Obituaries

Beatrice "Bea" Mull Hensley

April 17, 1937 - Jan. 30, 2020

Beatrice “Bea” Mae Mull Stroupe Hensley, 82, of Morganton, NC passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020. Born in Burke County April 17, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Carl E. and Lola D ...

Gwen H. Lindsay

June 18, 1917 - Jan. 29, 2020

Gwen H. Lindsay, 102, of Morganton, formerly of Charlotte, NC passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Born on June 18, 1917, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Harris. Gwen was a ...

Roy Hartwell “Bill” Buff

Sept. 12, 1927 - Jan. 26, 2020

Roy Hartwell “Bill” Buff, 92, of Morganton died Sunday, January 26, 2020.  He was born in Morganton to the late Coy Buff and Minnie Cook Buff, with the assistance of midwife Nancy Jones.  Bill was ...

Ivey “Wayne” Lingerfelt

June 10, 1972 - Jan. 25, 2020

Ivey “Wayne” Lingerfelt, 47, of Morganton, NC passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020. Born on June 10, 1972, was the son of Kenneth and Brenda Lingerfelt. Wayne enjoyed building things and working with his hands ...

Thelma Smith

March 2, 1924 - Jan. 25, 2020

Thelma Smith, 95, of Morganton died Saturday, January 25, 2020. She was born on March 2, 1924 in Waterford, PA, to the late Charles Orlando Willey and Sylvia Boyd Willey. She was a member of ...

Bruce Edward West

Dec. 1, 1952 - Jan. 25, 2020

Bruce was born in Wichita Falls, Texas and passed away as a life long resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, at 67 years of age.

He was predeceased by his parents, Billy Keith West and Velva ...

Grace Patton Swann

Sept. 17, 1924 - Jan. 24, 2020

Grace Patton Swann, 95, of Morganton died Friday, January 24, 2020.  Born in Burke County, NC on September 17, 1924, she was the daughter of the late William Robert Patton and Grace Shell Patton.  Grace ...

Daniel Roberts, Sr.

Aug. 1, 1947 - Jan. 24, 2020

Daniel Roberts, Sr., 72, of Morganton, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 24, 2020. He was born on August 1, 1947 in El Dorado, AR to the late Jessy ...

Shirley Y. Rhodes

Dec. 6, 1928 - Jan. 24, 2020

Shirley Y. Rhodes, 91, of Morganton went to her heavenly home on Friday, January 24, 2020.  Born in Iredell County, NC on December 6, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Raymond S. Yount ...

Genelle Katherine Causby

May 10, 1931 - Jan. 23, 2020

Genelle Katherine Causby, 88, of Morganton passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 after a multi-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.  Born in McDowell County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Crawford Morris ...

Evelyn “Maxine” Tallent

Aug. 10, 1930 - Jan. 23, 2020

Evelyn “Maxine” Tallent, 89, of Morganton died Thursday, January 23, 2020.  Born in Catawba County, NC on August 10, 1930, she is the daughter of the late Pinkney Alexander Abee and Emma Dameron Abee.  Maxine ...

Helen Christine Berry

May 1, 1957 - Jan. 21, 2020

Helen Christine Berry, 62, of Connelly Springs, NC passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020.  Born in Burke County, NC on May 1, 1957, she was the daughter of Marvin and Jeanette Berry of Valdese.  Helen ...