Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.
Andrew Dean Maye
Oct 19, 2019
Andrew “Dean” Maye, age 89, of the Ellendale Community, Taylorsville passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at his residence. He was born on August 22, 1930 in Watauga County, the son of the late Mac and Ida Maye. During his career, Dean was a bus driver for 29 years for the county schools. He was a hard worker, always...
Larry Clinard Daniels
Oct 14, 2019
Larry Daniels of Hiddenite passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. He was born to the late Carl Daniels and Ruey Belle Bradshaw. In addition to his parents Larry is preceded in death by one sister Patsy Daniels Simmons. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Evelyn Lambert Daniels. Also survived by...
Howard Sonny Moretz
Oct 13, 2019
Howard Clinton “Sonny” Moretz, age 72 of Hickory passed away at his residence on Sunday, October 13, 2019. Born March 3, 1947 to the late Howard and Francis Hill Moretz. Howard was a cloth cutter in the furniture industry, was an avid fisherman, also enjoyed hunting and frying fish for family gatherings. In addition to his parents Sonny was preceded...
Catina Rae Joines
Oct 11, 2019
Catina Rae Joines, age 43, passed away October 11, 2019 in Forsyth Medical Center. Born September 7, 1976 to Roy Lee and Marion Elizabeth “Libby” Mitchell Joines, in Alexander County, she was of the Baptist faith. Her life was wrapped up in her children and grandchildren. She loved kayaking and biking. Summer was for sun flowers and hula hoops. She...
Grady Aldean "Al" Crouse
Oct 5, 2019
Grady Aldean “Al” Crouse – age 66 of Hickory, NC Al Crouse was born January 17, 1953 in Wilkes County to the late Mitchel and Annie Crouse and died October 5th surrounded by his loving family. He was the youngest child of a family of 12. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Charlie, Kenneth,...
Mary Louella Williams
Oct 5, 2019
Mary Louella Smith Williams age 92 of Granite Falls passed away on October 5, 2019 at Trinity Ridge in Hickory after a period of declining health. Born on January 12, 1928 in Caldwell County to the late John Wallace and Virgie Bolick Smith. Mary was a member at Dudley Shoals Baptist Church, enjoyed working in her flower beds and vegetable...
Charles Edward Wilson
Oct 1, 2019
Charles Edward Wilson age 58 of Hiddenite passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at his residence after a period of declining health. Born on Saturday, February 11, 1961 to the late Hugh and Bess Moody Wilson in Watauga County. Charles was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church, enjoyed watching westerns on TV especially John Wayne movies and Bonanza...
Larry Richard Bowman
Oct 1, 2019
Larry Richard Bowman, age 83 passed away on Monday, October 1, 2019 at Carolina Caring in Newton after a period of declining health. Born on February 24, 1936 to the late Maurice and Gurldean Hunt Bowman in Catawba County. Larry was a member at Sandy Ridge Baptist Church and attended Winkler Grove Baptist Church, enjoyed fishing and in his latter...
Mary Lou Harris McBride
Sep 27, 2019
Mary Lou Harris McBride, age 92, life-long resident of Taylorsville, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 in Carolina Caring Hospice in Newton. Born September 10, 1927 in Guilford County, moving to Taylorsville, before starting to school, Mary Lou graduated from Taylorsville High School. The wife of Wayne McBride, marrying in December 1949, having known each other since first grade....
Wayne Ervin Hefner
Sep 23, 2019
Wayne Ervin Hefner, 79, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019, at Carolina Caring of Sherrills Ford after a brief illness. Wayne was born August 21, 1940, in Alexander County, to the late Earl Lee and Nelda (Bet) Smith Hefner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Airforce serving during the Vietnam era and was a retired long-distance truck driver for...
Joyce Alice Hodge
Sep 21, 2019
Joyce Alice Barnes Hodge, age 80, of Taylorsville, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019, in Carolina Caring, Newton. Born in the District of Columbia, on August 29, 1939, to the late Charles Albert Henry Barnes and Martha Mary Hartley Barnes Reese, she was of the Baptist faith. Before retirement she had been employed with Century and Chair Craft Furnitures....
Mary Helen Walker
Sep 20, 2019
Mary Helen Walker, age 72 of Taylorsville passed away on September 20, 2019 at Trinity Village in Hickory after a period of declining health. Born to the late Hugh and Bess Moody Wilson on February 25, 1947, she was a former Customer Service worker at Walmart in Taylorsville, enjoyed working jigsaw puzzles and crocheting. In addition to her parents, Mary...
Davie Lynn Little
Sep 15, 2019
Davie Lynn Little, age 62 of Taylorsville began his eternal walk with Jesus on September 15, 2019. Born to the late Solon Alexander and Eula Mae Shoemaker. Davie graduated high school in 1977 from Laurel County High School in Kentucky, was a faithful member of East Taylorsville Baptist Church and will always be remembered for his love of his church,...
Donna Kay Kent
Sep 10, 2019
Donna Kay Kent, age 70 passed away on September 10, 2019 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. She was born on December 29, 1948 in Beckley, West Virginia to Ruth Geneva Carpenter. Donna was a hard worker all her life but especially enjoyed accounting and work in the medical field. She had moved from Michigan to North Carolina in 2017...
Frank Russell McLean
Sep 9, 2019
Frank Russell McLean was born on July 13, 1930 to the late Jessie F. and Nellie Foster McLean Brown. Frank passed away on September 9, 2019 at Carolina Caring in Newton after a period of declining health. In his working career, Frank was the co-owner of Russell Woodcarving and owner of McLean Woodworking. He applied his talents and abilities for...
Ralph D. Lowtharpe
Sep 8, 2019
Ralph D. Lowtharpe was born in Statesville, NC on November 4, 1930 to the late James (Bill) Lowtharpe and late Nonnie S. Lowtharpe. After a long battle with Parkinson Disease, Ralph, surrounded by his family, passed away at the age of 88 on September 8, 2019 in Fulshear, TX at the home of his daughter, Teresa Jones. Ralph was preceded...
Ina W. Hendren
Sep 7, 2019
Saturday morning, September 7th, following 96 years of laughter and love, heartache and faith-fueled perseverance, Ina Lee Hendren walked into the arms of the Lord. After 53 years of being apart, she’s getting a hug from her husband, Wayne. Her son, Steve, mother and father, Ina and Dolly White, sisters, Geraldine, Margaret, Fern, and Elouise, as well as the many...
Anna Mae Fox Wallace
Sep 6, 2019
Anna Mae Fox Wallace, age 67, of Taylorsville passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 at her residence. She was born on September 3, 1952 in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Jimmie and Blanche Fox. During her career, Anna had worked at Alexvale and was a faithful member at Liledoun Baptist Church. She had a special way about...
Don Russell Jr.
Sep 4, 2019
Don Russell, Jr. age 84 of Moravian Falls passed away at Wilkes Regional Hospital on September 4th, 2019. Born to the late Don Lee and Willie Alma Steele Russell. Don served in the U.S. Army National Guard for 10 years, was a poultry farmer and worked at Singer Furniture for 25 years. Don was also a member at Goshen Baptist...
Wayne Edward Starnes
Sep 4, 2019
Wayne Edward Starnes, age 68 of Taylorsville passed away on September 4, 2019. Born March 17, 1951 to Billy Edward and Marie Dagenhart Starnes. Wayne worked at Hickory Daily Record and Mitchell Gold, he also was an avid fisherman, enjoyed playing golf and watching drag racing. Wayne was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Mark Starnes. Those...

