Obituaries

May 11, 2021

December 27, 1925 – May 11, 2021 Connelly Springs, North Carolina Lorena Mae Childers Wilson, 95, of Connelly Springs, passed away May 11, 2021. Born December 27, 1925 in Burke County she was the daughter of the late Titus W. Childers and Ada Berry Childers. Lorena worked for many years…

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May 11, 2021

November 2, 1980 – May 11, 2021 Cajah’s Mountain, North Carolina Donald Scott Lyons, 40, of Cajah’s Mountain, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday May 11, 2021 while working in Baxley, Georgia. Mr. Lyons was born on November 2, 1980 in Burke County to Linda Branch Adams and husband Clyde; and Donald Lee Burns (Dad). He worked in construction for Reid...

May 10, 2021

August 3, 1971 – May 10, 2021 Hildebran, North Carolina Mrs. Rachel Ann Thomas Bruner, 49, of Hildebran, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Rachel was born on August 3, 1971 in Randolph County to Mary Stallings Thomas and the late Waylon Thomas. She was a member of Liberty Baptist…

May 10, 2021

June 6, 1949 – May 10, 2021 Morganton, North Carolina Mr. Vance David ” Dave” Ward, 71, of Morganton, passed away on Monday May 10, 2021 at his residence with his family by his side, after a period of declining health. Mr. Ward was born June 6, 1949 in Catawba County, a son of Estelle Hudson Ward of Hickory...

May 9, 2021

May 24, 1929 – May 9, 2021 Morganton, North Carolina

Mrs. Mildred Lee Deal Garrison, 91, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at College Pines Nursing Home following a period of declining health. Mildred was…….

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May 9, 2021

April 4, 1933 – May 9, 2021 Hudson, North Carolina

Ruby Edna Anthony Bowman, 88, of Hudson passed away on Sunday May 9, 2021 at Caldwell Hospice following a period of declining health.

Ruby was born on April 4, 1933 in Cleveland County to the late

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May 8, 2021

July 24, 1952 – May 8, 2021 Morganton, North Carolina

Mr. Alvin Eugene Tweed, 68, of Morganton, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Blue Ridge Healthcare Systems Blue Ridge, following a period of declining health. Alvin was born July 24, 1952 in Hendersonville, NC to the late Thomas Edward…

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May 7, 2021

October, 1962 – May 7, 2021 Hickory, North Carolina

Luke David Jennings, 58, of Hickory passed away on May 7, 2021 at Springs of Catawba Nursing home due to a period of declining health. Luke was born on October 7, 1962 to the late…

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May 5, 2021

August 2, 1951 – May 5, 2021 Valdese, North Carolina

Mr. Bobby Dean Berry, 69, of Valdese, passed away on Wednesday May 5, 2021 at CMC Main Charlotte after a courageous battle with cancer. Bobby was born August 2, 1951 in Burke County, a son of the late Earl W. Berry, Sr. and Hazel Jenkins Berry. He...

May 5, 2021

July 22, 1948 – May 5, 2021 Morganton, North Carolina

Mr. Edward Lee Beaver, 72, of Morganton, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Grace Hospital, following a period of declining health. Edward was born on July 22, 1948 in Burke County to the late Roy James Beaver and Elsie Fox. He was a …

May 4, 2021

October 15, 1961- May 4, 2021 Morganton, North Carolina

Patricia Diane Lowdermilk, 59, of Morganton, NC passed away on Tuesday May 4, 2021 at her residence after a period of declining health

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May 3, 2021

December 4, 1947 – May 3, 2021 Morganton, North Carolina

Sandra Eilleen “Sandy” Mitchell Wrightson, 73, of Morganton, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021 at Burke Hospice, following a period of declining health. Sandy was born December 4, 1947, in Massachusetts, to the late Everett Mitchell and Ruth Doane. She worked in law enforcement…….,

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May 3, 2021

August 5, 1928 – May 3, 2021 Valdese`, North Carolina

Mrs. Barbara Ione Kline Smith, 92, of Valdese, passed away on Monday May 3, 2021 at College Pines Nursing Center after a period of Health. Mrs. Smith was born August 5, 1928 in Iowa Falls, Iowa, a daughter of the late William Frederick and…

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May 2, 2021

March 20, 1925 – May 2, 2021 Denver, North Carolina

Mr. Gerald Kenneth Fleming, 96, of Denver, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at NC State Veterans Home in Black Mountain, following a period of declining…

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May 2, 2021

March 20, 1925 – May 2, 2021 Denver, North Carolina

He was a kind, gentle and forgiving person.  He was slow to anger and spoke no harm of anyone.  He was very frugal to himself but very generous to those he loved.  “Bigger, better, faster” meant absolutely nothing to him.

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May 2, 2021

October 12, 1938 – May 2, 2021 Hickory, North Carolina

Mrs. Gayle Hendley Conley was born October 12, 1938 and passed away on Sunday May 2, 2021 at Trinity Ridge following a period of declining health due to…

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May 2, 2021

August 31, 1946 – May 2, 2021 Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Mr. Billy Joe “Bill” Edwards, 74, of Connelly Springs, died after a period of declining health on May 2, 2021 at College Pines Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born August 31, 1946 in Valdese, a son of the late Robert W. and Ruth Tomlinson Edwards…...

May 1, 2021

May 31, 1943 – May 1, 2021 Valdese, North Carolina

Mrs. Georgia Bright Hudson Chapman, 77, of Valdese, passed away Saturday May 1, 2021 at Cranberry House Senior Living in Newland. Georgia was born in Cleveland County, NC on…

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May 1, 2021

November 14, 1943 – May 1, 2021 Morganton, North Carolina

Mr. Bobby Joe Hoilman, 77, of Hickory, passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Carolina Rehab. Bobby was born on November 14, 1943 in Avery County to the late…

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May 1, 2021

October 3, 1969 – May 1, 2021 Greensboro, North Carolina

Mr. Ronald Scott Epps, 51, of Greensboro, passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Scott was born on October 3, 1969 in Burke County to the late Earl F. Epps Jr. and Sandra Conley Myers. He was previously employed in the…

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