Kyle Phillips
Jan 13, 2023
Kyle Emerson Phillips, 52, of Hickory passed away Friday, January 13, 2023 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born August 24th, 1970 he was the son of the late James Ashley Phillips and Judith Ann Phillips. Kyle was a guard veteran, an EMT, and a volunteer firefighter before he became disabled. Kyle's heart was large and he lived to serve his...
Karl Starnes
Jan 12, 2023
Karl Franklin Starnes, 64, of Landis passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023 at his home. Born, December 13th, 1958 he was the son of the late John Franklin Starnes and Ruth Harwell Starnes. Karl retired as an OTR truck driver from T&D Walker Transport. Karl loved his family; he especially loved working on cars with his grandchildren. He enjoyed hunting,...
Ashley Stallings
Jan 10, 2023
Ashley Graham Stallings, 37, of Granite Falls passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born November 6th, 1985 she was the daughter of Gary Daniel Stallings and Margaret Dollar Stallings. Ashley had a great passion for the mountains and a deep love for animals. She lived for acting and directing in theater and enjoyed watching film...
Sabrina Dale
Jan 10, 2023
Sabrina Kay Dale 52, of Hickory passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born, May 14th, 1970 she was the daughter of the late Charles Wayne Hicks and Linda Kay Settlemyre Hicks. Sabrina was a sweet and loving kind soul, a publish poet and amazing candy maker. She loved to spend time with children especially babies....
Debra Todd
Jan 8, 2023
Debra Jane Todd, 72, of Hickory passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born August 21st, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Lucy Miller Todd. She is survived by her spouse of 29 years Tammy Brown; and a sister-in-law Sandy Effler (Thomas) of Old Fort. She was preceded in death by her mother Lucy...
Betsy Harris
Jan 5, 2023
Betsy Wilkinson Harris, 75, of Hickory passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born, February 7th, 1947 she was the daughter of the late Kemp Bascom Wilkinson and Bonnie Parker Wilkinson. Betsy's family and friends were very important to her and she loved them all dearly. She will be greatly missed. She is survived by her...
Marian Story
Jan 5, 2023
Marian Boyd Story, 60, of Hickory passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023 at her home. Born March 11th, 1962 she was the daughter of Judith Lynne Boyd and the late John Early Boyd. Marian attended The Episcopal Church of the Ascension where she was a member of the Vestry, and Co-Chair of the Altar Guild. She was past-president of the...
Cecil Woodruff
Dec 29, 2022
Cecil "Monty" Woodruff, 53, of Lincolnton passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Atrium Health Lincoln. Born April 9th, 1969 he was the son of Cecil William Woodruff and Glenda Bollinger Fox. Left to cherish his memory are a daughter Kourtney Flowers; four sons Matthew Woodruff, Keith Woodruff, Kevin Woodruff, and Kele Woodruff; a stepdaughter Keary Sherbert; his mother Glenda...
Peter Sanders
Dec 28, 2022
Peter Clark (Pete) Sanders of Hickory, NC, formerly of Cattaraugus, NY, Albany, NY and Burlington, NC, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. Pete attended college at Delhi Institute of Technology and Rochester Institute of Technology in New York State. Most of his career was in manufacturing management and he started his own lighting business in Hickory in June, 2004....
James Maxey
Dec 21, 2022
James Calvin Maxey, 63, of Newton passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born May 18th, 1959 he was the son of James Calvin Maxey Sr. and the late Marlene Smith Snipes. He is survived by his son James Russ (Sarah Shearman) of Vale and another son George Alexander of Gaston, SC; his father Jimmy Maxey...
Dorine Russ
Dec 20, 2022
Dorine Russ, 56, of Newton passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born October 21st, 1966 she was the daughter of the late Daniel Russ Jr. and Margaret Rose Ann Russ. She is survived by her son James Russ (Sarah Shearman); a sister Arlene Phillips (Robert Phillips); a brother Daniel Russ III, two grandchildren Lillyana Daniels...
Juanita Alexander
Dec 13, 2022
Juanita Bumgarner Alexander, 75, of Hickory passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Carolina Caring. Born February 6th, 1947 she was the daughter of the late Rex J. Bumgarner Sr. and Janie Mae Stuart Collins. Mom was a great loving, caring mother and nanna. She cared for all her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was so full of...
James Pruitt
Dec 11, 2022
Jamie E. Pruitt, 77, of Mountain View passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022 at his home. Born August 23rd, 1945 he was the son of C. Everette Pruitt and Beulah Auton Pruitt. He will be greatly missed but his family finds comfort knowing he is home with the Lord. He is survived by his spouse of 33 years Jan Pruitt;...
Steven Brooks
Dec 9, 2022
Steven Lee Brooks passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2022 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born Tuesday, June 10th, 1947 he was the son of Irving Brooks and Mildred Brooks. He is survived by his daughters, Emily Brooks (Daniel Bessler), and Alana Brooks (Daniel Ernenwein); four grandchildren, Caroline, Kennedy, Troy, and Justin, his brother, Peter Brooks; and niece Sari...
Sandra Watkins
Dec 6, 2022
Sandra Lynn Watkins, 68, of Hickory passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born August 14th, 1954 she was the daughter of Albert Odell Umbarger and Mattie Hale Umbarger. Momma Moon Beam's heart was bigger than any describable words, her strength was admirable, and her laugh was so contagious. She loved animals, children, and she loved...
Donna Huffman
Dec 3, 2022
Donna Mae Sain Huffman, 69, of Connelly Springs passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022 at her home. Born January 15th, 1953 she was the daughter of the late Arlin "Duck" Sain and Helen "Sis" Sain. She is survived by her son Tim Huffman of the home; two granddaughters Brianna Rae Huffman of Lincolnton and Kayla Danielle Huffman of Connelly Springs;...
Doris Wallace
Dec 3, 2022
Doris G. Wallace of Bethlehem, NC passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, on December 3, 2022 at Trinity Village in Hickory, NC. Doris was born on March 13, 1932 to Stanley and Maribelle Godbey in Galax, VA. After graduating from Suffolk (VA) High School in 1949, she went on to Roanoke College. She met Don Wallace while in...
Anthony Bradley
Nov 23, 2022
Anthony Allen Bradley, 83, of Hickory passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, NC after a period of declining health. Tony was born May 9, 1939, in Cornwall, NY to Francis Anthony Bradley and Elise Crowell (Steel) Bradley. Tony graduated from Monroe-Woodbury Central High School in 1957 and immediately joined the US Navy, where...
Betty Mauldin
Nov 18, 2022
Betty Jean Tolbert Mauldin, 73, of Vale passed away Friday, November 18, 2022 at her home. Born August 25th, 1949 she was the daughter of the late James Everett Tolbert and Lucille "Cindy" Jones Floyd. She graduated from Hickory High School in 1967 and then attended Caldwell Community College where she graduated in 1969 as an LPN Nurse. She then...