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Arnold L. Lowman
Arnold Lee Lowman, 71, died Nov. 22 [2002] at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte.
Born June 26, 1931 in Catawba County, he was the son of the late Clarence Lowman and Antha Withers Lowman.
He was co-founder of and president of Maiden Frame Shop until his retirement.
He served in the U.S. Army Paratroopers in Korea, and received the Purple Heart.
He was member of the American Legion and Gideon’s International.
He was a member of Lawings Chapel Baptist Church and served as a deacon.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Dean Lowman.
Survivors include his wife of fifty-one years Lois Lovings Lowman; two daughters Gail L. and Doug Bandy of Newton, Teresa L. and Laban Helderman of Newton; brother Neal Lowman of Newton; two sisters Mildred Lowman Shrum and Carolyn Lowman Burke of Maiden; two granddaughters Melanie Bandy Spencer and Chad Spencer of Conover, and Monica Helderman of Newton; two grandsons Joshua and Deanna Bandy of Maiden, and Justin Helderman of Newton; one great-grandson Cy Aaron Spencer of Conover.
Services were held Nov. 24 at Lawings Chapel Baptist Church.
Rev. Dr. Foyd Bannett officiated.
Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Lawings Chapel Baptist Church Building Fund or Gideon’s International.
Burke Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.

Stuart M. Martin, Jr.
Stuart McGuire Martin, Jr., 62, died Nov. 30 [2002] at Frye Regional Medical Center.
Born Nov. 12, 1940 in Roanoke Rapids, he was the son of the late Stuart M. Martin, Sr. and Louise Cornwell Martin.
Mr. Martin was employed in risk management.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife Judith Martin Martin of Maiden; two daughters Dee Martin of Maiden, and Tara Pigcon of Gray, Tennessee; one brother Gene Martin of Milwaukee, N.C.; one sister Carole Britt of Severn, N.C.; and three grandchildren.
Services were held Dec. 4 at Catawba Funerals & Cremations.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association, 3305-5 16th Avenue S.E., Suite 115, Conover, N.C. 28613 or to Mental Health Association or Hospitality House in Charlotte.
Catawba Funerals & Cremations served the family.

Kenneth D. Miller
Kenneth David Miller, 26, died Nov. 30 [2002] at his residence.
Born Feb. 23, 1976 in Catawba County, he was the son of Ronald Miller and Donna Cline Bradshaw.
He graduated from St. Stephens High School and was a member of the W.C.R.F.C.
Survivors include his parents Ronald Lee Miller of Newton, and Donna Cline Bradshaw of Conover; sister Mindy Miller of Newton; paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Lester H. Miller with whom he made his home; maternal grandmother Shirley Cline of Conover; niece Lillie Niehoff of Newton; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Services were held Dec. 3 at Hickory Funeral Home Chapel.
Dr. Rev. Robert E. Allen and Rev. Tim Shook officiated.
Burial was in Catawba Memorial Park.

Charles A. Nash
Charles Andrew Nash, 70, died Dec. 1 [2002] at Hospice of Caldwell County.
Born Jan. 29, 1932 in Syracuse, New York, he was the son of the late William and Louise Brockway Nash.
He retired from General Electric after 24 years of service and Bazz-Houston after 24 years of service.
Survivors include his wife Emma Humphrey Nash of the home; two sons Robert Charles Nash of Seattle, Washington, and James William Nash of Connelly Springs; sister Jean Marie Bailey of Susanville, California; four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Mr. Nash was buried at Warners Memorial Park in Warners, New York.
A service will be held at a later date.
Hickory Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

James R. O’Shields
James Reginald O’Shields, 76, died Nov. 18 [2002] at Brian Center East in Hickory.
Born Dec. 5, 1925 in Greenville, S.C., he was the son of the late James O’Shields and Mae O’Shields Childs.
Survivors include his wife Juanita Oliver O’Shields of Vale; one son Donald O’Shields of Charlotte; one daughter Elizabeth Settlemyre of Vale; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held Nov. 20 at Catawba Memorial Park.
Catawba Funerals & Cremations was in charge of arrangements.

