Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.
Johnny Ray Allen
Oct 3, 2016
Johnny "Jack" Ray Allen, age 61, of Hickory, passed away at Frye Medical Center on October 3, 2016. Mr. Allen was born in Alexander County on June 19, 1955 to the late Earl J. Allen and Mary Francis McAlpin Allen Bentley. He was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents Mr. Allen was preceded in death by one...
Perry "Doug" Livingston
Oct 3, 2016
Perry "Doug" Livingston, age 69, of Taylorsville passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 3, 2016. He was born on March 5, 1947 in Caldwell County to the late Perry and Ruby Livingston. Doug was a member at Antioch Baptist Church and a member of the Alexander County Crime Stoppers. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his...
Claude Lawrence Oliver
Sep 30, 2016
Claude Lawrence Oliver, age 76, of Taylorsville passed away on Friday, September 30, 2016 at Catawba Regional Hospice. He was born in Virginia to the late James and Glady Oliver. Claude was a member of Fellowship Advent Christian Church. He was self-employed and loved working on appliances. Including his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Letha Mae...
Jerry Edward Mitchell
Sep 30, 2016
Surrounded by his family, Jerry Edward Mitchell, age 73, passed away peacefully after a valiant battle with Lymphoma on Friday, September 30, 2016. Jerry was born March 4,1943 in Taylorsville, NC to Marlow and the late Sybil (Dyson) Mitchell. He attended Taylorsville High School, from which he graduated in 1961. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Barbara Pennell...
Robert "Bob" Harold Finney
Sep 29, 2016
Robert "Bob" Harold Finney, age 69, of Hiddenite passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 29, 2016. He was born in Pennsylvania to Mrs. Anna May Finney and the late Harold F. Finney. He was a Truck Driver for Todd Sharpe Trucking and attended Taylorsville Church of God. Robert served in the United States Army and was a member of the...
Linda Marie Stokes Little Dobbins
Sep 28, 2016
Linda Marie Stokes Little Dobbins, of Taylorsville, gained her wings, Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at her residence. The Lord shared her with the world 86 years, 9 months, and 18 days. She was born December 10, 1929 to the late Rev. Dock A. Stokes and Byrd Crawford Stokes in Alexander County. She was the wife of the late Calvin Little...
Grace Brown Laxton
Sep 26, 2016
Grace Brown Laxton, age 77, of Dudley Shoals, passed away September 26, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Watauga County on May 29, 1939 to the late Roby Jones and Duluth Lawrence Brown. Grace was a member of Temple Hill Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She served the Lord with gladness....
Roy "Barnes" Bumgarner
Sep 23, 2016
Roy "Barnes" Bumgarner, age 75, of Taylorsville, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 at his residence. Barnes was born in Alexander County on March 21, 1941 to the late Arthur Atwell and Fannie Barnes Bumgarner. He was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. In addition to his parents Barnes was preceded in death by sisters: Vivian Lackey, Shirley...
Perry Eugene Sayles
Sep 22, 2016
Perry Eugene Sayles, age 82, of Taylorsville, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Sayles was born in Buncombe County on March 13, 1934 to the late Zeb and Exford Sayles. He was a member of the Bethlehem Church of God. He retired from Proctor Wholesale in Hickory where he was employed as a supervisor. In...
Ronald Eugene Bolick
Sep 22, 2016
Evangelist Ronald Eugene Bolick, age 59, of Hickory, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016. Mr. Bolick was born in Catawba county on April 8, 1957 to the late Bliss Eugene and Mary Ellen Hall Bolick who survives. He was a member of Divine Grace Church. In addition to his mother, Mr. Bolick leaves to cherish his memory, his wife...
Cynthia Johnson Winebarger
Sep 21, 2016
Cynthia Johnson Winebarger, of Stony Point, passed away on September 21, 2016 at Davis Regional Medical Center. She was the born on November 7, 1954 in Iredell County to the late Paul and Florence Helen Bennett Johnson. Cynthia was a member of Stony Point Baptist Church. In addition to her parents Cynthia was preceded in death by two brothers, Ronald...
Georgia Lee Honeycutt Jolly
Sep 17, 2016
Georgia Lee Honeycutt Jolly, age 90, of Taylorsville passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016. She was born in St. Clair, Alabama on April 15, 1926 to the late William and Viola Honeycutt. Mrs. Jolly worked at Sherrill Furniture for 40 plus years and was a member at Millersville Baptist Church. HAVING LOST A SON IN THE VIETNAM WAR, SHE...
Janelle Bowman Price,
Sep 1, 2016
Janelle Bowman Price, age 80, passed away unexpectedly at home Thursday evening, September 1, 2016, after a yearlong battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. She was born on December 24, 1935 in Alexander County to parents Carrol Monroe and Merlie Stafford Bowman. She was a homemaker, keeping children in the home and worked and returned in the furniture industry at Clayton-Marcus Furniture....
Patsy Buckles Rehberg,
Aug 29, 2016
Patsy Buckles Rehberg, age 88, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016 at her residence. Patsy was born in Hamilton county, FL on July 6, 1928 to the late Leroy and Cecil Dedge Buckles. She was a very craft minded person and loved making crafts & sewing. In addition to her parents Patsy was preceded in death by...
Evelyn Marie Harrington-Mullis
Aug 28, 2016
Evelyn Marie Harrington Mullis, age 88, of Taylorsville passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at her residence. Evelyn was born on May 3, 1928 to the late Fred Eugene and Beulah Queen Harrington in Alexander County. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Evelyn enjoyed sewing and gardening. She loved God and...
James "Jim" Monroe Richardson
Aug 27, 2016
James “Jim” Monroe Richardson, 78, of Taylorsville, passed away at his residence on Saturday, August 27, 2016. Born in Wilkes county to the late Boyden Howard and Nellie Harris Richardson, Jim was a member of St. John Baptist Church, where he served as a parking attendant and greeter as well as a member of the Male Choir. He was employed...
Billy Wayne Fox
Aug 25, 2016
Billy Wayne Fox, age 63, of Bethlehem, passed away on August 25, 2016 at his residence. Wayne was born on May 21, 1953 in Alexander County to the late Everette Clarence and Cecil Idabelle Pennell Fox. He was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed racing and loved his dogs. In addition to his parents Wayne was preceded in death by...
Terry Ambrose Childers
Aug 25, 2016
Terry Ambrose Childers, age 78, of Hiddenite, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Terry was the son of the late Ambrose Claude and Ruth Sawyer Childers. He was born on May 17, 1938 in Alexander County. He enjoyed fishing, racing, and water skiing. In addition to his parents Terry was...
Fred Timothy Starnes "F.T"
Aug 21, 2016
Fred Timothy Starnes “F.T.”, age 58, of Bethlehem, passed away on August 21, 2016 at Frye Regional Hospital. Mr. Starnes was born on April 25, 1958 in Catawba County to the late Fred and Ruth Rae Yount Starnes who survives. He was a member of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church. Mr. Starnes was worked as a truck driver for MDI...
Coy Woodring Sipe,
Aug 18, 2016
Coy Estelle Woodring Sipe, age 99, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville, NC. She was born July 3, 1917 in Alexander County. Coy worked over 50 years for Sipe Lumber Co., a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church and enjoyed gardening. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Sipe; her brothers, Rosco...