OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.

Blanche "Nanette" Jolly

Blanche "Nanette" Jolly

Mar 12, 2020

Blanche “Nanette” Lowe Jolly, age 65, of Taylorsville passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born on April 4, 1954 the daughter of Lola Beatrice Wike Lowe and the late JC Lowe. During her career, she was employed for 43 years at Gulf States WestRock and was a member...

Larry Clarence Fetterolf

Larry Clarence Fetterolf

Mar 7, 2020

Larry Clarence Fetterolf, age 70, of the Bethlehem Community, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Carolina Caring Hospice in Newton. Born on October 29, 1949 to the late Albert Clarence and Dorothy McDaniel Fetterolf in Ashland, PA, he is survived by his sister and caregiver, Joy Landis and husband David, of the home. One brother survives, William James Fetterolf...

Lynford Garfield Kerley

Lynford Garfield Kerley

Mar 7, 2020

Lynford Garfield Kerley, age 77, of Taylorsville passed away on Saturday morning, March 7, 2020 at Valley Nursing Center. Born September 3, 1942 in Alexander County, the son of the late Hobart and Emma Myrtle Warren Kerley. During his career, Lynford worked as the District Manager for the Charlotte Observer and had also worked at Taylorsville Police Department and Loomis...

Roger Dale Nance

Roger Dale Nance

Mar 7, 2020

Roger Dale Nance, age 58, of the Bethlehem community passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Born on August 18, 1961, the son of Donald Robert Nance and the late Betty Jean Stallings Everhart. He was also preceded in death by a special aunt, Mandy Holland. Roger was employed in the furniture industry...

Jeffrey Scott Schronce

Jeffrey Scott Schronce

Mar 4, 2020

Jeffrey Scott Schronce, age 47, of Andrews, SC formerly of Taylorsville passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Born September 15, 1972 the son of Revonda Kay Hall Bowman and the late Richard Paul Schronce, Jr. During his career, Jeffrey worked at Grove Park Inn for 12 years as a chef and also had his own cooking business following...

Charles Hunter Wells

Charles Hunter Wells

Mar 3, 2020

Charles Hunter Wells, 73, left his home in Taylorsville, NC to be with Jesus on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. He was born in Washington, DC. To Charles Henry & Nellie H J G Wells. He was a former employee for the Lucent Technologies phone Company CWA Local # 2809 in Maryland. He proudly served in US Airforce during Vietnam. He...

Diane Raymond

Diane Raymond

Mar 1, 2020

Diane Kindred Raymond, age 73, of Bethlehem passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Carolina Caring. She was born June 2, 1946 and worked as a dispatcher for MDI for 28 years. Diane attended East Taylorsville Baptist Church and enjoyed going to the beach, traveling, and watching the Hallmark channel. She had a special love for her family, especially...

Carolyn Preslar Haas

Carolyn Preslar Haas

Mar 1, 2020

Carolyn Preslar Haas, age 77, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Valley Nursing Center. Born September 16, 1942, the daughter of Kern & Fleta Preslar who preceded her in death. Carolyn is survived by her sons Dale Haas & wife Elaine of Bolingbrook, Illinois and Chris Haas & wife Nickie of Concord, NC. She was the adoring grandmother...

Ray Whitson

Ray Whitson

Feb 28, 2020

Ray Whitson, age 75, of Taylorsville passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020 at Catawba Valley Medical Center from complications of lung cancer. Born March 6, 1944 in Baltimore, MD to the late Robert (Bob) Whitson and Violet Nora Gillis Whitson. Ray was the owner and operator of Hickory Heritage Furniture until April 2010 and a member at Liledoun Baptist...

Arthur "Chuck" Lee Holsclaw

Arthur "Chuck" Lee Holsclaw

Feb 26, 2020

Arthur “Chuck” Lee Holsclaw, age 70, of Lenoir passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Caldwell Hospice. He was born May 7, 1949 in Caldwell County, son of the late Robert Lee and Margret Bell Johnson Holsclaw. Chuck was a life-long, faithful member of Oxford Memorial Baptist Church in Taylorsville where he was a former choir director and bass...

Martha Grace Johnson

Martha Grace Johnson

Feb 21, 2020

Martha “Grace” Holder Johnson, age 89, of Moravian Falls passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 at Villages of Wilkes. She was born May 25, 1930 in Wilkes County, daughter of the late James Commodore and Daisy Evelyn Adams Holder. Grace was a homemaker and loved to take care of her family as a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and...

Beauford Wayne Lowman

Beauford Wayne Lowman

Feb 21, 2020

Beauford “Wayne” Lowman, age 74, of Taylorsville, passed away in Carolina Caring Hospice in Newton, on Friday evening, February 21, 2020. Born to the late Unie Alice Lowman Gantt on October 24, 1945, he was retired from Mitchell Gold Furniture in Taylorsville. He was Director of the Alexander County Recreation Department for many years. In addition to is mother, he...

David Lee Reid

David Lee Reid

Feb 15, 2020

David Lee Reid, age 61, of Taylorsville, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 in the Catawba Regional Medical Center. Born March 18, 1958 in Alexander County to Joseph Burton and Ruth Keever Reid, he was self-employed in mechanics and construction. David was known to be a jack-of-all trades. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Parks L. and...

Jerry Steve Johnson

Jerry Steve Johnson

Feb 12, 2020

Jerry “Steve” Johnson, age 73 of Hiddenite passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. Born to Robert Johnson and Betty Mary Kennedy Ball in Surry County. Steve, after retiring from the Air Force having served during the Vietnam era and attaining the rank as a Senior Master Sergeant worked at Craftmaster Furniture. Steve was a member of...

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...

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