Obituaries

Willie Dale Hughes
Nov. 5, 1939 - Feb. 24, 2011
Willie Dale Hughes, 71, of Morganton, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Burke Palliative Care Center in Valdese following a brief illness. Born November 5, 1939 in Yancey ...

Joey Lee Cook
July 5, 1964 - Feb. 23, 2011
Joey Lee Cook, 46, of Granite Falls, NC went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Born July 5, 1964 in Burke County, he was a son of Ella Morgan Cook Ingle ...

Charles R. Gurley
March 16, 1925 - Feb. 22, 2011
Charles R. Gurley, 85, of Morganton, NC died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Burke Palliative Care Center. Born in Catawba County, NC on March 16, 1925, he was the son of the late Charles Luther ...

Margaret "Toots" Epley Rusmiselle
Dec. 14, 1927 - Feb. 22, 2011
Margaret "Toots" Epley Rusmiselle, 83, of Morganton, NC died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born in Burke County, NC on December 14, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Frank ...

James "Jim" Miller
Nov. 1, 1941 - Feb. 21, 2011
James "Jim" Miller, 69, of Morganton, NC, went to his eternal Home on Monday, February 21, 2011 at Grace Hospital. Born in Yancey County, NC on November 1, 1941, he was the son of the ...

Arden Smith
Dec. 6, 1930 - Feb. 19, 2011
Arden Smith, 80, of Morganton, NC went home on Saturday, February 19, 2011. Born in Burke County, NC on December 6, 1930, he was the son of the late Colman Hull Smith and Delia Cumi ...

Clara Gibson Turner
May 28, 1940 - Feb. 19, 2011
Clara Gibson Turner, 70, completed God’s plan for her life Monday evening after many years of declining health at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, and God has welcomed Clara into His eternal home. Clara ...

Ethel Milligan Sisk
Sept. 4, 1921 - Feb. 19, 2011
Ethel Milligan Sisk, 89, of Drexel, NC went home to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Autumn Care surrounded by her daughter and granddaughters. Born in Burke County, NC ...

Margaret Ballew Fox
Feb. 27, 1918 - Feb. 18, 2011
Margaret Ballew Fox, 92, of Morganton died Friday, February 18, 2011 at Oak Grove Nursing Center in Rutherfordton following a period of declining health. Born February 27, 1918 in Catawba County, NC, she was a ...

Elsie Mull Parlier
N/A - Feb. 18, 2011
Elsie Mull Parlier of Morganton died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2011 at Grace Hospital. Born in Burke County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Shell Mull and Annie Lou Dale Mull. Elise was a ...

Sharon Anne Settlemyre Shuffler
July 31, 1944 - Feb. 17, 2011
God received a truly incredible angel when Sharon Anne Settlemyre Shuffler, 66, of Morganton passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Burke Palliative Care Center in Valdese following a lengthy illness. Born July 31, 1944 ...

Thomas "Tommy" Ralph Williams
Nov. 22, 1949 - Feb. 16, 2011
Thomas "Tommy" Ralph Williams was born on November 22, 1949. After a courageous battle with leukemia, Tommy died on February 16, 2011 at Lennox Hill Hospital in New York, New York. He is the son ...
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