Obituaries
John William Moore
Jul 24, 2017
John William Moore, 88, of Statesville, passed away Monday, July 24, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. He was born in Iredell County on July 16, 1929 to the late Nathan Edward and Sarah Speece Moore. Mr. Moore attended Iredell County Schools and married Marjorie Rimmer in 1958. They shared over 59 years of marriage before his passing. He was...
Danny Forrest McHargue, Sr.
Jul 23, 2017
Danny Forrest McHargue, Sr., 62, of Statesville, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 23, 2017. By the grace of God, there will be no more pain and suffering. He was born on March 10, 1955 in Iredell County to the late Etta Mack McHargue. Danny attended North Iredell High School and married Patti Hoover on June 28, 1975. ...
Virginia Johnson Simpson
Jul 23, 2017
Virginia Johnson Simpson, 84, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017 at home. She was born in Wilkes County on September 20, 1932 to the late John Caviness Johnson and Flossie Adeline Gregory Johnson. Mrs. Simpson was a graduate of Wilkes Central High School in 1953, and was married to David Mason Simpson who died in 2010. She had...
Gail Loraine (Rogers) Troutman
Jul 22, 2017
Gail Loraine Rogers Troutman, 69, of Statesville, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born in Iredell County on July 22, 1947, she was a daughter of the late George Washington Rogers and Theda Fortner Rogers. Gail was a graduate of Troutman High School in 1965 and formerly worked in textiles, last working...
Paul Donald Cook
Jul 19, 2017
Mr. Paul Donald Cook, 71, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Cook was born January 6, 1946 in Iredell County to the late Jesse Cook and Blanche Duncan Cook. He attended Iredell County school and was married to Betty White Cook, who survives. He previously worked for Paola Mills in Statesville and was...
Rebecca Jane (Fulton) Eisele
Jul 19, 2017
Rebecca Jane (“Becky”) Fulton Eisele, the beloved wife of James P. (Jim) Eisele and Statesville resident for almost thirty years, died at Gordon Hospice House at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Becky’s death followed seven years of declining health and four years of serious illness following a vibrant and joyous life in the Statesville community. Born on May...
Dorothy Lee Peoples
Jul 18, 2017
Dorothy Lee Peoples, 78, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Maple Leaf Health Care. Dorothy was born June 6, 1939 in Forsyth County to the late Robert Lee Peoples and Ardenia Linville Nicks. She was a graduate of Walkertown school and was a member of Westminster Church of God. She previously worked for Carolina Mills, before retiring....
Ruby Ethel (Martin) Goforth
Jul 18, 2017
Ruby Martin Goforth, 102, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Maple Leaf Health Care. She was born on April 24, 1915 in Alexander County to the late Lee Stevenson Martin and Bessie Quenn Deal Martin. Mrs. Goforth attended Vashti School and married Marvin Otis Goforth on September 17, 1938. They shared over 59 years of marriage before...
Tony Leroy Huffman
Jul 17, 2017
Tony Leroy Huffman, 67, of Union Grove, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on June 2, 1950 in Catawba County to the late James Preston McLaughlin Huffman and Catherine Lucille Herman Huffman. Tony was a graduate of St. Stephens High School and attended Lenoir Rhyne College. On February 7, 2003, he married...
Ray Arnold Mosley, Jr.
Jul 13, 2017
Mr. Ray Arnold Mosley, Jr., 78, of Statesville, died Thursday, July 13, 2017 in Siloam, N.C. Born in Surry County on June 16, 1939, he was a son of the late Ray Arnold Mosley, Sr. and Virginia Davis Mosley. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church and was a retired truck driver. He enjoyed gardening, carpentry, fishing and eating...
Dr. Douglas Otis Eason
Jul 12, 2017
Dr. Douglas Otis Eason died at The Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, North Carolina, on July 12, 2017. He is survived by Dr. Laurel Ellen Bird Eason, his beloved wife of over 50 years, a son William Alan Eason and wife Sheri of Franklin, Tennessee, and a daughter Lenora Elizabeth Eason Lefew and husband Ken Lefew of Hartsville, South Carolina....
Thea Lyle Perry
Jul 8, 2017
Thea Lyle Perry, 61, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, July 8, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Perry was born April 3, 1956 in Welch, WV and was the son of Richard Lyle Perry and Cora Blankenship Perry. He attended schools in West Virginia and previously worked for Baker Furniture in Hildebrand, NC. On October 20, 1993, he was married...
Bina Ann (Brown) McHargue
Jul 7, 2017
Bina Ann Brown McHargue, 81, of Statesville, died Friday, July 7, 2017. She was born May 27, 1936 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Willie Daniel Brown and Katie Warren Brown Beaver. She attended Iredell County Schools and on June 18, 1960 was married to Clyde Woodward McHargue who died in 2009. In addition to her...
Mary Ruth (York) Cass
Jul 7, 2017
Mary Ruth York Cass, 90, of Union Grove, died Friday, July 7, 2017 at the Randolph House in Asheboro, N.C. Born in Iredell County on May 30, 1927, she was a daughter of the late John T. York and Lela Tutterow York. She was preceded in death in addition to her parents by her husband, Horace R. Cass, a daughter,...
Robert "Bob" Lewis Taylor
Jul 6, 2017
Robert L. “Bob” Taylor, 77, of Statesville, went to see our Lord on July 6, 2017. He was born June 5, 1940 in Iredell County to the late Everett and Katie Compton Taylor. Left to cherish his memory is wife of 60 years, Billie K. Taylor. Also surviving are his children Teresa Daniels, Katie Gwaltney, Susan Browning (Rocky), Robbie Taylor;...
Frank "Pete" Wilson Futrell, Jr.
Jul 4, 2017
Frank “Pete” Wilson Futrell, Jr., 76, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Pete was born April 5, 1941 in Suffolk, VA and was the son of the late Frank Wilson Futrell and Helen Jurney Futrell. He was a graduate of Statesville High School, class of 1959 and N.C. State...
Jingee Fern Hancock
Jul 3, 2017
Jingee Fern Hancock, 55, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 3, 2017 at her home. Jingee was born October 9, 1961 in Franklin County, VA and was the daughter of Robert Lane Hancock and the late Nancy Via Hancock, who passed away November 28, 2017. She attended North Iredell High School and Mitchell Community College and was a member...
Dina Kay (Wilcox) Gregory
Jul 3, 2017
Dina Kay Wilcox Gregory, 44, received her angel wings on July 3, 2017 leaving from her home. Born in Iredell County on July 31, 1972, she was a beloved daughter of Cecil Wilcox and Janice Shrader Wilcox, both of whom survive. She attended Scotts Elementary School and North Iredell High School. Dina attended The Cove church in Statesville. She was...
Nellie Thelma (Bass) Haithcox
Jul 2, 2017
Mrs. Nellie Thelma Bass Haithcox, 87, of Stony Point, died Sunday, July 2, 2017 at her home. Born on September 1, 1929 in Iredell County, she was a beloved daughter of the late Manley Wilson Bass and Oma Lee Waugh Bass. She attended Iredell County Schools and was employed by Celanese Industries. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Victoria Lynn (Riter) Benfield
Jul 2, 2017
Victoria Lynn Riter Benfield, 52, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, July 2, 2017 at the Statesville Brian Center. Victoria was born January 10, 1965 in Wilmington, DE and was the daughter of William Riter, Sr. and the late Shelva Childress Harris. She was a graduate of West Iredell High School, was married to the late Bobby Benfield and was of...
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