Helen S. Godderis
Feb 23, 2024
Mrs. Helen S. Godderis, 68, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Friday February 23, 2024, at UNC Healthcare, Morganton, after a short period of declining health.
Mrs. Godderis was born February 24, 1955, in Danberry, CT, a daughter of the late William and Helen Lamphere Shiell. Mrs. Godderis was a loving wife, mother, grandmother. She enjoyed her...
Donald Billie Huffman
Feb 21, 2024
Mr. Donald Billie Huffman, 90, of Hildebran, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at Frye Regional Medical Center, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Huffman was born September 6, 1933, in Catawba County, a son of the late Harvey Elmer and Lura Shook Huffman. He retired from the US Air Force as a Chief Master...
Christopher Jacob Cook
Feb 17, 2024
Christopher Jacob Cook, 43, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Greensboro following a period of declining health. Christopher was born February 15, 1981, in Watauga County, a son of Aaron Cook and Margaret Ella Kates. Chistopher loved his family and adored his son. He was an industrial electrician for more than 20 years. He loved the mountains....
Luke Anthony Powell
Feb 17, 2024
Mr. Luke Anthony Powell, 53, of Hickory, passed away on Saturday February 17, 2024 at UNC Health Care, Morganton, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Powell was born March 7, 1970, in Burke County, a son of Robert McKinley Powell and the late Sherry Ann Chapman Powell. He was the owner and operator of Powell’s Concrete...
Yvonne Marie Smart
Feb 16, 2024
Mrs. Yvonne Marie Smart, 45, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024, at Amorem Burke Hospice, Valdese, after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Smart was born February 25,1978, in Columbia, SC, a daughter of Kay Greene McCarthy and the late Robert McCarthy. Yvonne was a caring and loving person and exhibited it by...
Darlene Powell Williams
Feb 16, 2024
Darlene Powell Williams, 75, of Lenoir passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024 at her home, following a period of declining health.
Darlene was born October 19, 1948 in Burke County to the late William “Colen” McKinley Powell and Sarah E. Pritchard Powell. She was a member of North Catawba Church and spent her best days taking...
Lee Roy Seay
Feb 16, 2024
Lee Roy Seay, 86, of Hickory, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024 at his residence.
Lee Roy was born September 16, 1937 in Swain County, to the late Ernest Seay and Rosetta McHan Seay. He was a member of Connelly Springs Freewill Baptist Church. Lee Roy enjoyed fishing and gardening in his spare time.
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Paul Vester Cody
Feb 15, 2024
Mr. Paul Vester Cody, 76, of Valdese, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at UNC Blue Ridge, after a period of declining health.
Paul was born September 10, 1947, in Catawba County, to the late Clifford Cody and Elsie Ingle Cody. He served honorably in the U.S. Army and took pride in his working career. His...
Peggy Sue Mcqueen Francis
Feb 15, 2024
Peggy Sue McQueen Francis, 90, of Greensboro, NC, transitioned from this earthly home on February 15, 2024, at AuthoraCare Collective in Burlington, NC, after a period of declining health battling pancreatic cancer. Peggy was born September 10, 1933, in Carter County, Tennessee, to the late Conley T. McQueen and Dolly Mae Wagner McQueen. She attended Olive Hill High School...
Martha Anne Yoder
Feb 14, 2024
Martha Anne Yoder, 81, of Sandy Springs, Georgia passed away on February 14, 2024 at Autumn Care of Drexel. Martha was born January 11, 1943, in Catawba County, the daughter of Eubert Miles Yoder and Christine Isenhour Yoder. She attended Mount Paran Church, Atlanta Georgia.
She is survived by her sister, Gail Yoder of Hildebran, NC, nieces...
John Henry Tensley Iii
Feb 13, 2024
Mr. John Henry Tensley III, 75, of Connelly Springs, went to his Heavenly Home on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at his residence, following a period of declining health. John was born on October 5, 1948, in Catawba County to the late John Henry Tensley Jr. and Blanche Little Tensley. He was a longtime member of Fellowship Baptist Church and...
Jason Glenn Armstrong
Feb 13, 2024
Jason Glenn Armstrong, 40, of Morganton, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly at Presbyterian Medical Center on February 13, 2024. Jason was born May 27, 1983, in Harris County, Texas, a son of Cleve Eugene Armstrong, Sr., and the late Tammy Lynn Hill. He was a good father to his children, who he loved with all his heart. In addition...
Myra Anne White
Feb 12, 2024
Myra Anne Daugherty White, 54, of Morganton, passed away on Monday February 12, 2024, at her residence, after a period of declining health.
Myra was born April 20, 1969, in Burke County, a daughter of Edna Bradshaw Daugherty Newcomb and the late Hugh Phillip Daugherty. She was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Valdese and retired...
Catherine Sue Whitehead
Feb 10, 2024
Catherine Sue Whitehead, 67, of Morganton, has received her divine healing in eternity and is with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She met Jesus on February 10, 2024.
Catherine was born August 25, 1956, in Columbus GA, a daughter of Betty Mims Whitehead and the late O B Whitehead. She was a loving mother and nana....
Hayli Surayah White
Feb 8, 2024
Hayli Surayah White, 22, of Valdese, North Carolina, left her earthly home on February 8, 2024. Hayli was born April 11, 2001, in Burke County, the daughter of Shawn White and Angela Short Carswell. She was an Honor Graduate of Draughn High School and a member of Living Hope Church of Lenoir.
She is survived by her...
Tony Allen Poteat
Feb 8, 2024
Tony Allen Poteat, 75, of Newton, departed this life to his heavenly home on Thursday February 8, 2024 at Catawba Valley Medical Center following a period of declining health.
Tony was born on February 5, 1949 in Catawba County to Evelyn Whitener Phillips. He was a proud Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He was a...
Sarah Ingle Parker
Feb 7, 2024
Mrs. Sarah Louise Ingle Parker, 61, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Wednesday February 7, 2024, at Frye Regional Medical Center, after a brief illness. Mrs. Parker was born April 30, 1962 in Burke County, a daughter of the late Marvin and Louise Helton Ingle. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and a former member of Shoup’s...
Diane Spann Ammons
Feb 7, 2024
Mrs. Diane Spann Woody Ammons, 71, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at her residence, following a period of declining health. Diane was born on March 28, 1952, in Burke County to the late Garland Spann and Thelma Lambert Spann. She attended Fellowship Baptist Church and was retired from Valdese Weavers. In addition to her...
John Monroe Mcdaniel
Feb 6, 2024
John Monroe McDaniel, 75, of Drexel, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at his home.
John was born February 14, 1948, in Burke County to Addie Walker McDaniel and the late John Hampton McDaniel. He served honorably in the United States Army in the 11 th Armored Division Calvary and was a member of Praise Assembly...
Donald Edward O’Quinn
Feb 6, 2024
Donald Edward O’Quinn, 81, of Hickory, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the Greens of Viewmont, following a period of declining health. Donald was born on January 14, 1943, in Elizabethton, TN to the late Columbus O’Quinn and Ruth Fulton Adcox. He was a retired carpenter, who worked for many years with Bolick Construction Company. In addition...
