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.
Robert Newhouse
Nov 28, 2018
Robert Jay Newhouse, 67, of Conover passed Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 at his home. Born January 23rd, 1951, he was the son of the late Wallace Newhouse and Mary Kreitser Newhouse. No Service is planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Newhouse family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton...
James Abbott
Nov 26, 2018
James Phillip Abbott 76 of Hickory died Monday, November 26, 2018 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born December 10, 1941 he was the son of the late Raymond Abbott and Lillie Abbott. A service is being planned for a later date. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Abbott family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation...
David Ziemba
Nov 22, 2018
David Ziemba, age 70, most recently of Lincolnton, NC, formerly of Abingdon, MD; Sicklerville, NJ; Cooper City, FL; Houston, TX; Medina, OH; and Buffalo, NY, died Thursday November 22, 2018. He was a graduate of Hutchinson Central Technical HS (Buffalo, NY); Erie County Technical Institute (now Erie Community College), Buffalo , NY, and Fenn College of Engineering at Cleveland State...
Sharon Haas
Nov 21, 2018
Sharon Jane Haas, 65, of Conover passed away Wednesday, November 21st, 2018 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born September 30, 1953, she was the daughter of Mary Queen Sipe and the late Jerry Beard. She was loving mother and grandmother with a passion for artistry. Two daughters, Alycia Abee of Newton and Shonda Brewer and fiance Mark Severt of Newton;...
James Moretz
Nov 19, 2018
James Robert Moretz, 49, of Newton, died Monday, November 19th, 2018 at his home. Born January 15th, 1969 he was the son of James Moretz and Gloria Cross Staines. His parents, James Moretz Sr., Gloria Jeanne Cross and step-mother, Cindy Moretz; four sons, (Levi) James Robert Moretz III, Justin Eric Moretz, Caleb Leland Moretz and Brent Anthony Moretz; three daughters,...
Martin Palacios
Nov 15, 2018
Martin Palacios, 51 of Hickory died Thursday, November 15th, 2018 at his residence. No services are planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Palacios 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 tree in memory of Martin Palacios, please visit...
Johnnie Gibson
Nov 14, 2018
Johnnie Landy Gibson, 74, of Lawndale passed Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 at his residence. Born February 25th, 1944 he was the son of the late Andrew Gibson and Virgie Barnett Gibson. No service is planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Gibson family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton...
Thomas Miller
Nov 14, 2018
Thomas Jerry Miller 75 of Catawba died Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 at Abernethy Laurels. Born January 21st, 1943 he was the son of the late Catherine Louise Miller Harris. He served eight years in the Army from 1961-1969. He worked in construction for over 40 years at WSMP and later retired from Claremont Building Supply. His wife of 54 years,...
Charles Presley
Nov 14, 2018
Charles O'Neal Presley, 70, of Newton passed away Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 at Carolina Caring Hospice. Born April 13th, 1948 he was the son of the late Charles Presley and Gladys Smith Presley. The funeral will be 3:00 pm on Sunday, November 18th, 2018 at Life Point Church of God in Hickory. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The...
Richard Coleman
Nov 14, 2018
Richard William Coleman, 56, of Granite Falls passed away Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born September 14th, 1962 he was the son of the late Richard Coleman and Patricia Courtney Coleman. No service is planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Coleman family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and...
John Myer
Nov 11, 2018
John Henry Myer, 79, of Hickory formerly of Highspire went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 11th, 2018 at his home. Born June 19th, 1939 he was the son of the late Amos Myer and Eleanor Wenger Myer. In addition to his wife of 58 years Marian (Gayle) Myer; two sons John Myer and wife Susan of Hickory, Phil...
John Whitman
Nov 10, 2018
John Whitman, Sr., beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, went to be home with Jesus on Saturday, November 10, 2018. He was 82. Born January 1, 1936 and raised in Connecticut, he served in the Marine Corps was honorably discharged, then met and married the love of his life, Lorraine, in 1959. While in Connecticut, he was employed...
Neva Poovey
Nov 10, 2018
Neva Joyce Poovey, 62, of Newton died Saturday, November 10th, 2018 at her home. Born March 12th, 1956 she was the daughter of the late Irdell Willis and Neva (Jenoice) Buff Willis. In addition to her husband of 32 years Michael Poovey, two daughters Tracy Childress and husband Sandy of Lawndale, Candy Hamilton of Hickory; step son Steven Poovey and...
Patricia Britt
Nov 10, 2018
Patricia Henderson Britt of Newton passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Carolina Caring in Sherrills Ford. Pat was a kind and humble woman whose greatest joy in life was her family. Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Sheila Joyce and husband Tim of Newton, Beverly Underwood and husband Randy of Conover, and Kim Britt of the...
Lewis Carpenter
Nov 9, 2018
Lewis Charles Carpenter passed away peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on November 9, 2018. He was born April 7, 1944 in Gastonia, NC to Will and Hazel Carpenter. Lewis was a school teacher in Gaston County for over 30 years. Most of that time was spent teaching history at Bessemer City High School where he also coached women’s...
Zettie Whitesides
Nov 9, 2018
Zettie Lee Whitesides 80 of Lincolnton died Friday, November 9th, 2018 at Carolinas Medical Center Lincoln. Born September 13th, 1938 she was the daughter of the late Lee Mosteller and Lida Willson Mosteller. Her husband, Marshall Whitesides, Three daughters, Jeanette Huffman and husband Darrell of Crouse, Renee Page and husband Norris of Ellenboro and Robin Newton and husband Rick of...
Derrick Fagan
Nov 4, 2018
Derrick Rodney Fagan, Sr. 57 of Hickory died Sunday, November 4th, 2018 at Carolina Caring. Born November 9th, 1960 he was the son of Jonie Fagen . Funeral arrangements are being planned for a later date. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Fagan family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To...
Edward Burnette
Nov 4, 2018
Edward Leon Burnette, 82, of Newton passed away Sunday, November 4th, 2018 at his residence of Alzeheimers Disease. Born June 10th, 1936, he was the son of the late Jodie Burnette and Vida Shaddix Burnette. He graduated from Union High School and Catawba Valley Technical Institute. He served eight years in the US Army Specialists. He graduated from the US...
Gloria Daugherty
Oct 30, 2018
Gloria Emma Daugherty, 75, of Denver passed away Tuesday, October 30th, 2018. Born January 20th, 1943 she was the daughter of Ratha Bunn and Emma Stiles Coleman. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Daugherty family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers...
Loretta Hawkins
Oct 28, 2018
Loretta Hawkins 64, of Newton died Sunday, October 28th, 2018 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born June 14th, 1954 she was the daughter of the late Leslie Sears and Maudie Sisk Sears. Her husband of 24 years Jerry Hawkins; a daughter Kelli Hawkins of Connelly Springs; her son Jeffery Scott Hawkins of Newton; four sisters Mary Sexton and husband Jackie...
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