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.
Raymond Lucas
Jan 30, 2018
Raymond (Eugene) Lucas, 39, of Claremont died Tuesday, January 30th, 2018 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born June 16th, 1978 he was the son of Paul Lucas and the late Marilyn (Kaybo) Eades Snowden. Raymond loved to be outdoors. He loved fishing, camping, bowling and being with his friends. His father, Paul Eugene Lucas of Claremont; a brother Michael Shane...
Hannah Gibson
Jan 30, 2018
Hannah Margaret Gibson 93 of Newton died Tuesday, January 30th, 2018 at Brian Center East. Born September 5th, 1924 she was the daughter of the late Charles Ramseur and Sallie Shade Ramseur. She was a devout Christian who loved the Lord. She was a member of Rhoney's Chapel AME Zion Church where she was a member of the Stewardess Board....
Evelyn Bevan
Jan 29, 2018
Evelyn Blanche Bevan 101, peacefully left us January 29, 2018 after living a long wonderful life, having been born on March 10, 1916. She was preceded in death by her husband James; her mother Viola and father Franklin; a sister Audrey with whom she was as close as a twin, two brothers and a daughter-in-law Dottie Bevan. She was much...
Cynthia Blevins
Jan 28, 2018
Cynthia Gay Blevins 51 of Vale died Sunday, January 28th, 2018 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born October 27th, 1966 she was the daughter of the late Jasper Hartman and Daisy Lail Hartman. Her husband Kenneth of the home; and three children Samantha Blevins of vale, Savannah Blevins of Elizabeth City, Nolan Blevins of Vale; three sisters Elizabeth Spencer and...
Frank Slayton
Jan 27, 2018
Frank Alonzo Slayton 49 of Catawba died Saturday, January 27th, 2018. Born February 5th, 1968 he was the son of Charles Slayton and Charlotte Leaman Slayton. There are no services planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Slayton family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers...
Jerry Turner
Jan 27, 2018
Jerry Lee Turner 55 of Newton died Saturday, January 27th, 2018 at Catawba Regional Hospice. Born October 6th, 1962 he was the son of the late Joseph Turner and Griffith Lois Turner. There are no services planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Turner family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service...
Maxie Burleson
Jan 26, 2018
Maxie Leon Burleson 69 of Hickory passed away Friday, January 26th, 2018 at his home. Born August 27th, 1948 he was the son of the late Garles Burleson and Bonnie Burleson. No Service is planned at this time. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Burleson family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton...
Alton Mitchell
Jan 26, 2018
Alton L. Mitchell, Jr, formerly of Bar Harbor, peacefully passed away surrounded by family and furry friends on January 26th, 2018, at his home in Newton, North Carolina. Alton was born on October 11, 1938 to Alton Mitchell Sr. and Vera (Harper) Mitchell in Bernard, Maine. Alton married Janet (McFarland) Mitchell in 1960, celebrating 49 years of marriage before her...
Ronald Kincaid
Jan 26, 2018
Ronald Wayne Kincaid 63 passed away Friday, January 26th, 2018 at Presbyterian Hospital. Born September 18th, 1954 he was the son of the late John Kincaid and Beatrice Swarts. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Kincaid family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555. To send flowers to the family or plant...
Timothy Johnson
Jan 25, 2018
Timothy (Scooter) Allan Johnson 32 of Hickory died Thursday, January 25th, 2018 at his home . Born May 18th, 1985 he was the son of Angela Goins Johnson and the late James Johnson. Timothy is survived by mother Angela Johnson sister Cora Hodge and brother Nick Johnson his wife Stephanie Johnson their two kids James and Max. A Celebration of...
Joanne Jenkins
Jan 24, 2018
Joanne Jenkins 65 of Newton passed away Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born February 20th, 1952 she was the daughter of the late John and Mildred Kreticos. A Celebration of life will be planned at a later date. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Jenkins family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and...
Bobby Thomas
Jan 22, 2018
Bobby Dean Thomas, 68, of Iron Station passed away Monday, January 22nd, 2018 at his home. Born September 17th, 1949 he was the son of the late Roscoe and Dora Hamm Thomas. A daughter Bobbie Chrisley of Iron Station, Sons; Ray Thomas and wife Crystal of Iron Station, and James Thomas of Lincolnton; four brothers; two sisters; four grandchildren; and...
Robert Crandall
Jan 20, 2018
Robert (Bob) James Crandall age 90 went to be with our Lord Jesus in heaven Saturday January 20, 2018 in the home of his son, Russ after declining from Alzheimer’s. He was born March 11, 1927 in Columbia, Illinois. Robert raised his family in Belvidere, Illinois where he lost his 1st wife to lung cancer. He moved to Florida with...
Gary Olinger
Jan 20, 2018
Gary Olinger ,72, of Hickory, passed after an almost six year journey with a cancer diagnosis. He chose to do things his own way. There were bumps in the road along the way, but most of the time, both he and his wife were able to live a normal life. He finally succumbed to the illness on January 20th ,...
Herman Howell
Jan 20, 2018
Herman Ray Howell 68 of Claremont died Saturday, January 20th, 2018 at Catawba Regional Hospice. Born November 15th, 1949 he was the son of the late Thomas R.D. Howell and Atha Gardner Howell. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Germany. He retired from the Hickory Police Department. A daughter, Carla Virginia Howell of Virginia; a son, Dr. Thomas...
Dennis Fulbright
Jan 20, 2018
Dennis Joseph (Sonny) Fulbright died Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Hospice with his wife and family with him. He was born June 13, 1946 to James Dick Fulbright and Nina Mitchem Fulbright who proceeded him in death, also his brother J.D. Fulbright and sister Barbara Fulbright Richard and an infant sister. Survivors include his devoted wife Patricia Ann Houser Fulbright,...
Virginia Barber
Jan 19, 2018
Virginia Katherine Turner Barber passed away Friday, January 19, 2018, after a period of declining health. She was 89 years old. Virginia was a loving mother, loyal and dutiful wife, and a hard-working and dedicated employee who put the needs of others above her own. Prior to her retirement, she worked as an upholstery seamstress and quality control inspector. Past...
Gloria Houser
Jan 18, 2018
Gloria Pearl Houser 86 of Hickory died Thursday, January 18th, 2018 at Conover Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born December 31st, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Herbert Messner and Olive Kessler Houser. Her daughter, Holly Jo Kurtz and husband Odie of Claremont; two sons, Ronald lee Houser and wife Debbie of Newton and Dr. Ricky Allen Houser and...
Keith Withers
Jan 18, 2018
Keith Darwin Withers 62 of Hickory died Thursday, January 18th, 2018 at Catawba Regional Hospice. Born September 8th, 1955 he was the son of the late Herman Withers and Delores Withers. There are no services planned at this time. In lieu of flowers the family has requested that donations be made to Episcopal Church of Ascension, 726 1st Ave NW,...
Eleanora Barker
Jan 18, 2018
Eleanora (Ellie) Pauline Rudolph Barker, 89, of Newton went to be with her Lord January 18, 2018 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born in Tell City, Indiana November 13, 1928, she was the daughter of the late George Rudolph and Elizabeth Hess Rudolph. Ellie married the late Roger Barker in 1953 and had five children. Prior to her marriage, Ellie...
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