Area Obituaries

Ella Mae Rhodes Nichols, 84, of Taylorsville, died Saturday, December 19, 2020 at her residence. She was born on Thursday, May 28, 1936, in Wilkes County, to the late Smith Isaac and Zilla Ella Cole Rhodes. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church, where she had been active in the mission work of the…

George Carl Bard, 90, of Taylorsville, died Saturday, December 19, 2020 at his residence. He was born on Tuesday, April 22, 1930, to the late George W.T. Martin Bard and Ella Mae Parsons Bard in Wagoner, in Ashe County. He was a member of East Taylorsville Baptist Church. He retired from Schneider Mills in Taylorsville…

Frances T. Smith, 77, of Taylorsville, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at her home. Frances was born February 25, 1943, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Fred Treadway and Minnie Tedder Dingler. She was a CNA and worked for Shady Rest Home for a number of years. She was of the…

Tommie Alan Crouch, 56, of Hiddenite, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center due to complications of a stroke. He was born Saturday, April 25, 1964, in Alexander County, to the late Tommie Crouch and Irma Head Crouch of the home. In addition to his father, Alan was preceded in…

Daniel Lee LeVan, 58, of Stony Point, passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 18, 2020 at his home. He was born July 31, 1962, in Alexander County, to the late Robert Lee LeVan and Shirley Kay Walker LeVan of Stony Point. He was a member of Faith Temple Church and earned a degree from Mitchell Community…

Charles Albert Braswell, 84, of Taylorsville, died Thursday, December 17, 2020 in Carolina Medical Center-Charlotte. He was born Tuesday, July 21, 1936, in Caldwell County, to the late Horace Henry Braswell and Julia Etta Kelley Braswell. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He retired from Furniture Design with Southern Furniture in Conover. He…

Myra Frances Rash Younts, 79, of Taylorsville, died Thursday, December 17, 2020 at her residence. She was born on September 29, 1941, in Guilford County, to the late Ira Evans Rash and Ruby Frances Garner Rash. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Merry Hearts Sunday School…

Catherine Austin Teets, 80, died on December 16, 2020 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant in Monroe, Ohio. Cathy was born on February 10, 1940, in Taylorsville, to Thomas Hayden and Sudie Jenkins Austin. A graduate of Taylorsville High School, Cathy earned her bachelor’s degree in English at Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. A resident of…

David Q. Williams, 86, of Taylorsville, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Catawba Valley Medical Center after an extended illness. David was born on June 23, 1934, in Alexander County, the son of the late Willie D. and Etta Mae Childers Williams. David joined the United States Air Force and retired with 22…

Gladys Mitchell Icenhour, 79, of Taylorsville, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at her home. Gladys was born May 31, 1941, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Jim Mitchell and Cecil Fincannon Mitchell. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She loved…