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...
Joyce Smith Brittain
Apr 26, 2024
Joyce Smith Brittain, 74, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024 at UNC Blue Ridge Morganton, following a period of declining health.
Joyce was born October 8, 1949 in Catawba County to the late Virgil Smith and Mary Duncan Smith. She worked as a branch manager for Members Credit Union and was a faithful...
Anna Elizabeth Divelbliss Zink
Apr 24, 2024
Anna Elizabeth Divelbliss Zink, 72, of Morganton passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at her residence following a brief period of declining health.
Anna was born December 30, 1951, in Pennsylvania, to the late Dayton Divelbliss and Myrtle Shaffer Divelbliss. Anna will be remembered as a gardener, her love for fishing, her creative photography and her...
Delores Jones Vaughn
Apr 22, 2024
Delores Jones Vaughn, 64, of Granite Falls, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, at her home in Granite Falls in the company of her dear friend, Vicki, and husband, George, following a period of declining health. Delores was born on July 2, 1959, in James City County, Virginia, a daughter of the late Robert Lee Jones and Racheal...
James Edward “Bud” Marlow
Apr 20, 2024
James Edward “Bud” Marlow, 74, of Newton, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024 following a period of declining health. Bud was born February 19, 1950 in Catawba County to the late Oliver Ray Marlow and Pauline Rudisill Marlow. He attended MarketPlace Church in Hickory. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Jerry...
Linda Sue Benfield Bollinger
Apr 20, 2024
Mrs. Linda Sue Benfield Bollinger, 79, of Valdese, passed away peacefully at her residence with her loving family by her side on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
Mrs. Bollinger was born February 8, 1945, in Burke County, a daughter of the late Clifton Andrew and Virginia Mae Burleson Benfield. Linda was a loving wife, following her husband throughout...
James Harrison Brown
Apr 20, 2024
James Harrison Brown, 85, of Valdese, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024, following a period of declining health.
James was born February 19, 1939, in McDowell County, NC, a son of the late Luther and Grace Kelly Brown. His working career was in security management, having worked for the Valdese Hospital as Chief of Security for...
Robert Thomas Seagle
Apr 20, 2024
Robert Thomas Seagle, born on June 28, 1933, in Lincoln County, North Carolina, peacefully passed away April 20, 2024. He was surrounded by the love of his family, and the memories of a life well-lived. Bob, as he was affectionately known, was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend.
Bob’s journey began in the heart of North...
Marian Nichols Vendemia
Apr 18, 2024
Marian Nichols Vendemia, 92, of Drexel, passed away on April 18, 2024 in her home following a period of declining health. She died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Marian was born on August 30, 1931 in Cherokee County, N.C., the sixth of thirteen children of Florence and Luther Nichols. She grew up in the...
Mary Ellen Robinson Price
Apr 16, 2024
Mary Ellen Robinson Price, 91, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at Amorem Hospice of Burke.
Mary was born September 24, 1932 in Burke County to the late Charlie Robinson and Bertha Carswell Robinson. She was a member of First Baptist Church Hildebran and loved to cook and serve others.
In...
Jimmy Lee Brittain
Apr 16, 2024
Jimmy Lee Brittain, aged 81, of Connelly Springs, departed this world for his heavenly home on April 16, 2024. Jim passed away at his residence after facing declining health for several months with unwavering strength and dignity. Born in Lincoln County, NC, on August 24, 1942, to Purlia and Cleo Kiser Brittain, Jim’s earthly journey has been one of...
Richard Dennis Rains
Apr 15, 2024
Richard Dennis Rains, 74, of Valdese, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina.
Dennis was born February 19, 1950, in Burke County to the late James Rains, originally from Grundy, West Virginia, and his wife, Eula “Dootsie” Oxentine Rains of Valdese, North Carolina. He was a beloved husband...
Grace Kathleen Ribet
Apr 15, 2024
Mrs. Grace Kathleen Lowman Ribet, departed this earth to her Heavenly Home on April 15, 2024. She went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, after a long and full life of service. Born to Floyd and Fannie Deal Lowman on October 15, 1933, in Valdese, NC She was a faithful Christian, talented musician, loving mother, grandmother...
