Obituaries
Charlotte Ruth (Ladd) Moore
Jun 1, 2017
Charlotte Ruth Ladd Moore, 70, of Hiddenite, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Iredell County on July 15, 1946 to the late Layton G. and Thelma Ruth Miller Ladd. Charlotte attended Iredell County Schools and was married to Lonnie George “LG” Moore who preceded her in death on February 1, 2003. ...
Zeb Lawrence Feimster
May 27, 2017
Mr. Zeb Lawrence Feimster, 94, of Statesville, died Saturday, May 27, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on November 26, 1922, he was a son of the late Austin Lonnie Feimster and Dovie Shoemaker Feimster. Mr. Feimster was a member of Hebron Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He enjoyed gardening and wood working....
James Cline Gaither
May 27, 2017
Mr. James Cline Gaither, 88, of Harmony, died Saturday at Davis Regional Medical Center. Born in Iredell County he was the last living child of Alexander Milton Gaither and Elizabeth Ann Nichols Gaither. Mr. Gaither was a member of Clarksbury United Methodist Church where he sang in the choir. He enjoyed singing, cooking, gardening and farming. He retired from Jones’...
Jeremy Dale Luffman
May 27, 2017
Jeremy Dale Luffman, 35, of Stony Point, NC passed away unexpectedly Saturday, May 27, 2017. Jeremey was born May 20, 1982 in Iredell County and was the son of Barry Jeffrey Luffman and Debra Cook Luffman. He was a graduate of West Iredell High School, class of 2000 and was employed by W.T. Burnett Co. In addition to his parents,...
Lillian Johns Norman
May 27, 2017
Lillian Johns Norman, 76, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Olustee, Florida on August 20, 1940 to the late Jesse Ray and Mildred Hodges Johns. Lillian attended Olustee City Schools and received her EMT Degree and CORT Degree (Certified Operating Room Technician). She was married to Michael J. Norman who preceded...
Ella Marie (Dishmond) Cleary
May 25, 2017
Ella Marie Dishmond Cleary, 88, of Hamptonville, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born on December 13, 1928 to the late Preston and Isadora Wilcox Dishmond. Mrs. Cleary attended Iredell County Schools and was married to Fred Ray “Jim” Cleary who preceded her in death in 2004. She was retired from Carolina Mills and...
Minnie Lou (Cass) Dotson
May 25, 2017
Mrs. Minnie Lou Cass Dotson, 89, of Union Grove, died Thursday, May 25, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born May 2, 1928, in Wilkes County, she was a beloved daughter of the late Romas E. Cass and Ida Moore Cass. On June 16, 1951 she married Mr. James (Jim) Robert Dotson who died in 1999. She was a member...
Imogene (Williams) Barker
May 25, 2017
Imogene Williams Barker, 88, of Union Grove, NC, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Barker was born in Iredell County on November 6, 1928, and was the daughter of the late Clyde Williams and Florence Reid Williams. She was a graduate of Union Grove High School and attended Mitchell Community College. She was a...
Annie Southers White
May 25, 2017
Mrs. Annie Southers White, 93, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born January 16, 1924 in Wilkes County, she was a beloved daughter of the late Kelly Southers and Della Mae Privette Southers. She was married to the late Clarence T. White, Sr. who preceded her in death. She worked in textiles and...
Jack Steve Payne
May 24, 2017
Jack S. Payne, 83, of Statesville, went to dwell with Jesus on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, the Gordon Hospice House. Jack was born in Alexander County on January 22, 1934 and was the son of the late Rev. Clyde Payne and Jennie Payne. He was married to Brenda Payne who passed away on April 29, 2005. Before retiring, Jack was...
Bill Hoover Dobbins
May 23, 2017
Mr. Bill Hoover Dobbins, 88, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Dobbins was born February 12, 1929 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Wilbur Olen Dobbins and Dorcas Lovelace Dobbins. He was a graduate of Gardner Webb University, received his BS degree in Agriculture from Berea College in Berea, KY and some...
Clyde Cecil Blackwelder
May 23, 2017
Clyde Cecil Blackwelder, 92, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Blackwelder was born in Iredell County on February 24, 1925, and was the son of the late Grover and Cora Munday Blackwelder. He was a graduate of Cool Spring High School and Mitchell Community College. He served during WWII in the US...
Pauline Barkley Poole
May 20, 2017
Mrs. Sarah Pauline Barkley Poole, 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Brian Center of Statesville. She was born June 2, 1926 to Hugh Alexander Barkley and Ruby Munday Barkley. Pauline was extremely proud of and blessed by her children. Surviving are Paul Poole(Brenda), Carol Jane Poole, Donnie Poole (Marjorie) and son-in-law, Eddie Lanier. She was preceded...
Pat York Painter
May 20, 2017
Mrs. Pat York Painter, 80, of Harmony, died Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born in Iredell County on December 4, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Richard Barnard and Mabel Arlene York Hayes. Pat was retired from the Iredell County EMS, where she was the first female Paramedic in Iredell...
Betty Jane (Carson) Minton
May 18, 2017
Betty Jane Carson Minton, 85, of Statesville, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Services will be private. Condolences may be sent online to www.nicholsonfunerals.com . Memorials may be given to the Young At Heart Club, C/O Front St. Baptist Church, 1403 W. Front St. Statesville, N.C. 28677. Nicholson Funeral Home...
Jennie Lee (Neely) Simpson
May 16, 2017
Jennie Neely Simpson of Fuquay-Varina, died May 16 at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh following a brief illness. Jennie was born April 2, 1929 in Statesville, NC to the late William Lloyd Neely and Pinckney Tomlin Neely. She and twin Jean were the youngest of 10 children. Greatly admired for her gifts in song and dance, Jennie also competed in...
Winston Curtis Barfield
May 14, 2017
Winston Curtis Barfield, 96, of Statesville, passed away May 14, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born Oct. 4, 1920 in Roanoke, Alabama to the late Robert L. and Sally Yarbrough Barfield. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by six sisters and two brothers. Mr. Barfield attended Randolph County Schools in Alabama and on...
Allen Reid Messick
May 13, 2017
Allen Reid Messick, 84, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on March 20, 1933 to the late Reid and Johnsie Wiggins Messick. Mr. Messick attended Iredell County Schools and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was retired from Scioto, Inc. after 35...
Thomas Stanley Winter
May 13, 2017
Thomas Stanley Winter, 56, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017 at his residence. He was born on February 17, 1961 to the late Damazy and Christine Kala Winter. Tom was a graduate of Sewanhaka Central High School and was employed by the U.S. Postal Service. He had a great love for animals and gardening. He loved to be...
Sue White Moore
May 11, 2017
Sue White Moore, 91, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017. She was born in Iredell County on February 25, 1926 to the late William Nelson White and Mary King Hill White. Mrs. White was a graduate of Central High School and Mitchell College. On February 26, 1955, she married Joe Leonard Moore who preceded her in death on August 9,...
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