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.
Barbara Brittain
Dec 25, 2022
Barbara J. Brittain, 96, of Newton went to celebrate Christmas with her Lord on Sunday, December 25, 2022 at Compass Healthcare & Rehab. Born July 26th, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Lucille Jonas. Barbara was a founding member of Startown Baptist Church. She loved to garden, cook, and can. She always had butter pecan ice...
Lonnie Fredell
Dec 25, 2022
Lonnie Wayne Fredell, 72, of Hickory passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022 in his home. Born, April 30th, 1950 he was the son of the late Samuel Edgar Fredell and Mae Willard Willis. He is survived by his three children, Laura Fredell (Ralph) of Gaffney, James Fredell (Betsy) of Lincolnton, and Jason Fredell of Lincolnton; four siblings, Louise Smith of...
Bobby Danner
Dec 25, 2022
Bobby Lee Danner, 82, of Maiden passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022, at Carolina Caring. Born October 28th, 1940, he was the son of the late Harvey Lee and Dora Danner. Bobby’s favorite hobbies were collecting classic cars, restoring them, and traveling to car shows. He was a proud member of the Late Great Chevys car club and had been...
Barbara Hollar
Dec 24, 2022
Barbara (Barbie) Ann Travis Hollar, 62, of Maiden gained her heavenly wings on Saturday, December 24, 2022. She passed away after a short illness at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born July 2nd, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Henry Olin Travis and Margaret Ellen Tucker Travis. She is survived by her husband Pastor Charles Clinton Hollar, Jr. Barbara...
Ruby Johnson
Dec 22, 2022
Ruby Evelyn Johnson, 91, of Lenoir died Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Gateway Rehab in Lenoir. Born August 13th, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Jessie Crawford Bradley and Maude Fannie Bradley of Columbia, SC. Evelyn Hawkins, Patricia Ball, Donald Godfrey, Gail Godfrey, John Godfrey, Walter Godfrey, Joey Godfrey, Mary Godfrey, 22 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren survive her....
Elizabeth Morton
Dec 20, 2022
Elizabeth “Libby'' Ann Morton left her earthly body on December 20, 2022. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Carrie Ann and RoyLee Campbell, her brothers Dale Lambert and Grady Campbell and her sister Reba Cook. She is survived by the love of her life and husband of 38 years, George Ray Morton of Newton, NC her...
Joan Motes
Dec 20, 2022
Joan Starrett Motes, 87, of Gastonia passed away Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 at Abernethy Laurels. Born May 10th, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Cleveland Parks Starrett and Lessie Norris Starrett. Joan was a member of the Eastside Church of the Nazarene in Gastonia and often played piano for the church. She is survived by her son Jon...
Sterling Williams
Dec 18, 2022
Sterling Kenneth Williams III, 84, of Hickory passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 in his home. Born February 25th, 1938 he was the son of the late Sterling Kenneth Williams Jr. and Irene Chumley. He never knew a stranger and was a friend to everyone he met. He loved golf, NASCAR, and most of all, he loved his family. He...
Franklin Flanagan
Dec 18, 2022
Franklin Eugene "Gene" Flanagan aka Pumpkin Head, 76, of Newton passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born Friday, May 24th, 1946 he was the son of the late Robert and Bertha Flanagan. Gene loved watching wrestling and fishing. He cared deeply for his wife of 59 years and childhood sweetheart, Ella Mae Flanagan aka Cabbage...
Ray Harvell
Dec 15, 2022
Ray Edward Harvell, 84, of Newton passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 peacefully in his home. Born Friday, October 14th, 1938 he was the son of the late Ernest Edward Harvell and Lena Mae Cooke Harvell. Ray loved fishing and yard sales. He was devote Baptist. He served in the Army National Guard for three years and in the United...
Hary Henderson
Dec 14, 2022
Harry Edward Henderson, 85, of Lincolnton died Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Decedent's Home. Born Wednesday, October 6th, 1937 he was the son of Paul Henderson and Margaret Henderson. No services are planned at this time, Please sign the online guestbook on the Memorial Wall at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Henderson family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service...
Gary Vandenburg
Dec 14, 2022
Gary Wayne Vandenburg, 56, of Hickory, NC, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Born on August 29, 1966 in Hickory, he was the son of Tony Ray Vandenburg and Dorothy Marie Whitener Vandenburg. Gary attended Fred T. Foard High School. He worked with his family's business installing and repairing HVAC systems. He was a certified service technician. He is...
Charles Boston
Dec 13, 2022
Charles Leroy Boston, 66, of Taylorsville passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Born January 4th, 1956 he was the son of the late Ernest Boston and Mamie Colleen Boston. He is survived by a son Charles Boston Jr. (Heather) of Taylorsville and a daughter, Samantha Cline (Kenneth) of Conover; two brothers, Ernest...
Max Minton
Dec 13, 2022
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Brenda Mcfarland
Dec 13, 2022
Ms. Mary “Brenda” McFarland, 77, of Hickory passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Trinity Village in Hickory, NC. Born Wednesday, June 27th, 1945 she was the daughter of the late William Plato McFarland and Mary “Aileen” Brackett McFarland. Brenda accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized. She was a member of Mount Moriah United Methodist Church before...
Phyllis White
Dec 9, 2022
Phyllis Diane White, 69, of Hickory passed away Friday, December 9, 2022 at Brian Center East. Born Sunday, January 11th, 1953 she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Edith Mae Starnes. Phyllis loved spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by her daughter Angela (Terry) Roseman of Bethlehem, her daughter Amy Campbell of Bethlehem, her grandchildren Maddison...
Doris Marlow
Dec 7, 2022
Doris Rose Raby Marlow, 88, of Conover died Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Conover Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the daughter of the late Paul Ernest Raby and Helen Reinhardt Raby Bailey. Doris graduated from Hickory High School as an Honor student and served as a Junior Marshall. She completed business courses at CVCC and later received certification as...
Carolyn Wallace
Dec 6, 2022
Carolyn Herman Wallace 84 of Statesville, formerly of Conover died Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Brookdale Peachtree Memory Care. Born October 3rd, 1938 she was the daughter of the late Leonard Ralph Herman and Frankie Violet Herman. She enjoyed music and dancing and forever searching for the perfectly coordinating shoes to dance. She worked as a payroll accountant at GE...
Christopher Brodie
Dec 5, 2022
Christopher Joseph Brodie, 54, of Hickory died Monday, December 5, 2022 at Catawba Valley Medical Center, He was born Monday, December 2nd, 1968. Please sign the online guestbook on the Memorial Wall at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Brodie family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555.
Charles Packer
Dec 2, 2022
Charles Vincent Packer, Sr. 73 of Taylorsville died Friday, December 2, 2022 at his residence. Born May 3rd, 1949 he was the son of the late Clare Packer and Clara Ann Packer. Charles was veteran of the US Army. A son, Charles V. Packer, Jr.,and a sister, Janet Sacona, survive him. No service is planned at this time. Please sign...
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