Obituaries
Cindy Yvonne Leatherman
Jan 7, 2020
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 07, 2020 while surrounded by her loved ones, Cindy Yvonne Ollis Leatherman, age 50, went to sleep in Jesus and upon his return, she will see his face. The daughter of Trecia Freeman Smith of Morganton and the late Arnold Bailey Ollis, Jr., she was born in Burke County, North Carolina...
Pansy Gail Blanton
Jan 6, 2020
Pansy Gail Hollifield Blanton, age 78, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, January 06, 2020 at Pelican Health in Swannanoa, North Carolina. A native of McDowell County, born December 30, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Bernie and Pauline Lewis Hollifield.
A loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Pansy cherished her canine companions. For...
Jerry Don Parker
Jan 4, 2020
Mr. Jerry Don Parker, age 59 of Morganton, departed to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 04, 2020, at Autumn Care of Drexel with his loving family by his side. The son of Joyce Parker of Nebo, and the late Clesser Don Parker, he was born in McDowell County on September 10, 1960.
A loving husband, son, brother...
Jerry Lee Mosteller
Jan 3, 2020
Mr. Jerry “Slink” Mosteller, age 60 of Marion, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 03, 2020, at Mission Hospital McDowell. The son of the late Joseph Edward Mosteller and Hessie Belle Vaughn Mosteller, Jerry was born in McDowell County on May 02, 1959.
In his younger days, Jerry enjoyed long rides on the parkway with his wife Reba. Before...
Diane Nichols
Jan 2, 2020
Diane Rockett Nichols, age 81, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, January 02, 2020 at her residence while under the care of CarePartners Hospice & Palliative Care-McDowell. A lifelong resident of Old Fort, she was born on September 20, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Claire Griffin Rockett.
In addition to...
Louise Lockey Haynes
Dec 29, 2019
On the afternoon of Sunday, December 29, 2019, Mrs. Louise Lockey Hollifield Haynes, age 90 of the Turkey Cove Community, went home to be with the Lord at her residence with her loving family by her side. The daughter of the late Charlie Hollifield and Dessie Demona Huskins Hollifield, she was born in McDowell County on April 22, 1929.
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Gloria Cecilia Sacasa
Dec 28, 2019
On the night of Saturday, December 28, 2019, while surrounded by her family, Gloria Cecilia Sacasa, age 67, of Conover, North Carolina, passed away at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory following a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Lima, Peru on December 19, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Romulo Roman Ordoñez and Elena Salazar-Garcez.
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Edgar Lee Silver
Dec 26, 2019
Edgar Lee Silver, age 92, of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina and formally of Old Fort, departed to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at his residence with his loving family by his side. The son of the late Virgil Silver and Sally Noblitt Silver, he was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on August 30, 1927.
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Dana Lynn Gabaree
Dec 26, 2019
Mrs. Dana Lynn Messer Gabaree, age 56 of Rutherfordton, North Carolina passed away at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills Inpatient Unit in Forest City, North Carolina with her loved ones by her side. The daughter of Wallace Messer, Sr. and Bettie Ann Smith Messer of Zephyrhills, Florida, she was born in Tampa, Florida on November 25, 1963.
Dana who...
Betty Wyatt
Dec 26, 2019
Betty Woody Wyatt, age 82, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. Betty’s family was by her side. Born in Burnsville, North Carolina on February 28, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Talmadge and Beulah Grindstaff Woody.
She was preceded in death by...
James Leo Mathis
Dec 26, 2019
In the early morning hours of Thursday, December 26, 2019, James Leo Mathis, age 72, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. The son of the late James E. Mathis and Pauline Raines Bartlett, he was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on May 26, 1947.
In addition to his parents,...
Rose Lee Broadway
Dec 25, 2019
Rose Lee Harris Broadway, age 81, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on the night of Wednesday, December 25, 2019. A native of McDowell County, born on August 27, 1938, she was the daughter of the late John and Tursie Dalton Harris.
She was preceded in death by, in addition to her parents, her husband, Arnold...
Mrs. Jerry McKinney
Dec 24, 2019
Jerry Murphrey McKinney, loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loved ones on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at her residence in Marion. The daughter of the late J.D. Murphrey and Corrine Coward Braxton, she was born in Pitt County, North Carolina on December 19, 1955.
Mrs. McKinney attended Praise Assembly of God in...
