Obituaries
James Leon Bennett
Dec 1, 2018
James Leon Bennett, 75, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on October 9, 1943 to the late Meaver Andrew Bennett and Neva Leola Keever Bennett. James was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. He married Linda Darlene Cronan Bennett...
Wayne William Henderson
Dec 1, 2018
Wayne William Henderson, 84, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, December 01, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on June 2, 1934 in Iredell County to the late James Clarence and Bertha Johnson Henderson. Wayne attended Statesville Senior High and Mitchell College. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy from 1951 until 1955 on the U.S.S....
Sheldon Jackson Murdock
Dec 1, 2018
Sheldon Jackson Murdock, 86, of Troutman, went Home to be with his Lord Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on February 21, 1932 in Iredell County to the late John Carl Murdock, Sr. and Mamie Odell Wallace Murdock. Mr. Murdock was a graduate of Troutman High School and served his country honorably in the...
Albert Doyle White
Nov 30, 2018
Mr. Albert Doyle White, 91, formerly of Statesville, died November 30, 2018 at the home of his daughter in Vance, S.C. Born in Iredell County on August 15, 1927, he was a son of the late John Albert and Connie Brown White. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Katherine Pharr White, a...
Mary Ruth Godfrey
Nov 29, 2018
Mary Ruth Godfrey, 89, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Iredell County on September 10, 1929 to the late Marshall Lee Godfrey and Carrie Belle Hartness Godfrey. Mary Ruth was a graduate of Mitchell College and Meredith College. She was a retired teacher and coach who had spent most...
Rachel Estelle (Haithcox) Holland
Nov 28, 2018
Rachel Estelle Haithcox Holland, 81, of Olin, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Rosewood Assisted Living. She was born in Iredell County on February 21, 1937 to the late William Hugh and Lulu Bell Haithcox. Mrs. Holland was a graduate of Cool Spring High School and was married on September 22, 1960 to Wayne Holland, who survives. They shared...
Joyce Barker Bell
Nov 27, 2018
Joyce Barker Bell, beloved wife, Mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2018, at the Gordon Hospice House surrounded by her family. Born September 15, 1931, in Statesville, NC, Joyce was the daughter of the late Cecil Carter Barker and Leila Billings Barker. Joyce married the love of her life, LP Bell, Jr., who survives. LP was always...
William "Bill" Otto Hollingsworth, Jr.
Nov 27, 2018
Mr. William “Bill” Otto Hollingsworth, Jr., 74, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at his home. Bill was born April 11, 1944 in Charlotte, NC and was the son of the late William Otto Hollingsworth, Sr. and Marie Gwinn Hollingsworth. He graduated from Appalachian State University and on October 29, 1977, he married Susan Bard Hollingsworth, who survives....
James Nelson (Jim) Sloan
Nov 25, 2018
James Nelson “Jim” Sloan, 79, of Statesville, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Sloan was born in Iredell County on November 8, 1939 and was the son of the late Ernest Neal Sloan, Sr and Ena Pearl Goodin Sloan. He was a graduate of Central School. Mr. Sloan served his country proudly in the...
Linda (Dixon) Key
Nov 24, 2018
Linda Dixon Key, 77, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, November 24, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Key was born September 3, 1941 in Iredell County and was the daughter of Lillian Campbell Dixon Mabe and the late James A. Dixon. She was a graduate of Statesville Senior High and on May 10, 1971, she married the late Lawrence...
Allen Harvey Williams
Nov 23, 2018
Allen Harvey Williams, 67, of Union Grove, died Friday, November 23, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Williams was born in Houlton, ME on March 20, 1951 and was the son of the late Earl Murry Williams and Mae Elizabeth Russell Williams. He attended schools in Houlton, ME. Mr. Williams was a retired shipping foreman with Southern...
Landon Adam Warren
Nov 23, 2018
Mr. Landon Adam Warren, 82, of Statesville, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018 at his home. Mr. Warren was born August 27, 1936 in Alexander County and was the son of the late Crowson and Omie Gant Warren. He was the second child of five children and attended Celeste Henkel School. On May 9, 1958, he married Phyllis Ann Gryder...
Florence "Lib" Elizabeth (Baggarley) Patterson
Nov 23, 2018
Florence Elizabeth "Lib" (Baggarley) Patterson, 89, of Statesville peacefully went to be with the Lord Friday, November 23, 2018. She was born October 31, 1929 to the late Charles and Elva (Daniels) Baggarley. She was a devoted wife for 69 years to Frank W. Patterson who survives her, a loving mother and homemaker of six children, a lifetime member of...
Homer Michael Snow
Nov 21, 2018
Homer Michael “Mickey” Snow, 74, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Autumn Care of Statesville. Mr. Snow was born April 18, 1944 in McDowell County, WV. And was the son of the late Rev. Homer A. Snow and Laura Belton Snow. He graduated from Welch High School in West Virginia and was retired from International Paper in...
Elvin Bocook, Jr.
Nov 21, 2018
Elvin Bocook, Jr., 57, of Harmony, died Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at his home. Born in Columbus, Ohio on November 16, 1961, he was a son of the late Elvin Bocook, Sr. and Betty Jean Easterling Bocook. He was a loving father, grandfather and family man and loved his work. He also enjoyed NASCAR racing. Survivors include his companion, Barbara...
Diane Elizabeth (Lentz) Martin
Nov 21, 2018
Diane Elizabeth Lentz Martin, 67, of Harmony, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on November 19, 1951 in Iredell County to the late Harvey H. and Eleanor Shoemaker Lentz. Diane was a graduate of North Iredell High School, and on May 10, 1970, she married Thomas N. Martin, Jr., who survives. She...
Franklin Eugene Krider
Nov 19, 2018
Franklin Eugene “Gene” Krider , 86, of Statesville, passed away November 19, 2018 at Gordon Hospice House. Gene was born November 6, 1932 in Statesville, NC and was the son of the late Ferdinand Eugene “Dutch” Krider and Ophelia Sims Krider. Gene graduated from Statesville Senior High Class of 1951 and thoroughly enjoyed these lifelong friends. While at North Carolina...
James Henry (Bo) Sowers
Nov 18, 2018
James Henry “Bo” Sowers, 53, of Cleveland, NC died Sunday, November 18, 2018 at his home following a brief illness. Bo was born in Iredell County on November 18, 1965 and was the son of Eugene Sowers, Sr and the late Annie Sue Upright Fox. He attended Iredell County schools. Bo was a self-employed carpenter. In addition to his mother,...
Billy Frank Gaither
Nov 16, 2018
Mr. Billy Frank Gaither, 89, of Harmony passed away on November 16th, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on Feb 6th, 1929, he was the son of the late Burl Samuel Gaither and Myrtle Tomlinson Gaither. He was a graduate of Harmony High School class of 1948. After graduating, he served as a Staff Sgt. in...
Catherine Louise (Benge) Elmore
Nov 15, 2018
Mrs. Catherine Louise Benge Elmore, 73, of Statesville, died Thursday, November 15, 2018 at her home. Born in Iredell County on July 23,1945, she was a daughter of the late Dewey Benge and Bertie Roseman Benge. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Grover Elmore. Mrs. Elmore worked in the bake shop of K & W Cafeteria and...
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