Archive - 2011 - Obituary
July 7th
Mark Randal Mecimore, 50, of Sherrills Ford, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011, at his residence. Burke Mortuary in Newton is serving the Mecimore family.
Elmo Preston Waldron, 97, of WhiteStone, a Masonic and Eastern Star Home in Greensboro, and formerly of Greensboro, died July 1, 2011. The family is being served by Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home of Newton.
July 5th
Ruth Kirksey Broome, 94, of Catawba, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. Burke Mortuary in Newton is serving the Broome family.
July 4th
Charles “Charlie” Ledford, 72, of Newton, died Friday, July 1, 2011, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The Ledford family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Conover.
Betty Sue Clanton Small, 77, of Lincolnton, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Palliative CareCenter & Hospice of Catawba Valley in Newton. The funeral was held Sunday, July 3, 2011, at Jenkins Funeral Home Chapel.
July 1st
Fred Marshall Shook, 62, of Conover, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, June 30, 2011. The Shook family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation in Conover.
Lillie Irene Ballard Lawing, 94, of Maiden, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Stanley Total Living Center, Stanley. Graveside services will be held Saturday, July 2, 2011, at 3 p.m. at Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery.
June 30th
Janice Wilkinson Braswell, 70, of Conover, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011, at her residence. The Braswell family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation in Conover.
Betty Jo Robinson Jacumin, of Hickory, died at her residence June 29, 2011. The Jacumin family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home, Hickory.
June 29th
Marilyn Flo Rockett Esch, 83, of Conover, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at the Alberta House in Conover. The Esch family has entrusted the funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Conover.
William Charles Boyd, 61, of Newton, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete with Drum Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Conover.
June 28th
Sheila M. Sain, 65, of Conover, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 26, 2011, at her residence. The Sain family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton.
Charles L. Bunn, 82, of Conover, died unexpectedly Monday, June 27, 2011, at his residence.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Drum Funeral Home in Conover.
Janice Wilkinson Braswell, 70, of Conover, died Monday, June 27, 2011, at her residence.
June 27th
Edith Marie Wease Lowe, 90, of Hickory, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011, at Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley. The Lowe family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation in Conover.
Larry Douglas “Gabber” Gaddis, 53, of Catawba, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011, at his home.
The Gaddis family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation in Conover.
June 24th
Dorce Franklin Helms, 78, of Lincolnton, went to be with God on Thursday, June 23, 2011. The Helms family has entrusted the arrangements to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.
June 23rd
Francis Betty Drum Lewis, 78, of Newton, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at her residence.
The family will receive friends, prior to the service Saturday, from 1-1:45 p.m. at Burke Mortuary in Newton.
Galilea Lemus Sanchez, infant daughter of Emma Sanchez Rojo and Carlos Lemus Barjas of Claremont, was born and died Monday, June 20, 2011, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Burial will be in the Garden of Angels section of Startown Jenkins Cemetery.
