Obituaries
Carl Junior ("Junior") Nance
Jul 20, 2015
Carl Junior Nance, 82, of Statesville, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born in Iredell County on March 1, 1933 to the late Flake Lee and Ethel Wyatt Nance. Mr. Nance attended Cool Springs School and on September 12, 1953, he married the love of his life, Omie Mae Anderson Nance, and they shared...
Ruth Little Lentz
Jul 18, 2015
Mrs. Ruth Little Lentz, 93, of Statesville went to be with her heavenly Father on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at her home. She was born January 20, 1922 in Alexander County to the late Charlie O. Little and Bessie Warren Little. Ruth was a homemaker and worked with her husband on their poultry farm. She was a loving wife, mother,...
James Quince Martin
Jul 17, 2015
Mr. James (Jim) Quince Martin, 73, of Statesville, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. He had been in declining health for several years. Jim was born Wednesday, May 13, 1942 in Iredell County to the late Odell and Dorothy Church Martin. He graduated from Harmony High School in 1960. He furthered his education by...
Sybil Mae (Welborn) Trivette
Jul 16, 2015
Sybil Mae Welborn Holder Trivette, 73, of Union Grove, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House following an extended illness. She was born on July 8, 1942 in Iredell County to the late Lawrence Welborn and Ruby Rail Dishman Welborn. Sybil attended Smith Chapel Church and was retired from Bernhardt Furniture Company. She enjoyed playing bingo,...
Beatrice Summers Johnson
Jul 16, 2015
Mrs. Beatrice Summers Johnson, 79, of Statesville, died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on October 31, 1935, she was a daughter of the late George Summers and Alice Beckham Summers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. William Ray Johnson. She was a member of Mountain Road Baptist Church and...
Rev. Charles Wayne Gillespie
Jul 12, 2015
Rev. Charles Wayne Gillespie, 82, son of the late Rev. Joe and Rebecca Gillespie, of Abbs Valley, VA. went home be with his Lord on Sunday, July 12, 2015 surrounded by his family. He was born in Chatham Hill, VA. and was a Pocahontas High School graduate. He obtained degrees in Accounting and in Business Administration. He was a retired...
Lois Beck Beck
Jul 12, 2015
Mrs. Lois B. Beck, 88, of Statesville, died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Burke County on April 25, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Dwight Christopher Beck and Velsie Louise Morrison Beck Sheppard. She was also preceded in death by her step father, Mr. Grady Francis Sheppard. Lois was also preceded in...
Leo G Alvey, Jr.
Jul 8, 2015
Mr. Leo Alvey, Jr., 91, of Statesville, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at his home. Born in Cannelton, Indiana on March 8, 1924, he was a son of the late Leo Alvey, Sr. and Edith Glenn Alvey. He was a member of St. Philip The Apostle Catholic Church and was retired from Broyhill Furniture Mfg. in Newton. He was a...
Virginia Lee (Davidson) Parks
Jul 8, 2015
After struggling for 3 years with Cortical Basal Gangliatic Degeneration, God welcomed Virginia Lee Davidson Parks home. She passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015 surrounded by her family, listening to her favorite Christian traditional hymns. Virginia was born November 16, 1939 to Dura Mowbray Davidson and Teddy Davidson. She grew up on a farm in Olin, NC. She never missed...
Hilda Pauline James
Jul 7, 2015
Hilda Pauline James, 92, died Tuesday, July 07, 2015, at Gordon Hospice House due to complications from congestive heart failure. Miss James, a longtime Statesville resident and retired educator, was born April 23, 1923, in Fines Creek, Haywood County as the fourth of seven children to the late Norman Crawford James Sr. and late Nellie Bly Green James. The centers...
Rosalie (Barkley) McCreary
Jul 6, 2015
Mrs. Rosalie Barkley McCreary, 94, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, July 6, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. McCreary was born January 23, 1921 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Hugh Alexander Barkley and Ruby Munday Barkley. She attended Iredell County schools and on May 24, 1952, she was married to the late Luther Lee...
William"Bill" Kenneth Taylor
Jul 6, 2015
William (Bill) Kenneth Taylor, 80, of Statesville, passed away peacefully Monday, July 6, 2015, at the Gordon Hospice House joining his beloved son Russell together in their eternal home. He was born in Iredell County on January 29, 1935 to the late Frank and Minnie Warren Taylor Clendenin. Bill was a graduate of Cool Spring High School and served his...
Dorothy Bass Carson
Jul 2, 2015
Dorothy Bass Carson, 87, of Statesville, died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on April 12, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Fletcher Bass and Lillian Chambers Bass. She was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church and formerly was a hospital volunteer at Iredell Memorial and Davis Hospitals. She was preceded...
Deborah Elaine (Beaver) Houston
Jul 1, 2015
Mrs. Deborah “Deb” Elaine Beaver Houston, 62, of Statesville, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family and loved ones on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. She was born in Iredell County on January 21, 1953, and was the daughter of the late Mack Beaver, Sr. and Betty Jenkins Beaver. She was a graduate of North Iredell High School and...
George Rhodell Kiser
Jul 1, 2015
George Rhodell Kiser was escorted home by angels to his Heavenly home on July 1, 2015, following a sudden illness. He leaves behind his wife Edwanna Coffey Kiser, two sons, Dale Kiser and Jeremy Kiser, and one daughter, Shana Mendoza. He will be greeted by his parents, Bernadine and L.C. Kiser and his son, Garett. He is survived by 14...
Robert "Bob" Calvin Eller, Sr.
Jul 1, 2015
Robert (Bob) Calvin Eller, Sr. 82, passed away at Gordon Hospice House on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in Statesville, North Carolina. Bob was a son of the late Thomas Irving Eller and Sallie Caroline Severt Eller. Born in Moravian Falls, NC, Bob graduated from Wilkes Central High school in 1950 where he played football, participated in the ROTC program and...
Harry Ray Wells
Jun 26, 2015
Harry Ray Wells, 89, never met a stranger. His friendliness sprung from a true love for God and all people. He greeted his Savior on Friday, June 26th. He was born in Plant City, Florida on August 23, 1925. He was a loving husband, dad, grandpa and faithful friend who will be missed by many. Those who knew him will...
Pauline "Prissy" (Miller) Jenkins
Jun 23, 2015
Mrs. Pauline Miller “Prissy” Jenkins, 71, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Jenkins was born May 20, 1944, in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Henry Shelton Miller, Sr. and Pauline Sykes Miller. She was a graduate of Statesville city schools and on December 28, 1963, she married Richard Benjamin Jenkins,...
Deborah Taylor Stevenson
Jun 23, 2015
Deborah Taylor Stevenson, 57, of Statesville, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Laurel, Maryland on March 9, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Claude Taylor and Ima Moore Taylor who survives. She attended Eastern Star Holiness Church in Raleigh with her daughter. She enjoyed church and travel. Deborah was a retired CNA...
Lou (Myatt) Bell
Jun 23, 2015
Lou Myatt Bell, 87, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Asheboro, NC on February 15, 1928 to the late Thomas Ernest and Lucile Scarboro Myatt. Mrs. Bell was a graduate of Asheboro High School and Salem College where she majored in music. On December 3, 1949, she married Edward...
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