Hickory High Alumni Obituaries

Connie Jo Copeland of Wardensville, WV passed away peacefully at her family home Friday, March 21st, 2025.Jody, as she was affectionately known, was a shining light in the lives of all who had the privilege of knowing her. Her journey on this earth was one marked by love, compassion, and unwavering ...

Katherine P. Kit Marino Metzler age 61 formerly of Tionesta PA passed on November 5 2025 at Warren General Hospital in Warren PA. She was born on September 23 1964 at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls TX daughter of the late Ronald Marino and Lorna Gay Middlestead Campbell of Tionesta. She li...

Billie Jean BJ Givens Chandler age 89 of Nashville TN passed away peacefully Monday morning January 12 2026 at her residence with family by her side. She was born July 25 1936 in Nashville a graduate of Central High School and daughter of the late William and Effie Givens. BJ was preceded in death b...

Joanne King Mason age 89 passed peacefully on December 31 2025 and joined her heavenly father. She was born on August 11 1936 in Bedford County Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Sarah King Petersburg Tennessee and her brothers Charles Jerry Bill and Clayton. Joanne marr...

Ida Beth Davis Burgess age 94 of Nashville Tennessee passed away on December 28 2025. She was born in Humphreys County Tennessee on May 31 1931 to the late Robert Clinton and Odie Pickard Davis and graduated from Waverly Central High School in 1949. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband o...

James Kenneth Ken Lawrence affectionately known as Kenny passed away on January 11 2026 in Nashville Tennessee at the age of 83. Born on May 11 1942 in Decatur Alabama Ken was the son of Herman and Ava Nell Lawrence. He spent his formative years in Tennessee and graduated from Antioch High School be...

Michael Colton Wolfe age 38 passed away at his home the morning of Monday December 29 2025 leaving behind a legacy of deep faith unwavering love and fierce loyalty to those he held dear. Colton loved the Lord above all else and that faith shaped the way he lived loved and served others throughout hi...

Daniel Danny Francis Gibson age 89 of Morristown passed away Wednesday January 14 2026 at his home. He was a great man a loving father grandfather and greatgrandfather. He was a hardworking man who never missed a day in 51years retired from Foamex LLC. Conover NC and worked on farms in Hamblen Count...

87 passed away on Thursday January 8 2026 at Highlandspring of Ft. Thomas. The daughter of the late Edna Berkshire Hodges and William Howard McCubbin Shirley was born in Walton KY on July 23 1938. A graduate of Boone County High School Shirley went on to work for many years as a registration clerk a...

Bob E. Crutcher, of Lamar, MO, a devoted Christian and beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, departed this life on December 16, 2025 at the age of 88.Bob was born on April 23, 1937, to Buster Crutcher and Oletha Crutcher Jennings in Arcola, Missouri. He grew up...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Leanna Kaye Schilling Jackson, 72, of Lee’s Summit, MO. She passed away on November 30, 2025 after a long illness.Born in Springfield, MO on August 8, 1953, Leanna was the eldest of three children and devoted daughter to the late Elroy and Joe...

Don was born on March 8 1959 in Richmond the son of Vernon and Emogene Snider Ogg the youngest of three sons. He was united in marriage to Ellen Sloan on July 4 1980 she preceded him in death on May 3 1995. He was later united in marriage to Patti Mabary on July 5 2000 she survives of the home. Addi...

Mary Christene Scherer, age 84, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 6:25 p.m. on Thursday, December 25, 2025, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mt. Vernon. She was born June 8, 1941, in Monroe, Iowa, the daughter of Tone and Bessie (Robison) Aalbers.Mary was a 1959 graduate of Monroe High School...

David Rayno was born on January 3, 1936, in Hudson Falls, NY, and passed away on January 5, 2026, at the remarkable age of 90. His life was defined by hard work, devotion to family, and a steady willingness to serve others.As a young man, David worked alongside his father, Leroy Rayno, delivering gr...

