Obituaries

Aug 4, 2025

Alonda Ray Miller 51, of Salisbury was born to Carol Gillispie Miller and the late Donald Ray Miller in Iredell County on September 4, 1973 departed his Earthly Life on Monday August 4, 2025.

He was educated in Rowan- Salisbury School Systems and worked several jobs in the Salisbury area.

He was preceded...

Jul 30, 2025

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who have loved his appearing. II Timothy 4:7 -...

Jul 30, 2025

Willie James Johnson,Jr 32, of Salisbury was born to Willie James Johnson, Sr. and the late Sonya P. Rankin on Aprill 22. 1993 departed his Earthly life on July 30,2025.

He attended Rowan-Salisbury School System and was self-employed.

He was preceded in death by his mother; Sonya P. Rankin and grandfather;Theodore Oglesby.

Jul 20, 2025

Kimberly Chon Sifford, affectionately known as "Kim," of Granite Quarry, North Carolina, peacefully departed this life on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at the age of 60. Born on October 26, 1964, she was the beloved daughter of Patricia Ellis Sifford and the late Ford V. Sifford, Jr. Kim was a devoted daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, godmother, and...

Jun 28, 2025

Robert Louis Frost, age 86, of Mocksville, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, June 28, 2025, with his family at his side. Mr. Frost, the son of the late Arthur William Frost, Sr. and Mabel Hudson Frost, was born on January 9, 1939 in Davie County.

Mr. Frost graduated from Dunbar High School in East...

Jun 18, 2025

Mrs. Norma "Lisa" Heilig Geter, daughter of Naomi Heilig Gray and Edward Stoner, was born September 10, 1959 in Rowan County, NC, on Wednesday June 18, 2025, she was called home to her eternal rest.

Mrs. Geter attended  Rowan- Salisbury Schools and received her GED from Rowan Cabarrus Community . She worked in textile for...

Jun 15, 2025

Ty'Kese Ross Lamont Warren, 23, was born on November 13, 2001, to Tekeshia Gill and Norman Warren in Rowan County. He departed this life on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.

Ty'Kese was a 2020 graduate of West Rowan High School, where he proudly stood out...

Jun 1, 2025

Romero Lark 66, of Salisbury was born to Frezelle Lark Campbell and the late George Stout on October 26, 1958 in Rowan County departed this life on Sunday June 1, 2025 after a lengthy illness at the Salisbury Rehabilitation Center.

He attended the Rowan- Salisbury School System and was last employed with NC Finishing Company....

May 29, 2025

A'Daysha Durieyanna Shanice Lowery Pruitt 25, of Salisbury departed her life on May 29,2025 was born to Anthony Wayne Pruitt and Betty Lowery Pruitt in Rowan County on March 22, 2000.

She was educated in the Rowan-Salisbury School System and last attended A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis,NC .

She was preceded in...

May 21, 2025

Anthony O'Neil Stalling 65, of East Spencer, was born to Oneil Stalling and the late Alma Gaines Stalling on November 21, 1959 in Philadelphia,PA departed his Earthly Life on May 21, 2025 at Lexington Health Care after an extended illness.

Mr. Stalling was a 1977 graduate of Salisbury High School where he was an outstanding...

May 8, 2025

Samuel Ervin Wiley was born on April 25,1934 in East Spencer , NC He was the second oldest of five children born to Angeline Kelly and Jay Vance Wiley, Sr.

He attended Dunbar High School  and graduated in 1953, Sam was a starting member of his high school basketball team.

He later went...

Apr 26, 2025

Marjorie Ree Brooks Williams, 91 was born in Northampton County on June 25, 1933 to the late Napoleon Brooks and Rachel Davis Brooks departed her Earthly Life on Saturday April 26, 2025 at her home after an extended illness.

She was educated in Northhampton County and move Lexington working in various places throughout her life...

Apr 23, 2025

Michael Lewis Washington, age 66, of Salisbury, North Carolina, he was born to the late Isiah and Marie Riley Washington  passed away peacefully on April 23, 2025.

Michael proudly served in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm). After his military service, he dedicated his life to...

Apr 15, 2025

Samara Nechele Tisdale, beloved daughter of Terry Willis of Summerville, SC, and Sharon Logan of Salisbury, NC, was born on February 15, 1993, in Greensboro, North Carolina. On her 32nd birthday, February 15, 2025,

Samara was called to eternal rest in Wake Forest, North Carolina. A 2012 graduate of A. L. Brown High School in...

Apr 13, 2025

Brittany Desha Thompson 37, was born in Rowan County to April Graham Thompson and the late Jimmy Tyrone Thompson on February 23, 1988 departed her Earthly Life on Sunday April 13, 2025.

She  attended Rowan- Salisbury School Systems and worked in  hospitality at the Hilton Hotel.

Brittany enjoyed her life to the fullness...

Apr 10, 2025

Diann Celestine Wilder Sanders 64, of Salisbury departed her Earthly life on Thursday April 10, 2025 at Novant Health Rowan Regional Medical Center was born to Arthur Wilder, Sr. and the late Bertha Jackson Wilder on May 18, 1960 in Rowan County.

Living a full and blessed life she now went on to be with...

Apr 9, 2025

Our beloved mother, Anita Taylor Scott, age 58, was born on August 22, 1966, in Queens, New York, to Juanita Harris Taylor and the late Clyde Burton Taylor. She passed away on April 9, 2025, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, surrounded by her loved ones.

Anita retired from Kimberly-Clark...

Apr 7, 2025

Elizabeth 'Liz' McCorkle  was born on August 23, 1940 in Florence, S.C.  She was the only child born to her parents, Alan and Ruth Gainey. Liz was a chubby child and family member's affectionately nicknamed her "Fattie" which stuck with her through adulthood. Unfortunately, Elizabeths mother Ruth Gainey succumbed to an illness and passed away on March...

Apr 7, 2025

Jack D. Paris, 84, of Salisbury, NC, died at 7:30 am on Monday, April 7, 2025, at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. He was born December 15, 1940, to Basil and Betty (Stufflebeam) Paris.

Jack was raised in Southern Iowa, and after graduation from high school, he began a forty-six-year career in...

Apr 3, 2025

Ruth Doris Davis Lewis, aged 83 and full of grace, made her triumphant transition into eternal rest, peacefully at home on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Born on August 26, 1941, in Rowan County, NC, she was the beloved daughter of the late Frank Davis and the late Janie Bell McDuffie Davis.

Ruth was...