Obituaries

Kenneth Lee Hudson
June 26, 1967 - June 12, 2022
Kenneth Lee Hudson, 54, of Morganton, NC, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022.
Born in Burke County, NC on June 26, 1967, he was the son of the late Vernon Clifford Hudson and Betty Ruth ...

Claude Nelson Baker
Oct. 31, 1938 - June 9, 2022
Claude Nelson Baker, 83, of Morganton, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 9, 2022.
Born in Burke County on October 31, 1938, he was the son of the late William ...

James B. (Jim) Cates, Ed. D.
March 9, 1938 - June 8, 2022
James B. (Jim) Cates, Ed. D., 84, of Morganton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
Born in Harnett County, NC on March 9, 1938, he was the son of the late John Driver ...

Pearl Weathers Smith Wells
Nov. 18, 1934 - June 8, 2022
Pearl Weathers Smith Wells passed peacefully Wednesday, June 8, at Grace Ridge Retirement Community with her family by her side. She deeply treasured a wide circle of family and friends and was a fiercely loving ...

Samuel “Eric” Suttlemyre
July 16, 1966 - June 7, 2022
Samuel “Eric” Suttlemyre, 55 of Morganton, NC passed away, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Born on July 16, 1966, he was the son of the late James Herbert Suttlemyre and Martha McClellan Suttlemyre. Eric was the ...

Rebecca Hilliard Clarke
April 9, 1935 - June 7, 2022
Rebecca Hilliard Clarke, 87, of Morganton, NC passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. She was born on April 9, 1935 in Burke County to the late Robert Hilliard and Margaret Conley Hilliard. Rebecca worked ...

Lemuel "Bob" Farris, Jr.
April 21, 1931 - June 6, 2022
Lemuel Farris, Jr. better known as “Bob”, 91 of Morganton, NC went to his heavenly home on Monday, June 6, 2022. Born on April 21, 1931, he was the son of the late Lemuel Joseph ...

Terri Lynne Philbrick
Aug. 8, 1970 - June 6, 2022
Terri Lynne Philbrick, 51, of Morganton, NC, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 6, 2022.
Born in Mahoning County, OH on August 8, 1970, she was the daughter of Carol Sonnenlitter Philbrick ...

Michael “Captain” Rogers
March 6, 1963 - June 5, 2022
Michael “Captain” Rogers, 59, of Morganton, NC, gained his wings on Sunday, June 5, 2022.
Born in Berkshire County, Massachusetts on March 6, 1963, he was the son of the late Charles Henry Rogers and ...

Martha Ann Guthrie Hemphill
May 3, 1934 - June 4, 2022
Martha Ann Guthrie Hemphill, 88, of Morganton, NC, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022.
Born in Gaston County, NC on May 3, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Robert Nelson Guthrie and Martha ...

Harold A. Smith
June 8, 1938 - June 3, 2022
Harold A. Smith, 83, of Morganton, NC passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022 in the comfort of his home with his loving family at his bedside.
Born in Allentown, PA on June 8, 1938 ...

W. C. Reep, Jr.
Dec. 18, 1926 - June 3, 2022
W. C. Reep, Jr., 95, of Morganton, NC, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022.
Born in Burke County, NC on December 18, 1926, he was the son of the late William C. Reep and Lois ...
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