Lee Roy Duncan
Dec 23, 2019
Mr. Lee Roy Duncan, age 83, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of Monday, December 23, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. The son of the late Mike and Victoria Woody Duncan, he was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on November 15, 1936.
In addition...
Jeffrey Howard Gilliam
Dec 23, 2019
Jeffrey Howard Gilliam, age 52, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina following a lifelong battle with spina bifida. Born in Los Angeles, California on August 22, 1967, he was the son of Aaron “Boe” Gilliam of Black Mountain, North Carolina and the late Billie West...
Sheila McClure
Dec 19, 2019
On the evening of Thursday, December 19, 2019, Sheila Foster McClure, age 62, of Marion, North Carolina passed away at the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Sheila was born on August 7, 1957 to the late Ray and Viola Parker Foster.
Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by one brother, Steve Foster.
Sheila attended...
Corrine Miller
Dec 18, 2019
Corrine “Corky” Lytle Miller, age 89, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at her son’s residence while under the care of CarePartners Hospice & Palliative Care (Hospice of McDowell County). The daughter of the late Joseph Lytle (Goldie) and Mable Haynes Connell (Slim), she was born in Fletcher, North Carolina on May 09,...
Irma Burnette
Dec 18, 2019
Irma Winters Burnette of Marion, NC (formally of Kingston, TN) passed away December 18, 2019 at Autumn Care of Marion, NC. She was born October 24, 1927, becoming the first child of Luther and Glera Allen Winters. Irma was married on December 2, 1950 to Ted R. Burnette of Spruce Pine, NC.
In addition to her parents she is...
Charles Phillips
Dec 17, 2019
On the afternoon of Tuesday, December 17, 2019, Mr. Charles Phillips age 91 of Nebo, departed this earthly life at the Charles George VA Medical Center Inpatient Hospice House with his loving family by his side. The son of the late Raymond Phillips and Belle McCurry Phillips, he was born in Yancey County North Carolina on February 05, 1928....
Patricia "Pat" Kennedy
Dec 14, 2019
Patricia “Pat” Mosteller Kennedy, age 69, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation in Nebo. Born in McDowell County, North Carolina on March 29, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Hessie Vaughn Mosteller.
An avid reader, Pat was a member of Yancey Street Baptist Church....
Cindy Yvonne Leatherman
Jan 7, 2020
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 07, 2020 while surrounded by her loved ones, Cindy Yvonne Ollis Leatherman, age 50, went to sleep in Jesus and upon his return, she will see his face. The daughter of Trecia Freeman Smith of Morganton and the late Arnold Bailey Ollis, Jr., she was born in Burke County, North Carolina...
Pansy Gail Blanton
Jan 6, 2020
Pansy Gail Hollifield Blanton, age 78, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, January 06, 2020 at Pelican Health in Swannanoa, North Carolina. A native of McDowell County, born December 30, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Bernie and Pauline Lewis Hollifield.
A loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Pansy cherished her canine companions. For...
Jerry Don Parker
Jan 4, 2020
Mr. Jerry Don Parker, age 59 of Morganton, departed to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 04, 2020, at Autumn Care of Drexel with his loving family by his side. The son of Joyce Parker of Nebo, and the late Clesser Don Parker, he was born in McDowell County on September 10, 1960.
A loving husband, son, brother...
Jerry Lee Mosteller
Jan 3, 2020
Mr. Jerry “Slink” Mosteller, age 60 of Marion, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 03, 2020, at Mission Hospital McDowell. The son of the late Joseph Edward Mosteller and Hessie Belle Vaughn Mosteller, Jerry was born in McDowell County on May 02, 1959.
In his younger days, Jerry enjoyed long rides on the parkway with his wife Reba. Before...
Diane Nichols
Jan 2, 2020
Diane Rockett Nichols, age 81, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, January 02, 2020 at her residence while under the care of CarePartners Hospice & Palliative Care-McDowell. A lifelong resident of Old Fort, she was born on September 20, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Claire Griffin Rockett.
In addition to...
Louise Lockey Haynes
Dec 29, 2019
On the afternoon of Sunday, December 29, 2019, Mrs. Louise Lockey Hollifield Haynes, age 90 of the Turkey Cove Community, went home to be with the Lord at her residence with her loving family by her side. The daughter of the late Charlie Hollifield and Dessie Demona Huskins Hollifield, she was born in McDowell County on April 22, 1929.
...
