Obituaries

Mary Hennessee Grigg

Dec. 27, 1919 - April 29, 2011

Mary Hennessee Grigg, 91, of Morganton, NC went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 29, 2011 at Grace Hospital. Born in Burke County, NC on December 27, 1919, she was the daughter of ...

Fred A. Setzer

Aug. 12, 1918 - April 29, 2011

Fred A. Setzer, 92, of Burns Street, Drexel, NC went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 29, 2011 at Grace Hospital after a period of declining health. Fred was born in Burke County ...

Jerry Vernon Fleming

May 9, 1938 - April 29, 2011

Jerry Vernon Fleming, 72, of Morganton, NC went to be with God on Friday, April 29, 2011. God decided he needed him more than us. He was a member of South Mountain Baptist Church. God ...

Carolyn McFalls Owens

N/A - April 27, 2011

Carolyn McFalls Owens, formerly of Glen Alpine, passed away April 27, 2011 at Duke Hospital in Durham NC. She is survived by a loving family of her husband, Richard of Chapel Hill, NC, her daughter ...

Edward D. "Eddie" Picklesimer

Aug. 23, 1938 - April 25, 2011

Edward D. "Eddie" Picklesimer, 72, of Morganton, NC died Monday, April 25, 2011. Born in Kanawha County, WV on August 23, 1938, he was the son of the late Edward Jackson Picklesimer and Mildred Dale ...

Herbert "Gene" Davis

May 3, 1934 - April 25, 2011

Herbert "Gene" Davis 76, of US 64, Morganton, died Monday, April 25, 2011. Mr. Davis was born on May 3, 1934 in Edgecombe County to the late William Thomas Davis and Eliza Ellis Davis. He ...

Mildred Hendrix Franklin

Feb. 8, 1923 - April 24, 2011

Mildred Hendrix Franklin, 88, of Morganton died Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Valdese. Born February 8, 1923 in Caldwell County, NC, she was a daughter of the ...

Gerald David "Jerry" Monn

June 12, 1943 - April 23, 2011

Gerald David "Jerry" Monn, 67, of Drexel, NC went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Grace Hospital. Born on June 12, 1943 in Gettsburg, PA, he was a son ...

Christina "Christy" Mace

Sept. 9, 1979 - April 21, 2011

Christina "Christy" Mace, 31, of Morganton, NC died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 21, 2011. Born in Burke County, NC on September 9, 1979, she was the daughter of Samuel Thomas Mace and Patricia Epley Mace ...

Sharon Gatlin

Dec. 8, 1944 - April 20, 2011

Sharon Gatlin, 66, of Rutherfordton, NC died Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at Grace Hospital. Born December 8, 1944 in Jamestown, TN, she was a daughter of Laura B. Bislick of Byhalia, Mississippi and the late ...

Hubert Donald "Pete" Church

May 30, 1924 - April 19, 2011

Hubert Donald "Pete" Church, 86, of Morganton, NC died Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Burke Palliative Care Center. Born in Wilkes County, NC on May 30, 1924, he was the son of the late Grandvill ...

Howard Woodrow Wilson

Feb. 24, 1926 - April 16, 2011

Rev. Howard Woodrow Wilson, 85 of Jamestown Rd., Morganton, NC went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the V.A. Medical Center, Asheville, NC. Born February 24, 1926 in Yancey ...