Local obituaries for Catawba County, NC.
Obituaries act as quiet reminders of the finite nature of our lives. Yet, for those who have recently experienced the death of a family member or friend, an obituary means so much more. It is a bittersweet reminder of all we've lost, but it can also help us to remember all we enjoyed while they were alive. If you have recently lost someone you love, we hope that you will accept our condolences.
Henry Hewitt
Aug 10, 2023
Henry Lanford Hewitt died August 11, 2023 at Brookdale Senior Care in Statesville. Henry served his country in the US Army from June 1962 - June 1965. He retired after 30+ years from General Electric in Hickory, NC. His favorite hobby was tending to his roses. He is proceeded in death by his wife, Betty Sue Eaker Hewitt, father, Thomas...
Paul Woods
Aug 7, 2023
Paul Stanley Woods, 96, of Newton died Monday, August 7, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born November 15th, 1926 he was the son of the late John and Mamie Woods. Paul served in WWII in the Philippines as a Staff Sergeant, worked as a structural engineer for the Boeing Company for 32 years and was a volunteer with JAARS...
Nabor Aguilera Carmona
Aug 7, 2023
Nabor Aguilera Carmona nació el 16 de mayo del 1952 de José Aguilera y Maria Salud Carmona. Falleció inesperadamente el 7 de agosto del 2023. El 5 de diciembre del 1970 se casó con Ana Magaña. Su matrimonio fue bendecido con 6 hijos: Adán (y Krista), Serafin (y Yesenia), Victor, José (y Yolanda), Rodrigo (y Mariana) y Ana Isabel (y...
Melvin Connor
Aug 7, 2023
Melvin Connor Jr, 62, of Hickory passed away Monday, August 7th, 2023 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born, November 5th, 1960 he was the son of the late Melvin Connor Sr. and Mildred Connor. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Connor of the home; a daughter, Marquisya Williams Sudderth, of Hickory; two sons, Martell Connor (Shandra) of Hickory and...
Linda Cochran
Aug 1, 2023
Linda Mae Cochran, 74, of Conover passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born November 8th, 1948, she was the daughter of Arch Clinton Benfield and Elsie Mae Brown Benfield. Linda was a loving woman, who treated everyone she met with kindness. She was a member of Meadow Ridge Baptist Church in Maiden. She is survived...
Nettie Smith
Jul 31, 2023
Nettie Sue Smith, 79, of Hickory died Monday, July 31, 2023 at Catawba Valley Assisted Living. Born July 16th, 1944 she was the daughter of George and Pauline Smith. Her daughter, Lucinda Robinson (Albert); two sons, Luther Bentley and Jeffrey Bentley; two sisters, Nancy Hefner and Pat Spencer; four brothers, Randy Smith (Judy), Connelly Smith (Dina), Steve Smith (Jeannie) and...
David Harvey
Jul 31, 2023
David Timmons Harvey, Sr., of Newton, NC, passed away July 31, 2023 in his home, surrounded by loved ones. Born June 16, 1942 in Elkton, Maryland, he was the son of the late Hugh and Charlene Long Harvey of Elkton, Maryland. Dave was a member of Pisgah United Methodist Church in Catawba, NC for over forty years. He was the...
Jeffrey Melton
Jul 31, 2023
Jeffrey Allan Melton, 58, of Hickory died Monday, July 31, 2023 at Carolina Caring. Born Wednesday, April 28th, 1965 he was the son of Bobby Steele Melton and Linda Lee Melton. He is survived by his wife, Lisa Melton, his children Cameron (wife Harli) Williams, Selena (husband Jaycee) Kaylor, and Hannah Melton, his grandchildren Braylen & Kylar Williams and Shelby...
Ronald Rose
Jul 29, 2023
Ronald Thomas Rose, 68, of Taylorsville passed away Saturday, July 29th, 2023 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born, June 25th, 1955 he was the son of the late James Clyde Rose Sr. and Ethel Wyatt Rose. There are no services planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook on the Memorial Wall at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Rose family has entrusted...
