OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.

Janet "Dorcas" Barnes

Janet "Dorcas" Barnes

Dec 28, 2020

Janet “Dorcas” Mays Barnes, age 64, of Taylorsville passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 at her residence. She was born on October 13, 1956 the daughter of the late Garnet Sylvester and Dorothy Ellen Burchette Mays. Dorcas worked at Craftmaster Furniture and was a member at Salem Lutheran Church. She was very involved in serving at Salem Lutheran and...

Steve Waitfield Bentley

Steve Waitfield Bentley

Dec 28, 2020

Steve Waitfield Bentley, age 73, of Taylorsville passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 at his residence. He was born on September 1, 1947 the son of the late Lester Waitfield and Cecil Mae Hubbard Bentley. Steve attended Mt. Hebron Baptist Church and loved gardening. He sold his produce as a living. He also enjoyed reading, playing checkers, and riding...

Donald Albert Mason

Donald Albert Mason

Dec 28, 2020

Donald Albert Mason, 82, of Hiddenite passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 at Gordon’s Hospice House in Statesville following several years of declining health. Born on August 7, 1938, in Iredell County, he was the son of the late David Boyd Mason and Adelle Millsaps Mason. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother...

Kathy Ann Drum

Kathy Ann Drum

Dec 27, 2020

Kathy Ann Starnes Drum, age 62, of Taylorsville passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. She was born on September 27, 1958 the daughter of the late Bruce Richard and Elsie Mae Baker Starnes. During her career, Kathy worked at Precedent Furniture a Division of Sherrills Furniture and was a member of Shiloh Lutheran Church....

Rev. Douglas "Doug" Kay Foster

Rev. Douglas "Doug" Kay Foster

Dec 27, 2020

Rev. Douglas “Doug” Kay Foster, age 89, of Taylorsville passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Carolinas Caring. He was born on January 10, 1931 the son of the late Chelsie Wyatt & Verna Mae Bulis Foster. Doug pastored Mt. Olive Baptist Church and later was the Interim at Macedonia Baptist Church where he would move his membership. He...

Martha Little Halyburton

Martha Little Halyburton

Dec 27, 2020

Martha Little Halyburton, age 80, of Taylorsville passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. She was born on June 7, 1940 the daughter of the late Charlie and Pansy McAlpine Little. Martha was a member at East Taylorsville Baptist Church and loved to take care of children. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening and working in...

James Barry Watts

James Barry Watts

Dec 26, 2020

James Barry Watts, age 70, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday December 26, 2020. James was born to the late John and Doris Thomas Watts. He was of the Christian faith and enjoyed hunting and fishing most of all. Along with his parents James is preceded in death by his Spouse Patricia Dagenhart Watts, and a brother Gene Watts. Those left...

Arthur Donald Millsaps

Arthur Donald Millsaps

Dec 25, 2020

Arthur Donald Millsaps, age 75, of Taylorsville passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Valley Nursing Center. He was born on July 13, 1945 the son of the late Roy Ray & Eloise Bunton Millsaps. During his career, Arthur worked at Broyhill Furniture for 46 years. He enjoyed hunting and working on the racing pit crew. Along with his...

Donald "Don" Wayne Ingle

Donald "Don" Wayne Ingle

Dec 24, 2020

Rev. Donald “Don” Wayne Ingle, age 81, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Frye Regional Medical Center and is now rejoicing in his heavenly home with His Lord and Savior. He was born on April 15, 1939 to the late Javan Beech and Nettie Freeze Ingle. Don had a special love for his family, especially his grandchildren who...

Sheila Faye Bowman

Sheila Faye Bowman

Dec 22, 2020

Sheila Faye Witcher Bowman, age 83 passed away Tuesday December 22, 2020 at Trinity Village in Catawba County. She was born to the late Lonnie and Eloise Johnson Withcer. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Faye enjoyed watching tv, cleaning house, swimming, and her cats most of all. She was a cosmetologist for 38 years at Merle Norman....

