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Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina
Clara Leona Williams
Apr 28, 2017
Mrs. Clara Leona Spann Williams, 77, of Statesville, died Friday, April 28, 2017 at her home. Born in Iredell County on July 18, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Buford G. Spann and Alma F. Gryder Spann. Clara enjoyed being with her family and was a loving mother and grandmother. She graduated from Statesville High School and retired...
Bonnie Norton
Apr 27, 2017
Mrs. Bonnie Harrington Norton, 95, of Stony Point, died Thursday, April 27, 2017, at Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Norton was born in Alexander County on June 12, 1921, and was the daughter of the late Edwin Lee Harrington and Minnie Gilreath Harrington. She attended Hiddenite High School and on November 1, 1947, she married Roy Guy Norton and together they...
William Hal Howard
Apr 27, 2017
Mr. William Hal Howard, 95, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Howard was born January 24, 1922, in Iredell County and was the son of the late Claude and Myrtle Mayberry Howard. He was a graduate of Union Grove High School. Mr. Howard was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served during...
James Mansfield Hepler
Apr 26, 2017
Mr. James Mansfield Hepler, 68, of Little River, S.C., died Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Born in Forsyth County on October 14, 1948, he was the son of the late Holmes Mansfield Hepler and Mary Erline Holcomb Hepler. He is survived by his loving wife, Teresa in addition to other family members. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Sunday at...
Billy Ray Church
Apr 26, 2017
Mr. Billy Ray Church, 84, of Statesville, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Wilkes County, N.C. on June 23, 1932, he was a son of the late William Hal Church and Virgia Blackburn Church. He was retired from N. L. Fasteners of Statesville and attended James Grey High School in Winston-Salem. Survivors include his...
Fred Chapman, Jr
Apr 24, 2017
Fred Chapman Jr, 65 of Stony Point and most recently Troutman, stepped into the waiting arms of Jesus on Monday April 24, 2017 at Gordon Hospice House surrounded by family. Mr. Chapman served his country during the Vietnam War as a member of the United States Air Force. Later he served his community as a member of the Iredell County...
William Clyde Shew
Apr 24, 2017
Mr. William Clyde Shew, 77, of Statesville, died Monday April 24, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on December 3, 1939, he was a son of the late Richard Shew and Lila Reeves Shew. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Martha Moose Shew and two brothers, Allen Richard...
Creig Calvin Richards
Apr 23, 2017
After long, hard fought battles with heart disease, diabetes, and dementia, Creig Calvin Richards passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at his residence. He was under the care of a wonderful Hospice team from Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County. No member of the team could have rendered more helpful, caring or compassionate care. Special thanks go also...
Eddie Gaines
Apr 23, 2017
Edmund (Eddie) Louis Gaines, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away unexpectedly on April 23 at age 71. Eddie lived with his wife, Kathy, on Lake Norman, and devoted his life to serving his community and spending time with his family. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to George and Marjorie Newton Gaines, Eddie graduated from Fayetteville High...
Emma Estella Myers
Apr 19, 2017
Mrs. Emma Burch Myers, age 92, passed away Wednesday, April 19 at the Gordon Hospice House after a brief illness. A native of Richmond County, Georgia, Mrs. Myers was born on August 31, 1924 to the late Alvin Leavy and Esther Wells Burch. Emma graduated from Blythe High School. She went on to receive her B.S.Degree in Home Economics from...
Judy Lee Campbell
Apr 19, 2017
Mrs. Judith Lee Sells Campbell, 75, of Statesville passed away, Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Campbell was born August 9, 1941 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Clyde Marion Sells and Bertha Katherine Sells. She was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and on May 23, 1959 she was married to...
Ruby Corene Gibson
Apr 17, 2017
Ruby Corene Tucker Gibson, 98, of Statesville died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Monday, April 17, 2017. Ms. Gibson was born September 4, 1918 in Statesville, NC and was the daughter of the late Emitt Eugene Tucker and Amanda Mae Haire Tucker. She attended Wayside school and was a graduate of Cool Spring High School. On February...
Robert "Andy" Anthony Fox
Apr 15, 2017
Robert Anthony "Andy" Fox, 57, of Cleveland, went Home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at his residence after battling cancer. He was born on April 4, 1960 in Hollywood, Florida to Harold Fox and the late Doris Broome Fox. Andy attended West Iredell High School and was employed by Daimler Custom Truck Service in Cleveland....
Benjamin Grant Martin
Apr 15, 2017
Ben Martin (w\photo) Benjamin "Ben" Grant Martin RAN through the gates of heaven on April 15, 2017. He was surrounded by close friends and cherished family. Ben was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy when he was five years old, and he fought the disease for 37 courageous years. Ben was born August 10, 1979 in the Navy Hospital on Naval...
Ada Hartley
Apr 14, 2017
Ada Stuart Hartley, 88, of Statesville, N.C. beloved wife of Charles B. Hartley went to be with the Lord April 14, 2017 after a brief illness. She was born on August 21, 1928 to the Iate Alfred Harrison Stuart and Annie Caroline McVey Stuart. Ada attended Sylvan High School in Snow Camp, N.C. then went on to Guilford College where...
Rachel Lowman
Apr 11, 2017
Ms. Rachel Woodward Lowman, 90, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Ms. Lowman was born May 1, 1926 in Iredell County to the late M.D. "Shorty" Woodward and Myrtle Johnson Woodward. She attended Iredell County schools and was married to the late Paul H. "Sam" Lowman, who passed away in 2000. She was...
John William Simmerman, Jr
Apr 11, 2017
John William Simmerman, Jr, 69, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at his home. Mr. Simmerman was born October 16, 1947, in Wythe County, VA and was the son of the late John W. Simmerman, Sr and Myrtle Duncan Simmerman. He was a graduate of George Wythe High School and attended Wytheville Community College. Mr. Simmerman...
Mary Jane Beckham
Apr 8, 2017
Mary Jane Rimmer Beckham, 79, of Cleveland, NC passed away, Saturday, April 8, 2017 at her home. Mary was born February 20, 1938 in Rhodhiss, NC and was the daughter of the late Glenn and Mary Nash Rimmer. She was a graduate of Mitchell Community College and was retired from Industrial Dynamics after 40 years. She was a mother, grandmother...
Timothy Michael Smith
Apr 8, 2017
Timothy "Tim" Michael Smith, 42, of Statesville, died Saturday, April 8, 2017, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Mr. Smith was born in Colorado Springs, CO on October 2, 1974, and was the son of Patricia Green Smith and the late Harold Smith. He was a graduate of North Iredell High School and attended Mitchell Community College. Tim was...
Larry James Hamrick
Apr 8, 2017
Larry James Hamrick, 68, of Harmony, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Rowan County on June 11, 1948 to the late Jewell Macajah Hamrick and Lucille Irene Reid Hamrick. Larry was a graduate of Rowan County Schools and served his country honorably in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War....
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