Obituaries

Laura Catherine Hoover

Laura Catherine Hoover

Mar 3, 2015

Laura “Cathy” Catherine Hoover, 50, of Morganton, NC passed away, Tuesday, March 3, 2015.                 Miss Hoover was born May 21, 1964 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late William Thomas Hoover and Sandra Jean Moore, who survives of Statesville. She was a lifetime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.                 In addition to her mother, she is survived...

Ronald Lee Hall

Ronald Lee Hall

Mar 3, 2015

Ronnie Lee Hall, 62, of Statesville, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at his residence.  He was born in Iredell County on June 8, 1952 to the late Mack Harden Hall and Helen Mayberry Hall. Ronnie was educated in Iredell County Schools and attended Mitchell College.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.  He was owner/operator of South...

Joyce Joann (Hartness) Cook

Joyce Joann (Hartness) Cook

Mar 3, 2015

Joyce Joann Hartness Cook, 65, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.  She was born in Iredell County on March 3, 1950 to the late Vance and Hazel Pharr Hartness. Mrs. Hartness was educated in Alexander County Schools and was married to Clay Cook, who preceded her in death.  She worked for Craftmasters as...

Jeffrey Alan Beall

Jeffrey Alan Beall

Mar 2, 2015

Mr. Jeffrey Alan Beall, 53, of Statesville, died at his home on March 2, 2015. Born in Portsmouth, Va. on March 27, 1961, he was a son of Walter V. Beall and Shirley Nave Beall both of whom survive and are of Winston-Salem. Mr. Beall was a truck driver for Estes Express Lines and enjoyed tinkering with cars and computers...

J. D. Brawley

J. D. Brawley

Mar 1, 2015

J. D. Brawley, 86, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 at his residence.  He was born in Iredell County on June 19, 1928 to the late George Espy Brawley and Alice Benfield Brawley. Mr. Brawley was educated in the Iredell County Schools and on July 2, 1949 married Colleen Bennett Brawley, who survives.  They had over 65 years...

Charles Henry Sipple

Charles Henry Sipple

Feb 28, 2015

Charles Henry Sipple, III, 82, died at his home on Saturday, February 28, 2015.  He was born on August 11, 1932 to the late Charles H. and Helen S. Bryant-Sipple in Statesville, North Carolina.  He enlisted and honorably served his Country in the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force.  During his military career, he was stationed in Korea during the...

Martha Jean (Norris) Donaldson

Martha Jean (Norris) Donaldson

Feb 28, 2015

Martha Jean Norris Donaldson, 91, of Statesville passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 at her residence.  She was born in Iredell County on May 21, 1923 to the late John A. and Carrie Williams Norris. Mrs. Donaldson was a graduate of Scotts Senior High and Mitchell College. In 1946, she married John Withers Donaldson, who preceded her in death in...

Florence (Lowe) Lowe

Florence (Lowe) Lowe

Feb 26, 2015

Florence Grant Lowe, 92, of Harmony, passed away, Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Maple Leaf Health Care.             Mrs. Lowe was born April 2, 1922 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late John Walter Grant and Elizabeth York Grant. She attended Iredell County schools and was married to the Richard R. Lowe, who passed away in 1962. She...

Hazel Spann Anderson

Hazel Spann Anderson

Feb 26, 2015

Mrs. Hazel Spann Anderson, 76, of Statesville, died February 26, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born July 16, 1938 in Iredell County, she was a daughter of the late Delmar Caldwell Spann and Lizzie Mae Cloer Spann. She was a homemaker and enjoyed time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also enjoyed going to yard sales, shopping, cooking, going...

Betty (Summers) Brendle

Betty (Summers) Brendle

Feb 25, 2015

Betty Summers Brendle, 86, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.  Mrs. Brendle was born December 21, 1928 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late William Thomas Summers and Nora Abernathy Summers.  She was a graduate of Cool Spring School and was married to James Dalton Brendle for 67 years. Betty was...

