Archive - May 2011 - Obituary
May 30th
Barbara Ann Burris Moser, 70, of Claremont, died Friday, May 27, 2011. Burke Mortuary in Newton is serving the Moser family.
Martha Travis, 54, of Claremont, died Saturday, May 28, 2011, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Drum Funeral Home and Cremations in Conover.
May 29th
Pauline McCaslin
Pauline Brooks McCaslin, 96, of Newton, died Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Catawba Valley Medical Center.A memorial service will be held Sunday, May 29, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. at Willis-Reynolds Chapel in Newton. The Rev. Fred Thompson will officiate.The family will receive friends prior to the service at Willis-Reynolds from 1-1:25 p.m.
Madge Beatty
May 26th
Frances Lorene Richard Shrum, 83, of Lincolnton, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011, at CMC-Lincoln. Services will be held Saturday, May 28, 2011, at 2 p.m. at E. F. Drum Funeral Home Chapel.
May 25th
George William Gardner, 76, of Claremont, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2011, at Concordia Lutheran Church.
Ruby Vandeline Bradshaw Pugh, 82, of Hickory, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at Brian Center East.
The celebration of life service will be at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2011, at 3:16 Christian Community Church.
May 24th
Mary Elizabeth Larson Brantley, 92, of Newton, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Brian Center in Viewmont. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 27, 2011, at Jenkins Funeral Home Chapel.
Mary Ina Yoder Parker, 85, of Conway, S.C., formerly of Newton, passed away May 23, 2011, at Agape Senior of Conway. Goodin-Drum Funeral Home is serving the Parker family.
May 23rd
Harvey Lee Teague, 75, of Claremont, passed away Monday, May 23, 2011, at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. Burke Mortuary in Newton is serving the Teague family.
Daisy Queen Smyre, 90, of Newton, died Monday, May 23, 2011, at Abernathy Laurels in Newton. The Smrye family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton.
May 20th
Samuel Eugene “Gene” Punch, 84, of Newton, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Burke Mortuary in Newton is serving the Punch family.
T. Dwight Josey, 78, of Maiden, passed away at his residence Wednesday, May 18, 2011.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Goodin-Drum Funeral Home.
May 19th
John William Thomas, 73, of Hickory, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at his residence. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Jenkins Funeral Home Chapel.
Ellen S. Pennigar, 85, of Sherrills Ford, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The Pennigar family has entrusted the funeral arrangements to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton.
May 18th
Ruth Moses Black Cook, 86, of Newton, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley in Newton. Burke Mortuary in Newton is serving the Cook family.
The Reverend Stanley Louis Stiver Jr., Lutheran minister, community leader and collector of crosses, died Monday in Newton. He was 89 years old. The Stiver family has entrusted the funeral arrangements to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton.
May 17th
Carol Bennett Lail, 86, of Hickory, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 15, 2011, at her residence. The Lail family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home, Hickory.
