Harriet Townsend Storey
May 15, 2025
Harriet Townsend Storey, 87, of Valdese, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Gateway Nursing following a period of declining health.
Harriet was born March 1, 1938 in Watauga County to the late Forrest Townsend and Dorthy Bentley Townsend. She was a member of Bollingers Chapel United Methodist Church and worked in many different industries throughout...
Bishop Cade R. Burns Jr.
May 13, 2025
Bishop Cade Reavis Burns Jr., 78, of Drexel, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at Carolinas Medical Center following a period of declining health.
Cade was born October 8, 1946 in Catawba County to the late Cade Burns Sr. and Edna Miller Burns. He was Pastor of The Church of Jesus Christ in Lenoir for thirty-seven...
Larry Morgan Stillwell
May 13, 2025
LARRY MORGAN STILLWELL
1941 – 2025
Larry Morgan Stillwell of Connelly Springs passed peacefully from this world on May 13th at the age of 84, ending a yearlong battle against cancer.
Larry was born February 26, 1941 in Catawba County to Morgan and Edna (Smith) Stillwell. He graduated from Hildebran High School in...
Laura Satterwhite
May 13, 2025
Laura Aileen Williams Satterwhite, 79, of Rutherford College, NC, died May 13, 2025 after a long battle with cancer. Laura was born October 20, 1945 in Morganfield, Kentucky to the late Thomas Henry and Dorothy Estelle Martin Williams. She loved gardening, travelling, sports, and her family. Laura cared deeply about her grandchildren and friends and anyone in need. She...
Terry Bryan (Tub) Yount
May 12, 2025
Terry Bryan (Tub) Yount, 79, of Drexel, passed away on Monday May 12, 2025, at College Pines Nursing Center, after a period of declining health.
Terry was born December 18, 1945, in Burke County, a son of the late Robert Lloyd and Charlotte McNeely Yount. Terry has been a cornerstone of the Town of Drexel for decades...
Jerry Dean Parker
May 11, 2025
Jerry Dean Parker, 70, of Hickory, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at his residence following a period of declining health.
Jerry was born March 22, 1955 in Catawba County, a son of the late David J. and Aurilla Hamm Parker. He was a loving father to his children.
In addition to his parents,...
Lucy Childers Rhoney
May 10, 2025
Lucy Childers Rhoney, 93, of Hildebran, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at SECU Hospice House of Brunswick, NC, following a brief illness.
Lucy was born May 12, 1931 in Burke County, a daughter of the late Floyd Obedi and Pearlie Mae Mosteller Childers.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in passing...
Taylor Branham Reid Lail
May 10, 2025
Taylor Branham Reid Lail, age 41, of Hickory, NC passed away on May 10, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends as she entered her heavenly home. Taylor was born on March 8, 1984, in Biloxi, MS and was raised in Canton, OH before settling and calling Hickory her home....
Ann Warlick Kental
May 9, 2025
Mrs. Ann Warlick Kental, 81, of Valdese, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025, at her residence, following a period of declining health. Ann was born on July 2, 1944, in Burke County to the late Clifford Warlick and Ruby Beach Warlick. She retired from the hosiery industry, where she worked as a folder for many years. Ann was...
Elgie Lee Mcgalliard
May 9, 2025
Mr. Elgie Lee McGalliard Jr., 84, of Connelly Springs, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, May 9, 2025, at Frye Regional Medical Center. Elgie lived a life full of service, friendship, and passion for his community and the outdoors.
Elgie was born on June 11, 1940, in Burke County to the late Elgie...
Danny Roger Baker
May 6, 2025
Mr. Danny Roger Baker, 72, of Drexel, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at UNC-BR Morganton, following a period of declining health. Danny was born on July 7, 1952, in Burke County to the late Daniel Joseph Baker and Mabel Beatrice Griffin Baker. He was a retired fixer in the hosiery and sock industry. In addition to his...
Verdell Melvin Thompson
May 6, 2025
Verdell Melvin Thompson, 89, of Wauchula, FL, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 following a period of declining health.
Verdell was born November 5, 1935 in Cumberland County, a son of the late Melvin and Annie Thompson. He was the best man his children knew. He loved the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. He loved the...
Robert Charles Platukas
May 5, 2025
Mr. Robert Charles Platukas, 88, of Valdese, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2025, at his residence.
Robert was born on April 12, 1937, in Detroit, MI to the late Matthew Platukas and Ann Kalasz Platukas. He was a retired dock supervisor in the furniture industry and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Robert also...
Kenneth Daley Weeks
May 5, 2025
Kenneth Daley Weeks, 84, of Valdese, passed away Monday, May 5, 2025. Born March 4th, 1941, he was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late Adam Alexander Weeks and Laura Jane Goforth Weeks.
Kenneth is survived by his three children, Christine Weeks Heishman (Stuart), Ronald Weeks (Diane), and Kimberli Weeks; grandchild Jason Heishman;...
Rebecca “Kaye” Bailey Norris
May 3, 2025
Rebecca “Kaye” Bailey Norris graduated to her Heavenly Home, peacefully on the morning of May 3, 2025. Born in Burke County on March 26, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Bailey Carswell.
Kaye loved her family selflessly and taught us to love and cherish what matters most in this life. She was a shining...
Robert James Gassner
May 2, 2025
Mr. Robert James Gassner, 85, of Granite Falls, passed away on Friday May 2, 2025, at UNC Healthcare, Morganton, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Gassner was born July 18, 1939, in Mercer Co. PA, a son of the late Stephen and Rose Meszaros Gassner. Robert worked at many jobs throughout his life, but mostly enjoyed...
Journey Lyvan Nelson Littlejohn
May 1, 2025
Journey Lyvan Nelson Littlejohn, 77, of Hudson, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at Frye Regional Medical Center following a period of declining health.
Journey was born April 24, 1948, in Caldwell County to the late Lawrence Nelson and Ruth Trivette Nelson. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Lenoir and loved going to...
Marvin Richard “Dick” Hawes
May 1, 2025
Marvin Richard (“Dick”) Hawes “slipped the surly bonds of earth” on May 1, 2025 to be reunited with family, friends, and old fishing buddies. Dick, or “Grandpa” as he was known to his four granddaughters, was the son of the late Dr. Marvin Ep and Naomi Perrine Hawes. Dick was born in February 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana, and he...
Michelle Coleen Clark Williams
Apr 30, 2025
Michelle Coleen Williams, 47, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at Amorem Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer.
A native of Orange County, CA she was the daughter of William Clarence Clark and Charlotte Ann Clark. She was preceded in death by her father in 2005, and her two brothers, William Clarence Clark II in...
Joshua Eric Spears
Apr 30, 2025
Joshua Eric Spears, 45, of Lenoir passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at his home.
Josh was born May 4, 1979; on his beloved grandmother’s birthday, Grace Louise Pennell; in Catawba County to Douglas R. Spears and Kim Pennell Waldon. He was a member of Corinth Baptist Church and worked at Hickory Springs Manufacturing PTI Plant....
