Obituaries
Clara Vea (Holland) Johnson
Apr 9, 2016
Clara Vea Holland Johnson, 88, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on April 13, 1927 to the late Robert Vance Holland and Valle Mae Dickins Holland. Mrs. Johnson was a graduate of Union Grove High School, attended Mitchell College and Mars Hill College. She obtained a Business Administration...
Arthur Clay Grant
Apr 9, 2016
Arthur Clay Grant, 62, of Harmony, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on September 17, 1953 to the late Thomas Luther and Ruth Gentle Grant. Arthur was a graduate of North Iredell High School and was a member of Winthrop Friends Meeting. He was married on April 18, 1998...
Cleo Sigmon Pope
Apr 8, 2016
Mrs. Cleo Sigmon Pope, 100, of Statesville, died Friday, April 8, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on January 24, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Henry Sigmon and Katie Wilkerson Sigmon. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Allen Pope and her second husband, Donald Lackey along with six brothers. Mrs....
Haley Marie (Moose) Simmons
Apr 7, 2016
Haley Marie Moose Simmons passed away unexpectedly at her home Thursday, April 7, 2016. She was born on August 17, 1990 to Hal David Moose and Lynn C. Moose both who survive. Haley was a beautiful, vibrant young lady who never met a stranger. She was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Henry D. Moose and Edna B. Moose of...
Lindsey Albert Summers
Apr 6, 2016
Lindsey Albert Summers, 62, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on August 14, 1953 to the late Rome and Edna Johnson Summers. Lindsey was a graduate of North Iredell High School and served his country honorably in the U. S. Air Force. He was married to Cynthia...
John Alexander Hartline
Apr 6, 2016
Mr. John Alexander Hartline, 89, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, April 06, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hartline was born August 23, 1926 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Josiah and Leona Allen Hartline. He was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and served in the US Army during WWII. On May 24, 1958,...
Clinton Marvin (Paw) Stewart
Apr 6, 2016
Mr. Clinton Marvin “Paw” Stewart, 86, of Mooresville, went home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Mr. Stewart was born in Catawba County on November 26, 1929, and was the son of the late Ross Stewart and Vassie Sigmon Stewart. He attended Brawley School and on December 28, 1948, he married Bertha Collins Stewart, who survives....
Terry Ann (Buck) Lawson
Apr 2, 2016
Terry Ann Buck Lawson, 53, of Statesville, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at the Gordon Hospice House. Terry was born on February 11, 1963, in Berrien Springs, MI and was the daughter of Wayne Van Dyke and Shirley Payton Van Dyke. She was a graduate of Brandy Wine High School in Niles, MI and attended Mitchell Community College. ...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...