OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.

Joe James

Joe James

Feb 12, 2020

Joe James, age 88, of the Sugar Loaf Community, Taylorsville, passed away in Caldwell Hospice on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. Born May 28, 1931 to the late Perry Lee and Hessie Coffee James in Wilkes County, he was a graduate of Taylorsville High School. Mr. James also received a Certificate in Corrections from East Carolina University. He was a veteran...

Kenneth Lee Austin

Kenneth Lee Austin

Feb 11, 2020

Kenneth Lee Austin, age 67 of Taylorsville passed away at his home on February 11, 2020. Born to the late Walter Theodore and Edith Little Austin in Catawba County. He worked for the NC Department of Transportation in Alexander County as a motor grader operator and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Kenneth was an active man, he was...

Hubert Douglas Calloway

Hubert Douglas Calloway

Feb 10, 2020

Hubert Douglas Calloway was born August 9, 1952 to the late Rosie Ola Howell Calloway and William McKinley. He worked at Broyhill Furniture for twenty-five years. He was a member of Thankful Baptist Church where he served as assistant superintendent until his health failed but was still a faithful member. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Donald Clinton Clapp

Donald Clinton Clapp

Feb 9, 2020

Donald Clinton Clapp, age 78 of Taylorsville passed away at his residence on February 9, 2020. Born to the late George Washington and Wonie Dalton Clapp. He was a veteran of the US Army. Donald worked for the NC Employment Security Commission as an employment interviewer. Donald leaves behind his wife, Remona Morton Clapp of the home and two sons....

Janice Mae Bowman

Janice Mae Bowman

Feb 7, 2020

Janice Mae Wallace Bowman, age 79 of Conover passed away on February 7, 2020. Born to the late William and Sophia Looper Jolly, Sr. of Alexander County. Janice was a member of East Taylorsville Baptist Church, loved her yard, working in her flowers, doing crossword puzzles and loved her grandchildren. Church was always very important to Janice. During her working...

Kim Myers McCoy

Kim Myers McCoy

Feb 2, 2020

Kim Myers McCoy, age 64 of Statesville passed away at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville on February 2, 2020. Born to the late William and Nell Clarke McCoy of Iredell County. Kim overcame medical obstacles from birth, she had a total of forty-eight major surgeries. At the age of thirty, she had had a major surgery for every year of...

Johnny Doyle Lail

Johnny Doyle Lail

Jan 28, 2020

Johnny Doyle Lail, age 76, of Catawba County passed away on Tuesday, January 28th, 2020 at his residence. He was born January 2, 1944 in Catawba County, the son of the late Floyd Everette Lail and Myrtle Louise Lail. Johnny worked at Hickory Springs as a forklift operator. Most of all he enjoyed retirement but also enjoyed fixing anything that...

Jackie Eugene Queen

Jackie Eugene Queen

Jan 28, 2020

Jackie Eugene Queen, age 69 of Conover passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on January 28, 2020. Born to the late Atwell and Lillian Earp Queen of Taylorsville. Jackie was a member of East Taylorsville Baptist Church. He enjoyed playing golf, spending time with his grandkids, and loved anything pertaining to the “Tarheels”. Jackie played football...

Jerry Lee Childers

Jerry Lee Childers

Jan 28, 2020

Jerry “Vashti” Lee Childers, age 78 of Taylorsville passed away at his residence on January 28, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones. Born to the late Hub and Pauline Goble Childers of Alexander County. Jerry worked as an upholster in the furniture industry. He was a member of White Plains Baptist Church, enjoyed woodworking, coaching youth baseball, football, softball and...

Marie Alberty Fritts

Marie Alberty Fritts

Jan 25, 2020

Marie Alberty Fritts, age 79 of Taylorsville passed away at Carolina Caring in Newton on January 25, 2020. She was born to the late Brownlow and Rosie Duty Miller of Washington County, Virginia. Marie served her family as a homemaker and was a member of the Sound Doctrine Baptist Church in Taylorsville. In addition to her parents, Marie was preceded...

