Archive - Obituary
April 4th, 2013
Dr. Karl Dean Custer, 71, of Winchester, Virginia, died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at his residence. Memorial contributions may be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church Mission Fund, 2774 Northwestern Pike, Winchester, Va., 22603, or to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork St., Winchester, Va., 22601.
April 3rd
Carl Alvin Gentry, 87, of Conover, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2013 at Catawba Regional Hospice in Newton. The Gentry family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremations in Conover.
April 2nd
Dorothy “Dot” McKenzie Laney Hickman, 91, of Newton passed away Tuesday, April 02, 2013 at Catawba Valley Assisted Living in Claremont. Memorials may be given to: Catawba Regional Hospice, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton, N.C., 28658.
April 1st
Bernard Bowman Bock, 88, of Newton passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013 at Abernathy Laurels in Newton. Bass-Smith Funeral Home & Crematory in Hickory is serving the family of Bernard Bowman Bock.
March 29th
Avis Hager Upchurch, 91, passed away Friday, March 29, 2013 at Hock Family Pavilion. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Monday, April 1, at Clements Funeral Chapel with Rev. Nathan Whittman officiating.
March 28th
William Morgan Barnett, Jr., 81, passed away March 27, 2013 at Catawba Regional Hospice. The Barnett family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home in Hickory.
March 27th
Thomas Wayne “Sid” Coulter, 66, of Newton died Monday, March 25, 2013 at his residence. The Coulter family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton.
March 22nd
Gerald Lee Blanton, 72, of Conover, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. The Blanton Family is in the care of Robert F. Bennett, Funeral Service Licensee.
March 20th
Frank Lee Bailey, Sr., 84, of Sherrill Ford went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 after a courageous fight with cancer. Burke Mortuary in Maiden is serving the Bailey Family.
Gerald Bain Abernethy, 80, of Iron Station died, Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Catawba Regional Hospice in Newton. Memorials may be given to Lebanon United Methodist Church, PO Box 238, Denver, N.C., 28037 and/or Catawba Regional Hospice, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton, N.C., 28658.
