Area Obituaries

Mary “Gwyn” Gwendolyn Grant, 63, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022, in Iredell County. Gwyn was born on May 23, 1959, in Rutherford County, to Howard Lee Wall and Mary Gwendolyn Edwards Wall. Mrs. Grant loved to read. She was a people person and never met a stranger. Gwyn was preceded in death by her…

Jonas “JP” Partee Austin, Jr., 86, of Taylorsville, passed peacefully on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Wilkes Medical Center, Wilkesboro, after a brief illness. He was born in Alexander County, on April 17, 1936, to the late Jonas Partee Austin, Sr. and Nellie Beatrice Cline Austin and was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. JP…

Doris Fortner James, 92, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at her home in Alexander County. She was born on July 22, 1930, in Alexander County, to the late Howard B. Fortner and Lorna Kerley Fortner. Mrs. James was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. Mrs. James worked at Schneider Mills for 35 years and,…

Shirley Louise Millsaps, 81, of Taylorsville, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. She was born June 25, 1941, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late William Glenn Earp and Amie McLelland Earp. She retired from Broyhill Furniture and was a member of White Plains Baptist Church, where she was…

Charlotte Ann Salewski, nee Jung, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Char was born December 8, 1950, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Walter and Eleanor (Partenheimer) Jung. At a young age, Char accepted Christ as her personal Savior, was baptized, and attended Kenosha Bible Chapel with her family.…

Kathy Collins Fox, 68, of Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2022, at Carolina Caring in Newton. Kathy was born August 24, 1953, in Catawba County, the daughter of the late Charles Raymond Collins and Henrietta Smith Collins. She retired from Best Value and was of the Baptist faith. She loved to work outside,…

Jessie Ralph Mash, 82, of Statesville, passed away June 30, 2022, at his home. Ralph was born September 12, 1939, in Ashe County, to the late Herman Hardin Mash and Viola Cleo Mash. Ralph owned and operated a sawmill and was a long-distance truck driver. Ralph was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. In addition…

Joseph “Jay” William Pope, 70, went home to be with the Lord on June 29, 2022. He was born in Catawba County on August 11, 1951. Jay was a graduate of Taylorsville High School and was one of the first members of the Alexander County EMS, where he served for 16 years. He was also…