Judy Hines Davis

Judy Hines Davis

Dec 21, 2020

Judy Hines Davis, 63, of Taylorsville, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on December 21, 2020, due to complications from the COVID-19 virus. Judy was born to Walter and Evelyn Hines on October 10, 1957, in Alexander County. She was preceded in death by her mother, Evelyn Watson Hines; aunts Jean Furr and Jeanette Palmer; uncle Frankie Watson; grandfather and...

Waitsel Wilson Wike

Waitsel Wilson Wike

Dec 21, 2020

Waitsel Wilson Wike, 93, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at Wilkes Medical Center. Born on December 27, 1926 in Alexander County, to the late Vermon Wike and Lola Kerley Wike. Waitsel enjoyed his time tending to his apple farm. He also cherished the time he spent with his family and grandchildren. He had a love for...

Greyson Joseph Osborne

Greyson Joseph Osborne

Dec 20, 2020

Greyson Joseph Osborne, age 8, of Taylorsville passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Health. He was born on January 9, 2012, the son of Abigail Louise Osborne and the late Samuel Christopher Saunders. Greyson was an energetic young boy with a great imagination and was an all-around typical boy who loved to get into...

Ella Mae Rhodes Nichols

Ella Mae Rhodes Nichols

Dec 19, 2020

Ella Mae Rhodes Nichols, 84, of Taylorsville, died Saturday, December 19, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina on Thursday, May 28, 1936 to the late Smith Isaac and Zilla Ella Cole Rhodes. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church where she had been active in the mission work of the Church. She served...

George Carl Bard

George Carl Bard

Dec 19, 2020

George Carl Bard, 90 of Taylorsville, died Saturday, December 19, 2020 at his residence. He was born on Tuesday, April 22, 1930, to the late George W.T. Martin Bard and Ella Mae Parsons Bard in Wagoner in Ashe County, North Carolina. He was a member of East Taylorsville Baptist Church. He retired from Schneider Mills in Taylorsville and in his...

Charles Albert Braswell

Charles Albert Braswell

Dec 17, 2020

Charles Albert Braswell, 84, of Taylorsville, died Thursday, December 17, 2020 in Carolina Medical Center-Charlotte. He was born Tuesday, July 21, 1936 in Caldwell County, North Carolina to the late Horace Henry Braswell and Julia Etta Kelley Braswell. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He retired from Furniture Design with Southern Furniture in Conover. He enjoyed traveling and...

Myra Frances Younts

Myra Frances Younts

Dec 17, 2020

Myra Frances Rash Younts, 79 of Taylorsville, died Thursday, December 17, 2020 at her residence. She was born on September 29, 1941, in Guilford County, North Carolina to the late Ira Evans Rash and Ruby Frances Garner Rash. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church where she was a member of the Merry Hearts Sunday School Class. She enjoyed...

David Q. Williams

David Q. Williams

Dec 16, 2020

Mr. David Q. Williams, age 86, of Taylorsville, passed away on Wednesday. December 16, 2020 at Catawba Valley Medical Center after an extended illness. David was born on June 23, 1934 in Alexander County, the son of the late Willie D. and Etta Mae Childers Williams. David joined the United States Air Force and retired with 22 years of service....

Barbara "Joanne" Sharpe

Barbara "Joanne" Sharpe

Dec 13, 2020

Barbara “Joanne” Sharpe, age 76, of Hiddenite, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Valley Nursing Center. She was born in Wilkes County on May 18, 1944, the daughter of the late Commodore Myers and Ruby Royal Sharpe. Before retirement, Joanne worked as a supervisor for Alexvale Furniture. She was a faithful member of Concord Baptist Church where she...

Johnnie Ray Punch

Johnnie Ray Punch

Dec 13, 2020

Johnnie Ray Punch, age 50, of Taylorsville passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at his residence. He was born on November 8, 1970 in Caldwell County, the son of Ray Sanford Punch and Wanda Jean Moretz. Johnnie honorably served our country in the US Air Force. He earned his Associates Degree as an Accountant and worked for Caldwell Solutions....

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