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Larry Dellinger Obituary
September 27, 1940 - February 24, 2023
Larry "Chico" Arnold Dellinger, 82, of Hickory, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Catawba Valley Medical Center.
Born Sept. 27, 1940, he was the son of the late J.C. Dellinger and Lucy Mae Dellinger. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, J.C. and Lucy Dellinger; a sister, Nancy Tucker; brothers, Clayton and Donald Dellinger; and grandsons, Cameron and Andrew Dellinger.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Sandra Yount Dellinger of Hickory; a daughter, April Queen (husband, Bobby) of Newton; and a son, Larry "Wayne" Dellinger (wife, Jennifer) of Knoxville, Tenn.; two brothers, Jim Dellinger and his wife, Lois, of Hickory, and Kenneth Dellinger of Claremont; a cousin, Wanda Sue Ammerman; two grandchildren, Natasha Hefner (husband, Darren) of Conover,
Angela Testerman of Newton; five great-grandchildren, Devin Queen, Makayla Herman, Nicholas Herman, Kaylee Earp, and Karson Earp; and seven stepgrandchildren, Michelle, Daren, Carrie, Chelsea, Jaysea, Brandon, and Sheena. He was also blessed with an honorary son and daughter who were very special to him, Robert Floyd and Carla Reep; He was loved by several nieces and nephews.
Larry had a love of baseball and played as a teenager growing up. His team was the Atlanta Braves. He also loved several of the ACC teams, going to the beach, looking for shark's teeth and going to the mountains to look for arrowheads. Larry's fur buddies, Bacon and Biscuit, held a special place in his heart.
All of Larry's life up to retirement, he worked in furniture at North Hickory Furniture and Shuford Furniture in Hickory.
He led a full life with all his family and traveling. We will love you and miss you, but we know his life NOW will be full and glorious in Heaven with Jesus.
The visitation will be held from 3 to 4 p.m., Friday, March 3, at Jenkins Funeral Home, with the service following at 4 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Victims of Murdered Children.
Please sign the online guestbook on the Memorial Wall at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Dellinger family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton, 828-464-1555.
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4081Startown Rd., Newton, NC 28658
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