Obituaries
Henry Hoyte Murdock
Apr 12, 2015
Mr. Henry Hoyte Murdock, 89, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Murdock was born June 17, 1925 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Thomas Hoyte Murdock and Mattie Lou Parlier Murdock. He was a graduate of Cool Spring High School and on July 20, 1947, was married to...
Donnie Sanford Wagoner
Apr 11, 2015
Donnie Sanford Wagoner, 60, of Statesville, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 14, 1954 in Surry County to the late Harvie Sanford and Betty Jean Ledbetter Wagoner. Donnie was a graduate of Wilkes County Schools and on January 6, 1979 he married Faye Holyfield Wagoner. They had over 36 years...
Lola Christine (Drum) Shives
Apr 11, 2015
Mrs. Lola Christine Drum Shives, 95, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday April 11, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Shives was born October 15, 1919 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Walter Miles Drum and Candace Mollie Fox Drum. She attended Iredell County Schools and was married to the late Larry Shives. She was the co-owner of...
Norma Jean (Toomes) Stamey
Apr 10, 2015
Norma Jean Toomes Stamey, 86, of Statesville, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Randleman, NC on October 21, 1928 to the late Thadius Alvin and Bertha Jane Vickrey Toomes. Mrs. Stamey was a graduate of Randleman High School and attended Guilford College. On December 20, 1947, she married Coy Lee “Bill” Stamey Jr....
Sandra Gail Jones
Apr 8, 2015
Mrs. Sandra Gail Jones, 65, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, April 08, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Jones was born October 11, 1949 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late William Glenn Jones and Hazel Barkley Rodgerson. She was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and had previously worked for Thor-Lo. She is survived by...
Betty Jean Overcash
Apr 8, 2015
Mrs. Betty Jean Overcash, 81, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Overcash was born May 6, 1933 in Cabarrus County and moved to the Mooresville area at a young age. She was the daughter of the late Fred Lee Overcash and Minnie Susanne Overcash Overcash. She attended Iredell County schools and on...
Dylan L. Jones
Apr 8, 2015
Well…..God decided he needed another funny, handsome, strong as an ox servant to join him, and Dylan was the chosen one. We would love for you to join us in celebrating Dylan’s life. So bring your smiles, your laughs and all those great memories of Dylan. Help Gabe, Reid, Wilder and their families celebrate another star in God’s sky. Dylan...
Doyle Eugene Shoemake
Apr 8, 2015
Mr. Doyle Eugene (Gene) Shoemake, 60, of Statesville, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born November 17, 1954 in Blowing Rock, N.C. he was a son of the late Doyle Shoemake and Evelyn Shoemake who survives. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. He graduated from Watauga High School in 1974 and was a member of...
James Michael West
Apr 7, 2015
James Michael West, 47, of Statesville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, April 7, 2015. He was born July 8, 1967, in Raleigh, N.C., and was a son of Roy Clayton West and Barbara Slane West. Jamie was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Jamie attended Brookwood School and was a 1986 graduate of Statesville Senior High School. He worked for...
Elsie Rebecca (Lentz) Guy
Apr 5, 2015
Elsie Rebecca Lentz Guy, 98, of Statesville, passed away Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Iredell County on December 12, 1916 to the late Frank and Fannie Lippard Lentz. Mrs. Guy was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and was married to Edwin “Bill” Guy, who preceded her in death. She was a homemaker...
Thomas Harvey Arrington
Apr 4, 2015
Mr. Thomas Harvey Arrington, 82, of Olin, passed away unexpectedly early Saturday morning, April 4, 2015 at Davis Regional Hospital. Mr. Arrington, most often referred to as "Tom", "Tommy", or "PawPaw" to his granddaughter and great grandchildren, was born in Iredell County on October 24, 1932. He was the son of the late Morgan Thomas Arrington and Winnie McHargue Arrington....
Rachel Moore Privette
Apr 4, 2015
Mrs. Rachel Moore Privette, 78, of Statesville, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville. Born in Rowan County on March 10, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Vance E. Moore and Elsie Basinger Moore. Rachel was a retired dietician aid and was married to Mr. Greel Dean (Jack) Privette who survives. Also surviving are...
Connie (Shoemaker) Owens
Apr 4, 2015
Mrs. Connie Shoemaker Owens, 92, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015, at the Brian Nursing Center of Statesville. Mrs. Owens was born in Iredell County on November 28, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Anne Shoemaker Sharpe and Joe Sharpe. She attended Iredell County Schools and in 1942, was married to Norman Leslie Owens, who died...
Wilmath Sherman Barker
Apr 3, 2015
Wilmath Sherman Barker, 74, of Statesville, passed away Friday, April 03, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. He was born in Wilkes County on September 15, 1940 to the late Samuel Sherman and Emma Jane Waddell Barker Shoemaker. He was educated in Wilkes County and was a self-employed commercial and residential painter. He was a member of Clear Vision Missionary...
Mary Elizabeth (Foster) Coley
Apr 1, 2015
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Foster Coley, 98, of Statesville, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in New Hanover County, North Carolina on January 7, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Jack Leonard Foster and Bertie Lee McConnell Foster. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Calvin Coley on December 18, 1962 and a...
Joyce Irene (Hollars) Henderson
Mar 30, 2015
Mrs. Joyce Irene Hollars Henderson, 76, of Mooresville, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015, at her home following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Henderson was born in Blowing Rock, NC on August 1, 1938, and was the daughter of the late McKeever McKinnley Hollars and Carrie Earlean Hollars. She was a graduate of Blowing Rock School class of ’56 and on...
Allen Ray McPhee
Mar 30, 2015
Mr. Allen “Al” Ray McPhee, 68, of Statesville, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015, following a brief illness. Mr. McPhee was born January 3, 1947, in New Hampshire and was the son of the late Raymond McPhee and Cora Dorothy Connell McPhee. He attended schools in Claremont, New Hampshire and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and on June...
Sarah Elizabeth (Dishman) Tayes
Mar 30, 2015
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Tayes, 76, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, March 30, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Tayes was born December 12, 1938 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Foy Lee Dishman and Mary Emma Dishman. She attended Iredell County Schools and in November of 1955, she was married to the late Arvel Lincoln Tayes,...
Betty G. Leckie
Mar 30, 2015
Betty G. Leckie, daughter of Whitfield and Susan Faust Leckie, sister of Sylvia L. Payne, left this world on March 30, 2015 to be with her Lord and Savior. Betty was an alumnus of Mitchell College, working for many years as a quality control chemist in Greenville, SC as well as Lenoir and Statesville, NC. She did not fear death...
Charles Ray Best
Mar 29, 2015
Charles Ray Best Sr., 87, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wayne County on November 20, 1927 to the late George H. Best Sr. and GladysLouise Rackley Best. On November 27, 1949, he married Doris Pearce Best, who survives. They enjoyed over 65 years of marriage before his passing. He...
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