Margaret Duckworth Greer
Oct 16, 2019
April 28, 1950 – October 16, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Duckworth Greer, 69, of Morganton, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care, following a brief illness. Margaret was born on April 28, 1950 in Burke County to Mozelle Dale Duckworth and the late Gerald J…
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Kimberly Lefevers Evans
Oct 15, 2019
December 10, 1968 – October 15, 2019 Drexel, North Carolina
rs. Kimberly Leigh LeFevers Evans, 50, of Drexel, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Carolinas Healthcare-Blue Ridge of Morganton, following a period of declining health. Kim was born on December 10, 1968 in Burke County to Roy Lee LeFevers Jr. and Betty Jo Ogle. She...
Ayden Michael Gurley
Oct 12, 2019
October 2, 2019 – October 12, 2019
Valdese, North Carolina
Ayden Michael Gurley , ten days old, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Carolinas Medical Center. Ayden was born October 2, 2019 in Burke County to Jamie Gurley and Sophia Shutz Gurley . In addition to his parents he is survived by…….
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Teresa Hildebran Carswell
Oct 12, 2019
March 13, 1968 – October 12, 2019 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Teresa Hildebran Carswell, 51, of Connelly Springs went home, to be with her Lord and Savior on October 12, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.Teresa was born March 13, 1968 in Burke County to Mr. Johnny Hildebran and Mrs. Cora Lee Greene Hildebran. Teresa will...
Brian Keith Newton
Oct 10, 2019
September 5, 1958 – October 10, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Brian Keith Newton, 61, of Valdese, passed away on Thursday October 10, 2019 at CMC-Main in Charlotte after a brief illness.Mr. Newton was born September 5, 1958 in Burke County a son of Billy Ray Newton and Jean Nichols . Brian was…
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Dana Rondal Burns, Sr.
Oct 10, 2019
June 1, 1952 – October 10, 2019 Hickory, North Carolina
Dana Rondal Burns, Sr., 67, of Hickory, passed away Thursday October 10, 2019, at his home following a period of declining health.Dana was born in Burke County, NC, to the late Homer Roosevelt Burns and Christeen Rogers Burns. He was…
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Craig Steven Callaway
Oct 9, 2019
February 1, 1959 – October 9, 2019 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Craig Steven Callaway (Tuna), age 60, passed away at his North Carolina home on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Craig was born on February 1, 1959 in Alexandria, Virginia to the late Kenneth Albert and Constance Marie Callaway (Morone). Craig is survived by his…
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Ruby Viola Vess Long
Oct 9, 2019
April 21, 1924 – October 9, 2019
Hickory, North Carolina
Mrs. Ruby Viola Vess Long, 95, of Hickory, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Carolina Rehab and Nursing, following a period of declining health. Ruby was born on April 21, 1924 in McDowell County to the late Peter Vess and Nora Dalton Vess...
Helen Patton Edgins
Oct 8, 2019
January 3, 1940 – October 8, 2019
Morganton, North Carolina
Helen Patton Smith Edgins , age 79, departed this life to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Carolina Caring Hospice in Newton, with her loving husband Jimmy and her children by her side. Helen , daughter of the late Horace Graham...
Margie Ogle Hipps
Oct 6, 2019
September 2, 1927 – October 6, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Margie Ogle Hipps, 92, of Valdese passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Abernethy Laurels Nursing Center following a period of declining health. Margie was born September 2, 1927 in Burke County…
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Elizabeth T. “Libby” Cooper
Oct 6, 2019
August 30, 1944 – October 6, 2019
Valdese, North Carolina
Elizabeth T. “Libby” Cooper , 75, of Valdese passed away on Sunday, October 6 after a brief illness. Born in Valdese, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Ophelia Teague. She was preceded in death by her husband Hoyte Cooper and her sister...
Norma Annas
Oct 2, 2019
January 1, 1939 – October 2, 2019 Rutherford College, North Carolina
Mrs. Norma Epley Annas, 80, of Rutherford College, went to receive her Heavenly Reward on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Annas was the first born child of the year in Burke County, being born on January 1, 1939. She was...
Kenneth Lee Rector
Sep 30, 2019
November 19, 1956 – September 30, 2019
Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Kenneth Lee Rector, 62, of Valdese passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, following a period of declining health. Kenneth was born November 19, 1956, in Burke County, to the late Lee E. Rector and Viola Hull Rector....
Katherine Glazebrook “Kitty” Reep
Sep 30, 2019
April 28, 1929 – September 30, 2019
Rutherford College, North Carolina
Mrs. Katherine Laura “Kitty” Glazebrook Reep, of Rutherford College, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019, at her residence following a period of declining health. Kitty was born April 28, 1929, in Burke County, to the late William Glazebrook and Agnes Christmas Glazebrook. She...
Lisa Ann Suddreth Dale
Sep 26, 2019
February 17, 1957 – September 26, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Lisa Anne Suddreth Dale, age 62 of Morganton, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on September 26, 2019. She was born on February 17, 1957, on a snowy Sunday, to the late John Lloyd Suddreth, and surviving, Eunice Mae Clark Suddreth, as the first of...
Billy Homer Gibbs
Sep 26, 2019
March 24, 1936 – September 26, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Billy Homer Gibbs, 83, of Valdese passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Billy was born March 24, 1936 in Burke County to the late James Pinkney Gibbs and Hattie Duckworth Gibbs. He retired from the military, after twenty…
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Rev. Thomas F. Appleba
Sep 25, 2019
December 27, 1946 – September 25, 2019
Valdese, North Carolina
Rev. Thomas Francis Appleba, 72, of Valdese, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at his residence following a period of declining health. Thomas was born December 27, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, to the late William Albert Appleba and Margaret Quinn Appleba. He was retired...
Bernard Earl White
Sep 24, 2019
May 19, 1937 – September 24, 2019 Drexel, North Carolina
Mr. Bernard Earl White, 82, of Drexel, passed away on Tuesday September 24, 2019 at Grace Hospital Morganton after a period of declining health. Mr. White was born May 19, 1937 in Logan, WV, a son of the late Mason Z. and Molly Burgess White. He was…...
Ronald Jack Pritchard
Sep 24, 2019
November 4, 1948 – September 24, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Ronald Jack Pritchard, age 70 of Valdese, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, after an extended stay at Grace Hospital. Ronnie was born on November 4, 1948 in Burke County to the late Jack Williams Pritchard and Ethel Fox Pritchard....
Roy Max Nations
Sep 21, 2019
May 6, 1943 – September 21, 2019 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mr. Roy Max Nations, 76, of Connelly Springs Community, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, September 21, 2019. Max was born on May 6, 1943 in Swain County, the son of the late Reverend Clyde Nations Sr. and Bertha Cochran Nations. He was retired...
