{"id":220714,"date":"2026-06-16T19:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/220714\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T19:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:56:13","slug":"brenda-ann-triplett-martin-the-taylorsville-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/220714\/","title":{"rendered":"Brenda Ann Triplett Martin \u2013 The Taylorsville Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorsvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brenda-Martin.jpeg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-266572\" class=\" wp-image-266572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brenda-Martin-182x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"366\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-266572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brenda Ann Triplett Martin<\/p>\n<p>Brenda Ann Triplett Martin, 78, of Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at Carolina Caring in Newton.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Wilkes County on April 10, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Hamp and Della Hendrix Triplett. She was a member of Highland Baptist Church and retired as a teacher\u2019s assistant at Bethlehem Elementary School.<\/p>\n<p>She loved her family and friends deeply. She had an unwavering faith and a deep appreciation for her church, where she served in many roles. One of her favorite activities was being a part of the Highland Baptist Joy Makers.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Danny Martin, and brothers, Bob Triplett and Ed Triplett. She was also preceded by a nephew, Jamey Martin.<\/p>\n<p>She is survived by her daughter, Tracy Sharpe and husband Kevin of Statesville; her son, Dustin Martin and wife Ali Suttlemyre of Bethlehem; grandchildren, Hailey Ware and husband Jon of Winston-Salem, Trevor Fry and wife Jackie of Bethlehem, Carter Martin of Bethlehem, Dustin Sharpe and Marisa Hamm of Statesville, and McKenzy Sharpe and Riley Adkins of Carolina Shore; and a great-grandchild, Myers Fry of Bethlehem. She is also survived by a brother, Larry Triplett and wife Jo of Lenoir; a sister, Wanda Anderson and husband Bobby of Lenoir; a sister and brother-in-law, Debbie Martin and husband Jim of Bethlehem; and numerous nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n<p>A funeral service will be held at Highland Baptist Church on Thursday, June 18, at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Dr. Jeff Myers and Rev. Kenny Robison officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery of Hickory.<\/p>\n<p>Pallbearers will be Jon Ware, Trevor Fry, Carter Martin, Carson Hoyle, Jamison Hackney, Davis Hackney, Dustin Sharpe, and Rob Dickerson.<br \/>The family would like to thank her many special friends, caregivers, neighbors, and the staff of Carolina Caring.<\/p>\n<p>Memorials may be made to Carolina Caring of Newton, 3975 Robinson Rd Ste B, Newton, NC 28658; or Highland Baptist Church, 828 9th Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brenda Ann Triplett Martin Brenda Ann Triplett Martin, 78, of Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2026,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220715,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-220714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}