Obituaries

Virginia ?Lucille? Levan Brittain

Aug. 14, 1925 - Oct. 30, 2011

Virginia ?Lucille? Levan Brittain entered the Kingdom of Glory on October 30, 2011 at Valdese General Hospital following a short battle with lymphoma. She was born on August 14, 1925 in Iredell County and was ...

Roy Yates Barlow

May 23, 1934 - Oct. 29, 2011

Roy Yates Barlow, 77, of Morganton died Saturday, October 29, 2011. Yates was born May 23, 1934 in Burke County to the late Roy Richard Barlow and Margaret Estelle Hern Barlow. He was a US ...

Kay Murphy Clark

Nov. 22, 1939 - Oct. 28, 2011

Kay Murphy Clark, 71, of Morganton, NC went to meet her heavenly Father on Friday, October 28, 2011. Born in McDowell County, NC on November 22, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Fred ...

Helen Irene Murphy

May 8, 1917 - Oct. 27, 2011

Helen Irene Murphy, 94, of Morganton died Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Burke Hospice following a period of declining health. Born May 8, 1917 in Burke County, she was a daughter of the late Alfred ...

Larry Richard Saulman

March 1, 1952 - Oct. 27, 2011

Larry Richard Saulman, 59, of the J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center went home to be tithe Lord on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Valdese Hospital. Larry was born on March 1, 1952 and was the ...

Johnathan Wayne Bledsoe

Oct. 1, 1988 - Oct. 26, 2011

Johnathan Wayne Bledsoe, 23, of Morganton died Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Born October 1, 1988 in Macon, GA, he was a son of Billy Rex Bledsoe of Morganton and the late Tina Michelle Scotton Bledsoe ...

Earl M. Crooks

June 15, 1926 - Oct. 25, 2011

Earl M. Crooks, 85, of Lake James, NC died Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at his residence. Born June 15, 1926 in McDowell County, NC, he was a son of the late John Cuba Crooks and ...

Mildred Elizabeth Young Ellis

March 31, 1924 - Oct. 24, 2011

Mildred Elizabeth Young Ellis, 87, of Hickory, NC went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 24, 2011. Born in Mitchell County, NC on March 31, 1924, she was a daughter of the ...

Mabel Iris Teague

Jan. 2, 1932 - Oct. 24, 2011

Mabel Iris Teague, 79, formerly of Morganton, NC passed away Monday, October 24, 2011 while surrounded by her children. Born in Burke County, NC on January 2, 1932, she was the daughter of the late ...

Captain Shawn-Patrick Thomas Charles

Sept. 28, 1971 - Oct. 23, 2011

Captain Shawn-Patrick Thomas Charles, 40, of Copperas Cove, TX passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011 at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX following a brief illness. Shawn was born in Los Angeles ...

Opal Benfield Woody

March 7, 1925 - Oct. 22, 2011

Opal Benfield Woody, 86, of Hopewell Rd., Morganton, died Saturday, October 22, 2011. Mrs. Woody was born March 7, 1925 in Avery County to the late Joe Coleman Benfield and Fannie Carpenter Benfield. She was ...

Robert ?Barn Rat? Harbison

May 15, 1950 - Oct. 20, 2011

Robert ?Barn Rat? Harbison, 61, of Morganton died Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Grace Hospital. Born May 15, 1950 in Burke County, NC, he was a son of the late Joseph Carter and Nellie Mae ...