Clara Poole Stroupe
Jul 24, 2019
December 2, 1941 – July 24, 2019 Rutherford College, North Carolina
Mrs. Clara Mae Poole Stroupe, 77, of Rutherford College, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at her residence, following a brief illness. Clara was born on December 2, 1941 in Ashe County to the late Dillon Arthur Poole and Clyde Howell Poole. She was a...
Shirley Puckett Kincaid
Jul 24, 2019
March 29, 1935 – July 24, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Shirley Puckett Kincaid, 84, of Morganton, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday July 24, 2019. Born in Burke County on March 29, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Albert Lee “Buddy” Puckett and Estelle Mull Puckett. She was a homemaker and enjoyed...
Raymond Luther Burns
Jul 23, 2019
September 4, 1929 – July 23, 2019 Drexel, North Carolina
Mr. Raymond “Ray” Burns, 89, of Drexel passed away Tuesday July 23, 2019 at Carolina Caring following a period of declining health. Ray was born, September 4, 1929 in Morganton County to the late Martin Luther Burns and Maybell Harris Burns. He was a veteran of the...
Katy Pittman Anthony
Jul 22, 2019
July 1, 1935 – July 22, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Mrs. Katy Lucele Anthony, 84, of Drexel, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Mrs. Anthony was born July 1, 1935 in Avery County to the late Ernest and Ethel Pittman. She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church. In...
Crystal Mosteller Heien
Jul 22, 2019
March 13, 1959 – July 22, 2019 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Crystal Mosteller Heien, 60, of Connelly Springs, entered God’s Glory on Monday, July 22, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Crystal was born on March 13, 1959 in Catawba County to the late Gary Mosteller and Marie Walsh Mosteller. She was loving...
Jerry Lee Hudson
Jul 22, 2019
April 12, 1945 – July 22, 2019 Hildebran, North Carolina
Mr. Jerry Hudson, 74, of Hildebran passed away peacefully Monday, July 22, 2019 at Cambridge House following a period of declining health. Jerry was born April 12, 1945 in Catawba County to the late Judson J. Hudson and Josephine Propst Hudson Baker. He was a member of...
Carolyn West Franklin
Jul 22, 2019
July 14, 1937 – July 22, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Carolyn Ruth West Franklin, 82, of Valdese, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2019, after a period of declining health. She was born July 14, 1937, in Cherokee County, NC, the daughter of Myrtle Sherrill West and Charley Glen West. Mrs. Franklin was an active member of...
Patricia Ann Mccall Ollis
Jul 19, 2019
May 3, 1938 – July 19, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Patricia Ann McCall Ollis, 81, of Morganton, passed away Friday July 19, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Ollis was born on May 3, 1938 in Transylvania County to the late Edwin Cullen McCall and Muriel Autry McCall. She was a retired maintenance technician with Southern Devices, and...
Christopher Bryan Lukomski
Jul 12, 2019
December 14, 1977 – July 12, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Mr. Christopher Bryan Lukomski, 41, of Morganton, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019, at his residence, following a period of declining health, due to ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Chris was born December 14, 1977, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, to Pamela Thornbury Lukomski and the late Paul...
Ruth Bailey Fulbright
Jul 9, 2019
November 29, 1925 – July 9, 2019 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Mrs. Ruth Bailey Fulbright, 93, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care, following a period of declining health. Ruth was born on November 29, 1925 in Burke County to the late Stanley Bailey and Lourah Williams Bailey....
Wanda Jean Carswell Bolding
Jul 7, 2019
January 25, 1953 – July 7, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Wanda Carswell Bolding, 66, of Valdese passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019 at her home surrounded by loved ones. Wanda was born January 25, 1953 in Burke County to the late Francis Warlick Carswell and David Lee Carswell. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Survivors include,...
Pamela Renee Boughman
Jul 5, 2019
October 13, 1958 – July 5, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Pamela Renee Boughman, 60, of Morganton passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health. Pamela was born October 13, 1958 in Catawba County to the late Ed Thomas Cook and Edith Mae Porter Cook. She was a...
Robert Lee Bonner, Sr.
Jul 2, 2019
March 5, 1935 – July 2, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Robert Lee Bonner, Sr., 84, of Valdese passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care following a period of declining health. Robert was born March 5, 1935 in Burke County to the late Robert Bonner and Roberta Wiseman Bonner. He worked as...
Commiedore Powell
Jun 30, 2019
July 4, 1959 – June 30, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. Commiedore Powell, 59, of Valdese passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Deer Park Health & Rehab Center in Nebo, following a period of declining health. Commiedore was born on July 4, 1959 in Burke County to the late Commiedore Powell, Sr. and Bessie May...
Timothy Wayne “Tim” Johnson
Jun 29, 2019
May 20, 1956 – June 29, 2019 Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Timothy “Tim” Wayne Johnson, age 63, of Connelly Springs, NC passed away suddenly on Saturday, June 29, 2019. Tim was well known to many, having worked at Alray Tire in Valdese for 15 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Hildebran, NC. He...
George Edward Woody
Jun 27, 2019
October 28, 1938 – June 27, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Mr. George Edward Woody, 80, of Valdese, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019, at his residence following a period of declining health. George was born October 28, 1938, in Avery County, to the late Joe Woody and Eva Mae Franklin Woody. He was retired from Drexel...
Mrs. Margaret Perrou Mcgee
Jun 26, 2019
January 19, 1936 – June 26, 2019 Valdese, North Carolina
Mrs. Margaret Perrou Lowman McGee, 83, of Valdese,passed away on Wednesday June 26, 2019 at her residence after a period of declining health. Mrs. McGee was born January 19, 1936 in Valdese, a daughter of the late William “Bill” Perrou and Viola Setzer Perrou. She was a...
Joe Cullen Cook
Jun 26, 2019
October 6, 1927 – June 26, 2019 Hildebran, North Carolina
Mr. Joe Cullen Cook, 91, of Hildebran, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Cambridge House Nursing Center, following a period of declining health. Joe was born on October 6, 1927 in Burke County to the late Marshall Cook and Minnie Tallent Cook. He attended Coming...
Sarah Alice Piercy Annas
Jun 22, 2019
October 30, 1936 – June 22, 2019 Morganton, North Carolina
Mrs. Sarah Alice Piercy Annas, 82, of Morganton passed away Saturday June 22, 2019 at Grace Heights following a period of declining health. Sarah was born October 30, 1936 in Burke County, a daughter to the late Polly Piercy and Charlie Piercy. She enjoyed her job as...
Keysha Renae Franklin
Jun 22, 2019
August 26, 1992 – June 22, 2019 Gastonia, North Carolina
Ms. Keysha Renae Franklin, 26, of Gastonia, passed away on Saturday, June 22 2019 at her residence. A graveside service will be held on Friday, July 5, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at High Shoals Memorial Gardens with Rev. Billy Dunigan officiating. Heritage Funeral Service & Crematory of...
