Francis “Joe” Arnold Shearer
Francis “Joe” Arnold Shearer, known affectionately as Joe to his family and friends, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Forsyth County. He was born on Wednesday, July 12, 1939, in Keene, New Hampshire, to the late Russell and Florine Shearer. He graduated high school in June 1958…
Read MoreHerman files for reelection to Soil & Water Board
Colby Herman, age 35 of the Ellendale Community in Taylorsville, filed a notice of candidacy Thursday, June 27, 2024, at the Board of Elections for Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, according to Alexander County Board of Elections staff. He is seeking a second term on the board. Colby and wife, T’neal, have two sons.…
Read MoreReep to lead Bethlehem Elementary
A seasoned principal is coming to lead Bethlehem Elementary School. Stephanie Reep has been named as the new principal by Alexander County Schools Superintendent Dr. Bill Griffin. She was approved by the Alexander County Board of Education on Monday morning, July 1, 2024. Reep is currently the principal at Friendship Elementary School in Davidson County.…
Read MoreEdward Arthur Turner
Edward Arthur Turner, known affectionately as Ed, passed away at his home in Alexander County on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. He was born on Tuesday, April 15, 1941, in Catawba County, to the late Arthur Lincoln Turner and Claudia Craig Turner. Ed dedicated 34 years of his life to the furniture industry, where his hard…
Read MoreFrances Marie Bennett Blount
Frances Marie Bennett Blount, 76, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Frances was born May 25, 1948, in Alexander County, the daughter of Florence Bennett Wilson of Hiddenite. During her working career, she worked for Brian Center East in Hickory as a CNA, Dickies Mill in Stony…
Read MoreNancyPat Carpenter
Our precious mother, NancyPat Carpenter, age 86, of Taylorsville, peacefully passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024, surrounded by her loving children at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center from complications of her valiant fight with leukemia. NancyPat was born a coal miner’s daughter in Slab Fork, West Virginia, on November 15, 1937, to George Thurbon…
Read MoreAlisha Elliott Custer
Alisha Elliott Custer, 71, of Little River, South Carolina, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 1, 2024, at McLeod Seacoast Hospital after an extended illness. Alisha was born November 1, 1952, in Iredell County, to the late Ralph Grady Chapman and Patricia Alexander Chapman. She was a retired schoolteacher at North Myrtle…
Read MoreJune Barker Petrie
June Barker Petrie, 81, of Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Taylorsville. June was born August 6, 1942, in Lafayette, Indiana, to the late Rolland Edmond Dutenhaver and Mildred Nelson Rund. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rolland Edmond Dutenhaver and Mildred Nelson Rund, and her husband, Edwin Tad “Pete”…
Read MoreJennie Comer
Jennie Comer, 77, of Asheboro, passed away June 30, 2024, after a brief illness at Randolph Hospice House. She was born March 1, 1947, to the late Edward Dean Little and Flossie Warren Little. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Davis Comer, and one brother, Joe Little.…
Read MoreRonald James Oldaugh
Ronald James Oldaugh, 77, of Advance, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024, after an extended illness. He was born September 5, 1946, in Rose Center, Michigan, to the late George Oldaugh and Evelyn Burke Oldaugh. Ron worked as a test driver for General Motors Proving Grounds and retired in 2006 after 27 years working…
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