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.
Johnny Starnes
Nov 2, 2022
Johnny Hayden Starnes Sr., 87, of Hickory died Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at The Greens at Viewmont. Born January 6th, 1935 he was the son of the late Glenn and Pauline Starnes. Johnny was a truck driver for 52 years and served in the United States Army. Two daughters, Karen Cook and Tammy Gibbs (Floyd); his son, Johnny Starnes Jr.;...
Glenn Reese
Nov 2, 2022
"Snowy" Glenn Michael Reese, 69, of Hickory, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, at his residence, following a period of declining health. Mr. Reese was born January 20, 1953, in Catawba County, to the late Martha Elizabeth Bridges and Glenn Albert Reese. He was a US Army Veteran, serving in Germany as an engineer. He was...
Alice Wise
Nov 1, 2022
Alice Marie Wise 53, of Hickory passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at UNC Health Blue Ridge. Born August 29th, 1969 she was the daughter of the late James Edward Treadway and Joyce Marie Withers. She loved her family and friends and enjoyed riding motorcycles. She was an outgoing and generous person, whom enjoyed being a wife, a sister, a...
Shon Propst
Oct 31, 2022
Shon Edward Propst, 32, of Lincolnton passed away Monday, October 31, 2022. Born in Hickory on November 22nd, 1989, he was the son of Danny Mongro, Jr., and Sharon Propst. Shon attended Newton-Conover High School and worked as a frame builder. He enjoyed video games, the Seattle Seahawks, and North Carolina mountains. His family will always remember his passion for...
Marjorie Miles
Oct 29, 2022
Marjorie Anita Miles went to the Lord on October 29th 2022. She was surrounded by her family during her passing. She was greatly loved by many, especially her family. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother to Dionte, sister, friend, and a great wife to her husband, Thomas. She was a beacon of light. The family would like to express their...
Samuel Long
Oct 28, 2022
Samuel Leonard Long, 75, of Lincolnton passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. Born Friday, February 28, 1947, he was the son of Leonard Long and Jeanette Whitesides. He served in the US Army and in Vietnam from 1967-68. He is survived by his wife Cheryl Long, his daughter Angela Johnson, two stepsons Jared B....
Rosemarie Brough
Oct 28, 2022
Rosemarie Gertrude Brough 70 of Newton died Friday, October 28, 2022 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born October 8th, 1952 she was the daughter of the late Fred Richard Patzke and Toni Patzke. A sister, Ursula Hubert and husband, Rick of Conover and a nephew Ricky Hubert survive her. The family will receive friends from 2-3:00 pm Tuesday, November 8,...
Gerald Arrowood
Oct 28, 2022
Gerald Thomas Arrowood 77 of Newton died Friday, October 28, 2022 at Trinity Village. Born May 9th, 1945 he was the son of the late John Alfred Arrowood and Ruth Revonda Deitz Arrowood. Gerald worked for Harris Teeter, Royal Crown Cola and Pepsi Cola Companies. He was driver for Everette Chevrolet for 30 years. He served in Germany as a...
Gina Okimura
Oct 27, 2022
Gina Michie Okimura, 67, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at her home in Hickory, North Carolina. The daughter of George and Christina Okimura, Gina was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on Tuesday, June 21, 1955. At the age of one, Gina moved from Hawaii to Los Angeles, CA with her parents before the family eventually settled in Orange County,...
Beverly Pruitt
Oct 26, 2022
Beverly Jean Pruitt, born Nov. 24, 1935, in Detroit, Michigan died peacefully in Hickory on October 26, 2022. She was a loving mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend. Beverly believed in ruling with the rod to every child and was a mother to all. Storyteller, devout Christian, Elvis lover, and shag dancer are just a few things that come to...
Betty Bradshaw
Oct 23, 2022
Betty Leolla Bradshaw 88 of Newton died Sunday, October 23, 2022 at Stanley Total Living. Born, March 20th, 1934 she was the daughter of Lawrence Pickney Barber and Bessie Barber. She loved her family and her church. Two daughters, Patricia Bass and husband Rick of Concord and Linda Costner and husband Steve of Conover; two sons, Randy Bradshaw and wife...
Jaxon Blanton
Oct 22, 2022
Jaxon Trae Blanton, 5 of Newton died Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Carolinas Medical Center. Born July 28th, 2017 he was the son of Phillip Chad Blanton and Kurstin Taylor Cordle. Jaxon was in kindergarten at Startown Elementary School. He loved playing with Roblox, Sonic the Hedgehog, superheroes, nerf guns and spending time with his family. His mother, Kurstin Cordle;...
Frances Reinhardt
Oct 21, 2022
Frances Ann Reinhardt 83 of Hickory died Friday, October 21, 2022 at Carolina Caring. Born, February 20th, 1939 she was the daughter of Victor Edward Hall and Mabel Virginia Hall. She had a million dollar personality. She was one of the sweetest and finest people God put on this earth. She was a registered nurse and a domestic engineer. She...
Billy Green
Oct 20, 2022
Billy Ray Green aka BJ, 36, of Lincolnton died Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born, November 14th, 1985 he was the son of Teresa Ann Cortes and the late Billy Ray Green. Billy was a loving son and father who was very hard working. He did roadside service work for many years. He...
Dorothy Vandenburg
Oct 19, 2022
Dorothy Marie (Dottie) Vandenburg, 77, of Hickory passed on to her heavenly home Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Carolina Caring after a courageous battle with cancer. Born April 10, 1945 to Horace and Marie Mace Whitener, she was one of six children. After attending Fred T. Foard High School, Dottie found her career at Sherrill Furniture Company, where she worked...
Sharon Simmons
Oct 17, 2022
Sharon A. Simmons, 62, went home to be with the lord on Monday, October 17th, 2022, after a short illness at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, NC. Sharon lived in West Virginia, Florida, and Ohio before moving to North Carolina in 2009. Sharon loved to go fishing, traveling to the Smoky Mountains and spending time with her kids and...
Hazel Wallace
Oct 15, 2022
Hazel Virginia Wallace, 82, of Newton, NC, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born Thursday, February 1st, 1940 she was the daughter of Charles Andrew and Virgie Estelle Barnette Gibson. Hazel is survived by her son, John Wallace and was preceded in death by Wesley A. Wallace, son. Hazel loved dancing at the American Legion....
Judith Fenlason
Oct 15, 2022
Judith E. Custer Fenlason (“Judy”), age 80, went to be with Jesus on Saturday, October 15th, 2022, in Hickory, North Carolina after a brief battle with brain cancer. Born Judith Lavelle Evans on April 30, 1942 in Columbus, Georgia to Isaac Cuthbert Evans, III and Ethel Lavelle Mauldin, she grew up in Hickory and attended Oakwood Elementary School. She later...
Margaret Deyoung
Oct 14, 2022
Margaret Joy DeYoung, 87, of Conover, died Friday, October 14, 2022 at her home. Born Sunday, October 28th, 1934, she was the daughter of Kenneth Howard Johnson and Alice Angline Johnson. Margaret is survived by her daughters Vicky Watson, and Cheryl (Douglas) Cheney and her sons, Tom DeYoung (Rebecca), and Michael DeYoung. She will also be missed by her grandchildren...
Gerald Stanford
Oct 13, 2022
Gerald Cecil Stanford passed away at home in Hickory, NC on October 13, 2022 at the age of 76 due to complications from cancer. Gerald was born on April 22, 1946 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was the oldest son of Cecil Noah Stanford and Lillian Reavis Beck, both of whom preceded him in death. He grew up in Charlotte...
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