Area Obituaries

Claude W. Dula, 81, of Taylorsville, fallen in sleep in death on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at his home. Claude was born January 2, 1940, in Alexander County, the son of the late Felix Dula and Cary Alexander Dula. He worked in the furniture industry and was also a butcher. He went to the Kingdom…

Doris Diane Childers Castleberry, 70, of Covington, Georgia, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021, in Newton, Georgia. Doris was born on October 31, 1950, in Alexander County, to the late Lawson Parks Childers and Evelyn Wilson Powell Childers. Doris was a member of Zion Baptist Church in Covington, Georgia. Doris loved gardening and flowers.…

Brenda Diane McCall, most beloved wife, daughter, mother, and grandmother was called home into our Lord’s precious arms while surrounded by her family at home on October 15, 2021, following a lengthy illness. With a heart of gold and a smile so sweet, she was cut from a cloth no longer made. Her passion was…

Pearl Moose Mayberry, 96, of Stony Point, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2021, at Taylorsville House. She was born December 20, 1924, in Iredell County, to the late Benjamin Harrison Moose and Lola Dagenhart Moose. She was a member of Stony Point Baptist Church and a member of the Sunshine Sunday School class. She…

Alonzo Dale Parker was born on November 12, 1945, in Alexander County, and was the son of the late Robert Asbury Parker and Lillian McClain Parker. He departed this life on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was a 1963 graduate of Happy Plains School in Taylorsville and he was employed by…

Mabel Stafford Bowman, 93, of Taylorsville, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at her home. She was born on December 30, 1927, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Burette “Ret” and Beulah Bowman Stafford. She was a lifelong member of Friendship Lutheran Church, where she was a member of WELCA and a…

Jerry Wayne “Babe” Fox, 80, passed away October 12, 2021, at his residence in Stony Point. Babe was born on August 26, 1941, in Catawba County, to the late Jesse Monroe Fox and Suma Fox. Babe was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved being in the outdoors. He worked in the furniture industry as…

Mary Genevieve Herman Shew, 86, of Taylorsville, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Accordius Health in Wilkesboro. She was born September 20, 1935, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Andrew Flemings Herman and Luella Fox Herman. She worked in the furniture industry, where she retired from Broyhill Furniture after 40-plus years.…