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Herman Jasper Bumgarner
Feb 13, 2020
October 13, 1933 – February 13, 2020 Lenoir, North Carolina
Herman Jasper Bumgarner, 86, of Lenoir passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Caldwell Hospice in Hudson. Herman was born October 13, 1933 in Burke County to the late Ivey Patton Bumgarner and Vera Rhyne Bumgarner. He was a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church. In addition...
Philip Ray Cook
Feb 13, 2020
March 28, 1945 – February 13, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Philip Ray Cook, 74, of Connelly Springs, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Carolina Rehab Nursing Home following a period of declining health. Philip was born March 28, 1945 in Cleveland County to the late Wade Alvin Cook and Azalie Lynn Cook.In addition to his...
Roy Amos Lingerfelt
Feb 12, 2020
October 8, 1933 – February 12, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Roy Amos Lingerfelt, 86, of Connelly Springs, departed this life to his heavenly home on Wednesday February 12, 2020 following a brief period of declining health. Amos was born on October 8, 1933 in Burke County to the late George Lingerfelt and Lily Speagle Lingerfelt. He...
Abbie Leigh Baker
Feb 12, 2020
October 23, 1949 – February 12, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Abbie Leigh Baker, 70, of Hickory, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday February 12, 2020 at her residence.Mrs. Baker was born on October 23, 1949 in Mecklenburg County to the late Mack Baker and Susan Sherrill Baker. She was self-employed as a cosmetologist…..
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Edgar Lee Hollifield, Jr.
Feb 11, 2020
January 21, 1963 – February 11, 2020 Morganton, North Carolina
Edgar Lee “Junior” Hollifield, 57, of Morganton passed away Tuesday February 11, 2020 at his home, following a period of declining health.Mr. Hollifield was born January 21, 1963 in…
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Deborah Raylene Wilson
Feb 11, 2020
March 22, 1953 – February 11, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mrs. Deborah Raylene Wilson, 66, of Valdese, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at her residence, following a period of declining health. Deborah was born on March 22, 1953 in Yancey County to the late Herman Hall and Dixie Blevins Hall. She was…
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Timothy Guy Parton
Feb 11, 2020
May 20, 1967 – February 11, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Timothy Guy Parton, 52, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at his residence following a period of declining health. Timothy was born May 20, 1967, in Buncombe County to Patricia Parton Hildebran and the late Thomas Guy Powell. He attended Word of...
Lisa Danielle Collins
Feb 9, 2020
March 7, 1988 – February 9, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Lisa Danielle Collins, 31, of Hickory passed away Sunday February 9, 2020 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health.Lisa was born March 7, 1988 in Forsyth County, NC to Tina Hudson and Robert Collins. She was a graduate of the N.C. School...
Joyce Hullender Gillispie
Feb 8, 2020
February 15, 1950 – February 8, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Joyce Hullender Gillispie , 69, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Grace Hospital after a period of declining health. Mrs. Gillispie was born, February 15, 1950 in Gaston County, a daughter of the late John Marshall and Grace Regina Hartsoe Hullender . Joyce was a...
Jane Garrou Lane
Feb 7, 2020
February 8, 1923 – February 7, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Jane Garrou Lane, 96, of Valdese passed away Friday February 7, 2020 at her residence following a period of declining health. Mrs. Lane was born on February 8, 1923 in Burke County to the late Albert Francis Garrou and Louise Holloway Garrou. Jane Graduated from Salem College...
Geneva Hildebran
Feb 7, 2020
October 7, 1931 – February 7, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mrs. Geneva Glazebrooks Hildebran, 88, recently of Valdese, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, February 6, 2020, at College Pines Health and Rehabilitation Center, following a period of declining health. Geneva was born on October 7, 1931 in Burke county to the late...
Karen Ruth Edwards
Feb 7, 2020
December 22, 1950 – February 7, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Ms. Karen Ruth Edwards, 69, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, following a period of declining health. Karen was born December 22, 1950, on the island of Guam at the naval base to her late father,...
Eva Mae Elizabeth Wilkie Williams
Feb 6, 2020
May 10, 1933 – February 6, 2020 Hickory, North Carolina
Mrs. Eva Mae Elizabeth Wilkie Williams, 86, of Hickory, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 6, 2020, following a brief illness. Eva was born on May 10, 1933 in Burke County, the only daughter to the late Richard Alfonzo Wilkie and Delphia Ada Butler Wilkie. She attended...
Betty Jo Lefevers
Feb 6, 2020
August 14, 1943 – February 6, 2020 Drexel, North Carolina
Mrs. Betty Jo Ogle LeFevers, 76, of Drexel, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Autumn Care Nursing Center, following a period of declining health. Betty was born on August 14, 1943 in Burke County…
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Tim Mcpeters
Feb 6, 2020
September 25, 1949 – February 6, 2020 Marion, North Carolina
Mr. Thurman Tim McPeters, 70, of Marion, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, following a period of declining health. Tim was born on September 25, 1949 in McDowell…
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Demetri Vance Saltz
Feb 6, 2020
February 16, 1991 – February 6, 2020 Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Demetri Vance Saltz, 28, of Hickory, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020. Demetri was born February 16, 1991, in Catawba County to Richard Saltz and Sherri Williams Saltz. He was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church and a graduate…..
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Shirley Louise Carswell Lowman
Feb 5, 2020
November 19, 1935 – February 5, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Shirley Louise Carswell Lowman, 84, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at her residence, following a period of declining health.Shirley was born on November 19, 1935 in Burke County to the late Bryson Carswell and Ottie Lail Carswell. She was a...
Karl “Randy” Miller
Feb 5, 2020
June 7, 1962 – February 5, 2020 Hildebran, North Carolina
Mr. Randy Miller passed away at Carolina Caring on Thursday, February 5, 2020, following a period of declining health. He was born on June 7th, 1962 to the late Jimmy Ralph Miller, and Edna Karlena Fisher Miller in Wetzel, West Virginia. Randy worked as a landscaper for...
Thomas Leroy Flowers
Feb 4, 2020
May 9, 1938 – February 4, 2020 Newton, North Carolina
Mr. Thomas Leroy Flowers, 81, of Newton, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at Abernethy Laurels, following a period of declining health. Tom was born May 9, 1938 in Catawba County to the late Gordon Flowers and Martha Hilton Flowers. He worked at Centel Telephone Company...
Jerdy Maynor Robinson
Feb 3, 2020
November 2, 1926 – February 3, 2020 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Jerdy Hazel Maynor Robinson, 93, of Connelly Springs passed away Monday February 3, 2020 at Grace Heights Nursing Home following a period of declining health. Jerdy was born November 2, 1926 in Haywood County…
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