Walter L. Beaver

Walter L. Beaver HICKORY - Walter L. Beaver, age 73, of Hickory, formerly of Salisbury, died at the Hospice House in Newton on Monday, March 13, 2006. Mr. Beaver was born in Rowan County on Jan. 29, 1933. He was the son of the late Robert Lee and Avers Robinson Beaver. He attended schools in Eastern North Carolina and lived in Salisbury as a young man. His family moved to Hickory, where he had lived 42 years. Mr. Beaver served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Before retiring, he was employed with Martin-Marietta Company for 33 years. He was a member of Lebanon Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his sister, Cleo Beaver. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ethel Myers Beaver; daughters Karen Abernathy and husband Randy of Conover, Debbie Davis of Hickory, Joanne Hildebran and husband Rick of Connelly Springs, Melissa McGinnis and husband Robert of Hickory and Teresa Edwards and husband Rick of Newton. Nine grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, one great-grandson and one step-great-granddaughter also survive. Service and visitation : Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Lebanon Lutheran Church with Dr. John Tucker, minister, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Beaver will remain at Summersett Funeral Home until taken to the church for the visitation in the church Fellowship Hall one hour before the service. Memorials : Memorials may be made the Lebanon Lutheran Church, 1200 Thompson Road, Cleveland, NC 27013; or Hospice of Catawba County, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658.