Local obituaries for Catawba County, NC.
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Allen Ellis
Dec 11, 2012
Douglas Allen Ellis 50 of Conover died December 11th, 2012 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born August 25th, 1962 He was the son of the late Douglas McArthur Ellis and Nina Lee Cannon. Two brothers, Tony Ellis of Hickory and Randy Ellis and wife Deloris of Prairieville, LA; a sister, Theresa Sherrill of Newton; a step mother, Delores Ellis of...
Chao Lee
Dec 9, 2012
Chao Lee, 40 of Morganton died Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Grace Hospital. Born September 10, 1972 in Laos he was the son of Nao Lor Lee and the late Cha Xia Lee. In addition to his wife, Youa Yang of the home; many other family members survive him. The Hmong funeral will begin 8:00 a.m., Saturday, December 15, 2012...
Andrew Irby
Dec 7, 2012
Andrew Stephen Irby, 26 of Hickory died Friday December 7, 2012 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born August 27, 1986, he was the son of Charles Henry Irby and Cynthia Diane Goforth Irby of Hickory. His parents, Charles Henry Irby and Cynthia Diane Goforth Irby of Hickory survive him. A private graveside service will be 10:00am Tuesday December 11, 2012...
Michael Brunner
Dec 6, 2012
Biography Michael Matthew Brunner 80 of Hickory died December 6, 2012 at Catawba Regional Hospice in Newton. Born October 8, 1932, he was the son of the late Michael Brunner and Teresa Iritsky Brunner. Michael was a very proud Marine. In additon to his wife, Carol Ann Wawrzyniak Brunner of the home; three daughers, Patricia Parcells of Corvallis, Oregon, Beverly...
Helen Callaghan
Dec 6, 2012
Helen Josephine Callaghan, born May 2, 1929 passed away December 6, 2012 at Brian Center Viewmont after a prolonged illness. She is survived by a daughter, Karen Levinson and husband Lee; a son Frank Callaghan and wife Vicki; a daughter Kimberly Ferguson and husband Joe; her grand-children, Heather, Lauren, Zoli, Sara and Brian. She is preceded in death by a...
Barbara Willis
Dec 5, 2012
Barbara Yoder Willis 72 of Charlotte died peacefully Wednesday December 5, 2012 at Asbury Care Center in Charlotte. Born August 5, 1940, she was the only daughter of the late Ernest Franklin Yoder and Beatrice Teague Yoder. She was a 1957 graduate of Hildebran High School and attended Lenoir-Rhyne College. She retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC after...
Ricky Lomax
Dec 2, 2012
Ricky "Ric" Dean Lomax, 54 of Hickory died December 2, 2012 at his residence. Born February 4, 1958, he was the son of the late Spencer Allen Lomax and Thelma Sue Scercy Lomax. Ric was a volunteer track coach at Maiden and Fred T. Foard High Schools. He mentored many young athletes to the state level. A devoted and loving...
Ronald Shell
Dec 2, 2012
Ronald ?Ron? Shell of Conover died Sunday, December 02, 2012 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born April 18, 1940 he was the son of the late Roy J. Shell and Helen Marie Beaudry Shell. Ronald was a fantastic musician, who played the saxophone, flute and piano. He was active in Senior bowling both at Pin Station and Colonial Lanes. Ron...
Franklin Harris
Dec 1, 2012
Franklin Sevier Harris, 43 of Texas, formerly of Hickory, died Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Texas. Born January 21, 1969 in Florida, he was the son of Delbert "Del" Franklin Harris and Beverly Jane Morrow Harris of Hickory. Franklin was a 1987 graduate of Fred T. Foard High School and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He worked...
Johnny Pierce
Dec 1, 2012
Johnny Ray Pierce, 58 of Newton died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Catawba Regional Hospice. Born July 25, 1954, he was the son of the late Harvel Matheson Pierce and Zula Inez Shook Pierce. A daughter, Tara Wilson of Cherryville; two sons, Christopher Pierce and Paul Pierce, both of Vale; three sisters, Jasperine Elizabeth Bradshaw of Claremont, Barbara Jane Martin...
