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Ollie Mae Cameron

Ollie Mae Cameron

Jul 19, 2016

There is laughter in heaven now. Ollie Mae Cameron has taken residence there. It has to be a great day. She is reunited with her family and bickering with her sister Betty. Ollie Mae Carney was born on June 30, 1923 in Nashville, Tennessee to William Glayden Carney and Elizabeth Mayfield Carney. She was the oldest of six and the...

Bennie Ray Crosby

Bennie Ray Crosby

Jul 17, 2016

Mr. Bennie Ray Crosby, 70, of Mooresville, NC passed away, Sunday, July 17, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Crosby was born on September 11, 1945 in Charlotte, NC to the late Howard Edward and Doris Short Crosby. He was raised by Norris and Anne Short and graduated from Garinger High School, class of 1963. On April 12, 1965, he married...

Vernelle Josephine Herrin

Vernelle Josephine Herrin

Jul 16, 2016

Vernelle Josephine Blevins Herrin, 85, passed away at Citizens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Frederick, MD on July 16, 2016, after a short illness. Vernelle was born in Statesville on October 31, 1930, the daughter of Joshua and Pansy Elledge Blevins. Vernelle graduated from Statesville High School, and from Mitchell College. She worked part-time at J.C. Penney's while a student,...

Max Ray Shaver, Sr.

Max Ray Shaver, Sr.

Jul 14, 2016

Mr. Max Ray Shaver, Sr., 79, of Stony Point, died Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He had been in declining health, but death was unexpected. Born in Iredell County on November 10, 1936, he was a son of the late Carl Shaver and Ozelle Holland Shaver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Bill Clyde Summers

Bill Clyde Summers

Jul 13, 2016

Bill Clyde Summers, 84, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born in Iredell County on March 24, 1932 to the late Henry D. and Hattie McLelland Summers. Bill was a graduate of Central High School and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was married to...

Darrell Neal Harwell

Darrell Neal Harwell

Jul 12, 2016

Mr. Darrell Neal Harwell, 53, of Statesville, died Tuesday in a motorcycle accident in Catawba County. Born October 13, 1962 in Iredell County, he was a son of the late Neal Rhyne Harwell and Becky Gaither Little who survives and with whom he made his home. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his daughters, Terri Gail Harwell...

Roland Arthur Reese

Roland Arthur Reese

Jul 10, 2016

Mr. Roland Arthur Reese, 86, of Statesville passed away, Sunday, July 10, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, NC. Mr. Reese was born May 1, 1930 in Savannah, GA to the late Roland Wilbur Reese and Anna Ruth Howard Fields. He attended schools in Savannah, GA, Eastman, GA and Georgia Southern University before joining the US Air Force,...

Gordon Leonard West, Sr.

Gordon Leonard West, Sr.

Jul 10, 2016

Gordon Leonard West, Sr., 86, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Georgetown, Mass. on October 2, 1929 to the late Ralph Waldo West and Edna Seaver West. Mr. West was a graduate of Perley High School in Georgetown, Mass. and was married to Virginia Milton Russell West on September 16, 1951....

Patricia Sue Lytton

Patricia Sue Lytton

Jul 7, 2016

Mrs. Patricia (Patsy) Sue Josey Lytton, 79, of Statesville, died Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Catawba County on May 4, 1937, she was a daughter of the late John Alvia Josey and Naomi Sue Chapman Josey. On October 8, 1955, she married Mr. Lewis Wesley Lytton who survives. Mrs. Lytton was a member of Beulah...

Judy Ann Wilhelm

Judy Ann Wilhelm

Jul 7, 2016

Mrs. Judy Ann Via Wilhelm, 66, of Olin, died Thursday, July 7, 2016 at her home. Born in Charlottesville, Va. on October 4, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Otis Lee Via and Ruth Mae Beverly Via. Judy was a member of Mt. Sinai Evangelical Methodist Church and loved animals. She was a disability retired C.N.A. Survivors include...

Kathleen White

Kathleen White

Jul 6, 2016

Mrs. Kathleen (Shug) Darr White, 81, of Statesville passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. White, affectionately known as Shug, was born in Iredell County on October 7, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Troy Price Darr and Blanche Benfield Darr. She attended Iredell County schools and on June 27,...

Carol Rochinski

Carol Rochinski

Jul 6, 2016

Mrs. Carol Taylor Rochinski, 75, of Statesville, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Rochinski was born January 20, 1941, in Tarboro, NC and was the daughter of the late James "Wicky" Merton Taylor and Nellie Rogers Taylor. She was a graduate of Tarboro High School and on November 7, 1964, she married Stanley James...

Wade Richard Kepley

Wade Richard Kepley

Jul 6, 2016

Mr. Wade Richard Kepley, 95, of Statesville and formerly of Salisbury, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Born May 26, 1921 in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Arthur Kepley and Jessie Wood Kepley. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Jo Carroll Kepley. Mr. Kepley was a member...

Richard Paul White

Richard Paul White

Jul 5, 2016

Mr. Richard Paul White, 101, of the Olin Community, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016. He was born June 1, 1915 in Iredell County and was a son of the late Claude S. White, Sr. and Bessie Pharr White. Memorial services will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. today (Thursday) at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church with Pastor David Childress officiating. Burial will...

Cecil Thomas Gentle

Cecil Thomas Gentle

Jul 2, 2016

Mr. Cecil Thomas Gentle, 87, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Gentle was born in Iredell County on September 22, 1928, and was the son of the late James Theadore and Ina Mae Hedrick Gentle. He attended Iredell County Schools and was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during...

Maxine Holt

Maxine Holt

Jul 2, 2016

Maxine Potter Holt, 78, of Statesville, died at her home on Saturday, July 2, 2016. She was born November 4, 1937 in Spartanburg, SC and was the daughter of the late Onzie G. and Mary Vassey Potter. She graduated from Chesnee High School class of '56 and on June 26, 1959, she married Bert Holt, who survives. She worked for...

Daniel Francis Wilkinson

Daniel Francis Wilkinson

Jul 1, 2016

The family of Daniel Francis Wilkinson would like you to join them in celebrating his life, which ended July 1, 2016, at his home in North Carolina. Please remember his family members in your prayers, his wife Pamela, children, Dylan and Susyn, sisters, Cheri Jo Gitney, Wendy Jo Bowman, and Becky Jo Hale and all nieces, nephews and in-laws. In...

Stella Mae Campbell

Stella Mae Campbell

Jun 30, 2016

Stella Mae Wiles Campbell, 92, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016 at her daughter's residence. She was born on August 18, 1923 in Iredell County to the late John Claude and Percy Mae Renegar Wiles. Mrs. Campbell was a graduate of Harmony High School Class of 1941 and married Ernest Campbell on December 20, 1947. He preceded her in death...

Audrey Mills

Audrey Mills

Jun 27, 2016

Mrs. Audrey Goodin Mills, 69, of Statesville, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Mills was born May 9, 1947 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Forest and Lucille Goodin. She was educated in Iredell County and graduated from Central High School. She worked 22 years in accounting at the old...

Randall "Randy" Scott Richardson

Randall "Randy" Scott Richardson

Jun 26, 2016

Randall Scott Richardson, 42. of Mooresville passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on November 16, 1973 to the late Elbert Hoke Richardson and Beverly Gresham Wilburn, who survives. Randy was a graduate of South Iredell High School and was a member of Peninsula Baptist Church. He was employed by Pactiv as...

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