Obituaries

F. Stephen Yount

Feb. 29, 1944 - April 28, 2013

F. Stephen Yount, 69, of Morganton, NC died Sunday, April 28, 2013. Born in Catawba County, NC on February 29, 1944, he was the son of the late Fabian Sidney Yount and Marjorie Nadine Miller ...

Mary Griffin Bradley

Nov. 27, 1924 - April 27, 2013

Mary Griffin Bradley, 88 of Morganton went home to be with her Lord, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Mrs. Bradley was born November 27, 1924 in Madison County, NC to the late Nehemiah Griffin and Virginia ...

Johnny William Lunsford

May 8, 1945 - April 27, 2013

Johnny William Lunsford, 67, of Valdese died April 27, 2013. He was born in Washington County, TN on May 8, 1945 and was the son of Charles Martin Lunsford and Judy Ann Sharp Lunsford. In ...

Martha Adeline Orders McFarlin

April 14, 1936 - April 27, 2013

Martha Adeline Orders McFarlin, 77, of Morganton passed away April 27, 2013, while surrounded by her family after a long extended illness.Born April 14, 1936 in Burke County, she was the only child of ...

Skip B. Walborn

March 6, 1959 - April 26, 2013

Skip B. Walborn, Jr., 54, of Morganton, NC died Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Burke Palliative Care Center. Born in Dover, DE on March 6, 1959, he was the son of the late Wally ...

Joseph Wesley "Joey" Autrey

July 2, 1974 - April 26, 2013

Joseph Wesley "Joey" Autrey, 38, of Connelly Springs, NC went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, April 26, 2013 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center surrounded by his loving family and ...

Larry A. Taylor

Feb. 4, 1946 - April 24, 2013

Larry A. Taylor, 67, of Morganton passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at his residence after an extended illness. Born in Pearisburg, VA on February 4, 1946, he was the son of the late ...

Sylvia Knapp

Oct. 3, 1928 - April 23, 2013

Sylvia Knapp, 84, of Grace Heights, Morganton, NC passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013. She was born in England on October 3, 1928 and when she was eight years old came with her aunt by ...

Tom Ledbetter

July 25, 1940 - April 21, 2013

Tom Ledbetter, 72, of Connelly Springs, NC went to his Heavenly Home on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at his residence. Born in Greenville, SC on July 25, 1940, he was the son of Ralph Overton ...

Patricia Hamaker Gahagan

Feb. 25, 1927 - April 21, 2013

Patricia Hamaker Gahagan, 86, of Morganton, NC died Sunday, April 21, 2013. Born in Spokane, WA on February 25, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Robert Frederick Hamaker and Ruth Mae Kelly Hamaker ...

Henriet Martha Hayworth

April 13, 1942 - April 21, 2013

Henriet Martha Hayworth, 71, of Morganton died Sunday, April 21, 2013 following a period of declining health. She was born in Wayne County, MI on April 13, 1942 and was a daughter of the late ...

Virginia L. Cannon

Aug. 26, 1923 - April 20, 2013

Virginia L. Cannon, 89, of Morganton, NC passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 20, 2013. Born August 26, 1923 in Richmond, VA, she was a daughter of the late Charles Kanary and Bessie Kanary. She was ...