Obituaries
Janet Elaine (Overcash) Kirkman
Dec 1, 2015
Janet Elaine Overcash Kirkman died Tuesday December 1, 2015 at the Serenity House in Mooresville, NC. She was born in Iredell County on February 23, 1955 to the late Ira Monroe Overcash, Jr. and Betty Jean Overcash Overcash who preceded her in death. Janet was a graduate of the Davis Hospital School of Nursing and served in private duty most...
Martha Pauline (Benfield) Rochester
Dec 1, 2015
Mrs. Martha Pauline Benfield Rochester, 88, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Brian Center of Statesville. Mrs. Rochester was born November 11, 1927 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Ras Triplett Benfield and Beulah Moose Benfield. She attended Celeste Henkel School and on February 2, 1960, she married Lawrence Eli Rochester, who preceded...
George Edward Young
Dec 1, 2015
Mr. George Edward Young, 83, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Young was born October 8, 1932, in Baltimore, MD and was the son of the late Harry Augustus Young and Esther Marie Mills Young. He was a graduate of Mount St. Joseph High School in Baltimore and was a veteran of the...
Dessie Lee (Stout) Speaks
Nov 30, 2015
Dessie Lee Stout Speaks, 89, of Union Grove, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on November 12, 1926 to the late June Lee and Susan Branton Stout. Mrs. Speaks was a homemaker and a member of New Life Community Baptist Church. She was married to Roy Lee Speaks, who preceded...
Tony Alan Evans
Nov 29, 2015
Tony Alan Evans, 57, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, November 29, 2015 at his residence. He was born on May 8, 1958 in Iredell County to James Herman and Barbara Harris Evans, who survive. Tony was a graduate of North Iredell High School Class of 1976 and was a member of Society Baptist Church. Before his disability, he loved...
Gloria Brown Michalowski
Nov 29, 2015
Mrs. Gloria Brown Michalowski, 69, of Statesville, died Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Born in Iredell County on July 31, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Archie Brown and Eva Elliott Brown. She was a former auto dealer F & I manager and a homemaker. She enjoyed her family and church. She...
Jeannette Dawn (Mayhew) Summers
Nov 27, 2015
Jeannette Dawn Mayhew Summers, 80, of Statesville, died Friday, November 27, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on May 21, 1935, she was a daughter of the late William Clyde Mayhew and Cleva Jeannette Ostwalt Mayhew. She was a member of South River Baptist Church. She was a loving homemaker and mother for twenty years before...
Eulalia (Pullen) Cook
Nov 26, 2015
Mrs. Eulalia Pullen Cook, 88, of Statesville, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Cook was born November 15, 1927, in Richmond County, NC and was the daughter of the late Harry M. Pullen and Clara Pratt Pullen Poston. She was a graduate of Richmond County School and she was married to Allen Cook, who preceded...
Mary Frances (Allen) Fanjoy
Nov 26, 2015
Mary Frances Allen Fanjoy, of Statesville, died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Statesville on December 6, 1930, she was a daughter of the late William Henry Allen and Virginia Steele Allen. On December 29, 1953, she married Thomas Alison Fanjoy to whom she was married for 61 years. She was a...
Clyde Franklin Campbell, Jr.
Nov 26, 2015
Clyde Franklin Campbell, Jr., 65, of Harmony, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at his residence. He was born May 7, 1950 to the late Clyde F. Campbell and Pauline Harris Campbell, who survives. Mr. Campbell attended Harmony High School and on June 27, 1969 married Mary Rosalie York, who survives. They had over 46 years of marriage before his...
Melodie Ann (Cornelison) Trent
Nov 25, 2015
Melodie Ann Cornelison Trent, 59, of Statesville, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on December 29, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Rembert Cornelison and of Virginia Allen Cornelison who survives. Ann was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. She sang in the choir and enjoyed music as...
James Kenneth (Sonny) Keller
Nov 23, 2015
My dear father, James Kenneth (Sonny) Keller was called to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, November 23, 2015. He was born on September 15, 1933 in Iredell County to the late Pressly Lee and Cecil Marie Jackson Keller. Mr. Keller was educated in Iredell County Schools and worked for B.W. Overcash Trucking until his retirement. He was...
Ruth Bernice (Benfield) Hope
Nov 21, 2015
Mrs. Ruth Bernice Benfield Hope, 83, of Statesville, died Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Rowan County on May 12, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Garland Eugene Benfield and Mamie Ella Hartness Benfield. She was a member of Rocky Hill Baptist Church. Ruth was a homemaker most of her life and enjoyed...
Martha Jean (Reavis) Horne
Nov 20, 2015
Mrs. Martha Jean Reavis Horne, 76, of Statesville, died Friday, November 20, 2015 at her home. Born in Iredell County on February 9, 1939, she was a daughter of the late William Floyd Reavis and Mary Elizabeth Guy Horne. She was a member of Monticello United Methodist Church and attended Bible Baptist Church. She graduated from Scotts High School and...
Elizabeth Lenora (Watts) Weaver
Nov 19, 2015
Mrs. Elizabeth Lenora Watts Weaver, 93, of Statesville, died Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Jurney’s of Statesville. She was born July 17, 1922 in Iredell County to the late Columbus Wooten Watts and Mary Elizabeth Davis Watts. She was a graduate of Scotts High School and Mitchell College. Elizabeth and her husband, the late George B. Weaver, were charter members...
Jerry Lee Johnson
Nov 18, 2015
Jerry Lee Johnson, 76, of Statesville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Alexander County on January 27, 1939, he was a son of the late Graham and Grace Sherrill Johnson. Jerry graduated from Stony Point High School where he was a noted baseball player and...
Mark Jason Conaway
Nov 18, 2015
Mark Jason Conaway, 44, of Troutman, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on January 17, 1971 to the late Gary Paul Conaway, Sr. and Martha Jane Wilkinson Conaway, who survives. Mark was educated in the Iredell County Schools and was self-employed doing small engine repair. He was a loving father,...
Walter Ronald (Ron) Weatherman
Nov 18, 2015
Walter Ronald “Ron” Weatherman, 74, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on January 9, 1941 to the late Walter E. and Marie Privette Weatherman. Ron was a graduate of Statesville High School in 1959 and served his country honorably in the National Guard. He married Nan Ketchie on May...
Carl Arthur (Smokey) Craig
Nov 16, 2015
Mr. Carl Arthur “Smokey” Craig, 77, of Statesville, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, November 16, 2015. Mr. Craig was born on March 10, 1938 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Charles Arthur and Daisy West Craig. He was a graduate of Statesville High School and was of the Baptist...
Howard Coffey
Nov 15, 2015
Mr. Howard Coffey, 84, of Statesville, died Sunday, November, 15, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Avery County on June 7, 1931, he was a son of the late Daniel Coffey and Jodie Coffey Coffey. He attended New Bethany Baptist Church and enjoyed playing bluegrass music, having played in several bands. He retired from Blanton & Moore in...
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