Obituaries
Delbert Merrell Beck
Aug 12, 2020
Mr. Delbert Merrell Beck, 78, of Thomasville passed away August 12, 2020 at the Hospice Home of High Point. The son of the late William ODell and Vernice Varker Beck, Delbert was a Supervisor at Amazon Cotton Mills and in his spare time he loved to fish and spend time on his computer. In addition to his parents, Mr. Beck...
Mr. Raymond James Sullivan
Aug 11, 2020
Mr. Raymond James Sullivan, 77, of Mooresville, died Tuesday at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was a purchaser in the technology industry and served in the U. S. Air Force. There will be no local services and he will be buried in the Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, New York. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the D.A.V....
Joyce Sturguss Snipes
Aug 10, 2020
Joyce Lee Sturguss Snipes, 64, of Hickory, died Monday, August 10, 2020 at Frye Regional Medical Center. She was born in Rowan County on July 21, 1956 to the late James Gantt and Evelyn Sturguss. Joyce was retired from Walmart as a switchboard operator. She enjoyed being retired, watching old classic horror movies, drawing and music. She was an incredibly...
Mimi-Dell Moore
Aug 8, 2020
Mrs. Mimi-Dell Murdock Moore, 83, of Troutman, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Mimi-Dell was born in Iredell County on March 6, 1937 to the late Lake Wood Murdock and Pearl Jane Myers Murdock. Mimi-Dell attended Iredell County Schools she was married to Eugene McGee, who preceded her in death. She later married Hansel...
Jerry Poole
Aug 6, 2020
Roy “Jerry” Poole, 70, of Statesville, NC died peacefully at his home on Thursday, August 6th following a brief illness. Jerry was born on March 27, 1950 to Roy Poole and Jeanette Poole Morgan at Double Springs, Alabama. He resided most of his life in Statesville. Surviving his death are Jerry’s wife of 50 years, Sheila West Poole, and his...
Doreen Marjorie Rodgers
Aug 6, 2020
Doreen Marjorie Rodgers, 58, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020. She was born October 26, 1961 to James Lillian Locke. Doreenloved spending time with her family, especially her granddaughter Lola. A favorite past time was listening to music and dancing. She is survived by her children, Shane Rodgers and Dylan Rodgers; grandchild, Lola Rodgers; brother James Locke; and her...
John Michael Shirley
Aug 5, 2020
John Michael Shirley, age 50, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. John was born in Lexington, NC to John Paula Shirley on May 8, 1970. He was preceded in death by his father, John Shirley. Surviving are his mother, Paula Shirley; daughter, Alexandria Shirley fiance Christopher Williams; grandson, Kingston Smoot; sister, Kelly Robert Rawls; nephews, Andrew Rawls, Josh Maggie...
Richard Arnold Hartness
Aug 5, 2020
Richard “Hank” Arnold Hartness, age 82, of Statesville passed away August 5, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 20, 1938 in Alexander County, North Carolina the son of the late Vance Billy Hartness and Hazel Pharr Hartness. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 63 years, Ethelene Hartness; three brothers and...
John Everett Gillespie
Aug 3, 2020
John Everett Gillespie, 71, of Lexington, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020. He was born March 25, 1949 to Earl Heneritta Fox. In addition to his parents, Mr. Gillespie is preceded in death by his brother, Elmer Fox and sister Verlie Sue Fox. John is survived by his children, John Tina Gillespie, Marla David Rauch; fiance, Patricia Sue Addair; sisters,...
Aileen Miller Pierce
Aug 2, 2020
Beloved mother and grandmother, Virginia Aileen Miller Pierce, 92, of Statesville, passed Sunday, August 2, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born March 31, 1928 in Catawba County to the late Jonas and Sarah Miller. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Roy Christopher Pierce, Jr. in 2005 and an infant daughter, Anita...
Harold Augustus Scarlett Jr.
