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Verlene Allen Penley
Dec 5, 2019
July 26, 1943 – December 5, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Verlene Allen Penley, 76, of Morganton, passed away Thursday December 5, 2019 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Center. Verlene was born on July 26, 1943 in Surry County to the late Gurnie Coram Allen and Gladys Ethel Harvey Allen. She worked as a travel agent…
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Dec 5, 2019
January 27, 1949 – December 5, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Miss Shirley Louise Edwards, 70, of Morganton passed away unexpectedly in her home on December 5, 2019, following a period of declining health.Miss Edwards was born January 27, 1949, a daughter of the late Sidney and Lee Ila Moses York… View Full Obituary on Tributes
Bennie Richard Paige
Dec 4, 2019
March 27, 1940 – December 4, 2019
Hickory, North Carolina
Mr. Bennie Richard Paige, 79, of Hickory, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Blueridge Healthcare System – Valdese. Bennie was born March 27, 1940, in Cleveland County to the late Cletus R. Paige and Minnie Burns Paige. He was a member at...
Harold Lee Horton
Dec 1, 2019
March 5, 1958 – December 1, 2019
Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Harold Lee Horton, 61, of Morganton, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Carolinas Medical Center. Harold was born March 5, 1958, in Burke County to Mary Fortune Horton and the late Laton Alton Horton Sr. He is survived by his wife...
Karen Louise Peirce
Nov 30, 2019
June 13, 1957 – November 30, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Mrs. Karen Louise St. Denis Peirce, 62, of Morganton, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care, following a period of declining health. Karen was born on June 13, 1957 in Middleberry, VT…….
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Mark Douglas Lane
Nov 30, 2019
August 13, 2019 – November 30, 2019 Hickory, North Carolina
ark Douglas Lane, 59, of Hickory passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday November 30th , 2019 at Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem NC.Mark was born on August 13, 1960 in Burke County. Mark maintained a membership at First Baptist Church of Icard and...
Sherry Renee Cantrell Pugh
Nov 28, 2019
September 21, 1967 – November 28, 2019
Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Ms. Sherry Renee Cantrell Pugh , 52, of Rutherford College, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019, at her residence, following a period of declining health. Sherry was born September 21, 1967, in Burke County, to Rev. Harold Cantrell and Mary Greene Cantrell. She...
Gary Wesley Starnes
Nov 28, 2019
October 8, 1940 – November 28, 2019
Hickory, North Carolina
Mr. Gary Wesley Starnes , 79, of Hickory, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019, at his residence following a period of declining health. Gary was born on October 8, 1940 in Cleveland County, to the late Earnest Wesley Starnes and Laura Brittain Starnes ....
Elizabeth Jane Mason
Nov 26, 2019
July 13, 1935 – November 26, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Adams Mason, 84, of Valdese, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at CHS Blue Ridge-Morganton, following a period of declining health. Elizabeth was born on July 13, 1935 in Waukegan, IL to the late John E. Adams, Sr. and Rose Kalisnig Adams. She...
David Lee Brown
Nov 25, 2019
June 6, 1953 – November 25, 2019
Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. David Lee Brown , 66, of Morganton passed away at his home on November 25, 2019. David was born June 6th, 1953 in Fairbanks, Alaska. He was a loving husband , father, grandfather, brother, uncle, in-law and friend. He was preceded in death by...
Doris Farris Queen
Nov 24, 2019
October 17, 1929 – November 24, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Mrs. Doris Farris Queen, 90, of Morganton passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at her home following a period of declining health.Doris was born October 17, 1929 in Rutherford County to the late Duke Farris and Pearl Morrow Farris. She worked at Shadowline as…
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Betty Jean Kincaid
Nov 23, 2019
May 16, 1930 – November 23, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Early Saturday morning, on November 23, 2019 our loving Savior came to get our beloved Betty Jean Kincaid and take her to the place He prepared for her in Heaven.Our dear sister, aunt, and friend to many was…
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Arvin Clarence Childers
Nov 22, 2019
December 9, 1941 – November 22, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Arvin Clarence Childers, 77, of Valdese passed away on Friday, November 22, 2019 at his residence, following a period of declining health. Arvin was born on December 9, 1941 in Burke County…
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Dorothy Harrison Kerstetter
Nov 20, 2019
December 18, 1938 – November 20, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Mrs. Dorothy Harrison Kerstetter, 80, of Valdese, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at her residence. Dorothy was born on December 18, 1938 in Cherokee County, NC , to the late Claude Day and Fannie Love Day. She was a longtime member …
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Beverly Christine Thombs Sullivan
Nov 20, 2019
February 18, 1953 – November 20, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Mrs. Beverly Christine Thombs Sullivan, 66, of Morganton passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019. A funeral service will be held 1:30PM Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Gaston Chapel A.M.E. Church with…
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Mildred Mcneilly Lail
Nov 20, 2019
July 28, 1921 – November 20, 2019 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Mildred McNeilly Lail, 98, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at College Pines Nursing Center, following a period of declining health. Mildred was born on July 28, 1921 in Cleveland County…
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Billie Solomon Norville
Nov 18, 2019
March 21, 1938 – November 18, 2019
Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Billie Solomon Norville, 81, of Morganton, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019 at Frye Regional Hospital following a period of declining health. Billie was born March 21, 1938 in Rutherford County, to the late Thomas Crawford Norville and Robert Mae Laughter Norville. He...
Berniece Pittman Smith
Nov 18, 2019
November 7, 1934 – November 18, 2019 Moganton, North Carolina
Mrs. Berniece Pittman Smith, 85, of Morganton passed away Monday, November 18, 2019 at her home following a period of declining health. Berniece was born November 7, 1934 in Spruce Pine, NC to the late Guy Pittman and Edith Dayton Pittman. She was a member of Missionary...
Althea Sturk Parker
Nov 18, 2019
November 16, 1955 – November 18, 2019
Hickory, North Carolina
Althea Lucille Sturk Parker, 64, of Hickory, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019 at Frye Regional Hospital following a period of declining health. Althea was born November 16, 1955, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, to the late Peter Sturk and Lucille Sturk. She was a very...
Mary Louise Holton Mccorkle
Nov 17, 2019
July 15, 1936 – November 17, 2019 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Mary Holton McCorkle, 83, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Sunday November 17, 2019 at Frye Regional Medical Center, after a period of declining health.Mrs. McCorkle was born July 15, 1936 in Catawba County, a daughter of the late John R. and Grace Warlick…
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