Shirley Mae Hubbard
Shirley Mae Hubbard, age 83 of Taylorsville, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Shirley was born on August 10, 1938, to Ralph Lee White and Rosella Lail White in Alexander County. Shirley was retired from Hickory Shoe Lace. She attended Mt. Hebron Baptist Church. She enjoyed watching TV and working in her flowers. In…
Read MoreJimmy Blain Beckham
Jimmy Blain Beckham, 81, a long-time resident of Stony Point, went to be with his heavenly father on Friday October 1, 2021, at his home following a lengthy Illness with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born September 17, 1940, in Alexander County, to the late Dawson “Doc” Beckham and Christine Warren Beckham. Jimmy was retired from…
Read MoreTony Allen Woodie
The family of Tony Allen Woodie, age 66, of Lenoir, sadly announces his death on September 30, 2021, after a lengthy period of declining health. He will be greatly missed by his daughters, affectionately known as Mouse and Ringtail, Christina Elizabeth Woodie McCoun and husband Jared; Victoria Anne Woodie Davis and husband Kenny; a step-son,…
Read MoreBrenda Jarvis Benfield
Brenda Jarvis Benfield, age 73, of Taylorsville, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Valley Nursing Center. Brenda was born April 11, 1948, the daughter of the late Herbert “Hub” Jarvis and Florence Wagoner Jarvis. She worked for Carolina Glove and later in life, she was a Hospice caregiver. Including her parents, she was…
Read MoreWilliam “Bill” Short
William “Bill” Short, age 73, of Taylorsville, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. He was born October 27, 1947, in Darmstadt, Germany, the son of the late William H. Short and Elsie Schindler Short. He was in charge of the IT department during most of his working…
Read MoreJimmy T. Brown
Jimmy T. Brown, of Stony Point, passed away after a two-year battle with cancer at his home on September 30, 2021. He was born on August 27, 1948, in Vivian, Louisiana, to the late J.T. and Bernice Wood Brown. He was raised in Atlanta, Texas. Jimmy served in the US Navy in Reconnaissance Attack Squadron…
Read MoreDeceased man found in woods Tue.
Body discovered after unrelated crash occurred nearby; wallet containing ID card of missing local man found near body Response to a wreck that occurred on Tuesday morning, on the unpaved portion of County Home Road, led to the discovery of an unrelated dead body, according to Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman. A wallet found nearby…
Read MoreTaylorsville inmate sentenced for threatening to kill judge, family, DA
Joel Michael Cliett, 45, of Taylorsville, N.C., was sentenced Sept. 29, 2021, to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, for mailing a threatening communication, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina in a press release. Robert R. Wells, Special Agent in Charge of…
Read MoreSept. 29 COVID update for Alexander County
Alexander County has a cumulative total of 6,053 cases of COVID-19, with 259 cases in the last 14 days and 83 cases in the last 7 days, according to a government press release. Sadly, there have now been 119 deaths associated with the virus. Currently, there are 11 people in the hospital. Approximately 38 percent…
Read MoreMarvin Richard Byrd
Marvin Richard Byrd, 73, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at his home. Born July 28, 1948, in Elkin, Richard Byrd was the son of the late Marvin M. Byrd and Ruby Cockerham Byrd. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Becky Byrd Norman, and a…
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