Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Sarah Michelle Ledford

Sarah Michelle Ledford

Aug 30, 2022

January 29, 2002- August 30, 2022 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Sarah Michelle Ledford, 20, of Connelly Springs, passed away unexpectedly on  Tuesday, August 30, 2022. Sarah was born January 29, 2002 in Burke County to Daniel Ledford and Kelly Arrowood Ledford. She was a 2020 graduate of Fred…….

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Walter Howard Brittain

Walter Howard Brittain

Aug 27, 2022

March 5, 1922 – August 27, 2022 Hickory, North Carolina

A member of the greatest generation, Mr. Walter Howard Brittain, 100, of Hickory, went to his Heavenly Reward after a brief illness. Mr. Brittain was born March 5, 1922, in Burke…

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Maxine Childers Zimmerman

Maxine Childers Zimmerman

Aug 26, 2022

December 4, 1935 – August 26, 2022 Valdese, North Carolina

Mrs. Maxine Childers Zimmerman, 86, of Valdese, graduated to her Heavenly Home on Friday August 26, 2022, at College Pines Nursing Center, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Zimmerman was born…

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Peggy Carol Griffin

Peggy Carol Griffin

Aug 25, 2022

May 10, 1939 – August 25, 2022 Rutherford College, North Carolina

Peggy Carol Griffin passed away on Thursday evening, August 25th after a short illness. She has resided at Cambridge House in assisted living for the past year….

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Evelyn Huffman Fowler

Evelyn Huffman Fowler

Aug 25, 2022

June 21, 1950 – August 22, 2022

February 2, 1942 – August 25, 2022 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Mrs. Evelyn Huffman Fowler, 80, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at her residence, following a period of declining health. Evelyn was born on February…

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Brenda Gail Harmon Holmes

Brenda Gail Harmon Holmes

Aug 22, 2022

June 21, 1950 – August 22, 2022

Hickory, North Carolina

Mrs. Brenda Gail Holmes, 72, of Hickory, passed away on Monday August 22, 2022 at Carolina Caring, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Holmes was born June 21, 1950..

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Margie Bryant Paige

Margie Bryant Paige

Aug 22, 2022

May 21, 1941 – August 22, 2022 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Mrs. Margie Bryant Paige, 81, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Monday August 22, 2022, comfortably at Autumn Care of Drexel, after a short bout of failing health.

Mrs. Paige was born…

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Earl David Mull

Earl David Mull

Aug 22, 2022

November 4, 1943 – August 22, 2022 Drexel, North Carolina

Mr. Earl David Mull, 78, of Drexel, passed away on Monday August 22, 2022 at his residence after a period of declining health. Mr. Mull was born November 4, 1943, in Burke County, …..

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Marcia Harrington Sabey

Marcia Harrington Sabey

Aug 22, 2022

October 5, 1938 – August 22, 2022 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Marcia (Harrington) Sabey passed away peacefully on Monday, August 22, 2022 surrounded by her family.  She was born on October 5, 1938 to the late Warren and late Elanor (Winslow) Harrington……..

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Naomi Hendrix

Naomi Hendrix

Aug 20, 2022

June 1, 1931 – August 20, 2022 Valdese, North Carolina

Lessie Naomi Hendrix, 91, of Valdese passed away on August 20, 2022, in the care of her daughter Mary Ann Hendrix, and grandson Jeremiah Shook and staff of Amorem Hospice. Naomi was born to Charlie Greer and Dorothy Seagra……..

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Geneva Reid Wilson

Geneva Reid Wilson

Aug 20, 2022

February 24, 1929 – August 20, 2022 Valdese, North Carolina

Mrs. Geneva Reid Wilson, 93, of Valdese passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Amorem Hospice of Hudson, following a period of declining health. Geneva was born on February 24, 1929 in Troutman, NC to the late Oscar Jay Reid and Dorothy Brown Reid. She was...

Garry Allen Harmon

Garry Allen Harmon

Aug 18, 2022

December 23, 1939 – August 18, 2022 Valdese, North Carolina

Mr. Garry Allen Harmon, 82 of Valdese passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022 following a period of declining health. Garry was born on December 23, 1939 in Watauga……

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Forrest Conrad Hildebrand

Forrest Conrad Hildebrand

Aug 18, 2022

June 30, 1945 – August 18, 2022 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Mr. Forrest Conrad Hildebrand, 77, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at his residence, following a period of declining health. Forrest was born on June 30, 1945, in Los Angeles, CA to the late …….

View Full Obituary on Tributes...

Samuel Eugene Townsend

Samuel Eugene Townsend

Aug 18, 2022

September 25, 1940 – August 18, 2022 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Mr. Samuel Eugene Townsend, 81, of Connelly Springs passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at UNC Healthcare Blue Ridge following a period of declining health. Samuel was born September 25, 1940 in Caldwell County to the late Eugene Townsend and Gula M…….

View...

Earl Wayne Phillips

Earl Wayne Phillips

Aug 15, 2022

June 22, 1948 – August 15, 2022 Valdese, North Carolina

Mr. Earl Wayne Phillips, 74, of Valdese, passed away on Monday August 15, 2022 at Grace Hospital, Morganton, after a period of declining health. Mr. Phillips was born…

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Rex Grey Nichols

Rex Grey Nichols

Aug 12, 2022

August 12, 1937 – August 12, 2022 Icard, North Carolina

Mr. Rex Grey Nichols, 85, of Icard, went to his Heavenly Home on his birthday, Friday August 12, 2022, at his residence after a period of declining health. Mr. Nichols was born August 12, 1937 in Burke County…

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Linda Sigmon Helton

Linda Sigmon Helton

Aug 12, 2022

August 30, 1947 – August 12, 2022 Hildebran, North Carolina

Mrs. Linda Darlene Sigmon Helton, 74, of Hildebran, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022 at her residence, following a period of declining health. Linda was born on August 30, 1947, in Burke County to…

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Virginia Causey Fryar

Virginia Causey Fryar

Aug 9, 2022

December 3, 1941 – August 8, 2022 Hickory, North Carolina

Virginia Causey Fryar, 80, of Hickory, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at her residence following a period of declining health. Virginia was born December 3, 1941 in Forsyth County to…

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Frances Lucas Baker

Frances Lucas Baker

Aug 8, 2022

August 24, 1941 – August 8, 2022 Morganton, North Carolina

Mrs. Frances Rae Lucas Baker, 80, of Morganton, went to her Heavenly Home on Monday August 8, 2022. Mrs. Baker was born August 24, 1941, in Avery County, a daughter of the late Chester Lee and Hazel Clark Lucas.  Frances worked for……..

View Full Obituary...

Mary Stilwell Wise

Mary Stilwell Wise

Aug 6, 2022

July 23, 1938 – August 6, 2022 Valdese, North Carolina

Mrs. Mary Stilwell Wise of Valdese, went to her Heavenly Home on Saturday August 6, 2022, at UNC-Blue Ridge Health Care, Morganton, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Wise was born July 23, 1938, in…

View Full Obituary on Tributes

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

An orange arrow pointing to the right on a white background.
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.