Obituaries
Kirk Daniel Phifer
Apr 2, 2016
Kirk Daniel Phifer, 61, of Charlotte NC, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 2. A memorial service will be held Sunday, April 10th at 1:00p.m. at the Oakwood Cemetery in Statesville, NC. Mr. Phifer is survived by his mother, Marcella Phifer of North Charleston, SC; his sister Kimberly Rainey of Wilmington, NC and Katrina Clayton of Mount Pleasant, SC; and...
Walter Herman Worsham
Mar 31, 2016
Walter Herman Worsham, 88, of Statesville, died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at his home. Born in Tacoma Park, Maryland on November 12, 1927, he was a son of the late Lewis Elmer Worsham, Sr. and Irene Lena Worsham. Mr. Worsham was a retired golf professional and a Century Member of the PGA. He was preceded in death by his first...
Bill Ray Wood
Mar 30, 2016
Billy Ray Wood, 81, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016. He was born in Yadkin County on March 27, 1935 to the late Harvey Howard Wood and Callie Mickle Wood. Mr. Wood attended Yadkin County Schools and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was married to Lala Hall Wood, who preceded...
Thomas Earl Beach
Mar 30, 2016
Mr. Thomas Earl (Tommy) Beach, 50, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday March 30th at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born June 16, 1965 in Iredell County, he was a son of Ernest Howard Beach and Carole Harmon Beach, both of whom survive. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sisters, Teresa B. McGarrity (Michael)...
Mae Colleen (Bennett) Brawley
Mar 29, 2016
Mae Colleen Bennett Brawley, 84, of Statesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Autumn Care of Statesville. Colleen was born in Statesville on May 14, 1931, to the late Arlie Flake Bennett and Lessie Mae Hedrick Bennett. She was married on July 2, 1949, to J.D. Brawley who preceded her in death on March 1, 2015. She was...
Kristopher Cavin Riggs
Mar 29, 2016
Mr. Kristopher Cavin Riggs, 34, died Tuesday. Born in Iredell County on May 3, 1981, he was a son of the late William Cavin Riggs and Loriggs Griffin who survives and is of Hudson, N.C. He worked as a chef and is survived by a sister, Kary Riggs and a close family friend, Lisa Jolin both of Statesville along with...
Wylie Lenue Hooks, Sr.
Mar 28, 2016
Wylie Lenue Hooks, Sr., 80, of Harmony, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born on August 29, 1935 in Conway, S.C. to the late Celia Hooks. Mr. Hooks was educated in South Carolina Schools and was married to Judy Snyder Hooks in 1958. They enjoyed over 58 years of marriage before his passing. He...
Ada Rozella (Lackey) West
Mar 28, 2016
Ada Rozella Lackey West, 94, of Statesville, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Alexander County on February 9, 1922 to the late Thomas Smith Lackey and Maude Webber Lackey. Mrs. West attended Central School in Iredell County and was from a family of 16 sisters and brothers. She was first married...
Gloria Gay (Feimster) Byers
Mar 27, 2016
Mrs. Gloria Gay Feimster Byers, 57, of Statesville died, Sunday, March 27, 2016, at Gordon Hospice House. She had been in declining health for a number of years and rapidly declined over the past few days. She was born in Iredell County on December 3, 1958 to the late James “Sammy” Feimster and Gay Brotherton Stevenson. She was preceded in...
Tony Ray Baggarley
Mar 27, 2016
Tony Ray Baggarley, 69, of Statesville, passed away peacefully Sunday March 27, 2016 at his home. Tony was born August 1, 1946 in Statesville to Elva M. Daniels and Charlie A. Baggarley. Tony attended Statesville High School and graduated from Mitchell Community College and UNC Charlotte. He served his country honorably in the Army during the Vietnam War as part...
Grady Samuel Hicks
Mar 26, 2016
Mr. Grady Samuel Hicks, 74, of Statesville, died Saturday, March 26, 2016. Born in Iredell County on December 5, 1941, he was a son of the late Elmer Hicks and Ruth Irene Doby Hicks. Mr. Hicks retired from Southern Screw Company and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister,...
Margaret Diane (Morrison) Jordan
Mar 26, 2016
Mrs. Margaret Diane Morrison Jordan, 78, of Statesville, died March 26, 2016 at Mapleleaf Health Care Center. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on August 7, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Morrison and Genevieve Park Morrison. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Tom and a sister, Claire. She was a collector of ceramic and...
John Holt Parrish
Mar 25, 2016
John Holt Parrish, 92, of Charlotte, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016, at the Gordon Hospice House. There are no formal services scheduled at this time.
Dennis Wayne Mayberry
Mar 25, 2016
Dennis Wayne Mayberry, 64, of Statesville, died Friday, March 25, 2016 at his home. Born November 30, 1951 in Iredell County, he was a son of Lester Grady Mayberry who survives and is of Troutman and Carolyn Ruth Loyd who survives and is of Harmony. He served in the U. S. Army. Survivors in addition to his parents, include brothers:...
Tracy LaGail (Otey) Wilson
Mar 24, 2016
Mrs. Tracy LaGail Otey Wilson, 46, of Statesville, died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born December 1, 1969 in Mercer County, West Virginia, she was a daughter of Thomas R. Otey and Audrey LaGaye Barton Otey both of whom survive. Tracy was a member of Fairview Baptist Church and active in the P.T.A. at her children’s school....
Sarah Katherine (Williams) Bledsoe
Mar 23, 2016
Sarah Katherine Bledsoe, 63, of Statesville, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Pensacola, Florida on September 13, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Herman Paul Williams and Nona Carolyn Crumbley. Her husband, Roy Jack Bledsoe, died in 2008. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Elizabeth Hubbard. She was...
Geraldine Madison (Rash) White
Mar 23, 2016
Geraldine Madison Rash White, 94, of Statesville, went to be with her Lord and Savior in the early morning hours of March 23, 2016. She passed away peacefully with family at her bedside. Gerry was born in Union Grove, North Carolina, on December 7, 1921, to the late Robert Fulton and Mary Eugenia Madison Rash. She attended Union Grove School,...
Betty Jo (Swicegood) Anderson
Mar 23, 2016
Mrs. Betty Jo Swicegood Anderson, 86, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Anderson was born October 7, 1929 in Rowan County and was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Maud Murfey Swicegood. She was a graduate of Cool Spring High school and on December 1, 1949, was married to the late Ernest...
Jeanette Shumaker Nicholson
Mar 22, 2016
Mrs. Jeanette Shumaker Nicholson, 89, of Statesville, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Guilford County on June 18, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Dewey Clarence Shumaker and Hessie Johnson Shumaker. She was a member of Rose Chapel United Methodist Church where she was faithful to Sunday school and was an avid seamstress...
Shirley Kathryn (Bennett) Sledd
Mar 20, 2016
Mrs. Shirley Kathryn Bennett Sledd, 89, of Mooresville, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Autumn Care in Statesville. Mrs. Sledd was born in Waycross, GA on February 14, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Brantley and Ethel Bennett. After an absence from school, she was proud to graduate high school alongside her son Larry in 1962 and...
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