Hickory, NC Obituaries

Mang Cha passed on April 23, 2026, at the age of 89, and was a resident of Hickory, North Carolina. A Funeral Service will be held at Drum Funeral Home, 940 29th Avenue NE, Hickory, NC 28601, US, o...

CECELIA “CC” SPENCER WORLEY Cecelia “CC” Spencer Worley, 79 of Hickory, NC went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 23rd, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. Born on March 28th, 1947, in Bu...

Dolores Sain Keller Troutman, 87, of Hickory passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at her residence. She was born on April 18, 1939 to the late James Richard Sain and Cordia Beard Sain in Catawba ...

Life-long Catawba County resident, George Clyde Ritchie, born October 6, 1942, passed away early on April 22, 2026, at Catawba Valley Medical Center as the Lord provided a beautiful sunrise. He was t...

LEE EUGENE “GENE” DRUM, SR Lee Eugene “Gene” Drum, Sr., 84 of Hickory went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026, at Frye Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loved ones. Bor...

JERRY EVERETTE BOLIEK SR Jerry Everette Boliek Sr, 88 of Hickory, NC went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 20th, 2026, at his residence surrounded by his loved ones. Born on February 13th,...

MELVA JEAN BOWMAN Melva Jean Bowman, 72 of Connelly Springs, NC went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 17th, 2026, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. Born on June 24th, 1953, in ...

It is with deep love and sorrow that we announce the passing of Sandra Leigh Shepherd Kahill, "Mama K", a loving wife, cherished mother, proud grandmother, and beloved member of her community. Sandra ...

WAYNE EPHRAM BOWMAN Wayne Ephram Bowman, 84 of Connelly Springs, NC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April18th, 2026, at UNC Health Blue Ridge surrounded by his family. Born on July 16th, 1941,...

Trang Thi Vang passed on April 17, 2026, at the age of 94; born January 1, 1932, in Xi Man Ha Giang, Vietnam, Trang was a resident of Claremont, North Carolina. A Celebration of Life will be held a...

Wayne McCorkle, age 60, passed away on April 17, 2026, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born on May 25, 1965, to Dorothy McCorkle Lackey and the late Bill Lackey, Wayne will be remembered with deep r...

GLENDA MILDRED HOLLIFIELD HICKORY – Glenda Mildred Hollifield, 87 of Hickory went home to be with the Lord on April 15, 2026. Born on January 25, 1939 in Spruce Pine, she was the daughter of the la...

JOE EDWARD DICKINSON HICKORY – Joe Edward Dickinson, 94, of Hickory passed away on April 11, 2026. Born on August 20, 1931, in Catawba County, he was the son of the late Charles Edward Dickinson, S...

EDITH FAYE WILLIS CARSWELL Edith “Edie” Faye Willis Carswell, 65 of Conover, NC went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026, at Carolina Caring surrounded by her loved ones. Born on...

Jennie Elizabeth Edwards Conner, 49 of Sparta, NC passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026. She was born on May 13, 1976, to Thomas Edwards and the late Carolyn Shook in Catawba County. Those left to ch...

Randall Wayne Brolsma passed on April 7, 2026, at the age of 63. Born on November 5, 1962, in Newburgh, New York, Randall lived in Hickory, North Carolina.

Bleaka Hollar, age 79, went home to be with the Lord on April 7, 2026, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. Born on October 4, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Pearl McRar...

David Roosevelt Mitchum, Jr. 67, passed away April 4, 2026 at his residence. Born March 20, 1959 in Williamsburg, SC, he was the son of David R Mitchum, Sr and Betty Jean Scott Mitchum. A veteran ...

Rickey Yang passed on April 3, 2026, at the age of 32; born December 3, 1993, in Oroville, California, Rickey resided in Morganton, North Carolina.

Kylail Cree Keel passed on March 28, 2026, having been born on November 6, 2025.

Geoffrey Michael Seabock, 38 of Hickory passed away unexpectedly, Friday, March 27, 2026. Born in Philadelphia, PA on January 22, 1988, he was the son of David and Cecilia Seabock. He is survived by...

Marjorie Belle Brown passed on March 28, 2026, at the age of 95. Born April 4, 1930, Marjorie lived in Bremen, Georgia. A Committal Service will be held at Catawba Memorial Park, Funerals & Cremati...

Rama Jean Dejesus passed on March 29, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on September 11, 1938, Rama Jean lived in Connelly Springs, North Carolina.

https://www.facebook.com/share/18LaGkCMCJ/ Judith Bailey Saine, age 86, of Hickory, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2026, at Life Care Center of Greeneville. She was a member of St....

John Thomas Corry passed on March 28, 2026, at the age of 86, and was a resident of Hickory, North Carolina.

DEBORAH LYNN AUSTIN Deborah Lynn Austin, 73 of Hickory, NC went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 27th, 2026, at Catawba Valley Medical Center surrounded by her loved ones. She was a devoted ...

