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.
Lillian Hoover
Oct 15, 2019
Lillian “Bunny” Ainsley Stamback Hoover, 72 of Hickory died Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Trinity Ridge in Hickory. Born, April 6th, 1947 she was the daughter of the late Alfred Stamback and Jean Craddock Stamback. Born at home after Easter dinner Lillian was given the nickname of Bunny and it stuck. Bunny was a 1965 graduate of Einstein High School...
Marcella Nelligan
Oct 15, 2019
Marcella Marie Nelligan 94 of Hickory died Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born October 11th, 1925 she was the daughter of Valentine Urbanec and Kathryn Urbanec. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Nelligan family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or...
Mark Massagee
Oct 14, 2019
Mark Wesley Massagee 52 died Monday, October 14, 2019 at CMC Charlotte. Born April 9th, 1967 he was the son of Eric Von Massagee and Elizabeth Suzanne Day. A Memorial Service is planned for a later date. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Massagee family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555....
Romeo Hernandez-Melendez
Oct 13, 2019
Romeo Hernandez-Melendez, one month old, of Newton died Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born Friday, September 13th, 2019 he was the infant son of Sixto Ignacio-Hernandez and Maria Dolores Melendez-Romero. The funeral will be 9:00 am Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 at Jenkins Funeral Home Chapel with Father Jim Collins officiating. Burial will follow at the Garden...
Edward Chastain
Oct 8, 2019
Edward Neil Chastain 63 of Denver died Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Atrium Health Lincoln. Born December 23rd, 1955 he was the son of Edward Neil Chastain Sr. and Betty Jean Chastain. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Chastain family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the...
Rodney Brown
Oct 4, 2019
Rodney Dale Brown 65 of Hickory passed away peacefully on October 4, 2019 at Caldwell Hospice in Hudson, NC surrounded by his loving family. Rodney was born September 12, 1954 to Magadlene Brown and the late Garland Louis Brown. A sister, Shelia Miller, preceded him in death. In October 2018, he discovered he had terminal brain cancer. He never gave...
Devin Shade
Oct 1, 2019
Devin Nelson Shade 31 of Hickory died Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born February 10th, 1988 he was the son of the late Barry Nelson Shade and Mary Francis Summers Shade. Those left to cherish his memory include children Kendall Reece Shade and Kayleigh Michelle Shade; a sister Sonya Pressley and brother Chad Summers of Hickory,...
Amanda Church
Sep 28, 2019
Amanda Lynn Church 35 of Claremont passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 at her home. Born, October 20th, 1983 she was the daughter Cheryl Church Gaddis and step father Steven Gaddis. Amanda worked as a CNA for 10 years and worked as a in-home healthcare nurse for 5 years at Comfort Keepers Corp. Anyone who came across Amanda would love...
Bobbie Litton
Sep 27, 2019
Bobbie Lee Litton, 73, of Granite Falls, NC passed away unexpectedly Friday September 27, 2019 at Haywood Regional Medical Center in Clyde, NC. Bobbie was born May 28, 1946 to Sylvester and Rachel Litton. Mr. Litton served proudly in the US Navy until his retirement in 1983. As a loyal sailor he received a Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal,...
Lucy Stephens
Sep 27, 2019
Lucy Cordia Stephens 79 of Newton died Friday, September 27, 2019 at Catawba Regional Medical Center. Born Thursday, February 15th, 1940 she was the daughter of Jesse Owen Stephens and Frances Louise Stephens. A daughter, Cindy Kresge of Conover and a son, Mark Issac of Conover survive her. Jenkins Funeral Home staff is not involved in a memorial service at...
Mary Townsley
Sep 27, 2019
TOWNSLEY, Mary Elaine Castor, age 90, died September 27, 2019. A resident of Beavercreek for 60 years, Mary relocated to Newton, North Carolina in 2016 to be closer to family. The daughter of Blanche Woodyard Castor and Carl Castor, she was born in Hilliard, Ohio on July 6, 1929. She grew up on a small farm with her two older...
Samuel Johnson
Sep 24, 2019
Samuel Johnson 93 of Lincolnton died Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born November 25th, 1925. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Johnson 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 Samuel Johnson,...
Devon Abernathy
Sep 21, 2019
Devon Hunter Abernathy, 20, of Connelly Springs died Saturday, September 21, 2019 at his home. Born, September 18th, 1999 he was the son of Tommy Ray Abernathy Jr. and Allison Fowler Abernathy. Devon was a 2017 graduate of East Burke High-school. He was employed by Performance Food Group formally IFH of Hickory. Devon was kind and caring and deeply loved...
George Walton
Sep 21, 2019
George Emanuel Walton, 60, of Taylorsville, NC passed away Saturday, September 14th, 2019 at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville. He was born July 5, 1959 and grew up in Connelly Springs, NC. He attended East Burke High School and also served in the United States Army. George, or Mandy as most called him, was preceded in death by his parents,...
Sheila Mayhorn
Sep 20, 2019
Sheila Corn Mayhorn, 46, of Claremont passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at her home. Born, April 3rd, 1973 she was the daughter of Kimberlyn Kathleen Mayhorn and Husband Larry Mayhorn and the late Jack Corn. Shelia was a loving daughter, mother, sister, and nanny. She will be missed dearly by those that her life touched. Three daughters Crystal Myers...
Patsy Green
Sep 18, 2019
Patsy Elaine Green 74 of Vale died Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at her residence. Born September 19th, 1944 she was the daughter of Carroll Duard Rabb and Locie Levon Rabb. She was a giving person that loved the elderly and generally never met a stranger. She loved everyone equally, non-discriminating and was a giving person even if meant doing without....
Shirley Kilgore
Sep 18, 2019
Shirley Ann Kilgore 75 of Conover died Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born, December 8th, 1943 she was the daughter of the late Claude Washington Wyatt and Daisy May Wyatt. Her husband of 22 years Johnny Kilgore; four daughters Taryn Wray and husband Greg of Conover, Jeaulyne Garcia and husband Jose of Conover, Alicia Kilgore of...
Enoch Yang
Sep 16, 2019
Enoch Yang, infant son of Kong Yang and Maipakou Lee, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019. The funeral will be 1:00 pm Friday, September 27, 2019 at the Celebration Center of Jenkins Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Garden of Angels in Jenkins Cemetery. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Yang family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins...
Harold Ledford
Sep 15, 2019
On Sunday September 15, 2019 Harold Dean Ledford Sr. 92 of Vale, NC State Veterans Home, Black Mountain went home to be with his Lord and savior peacefully surrounded by his family at Carolina Caring in Newton. He was a WWII veteran serving as Corporal in the US Army 16th Armored Artillery Division. He was born January 21, 1927 to...
Jackie Johnson
Sep 13, 2019
Jackie Lee Johnson 73 of Catawba died Friday, September 13, 2019 at Gateway Rehab and Healthcare. Born March 15th, 1946 he was the son of George Graham Johnson and Mazie Goldie Hensley. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Johnson family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the...
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