OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.

Roger Lee Harrington

Roger Lee Harrington

Apr 1, 2018

Roger Lee Harrington, age 69, of Taylorsville took his final flight home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 1, 2018, at Valley Nursing Center. He was born on October 21, 1948, in Iredell County, the son of the late Lee Olin and Louise Deal Harrington. Previously Roger worked at Broyhill Furniture as a Supervisor in the...

Charles Steve Costner

Charles Steve Costner

Mar 26, 2018

Charles Steve Costner, age 68, of Moravian Falls, Alexander County left this world on Monday, March 26, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on January 31, 1950, to the late Charles Floyd and Marie Childers Costner. During his career, Charles worked as a truck driver for Star Milling. He attended East Taylorsville Baptist Church and also...

Linda Sue Carlson Troxclair

Linda Sue Carlson Troxclair

Mar 25, 2018

Linda Sue Troxclair (Carlson), age 65, of Taylorsville passed into the loving hands of our Lord on the morning Palm Sunday, March 25, 2018 at her residence in Alexander County, NC. She was born here in the county on August 21, 1952, to her late parents Ivan and Rosie Carlson (Reece). Linda was also preceded in death by two sisters...

Shirley Ann Wiles Kiser

Shirley Ann Wiles Kiser

Mar 25, 2018

Shirley Ann Wiles Kiser, age 64, of Taylorsville left this world for her heavenly home to be with her Lord & Savior on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at her residence. She was born on October 20, 1953, the daughter of the late Samuel and Juanita Smith Wiles. During her lifetime, she had worked for Bassett Furniture in Hiddenite. Shirley was...

Bernadette Fox Cranford

Bernadette Fox Cranford

Mar 23, 2018

Bernadette Fox Cranford, age 78, of Taylorsville passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Alexander County on June 26, 1939 to the late Bryant William Fox and Aquillia Fincannon Fox. Bernadette was a member of Liledoun Baptist Church. She loved sports and won the State Basketball Championship at Taylorsville high school in 1958...

Frances "Ruth" Wike

Frances "Ruth" Wike

Mar 22, 2018

Frances “Ruth’ Wike, age 87, of Taylorsville went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 22, 2018. She was born on May 4, 1930 to the late David Carl Barnes and Cecil Ann Robinette Barnes in Alexander County. She was a faithful member of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church and loved to sing in the choir. Ruth loved...

Newton "Ray" Payne

Newton "Ray" Payne

Mar 21, 2018

Newton “Ray” Payne, age 91, of Taylorsville passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Valley Nursing Center. Ray was born on October 29, 1926 in Alexander County to the late Marvin Payne and Della Mae Morrison Payne. A dedicated student of the bible, he attended a Bible College in Greensboro and later taught Sunday School at Millersville Baptist Church...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Elizabeth Knode

Jacqueline "Jackie" Elizabeth Knode

Mar 14, 2018

Jacqueline “Jackie” Elizabeth Knode, age 79, of Bethlehem, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Jackie was born on January 27, 1939 in Montgomery, AL to the late Frank and Pearl Gordon. Jackie was dedicated to photography, painting, and her crafts, she enjoyed making new things. She was always there for some advice or to...

Glenda Lindgren Campbell

Glenda Lindgren Campbell

Mar 12, 2018

Glenda Lindgren Campbell, age 71, of Taylorsville, left this world for her heavenly home on Monday, March 12, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer at her residence. She was born on July 27, 1946, in California the daughter of Elva Chapman and the late Glenn Edward Lindgren. During her career, Glenda worked as a customer service representative for Schneider...

Singleton "Buddy" Arnold Dalton

Singleton "Buddy" Arnold Dalton

Mar 10, 2018

Singleton “Buddy” Arnold Dalton, age 72, of Hiddenite left this world for his heavenly home on Saturday, March 10, 2018, after a brief illness at his residence. He was born on January 14, 1946, in Spartanburg, SC the son of the late Randolph & Erie Holden Dalton. Before retirement, Buddy worked for Bassett Furniture as an upholster for over 25...

