Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

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...

Jan 23, 2015

Christopher Melvin Adams, 76, of Statesville, passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on April 19, 1938 in Iredell County to the late Clarence E. and Virginia Christopher Adams. Mr. Adams was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and was a member of Concord Presbyterian Church. On August 11, 1956, he married Louise...

Jan 23, 2015

Homer Felix Bass of Statesville, went home to be with his Lord & Savior on Thursday, January 22, 2015. He was loved by everyone who knew him. He was a living example of God's love even on his bed of affliction for 4 years, his life was a testimony he was a prayer warrior for all. He died at his...

Jan 23, 2015

Jan 23, 2015

Darlene Privette Proffitt, 50, of Statesville passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Iredell County on December, 14, 1964 to the late Pete and Olla Mae Parker Privette. Darlene attended Iredell County Schools and was of Baptist Faith. She had worked at Statesville Sportswear but was a homemaker most of her life and took...

Jan 22, 2015

Donnie Garland Parlier, 72, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on November 11, 1942 to the late Garland Bennie and Sue Campbell Parlier. Donnie was a graduate of Scotts High School and attends New Hope Baptist Church. He worked for 14 years as a Switchman for Southern...

Jan 21, 2015

Mrs. Millicent "Penny" Miller Benbow, 95, of Statesville NC, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville NC, after a short illness. A service to celebrate her life will be conducted at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 24, at First Presbyterian Church of Statesville, with Rev. Stephen Scott officiating. The family will receive visitors in the...

Jan 20, 2015

Mr. Grady Duran "G.D." White, Jr., 88, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a three year battle with cancer. Mr. White was born in Iredell County on April 18, 1926, and was the son of the late Grady Duran White, Sr. and Mary Jane Holland White. He was a graduate of Union Grove...

Jan 20, 2015

Esther Lois Kennedy Troutman, 90, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on November 11, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Arthur Ferrell and Emma Lou Mills Kennedy. She was a graduate of Troutman High School Class of 1942 and on May 24, 1944, she married Glenn...

Jan 18, 2015

Jan 18, 2015

Boyce Clifton Lambert, 73, of Statesville departed this life at the Gordon Hospice House, Sunday, January 18, 2015. Born in Iredell County, May 5, 1941 to the late Clarence and Carrie Grant Lambert. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, Tom, Clarence Jr., Grady and Toby Lambert and sister, Lillian Lambert Cloer. Boyce graduated at...

Jan 17, 2015

Helen Swicegood Goforth Graham, 89, of Statesville, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a period of declining health. She was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Maude Swicegood. Preceding her in death was her first husband, Willie Lee Goforth, whom she married in 1941. Her second marriage was to the late Haden Graham...

Jan 16, 2015

Mrs. Jessie Neil Sowers Crosswhite, 80, of Statesville, died Friday, January 16, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on August 9, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Neil Sharpe Sowers and Jessie Swanson Sowers. Jessie was a member of Western Ave. Baptist Church. She served as an Iredell County Commissioner from 1984 until 1990 and...

Jan 15, 2015

Paul "Goat" Burgess Bass, 75, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County to the late F.J. and Lillian Chambers Bass. Paul attended Harmony High School and served his country honorably in the Army. He was married on October 26, 1968 to Margaret Stevenson Bass, who preceded him in...

Jan 15, 2015

Mr. Homer Arthur Estes, 86, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on May 9, 1928 to the late Ernest L. and Lottie Messick Estes. He married Hazel Lee Lackey Estes on September 28, 1946 and they shared 68 loving years together. Homer was an active member of...

Jan 13, 2015

Mary Lois Millsaps Fulbright, 74, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Iredell County on April 26, 1940 to the late William Talmadge Millsaps and Carrie Marlow Millsaps. Mrs. Fulbright was a graduate of Central High School and was a member of Eufola Baptist Church. On April 12, 1974, she married Melvin...

Jan 10, 2015

Jan 7, 2015

William H. (Bill) McMillan passed away peacefully Saturday morning at Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Gaffney, SC in 1938, Bill is survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Martha Eleanor Bynum, two daughters both in Statesville, Stacy McMillan Chapman and Mary Hannon McMillan Reid, four grandchildren, William Henry Chapman,...