Obituaries

Jack E. Abernathy

Sept. 29, 1926 - June 29, 2010

Jack E. Abernathy, Sr., 83, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 following a period of declining health. He was born in Burke County on September 29, 1926 and was a son of the late Adolphus A ...

Reno R. Theriault

May 13, 1925 - June 29, 2010

Reno R. Theriault, 85, of Morganton died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at Grace Hospital. He was born May 13, 1925 in Eagle Lake, ME, and was a son of the late Leon Theriault and Catherine ...

Cathy Crawley Clark

June 25, 1952 - June 29, 2010

Cathy Crawley Clark, 58, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at her residence surrounded by her family following a nine year battle with cancer. She was born in Burke County on June 25, 1952 and was ...

Nancy Jane Pearson

Aug. 4, 1944 - June 28, 2010

Nancy Jane Pearson, 65, died June 28, 2010. She was born on August 4, 1944 in Burke County and was a daughter of Helen Jeanette Greene Smith and the late Willie Robert Smith.Surviving are ...

Lettie Walker Rader

Feb. 3, 1922 - June 28, 2010

Lettie Walker Rader, 88, of Mt. Airy, NC formerly of Morganton died Monday, June 28, 2010. She was born in Burke County on February 3, 1922 and was a daughter of the late Michael Walker ...

Vergie Moore Cook

May 9, 1919 - June 28, 2010

Vergie Moore Cook, 91, of Enola Rd. in Morganton died Monday, June 28, 2010 at Burke Palliative Care Center in Valdese following a period of declining health. She was born May 9, 1919 in Burke ...

James "Harry" Ross

Nov. 25, 1915 - June 27, 2010

James "Harry" Ross, 94, of Morganton NC died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Grace Heights Health Care Center. Born in Burke County, NC on November 25, 1915, he was the son of the late J ...

Herbert "Whitey" Franklin

June 16, 1928 - June 26, 2010

Herbert "Whitey" Franklin, 82, died Saturday, June 26, 2010. He was born in Madison County, NC on June 16, 1928 to the late Grant and Ada Mace Franklin. Mr. Franklin was a member of Faith ...

Wilburn Buel McCall

Jan. 13, 1926 - June 26, 2010

Wilburn Buel McCall, 84, loving husband, father, and grandfather, died Saturday, June 26, 2010 following a period of declining health. He was born in Bryson City, NC on January 13, 1926 and was a son ...

Garland Theodore Mull

Oct. 5, 1918 - June 25, 2010

Garland Theodore Mull, 91, died Friday, June 25, 2010 following a brief illness. He was born in Burke County on October 5, 1918 and was a son of the late John Henry and Margaret Ellen ...

Anna Lee Kent

Oct. 17, 1949 - June 23, 2010

Anna Lee Kent, 60, of Benfields Landing Road, Nebo, NC, formerly of Venice/Nokomis, FL, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at the Burke Palliative Care Center on ...

Captain William Anton Brown

March 13, 1917 - June 23, 2010

Captain William Anton Brown, 93, of Camelot Drive, Morganton, NC died Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at Grace Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in Baltimore, MD on March 13, 1917, he was the son of ...