Obituaries

Mr. Harry Jacobs

Mr. Harry Jacobs

Sep 5, 2022

Harry Stephen Jacobs, 70, passed away on September 5, 2022. Mr. Jacobs was born October 12, 1951, to Mr. Harry (Jake) Jacobs and Mrs. Ailene Horne Jacobs. Steve was a construction supervisor for PS West construction for many years. Steve was a drill sergeant in the army reserves for 12 years. He was a member of Northview Church of Christ....

Karen Emery Weatherman

Karen Emery Weatherman

Sep 5, 2022

Karen Emery Weatherman, 75, of Statesville passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, September 5, 2022, surrounded by her family and lots of love. She was born in Iredell County on February 2, 1947, to the late Virgil Emery and Katherine Jordan Emery. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Timmy Belcher. Karen graduated from Central High...

Nelson Dewey Weicht

Nelson Dewey Weicht

Sep 3, 2022

Nelson Dewey Weicht, 88, of Statesville, died Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Alleghany County, Maryland on May 7, 1934, to the late Dewey Nelson Weicht and Mae Ruth Trail Weicht, and was the last of their 8 children to die. Nelson was also preceded in death by his wife of over 60...

Ruby McHargue Dellinger

Ruby McHargue Dellinger

Sep 1, 2022

Ruby McHargue Dellinger, 86 of Statesville passed away and went to be with her loved ones who have already gone to heaven on Thursday, September 1, 2022. She was born on May 16, 1936, to the late Earnest and Ina Head McHargue. She was also preceded in death by six sisters, Betty Lou McHargue, Annie Bell Marlow, Leeomia Dishman, Mary...

James Barnard Brewer

James Barnard Brewer

Sep 1, 2022

James Barnard Brewer, 87, passed away on September 1, 2022. Mr. Brewer was born September 19, 1934, to Mr. Joseph S Brewer and Mrs. Ethel Barnard Brewer. Mr. Brewer served honorably in the United States Navy for 3 years. He was the District Sales Manager for the New Home Sewing Machine Company for over 20 years. He also ran numerous...

Barbara Ellis Campbell

Barbara Ellis Campbell

Sep 1, 2022

Barbara Ann Ellis Campbell, 75, of Statesville, died Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Greenville, S.C. on February 17, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Troy Lee Ellis, Jr. and Mary Sue McDowell. She worked in manufacturing in quality control and was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. She enjoyed studying her Bible, computer...

Johnny Wayne Lewis

Johnny Wayne Lewis

Aug 31, 2022

Johnny Wayne Lewis, age 60, of Thomasville, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. Born on July 19, 1962, in Davidson County, NC, he was the son of Evelyn Pauline Billings Hawkins and the late James Cecil Lewis. Johnny enjoyed watching wrestling and going to church. He attended Trindale Community Church in High Point. Johnny...

Dortha Pinkston Fraley

Dortha Pinkston Fraley

Aug 30, 2022

Dortha Mary Ann Pinkston Fraley, 95 of Cleveland, died Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House.She was born in Rowan County on March 20, 1927, to the late James William Pinkston and Mary Jane Morgan Pinkston. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Spencer Benson Fraley in 2011, and a grandson, Seth Nance.Dortha had been a...

Bonnie Pyrtle Reece

Bonnie Pyrtle Reece

Aug 30, 2022

Bonnie Reece, age 76, of Winston Salem, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at her home. She was born on April 14, 1946, in Forsyth County, and was the daughter of the late Walter and Grace Pyrtle. Bonnie was a woman of strong Faith. She was a member of Wallburg Baptist Church and loved...

Mrs. Cora Perry

Mrs. Cora Perry

Aug 28, 2022

Cora Perry, 89, of Statesville, NC, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022. Cora was born February 25, 1933, to Mr. William Blankenship and Mrs. Mae Harless Blankenship in Welch, West Virginia. Mrs. Perry loved the outdoors; she liked to camp and travel. One of her favorite animals was hummingbirds, she enjoyed watching them in her yard. Cora was a people...

JW Smith Jr.

JW Smith Jr.

