Julia Mae Mckinney
Jan 23, 2024
Julia Mae McKinney, 57, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at her residence. Julia was born December 28, 1966, in Catawba County to Gerie Barnes West and the late Carroll McKinney Sr. Julia was very outgoing and the life of the party. You would say she always had a smile on her face. She loved...
Doris Seagle Bradley
Jan 23, 2024
Doris Seagle Bradley, 94, of Morganton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday January 23, 2024 at Shaire Center in Lenoir following a period of declining health.
Doris was born on August 19, 1929 in McDowell County to the late G.P. Seagle and Maude Conley Seagle. She was self employed owner and operator of Seagle Lumber Company in Marion....
Patricia Marie Ross Welch
Jan 22, 2024
Patricia Marie Ross Welch, 54, of Hickory passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024 at Catawba Valley Medical Center, following a period of declining health.
Patricia was born September 27, 1969 in Burke County to the late Pat Ross and Frances Robinson Ross. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church Hildebran and worked in the...
Glenda Arney Winkler Miller
Jan 20, 2024
Glenda Arney Winkler Miller, 63, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 20, 2024, following a period of declining health.
Glenda was born on December 20, 1960, in Burke County, a daughter of the late William Earl Arney and Nancy Jane Clark Arney. If you had the pleasure of knowing her, you knew that she cared...
Helen “Rebecca” Norman Callahan
Jan 20, 2024
Rebecca Norman Callahan, 80, died Saturday, January 20, 2024, after a period of declining health. She is survived by her daughter, Helen Callahan; son, Vaughn Callahan and wife, Renita. Also surviving are her two grandchildren, Drew Callahan and Kyle Callahan. Her surviving sister is Vesta Ball and her husband Ira V. She is likewise survived by two brothers-in-law, Thomas...
Yvonne Hullette Kennedy
Jan 19, 2024
Mrs. Yvonne Hullette Kennedy, 65, of Connelly Springs, passed away on, Friday, January 19, 2024 at Catawba Valley Medical Center, following a brief illness. Yvonne was born on December 7, 1958 in Burke County to the late Austin Lee Hullette and Ilan Gallion Hullette. She was previously employed as a caregiver for the Western Carolina Center, later to be...
Patsy Diane Carver Minton
Jan 19, 2024
Patsy Carver Minton, 65, of Lenoir passed away on Friday, January 19, 2024 at Amorem of Hudson, following a period of declining health.
Patsy was born August 14, 1958 in Burke County to the late Melvin Carver and Bertha Senter Carver. She was loving member of Remnant Rising Church. She loved God and always put Him first....
Johnny Edward Lowman
Jan 18, 2024
On Thursday January 18, 2024, our Daddy, Johnny Edward Lowman, 77, passed away with his girls holding his hands as he met face to face with his Lord and Savior and his wife that he has missed immensely over the last 20 months.
Johnny was born February 4, 1946, in Burke County, a son of the late...
Lawrence “Larry” Wayne Belas
Jan 17, 2024
Lawrence (Larry) Belas, age 63, passed over on January 17th, 2024. He was the son of Darlene Ross (Deceased) and Allen Belas (Deceased). He was a man of service to his Lord, Family, and Country. He served faithfully as a Teacher, Deacon, Ordained Minister, and in any way possible to honor/glorify God. Larry was a Great Dad to his...
Anna Mae Buchanan
Jan 16, 2024
Anna Mae Buchanan, 80, was called home to the Lord on the morning of Jan. 16, following a long-fought battle with illness. She passed peacefully at her home in Morganton, after a night surrounded by family. Anna began her life’s journey on May 9, 1943, in Mitchell County, where she was born to Pearl and Ellis Waycaster. After her...
Nancy Jane Goodman
Jan 15, 2024
Nancy Jane Goodman, 60, of Valdese, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024 at her residence.
Nancy was born May 9, 1963 in Burke County to the late M.A. Goodman and Betty Fox Goodman. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandson; also considered her favorite person. Nancy also loved her dogs.
In...
Jerry David Mckinney
Jan 15, 2024
Jerry David McKinney, 62, of Drexel, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024 at Hickory Falls following a period of declining health.
David was born July 12, 1961 in Ohio to Velair Daniels McKinney and the late Jerry Donald McKinney. He was a member of Morganton First Church of God and in his younger years loved to...
Linda Lee Richardson Pierce
Jan 14, 2024
Linda Lee Richardson Pierce, 61, of Hickory, passed away at her home on Sunday, January 14, 2024, following a period of declining health.
Linda was born on May 15, 1962, in Catawba County, a daughter of the late Russell Richardson and Dorothy Preswood Richardson Romines. Linda loved her fur babies. She always had to keep her hair...
Michael Robert Trueheart
Jan 14, 2024
Mr. Michael Robert “Mike” Trueheart, 85, of Lenoir, NC, passed away on Sunday January 14, 2024 at Amorem Burke Hospice, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Trueheart was born June 13, 1938, in Manhattan, N.Y., a son of the late Donald and Mary Branigan Trueheart. Mike was retired as a detective with the N.Y. City Police...
Genevieve Baudoin Lambert
Jan 14, 2024
Mrs. Genevieve Inez Baudoin Lambert, 87, passed away on January 14, 2024. Mrs. Genevieve, a resident of Lafayette, was the daughter of the late Kossuth Joseph “KJ” Baudoin and the former Rena Bourque.
She is survived by her children, Christy Lambert Landry (Gabriel) and Micah Vaughn Lambert; grandchildren, Noah Christian Tate, Genevieve Elizabeth Tate, and Hayden Gabriel...
Jerry Ned Lambert
Jan 10, 2024
Mr. Jerry Ned Lambert, 85, of Valdese, passed away on Wednesday January 10, 2024 at Autumn Care Center, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Lambert was born January 18, 1938, in Burke County, a son of the late Earl and Anne Mae Mull Lambert. Ned was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church and retired from...
Christopher Allen Huffman
Jan 10, 2024
Mr. Christopher “Chris” Allen Huffman, 42, of Connelly Springs, passed unexpectedly on January 10, 2024. Chris was born March 16, 1981 to Olin and Jan Cooke Huffman. Chris led a selfless and generous life. A proud Veteran, he served in the United States Army, and severed a tour in the Iraq war. He was a loyal soldier of God...
Dennis Edward Smith
Jan 9, 2024
Dennis Edward Smith, 61, of Lenoir passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital following a period of declining health.
Dennis was born July 12, 1962 in Lincoln County. He worked at Frosty Frez for over fourteen years and cherished his friends. Dennis had a big heart and would help anyone he could.
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Willard Martin Grindstaff
Jan 8, 2024
Willard Martin Grindstaff, born May 25, 1956, went to be with the Lord on January 8, 2024 after a period of declining health.
Willard was born in Elizabethton, TN and moved to Valdese, NC in the 1970’s. He enjoyed reading books and driving around and looking at deer. He will be greatly missed by his family.
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Mary Louise Hart Hipps
Jan 8, 2024
Mary Louise Hart Hipps, 80, of Valdese, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, January 8, 2024, at College Pines Health and Rehabilitation Center following a period of declining health.
Mary was born on September 21, 1943, in Burke County, a daughter of the late William Ray Hart and Annie Hildebrand Hart. She dearly loved...
