Area Obituaries

Mary Ann Mae Pinyan Stone, of Mooresville, was taken by Jesus to heaven on October 1, 2023. Ann was the youngest and last of 13 children born into the family of John Sherman Pinyan and Lodie Sowers Pinyan on March 27, 1942. She graduated from North Mecklenburg High School in 1960. She married Kenneth Lenial…

Charles Armall Adams, Sr. “Doc,” 79, of Stony Point, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at his home surrounded by family. He was born January 25, 1944, in Iredell County, the son of the late Robert Adams and Pauline Wellman Adams. He worked for RockTenn for 33 years before retiring. He was a faithful…

Thomas Wayne Sloan, 85, of Statesville, passed away on September 29, 2023, at his home after a brief illness. Wayne was born April 18, 1938, in Iredell County, to the late Webb Newland Sloan and Ida Lee Goodin Sloan. Wayne worked at Davis Regional Medical Center and was a member of the US Army National…

Clyde Jake Moser, 87, of Stony Point, passed away on September 28, 2023, at his home after an extended illness. Clyde was born September 11, 1936, in Alexander County, to the late Guy Lynn Moser and Beulah Mae Lackey Moser. Clyde was in the Air Force and was a Retired Sheriff’s Deputy. Clyde was a…

Angela Mayes, 50, of Taylorsville, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. She was born on April 10, 1973, in Alexander County. Angela was a furniture worker and a caregiver. She was of the Baptist faith and loved going to flea markets. She was a caring and loving friend and…

Burpee Loyd Wike, 99, of Taylorsville, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Wake Forest Medical Center Wilkes Campus. Burpee was born September 5, 1924, in Alexander County, the son of the late Charlie P. Wike and Lois Kerley Wike. Earlier in his working career, he worked 26 years for Hedrick Manufacturing, then Alexvale…

Sharon Rose Horski McKee, 82, of Bethlehem, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at Carolina Caring in Catawba County. She was born to the late Edward L. Horski and Esther Skinner Horski on Friday, August 22, 1941, in Shiawassee, Michigan. Mrs. McKee taught in public and private schools in several states. She was a…

Darlene Sue White Beavers, 61, of Hiddenite, passed away unexpectedly on September 27, 2023, at her home. Darlene was born August 18, 1962, in West Virginia, to the late John Henry White and Eunice Griffith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Allen Beavers; a brother, Roger White;…