Obituaries

Jun 7, 2016

Catawba County mortuary executive, local government official and civic and educational activist, Benjamin Stuart Terry, 74, of Conover, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 7, 2016, following a 12 year battle with Parkinson's disease. After a distinguished career in the funeral service business in Raleigh, Terry returned to his native county and became a nationally-saluted leader in his profession. A Hickory...

May 17, 2016

Lester Sutton Sandlin, 74, of Durham died at his home on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. He was born on November 01, 1941 in Onslow Co, NC to R. Hugh Sandlin and Amy Alice Evans Sandlin. Mr. Sandlin served his country in the U S Army from 1961 to 1963. He is a 1965 graduate of Eckels College of Mortuary Science...

May 11, 2016

John Edwards Yelton, 56, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center, after a protracted battle with the disease of alcoholism and a brief related illness. Born May 30, 1959, in Concord, he was the son of the late J.D. and Jane Edwards Yelton. He was a 1977 graduate of Concord High School where he played on...

May 5, 2016

Roy B. Staton, 86, of Rockwell, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks in Salisbury, NC. He was born on April 4, 1930 to the late W. Fred and Neeta Thomas Staton in Marshville, NC. Roy was a 1949 graduate of Marshville High School. Roy was a dairy farmer in Union County, in...

Apr 19, 2016

Juanita Davis West, 87, of Dunn, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at her home. Mrs. West was born October 21, 1928 in Marion, South Carolina, a daughter of the late Robert Benjamin and Edith Mae Goude Davis. She had been a member of First Baptist church in Dunn since January, 1970 and had been active as a deacon, a...

Apr 11, 2016

Charles Vestal Wilkerson III, 46, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016, following a lengthy illness from a brain tumor. The funeral service will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Pinewood Memorial Park. Charles was born on May 8, 1969 in Greenville. He attended St. Peters Catholic School, A.G. Cox Middle...

Feb 26, 2016

Brian Edwin Keith, 52, of Raleigh, passed away peacefully early Friday, February 26, 2016. Brian was born August 28, 1963 in Wake County to the late Rufus Edwin Keith and Jenny Sue Jones Keith. He graduated from Enloe High School and received a Political Science Degree from UNC Chapel Hill in 1986. Brian was a devout Tar Heel fan through...

Feb 17, 2016

Scott Brian Spangler, age 49 of Hillsborough, NC, formerly of Bristol, TN, went home to be with his Savior, February 17, 2016 at his home. He was born May 1, 1966, in Bristol, Tennessee, the only son of the late Steve and Deanna Weaver Spangler. Scott had many talents, and making friends was one of his best. Another of his...

Feb 15, 2016

Anne McKenzie Powell, 87, of Fair Bluff died Monday, February 15, 2016, at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N. C. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Milton McKenzie and Annie Maie White McKenzie and was preceded in death by her husband, Bert Alexander Powell. She was a member of Fair Bluff Baptist Church where she...

Aug 28, 2011

Madeline Louise Lanning Galloway of Brevard, NC, departed this earthly life Tuesday, November 26, 2019, from Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC, following complications from a stroke just one week earlier. She had celebrated 85 wonderful years of life. She was born in Jackson County, NC, on August 25, 1934, the third of seven children born to the late Eugene...

On Monday, August 19, 2019, Mr. Bobby Glenn Caulder, 83 years young, quickly joined family and friends in heaven. Bobby was born April 16, 1936 in Richmond County, NC and was one of 6 children born to the late Henry Duncan Caulder and the late Mary Lampley Caulder. He worked for many years at J.P. Stevens, Hannah Pickett Plant in...

Desmond Gray Smith Sr. age, 99 of Moncure, died Monday (2/5/2018) at his home. He was born on May 11, 1918, in Pittsylvania, County Virginia, son of the late Charles Augusta Smith and Nancy Elizabeth Williams Smith. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Garland Smith, Clarence W. Smith, Carlos A. Smith, Frank Smith and Garnett Smith. Sisters,...

Kenneth Bryan Baker was born February 12, 1927 in Smithfield, North Carolina, the youngest of six children of Levi Cicero (L.C.) Baker and Nettie Johnson Baker. After graduating from Smithfield High School in 1944, at age 17 he volunteered for service in the U.S. Navy, where he served stateside as a hospital corpsman. Upon his discharge from the Navy he...

Linda Gail Kepley Morrison, age 70, of Lexington went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, July 26, 2019 at her home. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at the First Baptist Church of Welcome with Pastor Mark Blair officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will...

Lucille McMillan Warren, 98, died peacefully at home in Fayetteville early Thursday morning May 16. She was born in Fayetteville in 1921 to Alvin B. and Mamie McMillan. She attended Fayetteville city schools, and after graduating Fayetteville High School attended Peace College in Raleigh. During World War II, she worked at Fort Bragg in the Registrar's office, for Dr. Murray...

On March 22, 2018, Phyllis McGinnis Carothers departed this earthly life and moved into her Heavenly Home, meeting her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was also met by her daughter Beth, her parents Odell and Ethel and many family members who preceded her on the journey in death. Phyllis was born May 4, 1937 to Odell Frederick and Ethel...

Dorothy Harrison McGhee, 90, transitioned to her heavenly home and into her mama's arms on Thursday, August 11, 2016. Dot was born in Raleigh, the eldest of six children born to Kathleen B. and John G. Harrison. She was totally dedicated to her family and was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.Much of her life involved the care of children...

Jimmy Lane Harris, 84, a longtime resident of Durham, died peacefully Tuesday following a period of declining health. Jimmy was a native of Roanoke Rapids, the youngest of five children born to Paul E. and Flossie P. Harris. He graduated from Roanoke Rapids High School and served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He attended Louisburg College, later...

Joe Edward Beeson went to be with his heavenly father after an eight year battle with cancer. He was born October 14, 1928 to Ira Earl Beeson Sr. and Iris Matthews Beeson in Forsyth County. His family operated Beeson Crossroads General Store where they lived and farmed for many years. He married Louise Wilkerson Beeson of High Point NC. They...

Morganton and the Burke County area pause today to reflect on the life of Joseph B. Hairfield who died late Saturday afternoon. He was born on January 30, 1925 in Morganton the fifth son of six from a family of seven children to Edward M. Hairfield, Sr. and Elizabeth Taylor Hairfield. Upon graduation from Morganton High School he studied at...