Obituaries
Faye Setzer
Jul 26, 2013
Mrs. Faye Gordon Howie Setzer, 75, of Statesville, passed away Friday, July 26, 2013, at Autumn Care in Statesville. Mrs. Setzer was born August 16, 1937 in Charlotte and was the daughter of the late Whitson S. Howie and Ruby Davis Howie. She was a graduate of West Mecklenburg High School. Mrs. Setzer was a member of Sharon Lutheran Church...
Sadie Speaks
Jul 25, 2013
Mrs. Sadie Goodin Speaks, 85, of Harmony, NC, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 25, 2013, at her home. Mrs. Speaks was born in Iredell County on December 6, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Edgar Molden Goodin and Viola Creason Goodin. She attended Iredell County schools and on November 6, 1945 she married Coy Lee Speaks who...
Keith Keiger
Jul 23, 2013
Gregory Keith Keiger, 56, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at his home. He was born June 8, 1957 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Dustin Keiger and Susie Campbell Keiger. Mr. Keiger attended Statesville High School and was married to Janice Keller Keiger. He was a member of Bright Light Baptist Church and...
Faye Sloan
Jul 23, 2013
Mrs. Faye Genevieve Washam Sloan passed peacefully on July 23, 2013, after several years of declining health. Born in Mecklenburg County on June 23, 1919, she was the daughter of Joseph Robert Washam and Mamie Vance Washam. She was a graduate of Davis School of Nursing and was a Registered Nurse. Mrs. Sloan worked in Baltimore, MD, Conway,SC and Winston...
Mabel Pritchard
Jul 22, 2013
Mrs. Mabel Teague Pritchard, 89, of Stony Point, N. C. passed away Monday evening, July 22, 2013, at Iredell Memorial Hospital after a long period of declining health. Mrs. Pritchard was born on July 25, 1923 in Alexander County and was the daughter of the late Lawrence Herbert Teague and Laura Jane Little Teague. She was a graduate of Taylorsville...
Howard Rhyne
Jul 21, 2013
Howard Earl Rhyne, age 89, of Stony Point passed away Sunday, July 21, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem after a brief illness. Born in Alexander County on May 10, 1924 he was the son of the late Joseph Reid and Beulah Combs Rhyne. On January 31, 1942 he married the former Varina Willet. He was a veteran of World...
Kim Malpass Vines
Jul 17, 2013
Kim Malpass Vines, 44 years old, went to the loving embrace of her Lord and Savior, Jesus on July 17, 2013, after a short battle with cancer. Kim was an incredible woman. Her nickname in her family was Marshmallow, because she was so soft hearted and so sweet but could and did bounce back from life's trials. Her trials are...
Eddie Lancaster
Jul 15, 2013
Eddie O'Neal Lancaster, 62, of Salisbury, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 15, 2013 at his home. Mr. Lancaster was born October 7, 1950 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Clyde Lancaster and Evelyn Pauline Rimmer Lancaster. He attended Iredell County schools and he was married to Jenna Tevepaugh Lancaster, who preceded him in death. Mr....
Melvin Messick
Jul 14, 2013
Melvin Robert Messick, 72, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. Mr. Messick was born November 20, 1940 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Otis Messick and Florence Pippin Messick. He attended Iredell County schools and he was retired from J.C. Penny. Mr. Messick is survived by his wife,...
Estelle Lundy
Jul 14, 2013
Mrs. Estelle Elledge Lundy, 94, of 1508 Royalty Circle, Statesville, left her earthly home for her heavenly home on Saturday, July 13, 2013 from complications of a recent stroke. Mrs. Lundy was born June 7, 1919 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Buel Avery Elledge and Pearl Taylor Elledge. She was a graduate of Harmony High...
Mary Helen Matheson
Jul 14, 2013
Mary Helen Bass Matheson, 80, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at her home. She was born July 25, 1932 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Thomas L. Bass and L. Janie Pope Bass. She was a dedicated wife and grandmother. She loved to cook and bake especially for her grandkids. She was a...
John Tharpe
Jul 9, 2013
John Sykes Tharpe, 72, of Statesville and Florida, passed away Tuesday, July 09, 2013 at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte following a brief illness. He was born July 15, 1940 in Statesville and was the son of the late Otto Tharpe and Clara Sykes Tharpe. Mr. Tharpe was a graduate of Statesville High School, attended High Point University and graduated...
Peggy Poston
Jul 8, 2013
Peggy Marie Summers Poston, 75, of Statesville, passed away Monday, July 8, 2013, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center following a period of declining health. Mrs. Poston was born February 16, 1938 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late William Monroe Summers and Edna Marie Sharpe Summers. Mrs. Poston was a graduate of Harmony High School...