Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina
Betty G. Leckie
Mar 30, 2015
Betty G. Leckie, daughter of Whitfield and Susan Faust Leckie, sister of Sylvia L. Payne, left this world on March 30, 2015 to be with her Lord and Savior. Betty was an alumnus of Mitchell College, working for many years as a quality control chemist in Greenville, SC as well as Lenoir and Statesville, NC. She did not fear death...
Sarah Elizabeth Tayes
Mar 30, 2015
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Tayes, 76, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, March 30, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Tayes was born December 12, 1938 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Foy Lee Dishman and Mary Emma Dishman. She attended Iredell County Schools and in November of 1955, she was married to the late Arvel Lincoln Tayes,...
Allen Ray Mcphee
Mar 30, 2015
Mr. Allen "Al" Ray McPhee, 68, of Statesville, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015, following a brief illness. Mr. McPhee was born January 3, 1947, in New Hampshire and was the son of the late Raymond McPhee and Cora Dorothy Connell McPhee. He attended schools in Claremont, New Hampshire and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and on June...
Charles Ray Best
Mar 29, 2015
Charles Ray Best Sr., 87, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wayne County on November 20, 1927 to the late George H. Best Sr. and GladysLouise Rackley Best. On November 27, 1949, he married Doris Pearce Best, who survives. They enjoyed over 65 years of marriage before his passing. He...
Franklin Odell Ridenhour
Mar 28, 2015
Franklin "Pappy" Odell Ridenhour, 69, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Stanley County on July 20, 1945 to the late Walter Odell Ridenhour and Dorothy Hall Ridenhour. Mr. Ridenhour attended Statesville City Schools and was a driver for C & G Towing until his health forced him to retire. He was...
Gwendolen "Gwen" Mcgregor Deaton
Mar 26, 2015
Mrs. Gwendolen "Gwen" Gemmell Deaton, wife of Fred Hyams Deaton, Jr of Statesville passed away on the evening of 26 March 2015. She had been in declining health for several years. She was the daughter of Juanita Roller Gemmell & Thomas Melville Gemmell who preceded her in death. Gwendolen was also preceded in death by her sister Anita "Nita" Gemmell...
Betty Deal Mitcham
Mar 24, 2015
Betty Deal Mitcham, 78, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville, NC. Mrs. Mitcham was born April 16, 1936 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Roy Eugene Deal and Cora James Isenhour. She was a graduate of Scotts High School and Southeastern Beauty School and on August 9, 1963,...
Lonnie Dent Miller
Mar 23, 2015
Mr. Lonnie Dent Miller, 81, of Statesville, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
Larry Little Stroud
Mar 21, 2015
Mr. Larry Little Stroud, 74, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015, at his home. Mr. Stroud was born in Iredell County on April 25, 1940, and was the son of the late Robert William Stroud and Ninner Cashion Stroud. He attended Iredell County Schools and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was married to Betty Cooke...
Laurie Ann Williams
Mar 19, 2015
Laurie Ann Williams, 45, of Mooresville, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center. She was born in Newburyport, Mass. on April 8, 1969 to Roland and Linda Fairbanks Cook. Laurie was a graduate of Amesbury, Mass. High School and received a Business Degree from Phoenix University. She worked in customer service for Energy United...
James Reece Mash
Mar 17, 2015
James Reece Mash, 65, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born on October 11, 1949 in Wilkes County to the late Mont and Clara Mash. James was married on June 8, 1991 to Ella Dean Lowry Mash, who survives. They had over 23 years of marriage before his passing. He was a...
James "Jay" Eli Cothren
Mar 17, 2015
Mr. James "Jay" Eli Cothren, 75, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Cothren was born February 16, 1940, in Wilkes County and was the son of the late Jarva Cothren and Blanche Mastin Cothren. He was educated in Wilkes County schools and on April 20, 1969, he married Bunny Parsons Cothren, who survives....
Brenda Irene Myers
Mar 13, 2015
Mrs. Brenda Irene Brown Myers, 72, of Statesville, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015, at the Bridges of Statesville. Mrs. Myers was born January 19, 1943, in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late William Brown and Irene Benfield Brown. She attended Iredell County schools and was married to James A. Myers, who preceded her in death on...
John Lewis Childers
Mar 11, 2015
Mr. John Lewis Childres, 80, of Statesville, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in his home. Mr. Childers was born November 20, 1934 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Rodney Owens Childers and Sadie Elizabeth Hoyle Childers. He attended Iredell County schools and served in the US Army during the Korean War as a M41 Bulldog Tank...
Jonathan Tyrone Bridges
Mar 11, 2015
Jonathan Tyrone Bridges, 22, of Copperas Cove, Texas, and formerly of Statesville, died March 11, 2015. Born in Winston-Salem, he was raised in Statesville where he resided on N. Elm St. He moved to Killeen, Texas in 2006 where he attended Manor Middle School and Killeen High School. He also had attended Statesville High School and graduated from Copperas Cove...
Bonzie Speaks Alexander
Mar 9, 2015
Bonzie Speaks Alexander, 96, went home to be with her Lord on March 9, 2015. She had been recovering from an acute illness and most recently under the care of Heartland Hospice of Hampton, Virginia as well as her caregivers at the home. Born Bonzie Lorene Speaks on January 8, 1919 to Isom Turner and Lilia Edwards Speaks, she grew...
Luther M Souther
Mar 9, 2015
Mr. Luther M. Souther, 82, of Statesville, died peacefully on Monday, March 9, 2015 at his home. Born in Iredell County on November 23, 1932, he was a son of the late Morris Arthur Souther and Mattie Anderson Souther. He was retired from Suburban Propane and was a member of Front Street Baptist Church. He attended Scotts and Monticello Schools....
Arcille Pearl Jessee
Mar 9, 2015
Mrs. Arcille Jurney Jessee of Statesville, passed away on Monday morning, March 9, 2015, at Brian Center after a short illness. Mrs. Jessee was born in Iredell County on May 12, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Maurice Joseph Jurney and Pearl Shaver Jurney. She was married to James E. Jessee in 1944 and he preceded her in...
Joe Stacy Jolly
Mar 8, 2015
Mr. Joe Stacy Jolly, Jr., 81, of Statesville, died peacefully at home on Sunday, March 8, 2015 after an extended illness. He was born on September 12, 1933 in Iredell County and was a son of the late Joe Stacy Jolly, Sr. and Florence Patterson Jolly. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Peggy...
Hubert Lewis Moore
Mar 7, 2015
Mr. Hubert Lewis Moore, 69, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, March 7, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Moore was born June 18, 1945 in Statesville, NC and was the son of the late Henry Eli Moore and Gertha Money Moore. He attended Iredell County schools and was retired as part owner of Lewis Moore Roofing. He was married to the...
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