Area Obituaries

Carl Edward Kerley, 80, of Stony Point, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville after a period of declining health. Carl was born at home, in Alexander County, on Sunday, September 10, 1939, the son of the late R. D. and Lundia Blankenship Kerley. On July 2, 1961, he was…

Donna S. Raby, 67, of Shook Road, Claremont, passed away on November 12, 2019 at Carolina Caring in Newton. Donna was born June 20, 1952, in Bluefield, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Watson Minnix and Lillian Taylor Minnix. She had worked many years in the service agency and was of the Christian faith.…

Thad “Buddy” Thomas Lambert, 77, of Ellendale Lane, Taylorsville, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at his residence. Thad was born June 20, 1942, in Iredell County, the son of the late George Stanley Lambert, Sr. and Artie Fox Lambert. He had retired form Kewaunee Scientific Corporation after 29 years as a finisher of furniture.…

Betty Jean Crouch, 79, of Taylorsville, passed away at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville on November 12, 2019. Born in May of 1940 to the late Lonnie Bumgarner and Verna White Hayes of Caldwell County, Betty was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church and was self-employed in her home day care center. Those left to…

Virginia Carolyn Stacey Jenkins, 81, of Taylorsville, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Born to the late Harley and Athlee Stacy of Baltimore, Maryland, Virginia was a member of Liledoun Baptist Church.She had a driving concern for other people, her love for her Lord and her church. She was…

Jewel Faye Benfield Earp, 68, of Stony Point, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019 at Autumn Care. She was born on Sunday, March 18, 1951, in Iredell County, to the late Jake Leonard Benfield and Florence Lee Bentley Benfield. She was a member of Wayfound Baptist Church. In addition to Jewel’s parents, she was…

Xen Motsinger, 92, of Cayce, South Carolina, made his final flight into the arms of his Savior on Monday morning, November 11, 2019. He was born on November 15, 1926, in LaFayette, Georgia, to Carl and Rose Motsinger. Xen graduated from Taylorsville High School, received his undergraduate degree from Maryville College, and a graduate degree…

Charlie “Tommy” Carter, 83, a native of St. Matthews, South Carolina, passed away peacefully Monday, November 11, 2019 at his home in Mineral, Virginia, where he recently relocated. Charlie, called “Tommy” by his friends and family, was born February 26, 1936, in St. Matthews, South Carolina to Charlie H. Carter Sr. and Ruthie Mae “Fred”…

Iris Sebastion Bumgarner, 87, of Stony Point, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Gordon Hospcie House. She was born on Wednesday, November 11, 1931, in Wilkes County, to the late Charles Oren Sebastian and Rebecca Grace Miller Sebastian. In addition to her parents, Iris was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Carlton…