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Bobby Joe Ross

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Margaret Duckworth Greer

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

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

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

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

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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