Area Obituaries

Robert Lee Keller Jr., 53, of Taylorsville, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Catawba County. Mr. Keller was born on Saturday, February 3, 1969, to Robert Lee Keller Sr. and Joyce Ann Clark Keller. Robert was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Mr. Keller loved to fish for trout. He enjoyed working and restoring…

Peggy Louise Jolly Bentley, 82, of Taylorsville, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022, at her home in Alexander County. Peggy was born on Thursday, July 20, 1939, to the late Carlie “Buck” Jolly and Pauline Robinette Jolly. Peggy was a lifelong member of Salem Lutheran Church. Mrs. Bentley was a dedicated teacher at Sugar Loaf…

Sylvia Marie Keckler Warrell, 85, of Taylorsville, in the Bethlehem Community, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at her home. Sylvia was born March 5, 1937, in Adams County, Idaho, the daughter of the late Augustus Keckler and Bertha Sylvia Brown Keckler. She was a native of Mesa, Idaho. She had resided in Bethlehem…

Alfred George Clark, age 92, passed on to his heavenly home early Tuesday morning, June 7, 2022. George grew up in Gaston County and moved to the Hickory area in 1957. He was employed by Central Telephone Co. where he was an installer/repairman. After working there for 30 years, he retired in 1997. He enjoyed…

Thelma Mae Burgess Deal, age 78 of Taylorsville, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Thelma was born on June 12, 1943, the daughter of the late Pervie Otis and Mozelle Harrington Burgess. Mrs. Deal worked alongside her husband for many years in the family business, Deal Orchards. Her faith was a very important part…

Marie Ann Sprinkle, 87, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Iredell County. Marie was born on July 5, 1934, in Alexander County, to the late Smith Howard Bentley and Elsie Screne Childers Bentley. Ms. Sprinkle was a member of Fairview Baptist Church and served the Lord by cleaning the church for 42 years. She…

Bonnie Christine “Chris” Mitchell, 80, of Taylorsville, was called home by her heavenly Father on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, after a period of declining health. She was born on March 9, 1942, the daughter of the late Daniel Loudermilt and Katie Dellinger Loudermilt. Christine was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a…