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Jean Ellen Jackson
Nov 7, 2019
March 4, 1947 – November 7, 2019
Covington, Georgia
Ms. Jean Ellen Jackson was born on March 4, 1947 and passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019.
Jean was a resident of Covington, Georgia.
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George Lawrence Fisher Jr.
Nov 3, 2019
August 13, 1937 – November 3, 2019 Rock Hill, South Carolina
George Lawrence Fisher, Jr., 82, of Rock Hill, SC formerly of Linville passed away Sunday November 3, 2019 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Mr. Fisher was born on August 13, 1937 in New Hope, AL to the late …
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John Edward Mead
Nov 2, 2019
April 27, 1938 – November 2, 2019 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
MEAD, John Edward, age 81, of Connelly Springs, NC passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019. He was born on April 27, 1938 in Cleveland County, NC, to Plato and Monta Lou Mead.
John will be remembered …
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Patricia Holman Mccreary
Nov 1, 2019
February 13, 1942 – November 1, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Mrs. Patricia H. McCreary, 77, of Valdese passed away peacefully from this life in the evening of November 1, 2019, after a gradual decline in health. Pat was a loving wife, mother, and friend and will be missed tremendously. She was born…
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John Ray Lowman
Nov 1, 2019
April 14, 1967 – November 1, 2019
Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mr. John Ray Lowman , 52, of Connelly Springs, passed away at his home on November 1, 2019. John was born April 14, 1967, in Burke County to Roy Lee Lowman and Jeffie Arnold Lowman . He was a member of East Valdese Baptist...
Bobby Joe Ross
Oct 31, 2019
September 1, 1952 – October 31, 2019
Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Bobby Joe Ross , 67, of Morganton passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Frye Regional Medical Center following a period of declining health. Bobby was born on September 1, 1952 in Burke County to the late Owen Ross and Nelleen Roper Ross...
Jeffery Dean Whitener
Oct 31, 2019
July 16, 1962 – October 31, 2019
Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Jeffery Dean Whitener , 57, of Valdese passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Jeffery was born July 16, 1962 in Burke County to the late Roy Alexander Whitener Jr., and surviving Cillar Smith Whitener . He brought...
Annette Young Brittain
Oct 30, 2019
November 28, 1950 – October 30, 2019
Hickory, North Carolina
Annette Young Brittain, 68, of Hickory, departed this life to her heavenly home on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at her residence, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Annette was born on November 28, 1950 in Catawba County to Lloyd Paul Young and the late...
John Robert White
Oct 29, 2019
May 10, 1985 – October 29, 2019 Waynesville, North Carolina
Mr. John Robert White, 34, of Waynesville, NC, formally of Rutherford College, passed away on Tuesday October 29, 2019 after a brief illness. John was born May 10, 1985 in Burke County, a son of Martha Maynor White and the late Dr. Emmett R. White, Sr. He...
Paulette Dale Barrier
Oct 29, 2019
August 9, 1931 – October 29, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Mrs. Paulette Dale Barrier, 88, of Valdese passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at her residence. Paulette was born on August 9, 1931 in Yancey County to the late James Wesley Dale and Missouri Dale. She was a longtime member of Drexel Memorial Baptist Church….. View Full Obituary...
Nai Lor
Oct 28, 2019
August 20, 1975 – October 28, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Nai Lor, 44, of Morganton, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Nai was born on August 20, 1975 in Laos …
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Cody Douglas Cook
Oct 27, 2019
August 4, 1987 – October 27, 2019
Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Cody Douglas Cook , 32, of Valdese, passed away on Sunday October 27, 2019 after a brief illness. Mr. Cook was born August 4, 1987 in Richlands, VA, a son of Patricia Brown Cook Pyatte and the late Jerry Douglas Cook . Cody was...
Jacob Lor
Oct 26, 2019
December 19, 1997 – October 26, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Jacob Lor, 21, of Morganton, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at CHS-BR Morganton. Jacob was born on December 19, 1997 in Burke County to Coly Heu Lor and the late Nai Lor. Survivors include his mother…
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Alfred “Pap Cooter” Carswell
Oct 22, 2019
July 15, 1949 – October 22, 2019
Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Alford Lee “Pap Cooter” Carswell , 70, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, following a period of declining health. Alford was born July 15, 1949 in Burke County to the late Azer B. Carswell and...
Mary Magadlene Brown
Oct 21, 2019
April 13, 1926 – October 21, 2019
Granite Falls, North Carolina
Mrs. Magadlene Bryant Brown , 93, of Granite Falls, passed away on Monday October 21, 2019 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Valdese, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Brown was born April 13, 1926 in Caldwell County, a daughter of the...
Stanley W. “Butch” Leonhardt
Oct 19, 2019
October 14, 1953 – October 19, 2019
Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Stanley W. “Butch” Leonhardt , Sr., 66, of Valdese passed away on Saturday October 19, 2019 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Valdese, after a period of declining health. Mr. Leonhardt was born October 14, 1953 in Amberg, WI, a son of the...
Joann Gragg Benton
Oct 19, 2019
Joann Gragg Benton, 70, of Lenoir, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2019 at her home following a period of declining health. No services are planned at this time. Heritage Funeral Service and Crematory is serving the Benton family.
Carolyn Berry Atwood
Oct 18, 2019
October 1, 1950 – October 18, 2019
Hickory, North Carolina
Carolyn Loretta Berry Atwood, 69, of Hickory passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 at Livingston Healthcare in Livingston, MT following a period of declining health. Carolyn was born October 1, 1950 in Burke County to the late, Edward Junior Berry and Gladys Tomlinson Berry. She...
Carolyn Loretta Berry Atwood
Oct 18, 2019
October 1, 1950 – October 18, 2019 Hickory, North Carolina
Carolyn Loretta Berry Atwood, 69, of Hickory passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 at Livingston Healthcare in Livingston, MO following a period of declining health.Carolyn was born October 1, 1950 in Burke County to the late, Edward Junior Berry and Gladys Tomlinson…
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Vernie Abee Lowman
Oct 17, 2019
August 27, 1930 – October 17, 2019
Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Vernie Mae Abee Lowman , 89, of Connelly Springs, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, following a period of declining health. Vernie was born August 27, 1930 in Burke County to...
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