Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.
Harold J Harbert,
Oct 28, 2014
Harold J Harbert, 86 of Taylorsville, NC passed away unexpectedly early Tuesday morning at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He had been in declining health the past several months but was a fighter and made remarkable strides the past few weeks in an aggressive rehab program, but suffered a traumatic head injury from a fall early Monday morning. This...
Ellen Fox Chapman,
Oct 28, 2014
Ellen Fox Chapman, age 82 of Taylorsville, passed on Monday, October 27, 2014 at Catawba Regional Hospice. She was born to the late Howard Marshall and Ila Mae Bentley Fox, and was a faithful and lifelong member of Liledoun Baptist Church. Ms. Chapman enjoyed traveling and meeting people, she especially loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Besides her parent, those...
Fleta Bowman Preslar,
Oct 24, 2014
Fleta Irene Bowman Preslar, age 91, of the Bethlehem Community, Taylorsville, passed away in Frye Regional Med. Ctr. on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. Born on Nov. 25, 1922 to the late Ephriam and Lottie Bowman, she was a member of Fellowship Advent Christian Church in Bethlehem. She was retired from the furniture industry. She was an avid bowler, loved gospel...
Bobby "Wayne" McKee,
Oct 24, 2014
Bobby Wayne McKee, 65 of Taylorsville, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Wayne was born on May 15, 1949 to the late Bobbie Lewis and Betty Pennell McKee. He worked as an upholsterer in the furniture industry and was employed by Alexvale Furniture until retirement. Wayne was a member of Three Forks Baptist Church...
Georgia Carr Bentley,
Oct 24, 2014
Georgia Carr Bentley, age 74, formerly of Taylosville and Wilkesboro, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in Franklin Woods Comm. Hospital in Johnson City, Tn. following a brief illness. Born in Johnson City, April 10, 1940 to the late Glenn Virgil and Lilly Naomi Lowe Carr, Georgia retired from Broyhill Furniture, in Taylorsville. She had been a member of...
Roy "Leo" Kerley,
Oct 15, 2014
Roy "Leo" Kerley, age 81, of Taylorsville passed away unexpectedly at his residence on October 13, 2014. He was born May 1, 1933, in Alexander County to the late Romulus Don and Nannie Hubbard Kerley. He was of the Baptist Faith and attended Victory Baptist Church in Taylorsville, NC. "Leo" was an avid hunter and loved his dogs. He was...
Melissa Van Cooney,
Oct 15, 2014
Melissa Marie "Missy" Van Cooney, age 49 of Taylorsville, passed unexpectedly at her home on Monday, October 13, 2014. Missy was born August 10, 1965 in Charleston, SC to Stephanie Anne Felkel and the late John Edward Van Cooney. She enjoyed cooking and flower gardening. Those remaining to cherish her memory are four children: Jonathan Charles Roark, Christina Marie Blevins,...
Clara Deal Austin,
Oct 14, 2014
Clara Jean Deal Austin, age 77 of Taylorsville passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Catawba Regional Hospice. She was born in Cabarrus County on April 18, 1937 to the late Robert Partee and Ona Estelle Kerley Deal, and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she always looked forward to attending Taylorsville Camp Meeting. She attended Wilkes Community ...
Tommy Dale Johnson,
Oct 10, 2014
Tommy Dale Johnson, 54 of Taylorsville, passed away at Frye Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. He was born April, 26,1960 to the late Fred Wilson Johnson and Betty Lou Herman Johnson. Tommy was a member of Three Forks Baptist Church in Taylorsville, and was a paramedic for over twenty five years. He also sat on the Board...
Larry Ray Wilcox,
Oct 7, 2014
Larry Ray Wilcox, age 79, of Taylorsville, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2014, following a brief illness in Carolina Med. Ctr. Born May 10, 1935, in Iredell Co. to the late Charlie and Daisy Estes Wilcox, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. Larry was an active member of Berea Baptist Church, which he dearly...
Lena Ann Lackey,
Oct 7, 2014
Lena Ann Lackey, 38 of Hiddenite passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 4, 2014. She was born February 2, 1976 to Henry Russell and Barbara Ann Spears Lackey of Hiddenite, NC. She attended Pisgah Methodist Church and worked as a CNA in the health care profession most of her life. Lena loved people, made friends everywhere, as well as enjoyed...
Jimmy Leonard Hatton,
Sep 30, 2014
Jimmy Leonard Hatton, age 69, of Taylorsville, passed away at his residence on September 28, 2014. He was born January 5, 1945 in Alexander County to the late Wilson Thomas and Beatrice Edna Pennell Hatton. Jimmy worked in the furniture industry for many years and had been employed by Broyhill Furniture. He occasionally attended Mountain Ridge Baptist Church in Taylorsville,...