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.
John Riley
Mar 25, 2019
John David Riley 76 of Newton passed away Monday, March 25th, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born March 23rd, 1943 he was the son of Everett Riley and Inez Hunt Riley. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Riley family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or...
Johnny Henderson
Mar 24, 2019
Johnny Ray Henderson, 55, of Hickory, passed away Sunday, March 24th, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born July 13th, 1963 he was the son of Hoyle and Cecelia Henderson. He was an employee of Lee Industries for fifteen years, his hobbies were camping and fishing and he loved the mountains. He loved his family and was a loving husband, dad, son,...
Sandra Moyer
Mar 22, 2019
Sandra Gail Moyer 71 of Hickory passed away Friday, March 22nd, 2019 at her home. Born  June 12th, 1947 she was the daughter of the late William Thomas Rowell and Marjorie Cox Rowell. Sandy spent a lifetime of service to others. She taught at both Ridgeview and Southwest Elementary Schools, she served on the board of the Family Care Center...
Angelo Kogos
Mar 21, 2019
Angelo Peter Kogos (Pete), 78, passed away in the early morning on Thursday, March 21st, 2019 in Lincolnton, NC. Born September 21st, 1940 in New Orleans, LA, he leaves behind his three daughters Sarah, Catherine, and Laura Kogos. Along with many friends, including Beth Karpen and Monica Hulin. Family and friends were very important to him, as he always put...
Donnie Heavner
Mar 20, 2019
Donnie "Don" Hugh Heavner, age 81, of Lincolnton passed away Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his parents Howard Kelly Heavner and Emma Lee (Murphy) Heavner, sister Hilda Ray, brother Kenneth Heavner and nephew Michael Heavner. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Dorothy "Dot" (Taylor) Heavner of...
Ronald Driver
Mar 19, 2019
Ronald Leonard Driver, 72, of Hickory died Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born October 15th, 1946 he was the son of the late Leonard and Marie Driver. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Driver family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or plant...
Catherine Mcclain
Mar 19, 2019
Catherine Diane McClain 70 of Taylorsville passed away Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 at Gordon House Hospice. Born November 1st, 1948 she was the daughter of George Goss Jr. and Ollie Captolia McClain. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The McClain family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the...
Le Thi Marsh Nguyen
Mar 17, 2019
Le Thi Nguyen Marsh 87 of Hickory died Sunday, March 17th, 2019 at Brian Center East. She was born December 21st, 1931. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Marsh 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 Le Thi...
James Reel
Mar 17, 2019
Dewey Reel, of Catawba, born March 17th, 1974, passed away on Sunday, March 17th, 2019 at his home. Dewey is survived by his loving wife of 5 years Andria Nelson Reel; his father James Mearl Reel of Whitehouse, Texas; three sons James Dustin Reel of Whitehouse, Texas, Brandon Reel of Whitehouse, Texas, Bryan Reel of Charlotte; two daughters, Samantha Martinez...
Jimmy Parker
Mar 13, 2019
Jimmy Lee Parker 68 of Claremont died Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 at Kindred Hospital. Born May 5th, 1950 he was the son of Royce Alton Parker and Mary Leoma Parker. The family will have a private family viewing Monday for family only. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Parker family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and...
Alfred Story
Mar 6, 2019
Alfred Charles Story Jr. 81 of Lincolnton passed away Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 at his home. Born May 28th, 1937 he was the son of the late Albert Charles Story Sr. and Ina Marie Story. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Story family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send...
Robert Barrows
Mar 6, 2019
Robert Jerome Barrows 73 of Lincolnton died Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 at his residence. Born, May 22nd, 1945 he was the son of the late Richard Barrows and Katharine Sawyer. He served in the US Air Force for 21 years, and later worked at Patrick Air Force Base as a civilian ground support for astronauts. He received the Silver Snoopy...
Billy Hughes
Mar 5, 2019
Billy Ray Hughes 72 of Newton died Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born, March 8th, 1946 he was the son of James Franklin Hughes and Nora Hughes. A son, Billy Hughes survives him. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Hughes family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send...
James Ulp
Mar 5, 2019
James Stephen Ulp, 60, of Vale passed away Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 at Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center. Born October 17th, 1958 he was the son of the late Donald Marlin Ulp and Marilyn Jane Ulp. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Ulp family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers...
Grady Potts
Mar 3, 2019
Grady Dale Potts, 59, of Hickory died Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born April 18th, 1959 he was the son of the late Grady Dale Potts Sr. and Betty Jean Potts. A private Celebration of life will be planned at a later date. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Potts family has entrusted arrangements...
Francis Schmitt
Mar 2, 2019
Francis Joseph Schmitt, 85, of Claremont passed away Saturday, March 2nd, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born February 16th, 1934 in the Bronx, he was the son of the late Christian Schmitt and Amelia Porubsky Schmitt. He attended Mount Saint Michael's Academy, and went on to receive a Bachelor's degree from Manhattan College and a Master's degree from Northwestern University. During...
Bobby Gross
Mar 1, 2019
Bobby Gene Gross 60 of Newton died Friday, March 1st, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born Saturday, March 15th, 1958 he was the son of Fred Lloyd Gross and Lorene Gross. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Gross family has...
Edna Cole
Feb 28, 2019
Edna Glover Cole, 86, of Conover, died Thursday, February 28th, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born Wednesday, April 6th, 1932 she was the daughter of Frank and Bertie Glover. She was a member of the Midnight Cry Praise and Worship of Lincolnton, North Carolina. Her sister, Agnes and husband Stewart Blackburn of Elizabethton, Tennessee, her son, Bobby Pritchard and...
Katheryn Setzer
Feb 27, 2019
Katheryn Patricia Setzer 82 of Crouse died Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 at Carolinas Medical Center. Born Friday, October 2nd, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Hubert Ellis and Connie Ellis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Setzer family has...
William Laws
Feb 26, 2019
William Thomas Laws, 77, of Newton, died Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born March 30th, 1941 he was a loving father, grand father and great-grandfather. Tommy loved his family. Those left to cherish his memory include his children Scott Laws and his wife Sharon of Brownwood, TX, Teresa Laws of Raleigh, Marty Laws of Hickory, Lisa...
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