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Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina
Billy "Joe" Wallace
Feb 22, 2019
Billy Joe Wallace, 81, of Statesville, died Friday, February 22, 2019 at Maple Leaf Health Care. He was born September 24, 1937 to the late Marvin Edward and Alene Seller Wallace. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Wallace and a sister-in-law, Elsie Wallace Moore. Mr. Wallace had attended Troutman schools and was a retired sander with...
Wayne Robert Ward
Feb 21, 2019
Wayne Robert Ward, 72, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on November 16, 1946 in Long Valley, NJ to the late Asa Douglas Ward and Stella Brouch Ward. Wayne was a Churchmans Business College graduate and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. On February 28, 1970, he married...
Grover Elvin Holt, Sr.
Feb 21, 2019
Mr. Grover Elvin Holt, Sr., (Elvin), 89, of Mt. Ulla, died Thursday, at Atrium Health in Concord, N.C. Born in Stanly County on April 4, 1929, he was a son of the late Reuben Millard Holt and Elizabeth Howard Holt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, the former Betty Kennedy Holt and a...
John Milton Carson, Jr.
Feb 20, 2019
John Milton Carson, Jr., 97, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on April 29, 1921 to the late John Milton Carson, Sr. and Lillian Mabel Campbell Carson. Mr. Carson attended Statesville City Schools and served his country honorably in the Merchant Marines during WWII. He was married on October...
Stan W. Eliassen
Feb 18, 2019
Oistein "Stan" Windingland Eliassen, 91, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 18, 2019 at Maple Leaf Health Care. He was born on June 18, 1927 in Norway to the late Erling W. Eliassen and Marie Henriette Hansen Eliassen. Mr. Eliassen was a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and on September 20, 1952 he married Marjorie Purdy Eliassen. She...
Steve Ray Grant
Feb 18, 2019
Steve Ray Grant, 68, of Statesville, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on November 19, 1950, he was a son of the late Braxton Grant and Ida Wilson Grant. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Grant and two sisters, Arleen Wilcox and...
Rufus "Wayne" Holland
Feb 15, 2019
Rufus "Wayne" Holland, 86, of Olin, passed away Friday, February 15, 2019 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Wayne was born in Iredell County on October 19, 1932 and was the son of the late Ace Holland and Kathleen Holland. He was a graduate of Harmony High School and on September 22, 1960 he married Rachel Haithcox Holland and together they...
Thomas Gray Stanley
Feb 15, 2019
Mr. Thomas Gray Stanley, 81, of Statesville, died Friday, February 15, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on November 27, 1937, he was a son of the late Elmer Thomas Stanley and Cynthia Mattie Grayson Stanley. He was a retired truck driver and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was preceded in death by a...
Francis "Frank" Blackett
Feb 14, 2019
Francis (Frank) Blackett, 89, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 14, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Blackett was born January 27, 1930 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England and was the son of the late Frank Blackett and Florence McCulloch Blackett. He was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Smith Blackett in 2008. They were married 54 years. He served in...
William Donald Austin
Feb 13, 2019
Mr. William Donald (Duck) Austin, 73, of Statesville, died Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Caldwell County on July 15, 1945, he was a son of the late Clyde William Austin and Opal Irene Holden Austin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Michael Lee Raper, two brothers, Earl...
Barbara Jean Daniels
Feb 10, 2019
Mrs. Daniels, age 83, died Sunday February 10, 2019 after a long illness with Alzheimer's Disease. She passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior in the home of her son, Frankie Daniels. Barbara was born in Statesville, NC to the late Ray and Helen Harris. She attended Iredell County schools and graduated from Harmony High School. She...
Dorothy Taylor Galliher
Feb 9, 2019
Dorothy Taylor Galliher, 88, of Statesville, died Saturday at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on November 22, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Everette Taylor and Katie Compton Taylor. Mrs. Galliher was a member of South River Baptist Church. She enjoyed knitting, gardening and reading. She also enjoyed camping, time with her family and gospel...
Carl Vance Mcdaniels
Feb 8, 2019
Mr. Carl Vance McDaniels, 86, of Statesville, died Friday, February 8, 2019, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. McDaniels was born December 3, 1932 in Iredell County to the late David Lee McDaniels and Pearlie Welborn McDaniels. On May 6, 1956, he married Peggy Weatherman and they were married for 53 years before her death. He was also preceded in...
Shirley Grey Johnson
Feb 7, 2019
Shirley Grey Alexander Johnson, 83, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Feb. 7. Shirley was the daughter of the late K.C. Alexander and Nettie Ingram Alexander of Stony Point, N.C.. She was a guard and captain of the Stony Point Pointers basketball team and was named Alexander County's annual Apple Festival Queen. After graduating high school, Shirley studied radiology...
Carolyn Hurst Ammon
Feb 7, 2019
Mrs. Carolyn Hurst Harbin Ammon, 96, of Statesville, died February 7, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Florence, South Carolina on May 25, 1922, she was a daughter of the late John Frank Harbin and Ethel Emily Presnell Harbin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Van Ammon, whom she married...
Edward Earl Williams, Sr
Feb 7, 2019
Edward Earl Williams, Sr, 35, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Novant Health in Huntersville. Edward was born in Iredell County on June 18, 1983 and was the son of Denise Speaks Williams and the late Allen Harvey Williams. He was a graduate of North Iredell High School and was a member of Grassy Knob...
Samuel Pierce Vanhoy
Feb 6, 2019
Samuel Pierce VanHoy, 22, of Union Grove, died February 6, 2019. Born in Iredell County on November 6, 1996, he was a beloved son of Casey W. VanHoy and Julie Brewer VanHoy. Sam was a member of Union Grove United Methodist Church and a graduate of North Iredell High School. He was a 2018 graduate of Mitchell Community College with...
Thelma Mae Odell
Feb 6, 2019
Thelma Mae Levan Odell, 85, of Statesville, earned her heavenly wings on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Odell was born in Iredell County on February 24, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Arthur Gilbert Levan and Sarah Gladys Adams. She was a graduate of Hiddenite High School. Mrs. Odell was a member of Command Baptist...
Chris T. Price
Feb 5, 2019
Chris T. Price, 42, of Statesville, died February 5, 2019 at her home. Born in Welch, W. V. on October 17, 1976, she was a daughter of Bobby Lee Price who survives and the late Janie Holleman Price. She was employed as a security guard. Survivors include her partner, Kimberly Greer, two daughters, Kelly and Summer Stevens, a granddaughter, Addisyn...
Betty Lamberth Souther
Feb 4, 2019
Mrs. Betty Lamberth Souther, 85, of Statesville, died Monday, February 4, 2019 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on September 23, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Stanford Lowell Lamberth and Sadie Morrison Lamberth. She was married on February 22, 1953 to Lester Daniel Souther who died on December 12, 2018. She was of the Baptist...
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