Area Obituaries

Colleen Carrigan Jolly, 91, of Taylorsville, passed away at her home on Sunday, May 16, 2021. Colleen was born on February 17, 1930, in Catawba County, to the late Robert and Emma Adams Carrigan. She was a member of Millersville Baptist Church where she faithfully attended her Adult Women’s Sunday School Class. Colleen was a…

Luke Reid Hoover, 21, of Taylorsville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 14, 2021, in Taylorsville. Luke was born September 28, 1999, in Catawba County, the son of Matthew Hoover of Spruce Pine and Tiffany Locke Vanderwerff (Michael) of Kernersville. He had worked for Paragon Films and served in the US Marine Corps. He was…

William “Bill” Vernon Thorne, 64, of Taylorsville, passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 14, 2021. He was born on August 28, 1956, in Burke County, to the late Ralph and Marie Helton Thorne. Bill worked at Zenith as a truck driver and, during his free time, enjoyed working in his yard and on his house. Along…

Frank Samuel Smith, 83, of Taylorsville, passed away Friday, May 14, 2021, at Carolina Caring in Hickory. He was born on Saturday, December 18, 1937, in Catawba County, to the late Leonard Oscar and Cleo Bowman Smith Bowman. Mr. Smith was self-employed in the real estate profession for many years. Those left to cherish Frank’s…

Teresa Lackey Ledford, 62, of Taylorsville, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Teresa was born May 25, 1958, in Catawba County, to the late Kenneth and Shirley Holbrook Lackey. Teresa enjoyed going to the beach. She was of the Christian faith, enjoyed reading and studying her Bible, listening and singing to Christian music, watching…

Randall Lee Willis, 41, of Taylorsville, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Davis Regional Hospital. Randall was born September 28, 1979, in Worth County, Georgia, the son of Wendell Willis and Audrey Young Willis. He was a welder and mechanic and worked in all types of construction work. He wished that he could…

Donna Mitchell Stout, 73, of Hiddenite, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Donna was born April 12, 1948, in Iredell County, the daughter of the late Jim Mitchell and Cecil Fincannon Mitchell. She had worked for Carolina Glove and also Broyhill Furniture before retiring. She was…

Grand Master Ricky Allen Davis had a true vitality for life. He lost that life after losing a hard-fought fight with Covid-19 on Thursday, May 13, 2021. It was one of the few battles he ever lost. Rick was born March 26, 1955, in Statesville, to the late Hugh and Pauline Davis. In addition to…

Vicki Teresa Mecimore, 60, of Taylorsville, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Vicki was born March 26, 1961, in Newport, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Charles Breedan and Laura Jenkins Breedan. She was a Registered Nurse. Those left to cherish and honor her memory include her husband, Robert Eugene…