Mary Louise Swink Canipe
Apr 12, 2024
Mary Louise Swink Canipe, 74, of Casar, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024 at Wendover Hospice House, following a period of declining health.
Mary was born November 12, 1949 in Cleveland County to the late Lester S. Swink and Lula B. Swink. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and worked in the furniture industry....
Larry Lawrence Huffman
Apr 11, 2024
Mr. Larry Lawrence Huffman, 81, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
Larry was born on August 20, 1942, in Burke County to the late Samuel Huffman and Ruby McNeely Huffman. He was retired from General Electric and was a member of Wilkie’s Grove Baptist Church and was a founding member of the George...
Charles David Williams
Apr 9, 2024
Charles David Williams, 69, of Connelly Springs, passed away on April 9, 2024, at UNC Blue Ridge in Morganton following a brief period of declining health.
He was born September 29, 1954, in Graham County, to the late Roy Williams and Jean Farr. A man of faith, he was a member of the Rock Chapel Church of...
Willard Lee Willix
Apr 8, 2024
Willard Lee Willix, 67, of Newton, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2024, at Carolina Caring following a brief illness.
Willard was born on January 28, 1957, in Burke County, a son of the late John and Vienna Young Willix. He loved to hunt and fish. He often traveled to Burnsville in order to hunt turkeys during...
Harold Dean Toney
Apr 7, 2024
Beloved husband, father, Papa, brother and friend.
Dean Toney passed away peacefully on April 7, 2024 after a brief illness with his family by his side. Born January 13, 1946, Dean was the youngest son of William Martin Toney and Virgie Martin Toney Travis whom he joined in heaven along with a brother, Rondell Toney and sister...
Nancy Lane Shook
Apr 7, 2024
Nancy Lane Shook, 79, of Connelly Springs, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at Abernathy Laurels in Newton, NC, following a period of declining health.
Nancy was born August 28, 1944 in Burke County to the late Shufford and Lula Lane. She was a 1963 graduate of Morganton High School and held an associate degree...
Dorothy “Dottie” Elizabeth Shuping Henline
Apr 6, 2024
Dorothy (Dottie) Elizabeth Shuping Henline, age 80, passed away on April 6, 2024, after a period of declining health. She was a native of Valdese, the daughter of the late Jacob and Frances Arnold Shuping. She was a graduate of Drexel High School and High Point University.
She and her late husband Glenn lived in Winston-Salem, Valdese,...
Leonard Peterson
Apr 6, 2024
Mr. Leonard Peterson, 81, of Rutherford College, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Peterson was born January 5, 1943, in Mitchell County, a son of the late Stewart and Marie Hughes Peterson. He was a retired carpenter, enjoyed NASCAR and loved to build...
Ponciano Rodriguez-Barrientos
Apr 5, 2024
Ponciano Rodriguez-Barrientos, 81, of Hickory, passed away on April 5, 2024 at College Pines Health and Rehabilitation Center in Connelly Springs following a period of declining health.
Ponciano was born November 12, 1942, in Sabinos, Mexico, to the late Jose Rodriguez and Guadalupe Barrientos.
The family finds comfort knowing Ponciano found the Lord and his...
Robert Lee Benfield
Apr 5, 2024
Mr. Robert Lee Benfield, 74, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Friday April 5, 2024, at UNC Healthcare, Morganton, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Benfield was born January 23, 1950, in Burke County, a son of the late Robert Van Buren Benfield and Kathryn Warlick Benfield. He was a retired truck driver and attended Bethlehem...
Reba Haney Greene
Apr 3, 2024
Mrs. Reba Jean Haney Greene, 92, of Granite Falls, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at her residence, following a period of declining health. Reba was welcomed into Heaven by her Lord and Savior, who she faithfully served. Then she was greeted by the love of her life, Harold, who she was married to for 48 years,...
James Plato Fletcher
Apr 2, 2024
James Plato Fletcher, 89, of Valdese, passed away at Amorem of Valdese on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, following a period of declining health.
James was born on August 15, 1934, in Wilkes County, a child of the late Thomas P. Fletcher and Leona Cardwell Fletcher. He served his country in the United States Navy until his retirement...
Helen Abernathy Huffman
Apr 1, 2024
Helen Abernathy Huffman, 91, of Hickory, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2024 at Carolina Caring following a period of declining health.
Helen was born October 14, 1932 in Catawba County, to the late Gorman Abernathy and Etra Parker Abernathy. She was an active member of Providence Baptist Church and the Hickory Chapter 155 order of the...
Kimberlin Reid Oxentine Franklin
Apr 1, 2024
Mrs. Kimberlin Reid Oxentine Franklin, 63, of Hildebran, went home to her Lord and Savior, on Monday, April 1, 2024, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, following a long and courageous fight.
Kim was born on April 29, 1960, in Burke County to the late Wilton Oxentine and Ruby Mosteller Oxentine. She was self-employed in the...
Arlene H. Hudson
Mar 31, 2024
Mrs. Arlene H. Hudson, 91, of Morganton, passed away on Sunday March 31, 2024 at Autumn Care, Drexel, after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Hudson was born June 29, 1931 in Burke County, a daughter of the late Ales and Fidelia Rector Hudson. She was a faithful member of the Walker’s Chapel Baptist Church. Mrs. Hudson...
Rufus Franklin Poteat
Mar 27, 2024
Rufus Franklin Poteat, 77, of Connelly Springs, passed away at Carolina Caring on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, following a period of declining health.
Rufus was born June 17, 1946, in Burke County. He served in the United States Army from 1967-1969 in Vietnam. In his civilian career, he worked in the telecommunications industry for 38 years. He...
Sherry Loraine Drum
Mar 27, 2024
Mrs. Sherry Loraine Collins Drum, 61, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at her residence.
Sherry was born on October 20, 1962, in Caldwell County to the late Rufus Collins and Edith Collins. She was previously employed as a phlebotomist with UNC-Caldwell Memorial Hospital.
In addition to her parents, she was...
Pamela Stephens
Mar 27, 2024
Mrs. Pamela Stephens, 69, of Hildebran, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Atrium HealthCare of Charlotte, following a period of declining health.
Pamela was born on July 30, 1954, in Avery County, to the late Evelyn Clontz Carpenter. She was a member of Kings Way Baptist Church and was employed as an office manager in...
Jearl Scott Bivens
Mar 26, 2024
Jearl Scott Bivens, 61, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville, following a period of declining health.
Jearl was born September, 28 1962 in Catawba County to Linda Smith Bivens and the late Jerry Lee Bivens. Jearl worked as an exterminator and enjoyed fishing.
In addition...
William Barrett Travis
Mar 25, 2024
William Barrett Travis, 52, passed away on March 25th, 2024. He was born 7/22/71 to Edward and Deirdre Travis.
He was steadfast in his convictions and spoke with his chest. He was an avid gamer, reader, and sci-fi enthusiast. He was the author of The Chronicles of Todd.
He is survived by his wife of ten years,...
