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.
Gary Davidson
Aug 12, 2019
Gary Francis Davidson 72 of Newton died Monday, August 12, 2019 at Brookdale Senior Living. Born September 26th, 1946 he was the son of James Andrew Davidson and Edna Lail Davidson. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Davidson family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family...
Betty Baxter
Aug 10, 2019
Rev. Betty June Baxter 86 of Newton died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville. Born Wednesday, August 31st, 1932 she was the daughter of Bunion Floyd Devine and Mary Elizabeth Devine. She gave her whole life to ministry serving the entire conference worldwide in Romania, Ecuador, Germany and other countries. She loved to travel and eat out....
Jeannie Wise
Aug 9, 2019
Jeannie Clarke Wise 71 of Maiden died Friday, August 9, 2019 at Carolina Caring in Newton. Born, September 19th, 1947 in Asheville, NC, she was the daughter of Jack Wesley Clarke and Helen Hooker Clarke. She attended TC Roberson High School in Asheville. She was preceded in death by her father Jack Clarke. She is survived by her husband of...
Willie Cobb
Aug 7, 2019
Willie Flem Cobb 77 of Hickory died Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born December 17th, 1941 he was the son of the late Preston Cobb and Leatha (Banks) Cobb. Those left to cherish Willie's memory include his wife Fannie Cobb; granddaughter Kenya Williams; two great grandchildren Ja' Kari and Kenadi Williams; three sisters Mary Cobb of Shelby, Sarah...
Joseph Kendrick
Aug 7, 2019
Joseph Allen Kendrick 68 of Hickory died Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at his home. Born March 3rd, 1951 he was the son of the late Calvin Kendrick and Doris Smith Kendrick. Those left to cherish his memory include three sisters Brenda Hall (John) of VA, Sylvia Chaney of VA, and Kathy Higgs of Hickory; two brothers Thomas Kendrick of VA,...
Dallas Carowan
Aug 5, 2019
Dallas T. (“Dee”) Carowan, Jr., 92, of Newton died peacefully at home of natural causes on August 5, 2019. Born on November 15, 1926 in Beaufort County, NC, he was the son of the late Dallas T. Carowan, Sr. and Ethel Midyette Carowan. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Navy from 1944 to...
Lewis Powell
Aug 4, 2019
Lewis Wayne Powell 71 of Hickory died Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born December 8th, 1947 he was the son of Lewis Scott Powell and Sallie Crump Powell. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Powell family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or...
Donald Wells
Aug 4, 2019
Donald Lee Wells, 79, of Claremont passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Trinity Ridge in Mountain View. Born June 29th, 1940 he was the son of the late Ollie Wells and Willard Canipe. Donald was employed as an electrician for many years in Catawba County. He was a talented craftsman in many fields and always willing to help his...
Roger Chang
Aug 3, 2019
Roger Lee Chang 75 of Hickory died Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Charles George VA Medical Center. Born June 13th, 1944 he was the son of Kwang Hwang Chang and Alice Penny Chang. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Chang family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to...
Alan Esperilla-Castillo
Aug 2, 2019
Alan Moctezuma Esperilla Castillo 22 of Conover passed away Friday, August 2, 2019. Born August 1st, 1997 he was the son of Rosalino Esperilla and Rosa Valeria Castillo. The family will receive friends from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Wednesday August 7, 2019 at the Celebration Center of Jenkins Funeral Home. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Esperilla...
Ronald Bolick
Jul 31, 2019
Ronald Rex Bolick 77 of Hickory died Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at his home. Born May 14th, 1942 he was the son of Richard Hazel Bolick and Nellie Coleman Bolick. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Bolick family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or...
William Underwood
Jul 31, 2019
William Michael Underwood 43 of Hickory passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at his home. Born September 4th, 1975 he was the son of Norman Curtis Underwood and Janet Louise Walker. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Underwood family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family...
David Whitesides
Jul 26, 2019
David Eugene Whitesides 56 of Lincolnton died Friday, July 26, 2019 at Carolina Caring. Born November 18th, 1962 he was the son of Marshall William Whitesides and Zettie Lee Whitesides. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Whitesides family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or...
Helen White
Jul 25, 2019
Helen Ruth White, 100, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 25, 2019 at Elmcroft of Southern Pines. Born November 25, 1918 in Conover to the late James Robert White and Annie Estelle Sigmon White, she was one of seven children. Ruth was actively involved in her community and church. She was a founding member of First United Methodist Church of Conover,...
Johnny Poovey
Jul 23, 2019
Johnny Lawrence Poovey, 81, of Claremont died Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at his home. Born, April 8th, 1938 he was the son of the late Walter Eugene Poovey and Elsie Pauline Poovey. Johnny (affectionately known as PAPA) served 8 years in the National Guard and was a truck driver (CB handle The Joker) for 50 years for the majority being...
Lisa Armstrong
Jul 22, 2019
Lisa Michelle Armstrong, 51, of Catawba passed away Monday, July 22, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born, July 8th, 1968 she was the daughter of Barry Eugene and the late Brenda Kirby. In addition to her husband Michael Armstrong, a daughter Cassidy Armstrong; two sons Devon Armstrong and wife Maryrose, and Caleb Armstrong and wife Shinece survive her. Arrangements...
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...

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...
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...
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