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Water feature at Catawba Memorial Park
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Chapel at Catawba Funeral Home
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Cemetery grounds at Catawba Memorial Park
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Mausoleum at Catawba Memorial Park
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Special landscaping feature at Catawba Memorial Park
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Cemetery grounds at Catawba Memorial Park
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Garden at Catawba Funeral Home
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Mausoleum at Catawba Memorial Park
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Estate area at Catawba Memorial Park
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Front exterior building at Catawba Funeral Home
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Front exterior building at Catawba Funeral Home
HIghlights
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100% Service Guarantee
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Flexible event space
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Large capacity chapel
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Veterans cemetery section
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Waterside views
Limited-time savings
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About
Catawba Funeral Home was established in 1987 with your comfort in mind. Our funeral home features softly lit, elegant décor and boasts a large visitation room that leads to a peaceful outdoor courtyard. The courtyard is beautifully landscaped with colorful flower gardens, benches and birdbaths, and enclosed by a brick façade. The chapel comfortably seats 186 guests, and the visitation room and hallway of the funeral home contain television screens for family and friends to view video memorials during visitation services.
As more and more Catawba County families choose to 
Catawba Memorial Park resides on 100 acres of picturesque land. The cemetery 
We invite you to visit Catawba Funeral Home and Catawba Memorial Park at 3060 U.S. Highway 70 SE to meet our knowledgeable associates, tour the funeral home and walk the cemetery grounds. Please contact us, day or night, if you have an immediate need for our services in Hickory or would like more information.
In 1978, the Garden Mausoleum opened as the first mausoleum in Catawba County to offer above-ground entombment and niches. In 1979, Brent Heffron purchased Catawba Memorial Park from Mr. Rowe. In 1982, the Garden Mausoleum was completed, making it the largest mausoleum in Western North Carolina at the time.
Amenities
Location
- Flexible event space
- Large capacity chapel
- Veterans cemetery section
- Waterside views
- Cemetery spaces available
- Custom headstones and markers
- Piano/organ on site
- Family estates
- Flat markers
- Upright headstones
- Mausoleums
- Onsite cemetery
Cremation
- Cremation remembrance jewelry
- Cremation viewing suite
- Cremation cemetery options
- Cremation niches
- Option for home delivery of ashes
- Option for mail delivery of ashes
- Cremation gardens
Service
- Arrangements by phone or email
- Catered events
- Large reception area
- Event planning
- Outdoor celebrations
- Tribute video production
- Live music available
- Popular music selections
- Meeting space
- Marker unveiling
- Police escort available
- Cemetery flower delivery
Religious & Cultural
- Multicultural funerals
- Latin music selections
- Jewish cemetery section
- Incense burning
Other
- 100% Service Guarantee
- Livestreaming of Services
100% SERVICE GUARANTEE
At Dignity Memorial, we take our promises seriously. That’s why we offer a 100% service guarantee. We strive to get every detail right the first time, every time. If for some reason we don’t and you’re dissatisfied with any aspect of your service, we will remedy it quickly and fully.
Learn about our Dignity Difference benefits.
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Learn MoreRatings & Reviews
Verified Customer Reviews
Since 2005, many of our customers have taken the time to tell us how we did each year via our Voice of the Customer program. Our star ratings and comments from families come directly from these surveys.
"I would highly recommend Dignity. They were so genuine, heart felt, and considerate throughout the entire process."
Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer
October 2020
"The experience was AWESOME! Billie and her staff are among the most caring and professional that I have met. I would highly recommend this funeral establishment to anyone looking for pre planning or needing assistance with a current death."
Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer
August 2020
"All staff was extremely empathic and insured that our needs were met."
Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer
July 2020
"Their care and sympathy was very sincere, they were professional and compassionate."
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July 2020
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Meet Our Team
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Billie J Howe
General Manager
Katherine N Barham-Lail
Manager
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No-contact, remote consultations
We remain committed to the health of our guests and are proud to offer remote planning consultations. Request a free quote online and you’ll be connected with a local funeral planning professional. By phone, text and email, get all of your questions answered from the comfort of your own home.
Personal Planning Guide
By contacting us, you'll also receive our Personal Planning Guide to record your final wishes and the details of your family heritage, military history, estate information and more into a single document to share with your family.
Plan ahead and protect the people you love
No-contact, remote consultations
We remain committed to the health of our guests and are proud to offer remote planning consultations. Request a free quote online and you’ll be connected with a local funeral planning professional. By phone, text and email, get all of your questions answered from the comfort of your own home.
Personal Planning Guide
By contacting us, you'll also receive our Personal Planning Guide to record your final wishes and the details of your family heritage, military history, estate information and more into a single document to share with your family.