Obituaries

Roger Jerome Soots

Dec. 19, 1943 - May 31, 2015

Roger Jerome Soots, 71, of Morganton, NC died Sunday, May 31, 2015.  Born December 19, 1943 in Caldwell County, NC, he was a son of the late Hazel Rebecca Soots and Robert Myers. 

Roger is ...

Patti Edwards

Sept. 2, 1955 - May 31, 2015

Patti Edwards, 59, of Morganton, NC died Sunday, May 31, 2015.  Born in Iredell County, NC on September 2, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Hershal Everette Moses and Ada Louise Lail Moses ...

Harry Lee Colebank

Oct. 18, 1939 - May 30, 2015

Harry Lee Colebank, fondly known as “Butch” and 75 years young of age of Spartanburg, SC passed away peacefully on May 30, 2015.
Harry Lee was a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School in Charleston ...

Robert "Bob" Shaw Townsend

Oct. 18, 1930 - May 30, 2015

Robert “Bob” Shaw Townsend died peacefully on Saturday, May 30, 2015, in his Morganton, NC, home surrounded by family. He was 84 years old.

Bob was born in Minot, North Dakota, on October 18, 1930 ...

Allen Robert Parlier

July 25, 1939 - May 29, 2015

Allen Robert Parlier, 75, of Morganton went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 29, 2015 after a long battle with cancer.  Born in Avery County, NC on July 25, 1939, he ...

Margaret Ann Gilbert Saunders

March 19, 1954 - May 27, 2015

Margaret Ann Gilbert Saunders, 61, of Hickory, NC, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Born March 19, 1954 in Caldwell County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Jim and Ollie Mae Summerow Gilbert ...

Louis Scalise

March 12, 1930 - May 25, 2015

Louis Scalise, 85, of Morganton, NC died Monday, May 25, 2015.  Born in Allegheny County, PA on March 12, 1930, he was the son of the late Dominick Scalise and Felicia Fabiano Scalise.  Mr. Scalise ...

Laura Caldwell Sachak

May 11, 1929 - May 25, 2015

Laura Caldwell Sachak, 86, of Morganton, NC died Monday, May 25, 2015.  Born in Suffolk County, NY on May 11, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Stanley Pennington Caldwell and Loretta Elizabeth Meier ...

Mary Delia Shuffler

Feb. 18, 1932 - May 24, 2015

Mary Delia Shuffler, 83, of Morganton, NC died Sunday, May 24, 2015.  Born in Burke County, NC on February 18, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Carze Alexander Mull and Delia Alice LaFevers ...

Nancy Marie Presnell

June 4, 1933 - May 23, 2015

Nancy Marie Presnell, 81, of Morganton died Saturday, May 23, 2015. Nancy was born June 4, 1933 in Watauga County to the late Harmon Cuttler Presnell and Susan Hessie Hicks Presnell. She was of the ...

Robert F. "Bob" Williams

June 4, 1933 - May 22, 2015

Robert F. "Bob" Williams, Sr., 81, of Morganton, NC, went to his heavenly home on Friday, May 22, 2015 from Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory, NC surrounded by his loving family. Born June 4, 1933 ...

Ned Creed Johnson

Aug. 11, 1928 - May 22, 2015

Ned Creed Johnson, 86, of Morganton, NC passed away peacefully on Friday, May 22, 2015 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born in McDowell County, NC on August 11, 1928, he was the son of the ...