Hickory, NC Obituaries

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.

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...

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...

KENNETH WAYNE HEFFNER Kenneth Wayne Heffner, 88, of Hickory, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 26th, 2026. He was surrounded by his loved ones. Born on May 5th, 1937, in Catawba C...

Jerald (Jerry) Vernon Settlemyre, 85, of Hickory, North Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at Frye Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Bor...

Lovelyn Yang passed away on February 22, 2026, at the age of 2.

Joan Wright Faulkenbury, 91, of Hickory passed away on Monday, February 23, 2026, at Carolina Caring in Newton. She was born on October 19, 1934, to the late Charles J. Wright and Annie Mae Ruth (Dri...

DAVID ALEXANDER PRUETT HICKORY – David Alexander Pruett, 72 of Hickory passed away on February 21, 2026 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Born on August 9, 1953 in Burke County, he was the so...

Darrell Cline Thomas, age 75, of Hickory, passed away on February 19, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. He lived a full and meaningful life marked by devotion to his family, dedication to ...

Connie Beth Fincannon, 77, of Hickory, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2026, just days after celebrating her birthday. A lifelong resident of Hickory, Connie spent her entire l...

MICHAEL EUGENE BURRIS Maiden – Michael Eugene Burris, 79 of Maiden, NC went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 17th, 2026, at The Greens in Lincolnton. Born on April 9th, 1946, in Montgo...

RUBY JUANITA RASH WINEBARGER Hickory – Ruby Juanita Rash Winebarger, 77 of Hickory went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 16th, 2026, at The Greens at Hickory surrounded by her loved ones....

Virginia Beard Stansell, 92 of Mars Hill, passed away Friday, February 13, 2026 at Brookdale Peachtree in Statesville. Born in Orange County, Florida on March 18, 1933, she was the daughter of the la...

BONJOU DAWN BURRIS HEFNER Newton - BonJou Dawn Burris Hefner went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 13th, 2026. She spent many years on the road with her husband, who was a long-haul truck...

Loyd Thomas Hoke, Jr., 87, of Hickory, died February 12, 2026. He was the son of the late Loyd and Frankie Hoke of lower Springs Road, Conover. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

LOIS SOUTH SAINE CONOVER – Lois South Saine, 65 of Conover passed away on February 7, 2026. Born on April 28, 1960 in Bertie County, NC, she was the daughter of Ruby Asbell South and the late Roy S...

Harold Morris Bayes died February 7, 2026. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mitchell and Pauline Bayes and step-father, Ellis Hill. He was proud to often say, “I am the third son of Mitchell...

Sharon “Sherry” Lockee Duckett, 83, of Valdese, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Frye Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her loved ones, following a brief illness. Born in Burke County ...

Thomas Austin Sever Sr., 85, of Vale passed away February 5th, 2026, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Tom was born on October 31, 1940, to the late John Silas Sever and Margaret Crowe Sever in Miami,...

Harris “Pete” E. LaVine It is with overwhelming sorrow that the family announces the passing of Harris “Pete” LaVine, age 86, on February 5, 2026, in Hickory, North Carolina, where he and his beloved ...

John Henry Young, age 96, passed away at Carolina Caring on Thursday, February 5, 2026. John was born in Mitchell County, NC on Sunday, September 22, 1929 to the late John S. Young and Myrtle Young. ...

Abrego Jorge passed away on February 3, 2026. He was born on February 3, 2026.

Jerry Elwood Fox, born on June 7, 1947, in North Carolina, passed away on February 4, 2026, at the age of 78. He was a resident of Hickory, North Carolina.