Clara Jean Sipe
Clara Jean Sipe, 92, of Taylorsville, went to her Heavenly Home on December 25, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House following a short illness. She was born February 20, 1930, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late James O. Drum Sr. and Mamie Abernathy Drum. She retired from Carolina Glove Mill and was a homemaker…
Read MoreRichard “Rick” Louis French
Richard “Rick” Louis French, 70, of Taylorsville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 24, 2022. Rick was born on April 15, 1952, to the late Doildeen and Erie French. Rick earned his master’s degree in political science from Appalachian State University and went on to serve in local government throughout North…
Read MoreFelix Edward Dula
Felix Edward Dula was born on March 13, 1932, and passed away at Sacred Journey Hospice in Newnan, Georgia, on December 22, 2022. Felix, ‘Eddie,’ was the son of the late Felix and Carrie Mae Dula. He worked in the furniture industry and ran his own cleaning business. He dedicated his life as one of…
Read MorePatricia Jeaneane “Jip” Wike Baker
Patricia Jeaneane “Jip” Wike Baker peacefully entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at the age of 88. She was born in Alexander County on June 18, 1934, the daughter of the late Jack and Ethel Wike. Jip was preceded in death by her loving husband…
Read MoreJames V. Brown
James V. Brown, 77, of Mooresville, passed away on December 22, 2022, at F. Mitchell Mack Hospice House in Mooresville. Rooster was born on January 25, 1945, in Wise County, Virginia. Chapman Funeral Home is serving the Brown family.
Read MoreClara Ruth Wike Shook
Clara Ruth Wike Shook, 89, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022. She was born on March 9, 1933, in Catawba County, to the late Fred Wike and Minnie Herman Wike. Mrs. Shook was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church. She enjoyed doing genealogy research, shopping, knitting, and cooking. Clara loved spending time with her…
Read MoreFreezing rain, snow, bitter cold will usher in Christmas weekend
The National Weather Service is forecasting rain, possibly freezing rain, and snow as Christmas Day approaches, although the actual holiday and Christmas Eve are expected to be clear but cold. An arctic front will move through the area early Friday, resulting in plummeting temperatures and strong, gusty winds. Gusts of 35 to 45 mph may…
Read MoreMan stabbed, woman faces murder charge
Authorities are investigating a stabbing death in the Ellendale Community this week and one woman has been charged. On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at approximately 2:30 a.m., the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office received a call in reference to a stabbing at 3624 US Hwy 64/90 West in the Ellendale Community of Alexander County. Upon arrival,…
Read MoreStony Point home burns Dec. 19
By MICAH HENRY AND ANGELA FARR KING Four fire departments responded to a blaze at a Stony Point home on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The home, located at 9214 Paul Payne Store Road, is that of former Alexander County educator Angela Charles and family. No one was home at the time of the fire, according…
Read MoreHoover pleads guilty in murders, sentenced
In Alexander County Superior Court last week, another of the three defendants were sentenced in the grisly 2019 shooting deaths of Chad Lee Kennedy, age 38, and Mark Jefferson “Jeff” Furey, age 57. Defendants in the case are Adam Thomas Morgan, Robert Bryan Hoover, and Brandy Lynn Miller. Robert Bryan Hoover, age 40 of Stony…
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