Dorothy “Dot” Brittain Lutz, 94, of Vale, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at her residence. She was born on July 19, 1931, to the late George Brittain and Essie Gilbert Brittain in Catawba C...

Ruby ‘Geneva’ (Gen) Milburn Richards, 91, of Vale passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Geneva was born on November 28, 1934, to the late Charlie Milburn & Lola ...

Barbara Ann Benfield, aged 81 from Hickory, NC, passed away peacefully at Carolina Caring on Thursday, March 26th, 2026, surrounded by her beloved family. Barbara was cherished as a devoted wife, moth...

Joaquim "Jack" Amador Lopes passed on March 26, 2026, at the age of 62, having been born on May 14, 1963.

Ross Maxwell Chandler “slipped the surly bonds of Earth…and touched the face of God” on Wednesday morning, March 25, 2026, after a hard-fought battle with leukemia. Born August 16, 1962 in Lumberton N...

JEAN LUCILLE YODER HICKORY – Jean Lucille Yoder, 76 of Hickory passed away on March 24, 2026. She was born on November 20, 1949 in Catawba County to Ruth Gragg Houston and the late Max Roy Houston....

Charles Thomas Winkler Jr., 72, of Lenoir passed away on Monday, March 23, 2026, at his residence. He was born on April 15, 1953, to the late Charles Thomas Winkler Sr. and Zelda Surber Winkler in In...

Susan Rebecca Meador passed on March 20, 2026, at the age of 82.

OBITUARY FOR TIMOTHY “TIM” WAYNE DAVIS Timothy “Tim” Wayne Davis, age 63, passed away suddenly at his home in Vale, North Carolina on March 22, 2026. He was born on October 16, 1962. Tim was pr...

James Leroy Gantt, 79, passed on March 21, 2026; born January 13, 1947, in North Carolina, he was a resident of Hickory, North Carolina. James was preceded in death by his father, Charles Maynard ...

James Allen Burns Sr. (Jim), 81 of Hickory passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, March 19, 2026. He was born in Catawba County to the late George Richard Burns and Minnie Buff Burns on February 3, 1945...

Kathy Ann Harkey Everhart was born to Trulie Mae Morton Harkey and Robert Henry Harkey on June 5, 1952 in Salisbury, NC, and is survived by her sisters Brenda McCraw (Dan McCraw) and Joyce Roberts (La...

LOIS DIANNA HAMILTON Lois Dianna Hamilton, 79 of Vale, NC went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. Born on September 14th, 1946, Dianna was the da...

Kevin Norris, 66, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Hickory, North Carolina. Kevin was born on October 12, 1959, and grew up in Brevard, North Carolina, where his mother still resides. He was a ...

Gina Louise Moscone, born October 18, 1960, in Boston, Massachusetts, passed away on March 15, 2026. She was born to Carol Cavaretta Moscone and Eugene Moscone and spent her childhood and teenage year...

Voua “Cher Pao” Moua, age 59, was born on June 3, 1966, in Laos, to Tong See Moua and Lia Lor. He passed peacefully on March 15, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones, after a life deeply centered on fam...

Kathleen Kay Parker Weaver, 73 of Hildebran, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026, at her residence. She was born on June 6, 1952, to the late Levi T. Parker and Coleen Holland Parker in Catawba Cou...

Guy Rhyne Miller, 96, of Hickory passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Graceview Homes in Newton. He was born on September 9, 1929, to the late James Monroe Miller and Edith Hedrick Miller in Ca...

On March 5th, 2026, Janice Faye Reese Bailey went home to be with the Lord at the age of 83. She was born on June 18th, 1942, in Taylorsville, NC to the late Cletus B. Reese and Lena Sue Thomas Reese...

Gwendolyn Louise Stokes passed away on March 8, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on June 29, 1936, Gwendolyn lived in Atascadero, California.

Robert “Bob” Michael Pegg, 79, of Hickory, passed away peacefully at his home on March 6, 2026. Born April 10, 1946, in Bryn Mawr, PA he was the son of the late Robert Harry Pegg and Virginia Passmor...

GARY REID HELMS NEWTON – Gary Reid Helms 72 of Newton went home to be with the Lord on March 5, 2026. Born on March 2, 1954 in Mecklenburg County to the late Willie Emerson Helms and Mildred Turner...

VIET QUOC TRAN Viet Quoc Tran, 51 of Sylva, NC passed away on Monday, March 2nd, 2026, at his residence. Born on November 16th, 1974, in Vietnam, Viet was the son of Vinh Van Tran and Yen Le. He wa...

WILLIAM ALFRED KELLER HICKORY – William “Alfred” Keller, 90 of Hickory went home to be with his beloved wife, Toye “Mini” on March 2, 2026 at Carolina Caring. Born on June 9, 1935 in Caldwell Count...