Obituaries

Mary St. John Saulman

March 18, 1948 - Jan. 28, 2021

Mary St. John Saulman, 72, of Morganton died Thursday, January 28, 2021.  Born in Caldwell County, NC on March 18, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Frank Jessie St. John and Myrtle Helen ...

Betty Joyce Brown

May 11, 1933 - Jan. 28, 2021

Betty Joyce Brown, 87, of Morganton went to her heavenly home on Thursday, January 28, 2021.  Born in Burke County, NC on May 11, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Max Denton and ...

Larry Eugene Norville

Dec. 15, 1949 - Jan. 27, 2021

Larry Eugene Norville, 71, of Morganton, NC went to his Heavenly Home, Wednesday, January 27, 2021. He was born on December 15, 1949 to the late Joseph Ray Norville and Neta Raye Taylor Norville. He ...

Nellie Mae Duckworth Adams

July 31, 1930 - Jan. 26, 2021

Nellie Mae Duckworth Adams, 90, of Morganton, died January 26, 2021 at Autumn Care of Drexel after several years of declining health.

Mrs. Adams was a retired local school teacher, a pastor's wife and ...

Madalyn McMahan

Nov. 17, 1962 - Jan. 25, 2021

Madalyn McMahan, 58, of Morganton went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 25, 2021.  Born in Stanhope, NJ on November 17, 1962, she was the daughter of the late William Ezekiel Rarick ...

Linda Jane Patrick

June 2, 1947 - Jan. 23, 2021

Linda Jane Patrick, 73, of Morganton, NC went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 23, 2021.  Born in DeKalb County, IN on June 2, 1947, she was the daughter of the late ...

Lou Ellen Huffman Feimster

March 17, 1934 - Jan. 23, 2021

Lou Ellen Huffman Feimster, 86, went to her Heavenly Home on Saturday, January 23, 2021, after a brief illness. She was born on March 17, 1934, in Burke County to the late Schyler Huffman and ...

Ely Velez

Jan. 19, 1965 - Jan. 22, 2021

Ely Velez passed away on January 22, 2021 shortly after her 56th birthday.

Ely made her family her priority.  She devoted herself to her family and had a blissful 24 years of marriage with her ...

Kimberly Parson Culler

Dec. 9, 1963 - Jan. 22, 2021

My name is Kimberly Parson Culler, and I died on Friday, January 22, 2021. I decided to write my own obituary because they are usually written in a couple of different ways that I just ...

Robert "Bob" Campbell

April 6, 1946 - Jan. 21, 2021

Robert “Bob” Campbell, 74, of Morganton, NC passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Grace Hospital after a brief illness. Born on April 6, 1946 in Cabarrus County he was the son of the late ...

Robert Lee Benton

March 24, 1941 - Jan. 21, 2021

Robert Lee Benton, 79, of Morganton died Thursday, January 21, 2021.  Born in Burke County, NC on March 24, 1941, he was the son of the late James Benton and Annie Duckworth Benton.  Robert worked ...

Alisa Gayle Edwards

Dec. 30, 1964 - Jan. 21, 2021

Alisa Gayle Edwards, 56, of Morganton, NC, passed away, Thursday, January 21, 2021. Born on December 30, 1964, she was the daughter of Barbara Rogers and the late Larry Sloan. Alisa was a loving mother ...