Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.
Larry Gene Childress
Dec 13, 2022
Larry Gene Childress, age 85, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at his home in Alexander County. He was born to the late Lee Shafter Childress and Annie Ball Childress on August 26, 1937, in Wilkes County. Mr. Childress was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was very involved in church and in camp meeting. Larry enjoyed gardening, coon...
Hallie Kirby Hefner
Dec 13, 2022
Hallie Elizabeth Kirby Hefner, age 90, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Valley Nursing Center in Alexander County. She was born to the late Horace Pinkney and Esther Deal Kirby on October 31, 1932, in Caldwell County. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Hallie formally sang in the choir and was the church secretary for many years....
Chester "Scooter" Grinton
Dec 13, 2022
Chester “Scooter” Lee Grinton Jr., age 64, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at his home in Alexander County. He was born to the late Chester Lee Grinton Sr. and Ola Sue Rowe Grinton on July 12, 1958, in Alexander County. Mr. Grinton was a member of St. John Baptist Church where he served as an elect deacon for a...
Ria Braswell Childers
Dec 10, 2022
Ria Bernadette Braswell Childers, age 74, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022, following a short illness. She was born in Alexander County on January 12, 1948, to the late Owen Augustus and Mary Braswell. She was a retired sewer. Ria was a member of East Taylorsville Baptist Church. Ms. Childers enjoyed traveling and reading. Ria loved her grandkids and cherished...
Hugh William Barnes
Dec 9, 2022
Hugh William Barnes, age 74, passed away Friday, December 9, 2022, at his residence in Caldwell County. He was born to the late Thomas Glenn Barnes and Selma Oxford Barnes on April 24, 1948. Mr. Barnes was a member of College Avenue Baptist Church in Lenoir where he served as a deacon. Hugh enjoyed doing genealogy research. He loved his...
Nancy Lang Dockery
Dec 8, 2022
Nancy Ann Lang Dockery, age 54, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Catawba County. She was born to Roger John Lang and the late Cora Mayton Lang in Orange County, California on April 25, 1968. In high school Nancy loved playing soccer. She enjoyed going to rock concerts and riding ATVs in the desserts...
Linda Price Davis
Dec 7, 2022
Linda Sue Price Davis, age 82, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Carolina Caring in Catawba County. She was born to the late Clifford Earl Price and Reba Dyson Price on March 1, 1940, in Alexander County. Mrs. Davis was a devoted member of Liledoun Baptist Church, and she decorated the church for many years. Linda had an Interior...
Dorothy Jones Teague
Dec 3, 2022
Dorothy Ann Jones Teague, age 85, of Bethlehem, went to her heavenly home Saturday December 3, 2022. She was born March 23, 1937, to the late Edgar and Estel Jones in Caldwell County. Ms. Teague was very involved in her church, Fellowship Advent Christian. Dorothy was also very involved in the Bethlehem community, with the Republican party and the Bethlehem...
Anita Elder Dunn
Dec 3, 2022
Anita Carol Elder Dunn, age 61, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022, at Carolina Caring in Catawba County. Ms. Dunn was born to Richard Larry Elder and the late Helen Mays Elder on September 14, 1961 in Alexander County. During her working career she worked in the furniture industry. She was a member of East Taylorsville Baptist Church. Anita taught...
Sonya Stroud Moore
Dec 3, 2022
Sonya Stroud Moore, age 69, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022, at her residence in Alexander County. Ms. Moore was born to the late Luther Dorman Stroud and Mary Lee Brotherton Stroud on July 29, 1953, in Iredell County. During her working career she worked in the furniture industry. She was a member of Emerald Baptist Church. Sonya enjoyed reading,...
Toni Clarke Ledbetter
Dec 2, 2022
Toni Ledbetter, born September 26, 1945, to Jack and Kathleen Clarke, passed away peacefully December 2, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. She worked for Schneider Mills for 23 years where she retired. After retirement, she fostered children in her home for many years. Over the years Toni had fostered dozens of children and young adults, the impact she left on...
Joan “Joanie” McGhee Anderson
Nov 30, 2022
Joan “Joanie” McGhee Anderson, age 66, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Joanie was born to the late Troy and Irma Wheeler McGhee on June 23, 1956 in Champaign, Illinois. During her free time, she enjoyed riding and camping with horses, muscle cars, painting and drawing. Joanie loved her family and pets and spending time with them. Including her parents...
Sherry Eller Moretz
Nov 25, 2022
Sherry Elaine Eller Moretz age 76, of Taylorsville passed away November 25, 2022. She was born to the late Paul Eller and Margaret Davis Cannon June 19, 1946. Ms. Moretz was a member of Antioch Baptist Church where she was very active and enjoyed helping where she could. Sherry retired from Burns Wood Products in Granite Falls. She was a...
Ethel Louise Davis Alexander
Nov 25, 2022
Ethel Louise Davis Alexander age 85, of Lenoir passed away November 25, 2022. She was born to the late Floyd Jackson and Janie Ellis Davis March 26, 1937, in Wilkes County. Ms. Alexander was a cleaning lady where she cleaned people’s homes. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, building rock sculptures, cooking, gardening, flowers, canning, and was most of all a homemaker....
Jeanne "Pat" Good
Nov 22, 2022
Jeanne “Pat” Good, age 85, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at her home in Catawba County. She was born to the late Lewis and Irene McCrary Benfield on September 21, 1937, in Caldwell County. Ms. Good was a member of Augustana Lutheran Church. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her step-father, Collis Reece, husband of...
John "J.B." Deal
Nov 20, 2022
John “J.B.” Beaver Deal, age 91 of Taylorsville passed away Sunday November 20, 2022, at his residence. He was born to the late J. Deal and Verna Kerley Watson May 16, 1931, in Alexander County. John is a member of East Taylorsville Baptist Church. He served in the United States Air Force. Mr. Deal worked at the Box factory in...
O.C. Barnes Jr.
Nov 17, 2022
O.C. Barnes Jr., of Taylorsville passed away on November 17, 2022 at the age of 82. O.C. was born to the late Osie and Bessie Barnes on October 16, 1940 in Alexander County. O. C. enjoyed traveling, spending time with his family, and singing in the church choir at Journey of Grace, his home church. In addition to his parents,...
Billy K. Teague
Nov 14, 2022
Billy K. Teague, age 92, went to his heavenly home on Monday, November 14, 2022. He was born April 28, 1930, to the late John A. Teague and Mamie Poarch Teague in Alexander County. Mr. Teague proudly served in the United States Army. He owned and operated Billy K. Teague Sawmill & Lumber. Prior to that he drove a truck...
Betty Jean Bennett
Nov 14, 2022
Betty Jean Linney Bennett, age 91, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022, at Autumn Care in Iredell County. Ms. Bennett was born to the late Roger Linney and Leathia Jones Linney on January 25, 1931, in Alexander County. Betty had worked for Alexander Hospice as a CNA. She was a member of Smith Grove Baptist Church. Betty loved watching NASCAR,...
Ned Bentley
Nov 11, 2022
Ned Bentley of Taylorsville, age 86 passed away Friday, November 11, 2022, in Alexander County at the Taylorsville House. He was born January 21, 1936, to the late Lonnie McKinley and Ocie Kerley Bentley. During his working career Ned was a pressman at Gulf states for 30 plus years until he retired. Mr. Bentley was a car and motorcycle enthusiast....
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