Obituaries
Edith Caldwell Horn
Dec 27, 2015
Mrs. Edith Caldwell Purdy Horn, 87, of Cleveland, NC passed away, Sunday, December 27, 2015 at the Brian Center of Statesville. Mrs. Horn was born March 5, 1928 in Rowan County and was the daughter of the late William Mason Caldwell and Pearl Niblock Caldwell. She was a graduate of Cool Spring School and Mitchell College with a degree in...
Kathleen Elizabeth (Moore) Wright
Dec 26, 2015
Mrs. Kathleen Elizabeth Moore Wright, 67, of Stony Point, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 26, 2015, at her home. She was born September 12, 1948, in Buffalo, NY and was the daughter of the late Charles F. Moore and Joan H. Quaintance Laity. She graduated from Starpoint Central High School in NY. She retired from Industrial Distribution Group where...
James Robert Ferron
Dec 26, 2015
James Robert Ferron, 86, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Painesville, Ohio on September 28, 1929 to the late Fred Robert and Josephine O’Brien Ferron. Jim was a graduate of Cathedral Latin High School in Cleveland, Ohio and attended Michigan State University. He served his country honorably in the Navy during...
Lawrence Buck Gregory
Dec 26, 2015
Mr. Lawrence Osborne (Buck) Gregory, 88, of Statesville, died Saturday, Decembere 26, 2015 at Autumn Care Of Statesville. Born in Iredell County on May 17, 1927, he was a son of the late George Washington Gregory and Effie Fortner Gregory. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Charlie Faye Baggarley Gregory in 2005, brothers, Thomas L. (Roy)...
Thelma Morrow Bridges
Dec 25, 2015
Mrs. Thelma Morrow Bridges, 93, of Statesville, went home to be with her Savior Friday, December 25th at 12:02 am. Mrs. Bridges was born in Iredell County on April 6, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Tipton Pressly and Martha "Mattie" Nash Morrow. She was a graduate of Celeste Henkle School. On November 15, 1941 she married Ivory...
Iris Vieira (da Silva) Parker
Dec 25, 2015
Iris Vieira da Silva Parker, 75, of Statesville, passed away December 25, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Recife, Brazil on August 1, 1940 to the late Miguel da Silva Maria Vieira da Silva. Mrs. Parker had an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration and was married to Melvyn Auldin Parker who preceded her in death in...
Kenneth Lee Hedrick
Dec 25, 2015
Mr. Kenneth Lee (Shad) Hedrick 64, of Conover, died Friday, December 25, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Catawba County on May 16, 1951, he was a son of the late Charles Hedrick and Ruby Sigmon Hedrick. Shad was a graduate of Bunker Hill High School. He was of the Lutheran faith and was disability retired from the furniture...
Mary Elizabeth (Byrd) Ayers
Dec 24, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Byrd Ayers, 73, of Statesville, grew her wings and flew away to heaven to be reunited with th angels on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Hinton, W. Va. on May 18, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Garland Byrd and Ethel Hill Byrd who survives and is of Radford, Va. She...
Maurice Earl Anderson
Dec 23, 2015
Maurice Earl Anderson, 74, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Davie County on July 11, 1941 to the late Charles Roy and Elmina Renegar Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a graduate of Harmony High School and was married to Grace Creedmore Anderson, who survives. They had over 54 years of...
Lovelia Bost Lapish
Dec 22, 2015
Lovelia Bost Lapish, 92, formerly of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Lawndale Manor in Garner, NC. She was born in Iredell County on February 20, 1923 to the late Harvie Albert and Della White Bost. Mrs. Lapish was a graduate of Scotts High School and was married on June 15, 1946 to the late Lawrence Eugene Lapish. ...
Johnny Joe Waller
Dec 21, 2015
Johnny Joe Waller, 39, of Mocksville, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 21, 2015, at the Gordon Hospice House. Johnny was born in Iredell County on March 10, 1976, and was the son of Harry Wayne Waller, Sr. and Vickey Myers Barr. He attended Iredell County schools and while his health allowed, worked at The Detail Shoppe. Johnny was a...
Katherine Elizabeth Campbell
Dec 17, 2015
Katherine Elizabeth Campbell, 88, of Statesville, passed away, Thursday, December 17, 2015. She was born in Statesville on October 10, 1927 to the late Arthur and Julia Renegar Campbell. She graduated from Statesville High School on May 30, 1944 and attended Statesville Business College. She was a member of Race Street United Methodist Church. She worked at Belks for 12...
Willie Faye (Shumaker) Bradburn
Dec 16, 2015
Willie Faye Shumaker Bradburn, of Statesville, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on October 11, 1925 to the late Raymond Clyde Shumaker and Annie Grace Cornelius Shumaker. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Virginia, who died March 28, 2015. Mrs. Bradburn graduated from Statesville High School in 1942....
Jolene Faith Leigh Carter
Dec 15, 2015
Jolene Faith Leigh Carter, infant daughter of Elizabeth Marie Upright and Raymond Craig Lee Carter, died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Davis Regional Hospital. She was born on December 15, 2015. Left to cherish her memory are her mother, Elizabeth Marie Upright; her father, Raymond Craig Lee Carter; maternal grandparents, Michael and Jennifer Upright of Statesville; an Aunt, Samatha...
Edna Lee (Bustle) Lackey
Dec 15, 2015
Edna Lee Bustle Lackey, 84 of Statesville, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015. She was born in Iredell County August 29, 1931 to the late Charlie Armfield Bustle and Mable Shell Bustle . She attended Iredell County Schools and in 1947 married Charles Austin Lackey who preceded her in death. Mrs. Lackey retired from Uniglass Industries after 40 years of service...
Lois Jean (Glover) Tucker
Dec 14, 2015
Lois Jean Glover Tucker, 71, of Statesville, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015 at her residence. She was born on June 19, 1944 in Statesville to the late James Albert and Ina Marie Goforth Glover. Lois was a graduate of Statesville Senior High class of 1962. She was married to Charles Barry Tucker, who preceded her in death on February...
Thomas Lee (Tom) Yost
Dec 14, 2015
Mr. Thomas “Tom” Lee Yost, 84, died on Monday, December 14, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, NC. He was born April 1, 1931, in Bluefield, WV and was the son of the late Richard and Mary Burton Yost. Mr. Yost was retired from Crossroads Homes as a salesman. Surviving is daughter, Dana Payne Cook (Ron) of White Sulphur...
Deborah "Debbie" Ann (Goins) McGriff
Dec 14, 2015
Deborah “Debbie” Ann Goins McGriff, 54, of Stony Point, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015, at Wake Forest University Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. McGriff was born in Clio, SC on November 23, 1961, and was the daughter of the late Chesley Goins and Alice Hamilton Vickers. She attended Marlboro County schools and she was married to Tim McGriff, who...
Barbara Ernestine (Gentry) Sharpe
Dec 14, 2015
Barbara Ernestine Gentry Sharpe, 78, of Statesville, went home to be with the Lord Monday, December 14, 2015 at the Brian Center of Statesville. She was born in Alleghany County on March 31, 1937 to the late Ernest Brantley Gentry and Unafa Mae Shumate Gentry. On October 16, 1954, she married Howard Stephen Sharpe, who survives. They had celebrated 61...
Edward Eugene Lackey
Dec 13, 2015
Mr. Edward Eugene (Buster) Lackey, 80, of Statesville, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at his home. Born in Iredell County on March 24, 1935 he was a son of the late Dessie Lackey. Buster was a retired truck driver and a member of Front Street Baptist Church. He enjoyed watching TV, especially boxing, NASCAR and Westerns. He dearly loved spending...