Judy Howard Fowler
May 15, 2024
Judy Howard Fowler, 76, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at UNC Blue Ridge Morganton, following a period of declining health.
Judy was born May 16, 1947, in McDowell County, to the late Jonas Howard and Ada Howard. She had many hobbies from trout fishing, visiting the mountains, sewing, and being in her...
Shelby Jean Wallace Griffin
May 14, 2024
Ms. Shelby Jean Wallace Griffin went to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at UNC Blue Ridge in Morganton, following a period of declining health.
Shelby was born June 10, 1941, in Caldwell County, to the late Ora Van Wallace and Louise Colvard Wallace. She will always be remembered as a loving mother and a...
Keith James Ward
May 14, 2024
Mr. Keith James Ward, 67, of Hickory, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at Carolina Caring Hospice in Newton, following a period of declining health. Keith was born on November 27, 1956 in Catawba County to the late James Franklin Ward and Edith Hice Ward. He was previously employed in several different fields, including brick masonry, furniture manufacturing...
Joann Armour Nantz
May 14, 2024
Mrs. JoAnn Armour Nantz, 89, of Indian Trail, passed away on Tuesday May 14, 2024, at the residence of her caregiver and son, after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Nantz was born March 9, 1935 in Mecklenburg County, a daughter of the late Joseph and Annie Frasure Armour. She was retired from Ingersoll-Rand after many years...
Kathleen Yates Leroux
May 13, 2024
Mrs. Kathleen Yates Leroux, 64, of Valdese passed away on Monday May 13, 2024 at UNC Healthcare, Morganton, after a period of declining health.
Kathy was born July 20, 1959 in Ohio, a daughter of the late Thomas Richard and Norma Kingston Yates. She was a loving wife, mother and a dedicated homemaker.
In addition...
Donna Watson Frye
May 13, 2024
Donna Kay Watson Frye, 78, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2024 at Atrium Health Wake Forest, following a period of declining health.
Donna was born December 26, 1945 in Catawba County to the late Charles J. Watson and Sharon Munday Watson. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Rhodhiss and retired from...
Tina Robin Scronce Hicks
May 9, 2024
Mrs. Tina Robin Scronce Hicks, 58, of Morganton, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at Wendover Hospice House, following a period of declining health.
Tina was born on November 1, 1965 in Burke County to the late T.C. Scronce and Gladys Davis Scronce. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, who loved her animals and...
Dennis Allen Ross
May 8, 2024
Mr. Dennis Allen Ross, 71, of Glen Alpine, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at Amorem Hospice of Burke, following a period of declining health. Dennis was born January 29, 1953 in Burke County to the late James Albert Ross and Zula Powell Ross. He was a retired mechanic in the auto industry, and later retired from Rexnord....
William Howard “Bill” Crump
May 8, 2024
Mr. William (Bill) Howard Crump, of Connelly Springs, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024, following a brief period of declining health. He was 90 years young and led a remarkable life of service and dedication.
Bill was born February 4, 1934, in Catawba County, North Carolina to the late Jones Edward Crump and Margaret Goebel Crump. Bill...
Ernest Marvin Smith, Jr.
May 7, 2024
Ernest Marvin Smith, Jr., 79, of Morganton, NC went to his heavenly home on May 7, 2024 after a period of declining health.
Born in Burke County, NC on July 28, 1944, he was the son of Ernest Marvin Smith, Sr. and Velva Etta Robinson Smith. Ernest was a member of Cross Memorial Baptist Church. He was...
Melvin Bobby Jones
May 6, 2024
Mr. Melvin Bobby Jones, 78, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Monday May 6, 2024, at his residence after a period of declining health.
Mr. Jones was born July 14, 1945, in Yancey County, a son of the late Gaither and Julia Fox Jones. Melvin was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church and a hard worker,...
Barbara Ann Jackson Campbell
May 5, 2024
Mrs. Barbara Ann Jackson Campbell, 80, of Valdese, passed away on Sunday May 5, 2024, at her residence, after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Campbell was born October 15, 1943 in California. Barbara was a loving homemaker and bookkeeper for her husband in his business, Campbell Plumbing. She was a faithful member for over 60 years...
Deitric Lamar Williams
May 5, 2024
Deitric Lamar Williams, 41, of Morganton, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024 at UNC Chapel Hill, following a period of declining health.
Deitric was born May 30, 1982, in Burke County to Hattie Williams and the late James T. Poole. He was a quiet person that loved to be happy and make others happy as well....
Carolyn Pettrey Church
May 4, 2024
Carolyn Pettrey Church, 79, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Atruim Health Cabarrus, following a period of declining health.
Carolyn was born May 4, 1945 in West Virginia, to the late George Washington Pettrey and Alva Lorena Higginbotham Pettrey. Carolyn was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a faithful...
John Allen Abernathy
May 4, 2024
Mr. John Allen Abernathy, 78, of Glen Alpine, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Amorem, Burke Hospice, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Abernathy was born April 17, 1946, in Burke County, a son of the late James Everette and Mary Alice Pitts Abernathy. He was a retired electrician and served his country as...
Mary V. Wertz
May 1, 2024
Mary V. Wertz, 82, of Morganton, NC passed away on May 1, 2024, after a period of declining health.
Born Mary Virginia Hughes on January 15, 1942, to Walter and Ezel Hughes in Dixie, West Virginia. She met and married her husband, William L. Wertz, Sr. in 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio.
She was preceded in...
Eugene Hensley
Apr 30, 2024
Mr. Eugene Hensley, 88, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Gateway Nursing & Rehab of Lenoir, following a period of declining health.
Eugene was born on December 15, 1935, in Yancey County, to the late James William Hensley and Mary McPeters Hensley. He was a graduate of the N.C School for the Deaf...
Abiel Michael Bynum Burns
Apr 30, 2024
Abiel Michael Bynum Burns, 2, of Granite Falls, passed away unexpectedly on April 30, 2024, at Brenner Children’s Hospital at WFUBMC.
Abiel was born on November 8, 2021, in Catawba County to Keith Burns and Elisabeth Muller.
Surviving, in addition to his parents, are grandmothers, Cheryl Muller and Lisa Hughes; grandfather, Keith Wade Burns; great-grandparents,...
Ayriel Jones
Apr 29, 2024
Ayriel Jones passed away at Levine’s Children’s Hospital on Monday, April 29, 2024 following a brief illness.
Ariel was born April 14, 2024 in Mecklenburg County to Kenneth Jones and Heather Browning surrounded by love. She was our angel while she was here.
Those left to cherish her memory include her parents; siblings, Kenneth Paul...
Derrell Edward Collins
Apr 27, 2024
Mr. Derrell Collins, 71, of Morganton, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at his residence.
Derrell was born February 3, 1953 in Brevard, NC to the late Clarence Collins and Azzell Dodgens Collins. Derrell was a member of Bible Missionary Baptist Church and loved working with the men’s group and missions. He loved to be out...
