Obituaries

Donna Marie Smith Costner

Nov. 10, 1947 - March 30, 2014

Donna Marie Smith Costner, 66, of Morganton, NC died Sunday, March 30, 2014. Born on November 10, 1947 in Burke County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Hunter Smith and Mary Estelle ...

Charles P. Harding

Feb. 28, 1926 - March 29, 2014

Charles P. Harding, 88, of Morganton died Saturday, March 29, 2014. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on February 28, 1926 and was the son of the late Charles George Harding and Marie Julia Lillick ...

Alice Pearline Hollar Lineberger

Jan. 20, 1917 - March 29, 2014

Alice Pearline Hollar Lineberger, 97, died Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Chapel Hill, NC, after a period of declining health.

A long-time resident of Morganton, Alice was born on January 20, 1917, in Conover, NC ...

Sherry Poteat Bedford

Jan. 30, 1973 - March 28, 2014

Sherry Poteat Bedford, 41, of Morganton, died Friday, March 28, 2014. She was born in Burke County on January 30, 1973 and was the daughter of Mac Poteat and Brenda Williams Bilyou. Sherry was a ...

Franklin Boyd Smith

May 14, 1924 - March 28, 2014

Franklin Boyd Smith, 89, of Connelly Springs, NC died Friday, March 28, 2014. Born in Burke County, NC on May 14, 1924, he was the son of the late John Pinkney Smith and Ella Buff ...

Diane "Di-Di" Keller Hoyle

Nov. 20, 1947 - March 26, 2014

Diane "Di-Di" Keller Hoyle, 66, of Morganton, NC went to rest in Heaven with her family on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Born in Burke County, NC on November 20, 1947, she was the daughter of ...

Dolores Brown

Jan. 16, 1944 - March 25, 2014

Dolores Brown, 70, of Morganton passed away after a recent illness on March 25, 2014. She was born at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC, on January 16, 1944. She was the daughter of Clifford ...

Coty Dylan Bristol

Oct. 4, 1994 - March 25, 2014

Coty Dylan Bristol, 19, of Nebo, NC died Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Born in Craven County, NC on October 4, 1994, he was the son of Richard Worth Bristol and Christi Lynn Hinkle Bristol. Coty ...

Flavia A. Carswell

April 4, 1919 - March 23, 2014

Flavia A. Carswell, 94, of Morganton, NC passed away quietly on March 23, 2014 while surrounded by her loving family. Born in Burke County, NC on April 4, 1919, she was the daughter of the ...

Anne Carroll Walker Weldon

June 27, 1933 - March 23, 2014

Anne Carroll Walker Weldon, 80, of Hickory, NC and formerly of Morganton, died Sunday, March 23, 2014. Born in Burke County, NC on June 27, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Theodore ...

Ina Ledford Penland

April 9, 1928 - March 22, 2014

Ina Ledford Penland, 85, of Morganton, NC died Saturday, March 22, 2014. Born in Yancey County, NC on April 9, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Patrick Ledford and Maude Willis Ledford. Her ...

Roy Avery

Feb. 22, 1930 - March 22, 2014

Roy Avery, 84, of Morganton, NC died Saturday, March 22, 2014. Born in Burke County, NC on February 22, 1930, he was the son of the late Robert James Avery and Florence Hemphill Avery. Roy ...