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.
Sheila Mayhorn
Sep 20, 2019
Sheila Corn Mayhorn, 46, of Claremont passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at her home. Born, April 3rd, 1973 she was the daughter of Kimberlyn Kathleen Mayhorn and Husband Larry Mayhorn and the late Jack Corn. Shelia was a loving daughter, mother, sister, and nanny. She will be missed dearly by those that her life touched. Three daughters Crystal Myers...
Shirley Kilgore
Sep 18, 2019
Shirley Ann Kilgore 75 of Conover died Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born, December 8th, 1943 she was the daughter of the late Claude Washington Wyatt and Daisy May Wyatt. Her husband of 22 years Johnny Kilgore; four daughters Taryn Wray and husband Greg of Conover, Jeaulyne Garcia and husband Jose of Conover, Alicia Kilgore of...
Patsy Green
Sep 18, 2019
Patsy Elaine Green 74 of Vale died Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at her residence. Born September 19th, 1944 she was the daughter of Carroll Duard Rabb and Locie Levon Rabb. She was a giving person that loved the elderly and generally never met a stranger. She loved everyone equally, non-discriminating and was a giving person even if meant doing without....
Enoch Yang
Sep 16, 2019
Enoch Yang, infant son of Kong Yang and Maipakou Lee, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019. The funeral will be 1:00 pm Friday, September 27, 2019 at the Celebration Center of Jenkins Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Garden of Angels in Jenkins Cemetery. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Yang family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins...
Harold Ledford
Sep 15, 2019
On Sunday September 15, 2019 Harold Dean Ledford Sr. 92 of Vale, NC State Veterans Home, Black Mountain went home to be with his Lord and savior peacefully surrounded by his family at Carolina Caring in Newton. He was a WWII veteran serving as Corporal in the US Army 16th Armored Artillery Division. He was born January 21, 1927 to...
Cornelia Leach
Sep 13, 2019
Cornelia Leach 85 of Granite Falls died Friday, September 13, 2019 at her daughter's residence. Born February 25th, 1934 she was the daughter of Andrei Giurgiuca and Maria Giurguca. Her husband, Ioan Leach of the home; two daughters, Vasilica Marhao and husband Liviu of Granite Falls and Maria Malinas of Romania. The funeral will be 4:00 pm Monday September 16,...
Jackie Johnson
Sep 13, 2019
Jackie Lee Johnson 73 of Catawba died Friday, September 13, 2019 at Gateway Rehab and Healthcare. Born March 15th, 1946 he was the son of George Graham Johnson and Mazie Goldie Hensley. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Johnson family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the...
Denise Collins
Sep 12, 2019
Denise Allen Collins 65 of Siler City died Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Reynolds Hospice House after a period of declining health. Born July 25th, 1954 she was the daughter of the late Ottie Woodrow Allen and Jane Marley Allen. She is survived by sons Jacob Collins and wife Roseanna Johnson of Pittsboro, and Matthew Collins of Siler City; sisters...
Mary Bradley
Sep 11, 2019
Mary Sue Bradley, 72, of Lincolnton died Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at Caromont Health in Gastonia. Born April 17th, 1947 she was the daughter of Thomas Suber Leitzsey and Mary Livingston Leitzsey. Her daughters, Lynn Mead Hensel of Conover and Tonya Bradley of Dallas; a sister, Bonnie Carter of Atlanta, Georgia; a brother, George Leitzsey of Dothan, Alabama; two grandchildren,...
Joann Griesmer
Sep 10, 2019
Joann Kazee Griesmer, 89, of Hickory passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born, May 21st, 1930 she was the daughter of Samuel and Sylvia Kazee. After her only son's death, Darrell Wayne Herald, a US Army Veteran, died in October of 1990, Joann's grandchildren and great grandchildren were her joy in life. She enjoyed spending time with...
Dallas Moses
Sep 9, 2019
Dallas Banks Moses, 79, of Hickory died Monday, September 9, 2019 at his home. Born July 15th, 1940 he was the son of Horace Alexander Moses and Gladys Louise Moses. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Moses family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or...
William Gillman
Sep 7, 2019
William Earl Gillman 60 of Claremont died Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born October 25th, 1958 he was the son of Ray Paul Gillman Sr. and Barbara Edna Wiskerman. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Gillman family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family...
David Shugart
Sep 5, 2019
David Edward Shugart, 53, of Newton passed away after a long hard battle with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born, February 28th, 1966 he was the son of Linda Clay Shugart and the late Allen Edward Shugart Jr. David enjoyed being outdoors, riding his bike on the trails, stopping to talk to as many...
Joseph Beshara
Sep 4, 2019
Joseph Valentine Beshara, 87, of Newton died Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Born Friday, January 29th, 1932 he was the son of Christo and Adele Beshara. He was a beloved husband, father and friend. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict and retired from Leggett & Platt. His wife of 62 years, Dorothy Burgess...
Carolyn Parqueth
Sep 1, 2019
Carolyn Rose Parqueth 85 of Hickory died Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Burke Hospice & Palliative Care. Born August 1st, 1934 she was the daughter of Joseph J Davis and Mildred Dorothy Layburn. A Celebration of Life will be 1:00 pm Saturday September 21, 2019 at Hildebran United Methodist Church in the Fellowship Hall. The family will receive friends from...
Sandra Austin
Aug 31, 2019
Sandra Beth Austin 77 of Taylorsville died Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born October 14th, 1941 she was the daughter of John Ballard Hart and Nancy Oletta Hart. Those left to cherish her memory include siblings Sara Kneer of Sherrills Ford and Dean Hart of Granite Falls, NC; children Cynthia and William Wilson of Hampstead, NC, Jaylyne and...
Alan Herman
Aug 30, 2019
Alan Ray Herman, 66, of Conover died Friday, August 30, 2019 at his home. Born, July 18th, 1953 he was the son of the late James Ray Herman and Mary Vanderford Herman. Alan spent most of his free time on the ball field playing and coaching on softball teams. When he wasn't on the field he was with his grandchildren...
Millicent Frye
Aug 28, 2019
Millicent Lennette Frye 66 of Maiden died Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born July 29th, 1953 she was the daughter of Alfred Huston Parker and Lula Gilleand Parker. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Frye family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or...
Monty Carson
Aug 28, 2019
Monty Dale Carson 58 of Hiddenite died Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Gordon House Hospice. Born December 7th, 1960 he was the son of Gene Plato Carson and Ruby Faye Pritchard. Those left to cherish his memory include a daughter Candy Bowman and husband Jason Bowman; and a son Nick Carson and wife Christina Carson. Please sign the online guestbook...
Liane Schronce
Aug 25, 2019
Liane Schronce Watkins, 49, of Catawba, NC passed away unexpectedly Sunday August 25, 2019 at her residence. Liane was born in Tucson, Arizona to the late Howard Schronce and the late Barbara Jean Schronce. Liane was sweet and loving as well as a lot of fun. Her family and friends loved her dearly. Unfortunately, the horrible illness of depression took...
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