Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

Jul 2, 2011

Sallie Jane Jones Mitchell, 61, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011 at Gordon Hospice House. She was the daughter of the late William Thomas Jones and Fannie Anthony Jones and she was a homemaker. Mrs. Mitchell was married to Robert Lee Mitchell, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by two brothers and two...

Jul 1, 2011

Mr. Thomas Eugene Potter, 70, of Statesville, went to be with the Lord on July 1, 2011 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Mr. Potter was born December 2, 1940 in Fanrock, W.V. and was the son of the late Thomas Potter and Mamie Clyburn Potter. He was married to Virginia L. Dalton Potter, who survives...

Jul 1, 2011

Ethel Jane Stacy McMillan of Statesville, N.C., died in Statesville on the 1 day of July, 2011. Mrs. McMillan was born on January 22, 1916 in Gaffney, South Carolina and was the daughter of Edwin Booth Stacy and Ethel Jane Cooksey Stacy. She was valedictorian of Gaffney High School, class of 1932, and a graduate of Limestone College. She was...

Jun 30, 2011

Edwin Irwin Stanton, 54, of Statesville, passed away, Thursday, June 30, 2011 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Stanton was born Sept. 21, 1956 in West Stewarts Town, NH and was the son of the late Prescott Stanton and Rachel Parker Langlais, who survives. He was a graduate of Colebrook Academy in New Hampshire and served in the U.S. Army....

Jun 28, 2011

Jun 28, 2011

Mr. Floyd Watson Levan, 81, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Hospital. Mr. Levan was born March 11, 1930 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Henry Watson Levan and Lucille Shoemaker Levan. He attended Iredell County Schools and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. On...

Jun 27, 2011

Lela Souther Dishman, 87, of Statesville, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011, at Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Dishman was born July 28, 1923 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late R.D. Souther and Tishie Speaks Souther. Mrs. Dishman attended Iredell County schools and she formerly worked as an inspector with Flexnit. Mrs. Dishman was married to Marshall...

Jun 27, 2011

Rylee Edie McLaughlin, 5, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 27, 2011, at Davis Regional Medical Center. Rylee was born October 9, 2005 in Iredell County and was the daughter of Jack McLaughlin and Rebecca Ward McLaughlin, both of whom survive of the home. Rylee was a member of Christ Boulevard United Methodist Church. She was loved by...

Jun 24, 2011

Walter Ray Ayers, 69, of Statesville, passed away, Friday, June 24, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. Mr. Ayers was born Nov. 25, 1941 in Iredell County and was the son of the late James W. Ayers and Dorothy Davidson Ayers. He was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and on Sept. 27, 1997, was married to...

Jun 23, 2011

Danny Phillip Redmond, 56 of Statesville, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011, at Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Redmond was born December 6, 1954 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Phillip L. Redmond and Loretta P. Redmond. He is a graduate of Iredell County schools and he was previously employed with Hunt Mfg. and Thonet Industries for...

Jun 22, 2011

Wanda Dickens Phelps, 86, formerly of Statesville, NC, passed away on Wednesday, June 22 at Roxboro Nursing Center in Roxboro, NC. Mrs. Phelps was born on December 31, 1924 in High Point, NC, and was the daughter of the late Robert and Ida Davis Dickens. She was a graduate of Troutman High School and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. On...

Jun 21, 2011

Michael Todd Riddick, 45, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011 as a result of a motorcycle accident. Mr. Riddick was born May 3, 1966 in Iredell County and was the son of Wanda Lou Duncan Riddick the late Clarence Hubert "C.H." Riddick. Mr. Riddick attended Iredell County schools and was employed with Gilbert Engineering. He was of the...

Jun 20, 2011

Mr. Chester Darrel Kilpatrick, 92, of Troutman and formerly of Virginia Beach, VA died June 20, 2011 at the Gordon Hospice House with his loving wife of 66 years by his side. He was preceded in death by his parents, Chester and Cassie Kilpatrick and sister, Cleo Kilpatrick. Surviving are, his wife, Marjorie Godfrey Kilpatrick and several cousins, brother-in-law, Jim...

Jun 20, 2011

Mrs. Odessa Spears McClure, 70, of Statesville, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. McClure was born March 13, 1941 in Wilkes County, NC and was the daughter of the late William Henry Spears and Ora Dell Griffin Spears. She attended Wilkes and Iredell County Schools and received her CNA degree from Mitchell Community College. On...

Jun 19, 2011

Dorothy Ollis Brawley, 88, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011, at Abernathy Laurels in Newton, N.C. following a period of declining health. Mrs. Brawley was born February 15, 1923 in Newland, N.C. and was the daughter of the late Baxter Ollis and Maude Stamey Ollis. She attended Crossmore High School and on July 10, 1943, she married Robert...

Jun 19, 2011

Darrell Kent Stamey, 53, of Taylorsville, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Stamey was born August 10, 1957 in Cabarrus County and was the son of the late W.H. Stamey and Mary Hurst Laney. He was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and was first married to the late Sharon Lambert Stamey. He was of...

Jun 19, 2011

James Reginald "Reggie" Campbell died on June 19, 2011 after an extended illness. He was born on Jan. 20, 1948, the only son of James E. and Helen Poole Campbell of Statesville. Mr. Campbell rose to international prominence in the computer and banking industries. He worked closely with Hong Kong-Shanghai Bank, China; National Westminster and the The Midland Bank, both...

Jun 17, 2011

Margaret Clestine Cannon Kimberlin, 83, of Harmony, passed away Friday, June 17, 2011, at Gordon Hospice House following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Kimberlin was born September 28, 1927 in Caldwell County and was the daughter of the late Carl J. Cannon and Lula Barber Cannon. Mrs. Kimberlin was a graduate of Hudson High School and she attended Gardner Webb University....

Jun 16, 2011

Laura Louise Ashley Gunter, 75, of Statesville, passed away Friday, June 16, 2011 at Gordon Hospice House following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Gunter was born April 18, 1936 in Ashe County and was the daughter of the late Hamp Ashley and Sara Staley Ashley. She attended Ashe County schools and on August 19, 1967, she was married to Andrew J....

Jun 16, 2011

2 August 1940 - 13 June 2011 With a free and carefree spirit, Dorothy Lee Gill Goolsby sought adventure. Soon after graduating from Scott's High School in Statesville, N.C., Dorothy set out on a journey that would eventually take her to the nation's capital. There, she met and married her life partner of 44 years, James Early Goolsby. Together, Dorothy...