Curtis R. Gragg

HICKORY - Curtis Ray Gragg, 39, of Thirtieth Avenue Court, NE, Hickory, died Thursday, May 18, 2006, at Catawba Valley Medical Center after a period of declining health. Born July 15, 1966, in Catawba County, he was a son of Kenneth Ray Gragg and Jane Clontz Gragg Morrison. He was self-employed as a construction worker and was a member of Oxford Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Misty Reinhardt Gragg of Lincolnton; four sons, Cody Gragg and Dallas Gragg of Hickory and Tyler Gragg and Timothy Gragg of Lincolnton; his mother, Jane Clontz Gragg Morrison of Hickory; his father, Kenneth Ray Gragg of Hickory; his stepmother, Barbara Fox Gragg of Hickory; his stepfather, Steve Morrison of Statesville; a brother, Ritchie Gragg and wife, Teresa, of Hickory; a sister, Amanda Watts of Taylorsville; maternal grandfather, Dallas Clontz of Hickory; paternal grandmother, Thelma Caldwell of Hickory; a stepbrother, Chad Fox of Hickory; a stepsister, Kathy Glasco of Hickory; and a nephew, Christopher Gragg of Hickory. The funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Joel Frye at 2 p.m. Sunday at Oxford Baptist Church. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will be in Springs Road Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will be at Hickory Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, N.C. 28658, or the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 1329, Hickory, N.C. 28603. Hickory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.