Obituaries

Feb 14, 2023

Deborah Sue O’Quinn 74, of Valdese, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at UNC-BR Morganton, following a period of declining health. Deborah was born on March 31, 1948 in Martinsville, VA to the late Edward Paul O’Quinn and Mae Amos O’Quinn. She was previously employed in the sanding department with Drexel Heritage Furniture, and more recently was employed...

Feb 11, 2023

Mr. Bryan Keith Williams, 52, passed away on Saturday February 11, 2023 at UNC Healthcare Blue Ridge, Morganton, after a brief illness.

Mr. Williams was born July 26, 1970, in Burke County, a son of Esther Brittain Williams Smith and the late Lloyd Randall Williams.  Bryan along with his father and brother, co-owned R & W Trucking...

Feb 11, 2023

Mr. Arnold Richard Mull, 94, of Morganton, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 11, 2023. Arnold passed away at the Berkley Assisted Living Center in Morganton.

Mr. Mull was born September 19, 1928 in Burke County, son of Horace and Callie Shuping Mull.  Arnold worked in the textile and furniture industry for...

Feb 10, 2023

Ms. Jean Auton Dalmas, 74, of Villar Lane, died on February 10, 2023 in Boone, North Carolina. Ms. Dalmas was born in Valdese on May 31, 1948, the third of four children to Mr. Jean Pierre Dalmas (1912-2002) and Ada Virginia Dalmas (1919-1995).

Ms. Dalmas graduated from Valdese High School in 1966. She continued her education at...

Feb 10, 2023

Mr. Archie Mangrum Helton, 83, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023 at his residence, following a brief illness. Archie was born on January 8, 1940 in Burke County to the late Frank Helton and Martha Berry Helton. He worked previously in the finishing department for Drexel Heritage and later retired as a custodian with Burke...

Feb 9, 2023

On Thursday February 9, 2023 Mr. Clyde Eugene Shook, Jr., 96, of Connelly Springs, went home to be with his Heavenly Father.

Mr. Shook was born December 6, 1926 in Burke County, a son of the late Clyde E. Shook, Sr. and Ruby Decker Shook.  After graduating from Valdese High School in 1944 he joined the Merchant...

Feb 8, 2023

Mrs. Charlsie Belle Buff Bolick, 89, of Valdese, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at her residence, following a period of declining health. Charlsie was born on September 27, 1933 in Burke County to the late Peter Marcus Buff and Zula Hurley Buff. She was a retired sewer in the textile industry and attended Christ United Methodist Church....

Feb 7, 2023

Evelyn McMillan Alderson, 65, of Morganton passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at UNC Health Blue Ridge in Morganton following a brief illness.

Evelyn was born on October 21, 1957 in Grayson County, Virginia, to Wade M. McMillan and Mattie Williams McMillan.  She worked for Leviton for thirty-five years.  Evelyn was an avid animal lover, and...

Feb 7, 2023

Mrs. Jewell Wilson Robinson, 84, of Valdese, passed peacefully on Tuesday February 7, 2023, at Amorem Hospice of Burke County, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Robinson was born December 8, 1938, in Iredell County, a daughter of the late Pinkney O. Wilson, Sr. and Madeline Gant Wilson. She attended Valdese First United Methodist Church, East Valdese Baptist...

Feb 6, 2023

Rev. David Woodrow Carroll, 97, of Woodland, WA passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023 at his home of progressive natural causes.

Woodrow was born February 20, 1925 in Celo, NC to the late John Carroll and Mary F. Westall Carroll.

Woodrow finished the 6 th grade at Harvard School on the South Toe River...

Feb 5, 2023

Mr. Daniel Eugene Conley, 71, of Morganton, passed away on Sunday February 5, 2023, at J. Iverson Riddle Development Center after a period of declining health. Mr. Conley was born January 18, 1952, in Burke County, a son of the late James Frank Oliver Conley and Wilma Franklin Conley. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America...

Feb 5, 2023

Karen Michelle Lail, 50, of Hickory passed away at her home on Sunday, February 5, 2023.

Karen was born February 2, 1973 in Catawba County to Brenda Norris Lail and the late Arthur Lail. She was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church. Karen graduated from East Burke High School in 1991 and then graduated from Kings...

Feb 3, 2023

Mr. Bennie Archie Buff, 78, of Valdese, passed away on Friday February 3, 2023, at his residence after a period of declining health.

Mr. Buff was born February 13, 1944, in Catawba County, a son of the late Ben Mark and Alice Mozelle Lothridge Buff.  Bennie was a faithful member of United Baptist Church, serving as a...

Feb 3, 2023

Marian Jeannine Garrou, 94, of Valdese, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023 at College Pines Nursing Home, following a period of declining health.

Jeannine was born on September 22, 1928 in Forsyth County to the late William E. Garrou and Bell Hildebran Garrou.  She was a longtime member of Waldensian Presbyterian Church, and was a retired...

Feb 2, 2023

Tim Summie Smith, 84, of Morganton, passed away peacefully at his residence on Thursday February 2, 2023 surrounded by his family.

Mr. Smith was born on August 24, 1938 in Burke County to the late Summie Smith and Effie G. Smith. He was a retired supervisor with Wright Table Company.

He is survived by his...

Feb 1, 2023

Melissa “Mickey” Mullins Shuping, 82, of Morganton, NC, passed away on February 1, 2023 at The Berkeley Assisted Living due to complications from Parkinson’s disease.

The daughter of the late Frank Sizemore and Helen (Stewart) Mullins, Mickey was born on July 8, 1940 in a log cabin with no running water or electricity on Newman’s Ridge in...

Feb 1, 2023

Revonda Belle Tweed, 81, of Morganton, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Morganton Long Term Care, following a period of declining health. Revonda was born on August 14, 1941 in Burke County to the late Walter Tweed and Jonsey Poteet Tweed Swink. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a stepfather, Leroy Swink,...

Jan 31, 2023

Ms. Jerri Annette Berry, 63, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at her daughters residence, following a period of declining health.

Jerri was born March 15, 1959 in Burke County to Jerry Lee Berry and Claudia Monroe Berry. She retired from the manufacturing industry and loved reading.

In addition to her parents,...

Jan 31, 2023

Mrs. Lisa Renee Warlick Shuffler, 50, of Hildebran, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at her residence. Lisa was born on February 9, 1972 in Burke County to Juanita Williams Warlick and the late Donald Warlick. She was a loving wife, mother, and homemaker, and attended Longview Church of God. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Shuffler of the...

Jan 29, 2023

Mr. Duane Michael Tallent, 47, of George Hildebran, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at his residence. Duane was born on May 31, 1975 in Catawba County to Dorothy Brittain Tallent and the late Samuel Steve Tallent. He was previously employed with MACK Trucking as a parts salesman. He was a member of the Church of Christ, enjoyed...