Obituaries
Laura Mae Settle Williams
Feb 2, 2014
Our mother dedicated her life to raising her children and grandchildren, and loving them into adulthood. In her there was kindness and open arms that always felt like home. We will miss her deeply. We thank Gordon Hospice House and all the workers for their care and compassion for our mother and our family and Keri Anthony, who our family...
Joe Lingle
Jan 31, 2014
Joe Thomas Lingle, 79, of Statesville, NC passed away peacefully at Gordon's Hospice House on Friday January 31 from a rare form of liver cancer. He is now resting and at peace with his heavenly father. Born on March 3, 1934, he led a long, happy and successful life with many friends and a loving family. Joe's career began and...
Prue Fox
Jan 28, 2014
Mrs. Avery Prue Waters Fox, 90, Statesville, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at her home.�� Mrs. Fox was born August 3, 1923 in Gaston County and was the daughter of the late Phate Lee Waters and Mary Lillian Snead Waters. On April 17, 1943, she was married to Paul Houston "Babe" Fox, who preceded her in death in 1999....
Ray Cleary
Jan 28, 2014
Mr. Ray Smith Cleary, 85, of Mocksville, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. He was born April 11, 1928 in Davie County and was the son of the late Jewel Cleary and Agnes Ratledge Cleary. Ray was of the Methodist faith, but due to his decline in health, he had not been able...
Myrtle Johnson
Jan 26, 2014
Myrtle Lee Rushing Johnson of Statesville died peacefully Sunday January 26, 2014 at home. She was born: October 21, 1928, Pageland, South Carolina to the late Lula Pierce and John Bunyan Rushing. She is predeceased by her two brothers, John Thomas Rushing and Willie Stevenson Rushing; her husband, Rev. William Allen Johnson and a son, Joseph Edwin Johnson. At the...
Lorene Fox
Jan 26, 2014
Lorene Frances Benfield Fox, 95, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Autumn Care. She was born in Alabama on October 23, 1918, to the late Harvey Sylvester and Tressie Timms Benfield. Mrs. Fox was educated in the Iredell County Schools and on February 21, 1942, married Ralph C. Fox who preceded her in death on February 6,...
Phyllis Heruska
Jan 26, 2014
Mrs. Phyllis Eleanor Lee Heruska, 91, formerly of Statesville, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014, at Pennybyrn at Maryfield in High Point, NC Mrs. Heruska was born on March 3, 1922 in New York and was the daughter of the late James William Lee, Jr. and Eleanor Anna Kocher Lee. She attended high school in New Jersey and in 1942...
Mabel White
Jan 25, 2014
Mrs. Mabel Watson White, 93, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Maple Leaf Healthcare. Mrs. White was born in Ashe County, NC on August 4, 1920 and was the daughter of the late Bob Watson and Margaret Faw White. She was a graduate of Ashe County schools and on February 2, 1946, she married William Arch White,...
R. Edgar Gatton
Jan 25, 2014
Mr. R. Edgar Gatton, 89, of Fairmount Road, Statesville, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Gordon Hospice House. He was born May 29, 1924 in Iredell County. He was the son of the late R.E. Gatton, Sr. and Lelia Frazier Gatton. He was a graduate of Harmony High School and he served his country during WWII and was stationed...
Arthur Beaver
Jan 25, 2014
[caption id="attachment_7057" align="alignleft" width="113" caption="Arthur Beaver"][/caption] Mr. Arthur Jesse Beaver, 90, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Beaver was born May 3, 1923 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Arthur Jesse Beaver, Sr. and Margaret Rebecca Carter Beaver. Mr. Beaver was a graduate of Cool Spring School. He was...
Paul Weston
Jan 24, 2014
Mr. Paul Burette Weston, 92, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Weston was born December 14, 1921 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Claude Henry Weston and Lela Lucinda Bustle Weston-Massey. He attended Iredell County schools and on January 18, 1941 was married to the late Rosetta Benfield...
Georgina Furches
Jan 24, 2014
[caption id="attachment_7032" align="alignleft" width="122" caption="Georgina Knox Furches"][/caption] Georgina Knox Furches, 91, passed away peacefully January 24, 2014, at Gordon Hospice House, surrounded by her loving family. She had suffered from Alzheimer's Dementia for many years. Born Dec. 11, 1922 in Wallsend, England, she was the daughter of the late John Alfred and Mary Chapman Knox. In addition to her parents,...
Jr. L.W. Lambert
Jan 23, 2014
Luin Wilford Lambert, Jr., 87, of Olin, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2014, at his home. He was born April 18, 1926 in Wilkes County to the late Luin W. Lambert Sr. and Grace Gregory Lambert. He attended Wilkes and Iredell County schools. On January 10, 1947 he was married to Edith Lucille Pardue Lambert, who survives. He...
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