Aug 2, 2020
Harold Augustus Scarlett, Jr., 78 of Olin, formerly of Millsboro, Delaware, died Sunday, August 2, 2020. He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey on September 3, 1941 to the late Harold A. Scarlett, Sr. and Elizabeth Stout Scarlett. He was preceded in death by his wife of 41 years, Diane Alla Jenkins Scarlett, and a brother, Jack Scarlett. Harold was...
Herman Marshall Speece Jr.
Aug 2, 2020
Herman Marshall Speece Jr., age 66, of Union Grove passed away August 2, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House. He was born March 7, 1954 in Union Grove, North Carolina, the son of the late Herman Marshall Speece Sr. and Dorothy Brown Speece. Also preceding him in death are his two brothers, Stephen Speece and Leland Speece. Herman graduated from North...
Johnny Randall Compton
Aug 2, 2020
Johnny “Randy” Randall Compton, age 66, of Olin passed away August 2, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville. He was born June 1, 1954 in Iredell County, North Carolina the son of the late Johnny Blaine Compton and Adell Lambert Compton. Randy enjoyed being outdoors gardening, riding his tractor, tending bees or even riding a motorcycle. He had a...
April Dawn Ward
Aug 1, 2020
Miss April Dawn Ward, 37, passed away August 1, 2020 at Yadkin Nursing Center in Yadkinville, NC. April was previously employed at the Workshop of Davidson and enjoyed coloring and her coloring books. Miss Ward is predeceased by her grandmother Joan Ward. She is survived by her mother Maralyne Sanchez (Juan Gomez) of Greensboro, sister Jasmine Sanchez and brother Jonathan...
Madrid Cass Jordan
Jul 31, 2020
Madrid Eula Cass Jordan, 93, of Harmony, died Friday, July 31, 2020 at Rosewood Assisted Living. She was born in Iredell County on March 24, 1927 to the late John Cass and Pearl Rash Cass. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Carl Jordan, 4 brothers, Craten, Meredith, Horace and Ben Cass and 4 sisters, Frida Pearl Busque, Nancy...
Roy Dale Pegram
Jul 30, 2020
Mr. Roy Dale Pegram, 62, of Stokesdale passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at SECU Hospice Center in Yadkinville, NC. A Guilford County native and the son of the late Elmer Pegram and Bessie Tucker Price, Dale worked for over 20 years at The Bistro in Miami, FL. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran and loved flying, travelling,...
Ralph Frye Tomlin
Jul 27, 2020
Ralph Frye Tomlin, 92, of Statesville, died Monday, July 27, 2020 at the Abernathy Laurels in Newton. He was born in Iredell County on July 18, 1928 to the late James Tomlin and Lois Norris Tomlin. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Doris Duncil Tomlin. Mr. Tomlin was retired from Bell South as an...
Mrs. Glenda Elizabeth Kelley
Jul 26, 2020
Mrs. Glenda Elizabeth Benge Kelley, 69, of Statesville, died Sunday, July 26, 2020 at her home. Born in Iredell County on December 24, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Dewey Benge and Bertie Roseman Benge. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her church, Monticello Baptist Church, and gospel music. She was a Godly woman. Her husband, Hubert Kelley...
Jo Ann Millsaps
Jul 26, 2020
Jo Ann Jurney Millsaps, 77, of Statesville, died Sunday, July 26, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Iredell County on July 5, 1943 to the late Zackary Jurney and Rachel Johnson Jurney. Jo Ann was a graduate of Central High School. She grew up enjoying helping her parents operate Jurney’s Grocery. She retired from Intercraft Industries and was...
Terry Lynn Gutsch
Jul 22, 2020
Terry Lynn Gutsch, age 61, of Statesville passed away peacefully on July 22, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House. He was born October 19, 1958 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Patricia Herpich Gutsch and the late Dwight Luther Gutsch. Terry collected trains and was a member of the train club in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a man of faith,...
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