Area Obituaries

Sarah Jolly Greer, 80, of Millsaps Road, Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 2, 2019. Mrs. Greer was born July 2, 1938, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Arthur Augustus Jolly and Lucy Echerd Jolly. She had worked as a secretary for NC State Rehabilitation, where she retired from, and was of…

“A.K” John Allen Kennedy Jr., 50, of Stony Point, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019. He was born September 27, 1968 to the late “John” Allen Kennedy Sr. and Jane Rector Fox (Sonny) of Stony Point. A graduate of ACHS Class of 1986, he enjoyed playing baseball all during his school years. He was a…

Maurice “Marty” Burch, 47, of Moss Drive, Taylorsville, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, January 28, 2019 at Gordon Hospice House due to injuries from a car accident in December. Mr. Burch was born November 15, 1971, in Alexander County, the son of Roscoe Napoleon Burch and Kelly Mae Boston Burch of…

Patricia Diane Osbarn Anthony, 60, of Taylorsville, passed away at Gordon Hospice House on Sunday, January 27, 2019. Patricia was born December 30, 1958, in Greenville, Mississippi, to the late Grady Osbarn, stepmother, Marry Lee Osbarn, and her mother, Annie Sue Simpson Osbarn, who passed away when Patricia was a child. Patricia was a homemaker,…

Marie Watson Braswell, 85, of Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born August 13, 1933, in Caldwell County, Marie was a daughter of the late Clyde and Edith Jenkins Watson. Marie loved the outdoors. She enjoyed working with flowers in her garden and bird watching. Marie spent more than…

Margie Whisenant Braswell, 87, of Taylorsville, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date. Pendry’s Lenoir Funeral Home in Lenoir is in charge of arrangements.