OBITUARIES


Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

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...

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...

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...

Elizabeth Lenora Weaver

Elizabeth Lenora Weaver

Nov 19, 2015

Mrs. Elizabeth Lenora Watts Weaver, 93, of Statesville, died Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Jurney's of Statesville. She was born July 17, 1922 in Iredell County to the late Columbus Wooten Watts and Mary Elizabeth Davis Watts. She was a graduate of Scotts High School and Mitchell College. Elizabeth and her husband, the late George B. Weaver, were charter members...

Jerry Lee Johnson

Jerry Lee Johnson

Nov 18, 2015

Jerry Lee Johnson, 76, of Statesville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Alexander County on January 27, 1939, he was a son of the late Graham and Grace Sherrill Johnson. Jerry graduated from Stony Point High School where he was a noted baseball player and...

Mark Jason Conaway

Mark Jason Conaway

Nov 18, 2015

Mark Jason Conaway, 44, of Troutman, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on January 17, 1971 to the late Gary Paul Conaway, Sr. and Martha Jane Wilkinson Conaway, who survives. Mark was educated in the Iredell County Schools and was self-employed doing small engine repair. He was a loving father,...

Walter Ronald Weatherman

Walter Ronald Weatherman

Nov 18, 2015

Walter Ronald "Ron" Weatherman, 74, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on January 9, 1941 to the late Walter E. and Marie Privette Weatherman. Ron was a graduate of Statesville High School in 1959 and served his country honorably in the National Guard. He married Nan Ketchie on May...

Carl Arthur Craig

Carl Arthur Craig

Nov 16, 2015

Mr. Carl Arthur "Smokey" Craig, 77, of Statesville, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, November 16, 2015. Mr. Craig was born on March 10, 1938 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Charles Arthur and Daisy West Craig. He was a graduate of Statesville High School and was of the Baptist...

Howard Coffey

Howard Coffey

Nov 15, 2015

Mr. Howard Coffey, 84, of Statesville, died Sunday, November, 15, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Avery County on June 7, 1931, he was a son of the late Daniel Coffey and Jodie Coffey Coffey. He attended New Bethany Baptist Church and enjoyed playing bluegrass music, having played in several bands. He retired from Blanton & Moore in...

Sandra Lorriane Hollifield) Boyer

Sandra Lorriane Hollifield) Boyer

Nov 14, 2015

Mrs. Sandra Lorraine Tilley Hollifield Boyer (Sandy), 69, of Statesville, N.C., died Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hampton, Va., January 4, 1946, to the late George F. and Janie Nantz Tilley. Sandy was a graduate of Statesville High School, class of 1964, and Davis Hospital School Of Nursing, class of 1967. On March...

Robert B. Compton

Robert B. Compton

Nov 13, 2015

Robert B. Compton, 81, of Statesville, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 6, 1934 in Iredell County to the late Robert Bentley Compton and Flossie Troutman Compton. Mr. Compton was a graduate of Troutman High School and Mitchell College. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Navy. He was married...

Roger Lee Mccoy

Roger Lee Mccoy

Nov 13, 2015

Mr. Roger Lee McCoy, 54, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 13, 2015, at the home of his brother. Mr. McCoy was born in Welch, WVA on January 24, 1961, and was the son of the late Noah McCoy and Louise Southerland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters....

Marcus Ray Fulbright

Marcus Ray Fulbright

Nov 12, 2015

Mr. Marcus Ray (Buck) Fulbright, 69, of Statesville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on February 13, 1946, he was a son of the late Noel Baxter Fulbright and Euphia Sherrill Fulbright. He was a member of Bristol Road Baptist Church, and retired...

James Lonnie Sigmon

James Lonnie Sigmon

Nov 12, 2015

James Lonnie Sigmon, 80, formally of Olin, passed away Thursday November 12, 2015 at the Brian Center. He was born on July 22, 1935 in Iredell County to the late James Odell Sigmon and Era Bell Sigmon Honeycutt. Mr. Sigmon was educated in the Iredell County Schools and was married to Reba Ann Mounce Sigmon, who preceded him in death...

Danny Joe Vantassel

Danny Joe Vantassel

Nov 10, 2015

Danny Joe VanTassel, 58, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, November 10, 2015. He was born in Alexandria Bay, NY on May 18, 1957 to Robert VanTassel and the late Martha Alton VanTassel. Danny served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy and was married to Cindy McCreary, who preceded him in death. He was a contractor for Troutman Associates...

Glenn Benfield

Glenn Benfield

Nov 9, 2015

Rufus Glenn Benfield, 94, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 9, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville. He was born on April 15, 1921, in Iredell County. The youngest of nine siblings, Mr. Benfield attended Sharon School and worked on his family's farm. He enlisted in the Navy August of 1944, and served in World War II...

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