Baby Roark
Nov 29, 2012
Send Flowers Baby Girl Roark November 29, 2012 - November 29, 2012 Baby Girl Roark was born and died on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. She will be buried in the Garden of Angels section of Jenkins Cemetery. No services are planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook at www.JenkinsFuneralHome.net. Facts Born:...
Virgil Price
Nov 26, 2012
Virgil James Price 87 of Claremont died Monday November 26, 2012 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born September 19, 1925, he was the son of the late Clyde Clayton Price and Ada Ilease Perry Price. A US Navy Veteran, he was a loving father and grand-father. He retired from Broyhill Furniture after 50 years of service. A daughter, Kathryn Price...
Randy Young
Nov 25, 2012
Randy Alton Young, 54 of Newton died Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Catawba Regional Hospice. Born August 25th, 1958 he was the son of Alton Lester Young of Palm Harbor, FL and the late Joan Marie Boak Young. A US Air Force Veteran, he was employed by Hickory Business Furniture. Randy was a devoted husband and "the love of Penny's...
Jill Heck
Nov 22, 2012
Jill Ann Shaw Heck, 80 of Hickory died November 22nd, 2012 at Catawba Regional Hospice. Born November 12th, 1932 in Greene County TN, she was the daughter of the late Hobert Shaw and Bertha Waddell Shaw. In her early career, Mrs. Heck worked for the Greene County Register of Deeds and she also managed Droke's Shoes and the Jewel Box....
Koomjwv Xiong
Nov 18, 2012
Koomjwv Xiong age 59, of Oak Laurel Lane in Icard died on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at his residence.A native of Laos, he was the son of Mai Vang of Fresno, CA. and the late Hue Yia Xiong. Koomjwv Xiong was employed as a Machine Operator. In addition to his mother Mai of Fresno, CA.; two daughters, NouLee and Ia...
Joann Stacy
Nov 18, 2012
Joann McCallister Stacy, 67 of Lincolnton died Sunday, November 18, 2012. Born December 9, 1944 in Mecklenburg County, NC she was the daughter of the late James Howard Spivey and Ruby McCallister. In addition to her parents; two sisters, Geraldine Patterson and Helen Brown; and a brother, Charles Patterson preceded her in death. A daughter, Vida A. Harkey of Lincolnton;...
Charlotte Levinson
Nov 14, 2012
Charlotte Kobelin Levinson, 90 of Hickory died Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at Catawba Regional Hospice. Born August 14, 1922 in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Michael Kobelin and Sydney Kobelin. In addition to her husband of 54 years, Samuel Levinson; a son, Jay Leonard Levinson preceded her in death. A son, Lee Levinson and wife, Karen...
Lorene Reynolds
Nov 13, 2012
Lorene Huffman Kale Reynolds ?Memaw? Mama went home to Heaven Tuesday, November 13, 2012. She was born in Catawba County on June 15th, 1937 to Homer Clint and Myrlie Miller Huffman. She graduated with the first class of Bandy?s High School in 1955. She retired from Joan Fabrics and was employed at Randolph's Billiards until June 2012. She was a...
Ernest Hutto
Nov 12, 2012
Biography Ernest Lester Hutto, 64 of Hilferty Road, Hickory died Monday, November 12, 2012 at Catawba Regional Hospice in Newton. Born December 14, 1947 in Wichita, KS he was the son of the late Alex Franklin Hutto and Rosie Estelle Stewart Hutto. In addition to his wife Connie Diane Jones Hutto of the home; a step daughter, Jennifer Roseman of...
Gladys Paige
Nov 11, 2012
Gladys Elizabeth Franklin Paige age 84, of Panama Drive in Conover went home to be with the Lord Sunday November 11, 2012 at Catawba Regional Hospice. Born May 23, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William Cornelius Franklin and Ola Cumye Messer. Gladys was employed with Hickory Springs as a supervisor. For 15 years she attended ALP of...
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