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.
Troy Rochester
Nov 27, 2020
Troy Richard Rochester, 73, of Hickory died Friday, November 27, 2020 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born October 12th, 1947 he was the son of the late Oliver and Charleen Rochester. A Memorial Service will be at River of Life Church, 935 Main St.West, Valdese on Wednesday at 6pm. A private graveside service will be held at a later date....
Donna Childress
Nov 26, 2020
Donna Ann Wishon Childress 57 of Hickory died Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Home. Born Thursday, September 26th, 1963 she was the daughter of Billy Arthur Wishon and Sarah Elizabeth Wishon. Daughters Rebecca Childress ( Amber Hudson), April Childress (Coty Fox), Son Billy Childress (Michelle Potts); Sisters Annette Cox, Jane Hockenberry (Kevin), Brother Tommy Wishon Grand children Hunter Fox, Hudson...
Paul Deyo
Nov 26, 2020
Paul Whitman Deyo 73 of Newton passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at his home. Born, May 1st, 1947 he was the only son of Maurice Webb and Elizabeth Whitman Deyo. He is survived by His wife of 50 years Rebecca Clark Deyo of the home; a daughter Deb Deyo of Islamorada, Fl; a sister Jean Anne Kent and husband...
William Comby
Nov 24, 2020
William "Bill" Joe Comby 91 of Conover died Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at his Residence. Born January 26th, 1929, he was the son of the late Henry Burchard Comby and Alice Mae Little Comby. A lieutenant in the US Navy, Bill served in the Korean conflict. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather whom loved his family very much....
Xee Lor
Nov 22, 2020
Xee Lor 63 of Conover died Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born, March 18th, 1957 she was the daughter of Chong Sher Lor and Kayang Lee. The funeral will be from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday December 5, 2020 in the chapel of Jenkins Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Catawba Memorial Park. The family...
Grace Fredell
Nov 22, 2020
Grace Edwards Fredell, 70, of Vale died Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Carolina Caring. Born Thursday, April 27th, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Charles and Gladys Edwards. Her husband, Howard Fredell; daughter, Cheryl Dickens, and children Tyler Dickens and Halle Dickens; three sons, Daniel Fredell, Kenny Fredell, wife Crystal and children Austin, Tiffany, Marie, Crislyn and Kensley,...
Lorene Roseman
Nov 21, 2020
Lorene Setzer Roseman 89 of Hickory died Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Carolina Caring Hospice in Newton. Born July 24th, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Fitchue Lee Setzer and Lillie Beatrice Cook Setzer. Lorene was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church. She was a graduate of Newton-Conover High School. After her retirement from the furniture industry,...
Athel Stafford
Nov 20, 2020
Athel “Keith” Stafford passed away quietly in his home in Hickory on Friday, November 20, 2020. The son of Sarah “Pauline” and Athel Stafford, Keith was born on Wednesday, January 10, 1945 in the small, tightly knit farming community of Bunker Hill/Kernersville, where he learned to work with his hands and farm tobacco, and came to know his Lord and...
Robert Caetta
Nov 20, 2020
Robert Jerome Caetta, 73 of Maiden passed away Friday, November 20, 2020 at Atrium Health Lincoln. Born, January 2nd, 1947 he was the son of the late Frank Michael Caetta and Rose Fonti Caetta. Robert proudly served in the U.S. Army and was a Vietnam veteran. He had many passions in his life and believed that faith in the Lord,...
Gerald Smetzer
Nov 19, 2020
Gerald "Jerry" Richard Smetzer 84 of Maiden and formerly of Ohio, died November 19, 2020 at his home. Born May 27th, 1936 he was the son of the late Norman Ervin Smetzer and Winifred Alma Rife Smetzer. He was a Past Commander of the Port Clinton Power Squadron and was District 29 Treasurer. He was a co- founder and partner...
Howard Church
Nov 18, 2020
Howard Wilson Church of Newton, passed peacefully into eternal life Thursday November 18, 2020 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born April 28, 1939 to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Church, Howard was a devout and faithful member of Startown First Baptist Church in Newton where he has served as deacon, RA leader, Sunday school teacher for adult men's class, Treasurer and...
Wendell Luce
Nov 18, 2020
After a hard-fought battle with a terminal illness, Wendell Harry Luce of Lenoir, North Carolina passed away on November 18th, 2020 while at Caldwell Memorial Hospital where he was kept comfortable. Wendell fought a hard battle with terminal cancer over the course of 3 months. He leaves behind his four daughters, Wendi Jane Luce Patterson, Deanna Lynn Luce Talley, Melissa...
Kathy Peticos
Nov 17, 2020
Kathy Denise Peticos 53 of Hickory died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Decedent's Home. Born Friday, November 17th, 1967 she was the daughter of Vivian and Joel Reid Moore . She is survived by a sister Renee M Shinn and husband David, a brother Terry Moore, two nephews Joshua Miller and Nathan Moore, a niece Mekenzie Shinn, A sister-in-law Julie...
Michael Kilby
Nov 17, 2020
Michael “Mike” Norman Kilby, 76, of Conover, died Tuesday (November 17, 2020) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mike was born March 26, 1944 in Hickory, the son of Clark Gordon Kilby and Edna (Ross) (Kilby) Finger. He is survived by Dawn Spencer Kilby whom he married on September 20, 1980 at Mt Ruhama Baptist Church in...
Patricia Hadsall
Nov 14, 2020
Patricia Fay Childers Hadsall 83 of Newton died Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born November 29th, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Lee Childers and Faye Janette Childers. Two daughters, Holly Welch and husband Tim of Newton and Melissa Davis and husband Eddie of Lawndale; two sons, Patrick Hadsall of Cocoa, Florida and...
Ruth Lail
Nov 9, 2020
Ruth Irene Eckard (The War Department) Lail, 97, died Monday, November 9th, at College Pines Health and Rehab Center in Connelly Springs, NC. Ruth was born August 10, 1923 in Catawba county, NC, the 3rd of 6 children. She met her future husband, Odie Lail, at a church youth gathering. She later traveled to Cambridge Ohio to meet him when ...
Josephine Tilley
Nov 9, 2020
Josephine Marie Webb Tilley, 77 passed away Monday November 9, 2020 peacefully at her home in Iron Station, NC. Born March 10, 1943 in Tipple, WV to the late Carlos Bernard Webb and Mary Odessa (Short) Webb. She was a homemaker who loved her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was raised by her grandfather George Preston Webb and his...
Bruce Pattengale
Nov 7, 2020
On November 7, 2020, Bruce Thomas Pattengale, loving husband and father of 3 children, passed away at the age of 89 from a long term pulmonary disease. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Bruce was born on February 28, 1931 along with his twin sister Barbara in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Armen (Pat) Pattengale and Josephine Pattengale....
Charles Pierce
Nov 6, 2020
Charles Allen Pierce 68 of Venice Florida died Friday, November 6, 2020. Born, September 2nd, 1952 he was the son of Dorothy Pierce and the late Edward Pierce. Charles Served in the US Army 82nd airborne, paratrooper,and a special forces green Berea. In addition to his wife Ximena Valasquez Pierce of Venice Florida; two daughters Cassandra Pierce and finance Justin...
Kay Daniel
Nov 3, 2020
Kay Frances Daniel 73 of Conover died Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born Friday, October 31st, 1947 she was the daughter of Shelby Ferrell and Virginia Ferrell. In addition to her husband Roger Lee Daniel of Conover, NC; two children Toby Daniel and wife Jackie Daniel, Belinda Vinson and husband Jerry Vinson; Her Five Grandchildren Hallie Daniel,...
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