Obituaries
Blake F Deal, Jr.
Sep 14, 2017
Blake F. Deal Jr., also affectionately known by many as “Junior” or “Papaw” passed away at Gordon Family Hospice in Statesville on Thursday, Sept. 14th. He was 82 years old and had suffered a stroke on Sept. 1st. After his stroke the family considered an attempt at stroke rehabilitation but in an unusually clear time of lucidity on Sept. 11th...
Landon Cole Craven
Sep 14, 2017
Landon Cole Craven, infant son of Christopher Ryan Craven and Stacey Leigh Johnson Craven, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Duke University Hospital. He was with us only a short while but he touched many hearts and will be greatly missed. Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Chris and Stacey; a brother, Paxton Craven; maternal grandparents, Teresa...
Billy Ray Hartness
Sep 13, 2017
Billy Ray Hartness, 82, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Davis Regional Hospital. He was born on June 18, 1935 in Iredell County to the late Edna Hartness Tapp. Bill attended Central High School and was a member of Rocky Hill Baptist Church. He was married on April 4, 1955 to Nancy Duncan Hartness, who survives. They...
Anne (Chapman) Roberts
Sep 11, 2017
Mrs. Anne Chapman Roberts, 90, of Statesville, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017, at Autumn Care. Mrs. Roberts was born in Iredell County on October 16, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Carl Herman Chapman and Esther Salmon Chapman. She was a graduate of Iredell County schools and on February 12, 1946, she married Herbert Roberts, Sr, who...
Clarence Jackson (Jack) Shoemaker
Sep 10, 2017
Mr. Clarence Jackson “Jack” Shoemaker, 81, of Taylorsville and formerly of Deaton Street in Statesville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, September 10, 2017. Jack was born in Iredell County on December 27, 1935, and was the son of the late Nellie Forsythe Shoemaker. He was a graduate of Iredell County schools and...
Bryant Gibson Mason, Sr.
Sep 10, 2017
Bryant Gibson Mason, Sr. a life-long resident of Iredell County passed away on September 10th, 2017 in the comfort of his home surrounded by family. Although his battle with Alzheimer’s was difficult, Bryant fought hard. In 74 years, he’d never learned to quit. A lover of hard work, family and his Faith, Bryant lived and loved well. He was born...
Nylene (Templeton) Johnson
Sep 9, 2017
Mrs. Nylene Templeton Johnson, 78, of Harmony, passed away, Saturday, September 9, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Johnson was born August 10, 1939 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Clark and Lala Wall Templeton. She attended Iredell County schools and on December 22, 1956, she married the love of her life Frank Gene Johnson,...
Ina Kathryn (Bost) King
Sep 9, 2017
Ina Kathryn “Dootsie” Bost King, 74, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, September 9, 2017. Ms. King was born January 1, 1943 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Lander Lee and Ina Hefner Bost. She was a graduate of Statesville High School and Appalachian State University. She worked as a dietician for Iredell Memorial Hospital and The...
Eloise (Gray) Wilson
Sep 8, 2017
Eloise Gray Lackey Wilson, 95, of Statesville, passed away, Friday, September 8, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Ms. Wilson was born January 9, 1922 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Andrew Eugene Gray and Rachel Jenkins Gray. She was a graduate of Sharon Schools and was a long-standing member of Concord Presbyterian Church. She was married...
Blaine Nelson Beaty
Sep 7, 2017
Blaine Nelson Beaty, 80, passed away Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born on Sept. 9, 1936, in Statesville, to the late Delphia Sherrill Beaty and Custus Howard (Buck) Beaty. He was reared and spent most of his life in the Cool Spring community and was well known by most everyone....
Hubert Allen Lindsey
Sep 7, 2017
Mr. Hubert Allen Lindsey, 91, of Statesville, died Thursday, September 7, 2017, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Lindsey was born in Iredell County on October 5, 1925, and was the son of the late M.C. “Carl” Lindsey and Laura Augusta Parker Lindsey. He attended Iredell County schools and Southern Vocation Institute in Hickory. On August 7, 1943, he married...
Thelma (Crawford) Fox
Sep 6, 2017
Mrs. Thelma Crawford Fox, 91, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at the Gordon Hospice House surrounded by family and friends. Mrs. Fox was born in Iredell County on June 10, 1926, and was the daughter of the late E.W. Crawford and Blanche Shell Crawford. She attended Scotts High School and on May 15, 1943, she married Devon...
Buetell Imogene (Fowler) Eckliff
Sep 6, 2017
Buetell Imogene Fowler Eckliff, 63, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on January 13, 1954 in Charleston, SC to the late William L. and Blanche Doris Carter Fowler. Imogene was a graduate of Charleston City Schools and on September 22, 1979 married Timothy Avery Eckliff, who preceded her in death...
Rebecca Jane (Thorne) Winecoff
Sep 6, 2017
Rebecca Jane Thorne Winecoff, 77, of Statesville, died Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Winecoff was born in Davie County on July 31, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Millard Foster Thorne, Sr. and Lucille Koontz Thorne. She attended Statesville High School and was retired from Winn Dixie as the Deli Manager. Mrs. Winecoff...
Pauline Wooten Benfield
Sep 5, 2017
Mrs. Pauline Wooten Benfield, 93, of Statesville, died Tuesday evening, September 5, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on December 19, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Henry Coleman Wooten and Bessie Carrigan Wooten. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Benfield in 2014. She graduated from Celeste Henkel High School...
Laura Crawford Campbell
Sep 3, 2017
Mrs. Laura Crawford Campbell, 56, of Statesville, died Sunday at Forsyth Regional Medical Center. Born in Columbia, S.C. on May 11, 1961, she was a daughter of the late Fred Crawford and Barbara Fox Crawford. She was a homemaker and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. She was a graduate of North Iredell High School. Survivors include her husband,...
Sarah Rebeccah (Boshears) Carr
Aug 31, 2017
Sarah Rebeccah Boshears Carr passed away on August 31, 2017. A native of Telford, TN, Mrs. Carr was born June 17, 1941 the daughter of the late David Isaac (D.I.) and Elizabeth Hartman Boshears. She is survived by her daughter Jadon Carr Bernhardt and Jason Wallace, son Tyson Guy Carr and wife Gina Deggs Carr, grandchildren Annabella Bernhardt, Samuel and...
Carolyn Juanita (Shoemaker) Johnson
Aug 30, 2017
Carolyn Juanita Shoemaker Johnson, 65, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Iredell County on February 20, 1952 to the late Buster Shoemaker and Margaret Shoemaker Smith. Carolyn attended Iredell County Schools and was married on May 25, 1990 to Robert Michael “Mickey” Johnson. They shared over 27 years of...
Barbara Orbison Davidson
Aug 30, 2017
Barbara Aileen Orbison Davidson, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Autumn Care of Statesville. She was 81. A lifelong resident of Iredell County, she was born June 30, 1936 to the late James Glenn Orbison and Cora McCoy Orbison. She graduated from Celeste Henkel High School in 1954. During her time in school she excelled...
Julie Floyd Schenk
Aug 30, 2017
Julie Floyd Schenk, 76, of Statesville, died Wednesday at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Bath, S.C. on July 19, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Pete David Floyd and Jessie Raymelle Floyd. Julie was a Registered Nurse for 33 years and served in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include her son, James Mann of Wabasso, Fla., and brothers:...
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