Obituaries

Nancy Fern (Via) Hancock

Nancy Fern (Via) Hancock

Nov 28, 2016

Nancy Fern Via Hancock, 76, of Statesville, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Gordon Hospice House. Nancy was born in Patrick County, VA on October 21, 1940.  She was the daughter of the late Jessie Nash Via and Nannie Lou Bryant Via.  She was a graduate of Woolwine High School. She was...

Harriett (Miller) Souther

Harriett (Miller) Souther

Nov 28, 2016

Harriet Miller Souther, 86, of Mooresville, passed away, Monday, November 28, 2016 at Carrillion Assisted Living in Mooresville, NC. Mrs. Souther was born April 26, 1930 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Colen Guy Miller and Eunice Wilson Miller. She attended Mooresville City Schools and on February 21, 1948 was married to Jones C. Souther, who...

Harold Ervin Smith

Harold Ervin Smith

Nov 27, 2016

Harold Ervin Smith, 67, of Statesville, died Sunday, November 27, 2016, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Smith was born in Mecklenburg County on March 28, 1949, and was the son of the late Harold I. Smith and Mazelle Thomas Smith.  On September 17, 1969, he married Patricia “Patsy” Green Smith, who survives. He was retired from Clark Equipment/Dana Corp...

Rickey "Rick" Brian Harris

Rickey "Rick" Brian Harris

Nov 26, 2016

Rickey “Rick” Brian Harris, 60, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at his residence.  He was born in Iredell County on September 13, 1956 to the late William Clay “Dood” Harris and Phyllis Harris Harris, who survives. Rick attended North Iredell High School where he was an outstanding wrestler.  He was self-employed in the construction industry most of...

Marilyn Gail (Mundy) Benge

Marilyn Gail (Mundy) Benge

Nov 24, 2016

Mrs. Marilyn Gail Mundy Benge, 70, of Statesville, passed away, Thursday, November 24, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Benge was born January 14, 1946 in Catawba, NC and was the daughter of the late Harold and Alma Sipe Mundy. She was a graduate of Catawba county schools and was married to the late Howard Junior Benge. She was a homemaker,...

Arlene Elizabeth (Mitcham) Shives

Arlene Elizabeth (Mitcham) Shives

Nov 24, 2016

Arlene Elizabeth Mitcham Shives, 82, of Statesville, passed away Thursday November 24, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.  She was born in Iredell County on January 5, 1934 to the late Herman Webb Mitcham and Ina Mae Wilson Mitcham. Mrs. Shives was a graduate of Statesville High School and on September 7, 1977 married Grady Wilson Shives, who survives.  They shared...

Mollie Ann (Walters) McLaughlin

Mollie Ann (Walters) McLaughlin

Nov 23, 2016

Mrs. Mollie Ann Walters McLaughlin, 81, of Statesville, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. McLaughlin was born in Iredell County on June 13, 1935, and was the daughter of the late John Franklin Walters and Jessie Bell Adkins Walters.  She was a graduate of Cool Spring High School and was a homemaker.  She was...

Alice June (Foster) Lester

Alice June (Foster) Lester

Nov 23, 2016

Alice June Foster Lester, 73, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016 at her residence.  She was born in McDowell County in West Virginia to the late George William and Thelma Louisa Powers Foster. Mrs. Lester was a graduate of Elk Horn High School and was married to Roy Lester, who preceded her in death.  They shared over 40...

Johnny Franklin Cloer

Johnny Franklin Cloer

Nov 21, 2016

Johnny Franklin Cloer, 82, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, November 21, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Cloer was born July 3, 1934 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Ernest Fred Cloer and Pauline Messick Cloer.  He attended Scotts School and graduated from Statesville Senior High School and served in the National Guard. On December 25,...

Nellie (McFalls) Hedrick

Nellie (McFalls) Hedrick

Nov 21, 2016

Nellie McFalls Hedrick, 82, of Statesville, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House.  She was born in Gaston County on February 12, 1934 to the late June Selvin McFalls and Cora Marshall McFalls. Mrs. Hedrick attended Iredell County Schools and married Glenn Smith Hedrick on April 4, 1953.  They shared over 63 years of marriage before...

