OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.

Eyvonna "Gail" Tomblin

Eyvonna "Gail" Tomblin

Jan 16, 2022

Eyvonna “Gail” Tomblin, age 69, of Granite Falls, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Gail was born on Monday, April 14, 1952, to the late Richard and Ruth Garrett Hensley in Chapmanville, WV. During her career, Gail worked at Wesley Hall as a furniture sewer. She enjoyed doing crafts, and fishing, but most of...

Clara Lee Moose Sipe

Clara Lee Moose Sipe

Jan 14, 2022

Clara Lee Moose Sipe age 96 passed away after a period of declining heath on Friday January 14, 2022, at Catawba Valley Assisted Living at Rock Barn. She was born to the late Butler and Doll Childers Moose on May 24, 1925. During her working career she worked in the furniture industry as an inspector at ER Carpenter. She was...

Emily Marie Brittain

Emily Marie Brittain

Jan 14, 2022

Emily Marie Woliver Brittain, age 87, of Virginia, passed away on January 14, 2022, in Alexander County. Emily was born on Saturday, December 1, 1934, in Lee County, VA, to the late Jackson Coy Woliver and Judy Belle Moore Woliver. Emily enjoyed being a homemaker and working in her garden. Emily was a member of Woodway Baptist Church. Including her...

Loid "Silas" Johnson

Loid "Silas" Johnson

Jan 13, 2022

Mr. Loid Silas Johnson, age 85 of Wilkesboro passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist-Wilkes Medical Center. Silas was born March 23, 1936 in Wilkes County to James Ernest and Mattie Benge Johnson. In Silas' younger days, he was a moonshiner. Later, he logged and cut wood for a living. As a hobby, he collected...

Frederick Edward Lanning

Frederick Edward Lanning

Jan 12, 2022

Frederick Edward Lanning, Age 78, of Conover, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Trinity Village. Frederick was born on Sunday, June 6, 1943, in Trenton, New Jersey, to the late Edward McIlvaine Lanning, and Ruth Yates Lanning. He was a veteran of the US National Guard. Frederick was retired from IBM as a Senior Mechanical Designer. Frederick loved...

James Howard Baker

James Howard Baker

Jan 11, 2022

James Howard Baker age 52 passed away unexpectedly Tuesday January 11, 2022. He was born to Howard Lee Baker and Kathy Arnold Moore on November 29, 1969, in Berrien Michigan. Mr. Baker was of the Christian faith. During his free time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on cars, and driving a truck. He is preceded in death by his mother...

Robert Caryle Fortner

Robert Caryle Fortner

Jan 11, 2022

Robert “Bob” Carlyle Fortner, age 86 of Taylorsville, passed away on January 11, 2022, after a long period of declining health with parkinson’s disease. Bob was born on Sunday, April 14, 1935, to the late Howard Boyden Fortner and Lorna Kerley Fortner. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a retired truck driver from Sherill’s Furniture....

Clara Edith Land

Clara Edith Land

Jan 9, 2022

Clara “Edith” Land, age 99, went to her heavenly home, on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Edith was born on May 23, 1922, to the late Carter Land and Lita Johnson Land. During her career, she worked as a textile inspector at Schneider Mills, for 35 years. She was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. Edith was a loving mother,...

Graceteen Pearl Childers

Graceteen Pearl Childers

Jan 2, 2022

Graceteen Pearl Childers, Age 89, of Taylorsville, passed away on January 2, 2022, at Wilkes Health and Rehabilitation. Graceteen was born on May 10, 1932, to the late Herman Parks Wallace and Mozelle Francis Wallace. During her career, Graceteen was a cutter at Paladin. She was a member at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Graceteen was a loving mother, grandmother, great...

Phyllis Ann Deal

Phyllis Ann Deal

Jan 2, 2022

Phyllis Ann Ingram Deal, age 72, of Taylorsville passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Valley Nursing Center. She was born on June 23, 1949, the daughter of the late George Haskel and Edith Margaret Sawyer Ingram. During her career, Phyllis worked at Lewittes, Hickory Springs, and as a CNA caregiver. She was a member at Pleasant Hill...

