Area Obituaries

Selma Earlene Lytle, 64, of Taylorville, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 17, 2023, at Sherrill’s Ford Hospice House. She was born November 17, 1958, in Washington, D.C., to the late Earl Nathaniel Lytle and Luzella Lytle. Selma graduated in 1978 from Spinyard High School in Washington, D.C. Selma was a…

Gary Paige, 79, of Taylorsville, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023, while doing one of his favorite things, sitting on the porch. Gary was the sixth child of ten children born to the late Clinard and Ruby (Benfield) Paige of Alexander County. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his…

Angelene Barnes Deal, 91, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, in Iredell County. She was born on Monday, December 21, 1931, in Alexander County, to the late Osie Columbus Barnes and Bessie Walker Barnes. Mrs. Deal was a faithful member of East Taylorsville Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, quilting, and crocheting. Angelene was…

Daniel Edmund Yell, 73, of Taylorsville, passed away on February 15, 2023, at his home after a brief illness. Dan was born September 15, 1950, in Muskegon, Michigan, to the late Horace Yell and Maude Sanford Godzik. Dan married Audrey Lynn Snider in 1982. In 1983, they moved to Alaska where he worked as an…

Arnold Wayne Hight, 81, of Taylorsville, passed onto his heavenly home on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at Wilkes Medical Center in North Wilkesboro. He was born July 12, 1941, in Alexander County, the son of the late Mildred Ferguson Hight Mullis and Edward Hight. He was a US Army National Guard veteran who served from…

Evelyn Moore, 96, of Stony Point, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023, at Maple Leaf Nursing in Statesville. Evelyn was born August 18, 1926, in Lee County, the daughter of the late Andrew and Condos Reynolds. She had worked in the furniture industry and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed being outdoors and…

Grace Pennell Warrix, 88, of Taylorsville, went to be with her Jesus on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Grace was born August 23, 1934, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late William J. Pennell and Lillie Victoria Elder Pennell. She was a very faithful member at Rocky Face Baptist Church and…

Margaret Lillian Jolly Bumgarner, 88, passed away on February 11, 2023, in Wilkes County. She was born to the late James Cletus and Lillie Mae Bebber Jolly in Alexander County. Ms. Bumgarner was a member of Little River Baptist Church. Margaret loved to read her Bible and you could often catch her praying by her…

Elbert Leroy Goble, 88, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Gordon Hospice in Iredell County. He was born on Saturday, October 20, 1934, in Alexander County, to the late Oscar Goble and Dolly Warren Goble. Mr. Goble proudly served in the United States Army from November 8, 1957, to October 7, 1959. He received…