Wanda Mclean Pearson
Jan 6, 2012
Sawmills, NC- Mrs. Wanda McLean Pearson, 68, joined her husband, James Earl Pearson in their Heavenly home, on January 6, 2012. Wanda passed peacefully, Â surrounded by those she loved. Wanda was born in Caldwell County on December 16, 1943 to Leroy and Daisy McLean. She had 8 siblings, 4 brothers and 4 sisters. Mrs. Pearson was a hairdresser for...
James Ardrus Foster
Jan 3, 2012
Granite Falls, NC- Mr. James Audrus Foster, Sr., age 76, of Granite Falls, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at his home. Born November 10, 1935 in Madison County, Mr. Foster was a son of the late William and Martha Brown Foster. He was a member of Cajah’s Mountain Baptist Church, a retired truck driver and a veteran of the...
Danny Lee Prestwood
Dec 31, 2011
Lenoir, NC- Mr. Danny Lee Prestwood, age 55, of Lenoir, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Lenoir. Born February 6, 1956 in Caldwell County, Danny was a son of the late, Marshall and JoAnn Hall Prestwood. He was Baptist by faith and had worked as a truck driver for a number of...
Daniel Willie Martin
Dec 27, 2011
Lenoir, NC- Mr. Daniel “Dan†Willie Martin, age 85, of Lenoir, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Hudson. Born February 28, 1926 in Wilkes County, he was the son of the late Homer R. and Lillie Mathis Martin. Mr. Martin was a graduate of Wilkesboro High School and attended Haywood Tech and NC State...
Jessica Kaye Laws
Dec 19, 2011
Lenoir, NC – Jessica Kaye Laws, age 19, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center. She was born in Caldwell County on May 14, 1992 to Brien Laws and Susie Kaye Laws. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Burl Laws, Shirley Bowman, Johnny and Katie Brown, and her uncle, John Daniel Brown, Sr. In...
Michael Malcolm Sheets
Dec 17, 2011
Hickory, NC- Mr. Michael Malcolm Sheets, age 83, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Hospice of Catawba Valley. Mr. Sheets was born in Neva, TN on July 30, 1928 to the late Walter Ollar Sheets and Martha Tester Sheets. He was married to Donna Taylor Sheets of the home. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...
Michael Wayne Price
Dec 17, 2011
Lenoir, NC – Mr. Michael Wayne Price, age 54, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care in Lenoir. Born August 16, 1957 in Caldwell County, Michael was a son of Opal Story Price and the late, Charles Thomas Price. Michael was Baptist by faith. He worked as a safety instructor for...
Marsha Farthing Melton
Dec 16, 2011
Marsha Farthing Melton, age 63, of Lenoir, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2011 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Born April 15, 1948 in Watauga County, Marsha was a daughter of the late Edgar Dean and Agnes Ruth Dollar Farthing. Marsha was a homemaker and Baptist by faith. She loved sewing and spending time with her grandkids. She will be remembered...
Dorothy Francis Draper
Dec 13, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy Francis Draper, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. Funeral services will be private. PDF Printable Version
Philip Fergus Borneman
Dec 12, 2011
Mr. Philip Fergus Borneman, age 71, of Lenoir, passed away Monday, December 12, 2011, at Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Born October 27, 1940 in Lenoir, he was the son of the late Clarence Thomas Borneman and Hope Phillips Huffstetler. He spent his early childhood in Lenoir, but relocated with his family to Winchester, MA where he lived until his graduation from...
Phyllis Dean Bryant
Dec 10, 2011
Lenoir, NC – Phyllis Dean Bryant, age 60, of Lenoir, died Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Hudson. Born March 8, 1951 in Caldwell County, Phyllis was a daughter of the late Oscar Grant and Minnie Jones Bryant. She is survived by her son, Darren Bryant of Lenoir, one sister, Rebecca Cole of Hudson and...
Virginia Clara Church Pitts
Dec 10, 2011
Lenoir, NC – Mrs. Virginia Clara Church Pitts, age 59, of Lenoir, died Friday, December 9, 2011 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Born August 9, 1952 in Watauga County, she was the daughter of the late Bynum and Virginia McLean Church. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Gary and Kenneth Church. Mrs....
Walter A. Foster
Dec 10, 2011
Retired Army Reservist Major Walter Allen Foster 63, of Las Vegas , NV died Saturday December 10, 2011 in Framingham, Mass. He was born February 18, 1948 in Caldwell County to Walter A. Foster Sr. of Lenoir and the late Ruth Gertude Ferguson Foster. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Walter A. Foster, Edith Sophronia Powell Foster, Filo...
Marvin Lewis Pritchard
Dec 8, 2011
Lenoir, NC- Mr. Marvin Lewis “Fireball†Pritchard, age 77, of Lenoir passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care in Hudson. Born May 4, 1934 in Caldwell County, Marvin was a son of the late Arthur and Ethel Pritchard. Marvin worked in furniture for many years. He will be remembered as a loving father, husband...
Richard Wilson Pipes
Dec 8, 2011
Lenoir, NC- Mr. Richard Wilson Pipes, age 56, of Lenoir, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011 at his home. Born September 13, 1955 in Caldwell County, Richard was a son of the late Ted Channing Pipes, Sr. and Elizabeth Anne Wilson Pipes. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Susan Elizabeth Pipes. Richard was a...
Frances Louise Presnell
Dec 7, 2011
Lenoir, NC- Frances Louise Presnell, age 54, passed away on December 7, 2011 at Watauga Medical Center. Ms. Presnell was born in Avery County on February 11, 1957 to Wilma Owens Presnell and the late Craft Earl Presnell. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her son, Mark Burns and wife, Amy; granddaughter, Addison Burns; her long-time companion,...
Cora Lee Johnson
Dec 5, 2011
Lenoir, NC- Mrs. Cora Lee Dula Johnson, age 87, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011 at her residence following a gradual decline in her health. Mrs. Johnson was born in Burke County on August 19, 1924 to the late Uyless Dula and Gertrude Corpening Dula. She was married to the late Pete Johnson. Mrs. Johnson worked for Drexel Heritage...
Faye Ellen Hollars Ashley
Dec 5, 2011
Hudson, NC- Mrs. Faye Ellen Hollars Ashley of Baton passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011. She was born on January 2, 1932 in Watauga County to the late Eugene and Mary Ellen Mayberry Hollars of Boone. She was of Baptist faith and had previously worked for Baton Elementary School. She was preceded in death by her husband, Greene Austin...
Herbert Pinkney Craig
Dec 5, 2011
Lenoir, NC – Mr. Herbert Pinkney Craig, age 95, of Baton School Road, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care. Mr. Craig was born in Caldwell County on November 29, 1916 to the late John Mike Craig and Cora Smith Craig. Mr. Craig was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force where he served...
James R. Walsh
Dec 5, 2011
Lenoir, NC – Mr. James Riley Walsh, age 83, of Lenoir, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011 at the Select Specialties Hospital in Winston Salem. Born May 14, 1928 in Carter County, Tennessee, James was a son of the late, Rodney Van Buren and Alice Green Walsh. James attended the Elk Mills Elementary School in Elk Mills, Tennessee and...
