Larry Wayne Powell
Dec 31, 2023
Mr. Larry Wayne Powell, 84, of Valdese, passed away on Sunday December 31, 2023, at the residence of his daughter with his loving family by his side. Wayne was born on March 8, 1939, in Burke County, a son of the late Phifer and Edith Deal Powell. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great- grandfather and friend to...
Mark Anthony Bridges
Dec 30, 2023
Mark Anthony Bridges, 64, of Morganton passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at his residence following a period of declining health.
Mark was born July 20, 1959 in Catawba County. He was a member of Henry River Baptist Church. He loved music and spending time with his nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in...
Wayne Sterling Secrest
Dec 29, 2023
Mr. Wayne Sterling Secrest, 90, of Rutherford College, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023, at College Pines Nursing Center, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Secrest was born January 9, 1933, in Burke County, a son of the late Eva Secrest. He retired after 44 years of service as the Lead Man in the finishing...
David Harold Feagley
Dec 28, 2023
David “Harold” Feagley, 82, of Lenoir, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at Amorem of Burke following a period of declining health.
Harold was born November 16, 1941 in Maryland to the late Harry Kenneth Feagley and Vesta Richey Feagley.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife Beulah...
Justin Orders
Dec 25, 2023
Justin Orders, 44 of Valdese, passed away on Monday December 25, 2023 at UNC Healthcare, Morganton, after a brief illness.
Justin was born March 6, 1979, in Burke County, the son of Allen and Judy Dean Orders and was employed as the controller with A Caring Alternative in Morganton. Justin loved golfing with his father, son and...
June Carolyn Ramsey Cook
Dec 25, 2023
June Carolyn Ramsey Cook, 76, of Hildebran, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2023 at her residence, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
June was born December 9, 1947 in Burke County to the late Rev. Glenn A. Ramsey Jr. and Faye Walsh Ramsey. She loved Christmas and Thanksgiving because it gave her precious time with...
Herbert Edward “Eddie” Wade Jr.
Dec 24, 2023
Herbert Edward (Eddie) Wade Jr. passed on December 24, 2023 following a courageous battle. He was home surrounded by family and embraced by his soul mate, wife of 51 years, and angel Jeanne.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert & Gwin Wade and his big brother, Kenney.
Survivors are...
Joan Elizabeth Brown Powell
Dec 23, 2023
Mrs. Joan Elizabeth Brown Powell, 89, of Drexel, went to her Heavenly Reward on Saturday December 23, 2023 at her residence after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Powell was born March 11, 1934, in Burke County, a daughter of the late Julius Roy Brown, Sr. and Ethel Arrowood Brown. She was a faithful Christian and attended...
Pansy Watts Hull
Dec 22, 2023
Pansy Watts Hull, 84, of Hickory passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023, at her residence following a period of declining health.
Pansy was born August 30, 1939 in Catawba County to the late Theodore J. Watts and Lovie Crump Watts. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church. She retired from Vanguard Furniture, where she wrote...
Mary Belle Workman
Dec 21, 2023
Another member of the greatest generation has died. Mary Belle Workman went to be united with her Lord on December 21, 2023. She was 98 years old. Mary was born in 1925 and raised in Lilly, WV the daughter of Bishop and Cora Hamrick. She lived most of her life in various places in Clay County. She later moved...
Patricia Ann Smith Clark
Dec 21, 2023
Patricia Ann Smith Clark, 71, of Valdese, passed away at home on Thursday, December 21, 2023, following a period of declining health.
Pat was born on September 6, 1952, in Burke County, a daughter of the late Horace Clifton Smith and Katie Sue Pritchard Johnson.
In addition to her parents, Patricia is preceded in passing...
Kenneth “Sonny” Alan Willis
Dec 20, 2023
Mr. Kenneth “Sonny” Alan Willis, 72, of Hildebran, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Frye Regional Medical Center, with his family at his bedside.
Sonny was born December 1, 1951, in Catawba County, to the late Jake Willis and Junie Lingerfelt Willis Shuford. He was a member and a Deacon of Open Door Baptist Church...
Daniel Ray Colvin
Dec 19, 2023
Daniel Ray Colvin, 57, of Connelly Springs passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Frye Regional Medical Center, following a period of declining health.
Daniel was born May 23,1966 in Florida to the late Edward Colvin and Florence Evans Colvin. He enjoyed listening to music.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in...
Lorena Pearl Moore
Dec 18, 2023
Lorena Pearl Moore, neé Taylor, 85, of Myerstown, Pennsylvania passed peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus on December 18, 2023 in Myerstown surrounded by her loving family and finally freed from the prison of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Lorena’s life was one of blessings redeemed from hardship. Throughout her life, when asked how she was, she would say,...
Samuel Everette Young
Dec 18, 2023
Samuel Everette Young, 39, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2023.
Samuel was born February 15, 1984 in Catawba County to the late Ricky Young and Sheila Hildebran. He loved his family and children and enjoyed poetry, music, and art.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his grandmothers, Annie Fox...
Donald “Don” Van De Kreeke
Dec 17, 2023
Mr. Don Van De Kreeke, 85, of Valdese, NC, formerly Kohler, WI, passed away at his home Sunday December, 17, 2023.
Don was born in Sheboygan, WI on October 25, 1938 to Jacob and Marie Van De Kreeke. He graduated from North High in 1956 and married Shirley Bimmel in 1960. He and Shirley had 3 children,...
Karen Boutin
Dec 16, 2023
Karen Boutin, 73, of Morganton passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023 at UNC Health Blue Ridge following a period of declining health.
The family will receive friends Thursday, December 21, 2023 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM at Heritage Funeral Service in Valdese, NC.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 29, 2023 at 12...
Sara Rose Bryant
Dec 16, 2023
Sara Rose Bryant, 69, of Valdese peacefully entered into eternal rest on Saturday, December 16, 2023.
Sara was born August 29, 1954 in Waco, Texas to the late James E. Robbins and Wanda Scales Robbins. She bravely battled multiple health issues, and was a devoted Christian, sister and friend. Sara grew up in Hickory, NC and graduated...
Robert Lee Pearson
Dec 13, 2023
Robert Lee Pearson, 35, of Morganton, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
Robert was born April 2, 1988 in Burke County to Patricia Wilkie Pearson and the late Clarence “Buster” Pearson. He loved playing musical instruments, but mostly his guitar and loved animals. Robert had a great sense of humor.
In...
Fred E. Chapman
Dec 11, 2023
Fred E. Chapman, 87, of Morganton, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2023, at UNC Healthcare Blue Ridge, following a period of declining health. Fred was born September 29, 1936, in Burke County to the late Edison and Bessie Chapman. He was a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death...
