Obituaries
Johnie Edward Moore
Apr 21, 2018
Mr. Johnie Edward Moore, 82, of Olin, died Saturday evening at Autumn Care of Statesville. Born in Anson County on October 10, 1935, he was a son of the late Roy Moore and Fannie Weiner Moore. He was retired from the N.C. Department of Corrections and enjoyed country music and going on cruises. Survivors include a daughter, Nicole Baxley (Matthew)...
Sara Burr (Green) Fraley
Apr 18, 2018
Sara Burr Green Fraley, 93, of Statesville passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at The Gardens of Statesville. She was born on January 25, 1925 in Atlanta, GA to the late Sara Burr and Alfred Franklin Green. Sara was a graduate of North Fulton High School in Atlanta, GA and Wesleyan College in Macon, GA. She met her husband James...
Paul H. Keller
Apr 15, 2018
Paul H. Keller, 79, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at his home. He was born November 16, 1938 in Sturgis, MI and was the son of the late Harry Melvin Keller and Ruth Lockwood Keller. He was a graduate of Sturgis, MI schools and served four years in the US Navy. On August 18, 1962 he married...
Franklin "Bud" Delenor Chamberlain
Apr 14, 2018
Franklin “Bud” Delenor Chamberlain, 81, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on October 22, 1936 in Alexander County to the late Margaret Miller Chamberlain and Robert Lee Chamberlain. Bud was a graduate of Stony Point High School and married Bernice Cline Chamberlain on November 25, 1972. They shared over 45...
Richard Lee Williams
Apr 13, 2018
Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Richard Lee Williams, 66, of Troutman, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at his residence. He was born on February 13, 1952 in Iredell County to the late Mary Bost Williams and Johnny Hildred Williams. Richard was a graduate of South Iredell High School and married the love of his life, Debra Sherrill on August...
James Wesley Summers
Apr 12, 2018
James Wesley Summers, 62, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born in Iredell County on December 30, 1955 to the late James Henry Summers and Dorothy Morrison Summers, who survives. Wesley was a graduate of high school in California and attended Kansas State University. He served his country honorably in the U.S....
Marlene (Smith) Graham
Apr 11, 2018
Marlene Smith Graham, 74, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Graham was born in Athens, GA on August 22, 1943 and was the daughter of the late John Smith and Lula Garland Smith. She attended Athens High School and she was married to Jack B. Graham who preceded her in death in...
Blake Stewart McNeely
Apr 9, 2018
Mr. Blake Stewart McNeely, 81, of Statesville, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born on October 24, 1936, he was a son of the late Hoyt W. McNeely and Maude Stewart McNeely. He was married to the former Peggy Watt who died on November 22, 2014. He was a graduate of...
Dorothy Cecil (Boles) Jones
Apr 7, 2018
Dorothy Cecil Jones, 76, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Jones was born January 6, 1942 in Thomasville, NC and was the daughter of the late Wm Odell Boles and Dorothy Surratt Boles. She is survived by two beloved children; Anita Cecil Bradshaw, Jennifer Cecil Fagan (Paul), beloved grandchildren, Bay Ford Bradshaw,...
Kathleen Goforth Guy
Apr 7, 2018
Kathleen Goforth Guy, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at age 96. The daughter of Samuel Flake and Emily Leah Jurney Goforth, Kathleen was born in Iredell and was raised in the Union Grove community in 1921. She graduated from Union Grove High School and Mitchell College, with...
Ann Payne Burch
Apr 3, 2018
Ann Payne Burch, 80, of Statesville, died Tuesday at Rosewood Assisted Living in Harmony. Born in Ashe County on March 26, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Opheal Payne. She was a member of Northview Wesleyan Church and a homemaker. She loved children and gospel bluegrass music. She was very active in her church. Survivors include three sons,...
JoAnn Stogner Wilson
Apr 3, 2018
Mrs. JoAnn Stogner Wilson, 82, of Statesville, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Lancaster, S.C. on May 2, 1935, she was a daughter of the late James E. Stogner and Mamie Pearl Byrd Stogner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Jimmie Rogers Wilson. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church...
Robert Russell Mercer
Apr 2, 2018
"Robert "Bob" Russell Mercer, passed away on April 2, 2018. Son of Dudley Maxwell Mercer and Bernetta Della Russell, Bob was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 19, 1937. He married the love of his life, Nancy Jean Warner, on June 6, 1959. Graduating from Lawrence Technical University, Bob was a mechanical engineer with several patents in his name. He...
Edmond Leon (Jabo) McDonald
Apr 1, 2018
Edmond “Jabo” Leon McDonald, 82, of Statesville, went home to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Autumn Care. He was born in Rockingham County on December 9, 1935 and was the son of the late Edmond McDonald and Johnsie McLaughlin McDonald. He attended Rockingham County schools and on June 23, 1961 he married Shirley...
Jane Ann (Hart) Long
Mar 31, 2018
Jane was born on June 8, 1921 in Williamsport, PA to the late Richard and Mildred Russell Hart. She was their only child. Jane attended Williamsport High School where she said her favorite classes were in Art and Dance. As a young woman, she taught ballet to the kids in her town to give them something extracurricular to do. Jane...
Ralph "Milton" Tucker
Mar 29, 2018
Ralph "Milton" Tucker, 47, Statesville, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, March 29, 2018, surrounding by his loving Family following a courageous battle with a rare Sarcoma. He was born on September 28, 1970 in Iredell County to Melvin Ray Tucker and the late Nancy Riddle Tucker. Milton attended Ostwalt Baptist Church and graduated from Southview Christian School....
Jimmie Lee Tomlin
Mar 28, 2018
Jimmie Tomlin was born in 1933 to James Clarence and Lois Faye Norris Tomlin. Jimmie had a sister, Martha (deceased), and two brothers, Joe (deceased) and Ralph. With the exception of his military service, Jimmie has been a life-long resident of Statesville. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force, with three years based in Scotland. Jimmie was honorably...
Carl Eugene Benge, Sr.
Mar 28, 2018
Carl Eugene Benge, Sr., 74, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Rosewood Assisted Living in Harmony. He was born in Iredell County on November 10, 1943 to the late Carl Jefferson Benge, Sr. and Luna Southern Benge, who survives. Carl was a graduate of Troutman High School and attended Phifer College. He was of Baptist faith and...
John Mitchell Gregory
Mar 27, 2018
John Mitchell Gregory, 81, of Statesville, died Tuesday night, March 27, 2018 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center following a period of declining health. Born on August 26, 1936 in Statesville, North Carolina, John was the son of the late James and Mary Warren Gregory. He was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and attended Mitchell College. John was...
Myrtle Almedia (Nicholson) Hollar
Mar 23, 2018
Myrtle Almedia Nicholson Hollar, 84, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, March 23, 2018. She was born on January 20, 1934 in Iredell County to the late Walter Cleveland Nicholson and Viola Grace Lewis Nicholson. Mrs. Hollar was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and was married to Bill Gene Hollar on December 24, 1950. They...
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