Zella Kirksey

Zella Kirksey

Feb 9, 2022

Zella Gail Kirksey 64 of Newton died Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at her Home. Born Monday, May 27th, 1957 she was the daughter of the late Joe and Edna Woody. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Please sign the online guestbook at www.caringcremations.net. The Kirksey family has entrusted arrangements to Caring Cremations Life Celebrations and...

Jack Ely

Jack Ely

Feb 1, 2022

Jack Randall Ely (“Randy”) joined his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, February 1st 2022 after a long and heroic battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Randy is survived by his sweetheart and wife of 63 years, Alana Sue Whitmoyer Ely. They have two sons, Scott (Lisa) from Goldsboro, NC and Rick (Dawn) from Hickory, NC. Their children blessed them with...

Stacy Morgan

Stacy Morgan

Jan 21, 2022

Stacy Leigh Morgan 58 of Hickory died Friday, January 21, 2022 at her Home. Born, February 1st, 1963 she was the daughter of Ella Bonzetta Winkler and the late Charles Lee Winkler. Stacy worked at Viewmont Pharmacy for over 20 years, and was loved and known by many. In addition to her mother, a daughter Charlene (Nikki) Nichole Morgan of...

Debra Hobart

Debra Hobart

Jan 19, 2022

Debra Lynne Hobart 57 of Hickory died Tuesday, January 19, 2022 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born, October 9th, 1964 in Homestead, FL, she was the daughter of Donna Talbot Chipley and the late Claude Irvine Chipley Jr. In addition to her husband of 33 years Kirk Clayton Hobart; Sons Hunter Reid Hobart and Austin Conner Hobart; Daughter Kendyl Hobart...

Jane Jones

Jane Jones

Jan 5, 2022

Jane Jones, 87, of Hickory died Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Hickory Falls Health and Rehab. Born April 30th, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Charlie Earl Flora and Lorena Flora. Two sons, Dalton Jones Jr. (Karen) of Grantie Falls, NC and David Jones (Rene) of Ocean Isle, NC; a sister, Faye Vest; two grandchildren Jerry Paul Jones...

Evelyn Holloway

Evelyn Holloway

Dec 28, 2021

Evelyn Frances Holloway, 91, of Hickory passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at her home. Born December 30th, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Joseph Green McRary and Eva Frances McRary. She is survived by her daughter Linda Holloway of Hickory; a son Neal Holloway of Hickory; two sisters Antha Jane McRary and Mattie Sue Connolly both of...

Estelle Kelso

Estelle Kelso

Dec 24, 2021

Estelle Jeanne Kelso, 93, of Claremont passed away Friday, December 24, 2021 at her home. Born December 12th, 1928 she was the daughter of Everett Lawrence Killion and Delores Marie Killion. Estelle was a lively one. She loved life and enjoyed her career as a nurse for over 50 years. She had a sense of humor. She was adventurous and...

Gabriel Lindley

Gabriel Lindley

Dec 23, 2021

Gabriel Montana Lindley Jr., also known as Little G, 5, of Taylorsville passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021. Born July 20th, 2016 he was the son of Gabriel Montana Lindley Sr. and Natosha Marie Phares. His sweet, wild, and silly self will be so missed by all that knew him. He was a bright Kindergartner at Bethlehem Elementary who loved...

Louellen Goodwin

Louellen Goodwin

Dec 23, 2021

LouEllen James Goodwin, 75, a longtime resident of Hickory passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born August 30th, 1946 she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Edna James and was preceded in death by her brothers, RC James of Lenoir, NC and John James of Johnson City, TN. She was an Interior Designer...

Richard Craft

Richard Craft

Dec 18, 2021

Richard Gray Craft, born September 2nd, 1956, of Hickory, NC passed away December 18th, 2021, at Frye Regional Medical Center, after an extended battle with his health. Mr. Craft attended Gamewell-Collettsville High School and graduated with honors from Gardner Webb University with a major in business and accounting and a minor in music. After graduation he worked for Grazette Accounting...

