Area Obituaries

Nancy Herman Bolick, 70, of Marion, passed away on September 2, 2019 at her residence with her family by her side. A native of Alexander County, Nancy was born on May 19, 1949 to the late Lester and Pauline Herman. Nancy was known as a wonderful cook and an avid shopper. She loved her coffee…

Born October 14, 1941, in Caldwell County, to Ballard and Oletta Hart, Sandra Hart Austin passed peacefully into Heaven on August 31, 2019 at Carolina Caring Hospice after a prolonged battle of heart disease. Her best days were spent sewing, painting, working in the garden and listening to bluegrass and old-time music. Known as “Grandma”…

Barbara Randall, 77, of Camp Verde, Arizona, departed this world for Heaven on Thursday, August 29, 2019. She was born in Jenkins, Kentucky, on January 31, 1942, to the late Wesley and Bertha Killen. Barbara was a graduate of Jenkins High School, Wise County Vocational-Technical School of Practical Nursing, and the Medical College of Virginia…

Margaret Tevepaugh Watts, 82, passed away unexpectedly at her home on August 29, 2019. Born November 5, 1936, in Taylorsville, she was the daughter of the late David “Glenn” Tevepaugh and Zula Bowles Tevepaugh. Margaret attended Mt. Wesley Wesleyan Church in Hiddenite. She was preceded in death by her infant son, Richard Wayne Harrington; sister…

Wade Franklin Linney, Sr., of Glen Cove Drive, Charlotte, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 following an extended illness. He was born in Alexander County on November 5, 1940, and was the son of the late Troy Lee Linney and Nettie Morrison Linney. He was married to Joan Edwards Linney, who…

Wanda Johnson Witherspoon Moose, 88, of Jenkins Moose Road, Taylorsville, passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Wanda was born August 29, 1930, in Rutherford County, the daughter of the late John Thurman Johnson and Annie Bell Harton Johnson. She was employed by the Alexander County School Food Service and…