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Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina
Devon Barnes
Jan 3, 2021
Mr. Devon Edward Barnes, 95, of Statesville, passed away January 2, 2021, at the Gordon Hospice House after a brief illness. Mr. Barnes was born on August 5, 1925, in Alexander county to the late Thomas Lee Barnes and Julia Echerd Barnes. He attended Mulberry Street and D. Matt Thompson High School. He was married to Irene Dagenhart Barnes on...
Thomas Franklin Sowers
Jan 3, 2021
Mr. Thomas Franklin Sowers entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 3, 2021 at the age of 75. He spent most of his working career at J.C. Steele in Statesville, where he lived most of his life. Predeceasing Thomas were his parents, Johnny Carl and Mildred Sowers along with his sister, Patricia Sowers. Surviving him are his four brothers, Bruce...
John Neal Cranford Sr.
Jan 2, 2021
John Neal Cranford, Sr., died Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County to the late Madrid Cass Jordan and Carl Jordan. Mr. Cranford was a retired truck driver for CommScope. He loved fishing and hunting. After his retirement he spent a number of years working with the Iredell County Sheriffs Office as...
Ronald Gordon Kellam
Jan 1, 2021
Ronald (Ronnie) Gordon Kellam, 56, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at his home. Ronnie was born on January 27, 1964 in Guilford County, North Carolina to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Kellam of Greensboro. Ronnie was a loving son, brother, husband, father, and Papaw. He never met a stranger and was always carefree and loved his shenanigans with all...
Johnny Thomas Lyons Jr.
Jan 1, 2021
Johnny Thomas Lyons, Jr., 60, of Statesville, died Friday, January 1, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 24, 1960 in Muscogee County, Georgia to Johnny T. Lyons, Sr. and Barbara Jean McCluskey Lyons. John had many interests in life and loved to work. He had worked as a truck driver, had pastored several churches including Morningside...
Billy Holdsclaw
Jan 1, 2021
Billy Holdsclaw, 84, of Statesville, died Friday, January 1, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born in Rowan County on March 4, 1936 to the late Purtle Holdsclaw and Mary Jane Lyttle Holdsclaw. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Lippard Holdsclaw. Billy served in the US Army in Alaska from February 14, 1955 to February...
Joseph Paul Thompson
Dec 29, 2020
Joseph Paul Thompson, 74, of Statesville, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Davis Regional Medical Center. He was born in Jackson County, NC on June 8, 1946 to the late Frank Thompson and Helen Guess Thompson. He was also preceded in death by his wife of more than 40 years, Carolyn "Connie" McMahan Thompson, and two brothers, Johnny Thompson, and...
Candice Adlivia Georgia Anna Jean Fine
Dec 29, 2020
Candice Candy Adlivia Myers Fine, 36, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Candice was born on December 3, 1984 to Gary Allen Myers and Patty Jean Myers. She lived a fulfilling life as a mother, daughter, aunt, sister and friend. She went onto become a nurse at Novant Health as it...
Larry Stricklin
Dec 29, 2020
Mr. Larry Junior Stricklin, age 75 of The Wynnville Community, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020. He is survived by his step-children - Diane Renee Lambert (Terry), Gail Bowman, and Gary Wallace; grandchildren - Kayla Stricklin Clark (Josh), Christopher Stricklin, and Colton Stricklin; siblings - Frances Alldredge (Gerald), Grady Stricklin (Nancy), and Barbara Smith (Ronnie); as well as a host...
Ned Eugene Lockman Jr.
Dec 28, 2020
Ned Eugene Lockman, Jr. of Harmony, NC passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020. He was born in Statesville, NC on October 26, 1948 to the late Ned Eugene Lockman, Sr. and Edith Lorene Lackey-Lockman. He was also preceded in death by a son, Ned Eugene Lockman III in 1989 and his stepson Jerry Evans Beard, Jr. in 2008. Ned...
James Edward Thomas
Dec 25, 2020
THOMASVILLE- Mr. James Edward Thomas, 81, of Thomasville, NC passed away December 25, 2020 at Pelican Health Thomasville. The son of the late Harold and Cordell Houston Thomas, Jimmy was employed by Thomasville Furniture for 14 years before falling ill. He now resides and is walking and resting in a better place. Mr. Thomas is survived by his wife Ada...
William Walton Bohn
Dec 25, 2020
William Walton Bohn, 86, of High Point passed away Friday December 25th at Hospice of Davidson County. He was the son of the late William Vernell Bohn and Hazel Talbott Walton Bohn. He was born July 15, 1934 in Portland, OR and grew up in Oregon and San Mateo, CA. He graduated from the University of California Berkley and served...
Kenneth Gray Gillespie
Dec 24, 2020
Mr. Kenneth Gray Gillespie, 69, of Lexington, NCpassed awayDecember 24, 2020 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. The son of the late Walter and Dorothy Muncus Gillespie, Mr. Gillespie was employed by Stanley Furniture for over 20 years. In his sparetimehe enjoyed working on his cars, talking with his children, and spending time with family and friends. In addition...
Boyce Alton Fox
Dec 24, 2020
Boyce Alton Fox, age 85, of Statesville passed away peacefully on December 24, 2020 at his home. He was born December 31, 1934 in Catawba County, North Carolina the son of the late Ralph Charlotte Fox and Ester Houston Fox. Boyce was employed with Conscope, Southern Screw and retired from Leeroy Frame Company where he worked as a machine operator....
Jimmie Eugene Lawson
Dec 23, 2020
KING- Mr. Jimmie Eugene Lawson, 78, of King passed away December 23, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side. A Stokes county native and the son of the late Frankie and Ruby Adkins Lawson, Jimmie was employed as a truck driver for 50 years, most recently with ABF Freight. Jimmie loved to sing bluegrass music and...
Lindsay Lee Myers
Dec 23, 2020
Mr. Lindsay Myers died, Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born to the late Robert Myers and Julia Hedrick Myers. He attended East Davidson High School and was a life-long resident of Thomasville. Lindsay was a brick layer by trade, believed in hard work and loved the outdoors. He was a very independent...
Terry Lynn Williamson
Dec 23, 2020
Thomasville, Mr. Terry Williamson went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 23rdafter a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Davidson County to the late Harley Skeet and Pearl Rabon. He will be remembered as a friendly man who loved his Lord and as a faithful servant. Terry was a graduate of Thomasville High School and...
Cecil Randall Simmons
Dec 22, 2020
Cecil Randall Simmons, 69 of Thomasville, passed away December 22 at Hospice Home of High Point. He was born in Rutherfordton County on April 10, 1951 to Cecil Lillian Simmons. Randy was one of Jehovahs Witnesses and had a wonderful hope that he would live forever on a paradise earth (Psalm 37:10,11). He did not live to see that hope...
Dell Cyril Tyler
Dec 22, 2020
Dell Cyril Tyler, age 78, of Cato, New York passed on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in Statesville, NC. He was born December 8, 1942 in Conquest, New York the son of the late James Guy and Mary Elizabeth Tyler. He is also preceded in death by a brother, Charles Tyler; and a sister, Susan Hollier. He is survived by his...
Frank Gabriel Davidson Jr.
Dec 22, 2020
Frank Gabriel Davidson, Jr., age 89, of Statesville passed away December 22, 2020 at W.G. Bill Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born June 24, 1931 in Iredell County, North Carolina the son of the late Frank G. Davidson Sr. and Noma Payne Davidson. Also preceding him in death are his brother, Billy Davidson; sisters, Evelyn Goodin and...
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