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.
Frances Peeler
Mar 3, 2023
Frances Charlene Peeler, 91, of Newton died Friday, March 3, 2023 at Trinity Ridge. Born May 16th, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Robert and Maude Auton. No services are planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook on the Memorial Wall at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Peeler family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service...
Revonda Harris
Mar 2, 2023
Revonda Pearl Miller Harris, 91, of Hickory passed away Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 at Trinity Ridge. Born May 25th, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Loy Franklin Miller and Zelda Pearl Miller. Revonda was a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church. She loved dancing and was a member of Zodiac Dance Club for more than 20 years. She...
Howard Dixon
Feb 28, 2023
Howard Junior Dixon, II, 79, of Lawndale passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born February 3rd, 1944 he was the son of the late Howard Junior Dixon and Loreana King Dixon. Howard is survived by his wife, Louise Tipps Dixon; his daughters, Andrea (Fletcher) Harris, Cynthia (Clifton) Walton, Yvonnette (George) Johnson, Gloria Williams, and his...
Donald Rogers
Feb 28, 2023
Donald Dennis Rogers, Sr., 86, of Lincolnton passed away Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 at his home. Born, November 13th,1936 he was the son of the late Carmel Dexter Rogers and Arzelia Samantha Rogers. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Barbara Whitener Rogers of Lincolnton; two daughters, Becky Rogers of Cornelius, and Amy Rogers Elkins of Lincolnton; a...
Jack Buchanan
Feb 26, 2023
Jack Edwin Buchanan, 88, of Newton went home to be with his Lord and Savior and was reunited after a short absence with his wife on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born Saturday, July 21st, 1934 he was the son of the late Fred and Elma Buchanan. His sons, Mark Buchanan and wife Loretta and Jody...
Virginia Bailey
Feb 26, 2023
Virginia Jeanette Bailey, 76, of Taylorsville died Sunday, February 26, 2023 in her home. Born May 8th, 1946 she was the daughter of Willis Oscar Childester and Elma Irene Chidester. Her loving husband, Berton Devon Bailey of the home; two daughters, Penny Bailey of Marion and Melinda Fay Armstrong of Hickory and a son Eric Bailey and wife Christie of...
Tony Abernethy
Feb 26, 2023
Tony Jones Abernethy, 79, of Hildebran, NC, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at home surrounded by his family. Born March 14, 1943, he was the son of the late Boyd and Gladys Miller Abernethy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Linda Faye Abernethy and son-in-law, Joseph Travis George Jr. Tony was...
Janice Smith
Feb 25, 2023
Janice Faye Smith, 74, of Lincolnton died Saturday, February 25, 2023 at her residence. Born November 19th, 1948 she was the daughter of the late Coye and Ruth Sain. She retired from the City of Lincolnton after 19 years of service. Her daughter, Stacey Beaver and husband Gary and grandchildren, Lindsey Gaus and Micah Beaver; great-granddaughter, Aurora Beaver; two sisters,...
Franklin Becker
Feb 25, 2023
Franklin Lloyd Becker, 86, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023. He was born September 3rd, 1936, to May Becker and Hiram Lloyd Estelle. The family is planning a private service for a later date. Please sign the online guestbook on the Memorial Wall at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Becker family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton...
Larry Dellinger
Feb 24, 2023
Larry "Chico" Arnold Dellinger, 82, of Hickory died Friday, February 24th, 2023, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born September 27th, 1940, he was the son of the late JC Dellinger and Lucy Mae Dellinger. Larry is preceded in death by his parents, JC and Lucy Dellinger; a sister, Nancy Tucker; brothers, Clayton and Donald Dellinger; and grandsons, Cameron and Andrew...
Karen Hubanks
Feb 24, 2023
Karen Winkles Hubanks, 43, of Hickory, NC, passed away on February 24, 2023, at Frye Regional Hospital with her family by her side. Born on March 14, 1979, in Gaston County, she was a sweet, humble and loving child of God. She is survived by her husband, Eric Hubanks of the home; a son, Andrew Hubanks of the home; a...
Kayla Brazell
Feb 24, 2023
Kayla Lynn Brazell, 38, of Greensboro, died Friday, February 24, 2023. Born December 1st, 1984 she was the daughter of Michael Anthony Maldanado and Tami Jean Connor. No services are planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook on the Memorial Wall at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Brazell family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton...
Dorothy Behling
Feb 23, 2023
Dorothy Mae Behling, 96, of Hickory passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023 at Magnolia Lane. Born June 19th, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Michael Kautza and Margaret Katherine Kautza. She loved bowling, dancing, and golf. She was a homemaker who loved taking care of her family. She will be truly missed by many. She is survived by...
Rosella Teems
Feb 19, 2023
Rosella "Dottie" Teems, 76, of Granite Falls passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023, in her home. Born, September 14th, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Enis Ward and Lucille Buchanan Ward. She was a homemaker who dedicated her time to taking care of her family. In her spare time, she loved reading her KJV Bible, sharing the...
Walter Stancil
Feb 18, 2023
Walter Linley “Lynn” Stancil was born August 29, 1950, in Raleigh, NC. He passed away at his home in Stony Point, NC, on February 18, 2023, following a period of declining health. Lynn grew up in Garner, NC, and graduated from Garner Senior High School and Wake Technical Community College. He then went on to serve in the United States...
Teresa Fosnow
Feb 17, 2023
Teresa Lynn Fosnow, 56, of Hickory died Friday, February 17, 2023 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born February 25th, 1966 she was the daughter of the late Terry Edgar Holman and Maxine Faircloth Holman. No services are planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook on the Memorial Wall at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Fosnow family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins...
Adele Messer
Feb 16, 2023
Adele Gazzie Messer, 84, of Conover passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023 in her home. Born October 24th, 1938 she was the daughter of the late Nora Mae Letford. She is survived by her daughter Stacie Ramos of Hickory, her grandson Donovan Messer of Colorado, and her granddaughter Nora Headen of Conover. A service is being planned for a later...
Keith Kelly
Feb 16, 2023
Keith Wesley "Midnight Rider" Kelly II, 62, of Connelly Springs passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023 at UNC Health Blue Ridge. Born January 11th, 1961 he was the son of Keith Wesley Kelly and Haroleen Bowman Payne. Wes was a mason and a member of Cookville Masonic Lodge #502, as well as an Oasis Shriner. He worked at MDI for...
Margaret Gibbs
Feb 15, 2023
Margaret Elizabeth Woods Gibbs of Newton, NC went home to her heavenly father Thursday February 15, 2023, at the age of 92. She was preceded in death by her husband Verlin Gibbs, and her son Marlon Gibbs. She leaves to cherish loving memories: Her daughters, Diana (John) Newsome, Caroline (Chuck) Kennedy, one sister Marcie Simpson, four grandsons Shakeem Ibrahim, Chad...
Joe Teague
Feb 15, 2023
Joe Logan Teague, age 84, of Hickory passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at Hospice House at Sherrills Ford, NC. Born November 19th, 1938, Joe was the son of the late Eugene Webster Teague and Mary Elizabeth Teague. He was also preceded in death by his loving and caring wife, Ailene Catherine Teague; his sister Vera Teague Sheets, and three...
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