Peggy Rose (Sherrill) Alexander

Peggy Rose (Sherrill) Alexander

Nov 19, 2016

Mrs. Peggy Rose Alexander, 72, slipped her earthly bonds to be with our Heavenly Father on Saturday November 19, 2016, while on vacation in Florida, her beloved husband JFred was at her side. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday November 26 at 2:00pm at Pisgah United Methodist Church in Hiddenite, North Carolina.  The family will receive...

Ricky Lee Redmond

Ricky Lee Redmond

Nov 19, 2016

Ricky Lee Redmond, 60, of Statesville, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 19, 2016, at his home. He was born in Iredell County on May 1, 1956, and was the son of the late Phillip Lee and Loretta Pennington Redmond.  He was a graduate of Statesville High School and Mitchell Community College. Mr. Redmond was formerly employed with Thomasville Upholstery.  Mr....

Clyde William Moore

Clyde William Moore

Nov 19, 2016

Mr. Clyde William Moore, 90, of Statesville, passed away peacefully, Saturday, November 19, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Moore was born October 21, 1926 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Clarence and Nonnie Daniels Moore. He attended Scotts school and is married to Jo Rollins Moore, who survives. He worked and retired from Southern Screw after...

Frances Elaine Harris

Frances Elaine Harris

Nov 18, 2016

Frances Elaine Harris, 77, of Statesville, passed away, Friday, November 18, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Elaine was born March 17, 1939 in Statesville to the late Lorene Sherrill Harris and Paul Hudson Harris. She graduated from Scotts High School, class of 1957, attended Appalachian College and Mitchell College. She worked for the Statesville Record & Landmark, Holland Transfer...

Eric Sloan Hayes

Eric Sloan Hayes

Nov 18, 2016

Eric Sloan Hayes, 49, of Statesville, passed away Friday, November 18, 2016 at Carolinas Medical Center.  He was born in Iredell County on March 14, 1967 to the late Billy Rash Hayes and Shelbie Sloan Hayes. Eric attended North Iredell High School and worked in construction until an accident forced him to be disability retired.  He was member of Hebron...

Myrtle Louise (Galliher) Anderson

Myrtle Louise (Galliher) Anderson

Nov 18, 2016

Mrs. Myrtle Louise Galliher Anderson, 89, of Harmony, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Mrs. Anderson was born in Iredell County on May 22, 1927, and was the daughter of the late James Coleman and Flossie Claudine Stroud Galliher.  She was a graduate of Harmony High School and on February 24,1945 married...

Annie Laurie (Gray) Walsh

Annie Laurie (Gray) Walsh

Nov 18, 2016

Mrs. Annie Laurie Gray Walsh, 88, of Statesville, passed away Friday, November 18, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Walsh was born April 3, 1928 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late James Perry Gray, Sr. and Annie Eugene Hartsell Gray. She was a graduate of Statesville High School and Mitchell College and was married to the...

Kenneth Wayne Waugh

Kenneth Wayne Waugh

Nov 17, 2016

Mr. Kenneth Wayne Waugh, age 69 of Statesville, passed away on Thursday, November 17th at Gordon Hospice House. Kenneth was born on December 18, 1946 to Wayne Leon Waugh (who survives) and the late Rebekah Dutton Waugh. On December 2, 1972, Kenneth married his loving wife, Gloria Walker Waugh who also survives. In addition to his father and his wife,...

James "Jim" Thomas Poplin

James "Jim" Thomas Poplin

Nov 17, 2016

James Thomas Poplin, 90, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at the VA Hospital in Salisbury.  He was born in Iredell County on May 21, 1926 to the late Charles Lee and Mabel Harbin Poplin. Mr. Poplin was a graduate of Statesville High School and served his country honorably during WWII in the U.S. Army Air Corps.  He...

David Delanor McDaniels

David Delanor McDaniels

Nov 15, 2016

David Delanor McDaniels, 78, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. McDaniels was born September 30, 1938 in Iredell County and was the son of the late David Eugene and Mary Lambert McDaniels. He attended Iredell County schools and was married to the late Hazeline Sharpe McDaniels, who passed away in 2007. Mr....

Share by: