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"Iris Roper Cloninger, 85, of Hickory, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Trinity Village in Hickory. Mrs. Cloninger was born February 6, 1932 in Durham, N.C. to the late Ralph Edward Roper and Nola King Roper. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Calvin Cloninger, Sr.; step-son, Bobby Calvin Cloninger Jr., her brother, Bobby Roper, and a sister, Rita Roper. She was a loving mother, wife, grandmother and friend. She was known as &quot;Nana&quot; to her grandchildren. She will greatly missed by all who knew her. Survivors include son, Reggie Cloninger and wife Tamara of Hickory, daughter, Kim Cloninger Willis and husband Mark of Fort Smith, AR, son, Michael Joe Teague of Oregon, two step-daughters; CeCe Newendorp of Long Beach, CA and Sandi Aragon of Yuma, AZ, two grandsons; Cameron Poe and wife Alana of Atlanta, GA, and Colby Cloninger and Fiance Tiffany of Claremont, NC, a granddaughter, Bailey Cloninger of Hickory, a sister, Betty Gorman of Chapel Hill, NC. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 29, 2017 in the chapel of Bass-Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Ingle officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10:00 - 11:00 AM. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Bass-Smith Funeral Home &amp; Crematory in Hickory is serving the family of Iris Roper Cloninger.Funeral Home:Bass-Smith Funeral Home334 2nd St., NWHickory, NCUS 28601"
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