Mary Lou Brookshire Overton

Mary Lou Brookshire Overton

Mar 9, 2018

Mary Lou Brookshire Overton, age 78, of Taylorsville took her heavenly flight home on Friday, March 9, 2018, following a period of declining health. She was born on July 2, 1939, the daughter of the late Atwell Charles and Addie Mae Fox Brookshire. During her career she worked as a nurse having a love and care for serving and helping...

Sheila Ann Childers

Sheila Ann Childers

Mar 6, 2018

Sheila Ann Childers, age 61, of Taylorsville passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Sherrills Ford Hospice House. She was born on August 15, 1956, the daughter of Marie Miller and the late James Darrell Childers. Before she could no longer work, Sheila was previously employed as an Inspector for Alexvale Furniture and had also worked for Market Basket....

Samuel "Sam" Lee Kelsoe

Samuel "Sam" Lee Kelsoe

Mar 5, 2018

Samuel “Sam” Lee Kelsoe, age 21, of Taylorsville unexpectedly left this world on Monday, March 5, 2018 at Carolinas Medical Center after an automobile accident. He was born on July 25, 1996, the son of Bertis Lee and Elizabeth Kerley Kelsoe. Sam worked for GKN Driveline in Newton and had prior worked at Domino’s in Taylorsville. He was a graduate...

Betty Lou Harrington Echerd

Betty Lou Harrington Echerd

Mar 4, 2018

Betty Lou Harrington Echerd, age 86, of Taylorsville, moved to her heavenly home on Sunday morning, March 4, 2018 at Catawba Valley Memorial Hospital. She had been in declining health for 5 months but died unexpectedly. Betty was born August 26, 1931, in Alexander County to Loyd Parks and Dessie Metta Chapman Harrington. She was the eighth of thirteen children....

Dianne Freeman Church

Dianne Freeman Church

Mar 3, 2018

Dianne Freeman Church, age 69, of Granite Falls, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care. Born August 31, 1948 to the late James Freeman and Ellen Benfield Freeman, she was retired from Alexander County Hospital where she served as a nurse for 38 years. Dianne was a lifelong member of Antioch Baptist Church. She...

Carolyn Elaine St. Clair

Carolyn Elaine St. Clair

Mar 2, 2018

Carolyn Elaine Douglas St. Clair, age 74, of Taylorsville passed away on Friday, March 2, 2017 at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. She was born to the late Lloyd Edward and Rachel Watts Douglas in Alexander County on November 28, 1943. Carolyn worked for the Alexander County school system as a Teacher’s Assistant at Sugarloaf Elementary School. She was a loyal...

Alexander "Gorden" Martin

Alexander "Gorden" Martin

Feb 24, 2018

Alexander “Gorden” Martin, age 90, of Taylorsville left this world for his heavenly home on Saturday, February 24, 2018 to forever be with his Lord & Savior. He was born on September 19, 1927 in Alexander County, the son of the late Lee & Bessie Deal Martin. During his career, Gorden worked for the School System as a Math Teacher...

Sandra Elledge Hendrix

Sandra Elledge Hendrix

Feb 20, 2018

Sandra Elledge Hendrix, 65, of Hiddenite, formerly of Boomer NC, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Wake Forest Baptist Health Wilkes Medical Center at 11:20 pm on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. She was born December 27, 1952 in Wilkes County to John Grant Elledge and Joan Caldwell Elledge. She was married to Jim Hendrix of Charlotte. In addition...

Edith Marie Ritchie

Edith Marie Ritchie

Feb 19, 2018

Edith Marie Crouch Ritchie, age 88, of Taylorsville took her final flight to her heavenly home on Monday, February 19, 2018, at her residence. She was born on February 25, 1929, in Caldwell County, the daughter of the late Raymond & Ester Triplett Crouch. Before retirement Edith worked for Clayton Marcus and Shuford Mills. She was a member of Fellowship...

Rebecca "Becky" Ann Hollar

Rebecca "Becky" Ann Hollar

Feb 19, 2018

Rebecca “Becky” Ann Hamby Hollar, age 66, of the Dudley Shoals Community, Lenoir left this world on Monday, February 19, 2018 for her heavenly home to be with her Lord & Savior in Laurens County, SC. She was born on December 20, 1951, the daughter of the late Thomas & Mary Jane Hart Hamby. During her career she worked in...

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