Obituaries
Annie Lucille (Matlock) Miller
Oct 4, 2018
Annie Lucille Matlock Miller, 92, of Statesville, died Thursday, October 4, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Miller was born in Alexander County on April 23, 1926 and was the daughter of the late Jasper A. Matlock and Mary Lambert Matlock. Mrs. Miller was married to Thomas Howard Miller and together they shared 53 years of marriage until his death on...
William Terry (Bimbo) Millsaps
Oct 4, 2018
William Terry “Bimbo” Millsaps, 66, of Statesville, died Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Bimbo was born in Iredell County on January 19, 1952 and was the son of the late Robert Stacey and Mary Francis Miller Millsaps. He attended Central School and was of the Baptist faith. Bimbo...
James Lee (JL) Padgett
Oct 1, 2018
James Lee “J.L.” Padgett, 71, of Harmony passed away Monday, October 1, 2018 at Davis Regional Medical Center. He was born in Forsyth County on December 3, 1946 and was the son of the late James Norris Padgett and Alice Lois Leaggins Padgett. J.L. was a member of the last graduating class of Harmony High School. Following high school and...
Irene (Bostian) Beckham
Oct 1, 2018
Irene Bostian Houston Beckham, 99, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, October 1, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Beckham was born May 11, 1919 in Alexander County and was the daughter of the late William Jones Bostian and Ada Cleo Little Bostian. She attended Iredell County schools and was married to the late Hal Griffith Houston, who passed away July...
John "Jack" Harder
Sep 30, 2018
John “Jack” Kenneth Harder, 92, died Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Jack was born July 24, 1926, in Altoona, PA, to the late Walter J. and Edith Long Harder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Donald W. Harder and a sister, Jeanette Stein. Jack served in the US Navy...
Emory Arnold Martin
Sep 29, 2018
Emory Arnold Martin, 76, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on June 16, 1942 in Iredell County to the late Ambrose and Thelma Church Martin. Mr. Martin attended Iredell County Schools and was married to Cleo Harper on March 5, 1965. They shared over 53 years of marriage before his...
Sandra Rae (Langford) Thomas
Sep 29, 2018
Sandra Rae Thomas, 75, of Statesville, NC went home to the Lord on Saturday, 9/29/2018. She is the daughter of the late Glen and Mildred Langford. Sandra is survived by her husband of 50 years, BJ Thomas; daughter Cammie Parent with husband Jim, son Brett Thomas with wife Andrea; grandchildren Chad and Casey; great-grandchildren Evan, Andrew, Jordyn, Faith, James, Jacob,...
Diana Elaine (Massey) Estes
Sep 28, 2018
Diana Elaine Massey Estes,71, of Statesville, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on November 2, 1946 in Iredell County to the late Ella Mae Little. Diana attended Iredell County Schools and was married to Donnie Estes who preceded her in death on June 2, 1012. She had been self-employed as an assembler....
William Ray Compton
Sep 27, 2018
William “Billy Ray” Ray Compton, 82, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on August 1, 1936 in Iredell County to the late Ray and Fannie Troutman Compton. William was a graduate of Statesville High School Class of 1954 and was married in 1960 to Tommie Elaine Stafford Compton. They shared...
Donald Lee Milstead
Sep 25, 2018
Donald Lee (Don) Milstead of Taylorsville Highway, Statesville, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 after an extended illness. He was born on November 5, 1928 in Alexander County and was preceded in death by his parents Claude and Lena Milstead and one sister, Jessie Rose (Rosie) Teague. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Julia Laverne (Judy)...
Ann Marie Langley-Striegel
Sep 25, 2018
Ann Marie Langley-Striegel, 48, of Statesville, died Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland on May 15, 1970, she was a daughter of the late Wayne Langley and Tearesa Simmons who survives. She was preceded in death by a brother, Wayne Nicholas Langley, Jr. Survivors in addition to her mother, include her husband,...
Themon Clifton ("T.C.") Tucker
Sep 22, 2018
Themon Clifton “T.C.” Tucker, 83, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, September 22, 2018 at his home. Mr. Tucker was born October 10, 1934 in Anson County, NC and was the son of the late Harley Blevins Tucker and Reba Goldie White Tucker. He attended Anson County Schools and was married to the late Mary Ruth Green Tucker. He was a...
Claude Larry "Snake" Miller
Sep 21, 2018
Mr. Claude Larry “Snake” Miller, 80, of Statesville, passed away, Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Miller was born October 26, 1937 in Alexander County and was the son of the late Claude Ritzel and Elsie Miller Wilcox (Sherman Wilcox). He attended Monticello Schools and on April 24, 1971, he married Marie Anderson “Bossie” Miller in...
Mary Elizabeth (Woodard) Herman
Sep 21, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Woodard Herman, 86, of Statesville, died Friday, September 21, 2018 at Maple Leaf Health Care in Statesville. Mrs. Herman was born in Sylva, NC on February 20, 1932 and was the daughter of the late Dee Gibson and Lavada Woodard Gibson. Mrs. Herman was a graduate of Cool Spring High School and she married Hansford “Buddy” Braxton Herman,...
Roma "Jean" (Helton) Jones
Sep 20, 2018
Roma “Jean” Helton Jones, 72, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at CMC-Main in Charlotte. She was born in Avondale, WV on July 25, 1946 to the late Henry and Violet Addair Helton. Jean had worked at Hunt Manufacturing many years. She found peace in the outdoors especially by the ocean and the mountains. Jean loved gardening, swimming...
Adam Brady Byers
Sep 17, 2018
Adam Brady Byers, 19, died Monday, September 17, 2018 at his home. Born in Iredell County on October 10, 1998, he was the son of Jimmy Mitchell and Melissa Ann Byers, both of whom survive. Adam was a homeschooled high school graduate and a member of Unity Baptist Church. He enjoyed trail bicycle riding, his play station, making bracelets for...
Dorothy (Harqett) Shook
Sep 16, 2018
Dorothy H. Shook, 88, of Statesville, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 16, 2018 surrounded by loved ones. Known to everyone as Dot Mama Dot or Dot Dot, she loved her family with passion. A passion we will never forget. She was born August 10, 1930 in Matthews, NC to the late Lester M. Harqett and Z. Grace Herron. On August...
Ira Lee Levan
Sep 15, 2018
Ira Lee Levan, 88, of Troutman and recently a resident of Autumn Care in Statesville, died Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a long battle with Parkinson and congestive heart failure. He was born at his home in Iredell County, delivered by Dr. Crouch, on November 20, 1929 and was the son of the late Ralph Wayne...
Carolyn Joann Miller
Sep 14, 2018
Mrs. Carolyn Joann Miller Miller, 87, of Statesville, died Friday, September 14, 2018 at Autumn Care of Statesville. Born in Catawba County on February 14, 1931, she was a daughter of the late James Ervin Miller and Sarah Etta Miller Miller. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Reginald Miller on August 3,...
Tony William Harris
Sep 12, 2018
Tony William Harris, 78, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Mountain Valley Hospice of Yadkinville. He was born in Iredell County on September 1, 1940 to the late William Espy Harris and Mattie Tomlin Harris. Tony was a graduate of Central School and was married in 1977 to Edith Faye McHargue, who survives. They shared over 41...
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