Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

May 27, 2011

Derrick Lyn Cline, 42, of Statesville, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011, at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. Mr. Cline was born February 21, 1969 in Iredell County and was the son of Dorothy Hicks Cline and the late Ray Bowers Cline. He was a graduate of North Iredell High School and was a member of Hams Grove...

May 25, 2011

Mrs. Areli Capuchin Guevara, 51, of Cleveland, NC passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She leaves behind to mourn her passing, her husband, Daniel Lino Guevara of the home, one son, Daniel Guevara, Jr. (Sara) of Cleveland, one daughter, Valeria Guevara of Cleveland, three brothers and seven sisters. The family will receive friends and viewing...

May 25, 2011

Mrs. Judenna Josey Bunton, 63, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at her residence following an unexpected illness. Mrs. Bunton was born March 31, 1948 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Roy Josey and Jackelyn Mills Josey. She was a graduate of Iredell County Schools was a manager for Roses. She was married to...

May 24, 2011

Constance Jacqueline Bernier Levesque, 83, formerly of Statesville, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, in Raleigh, NC. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 59 years, Paul Denis Levesque. Connie was born January 9, 1928, in Lewiston, Maine. After graduating from Lewiston High School in 1947, she worked at Dostie's Market and Androscoggin Bank. In 1950, she and...

May 22, 2011

David William Combs, 56, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center as a result of an accident. Mr. Combs was born May 8, 1955 in Iredell County and was the son of Patsy Shumaker Combs and the late Charles William Combs. He was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and he was...

May 21, 2011

Shelby Jean Benge Nelson, 72, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011, at her home. Ms. Nelson was born February 20, 1939 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Hubert Lee Benge and Dollie Grace Hartness. Ms. Nelson attended Iredell County and Yadkin County schools. She was a member of Statesville Full Gospel Tabernacle. In addition...

May 21, 2011

Frances Scott McElwee Nicholson died at Gordon Hospice House on Saturday, May 21, 2011,having lived a long and loving life. She was predeceased by her parents: John and Annabell Scott, her brothers: Ed and John Scott and her beloved husbands: Nathan O'Berry McElwee and Dr. John Harvey Nicholson,II.

May 21, 2011

Bobby Raymond Leviner, 59, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Leviner was born February 23, 1952 in Richmond County and was the son of the late William Everette and Sadie Mae Leviner. He attended Iredell County schools and was a member of Horizon Church. Mr. Leviner was disability retired from Sackner Products Inc....

May 18, 2011

Mr. Gary Eugene Lackey, 69, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011 following a courageous battle with bone cancer at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Lackey was born July 8, 1941 in Alexander County and was the son of the late Wilma Lackey Sherrill Sloan and step-fathers, Finn Sherrill and Coite Sloan. He attended Scotts High School and was...

May 16, 2011

May 15, 2011

Norma Jean Smith Eash, 75, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. at Autumn Care of Statesville. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Eash was born May 27, 1935 in Gastonia, NC and was the daughter of the late William Andrew Smith and Nellie White Smith. She was a...

May 12, 2011

Randall Byron Mason, 39, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 12, 2011 at his home. Mr. Mason was born October 13, 1971 in Iredell County and was the son of Randy Price Mason and Sandy Brawley Mason. He was a graduate of West Iredell High School and was disability retired from New York Carpet World where he worked as...

May 10, 2011

Wayne Bradshaw Weaver, Jr., 68, of Cleveland, N.C., passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 as the result of an automobile accident.

May 10, 2011

Patsy Ella Hooks Montaigne, 62, of Statesville, went to be with her savior Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Davis Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Montaigne was born May 19, 1948 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Woodrow Albert Hooks, Sr. and Margaret Stewart Hooks. She attended Celeste Henkel High and held numerous jobs...

May 9, 2011

Mrs. Willie Ruth Hedrick Bost, 87, of Statesville, NC passed away Monday, May 09, 2011 at the Gordon Hospice House following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Bost was born November 25, 1923 in Catawba County and was the daughter of the late Wilburn Pickney Hedrick and Bessie Pope Hedrick. She attended Catawba High School and was married to the late James...

May 9, 2011

The man who brought fast food to Statesville and Iredell County has died following a long illness. James Edward Neader Sr. of Mooresville died Monday morning at the Gordon Hospice House from complications of Parkinson's disease. Neader, 77, was the area's first McDonald's owner-operator starting with a single store in 1975 that he built into a chain of seven stores...

May 7, 2011

James Edward "Jim" Davidson, 81, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, May 7, 2011, following several years of declining health. Born March 25, 1930 in Iredell County, Mr. Davidson was the son of the late Roy Austin and Berta Rosemond Davidson. He was a graduate of Celeste Hinkel High School and served as a sergeant with...

May 7, 2011

Sgt. Rick Dwaine Weicht, 46, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Saturday, May 07, 2011, at Wake Forest University Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was born on December 13, 1964 in Franklin County, Waynesboro, PA. The son of the Nelson D. and Alice J. Weicht, he attended schools in Maryland and graduated from Smithsburg High School in 1982. Rick was...

May 4, 2011

James Allen Johnson, 68, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, May 04, 2011, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Johnson was born November 7, 1942 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Tolison B. Johnson and Edith Myers Johnson. He attended Statesville schools and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was retired from Southern Screw following...

May 2, 2011

Buford Edison Rimmer, 98, of Statesville, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Mr. Rimmer was born September 21, 1912 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Joseph M. Rimmer and Laura I. Rimmer. He was a graduate of Kestler School in Iredell County and also attended Wake Forest University. On August 7,...