Obituaries

Donald Luther Lewis
Oct. 19, 1940 - July 29, 2016
Donald Luther Lewis, 75, of Morganton, NC, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016. He was born October 19, 1940 in Batesburg, SC to the late William Frank Lewis and Mary Dickert Lewis. He was a ...

Geraldine Waycaster Arnett
Dec. 17, 1946 - July 27, 2016
Geraldine Waycaster Arnett, 69, of Morganton, NC passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at her residence after an extended illness. Born in Roan Mountain, TN on December 17, 1946, she was the daughter of the ...

Thelma Viola Kirby Whisnant Jackson
June 1, 1926 - July 26, 2016
Thelma Viola Kirby Whisnant Jackson, 90, of Newton, NC died Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Conover Nursing and Rehab Center following a period of declining health. She was the youngest and last surviving child of ...

Mikki Thomas Baker
Sept. 6, 1962 - July 25, 2016
Mikki Thomas Baker, 53, of Morganton was called to be with the Lord on Monday, July 25, 2016 after a 13 year battle with cancer. Born in Cleveland County on September 6, 1962, she was ...

Myron Roy McKenzie
March 12, 1954 - July 25, 2016
Myron Roy McKenzie, 62, of Valdese, NC died Monday, July 25, 2016. Born in Indianapolis, IN on March 12, 1954, he was the son of Hurbert Roy McKenzie and the late LaVelle Sumner McKenzie. Myron ...

Gill “Pat” Ross
May 11, 1947 - July 23, 2016
Gill “Pat” Ross, 69, of Morganton, NC peacefully passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Burke County, NC on May 11, 1947, he was the son of ...

Walter “Walt” Benfield
March 12, 1935 - July 23, 2016
Walter “Walt” Benfield, 81, of Morganton, NC died Saturday, July 23, 2016. Born in Burke County, NC on March 12, 1935, he was the son of the late Richard Leroy Benfield and Rebecca Whisnant Benfield ...

Bruce Terry Saunders
Jan. 13, 1949 - July 22, 2016
Bruce Terry Saunders, 67, of Morganton died Friday, July 22, 2016. Born in Burke County, January 13, 1949, he was the son of the late Russell and Ethel Clark Saunders. In addition to his parents ...

Anita Carolyn Puett Turner
Aug. 4, 1937 - July 21, 2016
Anita Carolyn Puett Turner, 78, of Morganton, NC died Thursday, July 21, 2016. Born in Burke County, NC on August 4, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Jennings Carlyle Puett and Juanita Clontz ...

Eller Mae Hurt Simmons
July 13, 1926 - July 21, 2016
Eller Mae Hurt Simmons of Morganton, NC died at the age of 90 at Burke Hospice House. She was born in Morganton on July 13, 1926 to J.A. Hurt and Rosie Mooney Hurt, both ...

Cecil Carswell
Aug. 9, 1939 - July 20, 2016
Cecil Carswell, 76 of Morganton, NC entered the gates of Heaven on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Born in Burke County on August 9, 1939, he was a son of the late Obadiah Carswell and Mary ...

William “Bill” Edward McNeely
Oct. 7, 1932 - July 19, 2016
William “Bill” Edward McNeely, 83, of Morganton, NC passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Born on October 7, 1932 in Morganton, he was the son of the late William and Vivian King McNeely. Bill ...
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