Shirley Ruth Hefner Dellinger, age 90, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2018, at Trinity Village in Hickory, NC. Born April 23, 1928, in Catawba County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Wade Roscoe Hefner and Ora Mae Childers Hefner.
Shirley was a lifelong member of St. Stephens Lutheran Church, ELCA in Hickory, NC, and had retired from Vanguard Furniture Co.
In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Hewitt Thomas Dellinger and a sister, Margie Hollar.
Survivors include her daughter, Gloria Huffman and husband, Richard, of Hickory, NC; son, Randy Dellinger and wife, Debbie, of Claremont, NC; grandchildren, Mandy O’Rourke and husband Barry, of Hickory, NC, and Hunter Dellinger of Claremont, NC; great-granddaughter, Kacie Kehoe; brother-in-law Bryce Hollar of Hickory, NC; and nephew, Michael Hollar and wife Sherrill of Hickory, NC.
The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, November 5, 2018, at St. Stephens Lutheran Church, ELCA, with Rev. Greg Brown officiating. The burial will follow in Catawba Memorial Park in Hickory, NC. The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service from 1:00 to 1:45 PM on Monday.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.drumfh-conover.com.
The family would like to offer a special thank you to the staff of Trinity Village for their loving care during the past 2 years.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to: St. Stephens Lutheran Church, ELCA, 2259 12th Ave. NE, Hickory, NC, 28601.
The Dellinger family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Conover, NC.
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