Local obituaries for Taylorsville, NC Area.
Escar William Childers
Dec 6, 2016
Escar William Childers, age 89 of Taylorsville passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at his residence. He was born on April 9, 1927 in Alexander County to the late Gill and Sally Chapman Childers. Escar was retired from Harrington Construction where he was a carpenter for 19 years. He also had worked for Schneider Mills and in the Alexander...
Betty Jane Hefner
Dec 3, 2016
Betty Jane Fox Hefner, age 84, of Taylorsville went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. She was born on February 11, 1932 in Alexander County to the late Charlie and Margie Carrigan Fox. She had worked for Carolina Glove for 53 years and enjoyed baking, canning, and...
Jennie P. Icard
Nov 30, 2016
Jennie P. Icard, age 90 of Bethlehem passed away Wednesday November 30th at home surrounded by her family. Jennie loved her family and friends and enjoyed spending time with them. She enjoyed her church family and church activities. Singing brought her joy. Jennie had a beautiful smile, infectious giggle, and was loved by many. Jennie was preceded in death by...
Johnsie Deal Lackey
Nov 27, 2016
Johnsie Deal Little Adams Lackey, age 82, of Taylorsville passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Duke Hospice, Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC. She was born on July 24, 1934 in Alexander County to the late Dexter Davidson and Lucy Bowman Deal. Johnsie was a homemaker. She loved to make people laugh and to provide comfort to those...
Tabatha Lesona Rudisill Elder
Nov 21, 2016
Tabatha Lesona Rudisill Elder, age 50, of Taylorsville passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 21, 2016. She was born July 29, 1966 in Mecklenburg County to Barbara Cole of SC and the late Johnny Rudisill. Tabatha worked for Mitchell Gold and was a Tennessee Titans, NHRA drag car racing and a die-hard Carolina Tarheels fan. Tabatha loved being outdoors, especially...
Mary Claudine Bunton
Nov 20, 2016
Mary Claudine Bunton, age 73, formerly of Hiddenite, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday evening, November 20, 2016, in Brian Center Nursing, in Brevard, NC. Born to the late Claude Franklin and Mary Lee Pool Buntun on Jan. 8, 1943, she was an retired office assistant. She is preceded in death by her brothers, Jimmie Gilbert Bunton and Claude Atwell Bunton....
Ernest Jewel Roberts
Nov 16, 2016
Ernest Jewel Roberts, age 79, of Hiddenite , passed away at his residence, on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016. Born in Cherokee county North Carolina, on Oct. 18, 1937, to the late Clyde W. and Elsie Davis Roberts, he attended the Church of God. In addition to his parents, he was preceded, by two brothers, Herman and Virgil Roberts, along with...
Grady Pennell
Nov 13, 2016
Grady Pennell, age 72, of Taylorsville passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. He was born on December 31, 1943 in Alexander County to the late Walter Hugh and Anna Mae Brown Pennell. Grady served in the US Army and had worked as a Truck Driver for Zenith. He was a regular handy man...
Mary Katherine Presnell Shew
Nov 12, 2016
Mary Katherine Presnell Shew gracefully passed away Saturday, November 12, surrounded by loving family. Mary was born July 9, 1923, to Walter L. Presnell and wife Pearl James Presnell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers; Odell James, Kelly Presnell, Jack Presnell, Jerry Presnell, and James Presnell. Left to cherish the memory of her...
Joseph Allen "T-Bone" Winstead
Nov 12, 2016
Joseph Allen "T-Bone" Winstead, age 83, of Hiddenite passed away Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Statesville. Born on Nov. 28, 1932 in Catawba County to the late Joseph Harrison Winstead and Sara Elizabeth Hahn, he was a security guard at Griffith Security and a veteran of the United States Army.In addition to his parents,...
Lucille Irene Hafer Icenhour
Nov 12, 2016
Lucille Irene Hafer Icenhour, age 94, of Taylorsville, passed away Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at Taylorsville House. Born on Nov. 20, 1921, in Alexander county to the late Homer and Carrie Stafford Hafer, she was a homemaker and a member of Friendship Lutheran Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her husband, LC Icenhour, daughters, Linda Reitzel,...
Patricia Elaine Duncan
Nov 11, 2016
Patricia Elaine Duncan, age 68, of Statesville passed away on Friday, November 11, 2016 at Gordon Hospice House. She was born on March 25, 1948 in Nevada and had worked for Dudley's Home Health. Patricia enjoyed cooking, gardening, and spending time with her grandkids. She is preceded in death by her brother, Michael Crego. Those left to cherish her memory...
Mack Arthur McKinney
Nov 7, 2016
North Wilkesboro, N.C. Mr. Mack Arthur McKinney of North Wilkesboro, N.C. passed away peacefully Monday, November 7, 2016 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, surrounded by his family after a short courageous battle with cancer. He was born October 2, 1943 to the late Robert and Hattie McKinney. He was a member of Hilltop Baptist Church, and had pastored Victory...
Lura Mae Reynolds Cormier
Nov 5, 2016
Lura Mae Reynolds Cormier, age 55, of Fort Collins, Colo., formerly of the Baton Community, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 5, 2016 in Fort Collins. Born April 28, 1961, to Max Edward Reynolds and Lura Hallie Sumpter Reynolds Blake, who survive, in Guilford Co., N.C., she was a graduate of South Caldwell High School and Western Carolina University. She was...
Sibil Deal Mull
Oct 31, 2016
Sibil Deal Mull, 84, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2016, at Catawba Regional Hospice in Sherrills Ford, NC. She was born, July 28, 1932 in Alexander County, to the late Dexter Davidson and Lucy Mae Bowman Deal. She was a member of Reformation Lutheran Church. Sibil retired as a secretary after a long history of service at...
Bobby Kent Lackey
Oct 23, 2016
Bobby Kent Lackey, age 78, of Taylorsville, passed away at Sherrills Ford Catawba Regional Hospice on October 23, 2016. Bobby was born in Caldwell County on February 7, 1938 to the late Boyd and Nellie Keller Lackey. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Bobby was a hard working and generous man. He enjoyed going to the Flea Market....
Barbara Ellen Leaper
Oct 23, 2016
Barbara Ellen Bragg Leaper, age 73, of Taylorsville, passed away on October 23, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Barbara was born in Logan County, West Virginia on March 29, 1943 to the late Raymond and Glena Kitchen Gearhart. She was a member of Rocky Face Baptist Church. Barbara loved her children and grandchildren. She was known for her willingness to...
Thomas Larry Beaver
Oct 19, 2016
Thomas "Larry" Beaver, age 75, of Hickory, passed away on October 19, 2016 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Larry was born in Alexander County on November 25, 1940 to the late David Albert and Ruby Lee Marshall Beaver. He was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to his parents Larry was preceded in death by one brother, Waitsell Beaver and...
Helen Wilson Pennell
Oct 19, 2016
Helen Martha Wilson Pennell, 87, died on October 19, 2016 at Caldwell County Hospice and Palliative Care after an extended battle with Parkinson’s disease. Helen was born on January 5, 1929 the oldest child of Clerge George Wilson and Nola Elsie Icenhour Wilson of Taylorsville, NC. She was a 1947 graduate of Taylorsville High School where she was the first...
Clayton Devar Coffey
Oct 16, 2016
Clayton Devar Coffey, age 87, of Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016. Mr. Coffey was born in Watauga County on December 29, 1928 to the late Mack Donald and Bertha Ellen Anderson Coffey. He attended Temple Baptist Church in Stony Point. Mr. Coffey was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Coffey was known for being a...

