Local obituaries for Catawba County, NC.
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Chong Lee
Aug 12, 2007
Chong Lee, of Thomas Dr., Newton died Sunday August 12, 2007 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born in Laos, he was the son of the late Cha Ying Lee and Chee Yang of Newton. He was a machine operator with a local furniture manufacturer. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Kue Yang of the home;...
Linda Smith
Aug 2, 2007
Linda Gail Pitts Smith, 59 of 22nd Street Court, SE Hickory died Thursday August 2, 2007 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born March 4, 1948 in Watauga County she was the daughter of the late Carl William Pitts, Sr. and Claudine Parlier Pitts. Surviving are her husband, Carl Moore Smith of the home, two sons, Ernest Ray Smith of Hickory...
Susan Shook
Jul 23, 2007
Susan Lynn Shook, 51 of Wilmington, formerly of Hickory died Monday, July 23, 2007 at Liberty Commons Nursing Center. Born May 13, 1956 in Catawba County, she was the daughter of the late Eulan Shook Jr. and Colleen Propst Robbins. She was a registered nurse. Survivors include two sisters, Cindy Hurst and her husband Mike of Palm Desert, Calif. and...
Ima Grant
Jun 28, 2007
Evelyn Ima Jean Reid Grant, 72 of Newton, died Thursday June 28, 2007 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. A member of Unity Baptist Church, she was a former Server with both locations of Startown Fish Camp. Born July 1, 1934 in Caldwell County, she was the daughter of Etta Campbell of Granite Falls and the late James Frank Gilbert. In...
Edwin Leonhardt
May 30, 2007
Edwin Frederick Leonhardt, 93 of Arden Drive, Lincolnton, died Wednesday May 30, 2007 at his residence. Born July 2, 1913, he was the son of the late Edward Frederick Leonhardt and Martha Helen Heuer Leonhardt. In 1952, Edwin was a Worthy Patron of the Eastern Star in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was commander of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, 2nd Division...
Nathaniel Schroeter
Apr 21, 2007
Nathaniel Adam Schroeter, 15, of Trinity Church Road died Saturday April 21, 2007 as the result of a dirt bike accident. The son of Curt Michael and Lisa Dawn Slater Schroeter of the home, he was born December 3, 1991 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Nathan was a freshman at West Lincoln High School where he was an Honor Student. He...
Mary English
Apr 20, 2007
Mary Lee Buchanan English, 81 of 19th Street NW, died Friday April 20, 2007 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born June 20, 1925 in Mitchell County, she was the daughter of the late Lecil Truett and Maggie Ethel Sullins Buchanan. Prior to retirement she worked in Quality Control in the textile industry. Survivors are two daughters; Donna Read of the...
Nellie Little
Apr 15, 2007
Nellie Sue Cruse Little, 60 of Whispering Pine Drive died Sunday at Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley. Born July 3, 1946 in Catawba County, she was a homemaker and the daughter of the late Leonard Brady Cruse and Suella Sarah Coulter Cruse. Survivors include her husband, Jack R. Little of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Amy and...
Edna Mcgalliard
Apr 5, 2007
Edna Mae Moore McGalliard, 85, died Thursday April 5, 2007 at Frye Regional Medical Center. She was born May 15, 1921 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Charles Earl Moore and Mary Elizabeth Abernathy Moore. She was as retired bookkeeper for a TV and Appliance store. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Lee Houston and husband William of Connelly...
Don Dixon
Apr 4, 2007
Don Rockne Dixon, 75 of 16th Street NE died Wednesday April 4, 2007 at his residence. A US Air Force Veteran, he was a member of New Life Christian Fellowship Church in Conover and worked on antique clocks in his spare time. Born November 26, 1931, he was the son of the late Vernon Kenlow Dixon and Alice Helen Dixon....
Lee Yang
Mar 15, 2007
Lee Yang, 84 of E 20th Street Newton died Thursday March 15, 2007 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born October 8, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Yong Koua Her and Ying Vang. The funeral will be Friday March 23 through Sunday March 25, 2007 at Startown Gathering Center. Burial will follow at Catawba Memorial Park. Four sons,...
Teresa Stacks
Mar 10, 2007
Teresa Eva Lengyel Stacks, 83 of Valley Rd. died Saturday March 10, 2007 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born November 5, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Paul Joseph Lengyel and Josephine Rose Kovac Lengyel. A homemaker, she was faithful to her church, St Aloysius Catholic Church and the Blessed Virgin Mary. In her leisure, she made rosaries...
James Adkins
Mar 6, 2007
James Paul Adkins, 63 of Village Circle, died Tuesday March 6, 2007 at Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley. Born February 16, 1944 in Yancey County he was the son of the late Rev. Eules Grant and Bessie Mae Wheeler Adkins. An avid golfer and a US Army Veteran, for nearly 30 years he was general manager for Larry...
Alice Smith
Jan 24, 2007
Alice Sue Mace Smith, 67 of Rock Barn Road, died Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley. Born June 5, 1939 in Catawba County, she was the daughter of the late William Horace and Sula Ethel Campbell Mace. She was a member of Grace Bible Fellowship where she was the secretary and treasurer and a...
Darlene Fletcher
Jan 17, 2007
Darlene Wood Fletcher, 65 of Rainey Lane died Wednesday January 17, 2007 at her residence. Born July 9, 1941 in Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Lee Ander and Virginia Gurtrude Williams Wood. She was a devoted mother and caregiver and worked for Moretz Mills for many years. Her husband, Dennis Glenn Fletcher, preceded her in death....
Marlon Touchberry
Jan 13, 2007
Marlon Newell Touchberry, 46 of Anderson Street died Saturday January 13, 2007 at his residence. Born December 2, 1960 in Sumter, SC he was the son of James Mobley Touchberry of Sumter, SC and the late Shelby Jean Burr Touchberry. In addition to his father, survivors include his wife of 17 years, Sybil Ann Blanton Touchberry of the home, two...
Jerry Ballard
Jan 6, 2007
Jerry Randall â??Randyâ? Ballard, II, 44 of 8th Ave. NW died unexpectedly Saturday January 6, 2007 in Honolulu, Hawaii while visiting his aunt Elizabeth Ching. Born August 9, 1962 in Catawba County, he was the son of Jerry Randall and Betty Adams Ballard of the home. He was baptized into the Lutheran Faith and was talented in auto mechanics and...
James Fulbright
Jan 4, 2007
James Dick â??J.D.â? Fulbright, Jr., 67 of Sigman Street died Thursday January 4, 2007 at NC Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Born September 14, 1939 in Cleveland County, he was the son of the Nina Lorene Mitchem Fulbright of Hickory and the late James Dick Fulbright, Sr. An avid bowler; he was a graduate of Fred T. Foard High School and...
Melvin Tomblin
Dec 26, 2006
Melvin Tomblin, Sr., 89 of Johnny Martin Lane, Stony Point, died Tuesday December 26, 2006 at Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville. Born October 17, 1917 in Logan County WV, he was the son of the late Josiah and Alpha Hensley Tomblin. For many years he was a carpenter with Moss-Marlow Construction Company. He was a man who loved the...
Zamarui Stokley
Dec 19, 2006
Zamarui Marquese Stokley infant son of Donald Ray Stokley and Tara Lashina Phillips of 17th Av NE died December 19, 2006 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. A graveside ceremony is planned for 1:00 p.m. Friday December 22, 2006 at the Garden of Angels section of Startown Jenkins Cemetery. On line condolences may be shared with the family at www.jenkinsfuneralservices.com. Jenkins...
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