Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.
Darrell Mack Jenkins
Jun 28, 2017
Darrell "Mack" Jenkins, age 68, of Taylorsville passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2017. He was born to the late Pleas Marson Jenkins and Lois Stafford Jenkins in Alexander county. Mack was known as the "candy man" and always shared his gum, enjoyed teaching Sunday School from the age of 12 to the present, watching his grand children play sports,...
Nora Cline Dyson
Jun 24, 2017
Nora Cline Dyson, 72, of Millersville Rd. Taylorsville, after a period of declining health fell into the arms of her loving Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, June 24, 2017 just before dawn. She closed her eyes on Earth and woke in Glory! She was born on July 14, 1944 to the late Paul and Hettie Pope Cline. Nora worked as...
William Thomas Loudermelk
Jun 20, 2017
William Thomas Loudermelk, age 87, of Taylorsville went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Catawba Regional Hospice. He was born in Iredell County on June 28, 1929, the son of the late Smith and Lela Daniels Loudermelk. William was a hard working farmer and raised chickens and cattle. He was an entrepreneur and always kept busy...
Gary Gene Bare
Jun 16, 2017
Gary Gene Bare, age 70, of Taylorsville passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was born on May 24, 1947, the son of the late John Creston and Betha Mae Hurley Bare. Gary was retired from Craftmaster Furniture in Hiddenite and was of the Christian faith. He was a math and history buff who...
Margaret Charlene Bolick Morrow
Jun 15, 2017
Margaret "Charlene" Bolick Morrow, age 96, of Claremont went to her heavenly home on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at Valley Nursing Center. She was born on June 12, 1921 in Catawba County, the daughter of the late Charlie Oscar and Sallie Isenhour Bolick. Charlene was retired from Catawba Hosiery Mill. She was a faithful member of Bethel Lutheran Church, in...
Opal Maragaret Harrington
Jun 11, 2017
Opal Margaret Watts Harrington, age 90, of Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at Valley Nursing Center. She was born on November 4, 1926, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late William Culberson "Cub" Watts and Margaret Lou "Maggie" Thomas Watts. She was a member of Three Forks Baptist Church. Opal was an avid genealogist and historian....
Wilma Dean Millsaps Speaks
Jun 7, 2017
Wilma Dean Millsaps Speaks, age 86, of Taylorsville left this world for her heavenly home on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Frye Regional Medical Center. She came into this world on December 7, 1930 in Alexander County to the late Garfield and Sarah Linney Millsaps. Wilma was a member at Smith Grove Baptist Church and joined Mt. Carmel Baptist Church...
Beulah M. Hare
Jun 6, 2017
Beulah M. Hare, age 92, of Granite Falls, NC, passed from this life into the arms of her Savior, Jesus, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she was born September 27, 1924 in Athens, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. Hare; parents, Frank and Ora Hull; brothers, John and Pete...
Carlton Leroy Dix
Jun 3, 2017
Rev. Carlton L. Dix, age 72, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Trinity Village in Hickory. He was born to the late William Daniel Dix and Mary Elizabeth Travis Pellam in Pittsylvia County, VA. He was a faithful member of Tri - City Baptist Church. In his spare time he enjoyed car auctions, and anything that had to...
Michael Todd Campbell
May 31, 2017
Michael " Todd " Campbell, age 54 of Taylorsville went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. He was born to the late Allen Leroy Campbell and Laura Ann Robinette of Iredell County on Thursday, July 4, 1962. He was of the Baptist faith and was well known for collecting all kinds of rocks, and enjoyed Nascar...
Elwyn Junior Bostian
May 31, 2017
Elwyn Junior Bostian, age 85, of Taylorsville passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at Valley Nursing Center. He was born February 3, 1932 in Alexander County to the late Thomas Chase and Luda Bowman Bostian. He was a faithful member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and was a veteran of the United States Army. Elwyn was a avid fisherman...
Russell Reeves White
May 29, 2017
Russell Reeves White, age 75, of Hiddenite, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Born in Gaston County on February 2, 1942 to the Eulah Gowings. He was retired as a security guard from Griffin Security Service and was of the Baptist faith. Russell was an avid fisherman, conservationist, and loved to lend a...
Joseph Wade Myers
May 29, 2017
Joseph Wade Myers “Bill,” 87, of Summerville, SC, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, May 29, 2017 with his daughter and son-in-law, Tracy and Robert Page. Graveside Funeral Services will be Saturday afternoon, June 3, 2017 at 1 o’clock in Dover Baptist Church Cemetery, 3525 Dover Church Rd, Taylorsville, NC 28681. Visitation will be Friday evening from 6 until...
David Brian Ross
May 28, 2017
David Brian Ross, age 59 of Conover passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017. He was born to the late Johnny Fred Ross and Mildred Azaline Eckard in Catawba county on March 10, 1958. David was a faithful member at Oxford Memorial Baptist Church. He was also a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He is preceded in death...
Joesphine Wave Watts
May 25, 2017
Joesphine Wave Bumgarner Watts, age 95 of Taylorsville passed away at her home on Thursday, May 25, 2017. She was the daughter of Edgar Bumgarner and Wave Swaney of Arkansas. She was a faithful member at Lebanon Baptist Church. Along with her mother and father she is preceded in death by her husband; James Hugh Watts, four brothers, and two...
Doris "Marie" Kerley
May 25, 2017
Doris "Marie" Mays Kerley, age 82, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Valley Nursing Center. She was born in Alexander County on June 21, 1934, to the late Floyd and Lucy Jenkins Mays. Before retirement, Marie worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Doug Stroud and later as co-owner with her husband and secretary of...
Hattie Watts
May 23, 2017
Hattie Greene Watts, age 88 of Wilkes County passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. She was born to Chilo and Martha Hamby Greene on Wednesday, May 15, 1929. She was a faithful member at North Wilkesboro Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Hattie enjoyed cooking for her family and friends and loved having conversations about the Bible, she loved her...
Martha Diane McClellan
May 22, 2017
Martha "Diane" McClellan, age 59, of Taylorsville left this world on Monday, May 22, 2017 to her heavenly home at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She came into this world on May 7, 1958 to the late Wayne and Mary Ethel Hollifield. Diane was a member at Grace Baptist Church and was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed...
Veronica Leigh McKinney Kern
May 20, 2017
Veronica Leigh McKinney Kern, age 58, of Taylorsville, passed away at home Saturday, May 20, 2017, surrounded by family. She was born to the late Ed Lewis and Norma Spear Byrd McKinney. She was employed by Components Manufacturing Systems in medical supplies. In addition to being a member of Oxford Memorial Baptist Church, Veronica enjoyed fishing, being a rockhound (amateur...
Michael George Rhyne
May 20, 2017
Michael George Rhyne, age 74, of Taylorsville, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017, at his residence. He was born January 7, 1943, to the late Charles Rhyne and Ruth Scroggs Rhyne, in Canton, NC. He made his career in the furniture industry as a Quality Control Manager at Mitchell-Gold Furniture. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was...