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...
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...
Margaret Iona Lingerfelt Bumgarner
Jul 10, 2026
Margaret Iona Lingerfelt Bumgarner, 77, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Friday July 10, 2026, at Catawba Valley Medical Center after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Bumgarner was born January 13, 1949, in Burke County, a daughter of the late Zinnie and Eula Smith Lingerfelt.
Margaret’s dedication to her family and friends was a lifelong inspiration to us all. She loved...
Helen Louise Melton
Jul 9, 2026
Helen Louise Melton, 93, of Vale, NC passed away Thursday July 9, 2026, at her residence after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Melton was born May 21,1933, in Caldwell County, a daughter of the late Ed and Ella Smith Nelson. She retired from the furniture manufacturing business after many years of service. Helen spent most of her life in the...
Christina Elaine Helms
Jul 8, 2026
Mrs. Christina Elaine Stilwell Helms, 60, of Valdese, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at her residence, following a period of declining health.
Christina was born on September 1, 1965, in Burke County to the late Ralph Stilwell and Gladys Carpenter Stilwell. She was employed as a registered nurse for many years at many local nursing homes throughout the surrounding...
Charles Phifer Abernethy
Jul 8, 2026
Charles Phifer “Pete” Abernethy, 86, of Valdese, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 following a period of declining health.
Pete was born March 17, 1940 in Burke County, a son of the late Harrison and Allie Bowman Abernethy. He was a proud United States Navy veteran. He enjoyed listening to music, and he was especially...
John David Anderson
Jul 7, 2026
John David Anderson, 79, of Valdese, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his children on Tuesday July 7, 2026 at UNC Healthcare in Morganton following a period of declining health.
John was born on May 20, 1947, in Burke County, to the late Charles Duval Anderson and Marie Edna Jarrett Anderson.
A man of remarkable skill and boundless love, John served as maintenance...
James Lewis Simmons
Jul 6, 2026
James Lewis Simmons, 73, of Drexel, passed away unexpectedly on Monday July 6, 2026 at UNC Healthcare in Morganton.
James was born on June 5, 1953 in Burke County to the late Horace King Greeley Simmons, Jr. and Carleen Carpenter Simmons.
James served the Town of Valdese as the Utilities Director for the Water and Waste Management Department, where his extensive knowledge...
