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Area Obituaries

Daisy Mae Welborn Chatham

Our loving mother, Daisy Mae Welborn Chatham, 88, of Stony Point, went to heaven at Davis Regional Hospital on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Born February 16, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Parks Welborn and Ila Mae Lloyd and was widowed by the late Guy Chatham. Mrs. Chatham was a self-employed caregiver. Mrs.…

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Mary Elizabeth Patterson Mason

Mary Elizabeth Patterson Mason, 92, of Statesville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 9, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 6, 1927, in Chase City, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Patrick Eugene Patterson and Luna Elizabeth McCurdy Patterson. Mary was the beloved wife of 32 years…

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Donald Wilson Moretz

Donald Wilson Moretz, 69, of Vale, died Saturday, March 9, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Rev, Jeremy Mahaffey will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Warlick Funeral Home. Mr. Moretz was born May…

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Patricia Ann Bentley Shew

Patricia Ann Bentley Shew, 62, of Wilkesboro, formerly of Taylorsville, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 in Levine-Dickson Hospice House, in Huntersville. Born on Wednesday, April 4, 1956, in Wilkes County, to the late Roy and Georgia Carr Bentley, she was a radiology technician with Wilkes Regional Hospital. Survivors include two sons, Richard McCarter of…

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Kenneth Childers

Kenneth Childers, 74, of Taylorsville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 8, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. He was born on July 12, 1944, the son of the late Oscar and Georgie Laws. During his career, Kenneth worked and owned for KC Furniture Frames and was of the Baptist faith. Those left to cherish…

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Charles Ray Davidson

Charles Ray Davidson, 69, of Taylorsville, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at his residence after a brief illness. He was born on January 1, 1950, the son of the late Asa Homer Davidson, Sr. and Edith Annie Lou Bently Davidson. During his career, Charles worked as a janitor for the county. He was…

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Michael Glenn Keever

Michael Glenn Keever, 67, of Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. He was born on December 13, 1951, the son of the late Glenn Oakley and Frances Louise Sharpe Keever. During his career, he worked as a contractor for Keever Construction and Diversified Contractor’s Inc. Michael was of…

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Betty Griffin Tarleton

Betty Griffin Tarleton, 93, of Penelope Lane, Taylorsville, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Tarleton was born June 5, 1925, in Rutherford County, the daughter of the late Wade Hampton Griffin and Nancy Ophelia Green Griffin. She was a graduate of Appalachian State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in primary…

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Hazel Coleen Teague Moretz

Hazel Coleen Teague Moretz, 89, of the Bethlehem Community, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2019 at her residence. She was born on December 18, 1929, the daughter of the late Fred Stanley and Hettie Belle Fox Teague. During her career, Hazel worked for 32 years as a bookkeeper and secretary for Bethlehem Elementary School.…

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Ruth Ann Buff McAuley

Ruth Ann Buff McAuley, 83, of the Bethlehem Community, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2019 at Abernethy Laurels in Newton. She was born on January 29, 1936, in Cleveland County, the daughter of the late Johnnie and Lucy Mae Richards Buff. During her career, she worked as a receptionist at Chaircraft and later had…

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