Obituaries
Paul Allen Gaines
Jan 14, 2017
Mr. Paul Allen Gaines, 75, of Statesville, passed quickly and peacefully into the arms of God from his home on January 14, 2017. Born in Iredell County on February 26, 1941, he was a son of the late Jay Odus Gaines and Frances Coggins Gaines. On March 24, 1989, he married the former Gale McGhee who survives. He was preceded...
Kenneth Gray Rummage
Jan 13, 2017
Kenneth Gray Rummage, 83, of Statesville, died Friday, January 13, 2017 at Claire Bridge of Statesville. He was born in Davie County, September 19, 1933 to the late Boone Reece Rummage and Mildred Boger Rummage. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Rummage Beeker of Salisbury. He graduated from Statesville Senior High School in 1952. Mr. Rummage...
Debra Sina Mae (Renegar) Speece
Jan 13, 2017
Debra Sina Mae Renegar Speece, 55, of Olin, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017, at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born November 9, 1961 in Iredell County and was a daughter of the late Ralph Bobby Renegar and Lottie Mae Brown Renegar. She was a 1980 graduate of North Iredell High School and was a member of Covenant Of...
Robert Junior Dobbins
Jan 12, 2017
Mr. Robert Junior Dobbins, 53, of Statesville, died January 12, 2017 unexpectedly. Born in Alexander County on January 30, 1963, he was a son of Mary Emma Dobbins who survives. He enjoyed fishing, basketball, Phase 10 cards, chess, politics and was the best wheel chair roller in Statesville. He was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Holmes. In addition...
Anthony Lloyd (Tony) Pike
Jan 12, 2017
Anthony “Tony” Lloyd Pike, 41, of Statesville, died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 12, 2017. Tony was born in Pulaski County, AR on January 29, 1975, and was the son of Rose Etta Crow Winkler and the late Steven Jay Pike. He was a graduate of J.A. Fair High School in AR. He was employed in the maintenance department at J.C....
Rev. Albert Kenneth Carpenter
Jan 11, 2017
Rev. Albert Kenneth Carpenter, 79, of Appling, Georgia, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at his home. Born in Wake County, N.C., he was a son of the late Hildred Boyden Carpenter and Virgie Mae Adkers Carpenter. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and retired from Eastern Airlines ramp services. Survivors include his wife, Donna Holcomb Carpenter, sons, Shawn...
Phillip Wayne Nixon
Jan 11, 2017
Mr. Phillip Wayne Nixon, 55. of Troutman, died Wednesday at his home. Born in Iredell County on September 14, 1961, he was a son of the late William Wayne Nixon and Doris Miller. He was a long haul truck driver, a field supervisor for the N.C.D.O.T., and worked for Bullington Construction. He attended Iredell County Schools. Survivors include a son,...
Richard Webb Mayberry
Jan 10, 2017
Mr. Richard Webb Mayberry, 60, of Statesville, went home to his Lord Jesus surrounded by family and friends at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on February 25, 1956, he was a son of the late Clyde Richard Mayberry and Nancy Thomas Mayberry. He was a disability retired machine operator and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded...
Robert William Romo
Jan 10, 2017
Robert William Romo, 52, of Statesville, entered eternal rest on January 10, 2017. He was born in Missouri on September 1, 1964, and was the son of the late Robert and Margaret Louise Grumman Romo-Buck. He was a high school graduate and had also received some college education. His work was in heating and air conditioning and he also was...
Saul Martin Gordon
Jan 10, 2017
Saul Martin Gordon, 88, of Statesville, passed away at Carolinas Medical Center surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017. Saul was born May 12, 1928 in Statesville, NC to the late Charlotte and Louis Gordon. He graduated from Statesville Senior High in 1946 and then attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1946-1950 where...
Kristina Ruth Winters
Jan 9, 2017
Kristina Ruth Winters, 70, of Statesville, died peacefully Monday, January 8, 2017 following a brief illness. She was born August 5, 1946 to the late Frank G. Winters, Sr. and Ruth Dasher Winters. She was of the Lutheran Faith; loved music, was a loving person, and never met a stranger Kris is survived by her brother, F. Glenn “Frosty” Winters...
Frank Lewis Fortner
Jan 9, 2017
Mr. Frank Lewis Fortner, 89, of Statesville, died Monday, January 9, 2017, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Fortner was born September 15, 1927, in Iredell County and was the son of the late Charles Glenn Fortner and Ona Moose Fortner. He attended Statesville schools and entered the U.S. Navy in 1943, during WWII and served until May 1946. During...
Dessie Elizabeth (Hamm) Connolly
Jan 7, 2017
Dessie Elizabeth Hamm Connolly, 76, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, January 07, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on May 20, 1940 to the late Stanley Silas Hamm and Emma Burgess Hamm. Mrs. Connolly attended Central High School and on June 25, 1960 married Franklin D. Connolly who preceded her in death on July 30, 2010. They...
Alfred Milton Waugh
Jan 7, 2017
Mr. Alfred Milton Waugh, 76, of Statesville, died January 7, 2017 unexpectedly. Born in Catawba County on January 14, 1940, he was a son of the late Daniel Blake Waugh and Florence Butner Waugh. He was a truck driver. Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Waugh Weedman, a step daughter, Libby Ridenhour Jones, five grandchildren: Alicia Anne Austin, Michael Frank Weedman,...
Bobby Snider
Jan 6, 2017
Bobby Snider, 81, of Statesville, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 6, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Mobile, Alabama on May 3, 1935, he was a son of the late Omer and Bonnie Snider. He was a pipeline construction foreman. He was a lover of the Lord, family and friends. He loved to entertain...
John Little Goodman
Jan 6, 2017
John Little “Big John” Goodman, 60, of Statesville, went to be with his heavenly Father surrounded at home by his loving family Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, after an extended but courageous journey with Alzheimer's disease. John was born Dec. 8, 1956, in Iredell County and was the son of the late Graham George "Tommy" Goodman and the late Aileen Martin...
Marjorie Hartness (Godfrey) Kilpatrick
Jan 5, 2017
Mrs. Marjorie Hartness Godfrey Kilpatrick, 92, of Troutman, died Thursday, January 5, 2017 at her home. Born in Iredell County, she was a daughter of the late Marshall Lee Godfrey and Carrie Belle Hartness Godfrey. Marjorie was retired from the H. R. Dept. of Dominion Power/ Virginia Electric Power Company and was a member of Western Ave. Baptist Church. She...
James E. Brooks
Jan 4, 2017
James E. Brooks, 92, died peacefully at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, NC on January 4, 2017. A veteran of World War II, he was drafted at 18 years old from his hometown of Harlan, Kentucky and served in the U.S. Navy on Kwajalein Atoll helping to rebuild the small war-torn landmass and establish the largest Allied military base...
Billy Ray Lytton, Sr.
Jan 3, 2017
Billy Ray Lytton, Sr, 73, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at his home. Mr. Lytton was born February 16, 1943, in Iredell County and was the son of the late Roy Lytton and Alice Privette Lytton. He was educated in Iredell County schools and on September 8, 1960, he married Rosie Summers Lytton, who preceded...
Hazel (Broadway) Waugh
Jan 3, 2017
Mrs. Hazel Broadway Waugh, 69, of Claremont, NC passed away, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Waugh was born April 23, 1947 in Davie County and was the daughter of the late John “Bud” Broadway and Ruby Gales Broadway. She was a graduate of Davie County schools and was retired from Mocaro Industries. On March 18, 1977, she...
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