Mary Elizabeth Johnston Harrington Wike
Mary Elizabeth Johnston Harrington Wike, 92, of Taylorsville, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. She was born July 15, 1928, in Iredell County, the daughter of the late James Arthur Johnston and Letha Mae Parker Johnston. Mary retired from Schneider Mills in 2019, at age 90, after 65 years of service.…
Read MoreTaylorsville man charged in shooting near Caldwell Courthouse
A Taylorsville resident has been charged with two felonies after a man was injured in a shooting that took place on Monday, July 12, 2021, outside the Caldwell County Courthouse in Lenoir. According to a press release from the Lenoir Police Department, Chad James Emke, age 48 of Taylorsville, was charged with one count of…
Read MoreErika Felice Summers-Sylla
Erika Felice Summers-Sylla, 50, from Bronx, New York, passed away July 12, 2021. Erika is survived by her parents, Clifford (Mary Summers) Mayfield; and two brothers, Eric Summers of Statesville, and William Sumpter of New York. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Chapman Funeral Home in Stony Point.
Read MoreBetty Jean Smith Lynch
Betty Jean Smith Lynch, 92, of Hiddenite, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021, after an extended illness at Springs of Catawba. She was born Sunday, May 9, 1929, in Catawba County, to the late Howard Smith and Nadean Justice Smith. She was a member of First Methodist Church in Newton. Betty is survived by a…
Read MorePaul Dean Crouch
Paul Dean Crouch, 83, of Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021, at his home. Paul was born July 10, 1938, in Alexander County, the son of the late Ray Crouch and Blanche Dyson Crouch. He was a drafted US Army veteran and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church but attended Calvary Baptist Church.…
Read MoreDavid Lee Henson
David Lee Henson, 69, of Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021, at Frye Regional Medical Center. David was born July 6, 1952, in Fletcher, the son of the late Oscar Tommy Gibbs and the late Mary Jane Henson Swart. David was a graduate of Western Carolina University and was of the Baptist faith.…
Read MoreKenneth R. Wax
Kenneth R. Wax, 79, of Statesville, formerly of Massachusetts, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021. He was born December 19, 1941, in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Evelyn Sweet Wax and Sidney Wax. He graduated from Brookline High School and received a degree in history from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He was…
Read MoreShelby Jean Cook-Combs
Shelby Jean Cook-Combs, 83, of Taylorsville, passed away from an extended illness Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Frye Regional Medical Center. She was born Thursday, May 5, 1938, in Raleigh County, West Virginia, to the late Darl Edgar Cook Sr. and Beulah Nan Cook. She loved gardening and flowers were her passion. She was a…
Read MoreHelen Harriet (Kroboth) Rauscher
Helen Harriet (Kroboth) Rauscher, 89, of Taylorsville, formerly of Mt. Bethel, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 10, 2021. She was the wife of the late Victor Rauscher Jr. Born December 29, 1931, in Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Theresia (Deutsch) Kroboth. She worked…
Read MoreMichael Allan Killian
Michael Allan Killian, 46, from Lenoir, passed away Friday, July 9, 2021, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. He was born August 1, 1974, in Catawba County, to Katrina Huffman of Lincolnton. Michael is survived by two sons, Brandon Tallent of Conover, and Michael Rickey Killian of Lenoir; two daughters, Alexandria Rubin of Kernersville,…
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