Find Recent Hickory Funeral Home Notices, Services and Burial Details
If you are looking for an obituary handled by Hickory Funeral Home in Hickory, North Carolina, the most direct source is the funeral home’s official Dignity Memorial obituary collection. You can search recent and older notices by name, date and other filters, then open the individual memorial to check visitation, funeral, graveside or burial information.
Quick answer
Hickory Funeral Home publishes its online obituary and memorial notices through Dignity Memorial. The location-specific obituary page can show the deceased person’s name, birth and death dates, obituary text and, when provided by the family, visitation, funeral, graveside, burial, memorial and flower information.
Recent Obituaries Found on the Official Hickory Funeral Home Listing
The following names were among the most recent notices visible on the official Hickory Funeral Home obituary collection when this guide was checked on October 17, 2026. The live page can change as new notices are added, so use the official search for the newest information.
Name |
Date of death |
Best next step |
|---|---|---|
Kathleen Deal Raby |
October 12, 2026 |
Open the individual memorial for service and burial information. |
Kathleen Dillon Blankenship |
October 9, 2026 |
Check the official memorial for current family and service details. |
Charlyn Ruth Phillips Noble |
October 7, 2026 |
Use the name search if the notice is no longer near the top of the list. |
Nadine Bumgarner Dula |
October 5, 2026 |
Open the obituary before traveling to confirm any scheduled service. |
Reita Ann Propst |
October 4, 2026 |
Review the full memorial for family and remembrance information. |
Faye Reinhardt Sain |
October 4, 2026 |
Use the official search page to reach the individual notice. |
Donna Reed Kirby |
September 30, 2026 |
Search the full name to locate the complete obituary. |
Frank Jackson Logan |
September 23, 2026 |
Check obituary and service sections separately. |
Joan Young Buff |
September 20, 2026 |
Use the All Time date filter if the notice has moved down the list. |
Derek Gene Yoder |
September 15, 2026 |
The individual memorial includes separate gathering, graveside and burial fields when supplied. |
Important: an online obituary list is a changing publication, not a permanent snapshot. A name that appears here may move farther down the official results as newer notices are published.
How to Find a Specific Hickory Funeral Home Obituary
- Open the Hickory Funeral Home obituary collection. Use the official Dignity Memorial location page: Hickory Funeral Home obituary search. Using the location-specific page helps avoid mixing the results with unrelated funeral homes.
- Enter the person’s first or last name. Start with the surname if you are unsure of the exact first-name spelling. Then try the full legal name, maiden name, nickname, middle name or initials.
- Expand the date range if necessary. The obituary tool can filter by recent periods such as the last 7, 30 or 365 days and can also show older results. If you are looking for an older notice, choose the broadest available date range.
- Use additional filters only when the name returns too many matches. Date-of-birth decade and state/province filters can narrow a common name. Remove filters again if no result appears because one incorrect filter can hide the correct obituary.
- Open the individual memorial instead of relying on the search preview. The full page may contain survivors, preceding family members, service times, locations, cemetery details, memorial contributions, photographs and family updates that are not visible in the results list.
- Recheck service information before traveling. Funeral arrangements can be updated. Confirm the date, time, location and whether a burial or gathering is public before making a trip.
What You Can Usually Learn From an Individual Obituary
Identity details
- Full name and commonly used name
- Birth and death dates
- Age and residence when provided
- Birthplace or local community connections
Family information
- Parents, spouse and children
- Siblings and grandchildren
- Relatives who died earlier
- Relatives surviving the deceased
Funeral arrangements
- Visitation or gathering time
- Funeral or celebration-of-life service
- Graveside service
- Funeral home, church or cemetery location
Burial and memorial clues
- Cemetery name when announced
- Burial date or private-burial notice
- Memorial donation requests
- Photos, memories and online condolences
If the Obituary Does Not Appear in the Search
Use this order before assuming there is no obituary
- Search only the last name. The first name may have been entered differently.
- Try maiden and married surnames. This is especially important for older family records.
- Try a nickname or middle name. The family may have used a familiar name rather than the legal first name.
- Remove date filters. An obituary may have been published later than the death date.
- Check spelling variations. Try shortened surnames, initials and common transcription differences.
- Confirm the funeral home. Hickory Funeral Home and Drum Funeral Home-Hickory are different establishments even though both are in Hickory and appear within the Dignity Memorial network.
- Use local historical records for older deaths. Hickory Public Library maintains valuable local obituary and genealogy resources described below.
Hickory Funeral Home and Drum Funeral Home-Hickory Are Not the Same Location
This is an easy source of search confusion. A person searching for “Hickory funeral home obituaries” may mean the specific business named Hickory Funeral Home, or may simply be looking for a funeral home located in Hickory.
Funeral home |
Address |
Phone |
|---|---|---|
Hickory Funeral Home |
1031 11th Avenue Blvd SE, Hickory, NC 28602 |
(828) 322-3010 |
Drum Funeral Home-Hickory |
940 29th Avenue NE, Hickory, NC 28601 |
(828) 267-5740 |
If an expected obituary is missing from Hickory Funeral Home’s list, first verify which establishment handled the arrangements.
Finding Older Hickory Obituaries and Historical Death Information
For older family research, especially when a modern funeral-home search does not contain the notice, the City of Hickory’s library system provides a useful official local route.
