Obituaries

Alberto Hernandez Soto

N/A - Sept. 30, 2012

Alberto Hernandez Soto, 50, of Morganton died Sunday, September 30, 2012. The funeral will be held at 7:30 p.m., Friday, October 5, 2012 at Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center. The family will ...

Linda Beane Kincaid

April 12, 1949 - Sept. 30, 2012

Linda Beane Kincaid, 63, of Marion, NC, beloved daughter, mother, and grandmother "Ninny", went peacefully to be with her Lord, September 30, 2012.

Born in Burke County on April 12, 1949, she was the daughter ...

Bennett William Hemphill

Dec. 16, 1915 - Sept. 27, 2012

Bennett William Hemphill, 96, of Morganton went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 27, 2012 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care. He was born on December 16, 1915 in Burke County ...

Spencer Frank Graybeal

April 4, 1919 - Sept. 27, 2012

Spencer Frank Graybeal, 93, of Morganton passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012. Born in Black Mountain, NC on April 4, 1919, he was the son of the late Esther Benfield Graybeal and Spencer Clarence Graybeal ...

Vesna Draxler

N/A - Sept. 26, 2012

Vesna Draxler, 93, died peacefully in Assisted Living at Grace Ridge on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Her husband of fifty-two years, Bruno Draxler, died in 1991.She was born in Zagreb, Croatia to Victor Ruzic ...

Lawrence E. Farthing

Sept. 15, 1940 - Sept. 25, 2012

Lawrence E. Farthing, 72, of Morganton died Tuesday, September 25, 2012 following a period of declining health. Born in Watauga County, NC on September 15, 1940, he was the son of the late Jack Farthing ...

Kathleen Mull Cook

Jan. 7, 1927 - Sept. 25, 2012

Kathleen Mull Cook, 85, of Morganton went to be with God on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. Born in Burke County, NC on January 7, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Carl Mull ...

Florence E. Hunt

Sept. 8, 1945 - Sept. 25, 2012

Florence E. Hunt, 67, of Morganton passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2012 after a long illness. Born in Creedmoor, NC on September 8, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Willie Preston Evans and ...

Jackie "Jack" Lee Greene

Aug. 3, 1971 - Sept. 24, 2012

Jackie "Jack" Lee Greene, 41, of Bluebird Dr. in Morganton, NC died Monday, September 24, 2012. Born August 3, 1971 in Burke County, NC, he was a son of Addie Mae McFarland Greene of Morganton ...

James Joseph Kuharcik

Nov. 16, 1941 - Sept. 23, 2012

James Joseph Kuharcik, 70, of Morganton, NC passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 surrounded by his family at the Catawba Regional Hospice in Newton, NC.Born November 16, 1941 in Rice’s Landing, PA, he ...

Ernest Arthur Epley

Jan. 7, 1931 - Sept. 22, 2012

Ernest Arthur Epley, 81, of Morganton, NC died Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Valdese. Born January 7, 1931 in Burke County, NC, he was a son of the ...

Joyce Faye Roach Lancaster

Sept. 1, 1952 - Sept. 21, 2012

Joyce Faye Roach Lancaster, 60, of Morganton, died Friday, September 21, 2012. She was born September 1, 1952 in Greene County, VA to the late George Roach and Gladys Morris Roach. In addition to her ...