Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

Sep 2, 2011

Mrs. Ida Mae Garrett Beasley, 75, of Statesville, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, September 2, 2011, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Beasley was born July 4, 1936 in Granville County and was the daughter of the late Flunnoy Owen Garrett and Mary Gracie Newton Garrett. She was a graduate of Stovall High School class of...

Sep 2, 2011

Mr. Earl Lee Stewart, Jr., 68, of Statesville, passed away Friday, September 2, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center following a period of declining health. Mr. Stewart was born April 30, 1943 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Earl Lee Stewart, Sr. and Hazel Travis Stewart. He was a graduate of Iredell County schools and on December...

Sep 2, 2011

Mr. Robert Carroll Fulbright, 80, of Old Mountain Road, Statesville, passed away Friday, September, 2, 2011, at the Gordon Hospice House following a short illness. Born August 21, 1931 in Iredell County he was the son of the late Noel Baxter Fulbright and Euphia Sherrill Fulbright. He attended Scotts School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in...

Sep 2, 2011

Mrs. Grace Giarraputo Falzone, 98, of Statesville, NC passed away Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a short illness. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on Jan. 15, 1913 and was the daughter of the late Frank and Nina Montelione Giarraputo. She attended New York Schools and on Sept. 2, 1930 was married to Joseph Falzone who...

Sep 1, 2011

William Joe James, 59, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, September 1, 2011, at his residence. Mr. James was born July 7, 1952 in Iredell County and was the son of the late William Howard James and Frances Wall James. He was a graduate of South Iredell High School and was a member of Statesville Full Gospel Tabernacle. Mr. James...

Aug 30, 2011

Mrs. Mary Helen Williams Bunton, 63, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Bunton was born March 30, 1948 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Claris Williams and Georgia Harris Williams. She was a graduate of Union Grove High School and on December 24, 1964, she was married to Allie...

Aug 29, 2011

Mr. William Hazel Rhyne, Jr., 87, of Statesville, passed away Monday, August 29, 2011, at N.C. State Veterans Nursing Home in Salisbury following a period of declining health. Mr. Rhyne was born May 3, 1924 in Alexander County and was the son of the late William Hazel Rhyne, Sr. and Jettie Foy Rhyne. He was a graduate of Stony Point...

Aug 26, 2011

Mr. Ambrose Edward "Ed" Cochran, 78, of Statesville, passed away Friday, August 26, 2011 at Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Cochran was born November 4, 1932 in Union, S.C. and was the son of the late John H. Cochran and Alice Ledford Cochran. He attended school in Bryson City and was self-employed as a painter. In addition to his parents, Mr....

Aug 25, 2011

Mr. Herbert Ray Campfield, 57, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Campfield was born December 15, 1953 and was the son of Victoria Crews McKoy and the late Arthur Campfield, Jr. He attended New Hanover County schools and on December 22, 1979, he married Gail Smith Campfield, who survives. Mr. Campfield...

Aug 25, 2011

Miss Veanna Mahaffey, 95, of Olin passed away Thursday, August 25, 2011 at Rosewood Assisted Living in Harmony. Miss Mahaffey was born Sept. 20, 1915 in Wilkes County, NC and was the daughter of the late Joe Mahaffey and Clusia Money Mahaffey. She was a graduate of Union Grove High School, was a member of Winthrop Friends Meeting and had...

Aug 20, 2011

Aug 19, 2011

Herman Marshall Speece, Sr., 82, of Union Grove, NC accidentally died Friday, August 19, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Speece was born April 30, 1929 in Iredell County and was the son of the late William Marshall Speece and Treva McDaniels Speece. He was a graduate of Union Grove High School and served two tours in the U.S. Army in...

Aug 19, 2011

Faye West White, 89, passed away Friday, August 19, 2011. She was born September 11, 1921, in Statesville, NC, to the late Mr. Allison Columbus West and Alba Jane West. Faye was a live-long resident of Statesville and had recently moved this year to Westminster, MD, where her son David Harry White and his wife A. Michele White live. She...

Aug 15, 2011

Ardelia Harmon Barrier, 92, of Statesville, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011 at Statesville Place. Mrs. Barrier was born August 12, 1919 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Edward Franklin Harmon and Delia Ann Reddick Harmon. She was a graduate of Harmony School class of 1937 and was the Valedictorian at Mitchell College. She was married...

Aug 15, 2011

Mrs. Violet Mills Rupard, 82, of Advance passed away unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born Oct. 29, 1928 in Iredell County, she was the daughter of Quince and Arizonia Privette. She was educated at Cool Springs School and worked many years in textiles. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Aug 14, 2011

Mrs. Sandra Sigmon Bost, 46, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center following a period of declining health. Mrs. Bost was born November 27, 1964 in Iredell County and was the daughter of Richard Sigmon and Gladys White Smith, both of Statesville. She was a graduate of Statesville High School and on September 21, 2002,...

Aug 14, 2011

Mr. Robert "Bob" Glenn Haithcox, Sr., of Statesville, died Sunday, August 14, 2011 at NC Baptist Hospital. Mr. Haithcox was born on Sept. 2, 1929 in Iredell County and was educated in Iredell County Schools, as well as by life. He was an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in Korea in 1952-53. He was married in...

Aug 12, 2011

Steve David Chapman, 61 passed away at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center August 12, 2011. He is survived by his wife Carol, his mother Doris, his three daughter's Carla, Kelly, and Kacey (Burlie) Bost, and five grandsons Cody, Logan, Dawson, Zander, and Zayne. Visitation will take place from 3-4 followed by a memorial service at 4 on Monday August 15,...

Aug 12, 2011

Nora Bess Pharr Wilson, 87, of Statesville, passed away Friday, August 12, 2011 at Autumn Care in Statesville. Ms. Wilson was born August 10, 1924 in the New Hope Township of Statesville and was the daughter of the late John C. Pharr and Lottie Goodwin Pharr. Ms. Wilson was a graduate of Central High School class of 1942 following graduation,...

Aug 12, 2011

Mr. Robert Francis Hartness, 83, of Statesville, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born in Iredell County on April 11, 1928 to the late James Robert and Elva Lowrance Hartness. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by three sisters, Aline Hartness, Eurilla Watts, and Mildred...