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.
Roma Abecassis
Jul 21, 2019
Roma Jeanne Abecassis 70 of Gastonia died Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Robin Johnson House. Born October 11th, 1948 she was the daughter of Merritt William Hall and Dorothy Eunice Hall. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Abecassis family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family...
Eric Whitener
Jul 21, 2019
On July 21, 2019 Jonathan Eric Whitener, a loving soul, was taken away from us unexpectedly at home. Some of you may know him as Eric, Bear, Blue, or Big E. Eric was only 33 years old, he was born on February 19, 1986. Eric was a young, loving, and fun spirit who lights the room and did not know...
Clarence Grimes
Jul 19, 2019
Clarence Lee Grimes 71 of Hickory died Friday, July 19, 2019 at Carolina Rehab Center of Burke. Born January 11th, 1948 he was the son of Richard Lee Grimes and Catherine Victoria Grimes. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Grimes family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to...
Judith Hefner
Jul 18, 2019
Judith Rae Hefner 69 of Claremont died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at her home. Born October 20th, 1949 she was the daughter of Authur Willilam Icenhour and Betty Jean Icenhour. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Hefner family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or...
Miriam Johnston
Jul 16, 2019
Miriam Williams Johnston, 68, of Mount Holly, NC passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at University Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born December 22, 1950, she was the third daughter of the William Thomas Williams Jr and Naomi Williams. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, Miriam obtain her education and graduated from the Baltimore City School System. After completing...
Harold Mccumber
Jul 15, 2019
Harold Robert McCumber 71 of Cherryville died Monday, July 15, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born February 1st, 1948 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, he was the son of Pauline Beatrice McCumber. Harold moved the family to the US in 1978 and became naturalized in 1993. After retiring as a telecommunications engineer, he continued to enjoy construction projects and landscaping....
Nancy Westbrook
Jul 13, 2019
Mrs. Nancy Goforth Westbrook, 83, died July 13, 2019 at Abernethy Laurels in Newton, North Carolina. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 3, 2019, at Spirit Place at Abernethy Laurels.Mrs. Westbrook, a native of Hendersonville, North Carolina, was the daughter of Ben and Blanch Goforth (deceased). Survivors are sister Pamela G. McAdams, and stepchildren Trinka...
Clark Smith
Jul 12, 2019
Clark William Smith 58 of Conover died Friday, July 12, 2019 at his home. Born Tuesday, June 27th, 1961 he was the son of Francis Lee Smith and Pauline Cara Smith. He was a lifetime auto mechanic working at varoius shops and most recently at Merican Muffler in Hickory. Willie was a social person and a lover of people. He...
Jeanetta Stallings
Jul 10, 2019
Jeanetta Lee Stallings, 80, of Hickory passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at her home. Born, April 15th, 1939 she was the daughter of the late Jessie Jeter Hilton and Vera Pitts Hilton. Three daughters Felicia Warlick and husband Rick of Lincolnton, Cassie Canipe and husband Johnny of Hickory, Janet Stallings and partner Dee Bogle of Hickory; a son...
Joseph Donato
Jul 9, 2019
Joseph Frank Donato 73 of Conover died Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born November 5th, 1945 he was the son of Joseph Donato and Mary Giuffre Donato. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Donato family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family...
Bernard Savage
Jul 9, 2019
Bernard Gordon Savage 93 of Hickory died Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at his home. Born November 2nd, 1925 he was the son of Joseph Francis Savage and Beulah Ann Savage. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Savage family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or...
Brenda Matthews
Jul 8, 2019
Brenda Joyce Matthews 75 of Conover died Monday, July 8, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born February 13th, 1944 she was the daughter of Berlie Leonard Michael Sr. and Doris Eloise Michael. She loved her family and enjoyed crafting. Her husband of 53 years, Glenn Marshell Matthews; sons, Jereme Matthews (Shannon) and Eric Matthews (Tonia); Grandchildren, Haley, Hannah, Logan,...
Margie Holmes
Jul 8, 2019
Margie Elizabeth Holmes 76 of Vale died Saturday, July 6, 2019 at her home. Born July 3rd, 1943 she was the daughter of the late Edward Woodrow Anderson and Bessie Anderson. In addition to her father, her husband Gordon Holmes, a son Robert Holmes, and a daughter Lillie Holmes, preceded her in death. Those left to cherish her memory include...
Mary Hounslow
Jul 6, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Hounslow 93 of Rockville, Maryland died Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Abernethy Laurels. Born April 30th, 1926 she was the daughter of Michael Harrison and Elizabeth Harrison. The funeral mass will be 4:00 pm Wednesday July 10, 2019 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial will be at New St. Mary's Cemetery in New Jersey. Please sign the online...
Mary Benton
Jul 4, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Poe Benton, 54, of Conover died unexpectedly at Wake Forest Medical Center in Winston-Salem on Thursday, July 4, 2019 following a brief illness. Born September 3, 1964 to James David Poe and Rebecca Honeycutt Poe, she was preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents, Quincey and Rachel Poe of Granite Falls, and Guy and Pauline Honeycutt...
Nora Chambers
Jul 4, 2019
Nora Mary Chambers 62 of Hickory died Thursday, July 4, 2019 at her residence. Born Saturday, June 8th, 1957 she was the daughter of Thomas Francis McGrath and Elizabeth Ann McGrath. A daughter, Arielle Chambers of Hickory survives her. A Celebration of Nora's life will be 5:00 pm Sunday July 7, 2019 at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Hickory. Jenkins Funeral...
Deborah Teague
Jul 2, 2019
Deborah Jewell Teague passed away suddenly at her home on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 at the age of 59. She was born on June 8th, 1960 in Mingo County, West Virginia the daughter of Millard and Bertha Adams Jewell, both deceased. She leaves behind husband Billy Ray Teague of 30 years and her miracle son Nathan J. Teague. She had...
Samuel Ward
Jun 30, 2019
Samuel “Sam” Ward, 82, of Hickory, North Carolina, died Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center following a period of declining health. Sam was born on August 7, 1936 in Hickory to Millard and Effie Lee Ward. Following his graduation from high school, Sam worked in the family’s butchering business. Later, he became an exceptionally skilled craftsman,...
E. Jenkins
Jun 29, 2019
Eugene Lynn Jenkins, Sr. 68 of Fayetteville died Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Cape Fear Valley Regional Medical Center. Born Thursday, July 6th, 1950 he was the son of Earline Jenkins Miller and the late Earl Benjamin Jenkins. A career veteran of the US Army, Lynn served in Korea, Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm, served as a Military Police and...
Glen Dunlap
Jun 27, 2019
Glen Edward Dunlap 67 of Lincolnton died Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center. he was born October 27th, 1951. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Dunlap 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 Glen Edward Dunlap,...
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