Obituaries

Major “Pete” Avery Mitchell

May 31, 1940 - March 19, 2019

Major “Pete” Avery Mitchell, 78, of Morganton, NC died Tuesday, March 19, 2019. He was born May 31, 1940 in Burke County to the late Pete Mitchell and Marie McNeilly Mitchell. He was a member ...

Rev. Raymond Ernest Rowland

June 2, 1929 - March 18, 2019

Reverend Raymond Ernest Rowland, 89, formerly of Morganton, NC relocated to his new mansion in heaven on March 18, 2019 following a short illness.  He was born June 2, 1929 in Nashville, TN.  Raymond was ...

Della Nanena Clontz

Oct. 9, 1934 - March 17, 2019

Della Nanena Clontz, 84, of Morganton died Sunday, March 17, 2019.  Born in Burke County, NC on October 9, 1934, she was the daughter of the late J. Von Perry and Harriet Nanena Beck Perry ...

Donald Edward Fox

Feb. 15, 1946 - March 17, 2019

Donald Edward Fox, 73, of Connelly Springs, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019. Born on February 15, 1946, was the adoptive son of the late Dawayne Belcher and Mary Hunter Belcher.

Donald loved his family ...

Fred Edward Holcombe III

April 27, 1971 - March 16, 2019

Fred Edward Holcombe III entered the kingdom of God on March 16, 2019. Born April 27, 1971 in Greenville SC. Ed was raised and loved in Cary, NC. He graduated from Cary high School in ...

Marcus Key

July 28, 1928 - March 14, 2019

Marcus Key, 90, of Morganton, NC, died on Thursday, March 14, 2019 after a period of declining health. He was born July 28, 1928 in Coal Valley, AL to the late Walter Lee Key and ...

Janet Denise Harbison

April 2, 1958 - March 14, 2019

Janet Denise Harbison, 60, of Morganton passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019.  Born on April 2, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edwin Harbison and Millie Buena Fox Harbison.  Janet was a ...

Windle "Forest" Shull

Sept. 1, 1942 - March 12, 2019

Windle “Forest” Shull, 76, of Morganton, NC died Tuesday, March 12, 2019. He was born September 1, 1942 in Burke County to the late Woodrow Willie Shull and Irene Anthony Shull. He loved working outdoors ...

Martin Wayne Allen

June 3, 1954 - March 12, 2019

Martin Wayne Allen, 64, of Morganton, NC passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019.  Born June 3, 1954 in McDowell County, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Orville Elsworth Allen and Edith Beaver ...

Kathryn Mae Mooney

May 18, 1928 - March 11, 2019

Kathryn Mae Keller Mooney, 90, of Morganton passed away Monday, March 11, 2019.  Born in Burke County, NC on May 18, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Dolphus Pinkney Keller and Bertha Dale ...

Josephine “Jo” McNeilly Pitts

July 28, 1932 - March 10, 2019

Josephine “Jo” McNeilly Pitts, 86, of Glen Alpine died on Sunday, March 10, 2019 after a period of declining health.  Born in Morganton on July 28, 1932, she was the middle of three children of ...

Frances Blanton Leatherman

Dec. 8, 1924 - March 10, 2019

Frances Blanton Leatherman, 94, of Morganton passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Grace Ridge Retirement Community.  She was a lifelong resident of Burke County.  She was born on December 8, 1924 to the late ...