Md Dr. Irvin Scherer

Dr. Irvin George Scherer, MD, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 11, 2014, at The Gardens of Statesville. Dr. Scherer was born October 21, 1929, in Kansas City, KS and was the son of the late George Jacob Scherer and Dovie Deloras Jones Scherer. He received his BA and MD Degrees from the University of Kansas and on June 18, 1954, he was married in Asheville, NC to Lois Anita Varner Scherer, who passed away January 17, 2010. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant from 1954 to 1957 and in the Navel Reserves until 1962. In July of 1957, he came to Hamptonville, NC at Windsor Crossroads and opened a medical practice along with being a doctor with the Lula Conrad Hoots Memorial Hospital in Yadkinville, NC. He served as an assistant pastor at the Fair Oaks Gospel Church in Winston-Salem, NC. In April of 1976, he and Dr. Jim Ward opened the Tri-County Medical Park Family Practice which is located between Harmony and Union Grove. His office served patients from Iredell, Yadkin, Wilkes, Davie, and Alexander Counties. Dr. Scherer continued his association with the medical park until his retirement in 2009, at which time he gave the building back to the community. He was associated with Iredell Memorial Hospital for 50 years and served 17 years on the Board of Trustees. He was a member of the Community Baptist Church at Mt. Mourne, NC Dr. Scherer was called to be a missionary but because of only one kidney, could not be accepted so he made the medical practice his mission work. He did not charge ministers, missionaries, or christian workers a fee for his service. He had a love for teaching the Bible and had Bible study in his home on many Friday evenings for many years followed by excellent foods and deserts prepared by Mrs. Scherer. Dr. Scherer was also a supporter of the Gideons Organization. He is survived by one son, George Joseph Scherer and grandson, Jesse Alexander Scherer, both of Monrovia, CA; a niece, Annette Ladd and husband Ernie of Winston-Salem, NC and a brother, Alfred Scherer. A service to celebrate the life of Dr. Scherer will be conducted 11:00 AM Friday, August 15, 2014, in the Nicholson Funeral Home Chapel with his longtime friend and minister, Rev. J.R. Speece officiating. Burial with full military honors provided by the Iredell County Veterans Burial Detail will follow in the Community Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Mourne, NC. The family will visit with friends Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Nicholson Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 148, Statesville, NC 28687 or to Doctors Without Borders via their website at https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/onetime.cfm. The family would like to thank The Gardens of Statesville for their excellent and loving care of Dr. Scherer. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.nicholsonfunerals.com/obituaries and Nicholson Funeral Home is serving the family of Dr. Irvin Scherer.