Renee J. Sain
Renee Johnson Sain, 51, died Nov. 15 [2002] at her residence.
Born Nov. 29, 1951 in Catawba County, she was the daughter of the late Horace Ray and Ruby Bailey Johnson.
She was an active member of First Baptist Church in Hildebran, where she was a former Sunday school teacher.
She was a teacher at East Burke Middle School and was a past president of Hildebran PTA.
A member of the Kiwanis Club, she was a graduate of St. Stephens High School and Lenoir Rhyne College.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother J. Kelly Johnson, maternal grandparents J.S. and Irene Bailey and paternal grandparents T.R. and Franzena Johnson.
Survivors include her husband Michael F. Sain of the home; daughter Jenna R. Sain of the home; son Jeremiah F. Sain of the home; brother Jeff Johnson of Hickory; sister Jan Hendrix of Hickory; sisters-in-law Karen Johnson of Port St. Lucie, Fla., Barbara J. Sain of Asheville, Irene S. Patton of Mt. Olive, and Patricia Wallace of Hickory.
Services were held Nov. 18 at First Baptist Church in Hildebran, with Rev. Ronald Arndt officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Joel Burns, Joe Burns, Dennis Huffman, Michael Lockee, Jon Huffman and Tex Burns.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Burke County, 1729 Enon Road, Valdese, N.C. 28690
Bass-Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mark C. Wagner
Mark Clinton Wagner, 32, died Nov. 26 [2002] at his residence.
Born July 14, 1970 in Catawba County, he was the son of Roger Owen and Rena Eller Wagner.
He was employed by Com Scope and was a member of the Hickory Moose Lodge.
Survivors include his parents Roger Owen and Rena Eller Wagner of Hickory; brother and sister-in-law Michael Scott and Loretta Wagner of Granite Falls; nephew Todd Chester Wagner of Granite Falls; grandmother Irene Eller of Hickory; grandparents Pete and Lois Wagner of Conover.
A graveside service was held Nov. 29 at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
Bass-Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Howard L. Ward
Howard Lee Ward, 79, died Nov. 26 [2002] at Frye Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 23, 1923 in Catawba County, he was the son of the late Lloyd David and Minnie Gilbert Ward,
He was a member of Sandy Ridge Wesleyan Church and retired from Drexel Heritage.
He was a US Army veteran of World War II.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother Glenn Anderson Ward and a sister Mania Ward Rudisall.
Survivors include his wife Pearl Long Ward of the home; daughters Evelyn and Mack Lail of Claremont, Sandra and Jim Little of Hickory; granddaughters Sherry Sigmon of Claremont, Brandee Little of Buies Creek; grandson Scott Little of Buies Creek; great-grandsons Nolan Smith of Claremont, and James Simmons of Claremont; sisters Gurleanis Ward of Conover, Ramona W. Kiziah of Hickory; brother Sterlng David Ward of Hickory.
Services were held Nov. 29 at Sandy Ridge Wesleyan Church with Rev. Scott Howard officiating.
Burial was in Catawba Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were Nolan Smith, Shawn Ward, Kim Isenhour, David Ward, William Shelton, Scott Little, Dwayne Simoom and Vernon Shelton.
Military graveside rites were conducted by American Legion Post #48.
Hickory Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Donald R. Yount
Donald Ray Yount, 69, died Nov. 22 [2002] at Frye Regional Medical Center.
Born May 12, 1933 in Alexander County, he was the son of the late Kenneth Yount and Lovie Hall Yount Bolick.
He was a member of Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church and worked at North Hickory Furniture, where he was a furniture supervisor.
He was a member of Hickory Moose Lodge and Granada Farms Club.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a daughter Laura R. Yount.
Survivors include his wife Norma Cloer Yount of the home; mother Lovie H. Yount of Hickory; daughter Diedri Y. Garrett of Hickory; daughter and son-in-law Tamers Y. and Daniel Odom of Hickory; granddaughter Kelly Garrett; grandsons Chase Garrett and Justin Garrett of Hickory; granddaughter Porscha Yount of Hickory; grandsons Trenton Yount and Clifton Smoot of Hickory; brothers Allen R. Yount and Dewey L. Yount of Hickory; sister Sylvia Y. Bevans of Hickory.
A memorial service was held Nov. 25 at Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church.
Rev. Michael Stine officiated
Hickory Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Larson Moore: A life fully lived
Imagine Larson Hughes Moore’s shock when he found out Hickory Fire Education Coordinator Teri Rhodes didn’t have a joke ready and she was about to speak to the Rotary Club!
Quickly, he told her one, to save her from the situation.
