October 8, 1940 – November 28, 2019
Hickory, North Carolina
Mr. Gary Wesley Starnes, 79, of Hickory, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019, at his residence following a period of declining health. Gary was born on October 8, 1940 in Cleveland County, to the late Earnest Wesley Starnes and Laura Brittain Starnes. He was a member at Willkie’s Grove Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, assistant Sunday School