Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.
Stephen Farrell Pope,
Oct 2, 2013
Stephen Farrell Pope, age 70, of Statesville passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Baptist Medical Center. Born in Iredell County on January 15, 1943 to the late James Farrell and Nettie Morrison Pope, he retired from Waste Water management in the Iredell County School system. Stephen loved his family, camping and riding his motorcycle. To his friends he...
Jimmy "Clay" Fox,
Oct 1, 2013
Jimmy "Clay" Fox, age 78 of Taylorsville passed away at Catawba Valley Medical Center on Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Born in Alexander County, March 21, 1935 to the late Ransom and Rosa (Lail) Fox, he had worked in the furniture industry and enjoyed woodworking in his spare time, as well as being the neighborhood "Fox Court" security. Besides his parents,...
Michael Ray Carrigan,
Sep 28, 2013
Michael "Mike" Ray Carrigan, age 63, of Hiddenite went to his Heavenly home Saturday morning, September 28, 2013 at his residence after an extended illness. Born March 25, 1950 in Iredell County to the late Thomas Ray and Bea Wilson Carrigan. He was a member of Pilgrim Baptist Church where he was the Choir Director and a Youth Sunday School...
Gerald Howard Chapman,
Sep 24, 2013
Gerald Howard Chapman, age 62 of Taylorsville, passed away at Wake Forest Medical University on Monday, September 23, 2013. Born in Alexander County on December 30, 1950 to Roland Richard and Ellen Sue (Fox) Chapman, he was employed by Alexander County Animal Control and a member of Liledoun Baptist Church. He enjoyed horseback riding, classic cars, and was a fire...
Elsie Baker Starnes,
Sep 23, 2013
Elsie Mae Baker Starnes, age 83, of the Bethlehem Community, Taylorsville passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born in Catawba County on January 26, 1930 to the late Lee Roy and Ora Roseabell Baker. She loved going to church and was a lifelong member at Shiloh Lutheran Church. Elsie had worked at Knit Socks...
Betty Abernethy Davis,
Sep 20, 2013
Betty Bartlett Abernethy Davis, age 72, of Mooresville. On September 18, 2013, our family lost a Daughter, Mother, Grandmother and a friend to many. The gates to Heaven opened up and she passed thru, now with a new body, with no pain and suffering anymore. Betty Lou Bartlett was born to Lura and the late Harold D. Bartlett on October...
Mysti Dawn Barford,
Sep 18, 2013
Mysti Dawn Barford, age 26, of Cape Canaveral, Florida originally of Taylorsville passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at Wuestoff Hospital in Rockledge, Florida. Born September 14, 1986, she was a graduate of Alexander Central in 2004 and attended North Carolina State University.  Those left to cherish her memory include her fiancé: Justin Ulrich of the home; her...
Jerry Gilbert Harbin,
Sep 17, 2013
Jerry Gilbert Harbin, age 72 of Taylorsville passed away at Frye Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, September 17, 2013. He was born in Iredell County, August 15, 1941 to the late Leonard and Eunice (Travis) Harbin. Jerry was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church LCMS in Statesville and at one time had been a member at Mt. Olive Lutheran...
Ruby Setzer Livingston,
Sep 14, 2013
Ruby Lee Setzer Livingston, age 89, of Taylorsville passed away on Friday, September 13, 2013, at her residence. Born on April 19, 1924, in Burke County, to the late Haywood Norris and Jenny Emma Suddreth Setzer. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Mrs. Livingston was a homemaker who loved sewing and quilting, along with antiques and doll collecting....
Alvin William Bowman,
Sep 13, 2013
Alvin William Bowman, age 64 of Taylorsville passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 12, 2013. Born January 18, 1949 in Alexander County to the late Thomas Rome and Dicie Southard Bowman. He was self employed and operated Vinyl Sign & Designs. Alvin was a veteran of the US Army and served during the Vietnam Era. He attended Friendship Lutheran Church...
Helen Stallings Lail,
Sep 1, 2013
Helen Louise Stallings Lail, age 94 of Granite Falls passed away at Lutheran Home of Hickory on Saturday, August 31, 2013. Helen was born in Cabarrus County on November 14, 1918 to the late Malcolm Theo and Florence (Bradley) Stallings and was a retired textile worker. She was of the Church of God faith where she had been a children's...

