Ethel Mae Williams Willis, 83, of Hickory passed away on Friday, September 19, 2025 at Carolina Rehab Center of Burke in Connelly Springs, NC.Born April 13, 1942 in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late George Iverson Williams and Bertha Ann Mitchell Williams. In addition to her parents, ...
Michael Ray Long, 71, of Hickory passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at Frye Regional Medical Center.Born January 11, 1954 in Welch, WV, he was the son of the late Willard and Ann Harriet Hodges Long. In addition to his parents, Michael was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Noah a...
Carolyn Virginia Benfield Starnes of Granite Falls passed away September 20, 2025.Born January 16, 1945, in Caldwell County she was the daughter of the late Charles Edgar Benfield, and Dollie Cannon Benfield. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Owen “Buzz” Starnes; h...
Charles Edward Morgan, 63, of Hickory, passed away at his residence on Friday, September 19, 2025.Born August 5, 1962 in Catawba County, he was the son of the late Johnny and Kathleen Hart Morgan.Charles is survived by his two brothers, William Morgan and Johnny Dean Morgan.No services are scheduled...
Mykola Olegovych Zhurbikov, 21, of Hickory, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025 after succumbing to injuries from an automobile accident.Kolya was born on December 19, 2003 (St. Nicholas Day) in Gorodnya, Ukraine.Preceding him in death were two grandmothers; Marian Miller and Ellen Cooke; and a ...