Obituaries

Doris Pittman Edwards

Doris Pittman Edwards

Oct 16, 2020

Doris Pittman Edwards, age 88, of Statesville passed away peacefully on October 16, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House. She was born February 5, 1932 in Marion, North Carolina the daughter of the late Fate Pittman and Maude Parker Pittman. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Ray Pittman and daughter-in-Law, Linda Edwards. Doris taught ceramics for a number...

Dorothy Dell Chung

Dorothy Dell Chung

Oct 16, 2020

Dorothy Dell Forrester Chung, 79, passed away October 16, 2020 at Hospice of Davidson County. Dorothy was an artist, painter, sculptor and writer of poetry. She also enjoyed writing childrens books for children with difficulty in reading. Dorothy held a Master of Arts degree with a concentration in English and was also a Registered Nurse. She is survived by her...

Bonnie Faye Quick

Bonnie Faye Quick

Oct 15, 2020

KERNERSVILLE Mrs. Bonnie Beasley Quick, 80, of Kernersville, NC passed away October 15, 2020 at her home with her loving family by her side. The daughter of the late William Bryant and Pearl Brooks Burch, Bonnie retired from Guilford Mills after 31 years of service. She loved to bowl, play softball and spend time with her children, grandchildren, and great...

Lynne Bratton Maxwell

Lynne Bratton Maxwell

Oct 13, 2020

Lynne Bratton Maxwell, 69, of Statesville, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House surrounded by family and friends. Lynne was born in Guilford County on May 12, 1951 to the late Theodore “Ted” Bratton and Alma Lorena McNabb Bratton. She was a graduate of Western Guilford High School class of ’69 and UNC Greensboro where...

Roger Leslie Hall

Roger Leslie Hall

Oct 12, 2020

Roger Leslie Hall, 80, of Conover, passed away unexpectedly October 12, 2020. Born in Brooklyn, NY on July 21, 1940, he was the son of the late Ralph Leslie Hall and Theresa Pillino Hall. He married Beverly Virginia Warren on June 18, 1977 in Gainesville, Fl. Roger was a veteran of the United States Army. Since retiring as an auto...

Eliza Brooke Cochran

Eliza Brooke Cochran

Oct 12, 2020

Ms. Eliza Brooke Cochran, 24, of Lexington passed away unexpectedly on October 12, 2020. The daughter of Kenneth Wayne Cochran and Eliza Starr Hollman, Brooke loved spending time with her family, writing, and listening to music. In addition to her parents, Brooke is survived by her brother Logan Cochran of Lexington and four sisters Carmen Spaugh of Linwood, Morgan Spaugh...

Doris Marie Benfield Carson

Doris Marie Benfield Carson

Oct 11, 2020

Doris Marie Benfield Carson, 86, of Houstonville, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2020. She was surrounded with family and friends as the Lord called her home. Her school years were spent at Celeste Henkel, Statesville. Doris was a life-long member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Statesville, and married Thomas Worth Carson in the church on February 18,...

Vail Loraine Massey

Vail Loraine Massey

Oct 10, 2020

Vail Loraine McCreary Massey, 73, of Statesville, died Saturday, October 10, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House. Vail was born in Gowanda, New York on October 8, 1947 to the late William Dorst McCreary and Mabel Loraine Kerr McCreary. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James A. “Bobcat” Massey. She was an avid flower gardener, Barbie Doll...

Mary Sanders Foster

Mary Sanders Foster

Oct 9, 2020

Mary S. Foster, 90, passed away at Aldersgate Retirement Community in Charlotte on October 9, 2020. She was born in Postville, Iowa and then moved to Tryon, NC. Mary was a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill. She was a 5th-grade elementary teacher at Barringer Elementary School in Charlotte. Several years after marrying Jim Foster, they relocated to Greensboro, NC. She was...

Mrs. Josephine Harrington Maness

Mrs. Josephine Harrington Maness

Oct 8, 2020

Mrs. Josephine Harrington Maness, 92, died Thursday at Friendship Health and Rehabilitation Center in Roanoke, Va. She was born Milledgeville, Georgia on December 21, 1927 to Felix Edward Harrington and Bessie Mae Smith Harrington. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Will Maness and a daughter, Janet M. Angley. She was a member...

