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.
Shirley Klingensmith
Feb 10, 2019
Shirley Rae Klingensmith 84 of Conover died Sunday, February 10th, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born September 21st, 1934 she was the daughter of Willard Sopher and Erla Surrena. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Klingensmith family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or plant a...

Mary Frymyer
Feb 9, 2019
Mary Evelyn Frymyer, 71, of Vale died Saturday, February 9th, 2019 at her home. Born, August 2nd, 1947 she was the daughter of the late Robert Tracy Norris and Ruby Mae Rice. Her husband of 33 years Arthur Frymyer; two daughters Barbara Moody of Troutman, Rita Lail of Granite Falls; two sons, Donnie Clark of Vale, Jerry Clark and wife...
Margaret Cushman
Feb 8, 2019
Margaret (Margie) Cushman of Hickory, North Carolina passed away peacefully at Carolina Caring, Newton, NC on February 8, 2019 after a brief illness. She would have been 95 on her next birthday. Margie was born to Peter and Anna Hrina Biss on April 11, 1924 in Garfield, New Jersey. Peter and Anna met in the United States but immigrated from...
Leslie Perry
Feb 7, 2019
Leslie Kim Perry 58 of Vale died Thursday, February 7th, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born October 15th, 1960 he was the son of William Odell Perry and Sarah Faye Craig. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Perry family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or...

James Little
Feb 6, 2019
James Ervin Little, 63, of Hickory passed away Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born , January 22nd, 1956 he was the son of Glenn Ervin Little and the late Carolyn Jeannette Meroney. A Celebration of Life will be held 2:00 pm Saturday February 9, 2019 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at 750 21st St Dr...

Cheryl Melton
Feb 6, 2019
Cheryl Rene Melton 54 of Vale died Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer. Born August 1st, 1964 she was the daughter of Harvey Ronald Bolen and Helen W. Bumgarner. A daughter, Amber Melton of Vale; a son, Eric Melton of Tampa, FL; her mother, Helen W. Bumgarner and husband Darrell of...
Joanne Tart
Feb 6, 2019
Joanne Wynne Tart, 79, of Taylorsville, died Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born Tuesday, September 5th, 1939 she was the daughter of William Wynne and Ernestine Clementine Pons. She was a homemaker who loved spending time with her children and grandchildren singing, dancing and educating them in walking out a life of Faith in a loving...
Mary Watson
Feb 5, 2019
Kitty or Nana to many who knew her was nothing short of electric! She led a truly extraordinary life and everything she did was with a little or a lot of flare. She spent many years as a beautician and even owned her own shop-Casa de Bonita, a nod to her youth growing up in southern Texas. She was extremely...
James Smith
Feb 3, 2019
James Wilburn Smith Sr., 72, of Hickory went to live in paradise, Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 at his residence. Born October 12th, 1946 he was the son of Ollis Wilburn Pritchard and Ruth Marlene Smith. He was a hardworking man who loved and cared deeply for his family, his animals, and his Lord. He is survived by his wife, Mickey...
Clement Vechik
Feb 2, 2019
Clement (Clem) Vechik 87 of Hickory passed away Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 at his home. Born Wednesday, November 11th, 1931 he was the son of Dominik and Annicia Trimod Vechik. Clem served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, and served in the Navy Reserves at the Navel Air Force Base in Long Beach, California. He lived in...
Timothy Wooten
Feb 2, 2019
Timothy Wayne Wooten, 57, of Stanley, NC, passed away Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 at his home. He was born April 7th, 1961 in Gaston County, to his parents Donald Lee Wooten Sr. and the late Gloria Dean Poole. Tim Served in the U.S. Army and then worked as a carpenter for most his life. He leaves behind his son, Tylor...

Dorothy Hamrick
Feb 2, 2019
Dorothy Mae Bridges Hamrick Wilkinson 84 of Lincolnton died Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 in Winston-Salem. Born July 24th, 1934 she was the daughter of Carver Spurgeon Bridges and Jennie Dean Allen Bridges. Two daughters, Jennie Hamrick Fentress and husband Robert of Winston-Salem and Joy Hamrick Fulford of Raleigh; a son, Todd Hamrick of Oklahoma City, OK; a sister, Jo Lena...
Penny Sundell
Feb 1, 2019
Penny Roseann Sundell 49 of Conover died Friday, February 1st, 2019 at NC Baptist Hospital. Born July 25th, 1969 she was the daughter of Jesse Herbert Wilson and Betty Lee Harwell Wilson. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Sundell family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the...
Martin Santillan
Jan 30, 2019
Martin Santillan 17 of Hickory died Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born Wednesday, December 5th, 2001 he was the son of Rogelio Santillan and Rosa Santillan. The family will receive friends from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm Friday, February 1st, 2019 at Jenkins Funeral Home Chapel. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Santillan family has entrusted...
Miguel Silva
Jan 30, 2019
Miguel Cerda Silva 57 of Claremont died Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 at Gordon House Hospice. Born Tuesday, April 25th, 1961 he was the son of Tiburcio Cerda and Anita Silva. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Silva family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or...

Gary Hefner
Jan 29, 2019
Gary Gene Hefner, 70, of Gastonia and formerly of Hickory, North Carolina, and Paterson, New Jersey, passed away on January 29th at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia after a brief illness. Gary was born in Hickory to Joe Teddy Hefner and Maxine Newton Hefner on December 10, 1948. He was a veteran of the Vietnam era and served in...
Joe Mccaslin
Jan 28, 2019
Joe Franklin McCaslin, Sr. 84 of Conover died Monday, January 28th, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born Thursday, January 17th, 1935 he was the son of the late George Franklin McCaslin and Grace Hood McCaslin. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He enjoyed camping at Green Mountain Park in Lenoir, loved coaching Little League Baseball, playing with his dogs,...
Michelle Riley
Jan 26, 2019
Michelle Deaton Riley, 37, of Denver, passed away Saturday, January 26th, 2019 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born in Charlotte on March 12, 1981, Michelle was the beautiful daughter of Ron “Ronnie” Deaton and Julie Pritchett Deaton. She was a graduate of Maiden High School who was an amazing athlete, especially volleyball, and was attending CVCC gaining a mortuary science...
Ronald Anderson
Jan 22, 2019
Mr. Ronald Anderson, 74 of Hickory NC formerly of Robbinsville NC, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 22,2019 @ Carolina caring holding holding his wife hands of 54 years and surrounded by family and friends that loved him . Mr Anderson was born on December 14,1944 in Graham County. He was the son of the late Ed and Betty Anderson surviving are...

Jimmy Lingerfelt
Jan 22, 2019
Jimmy Wade Lingerfelt, 61, of Vale passed away at Catawba County Hospice after a period of declining health on January 22, 2019. Born January 21, 1958 to the late Hubert Wade Lingerfelt and Nancy Allen Rikard. He was better known as Honey, Pop-Pop, and Daddy! He loved his family more than life itself! He could always be found doing small...
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