Area Obituaries
Linda Gail Connolly Foster
Linda Gail Connolly Foster, 78, of Taylorsville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Wilkes Health and Rehabilitation. Linda was born on March 22, 1942, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late William Featherstone and Dolly Gregory Connolly. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist…
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Donald Ray Cannon, of Granite Falls, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in Hickory. Born December 21, 1953, in Burke County, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Nellie Cannon. Donald was a Retired United States Air Force Veteran of 22 Years. He retired from the City of Newton and was a truck…
Read MoreCaleb Ryan Elder
Caleb Ryan Elder, 35, of Advance, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at his home. A public graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery with Reverend Jamie Steele officiating. The family will see friends after the service at the cemetery. Ryan will lie-in-state…
Read MoreFrances H. Campbell
Frances H. Campbell, 84, of Taylorsville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Cary. She was born February 23, 1937, in Statesville, to A.J. and Margaret Frances Dodd Haynes. Including her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Austin Campbell. Those left to cherish her memory include her sister, Mary Ann…
Read MoreClaudette Stilwell Huffman
Claudette Stilwell Huffman, 71 , of Claremont, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. She was born November 8, 1949, in Catawba County, to the late Claude Hampton Stilwell and Dorothy Hefner Cockerham. Claudette was a member of Tri-City Baptist Church, in Conover, and was employed in the furniture industry.…
Read MoreKenneth “Speck” Ray Sipes Sr.
Kenneth “Speck” Ray Sipes Sr., 87, of Statesville, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021 at Accordius Health of Statesville. He was born Friday, May 26, 1933, in Iredell County, to the late James Walter Sipes and Winnie Faye Miller Sipes. Ken is survived by his wife of 66 years, Wilma Yoder Sipes of the home;…
Read MorePatricia Gwendolyn Judd
Patricia Gwendolyn Judd, 90, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021 after a long life, well-lived, and greatly loved. She was born on August 4, 1930 to the late Willie York Burgess. Pat was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for 18 years, and was a former member of…
Read MoreWyenne Winecoff Duncan
Wyenne Winecoff Duncan, 81, of Taylorsville, died Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Catawba Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. “Bob” Duncan, and a sister, Christine Caldwell of Concord. She was born on October 13, 1939, in Concord, to the late Marvin and Viola Irvin…
Read MoreDavid Earl Clarke Sr.
David Earl Clarke Sr. passed away at his residence February 27, 2021. He was born to the late Neil Clarke and Leota Nina Holt Truax in Ischua, New York on December 25, 1936. During his working career, he worked as a welder in Dresser-Rand, New York. David was a Christian. Those left to cherish the…
Read MoreHazel Lail Hubbard
Hazel Lail Hubbard, “Mother Hubbard,” 84, died peacefully on February 27, 2021. She was a native of Bethlehem, daughter of Curvie Pink Lail and Carrie Laura Flowers Lail. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 46 years, Ted Hubbard; sisters, Ethlyn Bass, Vesta Goodwin, Christine Lail, and Jeannette Gilbert; and brothers,…
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