Obituaries

Randy Lee Smith, Sr.

Sept. 30, 1955 - Sept. 16, 2021

Randy Lee Smith, Sr., 65, is in the presence of God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  He fought a courageous battle against cancer, multiple myeloma, and passed into the loving arms of ...

Van Kelton Mauney

Oct. 30, 1959 - Sept. 16, 2021

Van Kelton Mauney, 61, of Morganton passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021.  Born in Burke County, NC on October 30, 1959, he was the son of Ted Mauney (Carol) and Gloria Ann Perrell Burnette.  Van ...

Mary Carolyn Wortman Scott

June 1, 1928 - Sept. 16, 2021

Mary Carolyn Wortman Scott, 93, of Morganton passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021.  Born in Burke County, NC on June 1, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Elbert Wortman and Ollie Kincaid Wortman ...

David "Yogi" Dula

Nov. 30, 1968 - Sept. 16, 2021

David “Yogi” Dula, 52, of Morganton, NC went to his Heavenly home on Thursday, September 16, 2021. He was born on November 30, 1968 in Caldwell County to Sara Dula McElrath and the late John ...

Bertha Lea York Smith

May 28, 1938 - Sept. 15, 2021

Bertha Lea York Smith, of Morganton, NC died Wednesday, September 15, 2021. She was born in Burke County on May 28, 1938 and was the daughter of the late Roland Jefferson York and Agnes Eugene ...

Johnny Fredell

Oct. 13, 1944 - Sept. 15, 2021

Johnny Fredell, 76, of Morganton passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021.  Born in Lincoln County, NC on October 13, 1944, he was the son of the late William David Fredell and Pearl Elizabeth Jane Lail ...

Nina Mae Stamey Huffman

Oct. 1, 1935 - Sept. 15, 2021

Nina Mae Stamey Huffman, 85, of Morganton passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021.  Born in Burke County, NC on October 1, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Kelly Woodrow Stamey and Mattie Sue ...

Betty Watts Secrest

Jan. 8, 1937 - Sept. 14, 2021

Betty Watts Secrest, 84, of Morganton, NC went to her Heavenly home to be reunited with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. She was born on January 8, 1937 in Burke County to ...

H. Frank Queen

Feb. 10, 1928 - Sept. 14, 2021

H. Frank Queen, of Morganton, NC, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at the same home place where he was born 93 years earlier, on February 10, 1928, the youngest ...

Grace Y. Calloway

Aug. 6, 1928 - Sept. 14, 2021

Grace Y. Calloway, 93, of Morganton, NC went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. She was born on August 6, 1928 in Macon County to the late Raymond Yonce ...

Joann Willis

June 7, 1941 - Sept. 13, 2021

Joann Willis, 80, of Morganton passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 13, 2021.  Born in Buncombe County, NC on June 7, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Millard Alexander Suttles and Eula Leola ...

Gary “Tiny Moe” Wade Causby

Oct. 9, 1946 - Sept. 13, 2021

Gary “Tiny Moe” Wade Causby, 74, of Morganton, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, September 13, 2021.  Born in Burke County, NC on October 9, 1946, he was the ...