Rhodes and other firefighters gathered around a table at the main fire station on Tuesday afternoon, laughing and remembering the man who worked so long for the fire department and the city.
The man who always had a joke ready and was always ready to befriend a new person.
Moore, 79, died Nov. 28 at Frye Regional Medical Center, but is still warmly remembered by those who knew him.
Ted Beshears, his best friend and a pallbearer at his funeral, knew Moore for about 45 years and remembers him as a friendly person with an outgoing personality.
“More than any other person, I saw that he liked to help people,” Beshears said.
Moore would help people in his neighborhood and those who were disadvantaged, and he tried to be fair to everyone, Beshears said.
But, he also enjoyed himself.
“He enjoyed living life more than anyone I ever saw,” Beshears said.
That showed in his playing golf, and in his later years, working with computers.
But, it also showed in his personality – the fact that he always had a joke ready and a quick wit, said Deputy Fire Chief Fred Hollar, who worked with Moore while he was the fire chief.
Moore, who had joined the Hickory Fire Department in 1953, retired in 1987, after serving 11 years as chief.
Even while Moore was sick and carrying around an oxygen tank, the humor never left him, Hollar said.
He recalled one day when he, Moore and others from the fire department went out to lunch and the waitress accidentally kicked the oxygen tank.
“'It’s OK, I throw it around', he told her,” said Hollar.
It was just like Moore to try to make everyone feel at ease.
“He was always extremely nice and always had time to speak to you,” said firefighter Bobby Rudisill.
“He always had a story,” added Fire Chief Thomas Alexander.
“Always,” agreed Hollar.
“He was the Will Rogers of the Fire Department,” Alexander joked.
But, afterward, everyone was quiet for a while, remembering their own stories of Moore.
His death was difficult because of the family-type relationship members of the Hickory Fire Department share with one another, Alexander said.
“I worked 30 years with another department,” he said.
“When people there retired, you didn’t see them again. This is truly more of a family situation.”
Though Moore hadn’t worked at the fire department since the 1980s, he continued to visit and to be an active part of the community.
“He stayed involved,” said Battalion Chief Rick Davis.
While at the Hickory Fire Department, Moore organized the fire prevention bureau, implemented Hickory’s first fire code and served as the city’s arson investigator.
After retirement, he was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 1988 by then-Gov. James G. Martin.
The award is presented to individuals who have a proven record of service to the state and is among the most prestigious awards presented by the governor of North Carolina.
In the 1990s, he decided to run for office and served on Hickory City Council as a Ward 3 representative from 1991-98.
His service to the community dates back much further, though.
Moore served on the board of the American Red Cross in the 1960s and taught first aid.
He also helped Boy Scouts earn their first aid and firemanship merit badges.
A World War II veteran, Moore served in the 357th anti-aircraft artillery battalion as a sergeant and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
In the military, he earned an EAME Service Medal with two bronze stars, a good conduct medal and a WWII Victory Medal.
Moore was born March 7, 1923 in Henderson to the late Nannie and Larson Moore.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn Smith Moore of Lenoir, who died in 1994; by an identical twin brother, Carson; by brothers Max and Tommy; and sister Nelly Gray.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law Tony and Beverly Moore of Newton; granddaughter and grandson-in-law Meredith and Mark Haynes of Bethlehem; granddaughter Elizabeth Moore of Newton; two sisters, Maxine, who lives in Henderson, and Loraine, who lives in Alabama; and companion Mary Emma Smith of Hickory.
He was a member of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church on Main Avenue Drive and 17th Street, NW, where memorials may be sent.
Memorials may also be made to the Larson H. Moore scholarship fund at Lenoir-Rhyne College.
He was also a member of the N.C. Fire Chiefs Association, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Catawba Valley Golden “K” Kiwanis, American Legion Post 48 and Oasis Shrine.
His funeral was Dec. 2, with Rev. Gregory B. Williams officiating and burial was in Catawba Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were Ted Beshears, Buren Hamrick, Gene Haynes, Cecil Clark, Danny Seaver and O.W. Jarrett.
Honorary pallbearers were the firemen of Catawba County, and the Catawba Valley Golden “K” Kiwanis.

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