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Area Obituaries

David McKinley Hines

David McKinley Hines, 81, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. He was born July 21, 1942, in Catawba County, to the late Paul Howard Hines and Mildred Locke Hines. David was a member of Shiloh Lutheran Church in Hickory and retired from Carolina Container after more than…

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Walter Devert Jones

Walter Devert Jones, 76, of Taylorsville, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at his home. He was born February 14, 1947, in Broward County, Florida, the son of the late Walter Newton Jones and Bertha Bernice Studdard. Earlier in his working career, he worked as a salesman for Rustoleum and then as Vice-President for…

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George Pinkney Smith

George Pinkney Smith, 87, of Conover, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023, at Carolina Caring in Catawba County after an extended illness. He was born June 18, 1936, in Catawba County, to the late Edgar Vance Smith Sr. and Vida Rosella Sigmon Smith. George was a lifelong member of St. Peters Lutheran Church. He…

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Harold Fox

Harold Fox, 83, of Stony Point, passed away unexpectedly on September 14, 2023, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston–Salem after a period of declining health. Harold was born November 14, 1939, in Alexander County, to the late Jesse Monroe Fox and Suma Dyson Fox. Harold was a farmer and truck driver, and he…

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Dorothy “Dot” June Sherrill Martin

Dorothy “Dot” June Sherrill Martin, 86, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Gordon Hospice House in Iredell County. She was born to the late Roy Lee Sherrill and Ila Estelle Moose Sherrill on Tuesday, June 1, 1937, in Alexander County. Mrs. Martin worked for Gilliam Furniture and later BB&T, where she retired in…

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Mary Robeson

Mary Robeson, 68, of Catawba, passed away on September 11, 2023, at her home after an extended illness. Mary was born on July 6, 1955, in Hampton, Virginia, to the late Laurance Bernard August Jr. and Carolyn Jones August. Mary was a mail carrier for the USPS and was of the Baptist faith. Those left…

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Barbara Ruppard Causey

Barbara Ruppard Causey, 76, of Conover, went to be with the Lord on September 8, 2023, due to a car accident. She was born in Caldwell County on November 2, 1946, the daughter of the late Jack D. Ruppard and Nellie K. Coffey. Those left to cherish and honor her memories include a brother, Jack…

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Janie Barnes Seaford Summers

Janie Barnes Seaford Summers, 90, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023, in Statesville. She was born on August 30, 1933, in Taylorsville, to the late Howard and Cora Barnes. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, John C. Seaford; second husband, Gene A. Summers; brother, James (Sonny) Barnes; and sisters, Evelyn…

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Ricky Ray Barnes Sr.

Ricky Ray Barnes Sr., 57, of Stony Point, passed away September 6, 2023, at Catawba Valley Medical Center after an extended illness. Ricky was born November 16, 1965, in Alexander County, to the late Kenneth Ray Barnes and Willie White Barnes of Stony Point. Ricky was a furniture worker. Those left to cherish his memory…

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Garry Ray Cloer

Garry Ray Cloer, 56, of Stony Point, passed away unexpectedly on September 5, 2023. Garry was born April 30, 1967, in Iredell County, to the late Robert Lee Cloer and Florence Pennell Cloer. He worked as a furniture stager and was of the Presbyterian faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death…

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