Peggy Kral Webb
Nov 24, 2023
Mrs. Peggy Ann Kral Webb, 86, of Morganton, went to her Heavenly Home on Friday November 24, 2023 at Grace Heights Health Center, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Webb was born, March 13, 1937, in Morristown, NJ, a daughter of the late Joseph and Virginia Ledbetter Kral. Peggy was a graduate of Carson Newman College and for...
Douglas “Bud” Gilbert
Nov 23, 2023
Douglas “Bud” Gilbert, 89, of Hickory passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2023 at Cambridge House, surrounded by his family, following a period of declining health.
Bud was born August 12, 1934 in Burke County to the late Amos Gilbert and Saddie Massey Gilbert. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church and loved to hunt and...
Thomas R. Suttles, Jr.
Nov 22, 2023
Thomas R. Suttles, Jr., 74, of Hickory, passed away on November 22, 2023 after a period of declining health.
He was born August 9, 1949 in Buncombe County, to the late Thomas R. Suttles, Sr. and the late Nellie Monroe Suttles. Thomas honorably served in the United States Army and worked in manufacturing for Forest City Tool....
Sandra Page Williams
Nov 21, 2023
Ms. Sandra Page Williams, 83, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, following a period of declining health.
Ms. Williams was born May 15, 1940, in Catawba County. She was the daughter of the late George Page, Sr. and the late Ophelia Self Page. Sandra led a life caring for others and enjoying BINGO....
Charles “Skip” Dewitt Mosher
Nov 21, 2023
Charles “Skip” Dewitt Mosher 7/17/1949-11/21/2023
Mr. Mosher was born in Ilion, New York. He was a paramedic with Caldwell Hospital and Caldwell and Burke County Rescue Squad. He was a Ranger for Girl Scout Camp Ginger Cascades and YMCA Camp Harrison. Skip served honorably as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps as a Marine Airwing,...
Ethan Lewis Hahn
Nov 20, 2023
Mr. Ethan Lewis Hahn, 24, of Hildebran, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 20, 2023. Ethan was born on April 27, 1999, in Catawba County to Mark Hahn and Holly Sain Hahn. He graduated from East Burke High School as the Valedictorian in 2017 and went on to graduated Suma Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in computer science...
Penny Dale Hudson
Nov 20, 2023
Penny Dale Hudson, 56, of Morganton, passed away on Monday November 20, 2023 at her residence after a period of declining health.
Penny was born July 18, 1967, in Dade City, FL, a daughter of the late Horace Elzie and Viola Ruth Hudson. Penny served as a police officer with the Morganton Department of Public Safety and...
Johnny Lawrence “Buck” Lynn Jr.
Nov 19, 2023
Johnny Lawrence “Buck” Lynn Jr., 74, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at his residence following a period of declining health.
Buck was born February 25, 1949 in Burke County to the late Johnny Lynn Sr. and Pauline Lippard Lynn. He attended Warlicks Baptist Church and worked in construction building houses. Buck loved...
George Ray Bivens
Nov 19, 2023
Mr. George Ray Bivens, 80, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Sunday November 19, 2023 at his residence, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Bivens was born November 15, 1943 in Burke County, a son of the late Sunny Lee and Grace Franklin Bivens. He retired as a long haul truck driver. George served his country...
Howard “Lewis” Bryan
Nov 19, 2023
Howard “Lewis” Bryan, 59, of Connelly Springs, passed away at his residence on Sunday, November 19, 2023.
Lewis was born June 7, 1964 in Iredell County to the late Edward Bryan and Ginger Rogers. He was a loyal husband and a great father and grandfather. He had a big heart and a man of few words. Lewis...
Kao Lee
Nov 19, 2023
Kao Lee, 59, of Morganton, passed away Sunday November 19, 2023 at Mission Hospital in Asheville after a long battle with Covid. Mr. Lee was born on October 8, 1964 in Xieng Khong, Laos to the late Cha Xia Lee and Nao Lor Lee. His legacy includes his wife, Youa Vue of the home; his two sons, Teng James...
Betty Jane Hanlon Ganung
Nov 18, 2023
Mrs. Betty Jane Hanlon Ganung, 83, of Granite Falls, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023, (one day from her birthday) at College Pines in Rutherford College NC, after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Ganung was born November 19, 1939, in N.Y., the only daughter of the late Fred and Josephine Pelz Hanlon. Born and raised...
William “Bill” Norris Jr.
Nov 17, 2023
William “Bill” Norris Jr., 57, of Hickory, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023.
Bill was born June 5, 1966 in Johnson County, Tennessee to Marie Miller and the late William Norris Sr.
In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his wife, Cindy Norris; and stepfather, Denver Carl Eller Sr.
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Irene Shook Queen
Nov 17, 2023
Mrs. Irene Shook Queen, 92, of Valdese, went to her Heavenly Home on Friday November 17, 2023, at College Pines Nursing Center, after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Queen was born January 20, 1931, in Burke County, a daughter of the late, Russell Richard and Mae Etta Huffman Shook. Irene was a charter member of United...
Susan Willis Wilson
Nov 17, 2023
Mrs. Susan Willis Wilson, 65, of Hickory , passed away on Friday November 17, 2023 as the result of an automobile accident. Mrs. Wilson was born April 21, 1958, in Cleveland County the daughter of the Ethel Williams Willis and the late Glenn Willis. She retired as a cloth cutter from the furniture industry and was the caregiver for...
Billy Gene Elmore
Nov 15, 2023
Mr. Billy Gene Elmore, 88, of Morganton, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at Carolina Caring Hospice, following a period of declining health. Gene was born on May 28, 1935 in Cleveland County to the late Etta Sparks Elmore. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was retired from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Dept. Gene began...
Michele M. Hornbuckle
Nov 14, 2023
Michele Marie Moore Hornbuckle, 76, of Morganton passed away on Monday November 14, 2023 at her residence following a period of declining health.
Michele was born June 17, 1947 in Buncombe County to the late Burgess Moore and Annie Greene Moore. She owned M&M Tax Service and loved her business, customers, and working with numbers. She enjoyed...
Bobby Dean Bradshaw
Nov 14, 2023
Mr. Bobby Dean Bradshaw, 60, of Valdese, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Bobby was born on December 5, 1962 in Burke County to the late Clyde J. Pruett and Vernie Hudson Pruett. He was employed in product development in the furniture manufacturing industry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry...
Virgil Edward Campbell
Nov 13, 2023
Mr. Virgil Edward Campbell, 83, of Granite Falls, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023 after a period of declining health.
Mr. Campbell was born May 5, 1940, in Elizabethton, TN a son of the late Oasey Campbell and Katherine Reed Campbell Young. He retired as a mechanic from the textile manufacturing industry.
In addition...
Thomas “Tommy” Nolan Thornburg, Jr.
Nov 12, 2023
Thomas Nolan “Tommy” Thornburg Jr., 52, of Hickory, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 12, 2023. Tommy was born February 13, 1971 in Catawba County to Thomas Nolan Thornburg Sr. and the late Carol Huffman Allen. He was an out going person that enjoyed helping people, working on small engines, fishing and hunting. In addition to his mother, he...
