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Grady Sloan Pharr, Jr

Grady Sloan Pharr, Jr

Dec 7, 2015

Grady Sloan Pharr Jr. 87, of Statesville, NC passed away Monday, December 7th at The Gordon Hospice House of Statesville. Grady was born in Statesville on January 4, 1929. He was the son of the late Grady Sloan Pharr Sr. and Eva Johnson Pharr. He was a graduate of Central High School. He worked for Hoechst Celanese and retired from...

John "Johnny" Ray White

John "Johnny" Ray White

Dec 5, 2015

John "Johnny" Ray White, 66, of Dobson, passed away Saturday, December 05, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Brevard, NC on May 3, 1949 to the late Claude "C.S." White, Jr. and Gladys Clark White. John was educated in Union Grove Schools and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. He was first married to Sharon Pope...

Michael Thomas Chambers

Michael Thomas Chambers

Dec 4, 2015

Michael "Mike" Thomas Chambers, 65, of Statesville, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born in Iredell County on May 4, 1950 to the late James Kenneth and Johnsie Minnie Goodman Chambers. Mr. Chambers was educated in the Iredell County Schools. He was a retired truck driver and was of Baptist faith....

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Norma Slu)) Link

Dec 3, 2015

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Mary Hall Brannon

Mary Hall Brannon

Dec 2, 2015

Mary Hall Brannon, 66, of Statesville, died Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at her home. Born in Iredell County on February 25, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Samuel G. Hall, Sr. and Elsie Summers Hall. She was retired from the Iredell County Sheriff Department and was a graduate of North Iredell High School and Appalachian State Teacher's College....

Anita White Harrington

Anita White Harrington

Dec 2, 2015

Anita White Harrington, 93, of Olin, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Statesville Place. She was born on February 6, 1922 in Iredell County to the late Claude S. White Sr. and Bessie Pharr White. Mrs. Harrington was a graduate of Union Grove High School and was a self-employed Beautician who had worked at the Charm Center Beauty Shop...

Martha Pauline Rochester

Martha Pauline Rochester

Dec 1, 2015

Mrs. Martha Pauline Benfield Rochester, 88, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Brian Center of Statesville. Mrs. Rochester was born November 11, 1927 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Ras Triplett Benfield and Beulah Moose Benfield. She attended Celeste Henkel School and on February 2, 1960, she married Lawrence Eli Rochester, who preceded...

George Edward Young

George Edward Young

Dec 1, 2015

Mr. George Edward Young, 83, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Young was born October 8, 1932, in Baltimore, MD and was the son of the late Harry Augustus Young and Esther Marie Mills Young. He was a graduate of Mount St. Joseph High School in Baltimore and was a veteran of the...

Janet Elaine Kirkman

Janet Elaine Kirkman

Dec 1, 2015

Janet Elaine Overcash Kirkman died Tuesday December 1, 2015 at the Serenity House in Mooresville, NC. She was born in Iredell County on February 23, 1955 to the late Ira Monroe Overcash, Jr. and Betty Jean Overcash Overcash who preceded her in death. Janet was a graduate of the Davis Hospital School of Nursing and served in private duty most...

Dessie Lee Speaks

Dessie Lee Speaks

Nov 30, 2015

Dessie Lee Stout Speaks, 89, of Union Grove, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on November 12, 1926 to the late June Lee and Susan Branton Stout. Mrs. Speaks was a homemaker and a member of New Life Community Baptist Church. She was married to Roy Lee Speaks, who preceded...

Tony Alan Evans

Tony Alan Evans

Nov 29, 2015

Tony Alan Evans, 57, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, November 29, 2015 at his residence. He was born on May 8, 1958 in Iredell County to James Herman and Barbara Harris Evans, who survive. Tony was a graduate of North Iredell High School Class of 1976 and was a member of Society Baptist Church. Before his disability, he loved...

Gloria Brown Michalowski

Gloria Brown Michalowski

Nov 29, 2015

Mrs. Gloria Brown Michalowski, 69, of Statesville, died Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Born in Iredell County on July 31, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Archie Brown and Eva Elliott Brown. She was a former auto dealer F & I manager and a homemaker. She enjoyed her family and church. She...

Jeannette Dawn Summers

Jeannette Dawn Summers

Nov 27, 2015

Jeannette Dawn Mayhew Summers, 80, of Statesville, died Friday, November 27, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on May 21, 1935, she was a daughter of the late William Clyde Mayhew and Cleva Jeannette Ostwalt Mayhew. She was a member of South River Baptist Church. She was a loving homemaker and mother for twenty years before...

Eulalia Cook

Eulalia Cook

Nov 26, 2015

Mrs. Eulalia Pullen Cook, 88, of Statesville, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Cook was born November 15, 1927, in Richmond County, NC and was the daughter of the late Harry M. Pullen and Clara Pratt Pullen Poston. She was a graduate of Richmond County School and she was married to Allen Cook, who preceded...

Clyde Franklin Campbell, Jr.

Clyde Franklin Campbell, Jr.

Nov 26, 2015

Clyde Franklin Campbell, Jr., 65, of Harmony, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at his residence. He was born May 7, 1950 to the late Clyde F. Campbell and Pauline Harris Campbell, who survives. Mr. Campbell attended Harmony High School and on June 27, 1969 married Mary Rosalie York, who survives. They had over 46 years of marriage before his...

Mary Frances Fanjoy

Mary Frances Fanjoy

Nov 26, 2015

Mary Frances Allen Fanjoy, of Statesville, died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Statesville on December 6, 1930, she was a daughter of the late William Henry Allen and Virginia Steele Allen. On December 29, 1953, she married Thomas Alison Fanjoy to whom she was married for 61 years. She was a...

Melodie Ann Trent

Melodie Ann Trent

Nov 25, 2015

Melodie Ann Cornelison Trent, 59, of Statesville, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on December 29, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Rembert Cornelison and of Virginia Allen Cornelison who survives. Ann was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. She sang in the choir and enjoyed music as...

James Kenneth Keller

James Kenneth Keller

Nov 23, 2015

My dear father, James Kenneth (Sonny) Keller was called to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, November 23, 2015. He was born on September 15, 1933 in Iredell County to the late Pressly Lee and Cecil Marie Jackson Keller. Mr. Keller was educated in Iredell County Schools and worked for B.W. Overcash Trucking until his retirement. He was...

Ruth Bernice Hope

Ruth Bernice Hope

Nov 21, 2015

Mrs. Ruth Bernice Benfield Hope, 83, of Statesville, died Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Rowan County on May 12, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Garland Eugene Benfield and Mamie Ella Hartness Benfield. She was a member of Rocky Hill Baptist Church. Ruth was a homemaker most of her life and enjoyed...

Martha Jean Horne

Martha Jean Horne

Nov 20, 2015

Mrs. Martha Jean Reavis Horne, 76, of Statesville, died Friday, November 20, 2015 at her home. Born in Iredell County on February 9, 1939, she was a daughter of the late William Floyd Reavis and Mary Elizabeth Guy Horne. She was a member of Monticello United Methodist Church and attended Bible Baptist Church. She graduated from Scotts High School and...

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