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.
Elizabeth Morton
Dec 20, 2022
Elizabeth “Libby'' Ann Morton left her earthly body on December 20, 2022. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Carrie Ann and RoyLee Campbell, her brothers Dale Lambert and Grady Campbell and her sister Reba Cook. She is survived by the love of her life and husband of 38 years, George Ray Morton of Newton, NC her...
Joan Motes
Dec 20, 2022
Joan Starrett Motes, 87, of Gastonia passed away Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 at Abernethy Laurels. Born May 10th, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Cleveland Parks Starrett and Lessie Norris Starrett. Joan was a member of the Eastside Church of the Nazarene in Gastonia and often played piano for the church. She is survived by her son Jon...
Sterling Williams
Dec 18, 2022
Sterling Kenneth Williams III, 84, of Hickory passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 in his home. Born February 25th, 1938 he was the son of the late Sterling Kenneth Williams Jr. and Irene Chumley. He never knew a stranger and was a friend to everyone he met. He loved golf, NASCAR, and most of all, he loved his family. He...
Franklin Flanagan
Dec 18, 2022
Franklin Eugene "Gene" Flanagan aka Pumpkin Head, 76, of Newton passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born Friday, May 24th, 1946 he was the son of the late Robert and Bertha Flanagan. Gene loved watching wrestling and fishing. He cared deeply for his wife of 59 years and childhood sweetheart, Ella Mae Flanagan aka Cabbage...
Ray Harvell
Dec 15, 2022
Ray Edward Harvell, 84, of Newton passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 peacefully in his home. Born Friday, October 14th, 1938 he was the son of the late Ernest Edward Harvell and Lena Mae Cooke Harvell. Ray loved fishing and yard sales. He was devote Baptist. He served in the Army National Guard for three years and in the United...
Hary Henderson
Dec 14, 2022
Harry Edward Henderson, 85, of Lincolnton died Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Decedent's Home. Born Wednesday, October 6th, 1937 he was the son of Paul Henderson and Margaret Henderson. No services are planned at this time, Please sign the online guestbook on the Memorial Wall at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Henderson family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service...
Gary Vandenburg
Dec 14, 2022
Gary Wayne Vandenburg, 56, of Hickory, NC, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Born on August 29, 1966 in Hickory, he was the son of Tony Ray Vandenburg and Dorothy Marie Whitener Vandenburg. Gary attended Fred T. Foard High School. He worked with his family's business installing and repairing HVAC systems. He was a certified service technician. He is...
Charles Boston
Dec 13, 2022
Charles Leroy Boston, 66, of Taylorsville passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Born January 4th, 1956 he was the son of the late Ernest Boston and Mamie Colleen Boston. He is survived by a son Charles Boston Jr. (Heather) of Taylorsville and a daughter, Samantha Cline (Kenneth) of Conover; two brothers, Ernest...
Max Minton
Dec 13, 2022
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Brenda Mcfarland
Dec 13, 2022
Ms. Mary “Brenda” McFarland, 77, of Hickory passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Trinity Village in Hickory, NC. Born Wednesday, June 27th, 1945 she was the daughter of the late William Plato McFarland and Mary “Aileen” Brackett McFarland. Brenda accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized. She was a member of Mount Moriah United Methodist Church before...
Phyllis White
Dec 9, 2022
Phyllis Diane White, 69, of Hickory passed away Friday, December 9, 2022 at Brian Center East. Born Sunday, January 11th, 1953 she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Edith Mae Starnes. Phyllis loved spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by her daughter Angela (Terry) Roseman of Bethlehem, her daughter Amy Campbell of Bethlehem, her grandchildren Maddison...
Doris Marlow
Dec 7, 2022
Doris Rose Raby Marlow, 88, of Conover died Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Conover Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the daughter of the late Paul Ernest Raby and Helen Reinhardt Raby Bailey. Doris graduated from Hickory High School as an Honor student and served as a Junior Marshall. She completed business courses at CVCC and later received certification as...
Carolyn Wallace
Dec 6, 2022
Carolyn Herman Wallace 84 of Statesville, formerly of Conover died Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Brookdale Peachtree Memory Care. Born October 3rd, 1938 she was the daughter of the late Leonard Ralph Herman and Frankie Violet Herman. She enjoyed music and dancing and forever searching for the perfectly coordinating shoes to dance. She worked as a payroll accountant at GE...
Christopher Brodie
Dec 5, 2022
Christopher Joseph Brodie, 54, of Hickory died Monday, December 5, 2022 at Catawba Valley Medical Center, He was born Monday, December 2nd, 1968. Please sign the online guestbook on the Memorial Wall at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Brodie family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555.
Charles Packer
Dec 2, 2022
Charles Vincent Packer, Sr. 73 of Taylorsville died Friday, December 2, 2022 at his residence. Born May 3rd, 1949 he was the son of the late Clare Packer and Clara Ann Packer. Charles was veteran of the US Army. A son, Charles V. Packer, Jr.,and a sister, Janet Sacona, survive him. No service is planned at this time. Please sign...
Carroll Johnson
Dec 2, 2022
Carroll Milton Johnson, 91, of Conover passed away Friday, December 2, 2022, at Gateway Rehab and HC. Born February 3rd, 1931, he was the son of the late Daniel Franklin Johnson and Hester Haas Johnson. He had been a life long member of Beth Eden Lutheran Church of Newton where he was an active choir member and served on the...
Donna Oliver
Dec 2, 2022
On Friday, December 2, 2022, Donna Gay Oliver went home to be with the Lord. She was 71 years old. Donna was born on January 30, 1951 in Wynne, Arkansas to Paul and Sadie Smith. She married Elton C. Oliver October 4, 1974 and they raised 3 daughters, Angel, Misti and Dana. They moved their family to Newton 1986. Donna...
Brenda Brackett
Nov 30, 2022
Brenda Clark Brackett was born in Lincolnton, N.C. to the late Thomas Clark, Sr. and Doretha S. Clark. She made her transition on November 30, 2022 at Spartanburg Hospice, Spartanburg S.C. She received her education from East Lincoln High School class of 82. She worked at Timken over 20 years and then worked at Burger King in Gaffney, S.C. She...
Águeda Vélez Acevedo
Nov 30, 2022
Águeda Vélez Acevedo, 85, of Hickory passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 30, 2022 in her home surrounded by loved ones. Born February 5th, 1937 she was the daughter of the late Ramón Vélez Díaz, and María Acevedo Toro. She loved working with her hands, especially crocheting, quilting, needlepoint, and sewing. She was very giving and was known to cook for...
Gary Moses
Nov 30, 2022
Gary Dean Moses,68, of Maiden died Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at Carolina Caring. Born Sunday, October 3rd, 1954, he was the son of Lester Moses and Lola Moses. He is survived by Diane Long Moses, his wife of the home and two nieces, Tracy Clinton of Lincoln and Sierra Lee Hood of Vale. He is also survived by his wonderful...
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