August 27, 1959 – June 24, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Lawrence “Chip” Hugh Beck, 60, of Morganton passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at his residence, following a brief illness.Chip was born on August 27, 1959 in Buncombe County to Patricia Patton Lunsford and the late Leslie Hugh Noblitt. He was previously employed as….
...Michael James Kiers Sr.
Jun 24, 2020
February 22, 1972 – June 24, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Michael James Kiers Sr., 48, of Morganton, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at his residence. Michael was born February 22, 1972 in Newport News, VA to Charles Kiers and Cathy Persico. He is preceded in death by his….
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Ann “Rheba” Mcdaniel Burleston
Jun 21, 2020
May 19, 1943 – June 21, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
On, June 21, 2020 Ann “Rheba” McDaniel Burleson reached out for the hand of her Savior and made her final journey home, where she not only joined numerous family and friends, but she was forever reunited with her beloved late husband, James Weldon Burleson. Rheba was born...
Odene Mae Lefevers Justice
Jun 20, 2020
February 5, 1936 – June 20, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Mrs. Odene Mae LeFevers Justice, 84, of Morganton, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health. Odene was born February 5, 1936, in Burke County, to the late Herman Roy LeFevers and Pearl Cline LeFevers. She...
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