Obituaries

Apr 16, 2011

Lenoir, NC - On Saturday, April 16, 2011 Pelham Jackson “Jack” McMichael’s spirit returned to his Heavenly Father, the Almighty God. Jack’s earthly remains will be laid to rest in the Estes Family Cemetery in Upton, NC on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 awaiting his resurrection at the Second Coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Jack was born May...

Apr 13, 2011

Granite Falls, NC- Mrs. Mary Ellen Childers Yount, age 84, of Granite Falls, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care in Lenoir. Born September 8, 1926 in Caldwell County, Mary was a daughter of the late Frank and Effie Shinn Childers. She was Baptist by faith and was a member of the Temple Hill...

Apr 10, 2011

Lenoir - E.A. Tim Kincaid, age 73, died on April 9, 2011 following a short period of declining health. He was born on August 25, 1937 in Caldwell County. He was the son of the late George Huitt Kincaid and Maude McRary Kincaid. Mr. Kincaid served in the U.S. Army for 3 yrs. and obtained rank of Spec. 4 and...

Apr 10, 2011

Apr 9, 2011

Granite Falls, NC- Mrs. Peggy Sue Banks Henson, age 60, of Granite Falls, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2011 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winson-Salem. A celebration of Peggy's life will be held on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Grace Baptist Church in Newton at 7:00 PM. The family will recieve friends at the church from 6:00...

Apr 9, 2011

Granite Falls, NC- Mr. Thad Owen Tunmire, age 82, of Granite Falls, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at his residence. Born June 26, 1928, in Granite Falls, Thad was a son of the late, Atlas and Hettie Wilson Tunmire. He was Baptist by faith and was a member of Dry Ponds Baptist Church. He was a truck driver...

Apr 5, 2011

Granite Falls, NC- Jeffrey “Jeff” Allen Duffey, age 47, of Granite Falls, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Lenoir. Born August 19, 1963 in Catawba County, Jeff was the son of the late Melvin Nelson Duffey and Mrs. Jeanette Cannon Duffey of Granite Falls. Jeff was a 1981 graduate of South Caldwell...

Apr 4, 2011

Lenoir, NC- Darrell Edward Marley, age 51, of Lenoir, died Monday, April 4, 2011 at his home. Born February 4, 1960 in Caldwell County, Darrell was a son of the late Bob Edward Marley and Mrs. Shelby Jean Brown Ellis of Lenoir. Darrell was a member of Bethel Advent Christian Church. He loved old trucks and was a “True Blue...

Mar 29, 2011

Lenoir, NC- Mrs. Betty Paulette Herman Church, age 58, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care. Born August 7, 1952 in Catawba County, Mrs. Church was a daughter of the late Paul Winfred Herman and Betty Faye Hass Herman Frye. Other than her parents, she was preceded in...

Mar 29, 2011

Lenoir, NC – Mrs. Tammy Laws Stough, age 35, passed away on March 29, 2011 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Stough was born in Caldwell County on September 6, 1975 to the late John Perry Moffitt and Willie Jean Moffitt. She was the wife of Bobby Lynn Stough. Mrs. Stough was a life-long resident of Caldwell County and was of...

Mar 26, 2011

Elk Park, NC- Mr. John Walter Burgess, age 87, of Elk Park, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville. The family will be having a private memorial service. PDF Printable Version

Mar 22, 2011

Lenoir, NC- Mrs. Lala Ruppard Lunsford, age 92, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Gateway Nursing and Rehab. Mrs. Lunsford was born February 11, 1919 in Watauga County to the late Toy and Gypsy Ruppard. She was a beloved member of Clearview Baptist Church of Lenoir. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lunsford was preceded in death by her husband...

Mar 22, 2011

Hickory, NC – Mr. William Graham Nelson, age 89, passed away at his residence on March 22, 2011. Mr. Nelson was born in Halifax County on August 25, 1921 to the late Finley and Katie Mae Langly Nelson. On March 26 he would have been married to his wife, Sarah Jewell Nelson for 63 years. He was a World War...

Mar 18, 2011

Granite Falls- Mr. Michael “Dixie Boy” James Greeley Rice, age 60, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2011 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care. He was born in Caldwell County on September 18, 1950 to the late Lewis Eugene and Mary Ross Rice. He was married to Paula Jill Day Rice. In addition to his wife he is survived by...

Mar 18, 2011

Lenoir, NC -Â Â Mr. Travis Larry Richardson, age 41, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2011 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care. Mr. Richardson was born in Union City, TN on May 27, 1969 to the late Johnnie H. Richardson, formerly of Stoney Creek, TN and Janet Dugger Richardson currently residing in Lenoir. In addition to his father he...

Mar 17, 2011

Granite Falls, NC – Jerry Lee Hollar, age 65, of Granite Falls, died Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Hudson. Born January 13, 1946 in Caldwell County, Jerry was the son of Thomas Dale and Rebecca Virginia “Ruby” Yates Hollar. Jerry loved to work on cars and enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and hunting. He is...

Mar 17, 2011

Lenoir, NC – Mrs. Mary Wilma Coffey Price Horn, of Lenoir, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 17, 2011 to be set free to run & dance again, after several years of battling cancer. Born February 16, 1943 in the Sampson Community of Watauga County, Mrs. Horn was a daughter of the late Milton...

Mar 16, 2011

Lenoir, NC- Mrs. Katie Elisabeth Woody Gragg of Lenoir passed into the hands of the Lord on Monday, March 14, 2011. She was born December 1, 1921 in Caldwell County, NC to the late John Logan and Birdie Dellinger Woody. She and her husband, the late Radford C. Gragg, owned and operated the Radford C. Gragg Nursery on Collettsville Road...

Mar 16, 2011

Hickory, NC- Michael Lane Hicks, the infant son of Ronald Junior and Brooke Lynn Hicks, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Michael is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Charles Harrison Fields, Jr. Survivors include his parents, Ronald Junior and Brooke Lynn Hicks of Hickory; Maternal grandmother, Kathy Scarlette of Greensboro; paternal grandparents,...

Mar 12, 2011

Lenoir, NC- Mr. Daniel Webster Pope Jr., age 53, of Lenoir, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born July 3, 1957 in Dade County, Florida, Daniel was a son of the late Daniel Webster Pope, Sr. and Ann Holden Pope. Daniel worked many years as a rip saw operator at Broyhill. He enjoyed...