Obituaries
Frank Edward Copley
May 31, 2020
Mr. Frank Edward Eddie Copley, 53, of Thomasville, NC passed away unexpectedly at his home on May 31, 2020. Eddie was an upholsterer by trade and was employed by Miller Desk and Henredon Upholstery. He loved playing music, songwriting, and singing. Eddie also loved to draw, play video games, and fishing. Mr. Copley was predeceased by his father Franklin Magellon...
Billie Foulks Grant
May 29, 2020
Billie Ann Foulks Grant, 78, of Charlotte, died Friday, May 29, 2020 at her home. She was born in Iredell County to the late Hubert F. Foulks and Eunice Caywood Foulks. Billie was a graduate of Scotts High School and was a member of Mountain Island Church of Christ in Charlotte. She had worked in quality control at Caraustar where...
Herman Lacy Gillis
May 28, 2020
Herman Lacy Gillis, 87, of Statesville died Thursday, May 28, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Hoke County on January 17, 1933 to the late Percy Gillis and Ada Guin Gillis. He was also preceded in death by his siblings, Clyde Gillis, Luther Gillis, Louise Hord, Clara Mae Gillis and a grandson, Joseph Konen. Herman worked in the...
Mr. Ronald Dwight Dison
May 27, 2020
Mr. Ronald Dwight Dison, 64, of Stony Point, died Thursday. Born October 9, 1955 in Iredell County, he was a son of the late Grady Dison and Rose England Dison. He was a disabled auto body technician. Survivors include his wife, the former Cathy Jenkins, a son, Carter Dison and his wife, Charlotte, a daughter, Angie Johnson and brothers, Billy...
Paul Henry Etchells, Jr.
May 25, 2020
Paul H. EtchellsJr.Passed away Monday, May 25th After a brief illness at Thomasville MedicalCentersurrounded by members ofhis lovingfamily.Paul was born in Providence Rhode Island to the latePaul Sr.and Joan Etchellsof Exeter Rhode Island. He was a proud member of the US Army serving 13 years from 1980-1993. Paul was a devoted father, grandfather, andgreat grandfather. He always said it was...
Lois Ovaline Watts
May 25, 2020
Lois Ovaline Reavis Watts, age 98, of Statesville was a beloved Mother, Grandma, Great Grandma and friend to many, met her Savior and was reunited with her beloved husband, JP, early Monday, May 25, 2020. She was born on April 9, 1922 in Yadkin County the daughter of the late Rev. Marshall F. Reavis and Minnie May Reavis. She was...
Carli Jordan White
May 22, 2020
Carli Jordan White, 29, of Statesville passed away Friday evening May 22, 2020. She was born April 29, 1991. Carli possessed a lifelong love for people, animals, and Mickey Mouse; she was beloved for her spirited nature and her fierce love for her family. She had special relationships with her grandparents and found particular joy in spending time with many...
Gregory Wayne Akers
May 21, 2020
Gregory Wayne Akers, 58 of Lexington, passed away May 21, 2020. Gregory was born April 26, 1962 to Harold and Betty Akers in St. Joe Missouri. He enjoyed life, his family, and spent a lot of his time hunting, fishing, and going to yard sales. He also had a gift of working on computers and anything automotive. Mr. Akers is...
John Ross Fox
May 20, 2020
John Ross Fox, 77, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the Sherrills Ford Hospice House. John was born in Iredell County on February 1, 1943 and was the son of the late Grafton M. Fox and Mary Mecimore Fox. He was a graduate of Statesville city schools and he attended Mitchell College. John was married to the...
Kimberly Rowe Gregg
May 20, 2020
Kimberly June Rowe Gregg, 43, of Cleveland, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020. She was born in Buchanan County, Virginia on June 7, 1976 to Randall Rowe and Deborah Addair Rowe. She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, William and Yvonne Addair and paternal grandparents, Ned and Gaynell Rowe. Kim was an inspector with NGK Ceramics. She enjoyed working with...
Charles Wayne Nobles
May 19, 2020
Mr. Charles Wayne Nobles, 56, of Thomasville passed away May 19, 2020 at Hospice of Davidson County. Mr. Nobles was of the Baptist faith , worked for Duncan Construction Company and loved reading his Bible and spending time with grandchildren and family. Mr. Nobles is predeceased by his father Clifford Devon Nobles, brothers James and Randall Nobles, and sister Deborah...
Theron Hale
May 15, 2020
Theron Hale, age 67, of Davenport, Florida passed away May 15, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, North Carolina. He was born April 21, 1953 in Fort Myers, Florida the son of the late Haywood and Mary Hale. He is also preceded in death by his brother, James Hale. Theron lettered in track then graduated from Scotland High School...
Brenda Kay Sappington
May 14, 2020
Brenda Kay Sappington, age 71, of Olin passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House. She was born April 15, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland the daughter of the late Rufus Wade Shaver and Ethel Johnson Shaver. She is also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Brenda was employed by the...
Clarence Woodrow Hutchinson Jr.
May 13, 2020
Clarence Woodrow Hutchinson, Jr., 74, of Mooresville, died Wednesday, May 13, 2020. He was born in Glen Jean, West Virginia on December 3, 1945 to the late Clarence W. Hutchinson, Sr. and Nellie Margaret Stover Hutchinson. Clarence was a punch press operator with Industrial Dynamics for many years. He loved Jesus, enjoyed watching Jimmy Swaggart, fishing, going to the mountains...
Wendy Elaine Turner
May 11, 2020
Wendy Elaine Foster Turner, 49, of Statesville, died Monday, May 11, 2020 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Born in Catawba County on May 19, 1970, she was a daughter of the late James Foster and Gladys Helms who survives. Wendy was a conservative, sensitive lady with grace and dignity. She had a love for the outdoors that included hunting, fishing...
Clarence Edgar Shook Jr.
May 8, 2020
Clarence Edgar “Dude” Shook, Jr. died Friday, May 8, 2020 at Heritage Place. He was born in Iredell County on August 11, 1933 to the late Clarence E. Shook, Sr. and Virginia Pearl Stewart Shook. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Coleman Shook and a sister, Faydean Massey. Mr. Shook was a self-employed plumbing and heating technician....
Garry Alan Tilley
May 7, 2020
Garry Alan Tilley, 61, of Statesville, died Thursday, May 7, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on January 23, 1959 to Margaret “Pearl” Church Tilley and the late Johnnie M. Tilley. Garry had two passions in his life; music and his three granddaughters. Music was Garry’s life, it flowed from his soul like the keys he...
Conrad "Vance" Owen
May 3, 2020
Conrad “Vance” Owen, 40, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Vance was a quiet and peaceful man. He was one who preferred to work behind the scenes. He found joy in his never-ending quest to eliminate the world of zombies, one at a time; one game at a time. A difficult battle that was, but now...
Mabel Holland
May 1, 2020
Mabel Gwendolyn Gryder Holland, aged 84, passed away on May 1, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Mabel was born May 7, 1935, in Iredell County and was the next to youngest child of the late William J. Gryder and Dovie Estelle Payne Gryder. Mabel grew up on the family farm with sister, Phyllis; and seven brothers, Clay,...
Lynn Mitchell
Apr 30, 2020
Ethel “Lynn” Mitchell went home to meet her Savior on April 30, 2020. She was born in Scott County, Virginia in 1947 to the late Tom and Marie Herron Flinchum. She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Lynz Glenn Mottinger. Her remarkable story of survival inspired everyone she met. Beginning with a near-fatal brain aneurysm in 1984, she...
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