Obituaries

Charles “Chuck” Brannon

Dec. 22, 1985 - May 20, 2022

Charles “Chuck” Brannon, 36, of Morganton, NC, passed away Friday, May 20, 2022.

Born in Hillsborough County, FL on December 22, 1985, he was the son of Sharon Lea Holzhause Brannon and the late Raymond ...

Floyd Thomas

Nov. 15, 1940 - May 19, 2022

Floyd Thomas, 81, of Morganton, NC, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022.

Born in Moore County, NC on November 15, 1940, he was the son of the late Fred G. Thomas and Nora Shelton Thomas ...

Lee Roy Pruett

June 5, 1934 - May 17, 2022

Lee Roy Pruett, 87, of Morganton, NC, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022.  Born in Cleveland County, NC on June 5, 1934, he was the son of the late Lester Lee Pruett and Annie Belle ...

Joseph Harold Norville

Feb. 29, 1952 - May 16, 2022

Joseph Harold Norville, 70 of Morganton, NC passed away, Monday, May 16, 2022. Born on February 29, 1952, he was the son of the late Joseph Ray Norville and Anita Ray Taylor Norville. Joseph was ...

Robert “Bob” Eugene Trier

May 23, 1939 - May 15, 2022

Robert “Bob” Eugene Trier, 82, of Drexel, NC, passed away after his battle with cancer on Sunday, May 15, 2022.  Born in St. Paul, MN on May 23, 1939, he was the son of Fern ...

Glenda Ann Walters

Aug. 28, 1946 - May 14, 2022

Glenda Ann Walters, 75 of Morganton, NC passed away, Saturday, May 14, 2022. Born on August 28, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Glen and Nettie Allen. Glenda was a member of Mt ...

Elizabeth “Lib” Adeline Stroupe Whisnant

Aug. 11, 1927 - May 14, 2022

Elizabeth “Lib” Adeline Stroupe Whisnant, 94, of Morganton, NC, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022.  Born in Burke County, NC on August 11, 1927, she was the daughter of the late William and Matilda Stroupe ...

Jesse Turner Long

Sept. 1, 1919 - May 14, 2022

On Saturday, May 14, 2022, the family of Jesse Turner Long, 102, lost a great, kind, and spiritual man. Born on September 1, 1919, he was the son of the late James H. and Cordie ...

Kathy Wilson Burleson

Aug. 8, 1956 - May 13, 2022

Kathy Wilson Burleson, 65, of Morganton, NC passed away and Heaven gained an angel on Friday, May 13, 2022. She was born on August 8, 1956 in McDowell County to the late Jerry Wilson and ...

Michael “Mike” Grant McGimsey

Aug. 12, 1949 - May 13, 2022

Michael “Mike” Grant McGimsey, 72 of Morganton, NC passed away, Friday May 13, 2022. Born on August 12, 1949, he was the son of the late Carl and Margaret McGimsey. Mike was of the Baptist ...

Elizabeth Ann “Lib” Rhodes

Feb. 26, 1935 - May 13, 2022

Elizabeth Ann “Lib” Rhodes, 87 of Morganton, NC passed away, Friday, May 13, 2022. Born on February 26, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Rachel Marie Rhodes. Lib was a member of Mt ...

Margaret Phillips Stark

July 14, 1926 - May 10, 2022

Margaret Phillips Stark passed away, Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Grace Ridge Retirement Community. She was 95 years old.

She was born July 14, 1926 to the late Davis Gaston and Corrie Hildebrand Phillips. Margaret ...