Caleb Glenn Oxentine
Jan 4, 2023
Caleb Glenn Oxentine, 33, of Rutherford College, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.
Caleb was born April 10, 1989 in Burke County to Barry Oxentine and Rebecca Worrell Oxentine. He worked in construction and was very artistic and talented.
In addition to his parents Barry Oxentine (Deanie Spencer) and Rebecca Oxentine (Isaac Johnson), he...
Ruth Young Bryant
Jan 4, 2023
Mrs. Ruth Ann Young Bryant, 64, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Amorem Hospice of Hudson, following a period of declining health. Ruth was born on August 10, 1958 in Catawba County to Nina Powell Young and the late Hubert Young. She was a retired accountant and was a member of Shady Grove Baptist...
Robert Ernest Bowden
Jan 4, 2023
Mr. Robert Ernest Bowden, 63, of Morganton, passed away in a car accident on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.
Robert was born August 4, 1959 in Burke County to the late Leonard Bowden and Mabel Hefner. He enjoyed listening to music and playing his guitar.
In addition to his mother, he is preceded in death by...
Jeanette Ramsey Chapman
Jan 4, 2023
Mrs. Jeanette Shirley Ramsey Chapman, 80, of Morganton, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2023 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. Jeanette was born on August 29, 1943 in Burke County to the late Edison Pruitt and Flavie Ramsey. She was a longtime member of Mount Gilead Baptist Church, and retired in 1993 from Broughton Hospital, where...
Catherine Lucille Cooke Cook
Jan 3, 2023
Mrs. Catherine Lucille Cook, 81, of Valdese, passed away on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Cancer Center following a period of declining health.
Catherine was born on January 30, 1941 in Burke County to the late Aaron Cooke and Junie Chapman Cooke. She worked for Alba-Waldensian and had been a homemaker and...
John Wayne Shade
Jan 2, 2023
John Shade, 72, of Connelly Springs passed away at Frye Regional Medical Center on Thursday, January 2, 2023 unexpectedly following a brief illness.
Mr. Shade was born on February 24, 1950 to the late Thurman David “Doc” Shade and Cynthia May Norris Shade. John was a hard worker and loved to keep his hands busy. He loved...
William Hardt
Jan 1, 2023
Mr. William Hardt, 77, of Morganton, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Amorem of Valdese, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Hardt was born January 18, 1945, in Cook County, Illinois, a son of the late Alexander Hardt and Lillian Olsen. He was a proud Army veteran, and he loved to tinker with anything...
Shirley Rae Neal
Dec 30, 2022
Ms Shirley Rae Neal, 81, of Hickory, passed away on Friday December 30, 2022 at Frye Regional Medical Center, after a period of declining health.
Ms Neal was born December 26,1941 in Catawba County, a daughter of the late Howard and Carrie Sigmon Clark. She was retired from the textile manufacturing industry. Shirley was a member of...
Betty Bivens Temple
Dec 29, 2022
Mrs. Betty Bivens Temple, 90, of Hildebran, passed away on Thursday December 29, 2022 at Burke Hospice, after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Temple was born June 18, 1932 a daughter of the late Ed Brice and Dollie Huffman Bivens. She graduated from Hildebran High School Class of 1950 and was a faithful member of Hildebran...
Harry Richard Dowling
Dec 29, 2022
Mr. Harry Richard Dowling, 86, of Hickory, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Amorem of Valdese after a brief illness.
Mr. Dowling was born on July 9, 1936 in New York. He was a proud United States Marine veteran of nine years. He loved to be outdoors, and he was an avid woodworker. Later in...
Steven Lee Goodman
Dec 28, 2022
Mr. Steven Goodman, 70, of Morganton, passed away on Wednesday December 28, 2022 at his residence after a period of declining health.
Mr. Goodman was born May 14, 1952 in Burke County, a son of the late M.A. and Betty Fox Goodman. Steven retired after many years of employment as a healthcare tech. with Broughton Hospital and...
Rachel Stamey Danner
Dec 28, 2022
Mrs. Rachel Stamey Danner, 82, of Morganton, passed away on Wednesday December 28, 2022 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, after a brief illness.
Mrs. Danner was born October 18, 1940, in Burke County, a daughter of the late Clarence Albert and Laura Barnes Stamey. She was retired knitter working with Jobst of Carolina and Alba Waldensian,...
David Ernest Curtis
Dec 27, 2022
David Ernest Curtis, 74, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at his residence.
David was born June 9, 1948 in Burke County to the late Rev. Henry E. Curtis and Bessie Bean Curtis. He served honorably in the United States Army and was a member of Conway’s Chapel Baptist Church.
In addition...
Linda Anderson Weaver
Dec 27, 2022
Mrs. Linda Anderson Weaver, 73, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday December 27, 2022 at UNC Healthcare, Morganton, after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Weaver was born January 28, 1949, in Okaloosa County, Fla., a daughter of the late Leo and Edna Johnson Anderson. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a wonderful homemaker. ...
Ruby P. Lowman
Dec 23, 2022
Mrs. Ruby P. Lowman, 99, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Friday December 23, 2022 ,at College Pines Nursing Center, after a period of declining health.
Ruby was born March 8, 1923, in Watauga County, a daughter of the late Charlie and Polly Norris Phillips.
Ruby was a faithful member of Icard’s Grove Baptist Church. ...
Spencer Wade Bowman
Dec 23, 2022
Spencer Wade Bowman, 51, of Hickory, passed away on Friday December 23, 2022, at Frye Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.
Mr. Bowman was born July 1, 1971, in Catawba County, a son of the late James Hugh and Brenda Shook Bowman. Spencer was a hard worker, working as a warehouse deliveryman. He had a wonderful...
Barbara Hefner
Dec 22, 2022
Mrs. “Bobbie” Barbara Jo LaFone Hefner, 83, of Newton, passed away on Thursday December 22, 2022, at Carolina Rehab after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Hefner was a native of Catawba County and retired from Conover Chair as a sewing room supervisor.
Surviving are her granddaughter, Heather Grier of Newton, and great-grandchildren, Layla Grier...
Blaka Hildebran Meyer Hoyle
Dec 21, 2022
Mrs. Blaka Hildebran, Meyer, Hoyle passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at UNC Healthcare Blueridge, following a period of declining health.
Blaka was born August 12, 1926 in Catawba County to the late Fleta Mae Fulbright Hildebran and Victor Sly Hildebran. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Hildebran. She retired from Hickory Brands...
Harold Franklin Childres
Dec 20, 2022
Mr. Harold Franklin Childres Sr., 89, of Hildebran passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at his home, following a period of declining health.
Harold was born October 31, 1933 in Burke County to the late Bela Franklin Childres and Minnie Mull Childres. He served honorably in the United States Army and was a faithful, active member...
Eloise H. Hildebran
Dec 20, 2022
Eloise H. Hildebran, 84, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at her residence following a period of declining health.
Eloise was born December 31, 1937 in Burke County to the late Vernon Hildebran and Selvia Heavner Hildebran Parker. She was a faithful member of Drexel Memorial Baptist Church for fifty-nine years. Eloise was a...
