Obituaries

Faye Michaels Clemens

April 22, 1931 - Aug. 31, 2014

Faye Michaels Clemens, 83, of Morganton, NC died Sunday, August 31, 2014. Born in McDowell County, NC on April 22, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Michaels and Pauline Waters Michaels. Faye ...

Hazel Brittain Carswell

Feb. 8, 1927 - Aug. 31, 2014

Hazel Brittain Carswell, 87, of Hendersonville, NC, formerly of Morganton, died Sunday, August 31, 2014. Born in Burke County, NC on February 8, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Tilghman McDowell Brittain and ...

Jeffery Russel Griffin

Sept. 4, 1969 - Aug. 29, 2014

Jeffery Russel Griffin, 44, of Morganton died Friday, August 29, 2014. He was born in Caldwell County on September 4, 1969 and was a son of Mack Russel Griffin and Shelby Jean Wallace Griffin of ...

Bryan Keith Young

Nov. 1, 1964 - Aug. 29, 2014

Bryan Keith Young, 49, of Morganton, NC died Friday, August 29, 2014. Born in Mitchell County, NC on November 1, 1964, he was the son of Barbara Sue Robinson Branch of Morganton and the late ...

Virginia Hicks Hall

March 24, 1942 - Aug. 27, 2014

Virginia Hicks Hall, 72, of Morganton died Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Born in Cleveland, TN on March 24, 1942, she was the daughter of the late James Walter Hicks and Hazel Solena Church Hicks. Virginia ...

Steve “Old Man” Setzer

Aug. 5, 1947 - Aug. 27, 2014

Steve “Old Man” Setzer, 67, of Morganton caught his ride to Heaven on Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Born in Brevard, NC on August 5, 1947, he was the son of the late Charles W. Setzer ...

Garland “Bud’ Marlowe Crane

Aug. 25, 1931 - Aug. 27, 2014

Garland “Bud’ Marlowe Crane, 83, of Morganton, NC went to his Heavenly home on Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Born in Polk County, NC on August 25, 1931, he was the son of the late Robert ...

John Falls

March 10, 1962 - Aug. 26, 2014

John Falls, 52, of Glen Alpine, NC went to his Heavenly Home on Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Born in Burke County, NC on March 10, 1962, he was the son of the late Lewis Jackson ...

L. G. Hamrick

April 26, 1924 - Aug. 25, 2014

L. G. Hamrick, 90, of Morganton, NC died Monday, August 25, 2014. Born in Cleveland County, NC on April 26, 1924, he was the son of the late Gidney E. Hamrick and Carrie McSwain Hamrick ...

Paul McKinley Branch

July 11, 1947 - Aug. 25, 2014

Paul McKinley Branch, Jr., 67, of Asheville, NC died Monday, August 25, 2014. He was born in Burke County on July 11, 1947 and was a son of the late Paul McKinley Branch, Sr. and ...

Alice Joann Bowen

Nov. 22, 1933 - Aug. 25, 2014

Alice Joann Bowen, 80, of Morganton, NC went to be with the Lord on August 25, 2014. She was born in Logan County, WV on Nov. 22, 1933 and was a daughter of the late ...

Doris Maxine Roper Koehler

Dec. 12, 1931 - Aug. 25, 2014

Doris Maxine Roper Koehler, 82, of Morganton died Monday, August 25, 2014. Born in Burke County, NC on December 12, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Roper and Pearl McGalliard Roper ...