Douglas Blair
Jul 29, 2023
Apostle Blair is a true man of God with the demonstrated power of God upon his life; he received his call at an early age to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He has seen the demonstrative power of God move in his life through his own deliverance of drugs and alcohol. A native of Big Stone Gap, VA he...
Ronnie Boggs
Jul 27, 2023
Ronnie Allen Boggs, 76, of Taylorsville passed away Thursday, July 27th, 2023 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born, January 3rd, 1947 he was the son of the late Cecil and Edith Boggs. No services are planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook on the Memorial Wall at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Boggs family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home...
Coleen Sain
Jul 26, 2023
Heaven’s music is surely sweeter today as our dear mother Coleen began singing and playing songs of praise to our Heavenly Father. She, no doubt, was joined by her dear sister Revonda Benfield Heavner, who has been awaiting her arrival. Familiar voices likely joined in singing; Horace, her beloved husband of 56 years, Tyler Lingerfelt, precious grandson, parents Ollen and...
James Smith
Jul 23, 2023
James (Jim) A. Smith of Hickory, North Carolina passed away at the age of 89 after suffering a stroke. Jim died peacefully on July 23, 2023 with his loving wife, Linda, and family by his side. Jim was born in Knoxdale, Pennsylvania on April 5, 1934, to George and Grace Smith. The oldest of four children, Jim graduated from Marienville...
Mattie Coates Greenard Gonzalez
Jul 20, 2023
Mattie Ruth Coates Greenard Gonzalez, daughter of the late Leroy and Annie Coates, was born on March 19, in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Mattie attended Ridgeview High School in Hickory. She retired from Rubatex Corporation, as well as the Piedmont Wagon Company, where she was the first woman to drive for the public transportation system. Mattie later resumed serving in...
Zachary Brown
Jul 20, 2023
Zachary Brian Brown, 26, of Denver passed away Thursday, July 20, 2023 in his home. Born December 3rd, 1996, he was the son of Timothy Patrick Brown and Jennifer Diane Brown. Zak was an Air Force veteran. He was highly intelligent and attended the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, NC. He always had a smile that...
Carla Settlemyre
Jul 19, 2023
Carla Jo Stafford Settlemyre of Paint Shop Road in Lincolnton died peacefully at her home on July 19, 2023. Carla, a loving wife and mother was born in Ashland, Kentucky on May 9, 1957. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Allen Stafford and Virginia Price Stafford. Carla was a special education teacher at West Lincoln Middle School for...
Patricia Callahan
Jul 17, 2023
Patricia Ann Callahan, 87, of Claremont, NC (formerly of Faber, VA & Colling Lakes, NJ) passed away Monday, July 17th, 2023 at Carolina Caring. Born in Camden, NJ, Patricia was a teacher for 18 years at Our Lady of Victories in Landisville, NJ. She was known to be a "Little Spitefire." She enjoyed crafts, stained glass, crocheting, and her garden....
Linda Riner
Jul 16, 2023
Linda Ledford Riner, 72, of Lexington went to be with her Lord on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at Carolina Caring. Born April 29th, 1951 she was the daughter of Selma and James Ledford. Linda was a true friend, an excellent gift-giver, a dedicated reader, a coffee enthusiast, and an avid football fan. She was a devoted grandmother and a loving...
John Kilpatrick
Jul 13, 2023
John Calvin Kilpatrick, 68, of Newton died Thursday, July 13, 2023 at Charles George VA Medical Center. Born June 22nd, 1955 he was the son of Roy David Kilpatrick and Margaret Kilpatrick. His son, David Kilpatrick of Bountiful, Utah; his sisters, Teresa Coley, of Newton and Sharon Abernethy and husband Randy of Maiden; two nephews, Andrew Abernethy and Jake Coley;...
Letha Jenkins
Jul 8, 2023
Letha Magdeline Jenkins, 78, of Wadesboro died Saturday, July 8, 2023 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born Monday, June 11th, 1945 she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Wyatt Freeman and Mertis Faye Privette Freeman. Her husband of 45 years, James Earl Jenkins; a daughter, Barbara Johnson Tice of Marshville; two sons, Darius Johnson of Troy and...
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