Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.
Grae Dean "Poss" Teague
Mar 7, 2023
Grae Dean “Poss” Teague, age 83, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at his residence in Alexander County. He was born to the late Burrel Teague and Lundia Johnson Teague on Monday, February 12, 1940, in Alexander County. During his working career, Grae was a bandsaw operator at Hancock and Moore. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Grae...
Mary Foster Barlowe
Mar 6, 2023
Mary Margaret Foster Barlowe, age 73, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Iredell County. She was born to the late Henry Irving Foster and Reba Lancaster Foster on Thursday, February 2, 1950, in Union County, Illinois. During her working career Ms. Barlowe was a case worker for the Department of Social Services. Mary was a...
Lyndon "Lynn" Edward James
Mar 2, 2023
Lyndon “Lynn” Edward James, age 80, passed away and went to his heavenly home after a period of declining health on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at his residence in Alexander County. He was born to the late Richard Thurston James and Ruth Logan James on Sunday, June 21, 1942. Mr. James proudly served in the United States Army. Lynn was...
Samuel Jones Barnes Jr.
Feb 28, 2023
Samuel "Jones" Barnes Jr., age 81, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023, in Iredell County. He was born to the late Samuel Jones Barnes and Ruby Mecimore Barnes on Monday, August 11, 1941, in Alexander County. Mr. Barnes, along with his wife, was the owner operator of Iredell Air Care for 24 years. Jones was an active and faithful member...
Francis Stevenson Stikeleather Jr.
Feb 27, 2023
Francis Stevenson Stikeleather Jr., age 85, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023, at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Catawba County. He was born to the late Francis Stevenson Stikeleather Sr. and Ruth Melton Stikeleather on Sunday, June 20, 1937, in Alexander County. Mr. Stikeleather was a member of Rocky Springs United Methodist Church. He enjoyed gardening, tractors, collecting old kerosene...
Stevie Johnson
Feb 27, 2023
Stevie Johnson, age 60, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023, at Ridge Valley Nursing Home in Wilkes County. He was born to the late Roger Wilson Johnson and Opal Hubbard Johnson on Wednesday, May 23, 1962, in Alexander County. Mr. Johnson was of the Christian faith. Stevie had worked in the furniture industry for 17 years. He enjoyed working outdoors,...
Joyce Romania Lowe St. Clair
Feb 23, 2023
Joyce Romania Lowe St. Clair, age 92, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023, at Carolina Caring in Catawba County. She was born to the late William Roosevelt Lowe and Blanche Deal Lowe on Tuesday, February 25, 1930, in Alexander County. During her working career, Ms. St. Clair worked at Carolina Glove Mill. Joyce was a member of Little River Baptist...
Carl D. Bunton
Feb 22, 2023
Carl D. Bunton, age 72, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at his residence in Alexander County. He was born to the late Claude Franklin Bunton and Mary Poole Bunton on Monday, February 19, 1951, in Iredell County. Mr. Bunton was co-owner and founder of Bunton Surveying and Mapping. He was a member of Millersville Baptist Church. Carl sang with...
Robert Gary Paige
Feb 16, 2023
Gary Paige, age 79, of Taylorsville passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023 while doing one of his favorite things; sitting on the porch. Gary was the sixth child of ten children born to the late Clinard and Ruby (Benfield) Paige of Alexander County. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his son, Jonathan “John...
Angelene Barnes Deal
Feb 15, 2023
Angelene Barnes Deal, age 91, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023, in Iredell County. She was born to the late Osie Columbus Barnes and Bessie Walker Barnes on Monday, December 21, 1931, in Alexander County. Mrs. Deal was a faithful member of East Taylorsville Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, quilting, and crocheting. Angelene was a loving mother, wife, and...
Margaret Jolly Bumgarner
Feb 11, 2023
Margaret Lillian Jolly Bumgarner age 88, passed away February 11, 2023, in Wilkes County. She was born to the late James Cletus and Lillie Mae Bebber Jolly in Alexander County. Ms. Bumgarner was a member at Little River Baptist Church. Margaret loved to read her bible and you could often catch her praying by her bedside. She loved her great...
Elbert Leroy Goble
Feb 11, 2023
Elbert Leroy Goble, age 88, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Gordon’s Hospice in Iredell County. He was born to the late Oscar Goble and Dolly Warren Goble on Saturday, October 20, 1934, in Alexander County. Mr. Goble proudly served in the United States Army from November 8, 1957 to October 7, 1959. He received the good conduct medal....
Annie Ruth Connolly Jolly
Feb 7, 2023
Annie Ruth Connolly Jolly, age 82, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at her residence in Alexander County. She was born to the late James Harvey Connolly and Edith Brown Connolly on Sunday, March 3, 1940, in Alexander County. Mrs. Jolly had worked in the healthcare industry as a nurse assistant. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Ruth...
Bonnie Presnell Teague
Jan 30, 2023
Bonnie Lucille Presnell Teague, age 89, of Taylorsville, passed away January 30, 2023, at her home. She was born on August 30, 1933, in Alexander County to the late Manuel Presnell and Sadie Payne Presnell. She worked at various jobs in her life, but one she truly enjoyed was working as a CNA for Hospice of Alexander County. She was...
Kenneth Clyde Cockrell
Jan 30, 2023
Kenneth Clyde Cockrell, age 90, passed away Monday, January 30, 2023, in Burke County. He was born to the late Bruce R. Cockrell and Effie Combs Cockrell on December 21, 1932, in Iredell County. Mr. Cockrell served in the United States Army and was stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii. He served as Military Police. Kenneth attended CVTI for his business career....
William Fred Watkins
Jan 20, 2023
William Fred Watkins, Sr., “Fred”, of Liledoun Road, Taylorsville, passed away at his home Friday, January 20, 2023, at the age of 84. Fred was born on August 2, 1938, to the late Elbert Franklin Watkins and Polly Victoria Mitchell Watkins. He is preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Cavle “Kay”; brothers, Travis Watkins, Joe Dallas Watkins...
Barry Alan Mohon
Jan 18, 2023
Barry Alan Mohon, age 60, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at his residence in Alexander County. He was born to the late Barry Norman Mohon and Patsy Hale Mohon on Monday, June 4, 1962, in Riverside, California. Mr. Mohon played college football at Mt. San Jacinto. He was a member of Community Christian Fellowship Church. During his free time...
Lois Mayrene Cline Hand
Jan 16, 2023
Lois Mayrene Cline Hand, age 84, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023, in Catawba County. She was born to the late Hayden Earl Cline and Mary Lou Fox Cline on Friday, October 21, 1938, in Alexander County. Mrs. Hand was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and was very involved with her church. She helped her husband with Homes Properties....
Beth Ann Ozment Taylor
Jan 16, 2023
Beth Ann Ozment Taylor, age 61, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023, in Iredell County. Ms. Taylor was born to the late Thomas Lynn Ozment and Loreda White Ozment on Tuesday, December 5, 1961, in Howard County, Indiana. Beth worked for United Chemi Con. During her free time, Beth enjoyed crocheting, reading, and doing jigsaw puzzles. Those left to cherish...
Doris Elizabeth Bowman St. Clair
Jan 9, 2023
Doris Elizabeth Bowman St. Clair, age 75, passed away Monday, January 9, 2023, in Wilkes County. She was born to the late Garfield E. Bowman and Katherine Best Bowman on Saturday, June 7, 1947, in Catawba County. She was a 1965 graduate of Taylorsville High School. Mrs. St. Clair worked in the cafeteria at East Alexander Middle School for 26...