Gloria Cecilia Sacasa
Dec 28, 2019
On the night of Saturday, December 28, 2019, while surrounded by her family, Gloria Cecilia Sacasa, age 67, of Conover, North Carolina, passed away at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory following a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Lima, Peru on December 19, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Romulo Roman Ordoñez and Elena Salazar-Garcez.
...
Edgar Lee Silver
Dec 26, 2019
Edgar Lee Silver, age 92, of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina and formally of Old Fort, departed to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at his residence with his loving family by his side. The son of the late Virgil Silver and Sally Noblitt Silver, he was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on August 30, 1927.
...
Dana Lynn Gabaree
Dec 26, 2019
Mrs. Dana Lynn Messer Gabaree, age 56 of Rutherfordton, North Carolina passed away at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills Inpatient Unit in Forest City, North Carolina with her loved ones by her side. The daughter of Wallace Messer, Sr. and Bettie Ann Smith Messer of Zephyrhills, Florida, she was born in Tampa, Florida on November 25, 1963.
Dana who...
Betty Wyatt
Dec 26, 2019
Betty Woody Wyatt, age 82, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. Betty’s family was by her side. Born in Burnsville, North Carolina on February 28, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Talmadge and Beulah Grindstaff Woody.
She was preceded in death by...
James Leo Mathis
Dec 26, 2019
In the early morning hours of Thursday, December 26, 2019, James Leo Mathis, age 72, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. The son of the late James E. Mathis and Pauline Raines Bartlett, he was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on May 26, 1947.
In addition to his parents,...
Rose Lee Broadway
Dec 25, 2019
Rose Lee Harris Broadway, age 81, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on the night of Wednesday, December 25, 2019. A native of McDowell County, born on August 27, 1938, she was the daughter of the late John and Tursie Dalton Harris.
She was preceded in death by, in addition to her parents, her husband, Arnold...
Mrs. Jerry McKinney
Dec 24, 2019
Jerry Murphrey McKinney, loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loved ones on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at her residence in Marion. The daughter of the late J.D. Murphrey and Corrine Coward Braxton, she was born in Pitt County, North Carolina on December 19, 1955.
Mrs. McKinney attended Praise Assembly of God in...
Lee Roy Duncan
Dec 23, 2019
Mr. Lee Roy Duncan, age 83, of Marion, North Carolina, departed to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of Monday, December 23, 2019 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville. The son of the late Mike and Victoria Woody Duncan, he was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on November 15, 1936.
In addition...
Jeffrey Howard Gilliam
Dec 23, 2019
Jeffrey Howard Gilliam, age 52, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina following a lifelong battle with spina bifida. Born in Los Angeles, California on August 22, 1967, he was the son of Aaron “Boe” Gilliam of Black Mountain, North Carolina and the late Billie West...
Sheila McClure
Dec 19, 2019
On the evening of Thursday, December 19, 2019, Sheila Foster McClure, age 62, of Marion, North Carolina passed away at the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Sheila was born on August 7, 1957 to the late Ray and Viola Parker Foster.
Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by one brother, Steve Foster.
Sheila attended...
Corrine Miller
Dec 18, 2019
Corrine “Corky” Lytle Miller, age 89, of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at her son’s residence while under the care of CarePartners Hospice & Palliative Care (Hospice of McDowell County). The daughter of the late Joseph Lytle (Goldie) and Mable Haynes Connell (Slim), she was born in Fletcher, North Carolina on May 09,...
Irma Burnette
Dec 18, 2019
Irma Winters Burnette of Marion, NC (formally of Kingston, TN) passed away December 18, 2019 at Autumn Care of Marion, NC. She was born October 24, 1927, becoming the first child of Luther and Glera Allen Winters. Irma was married on December 2, 1950 to Ted R. Burnette of Spruce Pine, NC.
In addition to her parents she is...
Charles Phillips
Dec 17, 2019
On the afternoon of Tuesday, December 17, 2019, Mr. Charles Phillips age 91 of Nebo, departed this earthly life at the Charles George VA Medical Center Inpatient Hospice House with his loving family by his side. The son of the late Raymond Phillips and Belle McCurry Phillips, he was born in Yancey County North Carolina on February 05, 1928....
Patricia "Pat" Kennedy
Dec 14, 2019
Patricia “Pat” Mosteller Kennedy, age 69, of Nebo, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation in Nebo. Born in McDowell County, North Carolina on March 29, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Hessie Vaughn Mosteller.
An avid reader, Pat was a member of Yancey Street Baptist Church....
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