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Commissioners take oaths of office

Board hears “clean” County audit report Kent Herman, Marty Pennell, Ronnie Reese, and Larry Yoder took the oath of office at the Monday, December 5, meeting to begin their new terms on the Alexander County Board of Commissioners. Chief District Court Judge L. Dale Graham administered the oath of office to the four commissioners, as…

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Linda Sue Price Davis

Linda Sue Price Davis, 82, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Carolina Caring in Catawba County. She was born on March 1, 1940, in Alexander County, to the late Clifford Earl Price and Reba Dyson Price. Mrs. Davis was a devoted member of Liledoun Baptist Church and she decorated the church for many years.…

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Della Ray Farmer Stike Miller

Della Ray Farmer Stike Miller, 96, of Taylorsville, formally of Ashe County, passed away Wednesday morning, December 7, 2022, at her daughter’s residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at 1:00 p.m., at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Dollar, Rev. Danny Joe Farmer, and Rev. Chris Meade officiating.…

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Joyce Louise Sharpe Rhyne

Joyce Louise Sharpe Rhyne, 85, of Statesville, passed away on December 7, 2022, at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville. She was born July 22, 1937, in Iredell County, to the late Hugh Ernest Sharpe and Chloe Byers Sharpe. Joyce was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Those left to cherish her memory include her…

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Andres Eduardo Madrid Anguiano

Andres Eduardo Madrid Anguiano, 30, of Granite Falls, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. He was born November 30, 1992, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, the son of Concepcion Angulano Gonzalez and the late Antonio Madrid Ventura. He was a car detailer for Cosmos Motors and was of the Catholic faith. In addition to his…

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William “Bill” Campbell

William “Bill” Campbell, 83, passed away at his home, in Hiddenite, early in the morning of December 6, 2022, with his beloved wife of 63 years, Carolyn, at his bedside. He was born February 8, 1939, the son of the late Hazel Campbell Vasbinder, and raised by his family in Vashti. Bill attended high school…

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Bertha Louise Biddy Allen

Bertha Louise Biddy Allen, 91, of Waycross, Georgia, passed away Tuesday morning December 6, 2022, at her residence following an extended illness. Born July 26, 1931, in Charlotte, she was the daughter of the late Ollie L. and May Bird Biddy. She grew up in Taylorsville and then moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where she met…

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Serena Yodora Smith

Serena Yodora Smith, 73, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022, at Trinity Ridge. Serena was born September 9, 1949, in Logan County, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Opie R. Smith and Mary Elsie Sarver Smith. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Johns Lutheran Church. She was a…

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Ryan Patrick Repasy

Ryan Patrick Repasy, 44, of Hickory, passed away on December 3, 2022, at Frye Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Ryan was born July 9, 1978, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Paul E. Repasy and the late Dottie Witt DeFillips. Ryan owned and operated Five Star Carwash & Oil Change in Conover. Ryan was…

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