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.
William Bryant
Jul 30, 2022
William Bryant, 77, of Lincolnton passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022 at his residence. Born September 12th, 1944 he was the son of the late Forest Woodrow Bryant and Mary Goodson. He is survived by two sisters Rosa Mae Smith of Iron Station and Joyce Waters of Lincolnton and his brother Steve Bryant of Lincolnton. He was preceded in death...
Cecil Byers
Jul 26, 2022
Cecil Richard Byers, 77, of Connelly Springs passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Brian Center East. Born October 2nd, 1944 he was the son of Melvin and Annie Byers. Cecil loved to drive and to travel. He was a great outdoorsman and was an avid fisherman. For 30 years he worked as a truck driver. He was survived by...

Daniel Ussery
Jul 25, 2022
Daniel Ussery, 69, of Hickory passed away Monday, July 25, 2022 at his home. He was born February 20th, 1953 and he was the son of the late Robert and Daisy Mae Ussery. He is survived by two sons; Mark Shade of Hickory, and David Jones, of Arizona; as well as four brothers; Charlie Ussery of Shelby, North Carolina; Gene...
Eric Byrd
Jul 23, 2022
On Saturday, July 23, 2022, Eric Dylan Byrd, loving husband and father, passed away at the age of 61. He was born July 12, 1961, to Willie Ed Byrd and Eleanor Brown Byrd. Eric graduated Class of '79 from Hickory High School He served in the U.S. Army. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Lenoir-Rhyne University. Eric went...

Mayfa Stoy
Jul 23, 2022
Mayfa Stoy, 96, of Charlotte passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 4:27 AM at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born October 8th, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Horace and Aarel Reep. She is survived by her children Jay Stoy of Vale, Joanne Stoy of New Jersey, and Jerry Stoy of Arizona, as well as five grandchildren. In...
Dwight Davis
Jul 19, 2022
Dwight Edward Davis, 60, of Mountain View passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at Catawba valley Medical center. He was born January 16th, 1962. Dwight was the son of Bobby and Pearl Davis. Dwight was a great baseball and softball player. He loved fishing. Dwight is survived by his parents, Bobby and Pearl Davis of Mountain View; his brother, Rick...
June Durham
Jul 17, 2022
June Durham, 57, of Stony Point died Sunday, July 17, 2022 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. She was born Monday, October 19th, 1964. June was the daughter of Edward Max Ramsey and Verda Turner Ramsey. June had a love for arts and crafts, and her animals. She loved spending time with her family and she loved to bake. June is...
Jane Corrie
Jul 15, 2022
Jane Botsford Corrie, 86, passed away July 15, 2022 in Hospice Care at Catawba Valley Medical Center. She was predeceased by her parents Ruth and William Botsford and brother Daniel of Grosse Pointe, MI. She graduated from Denison University in 1957, and was happily married for 65 years. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Bruce Corrie; daughters Linda Hoke...
Nolan Gilchrist
Jul 15, 2022
Baby Nolan Jayce Gilchrist passed away Friday, July 15, 2022, at his residence. Born December 25, 2021, Baby Nolan is survived by his mother Haley Beard and father, Jacob Gilchrist.

Hector Rivera
Jul 12, 2022
Hector Bermudez Rivera, 60, of Newton died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Brian Center Viewmont. Born September 3rd, 1961 he was the son of Gregorio Bermudez and Nilsa Rivera. The funeral will be 4:00 PM Friday, July 15, 2022 at Jenkins Funeral Home. Please sign the online guestbook on the Memorial Wall at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Rivera family has entrusted arrangements...
Darryl Fletcher
Jul 12, 2022
Darryl Lynn Fletcher, 60, of Hickory died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at his residence. Born January 1st, 1962 he was the son of the late Paul and Josephine Fletcher. Darryl was an avid outdoorsman who loved the outdoors and making people happy. He is survived by his wife Janie Hundley, his daughters, Christina Walters of Ocean Isle Beach and Elizabeth...
Jerl Pryor
Jul 10, 2022
Jerl Hugh Pryor, 78, of Ormond Beach, Florida, passed away on July 10th, 2022. Jerl was born in Marlow, OK on February 7th, 1944, to Ed and Wilma Pryor. He attended Marlow High School and Oklahoma State University. After a successful financial career, he retired from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management as a Financial Planner. One of his favorite past-times was...
Pink Swink
Jul 6, 2022
Pink Swink, Jr. of Cat Square passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Atrium Health Cabarrus. Born May 26th, 1946 he was the son of the late Pink Ivey Swink and Lola Creola Swink. He loved his grandkids, his wife, his tractor, and his garden. He loved piddling behind the house, but most of all he loved his family. He...
Cliff Maynard
Jul 6, 2022
Rabbi Cliff Alan Maynard, 62, went home to be with Yeshua Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Born January 12th, 1960 he was the son of John Smith and Ruth Lee Maynard. His passion was the gospel and he shared it for 40 years around the world. He raised up many ministers in Kenya, Peru, England, and the United States. He built...
Patricia Pickens
Jul 3, 2022
Patricia Ann Pickens 67 of Conover died Sunday, July 3, 2022 at Carolina Caring. Born December 11th, 1954 she was the daughter of John Arnold Miller and Audrey Gail Kiser Miller. Gary Dale Pickens of the home survive her; three sisters, Susan Miller Boulanger of Claremont, Penny Gail Miller of Conover; Nancy Ellen Bissell and husband David of Salem, WV...
Linda Corpening
Jul 3, 2022
Linda Duncan Corpening, 70, of Mount Holly passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022 at Caromont Regional Medical Center. Born September 24th, 1951 she was the daughter of Olis Winston Duncan and Leona Rebecca Duncan. She worked for 26 years at Bassett Furniture and for 22 years at BB&T, where she was a Vice President. She was a lifelong, active member...
Nowlin Crooks
Jul 1, 2022
Nowlin "Bud" Powell Crooks went to be with his Heavenly Father on July 1, 2022 at age 46 at Duke University Hospital. Nowlin was born August 5, 1975 to Ellen Isenhour Crooks and William Powell Crooks. He was preceded in death by his brother-in-law Jerry Boggs and his aunt Laura Corado. Survived to cherish his memory is his mother Ellen...
Randy Scott
Jun 30, 2022
Randy Eugene Scott, 73, of Maiden died Friday, July 1, 2022 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born May 10th, 1949 he was the son of Joseph William Scott Sr and Evelyn Scott. He is survived by his wife, Pamela Denise Scott and two brother, Steve Scott and Dean Scott. A service will be held Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 5:00...

William Milstead
Jun 29, 2022
William Joe Milstead, 91, of Winston-Salem passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at Carolina Caring. Born April 14th, 1931, he was the son of the late Grady and Rebeye Milstead. He is survived by his daughter Melissa Pitts of Hickory and his sons Bill Milstead, Jr., of Conover and John Milstead of Florida. He was preceded in death by his...
Melissa Hoyle
Jun 24, 2022
Melissa Ann Hoyle, 48, of Lincolnton passed away Friday, June 24, 2022 at Carolina Caring. Born January 12th, 1974, in Beaufort, South Carolina at the Naval Hospital, she was the daughter of Michael Hoyle and Linda Longoria. She cared for people and was a caregiver. She was an artist who loved working with her hands. She forged her own path...
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