Donna Ann Smith

Donna Ann Smith

Oct 7, 2020

Mrs. Donna Warren Smith, 63, of Lexington, NC passed away at Hospice of Davidson County on October 7, 2020. The daughter of the late Rodney and Wenona Myers Warren, Donna was a retired manager with Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, having worked more than 30 years with them. In her spare time Mrs. Smith loved to spend time with her grandchildren...

Virginia Killian Johnson

Virginia Killian Johnson

Oct 6, 2020

Virginia Killian Helton Johnson, 96, of Statesville, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at her residence. She was born on September 16, 1924 in South Carolina to the late Isaac N. and Mary Edwards Killian. Virginia was also preceded in death by husbands, Walter Dean Helton, Sr., and Keslar McLean Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was a people person and never met a...

Terry Wayne Davidson

Terry Wayne Davidson

Oct 6, 2020

Terry Wayne Davidson, 69, of Statesville died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Davis Regional Medical Center. He was born in Iredell County on August 19, 1951 to the late George Foy Davidson and Eva Joy Rumple Leonard. Terry was a truck driver. He loved his family, home, pets and riding his Harley. Those left to cherish his memory are his...

Mr. Burl Jennings Thomas

Mr. Burl Jennings Thomas

Oct 6, 2020

Burl Jennings Thomas, 85, affectionately known as BJ, (not to be confused with the singer, a long running family joke), went home to be with the Lord at the Gordon Hospice House on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Born March 29, 1935 in Nicholas County, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Brady John Thomas and Edna Robinson Thomas....

Betty Jane Cook

Betty Jane Cook

Oct 4, 2020

Betty Jane White Cook, 77, of Statesville, died Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born on October 6, 1942 in Iredell County to the late Lewis White and Martha Estes White. She was also preceded in death by husbands, Lonnie Lambert and Paul Cook, and a son, Rickey Dale Lambert. Betty was a member of Fern...

Dorry Jane Bray Honeycutt

Dorry Jane Bray Honeycutt

Oct 1, 2020

Dorry Jane Bray Honeycutt, age 82, of Knoxville, TN passed away peacefully October 1, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Surry County, North Carolina on November 30, 1937 to the late Christopher Columbus Bray and Mattie Nelson Bray. She is also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Lewis A. Honeycutt; sons, Eric Hanes and...

Eleanor Marie Goddard Thomas

Eleanor Marie Goddard Thomas

Sep 30, 2020

Eleanor Marie Goddard Thomas, age 89, of Statesville passed away September 30, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House. She was born August 27, 1931 in Waterville, Maine the daughter of the late Howard and Julia Goddard. She is also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Raymond Thomas whom she married in 1954; and sister, Evelyn Klutz. Eleanor...

Torrence "Tracey" Chapman

Torrence "Tracey" Chapman

Sep 29, 2020

Torrence “Tracey” Smith Chapman, age 61, of Statesville passed away September 29, 2020 at her home. She was born November 28, 1958 in Iredell County, North Carolina the daughter of the late Lewis Blackburn Smith and Bernice Carpenter Smith. Tracey loved the Bold and Beautiful and created a successful blog for fan updates. She loved spending time at home in...

Walter 'Buddy' Sanford Grimmett

Walter 'Buddy' Sanford Grimmett

Sep 28, 2020

Walter Buddy Sanford Grimmett, 75 of Lexington, passed away at home on September 28, 2020. Buddy was born on July 12, 1945 to Sanford Sam Lilly Mae Grimmett in Logan, West Virginia. He was a coal truck driver owner and worked in the logging industry in West Virginia for many years. After moving to North Carolina, he worked for Forsyth...

Mary Magdalene Mash

Mary Magdalene Mash

Sep 26, 2020

Mrs. Mary Magdalene Mash (Maggie) 74 of Statesville went to be with the Father Saturday, September 26, 2020 peacefully with her family. Mrs. Mash was born in Tazewell County, VA on October 23, 1945 to the late Harry Eugene Bowers Sr. and Ellen Louise Bowers Mullins. She is preceded in death by her parents, one brother Harry Eugene Bowers Jr,...

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