Mr. Shanon DevoneMooseAlston was born on June 23 1970 to the late John Clinton Alston and Shirley Ann Baldwin Alston at UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill North Carolina transitioned peacefully from his earthly life on Monday December 8 2025 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Shanon a proud 1990...

Richard (Rick) Martin Tysinger, 72, of Sanford, NC, passed away at the Sanford Manor Memory Care on Friday, November 7, 2025.Born in Raleigh, NC on December 22, 1952, he was the adopted son of the late C. R. and Bessie Ann Reddick Tysinger. He met his biological mother Imogene Prather Keeling and he...

I dont know how much value I have in this universe. But I do know that I made a few people happier than they wouldve been without me. And as long as I know that Im as rich as Ill ever be. Robin Williams Auburn Amy Bray Peterson 52 died on December 31 2021 at home in Auburn Maine surrounded by her ...

Born on July 27 1941 in Hickory NC to Walter Childs Jr. and Liberty Washington Childs Dr. Walter Childs III entered the world with a purpose as strong and enduring as the mountains that framed his early years. From humble beginnings during the era of segregation he rose to become a transformative se...

Mr. Eric Ajanaku Hanes was born on September 2 1975 in Hickory North Carolina to the late Nannie E. Haynes and Roosevelt Pete Gaither. He departed this life unexpectedly on July 24 2025 at his home. As a 1994 graduate Eric was a proud alumnus of Hickory High School. He had a lifelong fascination wit...

The Reverend Charles F. Blalock Sr. 94 departed this life onSeptember 6 2025 at Emory Palliative Care Center Atlanta Georgia.He was born on March 3 1931 to the late William Eldridge Blalock Sr.and Mattie B. Wilder in Raleigh North Carolina. Chuck "B" as he was well known was educated in the public s...

Frances E. Brown affectionately known as Kitty was a cherished member of the Cochran family and a devoted singing evangelist has departed this life leaving behind a legacy of faith music and love that will be remembered by all who knew her. From her earliest days Francess passion for music shone bri...

3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ 4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and without blame before him in love 5Having predestinated us unto th...

Juanita Travis Isenhower, 102, of Hickory passed away peacefully at Trinity Village on Jan. 9, 2026 with family by her side. A celebration of life will be held at Christ Lutheran Church on Wed January 14 - visitation at 1pm, service at 2pm officiated by Pastor Alec Fisher.Born Dec. 21, 1923, Juanita...

Boyd Robert Hilton, (commonly known as BR or Bob),of Newton, NC passed away peacefully at Frye Regional Medical Center on January 8th, 2026 at the age of 76 from an illness that progressed over the recent weeks.BR (Bob) was born and raised in Catawba County. He graduated from Fred T Foard High Scho...

Bobby Greene age 83 went home to be with the Lord on September 8 2024 at the Frye Regional Hospital in Hickory NC. He was born on March 11941 the eldest child of the late Joe and Ruth McKinney Greene in the Green Cove Community on Cane Creek. Tragically Bobby lost his father at the young age of 17. ...

Lindsey Lee Butcher Williams 46 of Prosperity died Monday December 29 2025 in her home surrounded by family. She was born October 25 1979 a daughter of Clinton and Deborah Hosaflook Butcher of Waynesburg. Lindsey graduated from Waynesburg Central High School in 1998 where she was a member of 4H. She...

Litty A. Reiner Hado 83 of Kempton PA passed away peacefully on December 24 2025 at Cornerstone Living in New Tripoli PA. She was the loving wife of Dennis M. Hado with whom she would have celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary this January. Born in Elizabeth NJ she was the daughter of the late H...

Roberta Bobi Jordan Winkler RN of Hawley passed away on Thursday Dec. 18 2025. Bobi known and loved as Mom Nana or Nana Banana was a strong intelligent and deeply compassionate woman whose warmth and steady presence touched everyone who knew her. Born on February 81941 in Mount Carmel she moved to ...