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Recent Obituaries in Lenoir, NC
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Lenoir, NC area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Paul Hathern Braswell
Apr 3, 2008
Lenoir, NC- Reverend Paul H. Braswell, age 82, of Lenoir, went home to be with his Lord April 3, 2008. Born March 20, 1926 in Gaston County, Reverend Braswell was a son of the late Edward Lee and Lenoir Dolly Phillips Braswell and the husband of Mrs. Ruby McCall Braswell. Reverend Braswell was a U.S. Army Combat veteran of World...
Wayne Eugene Keller
Mar 31, 2008
Granite Falls, NC- Mr. Wayne Eugene Keller, age 68 of Granite Falls, died Monday, March 31, 2008 in his home. Born May 6, 1939 in Caldwell County, Mr. Keller was a son of the late Vonnie Davis. Mr. Keller was of the Christian Faith and was retired from the furniture industry. He is survived by two daughters, Tina Winkler and...
Marceline Kirby Crain
Mar 31, 2008
Lenoir, NC- Mrs. Marceline Kirby Crain, age 52 of Lenoir, died Monday, March 31, 2008 in her home. Born August 26, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland, Mrs. Crain was a daughter of the late Charles Edward and Marceline Rosella North Kirby. Mrs. Crain had worked for Lowes Hardware in the Garden Shop. She was a lover of Cocker Spaniel Dogs and...
Nellie Dew Pope Smith
Mar 27, 2008
Lenoir, NC- Mrs. Nellie Dew Pope Smith, age 78, of Lenoir, died Thursday, March 27, 2008 in Carolina?s Medical Center in Charlotte. Born September 5, 1929 in Caldwell County, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late John Burl and Ella Hendrix Pope and the wife of Clarence Lafayette Smith, Sr. of the home. Mrs. Smith was a beautician for...
Eddie Eugene Gragg
Mar 27, 2008
 Lenoir, NC- Mr. Eddie Eugene Gragg, of Lenoir, died Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care. A native of Catawba County, Mr. Gragg was a son of the late Ashley and Ruth Gragg. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Stallings Gragg of the home; one step-son, Ronnie Stout of Hudson; 2 brothers, Dennis Gragg of...
Doyle Wayne Hollar
Mar 26, 2008
Hudson, NC- Mr. Doyle Wayne Hollar, Sr., age 70 of Hudson, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 in Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Born March 29, 1937 in Caldwell County, Mr. Hollar was a son of the late David O. and Martha Gragg Hollar and the husband of Mrs. Linda Laws Hollar of the home. Mr. Hollar was a member...
Roy Danny Evans
Mar 23, 2008
Granite Falls, NC- Mr. Roy Danny Evans, age 56, of Granite Falls, died Sunday, March 23, 2008 in Valdese General Hospital. Born January 25, 1952 in Wyoming County, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Herbert and Ollie Mae White Evans and the husband of Mrs. Shelby Jean Harrison of the home. Mr. Evans was a retired glass...
Anthony Paul Ferreira
Mar 19, 2008
Hudson, NC- Mr. Anthony ?Tony? Ferreira, age 65, of Hudson, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 in Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care. Born May 1, 1942 in Newport, RI, Mr. Ferreira was a son of the late Louis and Rose Bothelo Dag Dag and the husband of Revonda W. Ferreira of the home. Mr. Ferreira was a retired maintenance engineer and...
Mary Elizabeth Chester
Mar 18, 2008
 Lenoir, NC- Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Chester, age 42, of Lenoir, died Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Born March 26, 1965 in Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Chester was a daughter of the late Dent Osborne, Jr. and Mrs. Iris Elizabeth Osborne of Lenoir and the wife of James ?Jimmy? David Chester of the home. Surviving other than her husband and mother are...
Fred Irvine
Mar 17, 2008
 Lenoir, NC- Mr. Fred Irvine, age 85, of Lenoir, died Monday, March 17, 2008 in Lenoir Health Care Center. Born July 23, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Mr. Irvine was a son of the late Rufus and Lois Irvine and the husband of Mrs. Irene Mikusa Irvine of the home. Mr. Irvine was a Gunner Mate, 3rd class in the...
