Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

Jul 18, 2017

Ruby Martin Goforth, 102, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Maple Leaf Health Care. She was born on April 24, 1915 in Alexander County to the late Lee Stevenson Martin and Bessie Quenn Deal Martin. Mrs. Goforth attended Vashti School and married Marvin Otis Goforth on September 17, 1938. They shared over 59 years of marriage before...

Jul 18, 2017

Dorothy Lee Peoples, 78, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Maple Leaf Health Care. Dorothy was born June 6, 1939 in Forsyth County to the late Robert Lee Peoples and Ardenia Linville Nicks. She was a graduate of Walkertown school and was a member of Westminster Church of God. She previously worked for Carolina Mills, before retiring....

Jul 17, 2017

Tony Leroy Huffman, 67, of Union Grove, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on June 2, 1950 in Catawba County to the late James Preston McLaughlin Huffman and Catherine Lucille Herman Huffman. Tony was a graduate of St. Stephens High School and attended Lenoir Rhyne College. On February 7, 2003, he married...

Jul 13, 2017

Mr. Ray Arnold Mosley, Jr., 78, of Statesville, died Thursday, July 13, 2017 in Siloam, N.C. Born in Surry County on June 16, 1939, he was a son of the late Ray Arnold Mosley, Sr. and Virginia Davis Mosley. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church and was a retired truck driver. He enjoyed gardening, carpentry, fishing and eating...

Jul 12, 2017

Jul 8, 2017

Thea Lyle Perry, 61, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, July 8, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Perry was born April 3, 1956 in Welch, WV and was the son of Richard Lyle Perry and Cora Blankenship Perry. He attended schools in West Virginia and previously worked for Baker Furniture in Hildebrand, NC. On October 20, 1993, he was married...

Jul 7, 2017

Bina Ann Brown McHargue, 81, of Statesville, died Friday, July 7, 2017. She was born May 27, 1936 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Willie Daniel Brown and Katie Warren Brown Beaver. She attended Iredell County Schools and on June 18, 1960 was married to Clyde Woodward McHargue who died in 2009. In addition to her...

Jul 7, 2017

Mary Ruth York Cass, 90, of Union Grove, died Friday, July 7, 2017 at the Randolph House in Asheboro, N.C. Born in Iredell County on May 30, 1927, she was a daughter of the late John T. York and Lela Tutterow York. She was preceded in death in addition to her parents by her husband, Horace R. Cass, a daughter,...

Jul 6, 2017

Robert L. "Bob" Taylor, 77, of Statesville, went to see our Lord on July 6, 2017. He was born June 5, 1940 in Iredell County to the late Everett and Katie Compton Taylor. Left to cherish his memory is wife of 60 years, Billie K. Taylor. Also surviving are his children Teresa Daniels, Katie Gwaltney, Susan Browning (Rocky), Robbie Taylor;...

Jul 6, 2017

Gail Loraine Rogers Troutman, 69, of Statesville, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born in Iredell County on July 22, 1947, she was a daughter of the late George Washington Rogers and Theda Fortner Rogers. Gail was a graduate of Troutman High School in 1965 and formerly worked in textiles, last working...

Jul 4, 2017

Frank "Pete" Wilson Futrell, Jr., 76, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Pete was born April 5, 1941 in Suffolk, VA and was the son of the late Frank Wilson Futrell and Helen Jurney Futrell. He was a graduate of Statesville High School, class of 1959 and N.C. State...

Jul 3, 2017

Jingee Fern Hancock, 55, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 3, 2017 at her home. Jingee was born October 9, 1961 in Franklin County, VA and was the daughter of Robert Lane Hancock and the late Nancy Via Hancock, who passed away November 28, 2017. She attended North Iredell High School and Mitchell Community College and was a member...

Jul 3, 2017

Dina Kay Wilcox Gregory, 44, received her angel wings on July 3, 2017 leaving from her home. Born in Iredell County on July 31, 1972, she was a beloved daughter of Cecil Wilcox and Janice Shrader Wilcox, both of whom survive. She attended Scotts Elementary School and North Iredell High School. Dina attended The Cove church in Statesville. She was...

Jul 2, 2017

Victoria Lynn Riter Benfield, 52, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, July 2, 2017 at the Statesville Brian Center. Victoria was born January 10, 1965 in Wilmington, DE and was the daughter of William Riter, Sr. and the late Shelva Childress Harris. She was a graduate of West Iredell High School, was married to the late Bobby Benfield and was of...

Jul 2, 2017

Mrs. Nellie Thelma Bass Haithcox, 87, of Stony Point, died Sunday, July 2, 2017 at her home. Born on September 1, 1929 in Iredell County, she was a beloved daughter of the late Manley Wilson Bass and Oma Lee Waugh Bass. She attended Iredell County Schools and was employed by Celanese Industries. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Jun 30, 2017

Mrs. Linda Gaye Warren Broyles Stafford Lewis, 80, of Harmony, died Friday, June 30, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House from an unexpected brief illness. She was born on December 11, 1936 to the late Willie Adam Warren and Melvina Thompson Warren. She attended school in Taylorsville and worked at Wal-Mart for many years. Left to cherish her memories are...

Jun 30, 2017

Katherine "Kitty" Luvisa White-Spunner White, 70, of Statesville, died Friday, June 30, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. She was born July 27, 1946 in Mobile, Alabama to the late Ellis White-Spunner and Rachel Griffin White-Spunner. She was also preceded in death by a brother, David White-Spunner. Kitty attended the University of Alabama and Mississippi State College for Women....

Jun 29, 2017

Peggy Holmes Owen, 88, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 2, 1929 in Iredell County to the late James Cleveland Holmes and Louise Lankford Homes. Peggy was a graduate of Statesville High School, Mitchell College, and Catawba College. She was a teacher and retired from Statesville/Iredell Schools after many...

Jun 28, 2017

Mrs. Hazel Marie Moretz Atwell, 72, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Atwell was born March 26, 1945 in Elkton, MD and was the daughter of the late Earl and Bessie Blair Moretz. She attended schools in West Virginia and is married to Johnny Franklin Atwell. She was a member of Welcome...

Jun 28, 2017

David Wayne Stewart, 57, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, June 28, 2017. He was born on September 12, 1959 in Iredell County to the late John David and Martha Shoemaker Stewart. Wayne was a graduate of Statesville Sr. High and was of Baptist faith. He was retired from Lowes Home Improvement where he worked as a delivery man. Wayne...