Obituaries

Danny Yost

June 25, 1947 - June 26, 2016

Danny Ray Yost, 69, of Morganton, NC died Sunday, June 26, 2016. Danny was born in Rowan County, NC on June 25, 1947 to the late Ray McKinley Yost and Edna Louise Yost.
The two ...

Samuel (Sam) Yount

Sept. 20, 1920 - June 26, 2016

Samuel (Sam) Yount, 95, of Morganton, NC, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Carolinas Healthcare System-Blue Ridge after a short illness. He was born on September 20, 1920 in Vale, NC to the ...

Donald Elisha Smith

Jan. 18, 1926 - June 26, 2016

Donald Elisha Smith, 90, of Morganton, NC passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 while surrounded by his devoted wife of two years, Lana Reavis Smith, and family.  He died following a courageous battle with cancer ...

Tonya Whisnant

Nov. 8, 1981 - June 23, 2016

Tonya Whisnant, 34, of Valdese, NC died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 23, 2016.  Born in Burke County, NC on November 8, 1981, she was the daughter of Mary Ann Pearson Whisnant of Hickory and the ...

Keith Harvey Huffman

March 18, 1954 - June 22, 2016

Keith Harvey Huffman, 62, of Vale, NC died Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Keith was born in Burke County on March 18, 1954 to the late Harland Sanford Huffman and Viney Ola Chapman Huffman Wellman. He ...

Barbara Allen Hutchens

Jan. 31, 1955 - June 22, 2016

Barbara Allen Hutchens, 61 of Morganton died Wednesday, June 22, 2016.  Barbara was born January 31, 1955 in Beaufort, NC to the late Nealy Louise Pratt Mims who raised her with her step-father, the late ...

Andrew Farmer

June 3, 1991 - June 22, 2016

Andrew Farmer, 25, of Connelly Springs, NC passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016.  Born in Burke County, NC on June 3, 1991, he was the son of Doug Farmer and Priscilla Farmer.  Andrew was a ...

James "Jim" Brown

July 18, 1924 - June 21, 2016

James “Jim” Brown, 91, of Morganton, NC passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016.  Born in Ontario, Canada on July 18, 1924, he was the son of the late James Brown and Hazel Dent Brown ...

Dorothy Conley Moore

May 27, 1924 - June 21, 2016

Dorothy Conley Moore, 92, of the Oak Hill Community, Morganton, NC went home to her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, June 21, 2016.  Born in Burke County, NC on May 27, 1924, she was the daughter ...

Lexie Earley Duty

Oct. 2, 1935 - June 20, 2016

Lexie Earley Duty, 80, of Morganton, NC died Monday, June 20, 2016.  Born in Haysi, VA on October 2, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Bud Powers and Velva Ratliff Powers.  Lexie was ...

Mary Sue Harrill

Sept. 10, 1925 - June 19, 2016

Mary Sue Harrill passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016 at White Oak Manor, Waxhaw, NC.  Born in Morganton, NC on September 10, 1925,  she was the daughter of the late Claude M. and Lena Oxentine ...

Dorothy "Dot" Lonshore Stamey

April 28, 1928 - June 19, 2016

Dorothy “Dot” Longshore Stamey, 88, of Morganton, NC entered the kingdom of Heaven on Sunday, June 19, 2016.  Dot was born in Burke County, NC on April 28, 1928 to the late Marion Davis Longshore ...