Obituaries

Michael A. Biggs

Oct. 28, 1946 - June 27, 2011

Michael A. Biggs, 64, of Conover, NC died Monday, June 27, 2011 at his residence. Born in Hamilton County, OH on October 28, 1946, he was the son of the late Claude Edgar Biggs, Sr ...

Ernestine "Tina" Parsons

July 19, 1945 - June 27, 2011

Ernestine "Tina" Parsons, 65, of Morganton, NC died Monday, June 27, 2011 at Chesterfield Adult Care Center. Born in Cook County, IL on July 19, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Williams ...

Thelma Beam King

May 4, 1933 - June 27, 2011

Thelma Beam King, 78, of Morganton, NC died Monday, June 27, 2011 at her home after a period of declining health. Born in Avery County, NC on May 4, 1933, she was the daughter of ...

Jesse Willard Price

April 11, 1922 - June 24, 2011

Jesse Willard Price, 89, of Morganton, NC is resting in peace with his Heavenly Father. He died Friday, June 24, 2011 after a brief illness. Born in McDowell County, NC on April 11, 1922, he ...

James H. "Jim" Winters

Oct. 24, 1936 - June 23, 2011

James H. "Jim" Winters, Sr., 74, of Morganton died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at his residence. Born October 24, 1936, he was a son of the late Robert Ernest Winters and Elizabeth "Bessie" Whiteside Winters ...

Herman John Chester

April 8, 1924 - June 20, 2011

Herman John Chester, 87 of Morganton, NC died Monday, June 20, 2011 at Burke Palliative Care Center. Born April 8, 1924 in Burke County, NC, he was a son of the late Aurthor Alexander Chester ...

Harley Whisnant

Aug. 1, 1936 - June 19, 2011

Harley Whisnant, 74, of Morganton, NC went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at the Charles George V.A. Medical Center in Asheville, NC. Born in Burke County, NC on ...

Lucille C. Poteet

April 17, 1928 - June 19, 2011

After many years of pain and suffering, Lucille C. Poteet, 83, of Morganton, went Home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at her residence. Born in Avery County, NC ...

Diane Wellman

May 6, 1943 - June 19, 2011

Diane Wellman, 68, of Morganton, NC died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at her residence. Born in Catawba County, NC on May 6, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Rosevelt Cochran and Minnie ...

Chancey Roosevelt Lookadoo

June 28, 1918 - June 19, 2011

Chancey Roosevelt Lookadoo, 92, of Morganton, NC died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at the Burke Palliative Care Center in Valdese, NC. Born in Rutherford County, NC on June 28, 1918, he was the son of ...

Julia K. Abee Abernethy

May 7, 1916 - June 15, 2011

Julia K. Abee Abernethy, 95 of Pea Ridge Rd., Morganton, NC and a former Antioch Rd. resident, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at her home. Born May 7, 1916 in Burke County, NC, she was ...

Our precious little man

March 23, 1952 - June 14, 2011

Our precious little man, Larry Eugene Ritchie, 59, of N.C 18/U.S. 64, Morganton, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 following a period of declining health ...