Obituaries
Bettie Johnson
Nov 1, 2014
Bettie Lee Johnson, 75, of Statesville passed away at Davis Hospital Saturday November 1, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was born in Iredell County, September 6, 1939 to the late Chester and Shelby Nell Feimster Johnson of Harmony. Bettie attended Harmony school. Before her retirement, she was in sales. With her winning personality and sense of humor, she excelled...
Walter Garner
Nov 1, 2014
Walter Clark Paul Garner was born February 6, 1936 in Canton, Ohio to Robert and Ruth Garner. He entered into heaven October 31, 2014 after a short stay at the Gordon Hospice House with his devoted wife Carolyn at his side. Prior to this, he had been lovingly cared for in his home by his family and the wonderful caregivers...
Betty Shook
Oct 28, 2014
Mrs. Betty Helen Mason Shook, 79, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born in Iredell County on June 3, 1935 to the late Bud Wiley Mason and Ida Branton Mason. Betty attended Iredell County Schools and was married to Billy Dalton Shook who preceded her in death. She had...
Jean Owensby Jolly
Oct 27, 2014
Vera Jean Owensby Jolly, 58, of Hamptonville, NC passed away, Monday, October 27, 2014 at the Gordon Hospice House. Ms. Jolly was born June 4, 1956 in Spindale, NC and was the daughter of the late Jesse James Owensby, Sr. and Ella Louise Hawkins Owensby. She attended Statesville High School and later received her GED. She was a CNA, with...
Katie Whitestone
Oct 27, 2014
Kate Straubel Whitestone, 61, of Mooresville, passed away Monday, October 27, 2014, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. Born September 10, 1953, in Bryn Mawr, PA, Kate was the daughter of the late Charles E. Straubel and Ruth O'Bryan. She was a graduate of Philadelphia Dance Academy and received her Bachelors in Fines Arts from the NC School of the...
Duke York
Oct 24, 2014
Mr. Duke Lincoln York, 74, of Statesville, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. York was born March 31, 1940, in Iredell County and was the son of the late Noble Simpson York and Ella Mae Mayberry York. He attended Harmony school and was a former member of Harmony Baptist Church but attended The Horizon...
Clennon Lewis
Oct 23, 2014
Mr. Clennon J. Lewis, 83, of Harmony, passed away Thursday evening, October 23, 2014, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Lewis was born August 13, 1931, in Bay St. Louis, MS. and was the son of the late Charles Dolphus Lewis and Emilda Pierre Lewis. He was married to Margie Campbell Lewis who preceded him in death on February 1, 2013...
Danny Waldrup
Oct 23, 2014
Gordon Daniel Waldrup, 70, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Surry County on June 19, 1944 to the late Essie Mae Waldrup. Danny attended Jonesville City Schools and married Anna Poplin on July 12, 1963. They enjoyed over 51 years of marriage before his passing. They had a wonderful marriage. Anna...
Willie Knox
Oct 22, 2014
Mrs. Willie May Linker Knox, 93, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Knox was born May 31, 1921 in Cabarrus County, NC and was the daughter of the late Will Mack Linker and Lalla May King Linker. She was a graduate of Cabarrus and Mecklenburg County Schools and Lees McRae College. She...
Pete Lackey
Oct 22, 2014
Avery "Pete" Bryson Lackey, 60, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Mr. Lackey was born in Iredell County on October 8, 1954, and was the son of the late Lawrence Lackey and Mildred Irene Moore Lackey. Mr. Lackey was a graduate of North Iredell High School and he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. During...
William Stroud
Oct 21, 2014
William A. Stroud, 88 of Cool Spring died peacefully of natural causes at his home surrounded by family on October 21, 2014. Born November 6, 1925 in Cool Spring, North Carolina to Norris Andrew and Leora Gunn Stroud, he graduated from Cool Spring School. William entered the U.S. Navy in 1944 and served as an anti-aircraft gunner, first on the...
Joey Privette
Oct 19, 2014
Mr. Joey Wendall Privette, 57, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, October 19, 2014 at his home following a lengthy illness. Mr. Privette was born January 21, 1957 in Statesville and was the son of Franklin Delano Privette and Margaret Alene White. He attended Statesville City Schools and loved the outdoors, country music and motorcycles. He is survived by a daughter,...
Johnsie Baity
Oct 19, 2014
Mrs. Johnsie Kay Morrison Baity, 66, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, October 19, 2014 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Baity was born May 10, 1948 in Statesville, NC and was the daughter of the late William Pressley Morrison, Jr. and Clois Galliher Morrison. She was a graduate of Statesville High School and on September 21, 1968, she was married...
Gurney Ball
Oct 18, 2014
Mr. Gurney Lee Ball, 79, of Statesville, died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the V.A. Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Iredell County on March 7, 1935, he was a son of the late Hugh Gurney Ball, Sr. and Levia Jordan Ball. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Lucy Nielson...
Mary Bryant
Oct 17, 2014
Mary Elizabeth McLain Bryant, 93, of Statesville, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at her home. Mary was born in Statesville on December 20, 1920 and was the daughter of the late Clarence Walker McLain and Mabel Miller Guy McLain. She was a graduate of D. Matt Thompson High School and attended college at The Women's College (now UNC-G). She...
Coleen Henry
Oct 15, 2014
Mrs. Coleen P. Henry, 83, formerly of Statesville, died at the Bradley Health Care and Rehab Center in Cleveland, Tenn. Born in Six, West Virginia on February 5, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Evin T. Prim and Janie Atkins Prim. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jackie Lee Henry, a daughter, Charlotte Henry Pharr, brothers,...
Mary Howard
Oct 9, 2014
Mary Kathryn Perryman Howard, 78, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2014 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born in Crittenden County, Kentucky on September 29, 1936 to the late Dennis A. Perryman and Mary Lou Cindy Slayden Perryman Elliott. Mrs. Howard was a graduate of Oak Parks High School in Detroit, Michigan and was a...
Janice Gryder
Oct 9, 2014
Janice Marie Shoemaker Gryder, 66, of Statesville, passed away at her home unexpectedly on Thursday, October 9, 2014. She was born in Iredell County on April 8, 1948 to the late Latham Ray Shoemaker and Lillie Austin Shoemaker, who survives. Janice was a graduate of Cool Springs High School and received her teaching degree from Appalachian State University. She later...
Harold C. Johnson
Oct 9, 2014
Harold C. Johnson, 84, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2014, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Johnson was born in Iredell County on June 15, 1930, and was the son of the late Ralph Johnson and Elsie Mayberry Johnson. He was married to Rachel Harris Johnson, who preceded him in death. He was a self-employed carpenter. In addition...
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