Mack Randall Hefner, Sr.

Mack Randall Hefner, Sr.

Dec 31, 2021

Mack Randall Hefner, Sr., age 80, of Taylorsville passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 31, 2021, at his residence. He was born on April 25, 1941, the son of the late Mary “Viola” Hefner Pennell. Mack was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church and worked for Hefner Landscaping with his son, Randy. He had a special love for his family,...

Shirley Ann Whaley

Shirley Ann Whaley

Dec 31, 2021

Shirley Ann Oswalt Whaley, age 81, of Taylorsville left this world for her heavenly home on Friday, December 31, 2021, after fighting a long and hard battle with cancer, without complaining. She was born on April 28, 1940, in Mississippi, the daughter of the late Clarence and Annie Ethel (King) Oswalt. Shirley met the love of her life, her husband,...

Marlene Ruth Hendren

Marlene Ruth Hendren

Dec 29, 2021

Marlene Ruth Icenhour Hendren, age 78, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at her residence. Marlene was born on Wednesday, October 27, 1943, to the late Marlow Ray Icenhour and Lois Ellen Icenhour. Marlene worked for Sherrill Furniture and Icenhour Furniture. She enjoyed doing yard work and growing flowers and loved horses. Marlene was of the Lutheran Faith. Including...

Timothy Allan Glass

Timothy Allan Glass

Dec 27, 2021

Timothy Allan Glass, age 76, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 27, 2021, at his residence. Tim was born to the late Vilas Sherman Glass and Treva Ruth Johnston Glass, on June 18, 1945, in Wilkes County. Tim was a poultry farmer for Tyson for many years, he enjoyed being a cattle farmer, was formerly; the chairman of Alexander County...

Larry Dean Crouch

Larry Dean Crouch

Dec 27, 2021

Larry Dean Crouch, age 80, of Granite Falls went to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Conover Nursing and Rehab Center, following a period of declining health. Larry was born on Wednesday, March 10, 1941, to the late Raymond and Lona Bowman Crouch. Larry was a graduate of Taylorsville High School. He obtained a bachelor’s...

Lou Ann Frye

Lou Ann Frye

Dec 23, 2021

Lou Ann Frye, Age 88, of Taylorsville, passed away on December 22, 2021, at Trinity Village. Lou Ann was born on April 8, 1933, in Alexander to the late Pete Theodore Bowman and Lottie Elizabeth Bowman. Lou Ann enjoyed gardening, working in her flowers, sewing, but most of all loved spending time with her family and grandchildren. Including her parents,...

Margaret Jane Butler

Margaret Jane Butler

Dec 22, 2021

Margaret Jane Butler, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, in Iredell County. Jane was born on January 8, 1937, to the late Othoa Andrew Knight and Hazel Daphne Thompson Knight. Including her parents, Jane is preceded in death by, her husband, Clyde Oscar Butler, brothers, Russell Knight, and Sonny Knight, two sisters, Carolyn Kelly, and Evelyn Knight....

Betty Jo Anderson

Betty Jo Anderson

Dec 20, 2021

Betty Jo Call Anderson, 87 went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Monday, December 20, 2021, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Betty was born on January 9, 1934, to the late Everette and Louise Call. Betty was a wonderful mother and grandmother and was loved by her family very much. Betty had been in declining health for the...

Elizabeth "Lib" Shoemaker

Elizabeth "Lib" Shoemaker

Dec 20, 2021

Elizabeth “Lib” Price Shoemaker passed away on December 20, 2021. Lib was born in Taylorsville on October 28, 1932, to the late Jeff and Neva Payne Price. She was united in marriage to Howard Shoemaker on February 22, 1953. He preceded her in death on October 25, 2019, after 66 years of marriage. Lib was a 1951 graduate of Hiddenite...

Steve Anthony St. Clair

Steve Anthony St. Clair

Dec 19, 2021

Steve Anthony St. Clair, Age 45 of Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Atrium Health in Mecklenburg County, NC. Anthony was born on Tuesday, August 24, 1976, to Steve and Wanda St. Clair in Catawba county. Anthony began working in the apple orchard with his family at a young age, he continued his career in construction at...

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