Obituaries

Eula Ray Epley Stillwell

Nov. 13, 1929 - Dec. 1, 2020

Eula Ray Epley Stillwell, 91, of Morganton, NC passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Born November 13, 1929 in Burke County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Epley and Emmer Norman Epley. She ...

Quteen Dale Whisnant

Feb. 13, 1951 - Nov. 30, 2020

Quteen Dale Whisnant, 69, of Morganton, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020.  Born in Burke County, NC on February 13, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Frank Dale and Katherine Carswell Dale.  Quteen ...

Stuart Eric Poteet

Nov. 4, 1974 - Nov. 29, 2020

Stuart Eric Poteet, 46, of Morganton passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 29, 2020.  Born in Burke County, NC on November 4, 1974, he was the son of Ricky Poteet (Connie) and Cathy Short Pritchard ...

Edward “Pete” Eugene Carswell

May 14, 1951 - Nov. 28, 2020

Edward “Pete” Eugene Carswell, 69, of Morganton, NC, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020. Born on May 14, 1951, he was the son of the late Azer Bill and Bonnie Anthony Carswell. Pete enjoyed ...

Mary Aileen Whisnant Fisher

March 13, 1943 - Nov. 27, 2020

Mary Aileen Whisnant Fisher, 77, went to be with her Lord and Savior, whom she loved so much, on Friday, November 27, 2020. She was born on March 13, 1943 to the late Cameron Tellis ...

Tom Watson

Jan. 11, 1943 - Nov. 26, 2020

Tom Watson, 77, of Glen Alpine, NC passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020. He was born on January 11, 1943 in Elberton, GA to the late Floyd Watson and Lucille Queen Watson Greene. He ...

Mariana Nunez

April 17, 1941 - Nov. 26, 2020

Mariana Nunez, 79 of Morganton, NC passed away, Friday, November 27, 2020. She was born on April 17, 1941, in San Patricio, Texas.

Mariana is survived by Guadalupe Nunez Jr., Pedro Nunez, Maria Iram Cervantes ...

Rev. Billy Joe “Bill” Rice, Sr.

May 3, 1936 - Nov. 25, 2020

Rev. Billy Joe “Bill” Rice, Sr., 84, of Glen Alpine went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 after a period of declining health.  Bill was born in Madison County ...

Walter Brown Bost

April 16, 1936 - Nov. 24, 2020

Walter Brown Bost, 84, of Morganton went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 24, 2020.  Born in Rowan County, NC on April 16, 1936, he was the son of the late Earl Bost ...

Dorothy Sue Hollifield

Oct. 19, 1927 - Nov. 24, 2020

Dorothy Sue Hollifield, 93, of Morganton died Tuesday, November 24, 2020.  Born in Cleveland County, NC on October 19, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Robert Vance Greene and Lula McKinney Greene.  Dorothy ...

John W. Ervin, Jr.

March 28, 1937 - Nov. 23, 2020

John W. Ervin, Jr., 83, of Morganton, NC passed away on November 23, 2020. John was born on March 27, 1937, to the late Dr. John Witherspoon Ervin and Dorothy Downes Ervin.

John was a ...

Sarah Elizabeth Carswell

Feb. 7, 1941 - Nov. 19, 2020

Sarah Elizabeth Carswell, 79, of Morganton, NC, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 after a short period of declining health. Sarah was born in Burke County on February 7, 1941 to the late Newland ...