Gregory Michael Cannon
Nov 11, 2024
Mr. Gregory Michael Cannon, 68, of Valdese, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2024, at UNC Medical Center-Chapel Hill, following a period of declining health. Greg was born on July 14, 1956, in Burke County to the late Sebren Cannon and Hilda Poteat Cannon. He was formerly employed as an accountant in finance and was a longtime member of...
Billy Carter Bryant
Nov 9, 2024
Billy Carter Bryant, 94, of Morganton, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at The Greens of Spruce Pine following a period of declining health.
Billy was born on February 2, 1930 in Burke County, a son of the late Claywell and Tempa Olive Denton Bryant. He loved motorcycles and always kept a Harley to ride. He...
Joyce Cooper Shehan
Nov 9, 2024
Mrs. Joyce Faye Cooper Shehan, 83, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Frye Regional Medical Center following a period of declining health. Joyce was born on May 10, 1941, in Yancey County to the late Ruford Cooper and Lillian Peterson Cooper. She was a retired daycare teacher with Burke County Public Schools and a...
Mary Carver Triplett
Nov 9, 2024
Mary Triplett went home to be with our Lord and Savior Saturday November 9, 2024 at 4:28 p.m.
Mary was born December 30, 1946, in Virginia, to the late James and Essie Mae Carver. She was a devout Christian and a member of Drexel Memorial Baptist Church. She loved her church family very much and she will...
Douglas Herman Saunders
Nov 8, 2024
Mr. Douglas Herman Saunders, 38, of Morganton, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 8, 2024 at UNC-BR Morganton.
Doug was born on February 11, 1986 in Forsyth County to Stella Saunders and was previously employed in the restaurant industry.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Douglas and Carol Saunders.
Surviving...
Thomas Davis “Rareback” Corpening, Jr.
Nov 8, 2024
Mr. Thomas Davis (Rareback) Corpening, Jr., 84, of Morganton, passed away on Friday November 8, 2024, at College Pines Nursing Center, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Corpening was born April 30, 1940, in Burke County, a son of the late Thomas Corpening, Sr. and Celia Rutherford Corpening. He retired as a sander from Drexel Heritage...
Lillee Shyann Wright
Nov 3, 2024
Ms. Lillee Shyann Wright, 16, of Hickory, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Lillee was born on November 5, 2007, in Burke County to Michael Wayne Wright and Rebecca Lynn Wright. She was a current Junior at East Burke High School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society and participated in chorus, and was...
Ethel Icard Roberts
Nov 2, 2024
Ethel Icard Hildebran Starnes Roberts, 93, of Hickory passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at Carolina Rehabilitation of Burke following a period of declining health.
Ethel was born June 26, 1931 in Burke County, to the late Ellis Eugene Lowman and Bertha Icard Hildebran. She was a member of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church and loved reading...
Brenda Kay Henson Coffey
Oct 30, 2024
Brenda Coffey, 67, of Morganton, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at Brockford Inn following a period of declining health. Brenda was born on November 13, 1956, in Catawba County, a daughter of the late Ray Theodore Henson and Helen Bradshaw Henson. In addition to her parents, Brenda is preceded in passing by a brother, Carroll “Ray” Henson....
Kenneth Scott Stettler
Oct 30, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kenneth Scott Stettler of Cumming, GA, who departed this world on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at the age of 58.
Scott was born May 30, 1966 in Huntington, WV, to Ken and Marilee Stettler. He graduated from Huntington East High School in 1984.
Scott...
Dorothy Mozelle Dale Duckworth
Oct 29, 2024
Dorothy Mozelle Dale Duckworth, 92, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at her residence, following a period of declining health.
Mozelle was born November 25, 1931 in Burke County to the late Frank Dale and Mamie Crawley Dale. She was a member at Burkemont Baptist Church, where she loved attending the many dinners where...
Mildred Price Fletcher
Oct 29, 2024
Mildred Jane Price Fletcher, 94, of Valdese, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, after a period of declining health. She was born on December 8, 1929, in Casar, NC, the daughter of James Roland Price and Ada Louise Logan Price. She graduated from Casar High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Carson-Newman College and her...
Margaret Ann Barus Brown
Oct 28, 2024
Margaret Ann Barus Brown, 84, of Valdese, went home to be with her Heavenly Father, after a period of declining health, at Burke Hospice House in Valdese, on Monday, October 28, 2024. Margaret was born May 24, 1940, in Valdese, a daughter of the late Raymond Paul Barus and Aileen Lowman Barus. Margaret was proud of her Waldensian heritage,...
James O. “Jimmy” Bounous
Oct 28, 2024
Mr. James O. “Jimmy” Bounous, 73, of Valdese, passed away unexpectedly on Monday October 28, 2024, while at work. Mr. Bounous was born April 24, 1951, in Burke County, a son of the late Henry and Ruth Small Bounous. He was a member of East Valdese Baptist Church and was employed as a parts associate with Everette Chevrolet in...
Charles Stephen Tallent
Oct 26, 2024
Charles Stephen Tallent, 73, of Connelly Springs, passed away at home on Saturday, October 26, 2024, following a period of declining health.
Charles was born on June 29, 1951, in Catawba County, a son of the late Robert Tallent and Delta Henry Tallent. He dutifully served his country four years in the United States Army, and a...
Amy Renee Brown
Oct 25, 2024
Mrs. Amy Renee Noblitt Brown, 57, of Morganton, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024, at her residence, following a period of declining health. Amy was born on January 9, 1967, in Buncombe County to Elsie Moore Blankenship and the late Charles Spencer Noblitt. She was previously employed as a home healthcare specialist. In addition to her father, she...
Rondal William Mckinney
Oct 23, 2024
Rondal William McKinney, 82, of Valdese started singing at daybreak of October 23, 2024 in praise of our Lord, and went on to Glory in the afternoon.
He was born to Claude and Sadie Prewitt McKinney on November 15, 1941. After graduating high school, he became a fixer of textile machines. He worked several other jobs and...
Betty Guin Sain
Oct 23, 2024
Mrs. Betty Lee Guin Sain, 93, of Hildebran, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at Carolina Caring Hospice in Newton, following a period of declining health. Betty was born on November 5, 1930, in Gaston County to the late Lee Guin and Nettie Lowder Cairrikier. She was a longtime resident of Hildebran, NC, a member of the First...
Terry Keith Pittman
Oct 22, 2024
Mr. Terry Keith Pittman, 65, of Winston-Salem, formerly of Valdese, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at the Hock Family Hospice of Durham, following a period of declining health. Terry was born on September 20, 1959, in Burke County to Keith Buster Pittman and Marilyn Young Pittman. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp and was...
Richard Lee Deal
Oct 22, 2024
Richard Lee Deal, 47, of Hickory, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at his residence.
Richard was born June 26, 1977 in Catawba County to the late Robert Lee Deal and Joyce Ball Deal. He was self employed as a handyman and loved fixing things and working on cars. Richard loved being a father and helping...
