Area Obituaries

Cranford Allan Bumgarner, 96, of Taylorsville, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Frye Regional Medical Center from COVID-19. Cranford was born February 21, 1924, in Alexander County, the son of the late Sherman and Carrie Munday Bumgarner. He was a US Navy veteran, who served during WWII aboard LST 515 and later as a…

Norine E. Sipe, 99, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Norine was born April 26, 1921, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Cicero Sipe and Mary Jane Fox Sipe. She was a homemaker and was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church. She loved to…

Frances Napier Miller, 74, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020 at her home. Frances was born May 9, 1946, in Columbia, South Carolina, the daughter of the late William T. Napier and Florence Enoree Young Napier. She had worked for the Georgia Department of Corrections as an accountant. Including her parents, she…

Nancy Faye Hall Thomasson, 74, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Frye Regional Medical Center. She was born on July 24, 1946 to the late George Hall and Mary Campbell Hall in Caldwell County. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Thomasson; two brothers, Bill and Fred…

Evelyn Brown Hoke, 85, of Stony Point, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House. She was born on August 28, 1934, the daughter of the late Sanford and Pearl Moore Brown. Evelyn was a member at White Plains Baptist Church and loved the Lord. She lived her life with the purpose…

James M. Munday, 38, of Can Car Lane, Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. James was born September 6, 1981, in Welch, West Virginia, the son of James Ray Munday and Sherry Ann Workman Walker. He was a frame builder and was of the Baptist faith. In addition…

Leon R. Bowman, 66, of Taylorsville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 7, 2020. Leon was born May 12, 1954, in Alexander County, the son of the late Jasper Bowman and Juanita Icenhour Bowman. He was a truck driver and a member of Reformation Lutheran Church. He loved gardening. Leon never met a stranger; he…

Carolyn Lorene Hines Brawley, 74, of Taylorsville, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at her residence. Born on January 22, 1946, in Iredell County, she was the daughter of the late William Jefferson and Hazel Lorene Dagenhart Hines. During her career, Carolyn worked at Frye Hospital as a custodian. She was a member at…

Lucy Mae Teague Icenhour, 91, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at her home. She was born June 15, 1929, in Alexander County, to the late Daniel Ause and Cora Benfield Teague. Lucy Mae was a member of Antioch Baptist Church all of her life and taught 6-7 year-old children for…

Felix “Joe” Beaver, 72, of Taylorsville, passed away at his home on August 5, 2020 after a period of declining health. Born to the late David Albert and Ruby Lee Marshall Beaver of Alexander County, Joe was an active member of Stony Point Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. Joe will be remembered…