Andrea Stamey Barlow
Jul 30, 2026
Andrea Stamey Barlow, 77, of Charlotte, formerly of Valdese, departed this life to her heavenly home on Thursday July 30, 2026, at Atrium Health University Hospital following a period of declining health.
Andrea was born on October 9, 1948, in Burke County to the late Rufus Andrew Stamey and Ruth Pauline Sain Stamey. She was a tireless caregiver for her family,...
Oleta Aikens Fulbright
Jul 28, 2026
Oleta Aikens Fulbright, 91, of Morganton went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at Autumn Care of Drexel following a period of declining health.
Oleta was born November 6, 1934 in Burke County, a daughter of the late Revels Woodrow and Ola Smith Aikens. She taught for the Burke County public school system for over thirty...
Lisa Diane Fowler
Jul 27, 2026
Lisa Diane Fowler, 52, of Morganton, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2026 following a brief illness.
Lisa was born on May 30, 1974 in Burke County, a daughter of Linda Deal Fowler and the late Larry Fowler. She was an avid Disney fan and enjoyed the beach. She loved animals.
Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Lorin Barrier...
George Sutton Abernathy, Jr.
Jul 27, 2026
George Sutton Abernathy, Jr., 81, of Hickory, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 27, 2026, following a period of declining health.
George was born October 29, 1944, in Cleveland County, a son of the late George Sutton Abernathy, Sr., and Mary Carswell Abernathy.
He is preceded in passing by his siblings, Thelma Teague (Ray), Jack Abernathy (Susie), Gin...
Dorothy Yvonne Carswell Boughman
Jul 27, 2026
Dorothy Yvonne Carswell Boughman, 89, of Morganton, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 27, 2026 at College Pines following a period of declining health.
Dorothy was born April 5, 1937 in Burke County, a daughter of the late Dorse Carswell and Brunnie Carswell. She never met a stranger and had a caring heart for other people. She...
Linda Dellinger
Jul 23, 2026
Linda McLean Dellinger, 69, of Valdese, passed away on Thursday July 23, 2026, at Amorem, Burke Hospice, after a brief illness.
Linda was born December 23, 1956, in Burke County, a daughter of the late Lowman and Fonda Pyatte McLean. She was a member of the High Peak Baptist Church and employed with Kellex Seating Furniture Company as a scheduling manager....
Shirley Juanita Ledford
Jul 23, 2026
Mrs. Shirley Juanita Franklin Ledford, 89, of Icard, went to her Heavenly Home on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at Carolina Caring Hospice House, following a brief period of declining health, with her three children by her side.
Shirley was born on March 31, 1937, in Burke County to the late Garvine Franklin and Marie Chester Franklin. She was a longtime and...
Teresa Ann Pitman
Jul 22, 2026
Teresa Ann Robinson Pitman, 59, of Valdese, passed away on Wednesday July 22, 2026, at Amorem, Burke Hospice, after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Pitman was born March 5, 1967, in Burke County, a daughter of the late Airlen Lee and Grace Ellen Freeman Robinson. She was a faithful member of Trinity Baptist Church and the owner of Stogner’s Cleaning...
Kenneth Alan Chester
Jul 21, 2026
Kenneth Alan Chester, 53, of Valdese, passed away suddenly on July 21, 2026 at home.
Kenneth was born March 9, 1973 in San Diego County, California, a son of Boyd Ervin and Saundra Marie Brengman Chester. He was a hard worker and loved eighties metal. He was especially fond of Ozzy Osborne and Metallica. He had a deep love of history...
Michael Keith Church
Jul 21, 2026
Michael Keith Church, 73, of Connelly Springs, went home to be with the Lord on July 21, 2026, at Carolina Caring of Newton, following an extended illness.
Michael was born on July 1, 1953, in Burke County to the late Mattie Smith Church and David Leonard Church. He grew up in the Knob community of Burke County and was proud to...
Bernard Louis Weinberg, Jr.
Jul 20, 2026
Mr. Bernard Louis Weinberg, Jr, 62, of Hickory, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2026, at his residence.
Bernard was born on July 21, 1963, in Garden City, MI, to the late Bernard Louis Weinberg, Sr., and Janet Dixon Conley. He was an Air Force veteran and was devoted to the flag and his country. He enjoyed watching NASCAR and was...
John Franklin Snider
Jul 20, 2026
Mr. John Franklin Snider, 85, of Morganton, went home to be with his Lord, on July 20, 2026, at Amorem Hospice of Valdese, following an extended illness.
John was born on October 10, 1940, in Guilford County to the late Rev. Pearlie Snider and Rev. Mabel Jenkins Snider. He married the love of his life, Brenda Angley Snider on their birthdays,...
Clay Butch Mull
Jul 20, 2026
Clay “Butch” Mull, 86, of Morganton, went to his Heavenly Reward on Monday July 20, 2026, at his residence.
Mr. Mull was born April 25, 1940, in Burke County, a son of the late Carze Alexander and Alice LeFevers Mull. He was a proud veteran, serving for four years in the US Navy. He was sworn in on his seventeenth birthday...
Ronnie Allen Icard
Jul 18, 2026
Ronnie Allen Icard, 59, of Connelly Springs, passed away at Catawba Valley Medical Center following a period of declining health.
Ronnie was born May 9, 1967 in Burke County, a son of Tony Davis and Jean Wycoff Icard. He loved to watch NASCAR and was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed boar hunting and fishing and owned his own construction company for...
Lewis David Glazebrook
Jul 17, 2026
Lewis David Glazebrook, 85, of Hickory, passed away on Friday July 17, 2026, at the Greens of Viewmont, after winning his battle with cancer.
Mr. Glazebrook was born February 24, 1941, in Caldwell County, a son of the late Lewis and Cinderella Price Glazebrook. David was a member of Celia Creek Baptist Church in Lenoir and retired from the maintenance department...
Danny Ray Young
Jul 17, 2026
Danny Ray Young, 70, of George Hildebran, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 17, 2026 at Atrium Health of Kings Mountain.
Danny was born November 5, 1955 in Burke County, a son of the late Virgil “Bill” and Beulah Freeman Young. He was never one to be still and always had at least one project going. He enjoyed gardening and wanted...
Jamie Thomas Hartley
Jul 14, 2026
Jamie Thomas Hartley, 53, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday July 14, 2026, at his residence, after a period of declining health.
Jamie was born March 19, 1973, in Tampa, FL a son of Linda Hubbard and the late Charles Hubbard. He was employed in the tree maintenance industry for many years.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death...
Melody Anne Stines Bailey
Jul 14, 2026
Melody Anne Stines Bailey, 53, of Morganton, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her loving family, following a very courageous battle with cancer.
Melody was born March 4, 1973 in Burke County to Melvin Stines and Peggy Bradshaw Stines. She was a member of Lighthouse Ministries Church and worked as a social worker; where she...
Tamara Jean Rogers
Jul 14, 2026
Tamara Jean Rogers, 81, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Tuesday July 14, 2026, at Catawba Valley Medical Center, after battling cancer for nearly two decades, but succumbed to an unrelated health crisis.
Mrs. Rogers was born May 15, 1945, in Burke County, a daughter of the late Talmadge and Lucille Childers Smith. She was a member of Hildebran First Baptist...
Connie Sue Dolin McLean
Jul 10, 2026
Mrs. Connie Sue Dolin McLean, 75, of Claremont, NC, passed away on Friday July 10, 2026, at Hickory Village Memory Care Center after a period of declining health.
Mrs. McLean was born October 17, 1950, in Boone County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late John Edward and Irene Adkins Dolin. She was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed being a...
