Obituaries

Judy Elaine (Allison) Cook

Judy Elaine (Allison) Cook

Oct 20, 2016

Judy Elaine Allison Cook, 64, of Statesville, died Thursday, October 20, 2016 at her home. Born in Iredell County on October 23, 1951, she was a daughter of the late John R. Allison and Velva Ladd Allison. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church where she was also a member of the Helping Hands Sunday School Class. Survivors...

Minnie Sue (Chapman) Fulbright

Minnie Sue (Chapman) Fulbright

Oct 20, 2016

Minnie Sue Chapman Fulbright, 84, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House.  She was born in Alexander County on July 17, 1932 to the late Arthur Lee and Fannie Mae Chapman. Mrs. Fulbright attended Statesville City Schools and was married to David James Fulbright who preceded her in death.  She had worked at Hubbard...

Teresa (Ballard) Josey

Teresa (Ballard) Josey

Oct 18, 2016

Teresa Ballard Josey, 68, of Statesville, died Oct. 18, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital after a long battle with N.A.S.H.                 Teresa was born March 13, 1948 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Don and Thelma Brewer Ballard. She was a graduate of Iredell County schools, was previously married to Mack Josey and was retired from Dr....

Mary Ann Johnson

Mary Ann Johnson

Oct 18, 2016

Mary Ann Johnson, 72, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House.  She was born on April 24, 1944 in Morrisville, PA to the late Lionel J. and Phyllis Dangler Williams. Mrs. Johnson was married to Ralph Ronald Johnson who preceded her in death in 1969.  She was a homemaker who took pride in raising...

Gary Wayne Gettys

Gary Wayne Gettys

Oct 17, 2016

Gary Wayne Gettys, 60, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Monday, October 17, 2016 at his residence.  He was born in Iredell County on March 8, 1956 to Billy Brown Gettys, who survives and the late Nellie Loftin Gettys. Gary was a graduate of South Iredell High School and was of Baptist Faith.  He was an independent truck driver.  He was...

Myra Henderson Osborne

Myra Henderson Osborne

Oct 17, 2016

Myra Henderson Osborne, 92, of Union Grove, went to be with her Lord on Monday, October 17, 2016.  She was born in Iredell County on February 11, 1924 to the late L.C. and Josie Mitchell Henderson. Mrs. Osborne was a graduate of Union Grove High School and was hired to play basketball for Chatham Manufacturing in Elkin, NC.  She travelled...

T. William "Bill" Pierce, Jr.

T. William "Bill" Pierce, Jr.

Oct 16, 2016

Thomas William Pierce, Jr., 80, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at his residence.  He was born in Rocky Mount, NC on November 11, 1935 to the late Thomas William Pierce and Jessie Virginia Anderson Pierce. Mr. Pierce was a graduate of Rocky Mount High School and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force.  He made a career in...

Harold Andrew Kilpatrick, Sr.

Harold Andrew Kilpatrick, Sr.

Oct 15, 2016

Mr. Harold Andrew Kilpatrick, Sr., 90, of Statesville, went peacefully home to join his beautiful wife, Ruby Marie and be in the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.                 Mr. Kilpatrick was born September 7, 1926 in Wilkes County to the late Walter Andrew Kilpatrick and Janette Bowers Kilpatrick Sherrill. He attended schools in Wilkes County and Iredell County...

Bobby Gene Bell

Bobby Gene Bell

Oct 15, 2016

Mr. Bobby Gene Bell, 80, of Statesville, died Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on October 8, 1936, he was a son of the late Fred Lester Bell and Sarah Travis Bell. On April 19, 1958, he married Dorothy Guy who survives. He served in the US Army and the National Guard. He...

