Area Obituaries

Donald “Duck” Lee Brown, 73, of Taylorsville, passed away on Tuesday evening, August 24, 2021. Donald was born on May 7, 1948, in Alexander County, to Clara Lee Moose Brown and the late W. Harding Brown. “Duck,” as he was known by friends, was the owner and operator of Brown Construction in Taylorsville. Duck was…

Jackie Monroe Cornette, Sr., 66, of Taylorsville, passed away Monday, August 23, 2021, at his home. Jackie was born June 7, 1955, in Asheville, the son of the late Robert Leroy Cornette and Helen Nadine Anderson Cornette. He had worked in the furniture industry for several different companies but his last employment was with Stewart…

Jerry Lee Hammer, 75, of Stony Point, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Jerry was born July 12, 1946, the son of the late Lee Ozell Hammer and Naomi Rufty Hammer. He had worked for the Department of Corrections for 25 years and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist…

Frank Herndon, 83, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021, at his son’s home. Frank was born March 28, 1938, in Bluefield, West Virginia, the son of the late Joseph Herndon and Bertha Bell Herndon. He was a self-employed owner of Radio Shack in Taylorsville. He was an active member of Taylorsville Presbyterian…

Frank Edward Petrea, 73, of Taylorsville, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at Wake Forest Medical Center. He was born February 10, 1948, in Caldwell County, to the late Riley and Alda Auton Petrea. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior at Dover Baptist Church. Frank served his…

On August 21, 2021, Edna Kay Rink Stafford, 80, of Gastonia, passed away from complications due to Covid. Edna was born and raised in Hickory, until she married the love of her life, Wade Alford Stafford of Taylorsville, and they relocated to Gastonia. She attended Hickory High School and studied at Evans Business College and…

Judy Ann Chrisley Roark, 74, passed away on Friday, August 20, 2021, at Wesley Long Hospital. The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 11, at Calvary Church, 1665 Pleasant Ridge Road, Greensboro, NC. A native of Pulaski County, Virginia, Judy was born on May 6, 1947, the daughter of the late…

David Lee Barber, 76, of Taylorsville, passed away on Friday, August 20, 2021, at his sister’s residence. David was born February 18, 1945, in Alexander County, the son of the late John Daniel Barber and Gracie Bolinger Barber. He worked in the furniture industry most of his working career. He was of the Christian faith…

On August 20th, 2021, (Johnny) John Oliver Transeau of Hiddenite, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving daughters. He was born on July 26, 1963, to the late Stonewall Jackson Transeau and Doris Bullock Transeau. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Robin Nunnery and Nancy Transeau. Johnny leaves behind four caring daughters, Jessica…