Obituaries

Jeanelle Marra Hyder

March 8, 1921 - March 31, 2011

Jeanelle Marra Hyder, 90, of Morganton died Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Burke Palliative Care Center in Valdese. Born March 8, 1921 in Sullivan County, TN, she was the daughter of the late George Winstead ...

E. Donald Ollis

May 10, 1930 - March 30, 2011

E. Donald Ollis, 80, of the Oak Hill Community, Morganton, NC went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. He was born May 10, 1930 ...

Annie Laura Ramsey

April 26, 1921 - March 29, 2011

Annie Laura Ramsey, affectionately known to some as "YaYa", went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Born on April 26, 1921 in Burke County, she was the youngest daughter of the late ...

Naomi Yvonne Smith Turner

Oct. 11, 1930 - March 28, 2011

Naomi Yvonne Smith Turner, 80, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, March 28, 2011. Born in Burke County, NC on October 11, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Tellis ...

Opal Harrison

June 21, 1923 - March 28, 2011

Opal Harrison, 87, of Morganton, NC went to be with her Heavenly Father surrounded by her family on Monday, March 28, 2011. Born in Avery County, NC on June 21, 1923, she was the daughter ...

Fredrick D. Ramsey

Nov. 2, 1936 - March 28, 2011

Fredrick D. Ramsey, 74, of Glen Alpine, NC went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 28, 2011 following a period of declining health. Born in Burke County, NC on November 2, 1936, he ...

Sue Leona Lee

N/A - March 27, 2011

Sue Leona Lee, 64, of Morganton died Sunday, March 27, 2011. A celebration of Sue’s life will be held in early summer. A full obituary will be published then. Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory ...

Larry Wilson

Nov. 20, 1949 - March 27, 2011

Larry Wilson 61, of Hudson, NC passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Lenoir, NC. Born in Caldwell County, NC on November 20, 1949, he was the ...

Dr. Francis Miller Jackson

Feb. 3, 1925 - March 24, 2011

Dr. Francis Miller Jackson, 86, of Newland Street, Morganton, NC died Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the Burke Palliative Care Center. Born on February 3, 1925 in West Point, GA, he was the son of ...

Paul William Duckworth

Dec. 29, 1921 - March 23, 2011

Paul William Duckworth, 89, of Morganton, NC died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Burke County, NC on December 29, 1921, he was the son of the late ...

Franklin D. "Red" Bailey

Dec. 22, 1934 - March 23, 2011

Franklin D. "Red" Bailey, Sr., 76, loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, following a period of declining health. He was born in Rutherford County on December 22, 1934 and was a ...

Claire A. Whitesell

April 17, 1932 - March 22, 2011

Claire A. Whitesell, Jr., 78, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 following a period of declining health. He was born in Willow Grove, PA on April 17, 1932 and was the son of the late Claire ...