Deanna Pat Fox

Deanna Pat Fox

Jan 21, 2020

Deanna Patricia “Pat” Wike Fox, age 70 of Taylorsville, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Born to Atwell and Dorothy Harrington Wike of Alexander County. Pat was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, enjoyed being with people and was the life of any gathering. She loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and also enjoyed drinking Nescafe decaf....

Kevin Mark Sipes

Kevin Mark Sipes

Jan 17, 2020

Kevin “Mark” Sipes, age 54 of Taylorsville passed away at his residence on January 17, 2020. Born to William Richard and Judith Bryant Sipes in Caldwell County. Mark was of the Baptist faith, was a marine mechanic and was the owner and operator of Taylorsville Beach Boat Shop. Mark’s passion was boats. He was an avid fisherman, enjoyed the beach,...

Melissa Jill Matheson

Melissa Jill Matheson

Jan 16, 2020

Melissa Jill Matheson, age 51 of Hiddenite passed away at her residence on January 16, 2020. Born to Linda Canter Fox in Iredell County. Melissa was a member of Rocky Face Baptist Church, a sewer in the furniture industry, loved the “Steelers”, her grandbabies were her hobby. She was also considered to be the “life of the party”. Melissa was...

Graydon Eugene Sipe

Graydon Eugene Sipe

Jan 14, 2020

Graydon Eugene Sipe, age 79 of Taylorsville passed away on January 14, 2020 at Wake Forest Medical Center. Graydon was born to Eula Norine Sipe of Alexander County. Graydon was preceded in death by his daughter, Nathalie Sipe Murphy. Graydon served in the US Army, enjoyed fishing, shooting pool but especially loved pitching horseshoes. In addition to his mother, those...

Fern Matheson

Fern Matheson

Jan 14, 2020

Willie Fern Matheson, 86, died at Catawba Valley Medical Center on January 14, 2020 after several years of declining health. Fern was born on April 7, 1933 to the late James Perry Pennell and Tressie Vee Brown Pennell of Taylorsville, NC. Fern married Franklin Boyd Matheson in 1953, and they resided in Hiddenite. Fern worked for Broyhill Industries as a...

Burl Kinston Cody

Burl Kinston Cody

Jan 13, 2020

Burl Kinston Cody, husband to Dolphine Mooney and the world’s best dad to Danny, Pam and Teresa left his earthly home on January 13, 2020. Burl was born on June 24, 1930 in Whitnel, NC, a small suburb of Lenoir. Growing up Burl enjoyed running around with his buddies and always had stories to share of those times. As a...

Roger Dyson

Roger Dyson

Jan 7, 2020

Roger “Tode” Dyson, age 87 of Taylorsville passed away on January 7, 2020 at Carolina Caring in Newton. Born to the late Dewey Otto and Martha Emma Dyson, Roger was a member at Mt. Herman Baptist Church, enjoyed gardening, loved old cars and according to his family he was a wonderful Papaw. During his working career, Roger worked at G.E....

Concepcion Tagle Rodriguez

Concepcion Tagle Rodriguez

Jan 5, 2020

Concepcion Tagle Rodriguez, age 52, of the Hiddenite Community passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Acapulco, Mexico on July 12, 1967 to Lucia Alverez Tagle and the late Angel Noe Tagle. Concepcion was a member at Holy Trinity Catholic Church and a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend....

Lois Daphne Crotts

Lois Daphne Crotts

Jan 5, 2020

Lois Daphne Crotts, age 76 of Stony Point passed away unexpectedly on January 5, 2020. Born to the late David and Mary Ann Treadway Fortner. Lois was of the Baptist faith, loved to play Bingo. Her family said she was the best cook you could ever imagine, known for her “pound cakes”, her grandchildren and great- grandchild were her “Angels”....

Elbert Lee Stocks

Elbert Lee Stocks

Jan 4, 2020

Elbert Lee Stocks, age 88, of Hiddenite, passed away on Saturday, January 04, 2020, in Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Born to the late James Elbert and Ruby Caroline Warren Stocks on January 02, 1932, he was a member of the Thomas Street Church of God in Stony Point. Elbert was employed by Fisher Body Works, in Baltimore earlier in...

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