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.
Martha Puryear
Jan 31, 2021
Martha Ellen Puryear 66 of Vale died Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Carolina Caring Hospice. Born Monday, March 29th, 1954 she was the daughter of John Patrick Horan and Catherine Gertrude . Martha is Preceded in death by her parents John Patrick Horan and Catherine Gertrude. No services have been planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook at...
William Setzer
Jan 31, 2021
William "Bill" Setzer, 82, of Claremont died Sunday, January 31, 2021 after a brief illness. Born April 28th, 1938 he was the son of Preston and Betty Setzer. He was loved deeply by his wife, Carol Biggs Setzer and his children, Page, "Skip", Lisa, Melanie and April. He had six grandchildren, Chelsea, Chad, Andrew, Christopher, Alyssa and Amber and seven...
George Naylor
Jan 30, 2021
George Leroy Naylor II 71 of Lincolnton died Saturday, January 30, 2021 at her residence. Born Tuesday, January 3rd, 1950 he was the son of George LeRoy Naylor and Maxine Elizabeth . Mr. Naylor is preceded in death by his father George LeRoy Naylor and his mother Maxine Elizabeth. No services have been planned at this time. Please sign the...
Tonya Short
Jan 29, 2021
Tonya Leann Propst 48 of Newton died Friday, January 29, 2021, at her home. Born, January 6th, 1973 she was the daughter of Tony Wayne Towery and Sharon Rebecca Mauney. Tonya, was a loving and caring Mother, Daughter, Sister, Grandmother, and lastly a friend. She enjoyed the beach, family gatherings, and her hairless cats Asher and Enok, as well as...
Louise Collie
Jan 26, 2021
Emma Louise Collie, 92 of Hickory died Tuesday, January 26, 2021 after a brief stay at Carolina Caring in Newton, NC. Born February 16th, 1928 in Union, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Arthur Briggs and Doralee McMehan Briggs. Louise was a loving and devoted wife and mother for more than 70 years following a brief career...
Harold Moisant
Jan 26, 2021
Harold Joseph Moisant II, "Joey" 57, of Connelly Springs died Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Grace Hospital. Born July 4th, 1963 he was the son of Harold Joseph Moisant and Betty Huffman. He will be greatly missed for his boisterous sense of humor and love for others. He was special too all who knew him. In addition to his parents,...
Leisa White
Jan 25, 2021
Leisa Glenn White, 61, of Hickory passed away Monday, January 25, 2021. Born, August 18th, 1959 she was the daughter of the late Horace Hampton Glenn and Elsie Mae Webber Glenn. Leisa was a devout Christian. She was a mom, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, and so much more to many. She beamed with pride over her two children and being...
Thomas Frey
Jan 25, 2021
Thomas Allen Frey 76 of Newton died Monday, January 25, 2021 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born Tuesday, January 23rd, 1945 he was the son of Francis Frey and Ruth . Mary Elizabeth Frey - Wife, Francis Frey - Father, and Ruth - Mother preceded him in death. No funeral services have been planned at this time Please sign the...
Claude Simmons
Jan 25, 2021
Claude “Poppy” Pinkney Simmons, 83, of Newton, died Monday, January 25, 2021 at Catawba Valley Assisted Living. He went home to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, as well as reunite with his late wife of 54 years, Bonnie “Bea” Simmons. Born August 18, 1937 he was the son of the late Clyde Emory and Beulah Mae Lutz Simmons....
Ralph Ballou
Jan 24, 2021
Ralph E. Ballou went home to be with his Lord and Savior on July 24th 2021 at Carolina Caring Hospice. He was born July 22, 1952 to the late Herbert E. Ballou and Edna J. Ballou. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Brenda G. Ballou and son, Brent M. Ballou of the home along with Jason M. Ballou,...
Teressa Lattimore
Jan 23, 2021
Teressa Carol Lattimore, 52 of Hickory, took her last rest and walked with God on 23 January 2021. She was born to parents Linda Thomas Queen and Step Father Robert Queen and William “Junior” Thomas on 29 June 1968 in Waynesville ,NC. She was the eldest sibling to Frank Alan Thomas and Phillip Thomas. In 1982, Carol met the love...
Noah Maynor
Jan 21, 2021
Noah James Maynor of Maiden died Thursday, January 21, 2021. Born Thursday, January 21st, 2021 he was the son of Anderson Maynor and Anna Chris Vance. No services are planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Maynor family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to...
Alice Angelucci
Jan 20, 2021
A. Cynthia Angelucci 85 of Granite Falls died Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Abernathy Laurels. Born January 6th, 1936 she was the daughter of Walter J. Horner and Lillian Horner. No services are planned at this time Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Angelucci family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555....
Frank Martinez
Jan 19, 2021
Frank Marcus Martinez 58 of Stockton, CA died Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in California Born March 28th, 1962 he was the son of Apolonio Martinez Jr. and Beatrice Martinez. A son, Christopher Martinez survives him. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Martinez family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send...
Duane Stewart
Jan 18, 2021
Duane Robert Stewart "Robbie", 57 of Hickory died Monday, January 18, 2021 at his residence. Born October 16th, 1963 he was the son of Robert Drake and Jacqueline Stewart. His wife, Lori Lisa Stewart; his mother Jacqueline Patmore Stewart, his sister, Marie Stewart, his sons, Jonathon Berry, Matthew Lipford, his daughter-in-law, Jennifer Berry and granddaughters, Makayla Berry and Brooklynn Berry...
Arizona Laws
Jan 17, 2021
Arizona Collins Laws loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, 84 years of age, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 17, 2021. Arizona was a homemaker and farmer most of her life. She enjoyed raising her children and helping with her grand-children. She took much joy in meeting new friends, since she never...
Callie Mckinnon
Jan 15, 2021
Callie Beatrice McKinnon 84 of Hickory passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 at Lenoir Healthcare. She was Born Monday, October 19th, 1936 and was the daughter of John and Eva McKinnon. Callie is survived by a sister Louise Adams her two children; Patricia McKinley and Melvin McKinley. Her two grandchildren; Maria McKinley and Marcus McKinley. And her great grandchild Deandre...
Frances Weaver
Jan 15, 2021
Frances Elizabeth Weaver 93, of HICKORY died Friday, January 15, 2021 at Trinity Village. Born Tuesday, June 14th, 1927 she was the daughter of Henry Phillip Bearden and Anna Lou Bearden. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Weaver family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton...
Patrick Dugan
Jan 14, 2021
Patrick Daniel Dugan, died peacefully at the age of 80 surrounded by his loving wife of 57 years, Elizabeth (Finn) and their six children. He was born in 1940 to John Dugan and Catherine (Rafferty) in Bronx, New York. Patrick attended and graduated from Rice High School in Manahattan NY. After graduation, he enlisted into the Navy and toured around...
Deborah Lutz
Jan 13, 2021
Deborah Diane Lutz 63 of Vale died Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Catawba valley Medical center. Born Tuesday, August 20th, 1957 she was the daughter of Hugh Benjamin Isbell and Pearl . Deborah is survived by her two daughters; Jessica Hefner and husband Bobby Hefner of Hiddenite NC, Terri Seaman and husband Logan Seaman of Vale NC. Nine grandchildren; Nathan...
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