Obituaries

Mar 23, 2015

Carden Brown Lenoir- Robert Carden Brown, age 54, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 23, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Jacksonville, FL on December 19, 1960 to Cherry Noble and the late Robert Eugene Brown. He was married to Teresa Musfeldt Brown of the home. Carden loved his family and friends and was known for never having...

Mar 23, 2015

Louise Ilee Cummings Bird lived a full and varied life of almost 95 years. Louise was born in Rocky, Arkansas, and was the third of Oscar and Mildred Cummings’ eight children. When she was a small child the family moved to Albert, Kansas, where her father found employment working for the railroad and farming.She grew up on a farm and...

Mar 23, 2015

Wilbern Brown On Monday, March 23rd, 2015 our beloved Wilbern P. Brown (Fuzzy) passed peacefully into eternal life with Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Wilbern will be remembered for his quick wit, kind spirit, generosity and his love and devotion to his friends and family. He was a loving and devoted husband and loving father to his two daughters. Wilbern...

Mar 23, 2015

Lenoir, NC- Mr. Benjamin Depree Stephens, age 75, of Lenoir, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Stephens was born August 14, 1939 in McBee, South Carolina to the late Henry Rivers and Isralee Bowers Stephens.He was retired from Broyhill Furniture and a member of Heavenly Hope Baptist Church. Other than his parents,...

Mar 21, 2015

Ferguson – Mr. Robert “Bob” Hester Enloe, age 68, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care. Bob was born in Caldwell County on October 15, 1946 to the late Roy Reeves Enloe and Hester Clippard Enloe. He was married to Linda Johnson Enloe of their home in Wilkes County. Bob had been a member...

Mar 19, 2015

Kenneth Houston Harris, 79, of Horseshoe Bend Rd, Hudson, passed away in his home on Thursday, March 19, 2015. Kenneth was a son of the late Herndon and Bertie Minton Harris and the husband to the love of his life, Shelba Jean Saunders Harris, whom he would have shared 60 years of Marriage on July 31, 2015. Other than his...

Mar 19, 2015

After a long and valiant battle with cancer, Vertie Mae Teague passed peacefully at 8:45 PM Thursday March 19, 2015, surrounded by her loved ones at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative care in Lenoir NC. Vertie was a daughter of the late Conard Dancy and Edna Isaacs and is also preceded in death by her brother; Charlie Dancy and Sister in...

Mar 14, 2015

Born: March 5, 1943 Death: March 14, 2015

Mar 13, 2015

Sandra Bentley Younce, of Hickory, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015 in Winston-Salem. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Evans FuneralService & Crematory of Lenoir. PDF Printable Version

Mar 12, 2015

Gamewell– Shelby Jean Winkler King, age 77, of Gamewell, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, March 12th, 2015 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care-Kirkwood.Born February 12th, 1938 in Caldwell County, she was the daughter of the late William and Sessie Winkler. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by a special aunt, Ola Bullard....

Mar 11, 2015

Lenoir – Mrs. Sandra Barr Wilson, age 70, of Lenoir, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Hudson.Born December 11, 1944 in Washington County, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Grant Judson and Pearl Mae Brewer Barr. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Lenoir Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Other than...

Mar 10, 2015

Mr. Ray William Fox, age 84, of Ponce de Leon, Florida passed away March 10, 2015 at the Healthmark Regional Medical Center in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.He was born June 9, 1930 in Hudson, North Carolina to the late Dewey William Fox and Mary Jane Hall Fox. A 25-year military career in the US Army included his rise from Private to...

Mar 10, 2015

Lenoir – Mr. Sonny Wallace Sumpter, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Caldwell UNC Healthcare. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Online condolences may be sent to the Sumpter Family at www.evansfuneralservice.com Evans Funeral Service & Crematory of Lenoir is serving the Sumpter Family. PDF Printable Version

Mar 10, 2015

Mary Robbins Lenoir – Mrs. Mary Virginia Kirby Robbins, age 88, of Lenoir, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Lenoir.Born August 4, 1926 in Caldwell County, Mrs. Robbins was a daughter of the late Roy and Fannie Craig Kirby and wife of the late Oscar Carroll Robbins. Mrs. Robbins loved her family dearly.She...

Mar 9, 2015

Rev. Ralph Staton The Reverend Charles Ralph Staton, 87, of Lenoir passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at Hospice of Caldwell County.Ralph was born on September 27, 1927 in Avery County to the late Charles and Mae Lambert Staton.In addition to his parents, a sister, Juanita Staton Phillips, and a son, Kenneth Ralph Staton, preceded him in death. Rev. Staton...

Mar 7, 2015

Mar 6, 2015

Harold Dean Lawing, Sr., a devoted family man and furniture executive, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2015 in Lenoir. Mr. Lawing was born in Marion, North Carolina on August 28, 1934, to the late Everett D. and Laura Bowman Lawing.He graduated from Marion High School where he played on the Varsity Basketball and Baseball teams and was voted “Most...

Mar 6, 2015

Mar 5, 2015

Lenoir – Mrs. Mary Frances Campbell Craig, age 82, of Lenoir, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Hudson.Born August 29, 1932 in Lenoir, she was a daughter of the late Fred Lee and Mary Blanche Matheson Campbell. Other than her parents, she is preceded in death...

Mar 4, 2015

Annie Gragg Hudson – Mrs. Annie Maie Carter Gragg of Hudson, formerly of Raleigh, passed away at her residence on March 4, 2015. She was born in Warren County, NC to William Newell Carter and Mary Frances Smelley Carter. She is survived by her husband, Robert Lane Gragg, of the home with whom she shared 64 years of marriage. Mrs....