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library — Genealogy/North Carolina Room
Hickory Public Library says its genealogy collection includes an index of obituaries published in the Hickory Daily Record from 1915 through 1989, along with newspaper clippings, microfilm, local histories, genealogy materials and other research resources.
Address: 375 3rd Street NE, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone: (828) 304-0500
Historical newspaper indexes are especially useful when you know an approximate death year but do not know the cemetery, funeral home or exact publication date.
Need Proof of Death? Use the Catawba County Death Record
An obituary is a memorial notice; it is not the same thing as an official death certificate. If the death occurred in Catawba County and you need formal verification, the Catawba County Register of Deeds handles certified and uncertified death-certificate copies.
Item |
Catawba County information |
|---|---|
Certified copy |
$10 per copy |
Uncertified copy |
$0.50 each in the county’s general fee information; mailed/online options can have different stated charges |
Online convenience fee |
The county states an additional $3.50 service/convenience charge for its online certificate route |
Office |
Catawba County Register of Deeds |
Address |
100 Government Drive, Department C, Newton, NC 28658 |
Phone |
(828) 465-1573 |
Who can obtain a certified copy?
Catawba County lists eligible requesters including the person named on a record when applicable, spouse, parents or step-parents, siblings, children or stepchildren, grandparents or grandchildren, funeral-service directors for death certificates, certain people establishing legal property rights, and authorized agents, attorneys or legal representatives when proper proof is supplied.
What identification is accepted?
The county lists photo identification such as a driver’s license, state-issued ID, passport or military ID. Agents and legal representatives also need documentation showing their authority.
What information should you have before requesting a death record?
- Full name of the deceased
- Date of death, or the closest known date
- Place or facility where the person died
- Your relationship to the person
- Valid identification when requesting a certified copy
Obituary, Funeral Notice, Death Certificate and Burial Record: What Is the Difference?
Record |
Best use |
What it may contain |
|---|---|---|
Obituary |
Family history and life details |
Relatives, biography, dates, service information and memorial requests |
Funeral notice |
Attending a service |
Visitation, funeral, graveside or celebration-of-life date, time and place |
Death certificate |
Official proof and legal/genealogy verification |
Registered death information subject to state and county rules |
Cemetery or burial record |
Finding the physical grave |
Cemetery, section, lot, plot, grave number or interment information when recorded |
About Hickory Funeral Home
Hickory Funeral Home says it has served Hickory and surrounding Catawba County communities since 1928. It is part of the Dignity Memorial network and provides funeral and cremation services from its location at 1031 11th Avenue Blvd SE.
Its official information describes online memorials as more than a basic obituary: families can publish service details and may allow relatives and friends to contribute photographs, videos and memories. The funeral home also states that it assists families with administrative needs such as death-certificate filing and permits as part of funeral planning.
Hickory Funeral Home Obituaries FAQs
Where can I find the latest Hickory Funeral Home obituaries?
Use Hickory Funeral Home’s location-specific obituary collection on Dignity Memorial. It is the most direct online source for notices associated with the funeral home and is updated as new memorials are published.
Is Dignity Memorial the official obituary website for Hickory Funeral Home?
Yes. Hickory Funeral Home’s official business page and its obituary collection are hosted within the Dignity Memorial network.
Can I search Hickory Funeral Home obituaries by name?
Yes. Search by first or last name. If you do not get a result, try the surname alone, maiden name, nickname, initials or another spelling before adding date filters.
Why can’t I find an older Hickory Funeral Home obituary?
Older notices may not have been digitized, may use a different spelling or name, or may have appeared primarily in a newspaper. For historical Hickory research, the City of Hickory’s genealogy resources include an obituary index for the Hickory Daily Record covering 1915 through 1989.
Does an obituary show funeral and visitation times?
It can. Individual memorials may contain separate sections for visitation, gathering of friends, funeral service, celebration of life, graveside service and burial. Not every family publishes every detail publicly.
Can a Hickory Funeral Home obituary tell me where someone is buried?
Sometimes. If burial information has been announced, the individual memorial may identify the cemetery and service location. If no cemetery is listed, use the funeral home, death record and cemetery office as additional verification sources.
How do I get a death certificate for someone who died in Catawba County?
Catawba County Register of Deeds accepts death-certificate requests under its eligibility and identification rules. The county currently lists certified copies at $10 each and provides in-person, mail and online request options.
Is Hickory Funeral Home open 24 hours for immediate assistance?
The funeral home’s official information says families can call at any time for immediate help. Its published phone number is (828) 322-3010.
What is Hickory Funeral Home’s address?
Hickory Funeral Home is located at 1031 11th Avenue Blvd SE, Hickory, North Carolina 28602.
Is Hickory Funeral Home the same as Drum Funeral Home-Hickory?
No. They are separate funeral-home locations. Hickory Funeral Home is at 1031 11th Avenue Blvd SE, while Drum Funeral Home-Hickory is at 940 29th Avenue NE. Confirm the establishment named in the obituary before searching for service details.
Best Way to Complete Your Search
Start with the official Hickory Funeral Home obituary collection and open the individual memorial. If the notice is missing, retry the name without restrictive filters and confirm that Hickory Funeral Home—not another Hickory-area funeral home—handled the arrangements. For older local notices, use Hickory Public Library’s genealogy collection. If you need official proof of a Catawba County death, use the Register of Deeds rather than relying on an obituary alone.