Area Obituaries

Jimmy Lee Lambert, Jr. 43, of Cedar Grove went to his heavenly home on July 12th after a hard fought battle with cancer. Jimmy was born August 8, 1976, and was a resident of Alexander County until he moved to Orange County. Jimmy was a loving husband, father, son, brother, nephew and friend.  Jimmy was…

Mary Pauline Chapman McGlamery, 89, of Taylorsville, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020 at Valley Nursing Center. She was born Thursday, April 30, 1931, in Alexander County, to the late Edd Franklin Chapman and Vera McBride Chapman. Mary retired from Broyhill Furniture. She was an avid fan of the Tar Heels, Washington Redskins, Detroit Tigers,…

Dorothy L. Warta, 95, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Dorothy was born in December 1924, in New York, the daughter of the late Joseph John Waldeck and Ernestine Esther Lowry Waldeck. She was a homemaker and also worked as a bank teller. She was a…

Leroy Daniel Fox, age 72 of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020, at Brockford Inn Assisted Living in Granite Falls. He was the son of the late Everette and Cecil Pennell Fox. Leroy worked as a material handler in the furniture industry, attended Oakwood Baptist Church, and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Along with…

Jewel Chapman Benton, 91, departed this life July 13, 2020. Born in Taylorsville to Marion Butler Chapman and Effie Brookshire Chapman, she spent most of her life in the Winston-Salem area. She leaves behind her daughters, Ann White of Fishers, Indiana, and Tamra Welborn of Winston-Salem; and a brother, Eugene Chapman of Stony Point. Jewel…

Agnes Elizabeth Johnson, age 86 of Taylorsville, passed away on July 12, 2020, at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville. She was born to the late Authur Lefeate and Annie Elizabeth Sharpe Harris in Caldwell County. Agnes enjoyed sewing, crocheting, working crossword puzzles, playing the piano, and working in her flowers, but most of all, she…

Linda G. Townsend, age 53, of Taylorsville, went home to be with her heavenly father on Sunday, July 12, 2020. Linda was born July 11, 1967 in Iredell County, the daughter of Martha Maxine Somers Sarver and her husband, David, of Taylorsville and the late Lucky Roger Hartness. Linda worked in the furniture most of…

Jerldine Icenhour Nance, age 83, of Taylorsville, fell asleep in death on Sunday, July 12, 2020, at the home surrounded by family and friends. She was born July 17, 1936, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Kinzell and Quez Icenhour. Jerldine dedicated her life to Jehovah God and was baptized in 1969. She…