Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.
David Lee Teague
Dec 22, 2023
David Lee Teague, age 75, of Taylorsville, passed away after a short illness Friday December 22, 2023. He was born to the late Turner Alexander and Iva Lee Burgess Teague on January 18, 1948, in Alexander County. Mr. Teague proudly served our country as a Vietnam Army Veteran. During his working career he owned and operated Unifour Flooring. David enjoyed...
Kenneth Read House
Dec 20, 2023
Kenneth Read House, age 76, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at the Greens of Hickory in Catawba County. He was born to the late Ward and Anna House on Saturday, February 1, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York. Mr. House proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and was of the Catholic faith. During his working career,...
Allen Sidney Bost
Dec 17, 2023
Allen Sidney Bost, age 82, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023, at his home in Alexander County. He was born to the late Sidney Bost and Dorothy Bumgarner Bost in Catawba County on Friday, February 21, 1941. During his working career, Allen worked as a plant manager for Orbit Industries. He was a member of First Baptist Church, also enjoyed...
Cary Michael Davis
Dec 17, 2023
Cary Michael Davis, age 84, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Catawba County. He was born to the late Stonewall Jackson Davis and Mabel Thomas on Sunday, April 30, 1939, in Edgecombe County. Mr. Davis was a member of Liledoun Baptist Church. He was a member of the Shriners and Taylorsville Masonic Lodge #...
Betty Marcelle Spencer Jolly
Dec 14, 2023
Betty M. Jolly, age 88, of The Greens at Lincolnton, Lincolnton, NC, and formerly of NC Hwy. 16 South, Taylorsville, passed away Thursday, December 14th, 2023, at Union West Hospital in Matthews, NC.
She was born in Catawba County, August 4, 1935. The daughter of Adam E. Spencer and Florence Jones Spencer. worked as a sewer in the furniture industry...
Kermit Edwards Teague
Dec 14, 2023
Kermit Edwards Teague, age 76, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Valley Nursing Center in Alexander County. He was born to the late Clay and Jane Hines Teague, in Iredell County on Monday, May 12, 1947. During his working career, Mr. Teague worked for The Taylorsville Times. Kermit was a member of Salem Lutheran Church. He was a song...
Gary "Dean" Sain
Dec 14, 2023
Gary “Dean” Sain, age 76, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Forsyth County. He was born to the late Lonnie Woodrow Sain and Katherine McDaniel Sain on Saturday, October 11, 1947, in Davie County. Mr. Sain was a member of Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, and gardening.
Including his parents,...
James Larry Echerd
Dec 13, 2023
James Larry Echerd, age 81, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at Carolina Caring in Catawba County. He was born to the late Roscoe Columbus Echerd and Hattie Hammer Echerd on Thursday, December 3, 1942, in Alexander County. During his working career, James worked as a sheeter operator for Gulf States Paper. Mr. Echerd was a member of Freedom Baptist...
Nancy Sue Cline Fox
Dec 11, 2023
Nancy Sue Cline Fox, age 81, gained her angel wings and went to her heavenly Father, Monday, December 11, 2023. She was born to the late Paul Eugene and Hettie Pope Cline on Saturday, December 5, 1942, in Alexander County. Mrs. Fox was a member of Oxford Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking, painting, drawing, sewing, shopping, and gardening. Nancy loved...
Terry Leon Holland, Sr.
Dec 10, 2023
Terry Leon Holland Sr., age 58, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at his home in Alexander County. He was born to the late Bernie and Mary Agnes Myers Holland on Wednesday, August 18, 1965, in Burke County. Mr. Holland worked as a carpenter and was a member of White Plains Baptist Church. Terry...
Brenda Kay St. Clair Hicks
Dec 9, 2023
Brenda Kay St. Clair Hicks, age 75, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center in Wilkes County. She was born to the late Jess Edward St. Clair and Clara “Etta” Ellis St. Clair on Friday, February 13, 1948, in Catawba County. Mrs. Hicks was a member of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church. She enjoyed going out to...
Charles "Charlie" Dennis Brinkley
Dec 7, 2023
Charles “Charlie” Dennis Brinkley, age 66, passed away at his residence on Thursday, December 7, 2023, in Alexander County. He was born to the late Charles Lynn and Mary King Brinkley on Monday, May 20, 1957, in Iredell County. During his working career Mr. Brinkley was a welder. Charlie was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
Those left to cherish...
Margaret "Maggie" Breden Taylor
Dec 7, 2023
Margaret “Maggie” Breden Taylor, age 77, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2023, in Watauga County. She was born to the late Clifton Daniel Crutchfield and Annie Young Crutchfield on Thursday, June 27, 1946, in Guilford County. Mrs. Taylor earned a nursing degree and worked for Iredell Memorial Hospital and Frye Regional Medical Center for many years. Maggie was a member...
Thomas "Tom" Lee Pennell
Dec 5, 2023
Thomas “Tom” Lee Pennell, 88, of Taylorsville, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at Carolina Caring Catawba Valley Hospice House in Newton.
Tom was born October 22, 1935, in China Grove to the late James Columbus Pennell and Wilma Meadlock Pennell.
He retired from Hickory Craft Furniture where he was a driver and dispatcher. He loved spending time on...
Helen Johnson Braswell
Dec 4, 2023
Helen Johnson Braswell, age 84, passed away Monday, December 4, 2023, at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Catawba County. She was born to the late Linzie and Maggie Benfield Johnson on Sunday, August 6, 1939, in Avery County. During her working career, Helen worked as an upholsterer seamstress for Emerson Leather and other manufactures in Hickory. Helen attended Millersville Baptist...
Mildred Gladys Queen Norton
Nov 27, 2023
Mildred Gladys Queen Norton, age 82, passed away Monday, November 27, 2023, at her home in Alexander County. She was born to the late Stacie and Beulah Estes Queen on Sunday, November 16, 1941, in Iredell County. During her working career, Mrs. Norton worked as a sewer for AlexVale Furniture. Mildred was a member of Wayfound Baptist Church, and she...
Larry Hardin Crawford
Nov 26, 2023
Larry Hardin Crawford, age 72, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023, at Amorem Hospice House in Caldwell County. He was born to the late Ronder and Mildred Cook Crawford on Wednesday, December 27, 1950, in Avery County, NC. During his working career, Larry worked as a diesel truck mechanic, and worked at Clark Tire, and Waldensian Bakeries. Mr. Crawford was...
Robert "Lynn" Marshall
Nov 24, 2023
The D.O.T. Legend “The Sheriff” and our hero Robert “Lynn” Marshall of Taylorsville went to work the streets of gold on Friday November 24, 2023, at his home surrounded by loved ones at the age of 75 after an extended illness. He was born to the late John Thurmond and Elma Clanton Marshall on June 23, 1948. Lynn retired as...
Rachel Shephard McIntyre
Nov 15, 2023
Rachel Shephard McIntyre, age 91, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at Richmond County Hospice in Rockingham, NC. She was born to the late Dewey and Delphina Shephard on Wednesday, October 26, 1932, in Ellerbe, NC. Rachel worked as a seamstress for over 40 years and retired from Fruit of the Loom. Mrs. McIntyre was a member of Cameronian Presbyterian...
Allene Grace Cline Starnes
Nov 14, 2023
Allene Grace Cline Starnes, age 92, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. She was born to the late Perry Cline and Pearl Johnson Cline on Thursday, March 19, 1931, in Alexander County. During her working career she worked for Alexander County Schools in the cafeteria. Allene was a member of Mt. Bethel Methodist...