Obituaries

Dr. Herron Sanders "Sam" Pearson
Nov. 24, 1946 - Oct. 30, 2012
Dr. Herron Sanders "Sam" Pearson, 65, of Morganton, NC died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at his residence. Born November 24, 1946 in Nashville, TN, he was a son of the late David Mayo Pearson, Sr ...

Richard Lee Bowman
Dec. 2, 1933 - Oct. 30, 2012
Richard Lee Bowman, 78, of Drexel, NC died Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Born December 2, 1933 in Burke County, NC, he was a son of the late Harvey Andrew Bowman and Elva Mae Blackburn Bowman ...

Carl Powell
Aug. 20, 1966 - Oct. 30, 2012
Carl Powell, 46, of Morganton died Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Born in Avery County, NC on August 20, 1966, he was the son of the late Homer Lee Powell and Mildred Stella Aldridge Powell.Carl ...

Virginia Carolyn Haga Bailey
Feb. 24, 1917 - Oct. 28, 2012
Virginia Carolyn Haga Bailey, 95, of Morganton died Sunday, October 28, 2012 following a period of declining health. Born in Avery County, NC on February 24, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Kelly ...

Bennie Harold Deal
Aug. 12, 1948 - Oct. 27, 2012
Bennie Harold Deal, 64, of Morganton died Saturday, October 27, 2012. Born in Burke County, NC on August 12, 1948, he was the son of the late Lathern Deal and Julie Iola Shidal Deal. Bennie ...

Charles H. Beach
May 26, 1923 - Oct. 27, 2012
Charles H. Beach, 89, of Morganton died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at his residence. Born in Burke County, NC on May 26, 1923, he was the son of the late John Nelson Beach ...

Edward "Bud" Towery
Aug. 15, 1928 - Oct. 26, 2012
Edward "Bud" Towery, 84, of Morganton died Friday, October 26, 2012 at the Burke Palliative Care Center. Born in Rutherford County, NC on August 15, 1928, he is the son of the late Mack Oliver ...

Julia Viola Hawkins Price
Sept. 2, 1918 - Oct. 25, 2012
Julia Viola Hawkins Price, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, age 94, of Morganton died Thursday, October 25, 2012 at Autumn Care of Drexel with all of her children by her side following a period of ...

Willard H. "Jerry" Garrell
July 26, 1925 - Oct. 24, 2012
Willard H. "Jerry" Garrell, 87, of Supply, NC and a former longtime resident of Morganton, NC died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at SECU Hospice Brunswick House, Bolivia, NC.Mr. Garrell was born in Columbus County ...

Annie Clontz Bennett
Aug. 4, 1911 - Oct. 24, 2012
Annie Clontz Bennett, 101, of Drexel died Wednesday, October 24, 2012. Born in Burke County, NC on August 4, 1911, she was the daughter of the late George Ivey Clontz and Mary Elizabeth Wilson Clontz ...

Donald W. Conley
July 18, 1931 - Oct. 24, 2012
Donald W. Conley, 81, of the Salem Community in Morganton went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 24, 2012. Donald was born on July 18, 1931 to Stirl Gordon Conley and Julia Ann ...

Ella Marie Ball Donahue
Aug. 18, 1925 - Oct. 21, 2012
Ella Marie Ball Donahue, 87, long time resident of Morganton passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2012. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Dr. Dennis R. Donahue, Morganton’s first permanent veterinarian ...
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