Obituaries

Melba Fowler

March 5, 1941 - Jan. 29, 2010

Melba Fowler, 68, of Ridge Blvd., Morganton, died Friday, January 29, 2010. She was born in Cleveland County, March 5, 1941 to the late Zero Lee Jones and Minnie Humphries Jones. Mrs. Fowler was a ...

Joan Helene St. Louis

April 21, 1928 - Jan. 29, 2010

Joan Helene St. Louis passed away in her sleep at her home in Morganton, NC on January 29, 2010. She was born April 21, 1928 in Buffalo, New York. She was preceded by her parents ...

Christine Day Clements Handley

May 22, 1922 - Jan. 28, 2010

Christine Day Clements Handley 87, of Rutherford College, NC died Thursday, January 28, 2010, following a brief illness. She was born in Irwin County, GA on May 22, 1922 and was the daughter of the ...

Daniel Preston Smith

Nov. 11, 1956 - Jan. 28, 2010

Daniel Preston Smith, 53, of Rocky Ridge Rd. in Connelly Springs, NC, died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at his residence. He was born November 11, 1956 in Wilmington, DE, and was a son of the ...

Billy Tellis Smith

Dec. 31, 1931 - Jan. 27, 2010

Billy Tellis Smith, 78, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 following a brief illness. He was born on December 31, 1931 in Burke County and was a son of the late Tellis Herman Smith and Hixie ...

Katherine Jane England

April 28, 1924 - Jan. 26, 2010

Katherine Jane England, 85 years of age, passed from her earthly life to her Heavenly life on Tuesday, January 26th in her home in Colfax, NC. Katherine was born in Stokes County on April 28 ...

Ruth Riddle died on Monday

Feb. 1, 1942 - Jan. 25, 2010

Ruth Riddle died on Monday, January 25, 2010 at the Heritage Home Nursing Facility in Florence, South Carolina. Ruth was born on February 1, 1942 in Burke County, North Carolina to Marcus Pinckney Webb and ...

Frankie "Dean" Shook

April 11, 1944 - Jan. 23, 2010

Frankie "Dean" Shook, 66, of Glen Alpine, NC went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, January 20, 2011 following a 10 year illness. Born in Burke County, NC on April 11, 1944, he was ...

Annie Laura Williams Patton

Aug. 21, 1926 - Jan. 23, 2010

Annie Laura Williams Patton, 83, departed this world Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 1:22 p.m. Born in Burke County, NC on August 21, 1926, she was the daughter of the late W. C ...

Mrs. Garlene Burdette Francis

Sept. 24, 1938 - Jan. 21, 2010

Mrs. Garlene Burdette Francis, of Morganton, formerly of Ames, Iowa, passed on the morning of Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. She was born September 24, 1938 in Sioux Falls ...

Carl W. Kerley

Feb. 6, 1930 - Jan. 21, 2010

Carl W. Kerley, of Charles Ave., Morganton, NC, formerly of the Salem Community, went home to be with his Heavenly Father and his wife on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Grace Hospital. Born in Sequatchie ...

Robert Glenn Curtis

Feb. 4, 1937 - Jan. 21, 2010

Robert Glenn Curtis, 72, of Conley Road, Morganton, NC died at home on Thursday, January 21, 2010. Born in Rutherford County, NC on February 4, 1937, he was the son of the late William Talmadge ...