East Rowan High Alumni Obituaries

Walter Walt Sifford 66 passed away on Sunday December 7th at Atrium Health Cabarrus. Born April 3rd 1959 in Rowan County he was the beloved son of the late Ruth May Sifford. Walt was a proud graduate of East Rowan High School where he excelled as a threesport athlete in football basketball and track...

Carl Stanton Cross Jr. passed away Saturday, January 31, 2026 at his home surrounded by the love of his family. He was born in Salisbury on May 19, 1945, the only child of Carl and Irene Trexler Cross.He was a member of the 1963 graduating class, the first group of students to go all four years at ...

Pamela Ann Johnson passed away January 8 2024 in Lewiston ME after a hard fought battle with cancer. She was born in Manhattan KS on March 15 1958 to Henry Bill Johnson Jr and Elizabeth Betty L Johnson. Shortly after her parents moved back to Leavenworth where Pamela grew up and graduated from Leave...

Gastonia, North CarolinaDr. Arthur "Bruce" Hartung, 87, of Gastonia passed away January 17, 2026. He was born in Emporia, Kansas on January 23, 1938, the only child of the late Dr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Hartung. Bruce was a graduate of Catawba College and held Masters and Doctorate degrees from Duke ...

Donna Byrnes Rowan was born December 19, 1934, in Chicago, the daughter of the late Arthur Byrnes and the late Hazel (nee Harper) Byrnes. She died peacefully at home on December 3, 2025, at age 90. Donna married the late Dr. William A. “Bee” Rowan in 1953. Loving mother of Denise (Frank) Van Boldrik...

Arts enthusiast and Holladay horsewoman Dorothy Ann Moyle Palmer died December 28 2025 from pneumonia after a fall. She was born April 6 1934 to Dorothy Irvine and Oscar Wood Moyle Jr. Our family matriarch eagerly hosted holiday picnics and community events in her grandparents Cottonwood home and ga...

Shelia Rebecca "Becky" Hilliard, 78, of Rockwell, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026, following a short bout with cancer and many years coping with rheumatoid arthritis.She was born August 1, 1947, to parents Lonnie Franklin Hilliard and LV Neomi Brown Hilliard, both deceased. She was a member ...

Terrance Curavo 80 of Salem passed away on December 25 2025 at Archwood East surrounded by his loving family. Terrance was born on September 14 1945 in Battle Creek MI the son of the late Herbert and Mary McBride Curavo. He was educated at Paris Grade School and Central High School. Terrance married...

MOUNT WOLF Gary L. "Dan" Shearer 86 of Mount Wolf passed away Wednesday December 24 2025 at his daughters home in York PA. Gary was born January 13 1939 on his grandparents dairy farm in East Manchester Township York County PA and was the son of the late Earl R. and Theda M. Decker Shearer. He grad...