Aug 27, 2022

JW Smith, Jr., 75 of Statesville, died Saturday August 27, 2022, at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte following a brief illness. He was born in Iredell County on July 2, 1947. Junior owned and operated Junior’s Garage in Statesville for over 40 years. He is preceded in death by his father, JW Smith, Sr. and mother Nellie Summers Smith. Junior loved...

Amber Dawn Murphy McKnight

Amber Dawn Murphy McKnight

Aug 26, 2022

Amber Dawn Murphy McKnight, age 29, of Thomasville, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022. Born on November 3, 1992, in Davidson County, NC, Amber was the daughter of Greg Berger and the late Kimberly Dawn Murphy. Amber was a "good-hearted" woman who had a great sense of humor. She never met a stranger; and one could say people just...

Lula Ann Wilder Cranford

Lula Ann Wilder Cranford

Aug 26, 2022

Lula Ann Wilder Cranford Thomasville – Lula Ann Wilder Cranford went home to be with our Lord August 26th, 2022. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt, friend and loving wife of 48 years to Juan Cranford Sr (1931-2000). She was born June 22nd, 1932, to Daniel Thomas Wilder and Laura Alma Shirley Wilder, who preceded her...

Felicia Rose Lang

Felicia Rose Lang

Aug 25, 2022

Felicia Rose Lang, age 62, of Lexington, NC, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on May 22, 1960, in Siler City, NC to the late James Carlton and Mary Rose. Felicia graduated from DCCC and worked as a Paralegal at a local Law Firm. Felicia married Kenneth Lang on...

Carolyn Waddell Adams

Carolyn Waddell Adams

Aug 25, 2022

Carolyn Lou Waddell Adams, 79, of Statesville, died Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House following a short illness. She was born in Galax, Virginia to the late Wilmont Earl Waddell and Evelyn Rebecca Siceloff Waddell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Elam Adams. Carolyn had been a member of Calvary Baptist Church for a...

Edward Paul Hurley

Edward Paul Hurley

Aug 24, 2022

Edward Paul Hurley, 76, passed away August 24, 2022, at Lake Norman Medical Center. He was born November 18, 1945, to the late Rev. Avener J. Hurley and Elsie Blevins-Hurley and was also preceded in death by 2 brothers Hassel “Junebug” Hurley and Ronnie Hurley and a sister Linda Clawson, and his first wife Carolyn Sue Hurley. He was a...

Carolyn Joyce Grubb

Carolyn Joyce Grubb

Aug 24, 2022

Carolyn Joyce Grubb, 88, died Wednesday, August 24, 2022. Mrs. Grubb was born to the late Charlie Shields and Mrs. Janie Owens Shields. Carolyn took great pride working in retail for over 30 years, her expertise was in jewelry. Mrs. Grubb loved nature and the outdoors, mountains and creeks being her favorite scenery. She also enjoyed bird watching and tending...

Linda "Michelle" Liverman

Linda "Michelle" Liverman

Aug 23, 2022

Linda "Michelle" Liverman, age 54, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Born on February 15, 1968, in Forsyth County, she was the daughter of Clifford Thomas Moss and the late Martha Ann Hopkins. Michelle had a passion and hobby as a hair tech, and she loved her church. Michelle loved her children, grandchildren, and her nieces and nephews and...

Lynn Kathleen Cheshire

Lynn Kathleen Cheshire

Aug 23, 2022

LYNN KATHLEEN CHESHIRE 03/03/1947 – 08/23/2022 Creative and Colorful, Captivating and Compelling A Mother, A Wife, A Sister, A Friend The tenacity and determination these last few weeks further proved to all of us how strong she really was. Our “rock” fought cancer like it was a little-known thing. Mom had always been such an inspiration. The breathe and depth...

Raymond Parks

Raymond Parks

Aug 23, 2022

Raymond Parks, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington, NC. Mr. Parks retired from the United States Coast Guard and worked for the City of Port Angeles, WA upon his retirement. For years after his retirement, he would ride his Honda Goldwing to Alaska in the Summer and then return every Fall....

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