Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

Feb 13, 2015

Dora Jean Devor Dunlap, 90, of Statesville, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at Autumn Care of Statesville. She was born in Ashland, Ohio on November 14, 1924 t the late Clyde Roscoe and Delcie Wagner Devor. Mrs. Dunlap was a graduate of Ashland High School in Ashland, Ohio and had served as the class historian for years. She was...

Feb 13, 2015

Patrick Edward Robinson, 72, of Statesville, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Sitka, Alaska on October 25, 1942 to the late Lewis Dewey and Elnore Eileen Jahnke Robinson. Patrick was a graduate of Red Bluff High School in Red Bluff, CA and served his country honorably during the Vietnam War while serving in...

Feb 12, 2015

Matthew Scott Bailey, 14, of Troutman, N.C., passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Levine's Children's Hospital after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Matthew was born December 6, 2000 in Beckley, West Virginia. He was a son of Don Bailey, Jr. and Renee Wilson Bailey, both of whom survive. Matthew was President of the Northview IB 8th grade class,...

Feb 11, 2015

Mrs. Barbara Stafford Evans, 75, of Statesville, died February 11, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on September 21, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Stafford and Myrtle Ellis Stafford. She was a retired pharmacy tech with Revco and later CVS. She graduated from Statesville Senior High School and served on the original board...

Feb 11, 2015

Mrs. Ruby Gatton Wasson, 88, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday evening, February 11, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born May 13, 1926 in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late William G. Gatton, Sr. and Maggie Mae Ennis Gatton. She was a graduate of Rowan County Schools and the H.F. Long Hospital School of Nursing. She also did...

Feb 10, 2015

Robert Talmadge Williams, 72, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Alexander County on December 29, 1942 to the late W.D. and Etta Mae Childers Williams. Talmadge was a graduate of Alexander County Schools and served his country honorably in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. On June 30,...

Feb 8, 2015

Mr. Jerry Dale Mayberry, 52, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Mr. Mayberry was born in Iredell County on April 2, 1962, and was the son of Hildred Martin Mayberry and the late Frances Mae Deal Mayberry. He attended West Iredell High School and he was married to Mary Keller Mayberry,...

Feb 6, 2015

Mrs. Mary Louise Westmoreland Sills, 95, of Statesville, passed away on February 6, 2015 at Autumn Care of Statesville. A Statesville native, she was born May 4, 1919, and was the daughter of the late William McNeely and Mary Lee Austin Westmoreland. Mrs. Sills was a graduate of Statesville High School and attended Mitchell Community College. She was employed by...

Feb 6, 2015

Mr. Kenneth Alan Porter, Jr., 54, of Statesville, died Friday morning, February 6, 2015 at his home. Born April 24, 1960 in Hartford, Conn. He was a son of the late Kenneth Porter, Sr. and Marjorie Boyington Porter. He was a purchasing director for Barrday, Inc. He earned his B.S. in Busiiness Administration and his Masters degree from Ashwood University....

Feb 5, 2015

Mr. Henry Richmond "Penny" Long, 94, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015. Mr. Long was born in Statesville on August 20, 1920, and was the son of the late Zebulon Vance Long and Isabel Scott Long. He was a graduate of Statesville High School and was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church where he had served as...

Feb 4, 2015

Mr. Robert E. Lee Gladden, 85, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Gladden was born in Kannapolis, NC on November 9, 1929, and was the son of the late Robert Emmet Gladden and Myrtle Allman Gladden. He was a graduate of Winecoff High School in Concord, NC and the American College of Underwriters...

Feb 3, 2015

Mrs. Hazel Barkley Rodgerson, 90, of Statesville, died Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Gordon Hospice House peacefully surrounded by her family. Born in Cleveland, N.C. on February 18, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Hugh Barkley and Ruby Munday Barkley. She enjoyed homemaking and caring for grandchildren. She was a member of Command Baptist Church. She will always...

Jan 31, 2015

David Earl Thompson, 78, of Statesville, died Saturday January 31, 2015 at his home. Born on April 15, 1936 in Jessup, Georgia, he was a son of the late John Manning Thompson and Lily Googe Thompson. He was a retired truck driver and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was preceded in death by a son, David R. Thompson....

Jan 30, 2015

Mrs. Sandra Wegene Decker Hayden, 78, of Statesville, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at the home of her daughter. Born on July 17, 1936 in Walkertown, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Howard Decker and Helen Marcile Ruby Decker. Mrs. Hayden graduated from Walkertown High School. She was retired from the U. S. Postal Service in Niles, Michigan...

Jan 30, 2015

Mr. Fred Dalton Evans, 84, of Statesville, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born on March 19, 1930 in Iredell County, he was a son of the late William Alfred Evans and Mamie Safriet Evans. He was married to the Peggy Wooten on June 24, 1951 who passed away in 2014. Mr. Evans graduated from Harmony...

Jan 29, 2015

Bartley "Bobbie" Dowell Long, 92, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Autumn Care of Statesville. Born on January 1, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Edward William Dowell and Gelania Moore Dowell. On November 2, 1942, Bobbie married Bill I. Long, who preceded her in death in 1988. She was also preceded in...

Jan 28, 2015

Mr. Robert William Rogers, 70, of Statesville, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on May 8, 1944, he was a son of the late Jessie Pinkney Rogers and Mildred Johnston Rogers who survives. He was retired from Troutman Foundry and enjoyed bowling, fishing, hunting and water sports. He was preceded in death by...

Jan 26, 2015

William Wayne Nixon, 76, of Troutman, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015, at Carolina's Medical Center in Charlotte. Mr. Nixon was born in Iredell County on February 9, 1938, and was the son of the late William L. and Lucille Victoria Compton Nixon. He attended Troutman High School and on October 13, 1956, he married Doris Miller Nixon, who survives....

Jan 25, 2015

Jan 24, 2015

Myrtle Ethel Miller Sprinkle Ford, 95, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at her residence. She was born on December 8, 1919 in Alexander County to the late William T. and Mary Alice Bunton Miller. Mrs. Ford was educated in the Alexander County Schools. On April 5, 1975, she married Johnny Leroy Ford, who survives. They had over...