Area Obituaries

William Levit Hammer, 69, of Alspaugh Dam Rd, Taylorsville, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019. William was born January 7, 1950, in Catawba County, the son of the late Howell and Helen Shook Hammer. William was a mechanic and farmer but also was active in the community. He was an auto enthusiast. He had served…

Betty King Sides, 76, of Hiddenite, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at Valley Nursing Center. She was born November 7, 1942. in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Brian Warren and Lessie Lambert Warren. She worked several years for the Department of Correction. Prior to working for the Department of Correction,…

Lark Annette Wilborn Overstreet, 61, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Overstreet was born November 2, 1957, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was the daughter of Doris Coats Jolly of Statesville and the late Franklin Wilborn. She graduated from Taylorsville High School and received her Associate Degree in…

Dr. Pen Lile Pittard Rogers (Penny) passed away May 24, 2019. She was a longtime resident of Greenville, South Carolina and worked most of those years for GreenvilleCounty Schools as a teacher, school psychologist, district administrator, and school principal. She began working at age 14 for her local newspaper, The Taylorsville Times, by writing up…

Stanley (Stan) R. Fox, 67, passed away peacefully at home on May 24, 2019 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 27, 1951, in Taylorsville, to the late Roscoe and Novella Fox. Stan graduated from NC State University with degrees in both aerospace and mechanical engineering. He worked his entire career at…

Phillip Edward Pennell, 45, passed away in Carolina Medical Ctr. Concord, on Thursday, May 23, 2019. Born to the late Leon Morgan Pennell and Mary Cleo Woodring Pennell Griffith, who survives, he was of the Baptist faith. He was retired, having been employed by Davis Specialty, of Taylorsville, and Farley’s Furniture Manufacturing, Conover. He was…

Betty Wike Benfield, 86, of Jolly Cemetery Road, Taylorsville, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the Taylorsville House following years of declining health. Mrs. Benfield was born November 3, 1932, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Roby Wike and Cora Harrington Wike. She was a homemaker and was a life-long member of…

Thelma Nadine Thompson, 75, of Taylorsville, passed away at her residence on May 22, 2019. Born to the late James Franklin and Thelma Caroline Broome, Nadine’s career included working in education at Lexington – Richland School District 5, South Carolina, and Southern Westley University in South Carolina. At her pleasure, she was a choir director,…