Obituaries
Doris M. (Redding) Norris
Feb 18, 2016
Mrs. Doris Redding Norris, 86, of Statesville, died Thursday, February 18, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Charlotte on November 9, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Curtis Adair Redding and Faye Huneycutt Redding. She was an active member of Western Avenue Baptist Church. She was the head of the Pink Ladies and Candy Stripers at...
Elbert Hoke Richardson
Feb 17, 2016
Mr. Elbert Hoke Richardson, 72, of Troutman, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at his home. Elbert was born April 13, 1943 in Orlando, FL and was the son of the late Hoke Smith Richardson and Edith Clark Richardson. He was a 1961 graduate of Apopka High School and graduated from University of Florida and graduate school of banking at...
Jim Godfrey
Feb 16, 2016
Mr. Jim Godfrey, 88, of Statesville, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Iredell County on October 21, 1927, he was a son of the late Marshall Lee Godfrey and Carrie Belle Hartness Godfrey. He moved to New Jersey following his graduation from Scotts High School in 1945. While a...
Margaret Elizabeth (Batte) Hamilton
Feb 16, 2016
Margaret Hamilton passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. She was born in Asheville, NC on October 25, 1929, daughter of the late Leslie Howard and Mary Elizabeth Cosby Batte`. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, Dr. Ralph Hamilton and her older brother, Leslie Howard Batte` and his wife, Peggy. She...
Claudia (Snow) Beaver
Feb 15, 2016
Mrs. Claudia Snow Beaver, 87, of Statesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Beaver was born in Iredell County on February 15, 1929, and was the daughter of the late D. Green Snow and Verla Keller Snow. She attended Statesville city schools and was married to Gaither L. Beaver, who preceded her in death....
Harvey Lee (Lee) Waddell, Jr
Feb 15, 2016
Harvey Lee Waddell, Jr, 41, of Harmony, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Lee was born in Iredell County on August 26, 1974, and was the son of Deborah Lynn Bass Miller. He was a graduate of West Iredell High School and on August 26, 1999, he married Tina Elaine Vaden Waddell, who survives....
Virgie (Cloer) Holland
Feb 14, 2016
Virgie Cloer Holland, 99, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016, at Rosewood Assisted Living. Mrs. Holland was born February 6, 1917, in Catawba County and was the daughter of the late Roby Littlewood Cloer and Gertrude Lowdermilk Cloer. She attended Catawba County schools and she was married to Kermit Fletcher Holland, who preceded her in death on March...
Mack Odell Anderson
Feb 13, 2016
Mr. Mack Odell Anderson, 66, of Statesville, died Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Asheboro, N.C. on October 10, 1949, he was a son of the late Mack Odell Anderson and Pansy Jane Farmer Anderson. He was retired from the N.C. Dept. Of Transportation and was a member of Fern Hill Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing,...
Raymond Arthur Brown
Feb 12, 2016
Mr. Raymond Arthur Brown, 68, of Statesville, died Friday, February 12, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Kingston, New York on March 6, 1947, he was a son of the late Arthur Brown and Ida Elizabeth White Brown. He was formerly a janitor at Rondout Valley High School and was a U. S. Army veteran. He was preceded in...
Tammy Renee (Anderson) Hayes
Feb 12, 2016
Tammy Renee Anderson Hayes, 48, daughter of Bill Anderson of Lake Norman, died February 12, 2016 in Asheville. Born in Lumberton, N.C. on January 8, 1968 she was a disability retired R.N. She enjoyed writing, singing, drawing and spending time with her children. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 Saturday at Floyd Mortuary in Lumberton, N.C. with visitation following....
Edith Anderson Wells
Feb 11, 2016
Edith Anderson Wells, 87, of Statesville, passed onto her heavenly home February 11, 2016. She was born in Greeneville, Tennessee on February 24, 1928. She was a graduate of Plant City High School where she was the high school beauty queen and after graduation worked as a medical secretary. She was married to Harry Ray Wells who preceded her in...
Fred Daniel Jolly
Feb 7, 2016
Mr. Fred Daniel Jolly, 94, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Lifecare Center of Banner Elk. Mr. Jolly was born October 29, 1921 in Caldwell County and was the son of the late John Harrison Jolly and Ella Crump Jolly. He attended Caldwell County schools and served in the US Army for seven years during World War...
Jacqueline Danielle Meredith
Feb 7, 2016
Jacqueline Danielle Meredith, 30, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, February 07, 2016 at Davis Regional Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on October 20, 1985 to Jackie T. Meredith and Renee Reid Meredith. Jacqueline was a graduate of West Iredell School and had been a waitress in several area restaurants. She had a great love for painting, the...
Harold Ross Johnson
Feb 6, 2016
Mr. Harold Ross Johnson, 80, of Stony Point, died Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born in Iredell County on January 8, 1936, he was a son of the late Ross Johnson and Janie Byers Johnson. He worked in textiles and part time farming. He especially enjoyed his time spent farming. He was preceded in death by...
William "Bill" Albert Shoemaker
Feb 6, 2016
William “Bill” Albert Shoemaker, 90, passed away at the Gordon Hospice House on February 6, 2016 after a period of declining health. He was born in Iredell County on January 31, 1926 to the late Roy and Oshiel Dingler Shoemaker. Mr. Shoemaker served his country proudly in the US Army during WWII and he was a guard at the Nuremberg...
William Robert (Bobby) Estes
Feb 5, 2016
William Robert “Bobby” Estes, 70, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at his home. Mr. Estes was born in Iredell County on February 7, 1945, and was the son of the late Robert Lonnie Estes and Lydia Belle Ellis Estes. He was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and on August 5, 1984, he married...
Karee (Peg) Relian (Hoover) Laws
Feb 4, 2016
Karee (Peg) Hoover Laws, 85, of Statesville, passed away Thursday February 4, 2016 at Maple Leaf Health Care. She was born on September 29, 1930 to the late A.A. Hoover and Mary Benfield Hoover. Peg was a graduate of Troutman High Schools and was retired from Heritage Knitting. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Troutman. Left...
Billy Nelson Davis
Feb 4, 2016
Mr. Billy Nelson Davis, 72, of Purlear, N.C., died Thursday, February 4, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Clanton, Alabama on October 10, 1943, he was a son of the late Kelly Davis and Mildred Hughes Davis. He was a retired sheet metal field supervisor and a member of Parkway Garden Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, watching...
Anne Belle (Griffin) Yost
Feb 4, 2016
Anne Griffin Yost, 84, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, February 04, 2016 at Autumn Care of Statesville. She was born on November 22, 1931 in Belton, SC to the late John Calhoune Griffin and Vera Madden Griffin Mrs. Yost was a graduate of Belton High School and was married to Ben Ross Yost, who preceded her in death on January...
Georgia (Stewart) Wagner
Feb 3, 2016
Georgia Stewart Wagner, 84, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Mrs. Wagner was born September 20, 1931 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late George Austin and Ella Dagenhart Stewart. She was a graduate of Celeste-Henkel School and attended Carolina Business College. On December 15, 1951,...