Joe Hefner

Mr. Joe David Hefner, 59, of Connelly Springs, died Friday, May 2, 2008, at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Valdese, after a period of declining health. Mr. Hefner was born March 28, 1949 in Burke County to the late John G. and Margaret Moses Hefner. He was employed as a machine operator for Hickory Saw and Tool Co. Surviving are his wife, Jannett Townsend Hefner of the home; four sons, Dwayne Hefner and Alicia, Tommy Hefner and Cindy, both of Valdese, Jerry Setzer of Hickory and Michael Hefner of Lenoir; two daughters, Angela Ward of Hildebran and JoeAnn Cook and husband, Jackie, of Morganton; a brother, Jerry Hefner of Morganton; a sister, Mable Brown and husband Clyde of Ocean Island; 15 grandchildren; and the family pet, "Prissy Joe." Funeral services for Joe David Hefner will be held at 4 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of Heritage Funeral Service, Valdese, with the Revs. Gerald Townsend and Gene Gouge officiating. Interment will follow in the Forest Hill Cemetery Morganton. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Service, Valdese. An online guestbook and obituary is available at www.heritagefuneralservices.com. Heritage Funeral Service is serving the Hefner family.