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Betty Elvina Burgess Bass, age 68, of Taylorsville passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 22, 1949, the daughter of the late James and Mildred Blankenship Burgess. Betty was of the Baptist faith and worked in the food service industry. She loved her family and will greatly be missed. Along with...
Mary “Katherine” Owings Brewington, age 95, formerly of Taylorsville went to her heavenly home on Monday, October 9, 2017 at Burke Hospice. She was born on February 4, 1922, the daughter of the late William “Dewey” and Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Allen Owings. Katherine had worked for Schneider Mills and also as a child care worker for First Baptist Church Daycare...
Bernice Inez Carrigan Southard, age 83, of Taylorsville passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2017 at Gordon Hospice House. She was born on March 10, 1934 in Caldwell County, the daughter of the late John and Pauline Mecimore Carrigan. Before being a homemaker, Bernice had worked for Clayton Marcus for a number of years. She loved taking care of her...
Franklin Delano Hammer, age 78, of Stony Point passed away on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. Born to the late Arthur R. and Opal Dearman Hammer, on Jan. 11, 1939, he was a member of Temple Baptist Church. Franklin was retired from Dixie Worsted Mills and had served for 39 years on the Stony Point Fire Department. He was an avid...
Vinson “Vinnie” Lamar Icenhour, age 64, of Taylorsville passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 as a result of a farming accident. He was born in Alexander County, the son of the late Marlow and Lois Icenhour. Vinson spent his life farming and was an avid sportsman. He co-owned Morning Dew Farms. Vinson was a lifelong member at Friendship...
Robert “Bob” J. Connell, age 94, of Taylorsville took his final journey home to meet his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at his residence. He entered into life on September 29, 1923, the son of the late William and Mary Helms Connell. Before retirement, he worked in the furniture industry for many years. He was a WWII...
Thomas “Ed” Edward Bare, age 78, of Taylorsville went to his heavenly home on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Catawba Regional Hospice. He was born on March 25, 1939 in Ashe County, the son of the late Thomas Preston and Delta Blevins Bare. Before retirement, he worked for Piedmont Wood Product. He loved woodworking, fishing, and hunting. Thomas was a...
Fred Edward Sipe, age 79, of Taylorsville went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center. He was born on February 26, 1938, the son of the late James Franklin and Hester Duncan Sipe. Fred owned and operated Fred’s Lumber Company and was an avid deer hunter & fisherman. He...
David Wayne Whaley Sr. age 78, of Taylorsville passed away on September 25, 2017. He was born in Sevier County, Tennessee to the late David Crockett and Bessie Newman Whaley on August 30, 1939. David was of the Baptist Faith and was saved at the age of 12. He was kind hearted and was always willing to help anyone, family...
Terry Lee Bowman, age 69, of Taylorsville went to his heavenly home on Sunday, September 24, 2017 after a courageous two year battle with cancer, but in the end won his final victory through his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was born in Wilkes County on November 20, 1947, the son of the late Escar Elmore and Eunice Bumgarner...
Ruby Ellen Eldreth Hammond, age 72 of Taylorsville passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at her residence. She was born to the late Vern and Lily Elliott Eldreth in Cecil County, Maryland on March 19, 1945. She worked for Wal-Mart as a clerk and had also worked with her late husband as owner and operator of their own truck....
Alice Faye Gregory Barber, age 62, of Taylorsville passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at her residence. She was born on May 13, 1955 to the late Hosey Eugene and Mary Sue Gregory in Alexander County. She was a homemaker. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by a sister; May Francis Brinkley, and brothers; Clifford, Tommy,...
Ray Wilson Sipe, age 94, of Taylorsville went to his heavenly home on Friday, September 22, 2017 at his residence, with his family by his side. He was born on November 1, 1922, the son of the late Lawrence and Carsie Sipe in Taylorsville. Ray loved the Lord and was a faithful member of St. Luke Lutheran Church. He loved...
Derrick “Shaine” Peterson, age 42, of Conover went to his heavenly home on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at his residence. He was born on February 7, 1975, the son of Randy Darrell Peterson and the late Carmen Dority Peterson. Shaine was self-employed in the construction business and was of the Baptist faith. He loved woodwork, singing and going hunting and...
Rometta Faline Morgan Davis, age 45 of Statesville passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017. She was born on Wednesday, May 10, 1972 to Roy Rubin Daniel Morgan Sr. and the late Gertrude Kammauff Morgan in Elizabethton,Tennessee. Along with her mother she is proceeded in death by two brothers; Roy Kenneth Morgan and Benny James Morgan. Those left to cherish...
Patricia Turcott, 72, of Stony Point, NC, formally of Watertown, NY passed away surrounded by her loved ones on September 14, 2017. Her smile, laugh, and loving heart will be missed dearly by all who knew her. Born July 1, 1945 to Charles and Florence Belcher, she married the love of her life, Wendell Turcott on December 28, 1981. Through...
David Vance Barnette, age 72, of Taylorsville passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville. Born April 23, 1945, son of the late James Clay and Dora Clay Adams Barnette. David was an upholster for many years and retired as a truck driver. Including his parents, he was preceded...
Ethel Davidson Pardue went to her heavenly home September 12th, 2017, surrounded by loving family. Ethel, 84, was born December 6th, 1932, in Alexander County, to the late Edith Bentley Davidson and Asa Homer Davidson. Ethel accepted Christ as a young girl and was a faithful, lifelong member of the Church of God in Taylorsville, NC, where she loved the...
Kathleen “Kat” Crisp McLean, age 83 of Bethlehem, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, September 4th, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was a faithful member of Grace Baptist Church in Bethlehem, where she was loved and fondly called “Miss Kat”. She was a ray of sunshine to everyone that knew her. Kat was...
Betty Joan Kerley Looper, age 79 of Taylorsville passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born to the late Lexo J. Kerley and Cecil Brown Kerley on August 22, 1938. Betty loved her grandchildren and centered her life on them. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by eight siblings....