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Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina
Robert Russell Mercer
Apr 2, 2018
"Robert "Bob" Russell Mercer, passed away on April 2, 2018. Son of Dudley Maxwell Mercer and Bernetta Della Russell, Bob was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 19, 1937. He married the love of his life, Nancy Jean Warner, on June 6, 1959. Graduating from Lawrence Technical University, Bob was a mechanical engineer with several patents in his name. He...
Edmond Leon Mcdonald
Apr 1, 2018
Edmond "Jabo" Leon McDonald, 82, of Statesville, went home to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Autumn Care. He was born in Rockingham County on December 9, 1935 and was the son of the late Edmond McDonald and Johnsie McLaughlin McDonald. He attended Rockingham County schools and on June 23, 1961 he married Shirley...
Jane Ann Long
Mar 31, 2018
Jane was born on June 8, 1921 in Williamsport, PA to the late Richard and Mildred Russell Hart. She was their only child. Jane attended Williamsport High School where she said her favorite classes were in Art and Dance. As a young woman, she taught ballet to the kids in her town to give them something extracurricular to do. Jane...
Ralph "Milton" Tucker
Mar 29, 2018
Ralph "Milton" Tucker, 47, Statesville, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, March 29, 2018, surrounding by his loving Family following a courageous battle with a rare Sarcoma. He was born on September 28, 1970 in Iredell County to Melvin Ray Tucker and the late Nancy Riddle Tucker. Milton attended Ostwalt Baptist Church and graduated from Southview Christian School....
Carl Eugene Benge, Sr.
Mar 28, 2018
Carl Eugene Benge, Sr., 74, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Rosewood Assisted Living in Harmony. He was born in Iredell County on November 10, 1943 to the late Carl Jefferson Benge, Sr. and Luna Southern Benge, who survives. Carl was a graduate of Troutman High School and attended Phifer College. He was of Baptist faith and...
Jimmie Lee Tomlin
Mar 28, 2018
Jimmie Tomlin was born in 1933 to James Clarence and Lois Faye Norris Tomlin. Jimmie had a sister, Martha (deceased), and two brothers, Joe (deceased) and Ralph. With the exception of his military service, Jimmie has been a life-long resident of Statesville. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force, with three years based in Scotland. Jimmie was honorably...
John Mitchell Gregory
Mar 27, 2018
John Mitchell Gregory, 81, of Statesville, died Tuesday night, March 27, 2018 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center following a period of declining health. Born on August 26, 1936 in Statesville, North Carolina, John was the son of the late James and Mary Warren Gregory. He was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and attended Mitchell College. John was...
Rose Marie Stobbe-Schindler
Mar 23, 2018
Rose Marie Lefebvre Stobbe Schindler, 91, of Statesville, died Friday, March 23, 2018 at Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Schindler was born May 17, 1926 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to the late John and Theresa Lauderbach Lefebvre. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Stobbe in 1993 and by her second husband, Charles Schindler in 2008. Mrs. Schindler...
Myrtle Almedia Hollar
Mar 23, 2018
Myrtle Almedia Nicholson Hollar, 84, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, March 23, 2018. She was born on January 20, 1934 in Iredell County to the late Walter Cleveland Nicholson and Viola Grace Lewis Nicholson. Mrs. Hollar was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and was married to Bill Gene Hollar on December 24, 1950. They...
Robert Walter Mcneely
Mar 22, 2018
Robert Walter McNeely, Sr., 69, of Statesville, passed away at his residence surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, March 22, 2018. He was born in Iredell County on February 15, 1949 to the late Jay "JC" Crawford McNeely, Jr. and Doris Strikeleather McNeely. Robert attended Iredell County Schools and was a member of Bethesda Presbyterian Church. He was married on...
Eva "Polly" Pauline Wilhelm
Mar 21, 2018
Eva Pauline "Polly" Angel Wilhelm, 79, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Franklin, NC on August 16, 1938 to the late Paul and Alma Sanders Angel. Mrs. Wilhelm was a graduate of Franklin High School and was married to John Ray Wilhelm on July 24, 1965. They shared over...
Margaretina Ervin
Mar 20, 2018
Margaretina "Tina" Gregory Ervin, 68, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ervin was born May 22, 1949 in Iredell County to the late Hubert Cleatus Gregory and Margaret Meadows Gregory. She was a graduate of Iredell County schools and worked in Furniture Manufacturing. On September 30, 1993, she was married to Donald Fields...
Martha Compton
Mar 20, 2018
Martha Moore Compton, 80, of Union Grove, passed away, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Wake Forest Baptist Health Wilkes Regional N. Wilkesboro Mrs. Compton was born October 1, 1937 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Walden and Dessie Souther Moore. She attended Iredell County schools and on August 28, 1964, she was married to Joe A....
Jerry Wayne Cloer
Mar 19, 2018
Jerry Wayne Cloer, 43, of Statesville, died Monday, March 19, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family following a three plus year battle with cancer. Jerry was born in Iredell County on January 13, 1975 and was the son of Marilyn Sue Stumbo Cloer and the late Gary Wayne Cloer. He was a graduate of West Iredell High School...
Mack Lee Pennell, Jr.
Mar 18, 2018
Mack Lee Pennell, Jr., 86, of Statesville, went Home to be with his Lord on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on September 14, 1931 in Forsyth County to the late Mack Lee Pennell, Sr. and Clara Orrell Pennell. Mr. Pennell was a graduate of Taylorsville High School and Piedmont Bible College. He served...
Helen Louise Gibson
Mar 17, 2018
Mrs. Helen Louise Weston Gibson, 94, of Statesville, died Saturday morning at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on August 21, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Oren Wesley Weston and Esther Cross Weston. She married the love of her life, Harold Gibson in 1945. They were married for 44 years. Helen was a lifetime member of...
Laverne Renner Templeton
Mar 16, 2018
Mr. Laverne R. Templeton, 82, of Statesville, died Friday, March 16, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born July 27, 1935 in Iredell County, he was a son of the late Ina Templeton and Nerren Templeton. Laverne grew up attending Union Grove United Methodist Church where he was a member. He was a 1955 graduate of Union Grove High School. He...
Carol Ann Whitmore-Herring
Mar 15, 2018
Carol Ann Whitmore-Herring passed away on the morning of March 15 after a courageous battle with cancer. A Requiem Mass will be offered by Father Francis Miller at 10AM on Wednesday, March 21st at the Nicholson Funeral Home at 135 East Front Street in Statesville, NC. A casual visitation will follow the mass. A family graveside service will take place...
Sara Whitener Hartline
Mar 15, 2018
Sara Whitener Hartline, 84, of Statesville, died Thursday, March 15, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born February 20, 1934 in Iredell County, she was a daughter of the late Sidney Otha Whitener and Lillian Brantley Whitener. She was preceded in death by her husband Johnny Hartline on April 6, 2016. She was also preceded in death by her twin...
Janet Sue Wooten
Mar 14, 2018
Janet Sue Isenhower Wooten, 77, of Statesville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 while at home in Statesville. She was born on July 1, 1940 in Catawba, N.C. to Forrest Carpenter Isenhower and Ila Leatherman Isenhower who both preceeded her in death. On September 16, 1989, she married Cletis Dean Wooten, Sr., who survives...
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