Obituaries
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....
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
Thomas "Tommy" Andrew Campbell
Nov 15, 2016
Tommy “Topcat” Campbell of Statesville, passed away, November 15, 2016 at Davis Regional Hospital. He was born on March 11, 1941, to the late Andrew and Grace Knox Campbell. He was a veteran of the US Army and was stationed in England. He was a long haul truck driver for 45 years and was currently employed with ACE Transport, until...
Zelma Theresa (Choate) Kilby
Nov 13, 2016
Zelma Theresa Choate Kilby, 86, of Statesville, passed away at her residence Sunday, November 13, 2016. She was born on April 1, 1930 in Alleghany County to the late John T, and Ida Richardson Choate. Mrs. Kilby was a graduate of Sparta High School and Davis Hospital Nursing School. She was a Registered Nurse who was the operating room supervisor...
Eugene "Gene" Martin Aiken
Nov 12, 2016
Mr. Eugene “Gene” Martin Aiken, 74, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Aiken was born July 25, 1942, in Langley, SC, and was the son of the late William Marion Aiken and Dorothy Matheny Aiken. He was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School, class of 1960 and attended Catawba College and Mitchell...
Lonnie Paul Elliott
Nov 12, 2016
Mr. Lonnie Paul Elliott, 80, of Catawba, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016. Mr. Elliott was born October 1, 1936 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Paul H. and Ruby Mae Hoover Elliott. He attended Iredell County schools and served in the U.S. Army. On November 24, 1956, he married Carolyn Jenkins Elliott and they were...
William James (Jim) Hendren
Nov 11, 2016
Mr. William James “Jim” Hendren, 87, of Statesville, passed away Friday, November 11, 2016, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. He was born in Alexander County on April 18, 1929, and was the son of the late William Clay and Lillie Odell Fox Hendren. He attended Hiddenite High School and on March 18, 1946, he started his career serving his country...
Roland Alton McDaniel
Nov 10, 2016
Roland Alton McDaniel, 65, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 15, 1951 in Laurinburg, NC to the late Samuel Roland and Rosa Christine Ikner McDaniel. Alton joined the Marine Corps after high school serving for four years then enlisted in the Navy and served 16 years. He married Rita...
Sylvia "Sue" Ann (Fox) Goble
Nov 10, 2016
Sylvia “Sue” Ann Fox Goble, 77, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House after a period of declining health. She was born on September 4, 1939 in Iredell County to the late Jason and Irene Hobbs Fox. Mrs. Goble attended Cool Spring School and on October 26, 1963 she married the love of her...
Larry Dean Mitcham
Nov 10, 2016
Larry Dean Mitcham, 72, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016, with his family by his side from complications of Parkinson Disease. Mr. Mitcham was born in Iredell County on June 28, 1944, and was the son of the late Clayton and Melzie Pearson Mitcham. He attended Iredell County schools and was married to Elizabeth Menscer Mitcham, who survives....
Hugh Franklin Hudspeth
Nov 7, 2016
Mr. Hugh Franklin Hudspeth, 88, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, November 7, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Hudspeth was born May 10, 1928 in Yadkin County and was the son of the late John Lee and Pearl Tucker Hudspeth. He attended schools in Yadkin County and served in the U.S. Army. In November of 1960, he was married...
Cortney Louise Smith
Nov 7, 2016
Cortney Louise Smith, 18, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, November 7, 2016 at her residence. Cortney was born February 25, 1998 in Statesville and was the daughter of Douglas Smith, Jr. and Jennifer Peck Smith. She was a graduate of West Iredell High School and was currently working for Piedmont Health Care. In addition to her parents, she is survived...
Bobby Ray West, Sr.
Nov 6, 2016
Bobby Ray West, Sr., 69, of Harmony, died Sunday. Born in Iredell County on June 2, 1947, he was a son of the late Early Richard West and Euffie Mae Adams West. He was retired from Cabinet Makers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Lippard. Survivors include a son, Bobby Ray West,...
Doris Ann (Miller) Nixon
Nov 3, 2016
Doris Ann Miller Nixon, 77, of Troutman, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 12, 1939 in Iredell County to the late Colon Guy and Eunice Wilson Miller. Doris was a graduate of Shepherds School and on October 13, 1956, she married William Wayne Nixon who preceded her in death on January...