Area Obituaries

Walter Gwen Coffey, 67, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Catawba County. He was born to the late Clayton Devar Coffey and Elvera Mae Anderson Coffey in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Monday, April 16, 1956. Mr. Coffey was of the Christian faith and a member of Sela…

Bernard “Pappy” Collins, 82, of Taylorsville, passed away after being ill for several months on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at Valley Nursing Center. Bernard was born February 7, 194,1 in Litwar, West Virginia, the son of the late James Harvey Collins and Stella Roberts Collins Justice. Bernard served in the US Army from 1959 to…

Randy Lee Travis, 52, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at Carolina Caring in Catawba County. He was born to the late Earl Allen Travis and Shirley Hass Travis on Sunday, March 28, 1971, in Catawba County. Mr. Travis proudly served his country as a Marine. He enjoyed listening to music, playing the guitar,…

Nola Avis Webster, 90, of Taylorsville, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023, at her home. Nola was born October 22, 1933, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Reuben L. Mecimore and Zora Gilbert Mecimore. Mrs. Webster was a homemaker who loved her family very much. She loved her Lord and Savior, reading…

Judy “Lois” Walker, 77, of Hiddenite, passed away surrounded by family on Friday, December 22, 2023, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born November 11, 1946, in Caldwell County, the daughter of the late Wheeler Pennell and Nellie Stamey Pennell. She had worked for Zimmer Orthopedic for 20 years. She was a member…

David Lee Teague, 75, of Taylorsville, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023, after a short illness. He was born to the late Turner Alexander and Iva Lee Burgess Teague on January 18, 1948, in Alexander County. Mr. Teague proudly served our country as a Vietnam Army Veteran. During his working career, he owned and…

Alfred Smith Lowrance, 80, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on December 20, 2023, at Wake Forest Baptist Health In Winston-Salem. Smith was born October 23, 1943, in Iredell County, to the late Grier Foster Lowrance and Reba Lackey Lowrance. Smith was retired from Randy Marion Ford. He was a member of Pisgah United Methodist Church…