Obituaries

Shirley Oakley Ballew

July 23, 1951 - June 30, 2018

Shirley Oakley Ballew, 66, of Morganton died Saturday, June 30, 2018.  Born in Pittsylvania County, VA on July 23, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Buddy Oakley and Eunice Wade Oakley Shotwell.  Shirley ...

Carroll Lee Franklin

Nov. 23, 1941 - June 28, 2018

Carroll Lee Franklin, 76, lifetime resident of Drexel passed away peacefully at his residence on Thursday, June 28, 2018.  Born on November 23, 1941 in Burke County, he was the son of the late Hubert ...

Robert Leonard Spevack

May 6, 1928 - June 27, 2018

Robert Leonard Spevack, 90, formerly of Valdese, NC died Wednesday, June 27, 2018.  Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 6, 1928, he was the son of the late Jacob Spevack and Florence Sheinkman Spevack.

Robert ...

James Monroe Beck

June 19, 1927 - June 27, 2018

James Monroe Beck, 91, of Morganton went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 27, 2018.  Born on June 19, 1927 in Burke County, NC, he was the son of the late Alton ...

Annie Mae Chapman Burns

May 19, 1928 - June 26, 2018

Annie Mae Chapman Burns, 90, of Morganton, NC entered Heaven’s gate on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at her residence.  Born May 19, 1928 in Burke County, NC she was a daughter of the late ...

Greyson Alexander Laws

June 25, 2018 - June 25, 2018

Greyson Alexander Laws, infant son of Thomas and Erin Laws of Morganton, left to be in the arms of his great-grandfather, Leroy Alexander, on Monday, June 25, 2018.  Though he passed on so early in ...

Luther McClure McDaniel

Nov. 23, 1936 - June 25, 2018

Luther McClure McDaniel, 81, of Morganton, NC went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 25, 2018.  Born November 23, 1936 in Cleveland County, NC he was a son of the late Paul ...

James "Jay" Robert Whisnant

March 1, 1938 - June 24, 2018

James “Jay” Robert Whisnant, 80, of Morganton, NC went home to be with the Lord Sunday, June 24, 2018. Born in Yancey County, NC on March 1, 1938, he was the son of the late ...

William Dean Harmon, Jr.

May 29, 1970 - June 24, 2018

William Dean Harmon, Jr., 48, of Morganton, NC, departed this world on Sunday, June 24, 2018.  Born May 29, 1970, in Burke County, NC, he was a son of the late William Dean Harmon, Sr ...

Donald Ervin Smith, Sr.

July 16, 1932 - June 22, 2018

Donald Ervin Smith, Sr., 85, of Morganton died Friday, June 22, 2018.  Born in Burke County, NC on July 16, 1932, he was the son of the late Marley Walter Smith and Eliza Mae Whitener ...

Nancy Hall Snead

Jan. 5, 1943 - June 21, 2018

Nancy Hall Snead, 75, of Morganton, NC passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018. Born January 5, 1943 in Welch, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late James Maxwell Snead and Jessie Juanita Bowman ...

Marie Burgess Alwran

March 12, 1933 - June 21, 2018

Marie Burgess Alwran, 85, of Morganton entered her heavenly home on Thursday, June 21, 2018.  Born in Burke County, NC on March 12, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Otis Perry Burgess and ...