Ruby Small Hollar
Mar 6, 2008
Lenoir, NC- Mrs. Ruby Small Hollar, age 84, a loving wife and mother, died Thursday, March 6, 2008 in Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care. Born June 23, 1923 in Bassett, VA, Mrs. Hollar was a daughter of the late Fred and Nellie Hendrix Small and the wife of the late Alfred H. Hollar. Mrs. Hollar was a U.S. Army veteran...
Marc L. Pearson
Feb 27, 2008
Lenoir, NC- Mr. Marc L. Pearson, age 53, of Lenoir, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008 in Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Born September 1, 1954 in Caldwell County, Marc was a son of the late Claude ?Brother? Pearson and Elizabeth ?Lib? Pearson of Lenoir. Marc was a member of the First United Methodist Church where he played in the praise band. Being...
Jayden Olivia Johnson
Feb 25, 2008
Lenoir, NC- Jayden Olivia Johnson, infant daughter of Mandi Shea Crump and James Daniel Johnson, died Monday, February 25, 2008 in Frye Regional Medical Center. Surviving other than her parents is her brother, Nicholas Jamir Milane and several extended family members. We had one day of Heaven with our Angel and now she is with Jesus, Granny and Great-Grandpa Johnson....
Brian Allen Conner
Feb 24, 2008
Lenoir, NC- Mr. Brian Allen Conner, age 40, of Lenoir, died Sunday, February 24, 2008 in Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care. Born June 25, 1967 in Caldwell County, Mr. Conner was a son of Bennie and Judy Conner of Littleton, NC and the husband of Carla Moore Conner of the home. Brian served in the U.S. Air Force as a...
Jessie Stuart Crane
Feb 18, 2008
Greenville, SC- Mr. Jessie Stewart Crane, age 76, formerly of Lenoir, NC, died Monday, February 18, 2008 in Greenville, SC. Born February 2, 1932 in Caldwell County, NC, Mr. Crane was a son of the late Furches and Grace Gilbert Crane. Mr. Crane was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving in the 101st Airborne Division during the Korean...
Sue Smith Walker
Feb 16, 2008
Lenoir, NC- Mrs. Sue S. Walker, age 68, of Lenoir, died Saturday, February 16, 2008 in Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care. Born December 13, 1939 in Burke County, Mrs. Walker was a daughter of the late William Luke and Dorothy Causby Smith and the wife of Gary Walker of the home. Other than her husband, she is survived by one...
Margaret Evelyn Turner
Feb 15, 2008
Lenoir, NC- Mrs. Margaret Evelyn Muday Turner, age 78, of Lenoir, died Friday, February 15, 2008 at her home. Born August 12, 1929 in Caldwell County, Mrs. Turner was a daughter of the late Royce and Charlotte Smith Munday and wife of Ray L. Turner of the home. Mrs. Turner was a member of Clark?s Chapel Baptist Church and was...
Johnsie Kincaid Holman
Feb 15, 2008
Hudson, NC- Mrs. Johnsie Kincaid Holman, age 86 of Hudson, died Friday, February 15, 2008 in Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. Born January 8, 1922 in Caldwell County, Mrs. Holman was a daughter of the late Ivey Lee and Pearl St. John Kincaid and the wife of the late Henry D. Caudill. Mrs. Holman was a member of Ambassador...
Barbara Ann Young
Feb 11, 2008
Lenoir, NC- Mrs. Barbara Ann Young, age 69, of Lenoir, died Monday, February 11, 2008 at her home surrounded by her family. Â Born July 11, 1938 in Caldwell County, she was a daughter of the late Lura Caudle Atkins and the wife of the late Joseph David Young. Â Mrs. Young was a proud graduate of the class of...
Jack W. Helderman
Feb 7, 2008
Lenoir, NC- Mr. Jack Wilson Helderman, age 83, of Lenoir, died Thursday, February 7, 2008 at his home. Born July 12 1924 in Caldwell County, Mr. Helderman was a son of the late William Cary and Gladys Barlow Helderman and the husband of Edith Smith Helderman to whom he was married for 60 years. Mr. Helderman was a U. S....
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