Obituaries

Ralph Cephus Young

Oct. 3, 1942 - May 31, 2016

Ralph Cephus Young, 73, of Morganton, NC, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016. He was born on October 3, 1942 in Baltimore, MD to the late Willie Foster Young and Neva Breedlove Young. He was a ...

Jeraline (Jerri) Stroupe Cole

N/A - May 30, 2016

Jeraline (Jerri) Stroupe Cole, 76, of Jonesborough, TN, passed away at home on Monday, May 30, 2016. She was born in Morganton, NC and was the daughter of the late Gerald Glenn and Katie Elizabeth ...

Charles Allan "Dootsie" Orders

July 19, 1956 - May 30, 2016

Charles Allan “Dootsie” Orders, 59, of Glen Alpine, NC died Monday, May 30, 2016. Born in Burke County, NC on July 19, 1956, he was the son of the late James Harry Orders and Betty ...

Carol Withrow Ware

Dec. 25, 1948 - May 29, 2016

Carol Withrow Ware, 67, of Morganton, NC passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016. Born in Rutherford County, NC on December 25, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Paul John Withrow and Blanche Davis ...

Crystal Ann Caldwell

March 28, 1970 - May 28, 2016

Crystal Ann Caldwell, 46, of Morganton, NC died Saturday, May 28, 2016. She was born in Burke County, NC on March 28, 1970 and was the daughter of Arthur Kay Davis, Sr. and Carolyn A ...

Ruth Lillian Smith

Jan. 24, 1925 - May 28, 2016

Ruth Lillian Smith, wife of the Rev. Donald J. Smith and much loved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, went to her heavenly home at age 91 on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at College Pines Nursing Facility ...

Clyde William “Jim” McGalliard

Jan. 27, 1935 - May 27, 2016

Clyde “Jim” McGalliard, 81, of Glen Alpine, NC died Friday, May 27, 2016.  Born in Burke County, NC on January 27, 1935, he was the son of the late James Avery and Lyda Arney McGalliard ...

Margie Fisher Stillwell

Jan. 3, 1922 - May 27, 2016

Margie Fisher Stillwell, 94, of Morganton, NC died Friday, May 27, 2016.  Born in Catawba County, NC on January 3, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Pinkney Fisher and Laura Lou Pitts ...

Leroy H. Linfield

Jan. 8, 1939 - May 26, 2016

Leroy H. Linfield, 77, of Glen Alpine, NC passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016.  Born in Burke County, NC on January 8, 1939, he was the son of the late Eugene Linfield and Florence Linfield ...

Rondal "Ronnie" Vance

Dec. 25, 1942 - May 25, 2016

Rondal “Ronnie” Vance, 73, of Morganton, NC passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016. He was born in Mitchell County, NC on December 25, 1942 and was the son of the late Malcolm Pershing Vance and ...

Betty Foreman Mosteller

Feb. 21, 1944 - May 23, 2016

Betty Foreman Mosteller, 72, of Morganton, NC went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 23, 2016.  Born in Burke County, NC on February 21, 1944, she was the daughter of the ...

Meredith Juanita Bradley Rathbone

Aug. 10, 1934 - May 20, 2016

Mrs. Meredith Juanita Bradley Rathbone, 81, of Morganton, NC went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, May 20, 2016. Born in Marion, NC on August 10, 1934, she was ...