Obituaries
Mary Frances (Taylor) Wilson
Dec 2, 2016
Mrs. Mary Frances Taylor Wilson, 87, of Statesville, passed away, Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Wilson was born May 29, 1929 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Everett and Katie Compton Taylor. She attended Iredell County schools and was married to the late Asahel Jeremiah “AJ” Wilson, who died on September...
Louise (McLelland) McColl
Dec 1, 2016
Sara Louise McLelland McColl ran smiling into Heaven on November 29, 2016. Born September 23, 1922 to the late Howard B. and Eva Mae McLelland, she grew up in Anacostia, a neighborhood in Washington, DC. Her sister, Margaret Laughton and brother, Bud McLelland are also deceased. Summers she would spend with grandparents from both sides, who lived outside of Statesville...
Sue (Brawley) Phipps
Dec 1, 2016
Sue B. Phipps, 95 of Statesville, passed away Thursday, December 01, 2016 at Gordon Hospice House. Born April 14, 1921 in Iredell County, she was the daughter of the late Vernon Brawley and Fannie Reid Brawley Compton. Mrs. Phipps was a member of Diamond Hill Baptist Church and worked for the Iredell School System at Northview Elementary in the cafeteria....
Barbara Jean (Fox) Loudermilt
Dec 1, 2016
Barbara Jean Fox Loudermilt, 76, passed into her eternal life Dec 1, 2016 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. She had lived the last two years at Autumn Care in Statesville. She was the daughter of the late Grafton Fox and Mary Mecimore Fox Staton. Barbara grew up in Statesville and was a homemaker who excelled at sewing and artistic...
Ann (Curcio) Hamrah
Dec 1, 2016
Ann Marie Curcio Hamrah, 85, of Troutman, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Hamrah was born October 2, 1931 in Plainfield, NJ and was the daughter of the late Alfred Desantis and Mary Curcio Desantis. She attended schools in New Jersey and on November 13, 1964, she married Sam Hamrah, who resides in Troutman....
Michael "Uncle Mike" Santford Parlier
Nov 30, 2016
Michael “Uncle Mike” Santford Parlier, 65, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on April 7, 1951 in Iredell County to the late Paul Santford Parlier and Ruby Nell Privette Parlier. Mike was a graduate of Statesville Senior High and Mitchell College. He worked in...
Harold Eugene Daniels
Nov 28, 2016
Harold Eugene Daniels, 82, of Statesville, passed away peacefully, Monday, November 28, 2016 at Autumn Care of Statesville. Mr. Daniels was born September 1, 1934 in Iredell County and was the son of the late William Sherrill Daniels and Mary Pearl Smith Daniels. He attended Iredell County schools and served in the U.S. Army from 1955-1957. He was a member...
Patricia "Patti" Diane Williams
Nov 28, 2016
Patricia “Patti’ Diane Small Williams, 57, of Statesville, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016 at her residence. She was born on June 7, 1959 in Iredell County to Willies E. Small and the late Lillian Reid Small. Patti attended Statesville High School and had worked in textiles before she became disabled. She married Wayne Davis Williams on November 23, 1983...
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
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
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
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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
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
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...
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...