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Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

Grady Byerly Osborne

Grady Byerly Osborne

May 8, 2018

Mr. Grady Byerly Osborne, 81, of Statesville, died Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Brookdale Assisted Living. Born in Rowan County on January 25, 1937, he was a son of the late Henry Davis Osborne and Eula Mae Broadway Osborne. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Lynn Osborne along with brothers, Cecil and Grover...

Mary Ada Hayes

Mary Ada Hayes

May 7, 2018

Mary Ada Shoemaker Hayes, 100, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, May 7, 2018 at Rosewood Assisted Living. Mrs. Hayes was born August 28, 1917 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late James Washington Shoemaker and Dora Barnett Shoemaker. She attended Turnersburg School in Iredell County and was married to the late Noey Gaston Hayes, Sr. She worked...

Joe Aaron Compton

Joe Aaron Compton

May 5, 2018

Joe Aaron Compton, 79, of Union Grove, passed away, Saturday, May 05, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 6, 1939 in Iredell County to the late Robert and Hortense Christie Compton. Joe attended Iredell County Schools and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. He was married to Martha Moore Compton on August 28, 1964....

Bradford "Brad" Turner Boyd, Jr.

Bradford "Brad" Turner Boyd, Jr.

May 5, 2018

Bradford (Brad) Turner Boyd, Jr., 91, of Statesville, passed away at Gordon Hospice House surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, May 5, 2018. He was born November 14, 1926 in Pitt County, NC to the late Bradford Turner Boyd and Lola Ethel Boyd. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Clifton E. Boyd. He...

Harold Austin Miller

Harold Austin Miller

May 2, 2018

Mr. Harold Austin Miller, 92, of Troutman, died Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at his home. Born in Iredell County on November 29, 1925, he was a son of the late David Arthur Miller and Ada Mae Stewart Miller. He was preceded in death by nine brothers and four sisters, and his step mother, Roxie Albright Miller. He was a member...

Ian Guy Wilkins

Ian Guy Wilkins

May 2, 2018

Ian Guy Wilkins, 79, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at his home. Born August 17, 1938 in Glen Falls, New York, he was the son to the late Guy R. Wilkins and EIsie Berlin Wilkins. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Air Force Reserves enlisting in 1958 and was called to active duty in...

Mary Ann Demorrow

Mary Ann Demorrow

Apr 28, 2018

Graveside services for Mary Ann Forker Demorrow, of Statesville, will be held at 3:30 Friday, May 4, 2018 at Rocky Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Henry Cook officiating. Arrangements by Nicholson Funeral Home.

Mabel Mayes

Mabel Mayes

Apr 27, 2018

Mabel Blackwelder Mayes, 93, passed away on April 27, 2018, at her residence, after a well-lived life. Mabel was born September 11, 1924, in Statesville, NC, to the late Clarence Neal Blackwelder and Mary Perry Blackwelder and was the first of five children. Mabel graduated from Mitchell College with a degree in business. In 1943, she began a long-standing career...

Samuel "Sam" Lee Campbell

Samuel "Sam" Lee Campbell

Apr 26, 2018

Samuel Lee Campbell, 67, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on June 15, 1950 to the late Syvester and Hazel Jolly Campbell. Samuel was a graduate of South Iredell High School and served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. After his service he graduated...

Joann Carolyn Holland

Joann Carolyn Holland

Apr 24, 2018

JoAnn Carolyn Beckham Holland, 78, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Davis Regional Medical Center. She was born April 13, 1940 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Mae Beckham. She was a graduate of Celeste-Henkel High School, previously worked at Hunt Manufacturing and was married to the late Phillip Holland. Mrs. Holland is...

James Franklin Barnett

James Franklin Barnett

Apr 24, 2018

James Franklin "Baldy" Barnett, 70, of Statesville died Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Mr. Barnett was born in Iredell County on April 12, 1948 and was the son of the late Harold Barnett and Almer Christopher Barnett. He attended Iredell County schools and was married to Lisa Reep Barnett, who survives. Mr. Barnett was self-employed as a car salesman and he...

Johnie Edward Moore

Johnie Edward Moore

Apr 21, 2018

Mr. Johnie Edward Moore, 82, of Olin, died Saturday evening at Autumn Care of Statesville. Born in Anson County on October 10, 1935, he was a son of the late Roy Moore and Fannie Weiner Moore. He was retired from the N.C. Department of Corrections and enjoyed country music and going on cruises. Survivors include a daughter, Nicole Baxley (Matthew)...

Sara Burr Fraley

Sara Burr Fraley

Apr 18, 2018

Sara Burr Green Fraley, 93, of Statesville passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at The Gardens of Statesville. She was born on January 25, 1925 in Atlanta, GA to the late Sara Burr and Alfred Franklin Green. Sara was a graduate of North Fulton High School in Atlanta, GA and Wesleyan College in Macon, GA. She met her husband James...

Paul H. Keller

Paul H. Keller

Apr 15, 2018

Paul H. Keller, 79, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at his home. He was born November 16, 1938 in Sturgis, MI and was the son of the late Harry Melvin Keller and Ruth Lockwood Keller. He was a graduate of Sturgis, MI schools and served four years in the US Navy. On August 18, 1962 he married...

Franklin "Bud" Delenor Chamberlain

Franklin "Bud" Delenor Chamberlain

Apr 14, 2018

Franklin "Bud" Delenor Chamberlain, 81, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on October 22, 1936 in Alexander County to the late Margaret Miller Chamberlain and Robert Lee Chamberlain. Bud was a graduate of Stony Point High School and married Bernice Cline Chamberlain on November 25, 1972. They shared over 45...

Richard Lee Williams

Richard Lee Williams

Apr 13, 2018

Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Richard Lee Williams, 66, of Troutman, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at his residence. He was born on February 13, 1952 in Iredell County to the late Mary Bost Williams and Johnny Hildred Williams. Richard was a graduate of South Iredell High School and married the love of his life, Debra Sherrill on August...

James Wesley Summers

James Wesley Summers

Apr 12, 2018

James Wesley Summers, 62, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born in Iredell County on December 30, 1955 to the late James Henry Summers and Dorothy Morrison Summers, who survives. Wesley was a graduate of high school in California and attended Kansas State University. He served his country honorably in the U.S....

Marlene Graham

Marlene Graham

Apr 11, 2018

Marlene Smith Graham, 74, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Graham was born in Athens, GA on August 22, 1943 and was the daughter of the late John Smith and Lula Garland Smith. She attended Athens High School and she was married to Jack B. Graham who preceded her in death in...

Blake Stewart Mcneely

Blake Stewart Mcneely

Apr 9, 2018

Mr. Blake Stewart McNeely, 81, of Statesville, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born on October 24, 1936, he was a son of the late Hoyt W. McNeely and Maude Stewart McNeely. He was married to the former Peggy Watt who died on November 22, 2014. He was a graduate of...

Dorothy Cecil Jones

Dorothy Cecil Jones

Apr 7, 2018

Dorothy Cecil Jones, 76, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Jones was born January 6, 1942 in Thomasville, NC and was the daughter of the late Wm Odell Boles and Dorothy Surratt Boles. She is survived by two beloved children; Anita Cecil Bradshaw, Jennifer Cecil Fagan (Paul), beloved grandchildren, Bay Ford Bradshaw,...

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