Obituaries
Sr Charlie Goodin
May 29, 2014
Charlie Goodin, 76, of Denver, passed away at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, following a courageous battle with lung disease. He was born February 1938, in Statesville, NC to Bonnie Elder Goodin and the late William "Bill" Goodin. He graduated from Statesville High School in 1956. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy, one of which was aboard the...
Della Biddle
May 25, 2014
Mrs. Della Taylor Biddle, 71, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 25, 2014, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Biddle was born in Tarboro, NC on March 27, 1943, and was the daughter of the late James Merton Taylor and Nellie Rogers Taylor. She was a graduate of Tarboro High School and on March 9, 1963, she married Eric...
Janie Johnson
May 24, 2014
Mrs. Laura Jane "Janie" Rochester Johnson, 73, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, May 24, 2014 from an automobile accident. Mrs. Johnson was born January 8, 1941 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Dillian D. Rochester and Euphie Overcash Rochester. She was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and was a member of Friendly Chapel Baptist...
Virginia Parks
May 23, 2014
Virginia Malenda Sipe Parks, 88 of Statesville passed away Friday May 23rd, 2014 at Maple Leaf Nursing Center. Mrs. Parks was the daughter of Lawrence Hubert Sipe and Novella V. Watts Sipe who preceded her in death. Mrs. Parks was born in Catawba County and was a resident of Statesville where she attended and graduated from Cool Springs High School....
Larry Williams
May 23, 2014
Larry Irvin Williams, 70, of Windy Gap, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 at Wake Forest Medical Center. Mr. Williams was born December 4, 1943 in Iredell County to the late John Call "J.C." Williams and Hazel Edwards Williams, who survives. He attended Union Grove School and on September 14, 2001 he married Lee Shores Williams, of the home. He...
Thelma Gregory
May 13, 2014
Mrs. Thelma Geneva Miller Gregory, 82, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Gregory was born October 4, 1931, in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Hubert E. Miller and Eva Nell Campbell Miller. She was a graduate of Celeste Henkel School and on June 7, 1952, she married Espy Paul...
Steve Fink
May 13, 2014
Mr. Stephen Webster Fink, 67, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Duke Raleigh Hospital following a brief illness. Steve was born in Concord, NC on September 27, 1946, and he was the son of the late Paul and Ruth Fink. He was a graduate of Statesville High School's class of 1966, and he attended Alverson Draughan Business...
Coyte Byers
May 12, 2014
Coyte Melvin Byers, 80, of Statesville, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born September 11, 1933, to the late Lee Roy and Mamie Drum Byers. Before his retirement, he was employed by Commscope in Catawba. He loved gardening and giving away what he grew to neighbors. He also enjoyed taking care of his yard...
Shirley Williams Shives
May 10, 2014
Shirley Ellen Williams Shives, 79, of Statesville, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Autumn Care following a lengthy illness. Ms. Shives was born in Iredell County on September 23, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Carl Redmond Williams and Edna Mills Williams. She was a graduate of Statesville High School and she...
Joan Graham
May 9, 2014
Mrs. Joan Marie Howell Graham, 79, of Mooresville, NC, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014, at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House. Mrs. Graham was born in Long Island, NY on November 27, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Jesse Howell and Mary Young Howell. She was a graduate of Norwalk High School in Norwalk, CT. On April...
Jerry Frazier
May 9, 2014
Mr. Jerry James Frazier, 63, of Statesville, passed away Friday, May 09, 2014, at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a period of declining health. Mr. Frazier was born in Iredell County on September 13, 1950, and was the son of the late James Ralph and Lois Perkins Frazier. He was a graduate of Iredell County schools and he was of the...