Obituaries

Phillip S. Rector

April 30, 1961 - Oct. 31, 2019

Phillip S. Rector, 58, of Morganton, NC passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019.  Born April 30, 1961 in Catawba County, he was a son of the late Clifton Lee Rector and Clara Phillips Rector.  He ...

Cloyd Alexander Curtis

Sept. 4, 1922 - Oct. 29, 2019

Cloyd Alexander Curtis, 97, of Morganton entered the pearly gates on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 and is now standing on that beautiful shore.  Born in Caldwell County, NC on September 4, 1922, he was the ...

Gwendolyn Connelly

Feb. 7, 1947 - Oct. 28, 2019

Gwendolyn Connelly, 72 of Morganton, NC went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, October 28, 2019. Born on February 7, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Will and Marie Connelly. Gwendolyn ...

Cora Lee Greene

March 6, 1928 - Oct. 27, 2019

Cora Lee Greene, 91, of Morganton passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019.  Born in Cherokee County, SC on March 6, 1928, she was the daughter of the late James Walter Taylor and Nannie Mae Owensby ...

Andrew “Drew” Keith Bowers

March 30, 1991 - Oct. 26, 2019

Andrew “Drew” Keith Bowers, 28, of Morganton, N.C. passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019. Born on March 30, 1991 in Burke County, he was the son of Frank Keith Bowers and Ruth Bowers. Drew ...

Delores “Mickie” Lambert Hollifield

Dec. 8, 1939 - Oct. 26, 2019

Delores “Mickie” Lambert Hollifield, 79, of Morganton passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019.  Born in Burke County, NC on December 8, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Charles “Dude” Willard Lambert and Virginia ...

Jo Ann Acuff

Oct. 20, 1930 - Oct. 25, 2019

Jo Ann Acuff, 89, of Glen Alpine, NC, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019. Born on October 20, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Jairus and Ethel Frye. Jo Ann was a member ...

Donna “Lynn” Williams Helton

July 9, 1960 - Oct. 25, 2019

Donna “Lynn” Williams Helton, 59, of Morganton died Friday, October 25, 2019.  Born in Buncombe County, NC on July 9, 1960, she was the daughter of Elizabeth McClure and the late Russell McClure.  Lynn was ...

Delia Emma Caldwell

March 4, 1935 - Oct. 24, 2019

Delia Emma Caldwell, 84, of the Lake James Community in Morganton passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019.  Born in Burke County on March 4, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and ...

Ernest Lionel Lambert

Oct. 5, 1949 - Oct. 24, 2019

Ernest Lionel Lambert, 70, of Morganton died Thursday, October 24, 2019.  Services for Mr. Lambert will be held at later date.  Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Thelma Huffman-Isenhour

Oct. 14, 1923 - Oct. 24, 2019

Thelma Huffman-Isenhour, 96, went to be with the Lord on October 24, 2019 at Brookdale Assisted Living, Kingsport, TN.

Thelma was preceded in death by her first husband William E. Puett and second husband, Edwin ...

Carl William Smith

April 21, 1958 - Oct. 24, 2019

Carl William Smith, 61, of Morganton, NC passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019. Born on April 21, 1958, he was the son of Lucy Mae Ford Denton and the late James Bernard Smith. Carl was ...