Obituaries

William “Bill” H. Gibbs

Dec. 14, 1918 - Nov. 10, 2020

William “Bill” H. Gibbs, 101, of Hickory NC, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Born on December 14, 1918, he was the son of the late Wade and Lillie Gibbs. Bill was an Army Medic ...

Jane Reeves Gragg

Oct. 6, 1927 - Nov. 9, 2020

Jane Reeves Gragg, 93, of Morganton, NC, passed away Monday, November 9, 2020 at Grace Heights. She was born in Nash County, NC to the late Dr. George F. Reeves and Mamie Sprinkle Reeves of ...

Carol Rae Georges Beauxis

Feb. 6, 1938 - Nov. 8, 2020

Carol Rae Georges Beauxis, 82, of Morganton, NC went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 8, 2020.  Born in Cooke County, IL on February 6, 1938, she was the daughter of the ...

David E. Curry, Sr.

June 17, 1944 - Nov. 7, 2020

David E. Curry, Sr., 76, of Morganton passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020.  Born in Urbana, IL on June 17, 1944, he was the son of the late Russell Eugene Curry and Neva Grace Allen ...

Timothy Collins Rudicill

Aug. 26, 1965 - Nov. 5, 2020

Timothy Collins Rudicill, 55, of Morganton, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 5, 2020.  Tim was born August 26, 1965, in Morganton to the late Sam and Jean Rudicill.

Tim, known to his friends as ...

Ida Jean Cowan Braswell

Oct. 24, 1929 - Nov. 4, 2020

Ida Jean Cowan Braswell, 91, of Morganton passed away after a lengthy fight with metastatic lung cancer, at peace with God and man, on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. She was born in Morganton October 24 ...

Garry Dwayne Duckworth

Oct. 6, 1952 - Nov. 3, 2020

Garry Dwayne Duckworth, 68, of Sophia, NC passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020.  Born in Caldwell County, NC on October 6, 1952, he was the son of the late Nathaniel “Sam” Duckworth and Eula Watson ...

David Winfield Scott

Aug. 13, 1947 - Nov. 1, 2020

David Winfield Scott, 73, of Morganton, NC passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020. Born August 13, 1947 in Burke County, NC, he was a son of Mary Carolyn Wortman Scott and the late Charlie Winfield ...

Geneva Chrisawn Hall

Jan. 18, 1925 - Oct. 31, 2020

Geneva Chrisawn Hall, 95, of Titusville, FL passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020.  Born in Yancey County, NC on January 18, 1925, she was the daughter of the late William Chrisawn and Sarah Lee Jones ...

Ricky Byrl Presnell

Feb. 11, 1954 - Oct. 31, 2020

Ricky Byrl Presnell, 66, of Morganton went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 31, 2020.  Born in Davidson County, NC on February 11, 1954, he was the son of the late Murvle ...

Virginia “Sue” Payne Robinson-Whisnant

Dec. 21, 1934 - Oct. 29, 2020

Virginia “Sue” Payne Robinson-Whisnant, 85, of Morganton, NC passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020.  Born in Swain County, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Payne and and Pearl Montieth Payne.  Sue retired ...

Elizabeth N. Vaughn

Dec. 8, 1932 - Oct. 29, 2020

Elizabeth N. Vaughn, 87 of Morganton, NC passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020. Born on December 8, 1932, she was the daughter of the late John and Ethel Newton. Elizabeth loved her family. She enjoyed ...