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Lois Ovaline Watts

Lois Ovaline Watts

May 25, 2020

Lois Ovaline Reavis Watts, age 98, of Statesville was a beloved Mother, Grandma, Great Grandma and friend to many, met her Savior and was reunited with her beloved husband, JP, early Monday, May 25, 2020. She was born on April 9, 1922 in Yadkin County the daughter of the late Rev. Marshall F. Reavis and Minnie May Reavis. She was...

Paul Henry Etchells, Jr.

Paul Henry Etchells, Jr.

May 25, 2020

Paul H. EtchellsJr.Passed away Monday, May 25th After a brief illness at Thomasville MedicalCentersurrounded by members ofhis lovingfamily.Paul was born in Providence Rhode Island to the latePaul Sr.and Joan Etchellsof Exeter Rhode Island. He was a proud member of the US Army serving 13 years from 1980-1993. Paul was a devoted father, grandfather, andgreat grandfather. He always said it was...

Carli Jordan White

Carli Jordan White

May 22, 2020

Carli Jordan White, 29, of Statesville passed away Friday evening May 22, 2020. She was born April 29, 1991. Carli possessed a lifelong love for people, animals, and Mickey Mouse; she was beloved for her spirited nature and her fierce love for her family. She had special relationships with her grandparents and found particular joy in spending time with many...

Gregory Wayne Akers

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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