Beatrice C. (Cockram) Lackey

Beatrice C. (Cockram) Lackey

Feb 24, 2015

Mrs. Beatrice Cockram Lackey, 88, of Mocksville, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at her home. Born in Woolwine, Virginia on August 28, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Chester Arthur Cockram and Martha Elizabeth MacAlexander Cockram. She was a member of Cockran St. Baptist Church and was a retired textile worker from Clark-Schwebel. She attended Woolwine Virginia Public...

Dora Grace (Hitchcock) Kahler

Dora Grace (Hitchcock) Kahler

Feb 23, 2015

Mrs. Dora Grace Hitchcock Kahler, 88, of Statesville, died Monday, February23, 2015 at The Gardens Of Statesville. Born in Meadville, Pa. on April 13, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Chester L. Hitchcock and Edna Smith Hitchcock. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Harry R. Kahler, five brothers and three sisters. She was a retired...

Ernest Gilbert Campbell

Ernest Gilbert Campbell

Feb 23, 2015

Ernest Gilbert Campbell, 93, of Statesville, passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.  He was born in Iredell County on October 11, 1921 to the late Ernest Eugene and Onie Olivia Albea Campbell. Mr. Campbell was educated in the Iredell County Schools and served his country honorably in the Army during WWII.  He served with the Thunderbirds...

JoAnn (Cline) Burrell

JoAnn (Cline) Burrell

Feb 23, 2015

JoAnn Cline Burrell, 80, of Statesville passed away on February 23, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital.   She was born on January 24, 1935, in Kannapolis to the late Marvin Morris and Ada Belle Murdock Cline. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Haskell Burrell.  She is survived by three daughters, Sandra B. Blankenship (Doug), Rhonda Burrell, and Zina...

Broadus Blaine Wagner

Broadus Blaine Wagner

Feb 21, 2015

Mr. Broadus Blaine (B.B.) Wagner, 84, of Statesville, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. Born in Watauga County on June 8, 1930, he was a son of the late George Blair Wagner and Nancy Cheek Wagner. Mr. Wagner was a member, former Sunday School Teacher and usher for 60 years at Western Avenue Baptist...

Flake R. Conner, Jr

Flake R. Conner, Jr

Feb 21, 2015

Flake R. Conner, Jr. entered Heaven and into the presence of his Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, February 21. He passed away peacefully at his Statesville home surrounded by loved ones. He was 68 years old. He is survived by his wife  of 43 years, Judy Moore Conner; his son Michael Lee Conner and his wife Julia of Charlotte; and...

Franklin Boyd Daniels

Franklin Boyd Daniels

Feb 21, 2015

Mr. Franklin Boyd Daniels, 81, of Charlotte, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at his home. Born in Iredell County on September 25, 1933, he was a son of the late Boyd William Daniels and Eva Hopkins Daniels. Mr. Daniels was an accountant and retired from the U.S. Postal Service as a mail handler. He was an avid baseball fan enjoying...

Bradley Kyle Sherrill

Bradley Kyle Sherrill

Feb 21, 2015

Mr. Bradley Kyle Sherrill, age 40, of Statesville went to meet our Lord on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Gordon Hospice House.  Brad was born in Statesville, NC on October 5, 1974 and was the son of Dr. Coite and Mary Ann Sherrill. Brad was a graduate of South Iredell High School and received his BS in Agricultural Education from...

Fay Gwendola (Millsaps) Mason

Fay Gwendola (Millsaps) Mason

Feb 21, 2015

Mrs. Fay Gwendola Millsaps Mason, 77, of Statesville, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Rowan County on July 11, 1937, she was a daughter of the late William Virgil Millsaps and Irene Givens Millsaps.  She was a member of Rocky Hill Baptist Church and worked in textiles for 37 years. She graduated from Central...

Adrienne Rose (McNevin) Haggerty

Adrienne Rose (McNevin) Haggerty

Feb 18, 2015

Mrs. Adrienne Rose McNevin Haggerty, 94, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Haggerty was born in the Bronx, NY on September 29, 1920 and was the daughter of the late Joseph F. McNevin and Rose McGovern McNevin.  She was a graduate of Villa Maria High School in Bronx, NY and received her...