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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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 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, 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, 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 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 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...
Michael “Seth” Marsh, age 26, of Taylorsville unexpectedly left this world but went to enter his eternal home in heaven to be with his Lord & Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, February 19, 2018. He was born on August 28, 1991 in Catawba County the son of Stephen Ray & Rebecca Ann Rogers Marsh. Throughout his life, Seth worked for...
Dorothy Warren Hammer, age 92, of Taylorsville left this world for her heavenly home on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at her residence. She was born on October 18, 1925, the daughter of the late David & Maggie Stafford Warren. During her life, she worked in the textile industry and then later had the pleasure of staying home and being a...
Timothy “Tim” Dean Bumgarner, age 59, of Taylorsville went home to be with his Lord & Savior Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. Timmy was a fighter to the end as he always has been. He was a very loving and caring father, grandfather, brother, and friend. During his career he worked for Watts...
Billy Joe Barr, age 67, of Taylorsville passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018 at Baptist Hospital. He was born on September 16, 1950 in Ashe County, the son of the late Raymond & Constance Neaves Barr. He worked as an Environmental Director in the health care industry. Billy was of the Baptist faith and loved cars & his man’s...
John Roe Hart, age 61, of Taylorsville went to his heavenly home on Friday, February 16, 2018 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. He was born on April 6, 1956 in West Virginia, the son of the late Truman & Lorraine Patchell Hart. John served the Lord as a minister, pastoring in Ohio, West Virginia, and Interim Pastor in NC. He...
Anthony Rhashod McFarland officially known as “Shod”, age 32, of Taylorsville passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 12, 2018 at his residence. Born in Catawba on April 23, 1985, the son of the late Kimble Anthony McFarland and Jewel Gabay McFarland. He will be remembered for his love of wrestling and also his niece and nephews who he loved and...