Betty Hefner

Betty Hefner

Dec 17, 2021

Betty Jo Hefner 80 of Newton died Friday, December 17, 2021 at Conover Nursing & Rehab Center. Born February 13th, 1941 she was the daughter of the late Robert Roscoe Bentley and Georgie Thelma Bentley. In addition to her daughter Yvonne Suzette Hefner; granddaughters Jennifer Hefner and husband, Kristin Hefner and husband, Summer Higgins, Chelsea Higgins; grandsons William Hefner and...

Salvador Lute

Salvador Lute

Dec 14, 2021

Salvador Charles Joseph Lute 64 of Connelly Springs died Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born, April 14th, 1957 he was the son of the late Anthony Joseph Lute and Philomena Correro Lute. A Celebration of Life will be planned at a later date. Please sign the online guestbook at www.caringcremations.net. The Lute family has entrusted arrangements...

Billy Pressley

Billy Pressley

Dec 10, 2021

Billy Ray Pressley 67, of Lincolnton passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain. Born, October 6th, 1954 he was the son of the late Lee Jennings Pressley and Lucille Pearson Pressley. In addition to his wife Debbie Pressley of the home, a son Billy Ray Pressley Jr. and wife Kylie of Vale; and...

Cynthia Pridgen

Cynthia Pridgen

Dec 10, 2021

Cynthia Lynn Pridgen, 50, of Newton, originally of Wilson passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born September 22nd, 1971 she was the daughter of the late James Thomas and Sandra Corbett Pridgen. Cynthia loved reading, watching movies, cooking, and working jigsaw puzzles. She also enjoyed learning about Native American culture and history; but more than...

Erica  Haynes

Erica Haynes

Dec 2, 2021

Erica D. Haynes, 58 of Hickory, NC passed away at her home December 2, 2021. Born August 26, 1963 in Warren, Ohio. Erica was the daughter of the late William T. Moss and Sarah L. Haynes and the sister of the late Spencer D. Moss. Erica was survived by two daughters Janee Ford (Reginald) and Shardee Dixion of Hickory, NC...

Lannie Ellison

Lannie Ellison

Nov 25, 2021

Janis Laneth “Lannie” Ellison of Hildebran, NC passed away the morning of November 25, 2021, at the age of 74. Lannie was born in Hickory, NC on April 23, 1947, to the late John C. Sides, Jr. and Alma “Amy” Sides. Lannie attended Hildebran High School where she was the associate editor of the yearbook and a cheerleader. She graduated...

Doris Thompson

Doris Thompson

Nov 8, 2021

Doris Martin Thompson 65 of Vale passed away Monday, November 8th, 2021. Born, June 28th, 1956. She was the daughter of late Bobby Lee Martin and Linda White Martin. She was proceeding in death by her brother Robbie Dean Martin. She survived by her husband Charles Thompson; children Carroll Moses and Linda Taylor; siblings Lynn M Parker and Rodney Lee...

Francis (Ga) Nelson

Francis (Ga) Nelson

Nov 8, 2021

Frances (Ga) LaVon Nelson 93 of Hickory passed away Monday, November 8, 2021 at her home. Born, November 14th, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Wesley Virgil Hendricks and Pansy Powell Hendricks. Her daughter Deborah Hogan and husband Tracy of Hickory; a brother Otto Hendricks of Missouri; grandchildren Hans Robinson of Hickory, Christian Robinson of Hickory, Chad Robinson...

Patricia Cox

Patricia Cox

Oct 29, 2021

Patricia Ann Cox 71 of Iron Station passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at her home. Born, September 20th, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Billy Walker Cox. In addition to her Father, her Husband Steve Kepley preceded her in death. A daughter Sandra Scates and Matt of Kings Mountain; two sons Stephen Kepley of Lucia, Ray Lambert...

Michael  Mcphearson

Michael Mcphearson

Oct 1, 2021

Michael Rayford McPhearson 73 of Hickory passed away Friday, October 1, 2021 at Carolina Caring. Born Thursday, September 9th, 1948 he was the son of the late James Rayford McPhearson and Johnnie Bogeman McPhearson . A Celebration of Life will be planned at a later date. Please sign the online guestbook at www.caringcremations.net. The McPhearson family has entrusted arrangements to...