Obituaries

Brenda Curtis Brown

Aug. 3, 1945 - Aug. 22, 2020

Brenda Curtis Brown, 75, of Morganton died Saturday, August 22, 2020.  Born in Burke County, NC on August 3, 1945, she was the daughter of Bessie Mae Bean Curtis and the late Rev. Henry Ernest ...

Elizabeth “Libby” Pitts Cash

May 6, 1946 - Aug. 22, 2020

Elizabeth “Libby” Pitts Cash, 74, of Vero Beach, Fla., passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, with her family by her side.

Born May 6, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Paul Spencer and ...

Robert Earl Ramsey

Dec. 24, 1938 - Aug. 22, 2020

Robert Earl Ramsey, 81 of Nebo, NC passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020. Born on December 24, 1938 he was the son of the late Willian and Nannie Ramsey. Robert was a member of New ...

Margaret Allison Sitts

Jan. 22, 1950 - Aug. 21, 2020

Margaret Allison Sitts was welcomed into the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ on August 21, 2020.  She was affectionately known as “Chip” to all of her friends and family.  Chip was a wonderful loving ...

Jessie “Buren” White

Sept. 29, 1929 - Aug. 19, 2020

Jessie “Buren” White, 90, of Hickory died Wednesday, August 19, 2020.  Born in Rutherford County, NC on September 29, 1929, he was the son of the late Marvin White and Ethel Luckadoo White.  Buren was ...

Inez Rust Brittain

Feb. 18, 1929 - Aug. 19, 2020

Inez Rust Brittain, 91, of Morganton passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020.  Born in Mecklenburg County, NC on February 18, 1929, she was the daughter of the late William Dwight Rust and Mary Estelle Courtney ...

Larry Gaither Baker

Aug. 17, 1941 - Aug. 18, 2020

Larry Gaither Baker, a.k.a. “Baker”, 79, of Morganton died Tuesday, August 18, 2020.  Born in Burke County, NC on August 17, 1941, he was the son of the late James McLendon Baker and ...

Marjorie Crites Knight

Oct. 23, 1925 - Aug. 18, 2020

Marjorie Crites Knight, 94, died at Burke Hospice on August 18, 2020. Marjorie was born October 23, 1925 in Burke County. She attended Morganton High School and Lenoir Rhyne College in Hickory, NC.  Following the ...

Elbert “Jim” Carswell, Jr.

Sept. 26, 1934 - Aug. 16, 2020

Elbert “Jim” Carswell, Jr., 85, of Morganton went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 16, 2020.  Born in Burke County, NC on September 26, 1934, he was the son of the ...

Merlin Burgin Shull

March 4, 1931 - Aug. 15, 2020

Merlin Burgin Shull, 89, of Drexel, NC passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020. Born in Burke County on March 4, 1931, he was the son of the late Burgin Rhoney Shull and Jesse Pearl Shull ...

Lirie Baja

Nov. 24, 1959 - Aug. 15, 2020

Lirie Baja, 60, of Morganton, NC passed away, Saturday, August 15, 2020. Born in Japan on November 24, 1959, she was the daughter to the late Zihni and Hotsumi Baja.

Lirie is survived by her ...

David William Brown

Sept. 28, 1957 - Aug. 14, 2020

David William Brown, 62, of Morganton passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 after a well-fought battle with an injury he sustained in December.  Born in Ahoskie, NC on September 28, 1957, he was the son ...