Local obituaries for Catawba County, NC.
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Larry Hilton
Jun 2, 2008
Larry Dean Hilton, 68 of Zion Church Rd, died Monday June 2, 2008 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born November 18, 1939 in Catawba County, he was the son of Ruth Sain Hilton of Hickory and the late Ray Conrad Hilton. He was a devoted husband of 47 years, a loving father and grandfather. In addition to his mother, his...
Dusty Holman
May 31, 2008
Dusty Holman, 53 of N. Myrtle Beach, SC and formerly of Newton died Saturday May 31, 2008 at his home. Born September 11, 1954 in Wilkes County he was the son of Ruby Goforth Holman of Conover and the late Walter Burl Holman. He was a US Army 82nd Airborne Division veteran serving in Vietnam and Korea, and a military...
Paul Propst
May 31, 2008
Paul Killian Propst, 86 of Alexandria, VA, formerly of the Startown Community, died Saturday May 31, 2008 in Fairfax Hospital. Born August 8, 1921 in Catawba County, he was the son of the late Carroll Milton Propst and Lizzie Killian Propst. He was a 1938 graduate of Startown High School and a 1942 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College. He worked for...
Adrian Vargas
May 15, 2008
Adrian Paul Vargas, infant son of Frederico and Jessica Vargas of Cessna Ave, Hickory, was born and died May 15, 2008 at Frye Regional Medical Center. In addition to his parents, a sister Kayley Vargas of the home survives him. No services are planned and burial will be in The Garden of Angels at Startown-Jenkins Cemetery. The Vargas family has...
Laura Cone
May 6, 2008
Laura Sullivan Cone 45 of Friendly Church Road Taylorsville, died Tuesday May 6, 2008 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born May 26, 1962, she was the daughter of Henry and Stephanie Gilbert Sullivan of Jacksonville, NC. A 1980 graduate of Jacksonville Sr. High School, she was a retail manager at Kohlâ??s Department store in Hickory for seven years. In addition...
Norma Yanculeff
May 5, 2008
Norma S. Yanculeff died Monday, May 5, 2008 at Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, NC at the age of 78. Born 11/01/29 in Cleveland, Ohio to Anthony and Rose Sinese, she grew up and lived in Ohio most of her life, moving to North Carolina with her husband, Cy, to be near her loving daughter, Laura. A devoted wife, mother,...
Paul Vang
Apr 30, 2008
Paul Vang 44 of Old Conover-Startown Rd, Newton died April 30, 2008. Born October 9, 1963 in Laos he was the son of the late Xai Lis Vang and See Lee of Wisconsin. He was a machine operator with General Dynamics. Surviving is his wife, Sandy Kao Yang of the home, a daughter, Mai Kia Vang of the home, four...
Kimberly Mays
Apr 18, 2008
Kimberly Rae Kirby Mays 35 of Fairway Dr., Conover, died Friday April 18, 2008. Born August 17, 1972 she was the daughter of Barbara Jean Stewart Kirby of Conover and the late Kimble Rogers Kirby. She was a friend to many with a loving heart, an avid race fan and loved the beach and boating. In addition to her mother,...
John Varner
Apr 15, 2008
John Patrick Varner, Sr. 71 of Glen Street Newton died Tuesday April 15, 2008 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born April 24, 1936 in Mifflin County Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late William Taft Varner and Mary Elizabeth Pagenta Varner. He owned numerous businesses in hi life, and was a general contractor since 1963 until the late nineties....
Walter Smith
Apr 1, 2008
Walter Paul Smith, 85 of Conover died Tuesday April 1, 2008 at Abernathy Laurels. Born August 6, 1922 in Lincoln County he was the son of the late Jacob Andrew Smith and Elizabeth Keever Smith. He was a member of Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ where he was an Elder, a former member of the consistory, a member of...
Larry Estes
Mar 31, 2008
Rev. Larry James Estes, 63 of Daniel Street, went home to be with the Lord Monday March 31, 2008 at Hospice of Caldwell County. Born August 23, 1944 in Caldwell County, he was the son of the late Richard Caldwell Estes and Beulah Beatrice Greene Estes Reed. His first career was his love of music. He was an accomplished drummer...
John Lamb
Mar 23, 2008
John Franklin Lamb, 51 of Maiden Highway, Lincolnton, died March 23, 2008 at his residence. Born August 21, 1956 he was the son of Joyce Dixon Lamb Rumbaugh of Miami, FL, and the late John Ivey Lamb. He was a framing in the construction business. Survivors include his wife, Doris Ann Cook Lamb of Mt. Pleasant, NC, a step daughter,...
Der Lo
Mar 14, 2008
Der Lo, 41 of Poovey Drive Granite Falls, died March 14, 2008 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. She was born May 29, 1966 in Laos the daughter of Yer Chia Lo and Lo Ly. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Cha Lee of the home, two daughters, seven sons four sisters, four brothers and two grandchildren survive her. The family...
Coleen Reitzel
Mar 11, 2008
Coleen Terry Reitzel 46, of Conover died Tuesday March 11, 2008, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born March 20, 1961, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Coleman Ray Terry, and Lois Lvina Baker of Conover. She was a sewer in the textile industry. She was a loving and caring daughter, sister, mother and grandmother. Survivors...
Janice Seymour
Jan 4, 2008
Janice Faye Baker Seymour, 67 of 3rd Av SE died Friday January 4, 2007 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born January 20, 1940 in Catawba County, she was the daughter of Catherine Mae Sheppard Baker of Conover and the late Fred Ervin Baker. Survivors include her husband, Larry Seymour of Hickory, a daughter, Tammy London Savage of Lexington; two sons,...
Phia Xiong
Dec 4, 2007
Phia Xiong 26, of Huntington Beach, Calif., died Tuesday December 4, 2007. He was the son of Pa Xeng Xiong and Lao Yang of Conover. He was a network administrator for a software company in California. In addition to his parents, two sons, Johnny King Xiong and Logan Xiong of the home and two sisters, Pao Soua Xiong of Goleta,...
Rhondle Mays
Nov 16, 2007
Rhondle Henry Mays 82 of 20th Street Hickory died at his residence Friday November 16, 2007. Born July 10, 1925 he was the son of Bert and Robena Clemintine Hoyle Mays. He worked in the trucking industry for many years. He is survived by his wife Betty Grant Mays of the home, two daughters, Miki Mays of Hickory and Luann...
Ray Eller
Oct 26, 2007
Ray Eugene Eller, 78 of Eller Dr. Newton, died Friday October 26, 2007 at his residence with his loving family by his side. He was born July 11, 1929 in Catawba County, the son of the late John Hamilton and Carrie Marie Icard Eller. He was a driver with Overnight transportation for 40 years, a member of Hickory American Legion...
Marguerite Howze
Oct 11, 2007
Marguerite Jane Howze, 75, went home to be with her Savior Thursday, October 11, 2007. She was born January 20th 1932 in NYC to Marguerite and Thomas Lander. She grew up in New Canaan, CT. and graduated as a registered nurse from Norwalk Hospital School of Nursing along with her twin sister, Judith. She was a devoted wife, loving mother...
Angela Hodges
Sep 22, 2007
Angela Marie Hodges, 32 of Bostic, NC died Saturday September 22, 2007 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was born May 18, 1975 in Onslow County. The family has requested a private service. The Hodges family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton. Condolence messages may be sent to www.jenkinsfuneralservices.com.
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