Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.
Barbara Ruth Harrington Gentle
Nov 10, 2026
Barbara Ruth Harrington Gentle, age 74, passed away on November 10, 2026, at TerraBella Assisted Living in Lincoln County. She was born on January 1, 1952, in Iredell County.
Barbara will be remembered as a woman of deep faith, loving devotion, and a generous heart. During her working career, she worked for Alexander County Schools in the cafeteria, where she served...
Rosella May Deneweth Morell
Nov 9, 2026
Rosella May Deneweth Morell, lovingly known as Rosie, age 59, passed away on November 9, 2026, at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Mecklenburg County. She was born on January 2, 1967, in Macomb County, Michigan. Rosie will be remembered as a woman of faith, generous spirit, and abiding love for the people closest to her.
Rosie was a Christian who...
Nathan Brian Teague
Nov 9, 2026
Nathan Brian Teague, 50, of Alexander County, passed away on November 9, 2026, in Alexander County. He was born on March 12, 1976, in Alexander County.
Nathan will be remembered as a man who loved his family and found joy in the things he enjoyed most. He worked as a mechanic, a trade that reflected both his skill and his hands-on...
Noel Eugene St.Clair
Nov 9, 2026
Noel Eugene St.Clair, 69, passed away on November 9, 2026, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center in Wilkes County. He was born on March 7, 1957, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Noel will be remembered as a man who truly marched to the beat of his own drum. He was a retired truck driver who loved his work, and many knew him by...
Randy Lee Whitley
Nov 8, 2026
Randy Lee Whitley, age 66, passed away on November 8, 2026, at his home in Alexander County. He was born on May 13, 1960, in Wilkes County. His passing leaves a deep absence in the lives of those who knew and loved him, and he will be remembered as a man of great heart, generous spirit, and wholehearted love for...
Philip Aubrey Keever, Sr.
Nov 6, 2026
Philip Aubrey Keever, Sr., age 90, of Hiddenite, NC passed away peacefully at Gordons Hospice House on November 6, 2026.
Born May 29, 1936, in Hiddenite, NC to Lorene Warren Keever and Noel Mars Keever. He graduated from Hiddenite High School where he excelled in Baseball and Basketball and later on in semi pro leagues. He was a member of South...
Fannie Cooper Rector
Nov 4, 2026
Fannie Cooper Rector, 87, passed away on November 4, 2026, at her home in Alexander County. Born on June 17, 1939, in Yancy County, Fannie was a woman of deep devotion to the people she loved most. She was of the Baptist faith, and her life was marked by the steady values of family, care, and faith. She enjoyed sewing,...
Ronnie Lee Helms
Nov 4, 2026
Ronnie Lee Helms, age 79, born May 28, 1947, in Gaston County, passed away on November 4, 2026, at Gordon Hospice House in Iredell County.
Ronnie will be remembered as a good Christian man with a big heart who loved helping people and was a friend to everybody. He dearly loved his family and cherished them deeply. For many years, he...
Larry Eller Davis
Nov 2, 2026
Larry E. Davis went to be with his heavenly Father on Monday, November 2, 2026, at the age of 89. He was born June 1, 1937, in Alexander County. He was the son of Nathan and Rosalie Brown Davis. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Paul Lynn Davis and his sister, Katherine Allen.
Those left...
Dorothy Ann Newland Linney
Oct 29, 2026
Mrs. Dorothy Ann Newland Linney, daughter of the late John Carl and Maude Julia Lackey Newland, was born January 4, 1937, in Alexander County, North Carolina. On October 29, 2026, she departed this life at Catawba Valley Medical Center at the age of 89 years, 8 months and 29 days.
She graduated as the 1955 class Valedictorian at Happy Plains High...
Shirley Josephine Bowman Pennell
Oct 28, 2026
Shirley Josephine Bowman Pennell, age 91, passed away on October 28, 2026, at Gordon Hospice House in Iredell County. Born on July 12, 1935, in Alexander County, Shirley lived a life marked by devotion to her family, faithful work, and simple pleasures that brought her joy. She retired from the United States Postal Service as a mail carrier, a role...
Emma Jane Bowman Davis
Oct 26, 2026
Emma Jane Bowman Davis, age 88, was born on June 28, 1938. Emma Jane passed away on October 26, 2026, at her home shared with her husband Bobby J. Davis of 64 years. Bobby and her family were by her side as she entered the gates of Heaven.
Emma Jane Bowman Davis, age 88, was born on June 28, 1938. Emma...
Annie Pearl Moretz Kirby
Oct 23, 2026
Annie Pearl Moretz Kirby, lovingly known as Ann, passed away peacefully at her home on October 23, 2026, in Alexander County. She was born on July 1, 1939, in Alexander County, and her life remained deeply rooted in the community she loved.
Ann and her husband Lindsey were second generation dairy farmers. Farming was far more than her work; it was...
Justin Lee Britton
Oct 22, 2026
Justin Lee Britton, age 38, passed away on October 22, 2026, at Gordon Hospice House in Iredell County. He was born on April 13, 1988, in Forsyth County. His passing brings deep sorrow to those who knew and loved him, and he will be remembered with great affection.
Justin worked at Hi-Tec Plating. Outside of work, he found joy in the...
Mark Anthony McWhorter
Oct 22, 2026
Mark Anthony McWhorter, age 64, passed away on October 22, 2026, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Catawba County. He was born on August 17, 1962, in Iredell County.
Mark was a hardworking man who spent years as a truck driver before later working as a machine operator at Profile Products. He was known as a jack of all trades and...
Donald Edward Hefner
Oct 20, 2026
Donald Edward Hefner, 79, passed away on October 20, 2026, at Carolina Caring - Catawba Valley Hospice House in Catawba County. He was born on October 10, 1947, in Catawba County to the late Edward Hefner and Blanche Hefner.
Donald lived a life marked by faith, service, hard work, and deep devotion to the people around him. During his working career,...
James Michael Burke
Oct 17, 2026
James Michael Burke, age 76, of Lincolnton, passed away on October 17, 2026, at Gordon Hospice House in Iredell County. He was born on November 12, 1949, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
James built a life marked by hard work, devotion, and steady commitment. He was a plant manager in the hosiery industry, and he was also known as a businessman who continued...
Gregory Darrell Kiser, Sr.
Oct 16, 2026
Gregory Darrell Kiser, Sr., age 68, passed away on October 16, 2026, at his home in Alexander County. He was born on September 28, 1958, in Richlands, Virginia, to Ralph and Lear Stevens Kiser.
Gregory worked as a puller at Mitchell Gold. Outside of work, he was a gun enthusiast who enjoyed hunting and had a love for Harley Davidson motorcycles...
Kathy Ruelene Fox Deal
Oct 12, 2026
Kathy Ruelene Fox Deal, lovingly known as Ruelene, age 72, passed away on October 12, 2026, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Iredell County. She was born on November 1, 1953, and will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and faithful servant of her church and community.
During her working career, Ruelene served as a cafeteria manager for...
Harold Justice Deal
Oct 11, 2026
Harold Justice Deal, lovingly known as Hal, age 72, passed away on October 11, 2026, at his home in Alexander County. He was born on December 16, 1953, and will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and faithful servant of his church and community.
Hal built a life centered on hard work, faith, and family. He worked...

