Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

Feb 28, 2015

Martha Jean Norris Donaldson, 91, of Statesville passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Iredell County on May 21, 1923 to the late John A. and Carrie Williams Norris. Mrs. Donaldson was a graduate of Scotts Senior High and Mitchell College. In 1946, she married John Withers Donaldson, who preceded her in death in...

Feb 28, 2015

Charles Henry Sipple, III, 82, died at his home on Saturday, February 28, 2015. He was born on August 11, 1932 to the late Charles H. and Helen S. Bryant-Sipple in Statesville, North Carolina. He enlisted and honorably served his Country in the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force. During his military career, he was stationed in Korea during the...

Feb 26, 2015

Florence Grant Lowe, 92, of Harmony, passed away, Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Maple Leaf Health Care. Mrs. Lowe was born April 2, 1922 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late John Walter Grant and Elizabeth York Grant. She attended Iredell County schools and was married to the Richard R. Lowe, who passed away in 1962. She...

Feb 26, 2015

Mrs. Hazel Spann Anderson, 76, of Statesville, died February 26, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born July 16, 1938 in Iredell County, she was a daughter of the late Delmar Caldwell Spann and Lizzie Mae Cloer Spann. She was a homemaker and enjoyed time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also enjoyed going to yard sales, shopping, cooking, going...

Feb 25, 2015

Betty Summers Brendle, 86, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Brendle was born December 21, 1928 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late William Thomas Summers and Nora Abernathy Summers. She was a graduate of Cool Spring School and was married to James Dalton Brendle for 67 years. Betty was...

Feb 24, 2015

Mrs. Beatrice Cockram Lackey, 88, of Mocksville, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at her home. Born in Woolwine, Virginia on August 28, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Chester Arthur Cockram and Martha Elizabeth MacAlexander Cockram. She was a member of Cockran St. Baptist Church and was a retired textile worker from Clark-Schwebel. She attended Woolwine Virginia Public...

Feb 23, 2015

Ernest Gilbert Campbell, 93, of Statesville, passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born in Iredell County on October 11, 1921 to the late Ernest Eugene and Onie Olivia Albea Campbell. Mr. Campbell was educated in the Iredell County Schools and served his country honorably in the Army during WWII. He served with the Thunderbirds...

Feb 23, 2015

JoAnn Cline Burrell, 80, of Statesville passed away on February 23, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 24, 1935, in Kannapolis to the late Marvin Morris and Ada Belle Murdock Cline. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Haskell Burrell. She is survived by three daughters, Sandra B. Blankenship (Doug), Rhonda Burrell, and Zina...

Feb 23, 2015

Mrs. Dora Grace Hitchcock Kahler, 88, of Statesville, died Monday, February23, 2015 at The Gardens Of Statesville. Born in Meadville, Pa. on April 13, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Chester L. Hitchcock and Edna Smith Hitchcock. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Harry R. Kahler, five brothers and three sisters. She was a retired...

Feb 21, 2015

Mr. Franklin Boyd Daniels, 81, of Charlotte, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at his home. Born in Iredell County on September 25, 1933, he was a son of the late Boyd William Daniels and Eva Hopkins Daniels. Mr. Daniels was an accountant and retired from the U.S. Postal Service as a mail handler. He was an avid baseball fan enjoying...

Feb 21, 2015

Flake R. Conner, Jr. entered Heaven and into the presence of his Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, February 21. He passed away peacefully at his Statesville home surrounded by loved ones. He was 68 years old. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Judy Moore Conner; his son Michael Lee Conner and his wife Julia of Charlotte; and...

Feb 21, 2015

Mrs. Fay Gwendola Millsaps Mason, 77, of Statesville, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Rowan County on July 11, 1937, she was a daughter of the late William Virgil Millsaps and Irene Givens Millsaps. She was a member of Rocky Hill Baptist Church and worked in textiles for 37 years. She graduated from Central...

Feb 21, 2015

Mr. Broadus Blaine (B.B.) Wagner, 84, of Statesville, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. Born in Watauga County on June 8, 1930, he was a son of the late George Blair Wagner and Nancy Cheek Wagner. Mr. Wagner was a member, former Sunday School Teacher and usher for 60 years at Western Avenue Baptist...

Feb 21, 2015

Mr. Bradley Kyle Sherrill, age 40, of Statesville went to meet our Lord on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Gordon Hospice House. Brad was born in Statesville, NC on October 5, 1974 and was the son of Dr. Coite and Mary Ann Sherrill. Brad was a graduate of South Iredell High School and received his BS in Agricultural Education from...

Feb 18, 2015

Mrs. Adrienne Rose McNevin Haggerty, 94, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Haggerty was born in the Bronx, NY on September 29, 1920 and was the daughter of the late Joseph F. McNevin and Rose McGovern McNevin. She was a graduate of Villa Maria High School in Bronx, NY and received her...

Feb 17, 2015

Feb 15, 2015

Mitchell "Mickey" Glenn Mesiemore, 79, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on August 22, 1935 to the late James Harold and Alma Ruth Johnson Mesiemore. Mickey was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and was a member of Eufola Baptist Church. In 1991, he married Norma Jean...

Feb 14, 2015

Mr. Don Carlton Josey, 69, of Denver, N.C. died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Born in Iredell County on February 1, 1946, he was a son of the late David Sidney Josey and Nellie Mae Westmoreland Josey. Don was a retired auto mechanic from Town & Country Ford in Charlotte. He was a member of True...

Feb 14, 2015

Iona Walker Grant, 103, of Statesville passed away Saturday, February 14, 2005 at Genesis Health Care in Mooresville. She was born in Iredell County on June 14, 1911 to the late James Robert Walker and Maggie Ellen Campbell Walker. Mrs. Grant was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and was married to George Maxwell Grant on December 23, 1931 who...

Feb 14, 2015

Faye Swicegood Sisk, 80, of Statesville, died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Rowan County on January 23, 1935 and was a daughter of the late Van Allen Swicegood and Annie Gulliett Swicegood. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack LeRoy Sisk and a son,...