Hassill William Reep

Hassill William Reep

Oct 13, 2016

Mr. Hassill William (Pappaw) Reep, 87, the man with the big hugs, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, October 13, 2016 from the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Rowan County on July 31, 1929, he was a son of the late Sidney Daniel Reep and Bertie Yoder Reep. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Carl David Miller

Carl David Miller

Oct 12, 2016

Mr. Carl David Miller, 99, of Statesville, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016  at Autumn Care of Statesville. Born in Iredell County on October 2, 1917, he was a son of the late David Arthur Miller and Addie Mae Stewart Miller. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his devoted step mother, Roxie Albright Miller, his wife,...

Jerry Randall Greene, Sr.

Jerry Randall Greene, Sr.

Oct 12, 2016

Mr. Jerry Randall Greene, Sr., 72, of Statesville, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at CMC in Concord, N.C. He was born in Pasquotank County on June 28, 1944, he was a son of the late James Chelsie Greene and Gay Ola Hamby Greene. He served in the U. S. Army and operated Jerry’s Ford Shop. In addition to his parents,...

Joe Forrest Gantt

Joe Forrest Gantt

Oct 12, 2016

Mr. Joe Forrest Gantt, 84, of Statesville, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House.                 Mr. Gantt was born July 31, 1932 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Albert and Claudia Forrest Gantt. He was a graduate of Harmony High School, where he was the captain of the football...

Sarah Ann Sears

Sarah Ann Sears

Oct 12, 2016

Sarah Ann Sears, 60, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.  She was born in Richmond, VA to the late James Garfield Sears and Anna Mae Dowdy Sears, who survives. Sarah was a graduate of Union High School and received her CNA-Med Tech. Certification from Mitchell College.  She had worked at Summit Place Assisted...

James "Rusty" Deal

James "Rusty" Deal

Oct 9, 2016

James Russell “Rusty” Deal, 58, formally of Statesville, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at his residence in Asheville.  He was born in Iredell County on July 18, 1958 to the late James Espie Deal, who passed away on December 18, 2002 and Peggy Russell Deal, who survives. Rusty attended Iredell County Schools and received his GED from Mitchell College. ...

Donald Lee (Don) Howard

Donald Lee (Don) Howard

Oct 7, 2016

Donald “Don” Lee Howard, 81, of Harmony, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016, at Iredell Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Howard was born in Rowan County on May 11, 1935, and was the son of the late Kesler Lee Howard and Hattie Mae Morgan Howard.  He was a graduate of China Grove High School. On February 6,...

Loretta Lee (Brown) Adkins

Loretta Lee (Brown) Adkins

Oct 6, 2016

Mrs. Loretta Lee Brown Adkins of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, on Thursday, October 6, 2016. Born in Troutman on January 29, 1935, she was the only child of Charles Harold Brown and Lucille Morrison Brown. She was a graduate of Troutman High School and Phifer College. She was an active member of...

Steven Augustus Nabors

Steven Augustus Nabors

Oct 5, 2016

Steven Augustus Nabors, 40, of Mooresville, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. He was born in Iredell County on June 12, 1976 and was a son of the late Timothy Gerard Nabors and Linda Smith who survives. Steven was preceded in death by his father and his grandmother, Catherine Nabors. Survivors include his wife, Jessica,...

Ola Mae (Caskaddon) Perry

Ola Mae (Caskaddon) Perry

Oct 4, 2016

Ola Mae Caskaddon Perry, 91, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, October 04, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House.  She was born on October 22, 1924 in Iredell County to the late Henry L. and Ida Estelle Waugh Caskaddon. Mrs. Perry was a graduate of Celeste Henkel School and most of her life worked in Textile Plants in the area.  First...

Bobbie Hurst (Turner) Rogers

Bobbie Hurst (Turner) Rogers

Oct 4, 2016

Bobbie Hurst Turner Rogers, 97, died peacefully on October 4, 2016 at Levine and Dickson Hospice House at Southminster.  She was born in Statesville, North Carolina on October 17, 1918 and was the only child of the late Robert Hurst Turner and Lily Presnell Turner.  Her father Lieutenant Robert Hurst Turner was killed in Belgium in World War I just...

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