Area Obituaries

Gary Lavon Hall, 67, of Taylorsville, passed away on Friday evening, July 9, 2021. Gary was born January 20, 1954, in Catawba County, to the late Melvin “Buck” and Lois Crouch Hall. Gary worked as an auto mechanic until he retired from Richey’s Automotive. He was a member of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church. He…

Gloria Jean Bryant Hurdle Bonds Donaldson, 71, of Stony Point, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Gloria was born October 20, 1949, in Columbia, South Carolina, the daughter of the late Dan Bryant and Francis Cox Bryant. She had worked as a nurse and dedicated her life to the…

Robert Lee Brawley, 81, of Harmony, passed away on Wednesday morning, July 7, 2021, at Gordon’s Hospice in Statesville. Robert was born on Thursday, October 12, 1939, in Allegheny County, to the late Ronald and Attie Bedsaul Brawley. Robert was an entrepreneur and a member of Sharon Lutheran Church. Those left to cherish and celebrate…

Etta Elaine Barker, 63, of Granite Falls, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at Brian Center in Hickory. Etta was born June 24, 1958, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Charlie Wesley Keller and Hazel Fox Keller. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Taylorsville. She was a lady that…

Thesta “Nan” Jean LaFevre, 81, of Hickory, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at her home. She was born February 1, 1941, in Catawba County, the daughter of the late Ernest Lee Bowman and Kathleen Hilton Bowman. She was a homemaker and worked with children’s mental health. She also was a landscape designer and…

Karen Jones Canipe, 57, of Star Drive, Taylorsville, passed away on Friday, July 2, 2021, at her home. Karen was born March 27, 1964, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Hobert Jones and Sarah Charlotte Jones. She worked at Carpenter Company for many years and was of the Baptist faith. She loved…

Eleanor “Judy” C. Benfield, 98, of Taylorsville, passed away after an extended illness on June 30, 2021, at Valley Nursing Center. Judy was born on June 24, 1923, in Watertown, Massachusetts, to the late James Caruso and Aurelia C. Caruso. She was of the Catholic faith. In addition to her parents, Judy was preceded in…

Lewis Thomas Little, Sr., 79, of Bethlehem, passed away June 30, 2021, at Carolina Caring in Sherrills Ford. Born December 7, 1941, in Black Wolf, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Ollie Arthur Little and Gladys Elmore Little Holleman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother,…

Hans J. AuBuchon, aged 69 years, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 28, 2021, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Hans was born in Germany, in 1951, and was brought to the United States by his late parents, Jerome H. AuBuchon and Gertrude H. AuBuchon. He had one sister, Silvia Ann Shea, who…