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Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina
Robert "Bob" Elwood Brady
Oct 8, 2017
Mr. Robert Elwood Brady, 88, of Statesville, died Sunday, October 8, 2017 at home. Born October 5, 1929 in Iredell County, he was a son of the late James Archibald Brady and Estelle Smith Brady. He was also preceded in death by a son, Robert E. Brady, Jr. and a brother, James A. Brady, Jr. and sister-in-law, Betty. Bob was...
Jonathan "Jon" Edward David Safley
Oct 6, 2017
Jonathan "Jon" Edward David Safley, 27, of Olin, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on June 15, 1990 in Iredell County to Jeffrey Robert Safley, Sr. and Lynn Staples Safley, who survive. Jonathan was a graduate of North Iredell High School and had worked on the family farm before becoming...
Cleo Haley
Oct 6, 2017
Mr. Cleo Haley, 85, of Statesville, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at the Brian Center of Statesville. He was born in Danielsville, Georgia on April 14, 1932 to the late Dock Callaway Haley and Paluine Harris Haley. Mr. Haley was married to Dorothy Wilson Haley who preceded him in death. He was retired from Gainesville City Schools in Georgia...
John Kent Howard
Oct 5, 2017
John Kent Howard, 92, of Union Grove, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, Thursday, October 5, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on July 30, 1925 to the late Claude and Myrtle Mayberry Howard. Mr. Howard was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and served his country honorably in the Navy during World...
Maria Petra Medellin
Oct 4, 2017
Maria Petra Medellin, 91, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Born in Mexico on April 29, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Crecenciano Medellin and Florentina Avila. She was a homemaker and a member of Iglesia Nueva Filaldelia Church. Survivors include sons, Wilfrido Medellin and Miguel Angel Medellin and daughters: Maria de Lourdes Medellin,...
Melvin Dean Lapish
Oct 2, 2017
Melvin Dean Lapish, 59, of Union Grove, passed away Monday, October 2, at his home. Mr. Lapish was born in Iredell County on January 5, 1958, and was the son of the late Raymond Lee Lapish and Betty Lingafelt Lapish. He was a graduate of North Iredell High School. Mr. Lapish was married to Kathy Wooten Lapish, who survives. He...
Eleanor Brinegar Dagenhart
Sep 29, 2017
Mrs. Eleanor Parsons Brinegar Dagenhart, 88, of Statesville, died Friday, September 29, 2017 at Brookdale Senior Living. Born in Wilkes County on June 24, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Everette Franklin Parsons and Rose Lee Owens Parsons. On November 15, 1947, she married Mr. Homer C. Brinegar who died in 1992. She later married Mr. James Pressley...
Patsy Lee Haynes
Sep 29, 2017
Patsy Lee Shepherd Haynes, 74, of Hamptonville, passed away, Friday, September 29, 2017 at her home. Ms. Haynes was born March 6, 1943 in Hillsboro, NC to the late John Shepherd and Gertrude Rhodes Shepherd. She attended schools in Ellerbe and Mt. Gilead, NC and on July 4, 1987, she was married to the late Larry Randall Haynes, who passed...
William Noah Sigmon
Sep 28, 2017
William "Bill" Noah Sigmon of Statesville went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 28, 2017. He was born June 1, 1931 at Long Island in Catawba County to the late Preston Logan Sigmon and Myrtle Kale Sigmon. After graduating from Sherrills Ford High School in 1950, Bill served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was...
Joseph Mounts
Sep 28, 2017
Joseph "Joe" Mounts, 53, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Welch, West Virginia on April 6, 1964 to the late Willie Mounts, Sr. and Pearl Hardin Mounts. Joseph attended Statesville City Schools and was married on October 17, 1981 to Lisa Kiser Mounts, who survives. They shared over 35 years of...
Winifred "Wink" Long Holland
Sep 26, 2017
Winifred "Wink" Long Holland, 98, died peacefully at Summit Place of Mooresville on September 26. A longtime Statesville resident, she was a faithful daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend, bringing glory to God and joy to all whose lives she touched. Wink loved relationships with her family and friends, dedicating her life to nurturing, loving, and cooking for them. She...
Gary Dale Taylor
Sep 24, 2017
Dale Taylor, 58, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 24, 2017, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA. He was born in Laurinburg, NC on July 28, 1959 to Howard Taylor and the late Addie Mae White Taylor. On September 1, 2001, he married Teresa Hobbs Taylor and together they were owner/operators of Carolina Comfort Heating &...
Gerry Lynn Livengood
Sep 24, 2017
Mr. Gerry Lynn Livengood, 53, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, September 24, 2017. He was born November 17, 1963 in Rowan County and was the son of Gerry L. Livengood and Patt S. Heard, who survive. He was a graduate of Rowan County schools and on January 3, 1998, he married Kelly Painter Livengood, who survives of the home. He...
Peggy Marlene Childress
Sep 23, 2017
Peggy Marlene Patterson Childress, 81, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Ms. Childress was born December 5, 1935 in Kannapolis, NC and was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson Patterson and Leila Kathleen McLain Patterson. She was a graduate of Celeste-Henkel High Schools, she loved to travel and especially loved...
Roger Dean Pritchard
Sep 21, 2017
Roger Dean Pritchard, 58, of Taylorsville, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 at his residence. He was born on September 21, 1959 in Iredell County to the late Royal Worth Pritchard and Pauline Perry Pritchard. Roger was a graduate of Alexander Central High School and was married to Sonya Bost Pritchard, who preceded him in death. When she passed, he...
Alice Jean Goodman
Sep 20, 2017
Alice Jean Coley Goodman, 84, of Troutman, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. She was born in Iredell County on February 7, 1933 to the late French B. and Elvy Burgess Coley. Mrs. Goodman attended Iredell County Schools and was married to Sam T. Goodman who preceded her in death on June 6, 1998. They...
Lesia Ann Houck
Sep 19, 2017
Lesia Ann Crawford Houck, 65, of Statesville, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 15, 1952 in Burlington, N.C. She was a member of Sharon Lutheran Church and was an avid quilter. She enjoyed keeping children engaged and while she was still able, worked for the Iredell County Schools Afterschool Care program. She...
Betty Jean Hope
Sep 19, 2017
Mrs. Betty Jean Bowles Hope, 78, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hope was born in Iredell County on January 16, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Thomas Guy Bowles and Ottie Head Bowles. She was a graduate of Central High School and in 1959, she married Kenneth Parks Hope, who...
Rudy James Fortner
Sep 17, 2017
Rudy James Fortner, 85, of Troutman, passed away Sunday morning, September 17, 2017 following a long illness. He passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family and loved ones. Rudy was born October 30, 1931 in Cabarrus County to the late Arthur James Fortner and Elizabeth Moose Fortner. He was a graduate of Scotts High School and served his country...
Stephen Burgess Hager
Sep 16, 2017
Stephen "Steve" Burgess Hager, 74, of Statesville, NC passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, September 16, 2017 following a courageous battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Steve was born in Alexander County, NC on April 19, 1943 to parents Raymond Glenn Hager and Mary Lou Dagenhart Hager. He grew up in Troutman, NC, which he referred to...
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