Obituaries
Christopher Anthony Novelli
Jul 28, 2017
Mr. Christopher Anthony Novelli, 59, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 28, 2017. Mr. Novelli was born May 27, 1958 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Phillip Rodney and Maria Taranto Rodney. He was a graduate of Grady Vocational School in Brooklyn, NY and is married to Christine H. Novelli. He was an electrical engineer for Con-Edison in Brooklyn,...
Patricia Ann Little
Jul 28, 2017
Patricia Ann Little, 67, formerly of Statesville, passed away, Friday, July 28, 2017 at Beacon Place Hospice and Palliative of Greensboro, NC. Patricia was born July 20, 1950 in Statesville, NC and was the daughter of the late Sylvester Little and Della Reaves Little. She was a graduate of Morningside High School and was a registered nurse, who previously worked...
Frances Bagwell Thomas
Jul 27, 2017
Frances Bagwell Thomas, 78, died Thursday July 27, 2017 at her home. Frances was born December 12, 1938 in Charlotte, North Carolina, the daughter of Allie Frank Thomas and Louise Bagwell Thomas. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Frances graduated from Statesville Senior High School in 1957 and The University of North Carolina in Greensboro in 1961. She...
Albert "Pop" Theodore Bowman
Jul 26, 2017
Albert “Pop” Theodore Bowman, 81, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Albert was born September 14, 1935 in Iredell County to the late Theodore Bowman and Florence Lance Bowman. He attended Iredell County schools and on December 19, 1959, he married Mary Peacock Bowman, who survives. He was retired from Southern Screw Company and...
Alfred Carroll Pierce
Jul 26, 2017
Alfred Carroll Pierce, 64, of Statesville, died Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born August 10, 1952 in Iredell County, he was a beloved son of the late Alfred Pierce and Rachel Starrette Pierce Lambert (Ray) who survives. He was an owner/operator truck driver and worked with Clark-Lundy Trucking. He was a graduate of Statesville High School. ...
Michael Ray Brooks
Jul 26, 2017
Michael Ray Brooks, 57, of Claremont, died Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Catawba Regional Hospice in Newton, N.C. Born in Iredell County on April 26, 1960, he was a son of Carlos Brooks who survives and Barbara Ray Brooks who preceded him in death. He enjoyed sports and particularly followed the Carolina Panthers. He was employed by Doosan Power Equipment...
James Henry Summers
Jul 26, 2017
Mr. James Henry (Jim) Summers, 86, of Statesville, died Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Maple Leaf Health Care in Statesville. Born in Iredell County on May 3, 1931, he was a son of the late Henry Clay Summers and Ila Stikeleather Summers. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ann Crawford and a sister-in-law, Betty Morrison Summers. Jim was...
Mildred Faye (Grant) Jenkins
Jul 25, 2017
Mildred Faye Grant Jenkins, 79, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on May 11, 1938 in Iredell County to the late John Bristol Grant and Lena Dishman Grant. Mrs. Jenkins was a graduate of Scotts High School and was married to Robert Bristol Jenkins, who survives. She was retired from...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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