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Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina
Gregory Wayne Akers
May 21, 2020
Gregory Wayne Akers, 58 of Lexington, passed away May 21, 2020. Gregory was born April 26, 1962 to Harold and Betty Akers in St. Joe Missouri. He enjoyed life, his family, and spent a lot of his time hunting, fishing, and going to yard sales. He also had a gift of working on computers and anything automotive. Mr. Akers is...
Kimberly Rowe Gregg
May 20, 2020
Kimberly June Rowe Gregg, 43, of Cleveland, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020. She was born in Buchanan County, Virginia on June 7, 1976 to Randall Rowe and Deborah Addair Rowe. She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, William and Yvonne Addair and paternal grandparents, Ned and Gaynell Rowe. Kim was an inspector with NGK Ceramics. She enjoyed working with...
John Ross Fox
May 20, 2020
John Ross Fox, 77, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the Sherrills Ford Hospice House. John was born in Iredell County on February 1, 1943 and was the son of the late Grafton M. Fox and Mary Mecimore Fox. He was a graduate of Statesville city schools and he attended Mitchell College. John was married to the...
Charles Wayne Nobles
May 19, 2020
Mr. Charles Wayne Nobles, 56, of Thomasville passed away May 19, 2020 at Hospice of Davidson County. Mr. Nobles was of the Baptist faith , worked for Duncan Construction Company and loved reading his Bible and spending time with grandchildren and family. Mr. Nobles is predeceased by his father Clifford Devon Nobles, brothers James and Randall Nobles, and sister Deborah...
Theron Hale
May 15, 2020
Theron Hale, age 67, of Davenport, Florida passed away May 15, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, North Carolina. He was born April 21, 1953 in Fort Myers, Florida the son of the late Haywood and Mary Hale. He is also preceded in death by his brother, James Hale. Theron lettered in track then graduated from Scotland High School...
Brenda Kay Sappington
May 14, 2020
Brenda Kay Sappington, age 71, of Olin passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House. She was born April 15, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland the daughter of the late Rufus Wade Shaver and Ethel Johnson Shaver. She is also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Brenda was employed by the...
Clarence Woodrow Hutchinson Jr.
May 13, 2020
Clarence Woodrow Hutchinson, Jr., 74, of Mooresville, died Wednesday, May 13, 2020. He was born in Glen Jean, West Virginia on December 3, 1945 to the late Clarence W. Hutchinson, Sr. and Nellie Margaret Stover Hutchinson. Clarence was a punch press operator with Industrial Dynamics for many years. He loved Jesus, enjoyed watching Jimmy Swaggart, fishing, going to the mountains...
Wendy Elaine Turner
May 11, 2020
Wendy Elaine Foster Turner, 49, of Statesville, died Monday, May 11, 2020 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Born in Catawba County on May 19, 1970, she was a daughter of the late James Foster and Gladys Helms who survives. Wendy was a conservative, sensitive lady with grace and dignity. She had a love for the outdoors that included hunting, fishing...
Clarence Edgar Shook Jr.
May 8, 2020
Clarence Edgar "Dude" Shook, Jr. died Friday, May 8, 2020 at Heritage Place. He was born in Iredell County on August 11, 1933 to the late Clarence E. Shook, Sr. and Virginia Pearl Stewart Shook. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Coleman Shook and a sister, Faydean Massey. Mr. Shook was a self-employed plumbing and heating technician....
Garry Alan Tilley
May 7, 2020
Garry Alan Tilley, 61, of Statesville, died Thursday, May 7, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on January 23, 1959 to Margaret "Pearl" Church Tilley and the late Johnnie M. Tilley. Garry had two passions in his life; music and his three granddaughters. Music was Garry's life, it flowed from his soul like the keys he...
Conrad "Vance" Owen
May 3, 2020
Conrad "Vance" Owen, 40, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Vance was a quiet and peaceful man. He was one who preferred to work behind the scenes. He found joy in his never-ending quest to eliminate the world of zombies, one at a time; one game at a time. A difficult battle that was, but now...
Mabel Holland
May 1, 2020
Mabel Gwendolyn Gryder Holland, aged 84, passed away on May 1, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Mabel was born May 7, 1935, in Iredell County and was the next to youngest child of the late William J. Gryder and Dovie Estelle Payne Gryder. Mabel grew up on the family farm with sister, Phyllis; and seven brothers, Clay,...
Lynn Mitchell
Apr 30, 2020
Ethel "Lynn" Mitchell went home to meet her Savior on April 30, 2020. She was born in Scott County, Virginia in 1947 to the late Tom and Marie Herron Flinchum. She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Lynz Glenn Mottinger. Her remarkable story of survival inspired everyone she met. Beginning with a near-fatal brain aneurysm in 1984, she...
Mrs. Nell Rumple Lackey
Apr 30, 2020
Nell Rumple Lackey, 85, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Autumn Care of Statesville. Born in Wilkes County, she was a daughter of the late William Dewey Rumple and Hattie Armstrong Rumple. Mrs. Lackey was a graduate of Ronda High School. Never one to sit idle, Nell retired twice. Once from Hanes Hosiery in 1974...
Jeffrey Long Kennedy
Apr 29, 2020
Jeffrey Long Kennedy, 52, of Statesville died Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on September 28, 1967 to Lena Davis Kennedy Horton and the late James Carroll Kennedy. He was also preceded in death by a niece, Amanda Murdock. Jeff was a graduate of North Iredell High School and worked for...
Thomas "Tommy" Thompson
Apr 29, 2020
Mr. Thomas "Tommy" James Thompson, 83, of Statesville, passed away at his home suddenly on April 29, 2020 after several years of declining health. Tommy was born in Rowan County on January 26, 1937 to the late Coyet Allison and Bonnie Brown Thompson. He is also preceded in death by his sister, Lillian Green. Tommy was a graduate of Cleveland...
Mrs. Barbara Freeland Kiser
Apr 28, 2020
Barbara Ann Freeland Kiser, 65, of Statesville, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Born in Iredell County on September 1, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Carl Thomas Freeland and Lottie Mae Harrold Freeland. She was disabled and formerly worked as a teacher assistant for the Iredell-Statesville School System. She was a member of...
Scotty Ray Herman
Apr 28, 2020
Scotty Ray Herman, 44, of Union Grove, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020. He was born in Catawba County on May 21, 1975 to Stephen Herman and Nancy Martin McMillan. Scotty was a graduate of Bunker Hill High School and prior to his being disabled, was the manager of Cracker Barrel in Jonesville, NC. He was a computer whiz and loved...
Mrs. Christine Nash Rhodes
Apr 27, 2020
Mrs. Christine Nash Rhodes, 87, of Statesville, died Monday April 27, 2020 at her home. Born in Mooresville on December 25, 1932, she was a daughter of the late John Augustus (Jack) Nash and Mary Templeton Nash. Christine loved Jesus and sharing His word with others. She touched and impacted the lives of many family members, friends and strangers with...
Mr. Julius "Junior" Cecil Speaks
Apr 25, 2020
Julius "Junior" Cecil Speaks, 67, of Statesville, died Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on July 14, 1952, he was a son of the late Ed Curtis Speaks and Tessie Bennett Speaks. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with family and his very special friend, Gilbert Dillard. He was retired as a foreman...
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