Obituaries
Linda Joann Harris
Apr 12, 2019
Linda Joann Harris, of Statesville, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019. Born March 11, 1948 in Elkin, she was the daughter of the late William Clyde and Dixie Irene Garris Harris. She was a 1969 graduate of Davis Hospital School of Nursing and had worked at Davis Hospital, Uniglass Industries and Clark Equipment as a Registered Nurse. In addition to...
Larry Wayne Bowman
Apr 11, 2019
Larry Wayne Bowman, Sr., 76, of Carolina Beach, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 11, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 2, 1943, in Forsyth County, NC, to the late George Washington Bowman and Helen Pratt Bowman. Larry loved all his family more than anything. He gave them all a...
Willa Rebecca Taylor
Apr 11, 2019
Willa Rebecca Bell Taylor, 92, of Statesville, died Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Taylor was born in Iredell County on January 10, 1927, to the late Ernest Ray and Ina Bell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Troy Taylor, Jr. and a daughter; Wanda T. Asher. Mrs. Taylor was a member of...
Alana Cerrone Long
Apr 10, 2019
Alana Diane Cerrone Long, 64, of Statesville, died Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in New York City to the late Armond Cerrone and Anne Boris Cerrone. Alana was a member of St. Philip The Apostle Church. She graduated with a Master’s Degree and was an IT Manager for IBM. She had worked for...
Mr. Jonathan Michael Morrison
Apr 10, 2019
Jonathan Michael Morrison, 43, of Harmony, died Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at his home. Born on February 18, 1976 in Iredell County, he was a son of Michael Dean Morrison and Patricia Ann Barker Morrison, both of whom survive. He was a fabricator with GMS Racing, and a 1994 graduate of North Iredell High School, having played all sports throughout...
Randy Carroll Brown
Apr 8, 2019
Mr. Randy Carroll Brown, 70, of Statesville, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2019 at Carolinas Continued Care in Charlotte. Mr. Brown was born in Iredell County on July 1, 1948 and was the son of the late Lester Gibson and Mildred Irene Brown Gibson. He was a graduate of Iredell County schools On July 16, 1966, he married Sharon...
Kay Ramsey King
Apr 7, 2019
Kay Ramsey King passed away peacefully at the Gordon Hospice House on April 7, 2019. Kay was born April 15, 1947 in Statesville, NC and was the daughter of the late Charles Hugh Ramsey and Mary Corrine Reavis Ramsey. Kay had a lifelong love of music of all kinds. She was the choir director/organist for Boulevard Methodist and later Christ...
Trudy Sharpe Horton
Apr 6, 2019
Trudy Kay Sharpe Horton, 70, of Statesville, died Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Trudy was born in Iredell County on June 14, 1948 and was the daughter of the Viola Sharpe Daniels and the late Grady Daniels. She attended Troutman High School and she was a member of Living Word Ministries. While her health...
Mr. Richard E. Stewart
Apr 5, 2019
Mr. Richard E. Stewart, 58, of Statesville, died Friday, April 5, 2019 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Born in Iredell County on February 5, 1961, he was a son of the late Paul Thomas Stewart and Shirley Byers Stewart who survives. He attended New Bethany Baptist Church and was a 1979 graduate of West Iredell High School. He enjoyed walking,...
Alma Mahaffey Medlin
Apr 4, 2019
Alma Pearl Mahaffey Medlin, 78, of Statesville, died Thursday, April 4, 2109 at her residence. Mrs. Medlin was born in Iredell County on September 1, 1940, to the late Mitchell C. Mahaffey and Viola Estelle Lail Mahaffey. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ted Jefferson Medlin. Alma was a graduate of Scotts High School, had worked at...
Robert Sloan Earnhardt, Sr
Apr 4, 2019
Robert Sloan Earnhardt, Sr, went to be with his Lord on April 4, 2019. Robert was born in Mooresville, NC on December 22, 1927 to the late James Alexander Earnhardt, Sr. and the late Ila Mae Penniger Earnhardt. He graduated with his GED from Mooresville High School. He started working at the age of 12 on Saturdays and after school...
Donald Otis Warren
Apr 3, 2019
Donald Otis Warren, 87, of Statesville, died Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Baptist Hospital. He was born January 1, 1932 in Iredell County to the late Ed Warren and Eva Fox Warren. He was also preceded in death by a son; Joseph Warren and 2 sisters; Margie Warren and Roberta W. Brown. Donald was a veteran of the Navy and...
Sandra "Sandy" Lee Morrison Harrison
Apr 2, 2019
Mrs. Sandra (Sandy) Lee Morrison Harrison, 75, of Statesville, passed away and went to be with her Lord, on Monday, April 29, 2019 at Autumn Care in Statesville, surrounded by her caring family. Sandy was born in Bryson City, NC, on June 20, 1943 and was the daughter of the late Ray Cameron Morrison and Maureen Smith Morrison. She was...
Patsy "Pat" Marlowe
Mar 31, 2019
Mrs. Patsy “Pat” Bost Marlowe, 64, of Statesville, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House following a brief illness. Pat was born in Iredell County on December 11, 1954 and was the daughter of the late J.C. Bost and Ruth Brewer Bost. She attended Iredell County schools and on November 10, 1974 she married Ed...
Christopher "Chris" Lee Parks
Mar 30, 2019
Christopher Lee Parks, 46, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at his home. Chris was born in Sumter, SC on July 15, 1972 and was the son of the late Larry Lee Parks and Katherine Ann Finlayson Parks. He was a graduate of Statesville High School and he worked as a cabinet maker with Cabinets Plus....
William Porter Morrison
Mar 29, 2019
William Porter Morrison, 99, of Statesville, died Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born November 8, 1919 in Iredell County to the late Blake Lee Morrison, Sr. and Lula Valdora “Valley” Hux Morrison. He was also preceded in death by 3 brothers; Louis, Blake Lee, Jr and John Osborne Morrison and 3 sisters; Louise M....
Dortha "Dottie" Deal Brown
Mar 27, 2019
Mrs. Dortha “Dottie” Deal Brown, 74, of Statesville, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Brown was born in Iredell County on March 31, 1944 to the late Elmer “E.D.” Durant Deal and Sarah Elizabeth Cline Deal. She was a graduate of Celeste Henkel School Class of ’62 and...
Leslie Foster Davidson
Mar 26, 2019
Leslie Phillips Foster Davidson, 59, of Statesville, died Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Novant Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Leslie was born in Iredell County on December 31, 1959 to the late Wallace Wilkie Foster and Betty Lou Walters Foster who survives. She was a member of St. Johns Lutheran Church where she was both a Sunday school teacher and...
Juanita Taylor Brucklacher
Mar 25, 2019
Juanita Taylor Brucklacher, 93, of Statesville, passed away on March 25, 2019. Juanita was born in Statesville on December 26, 1925, the daughter of the late Swindell and Janie Moose Taylor. She was a member of Front Street Baptist Church in Statesville. In addition to her parents, Juanita was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Brucklacher, her brother, Perry...
Elda Marie Dishman
Mar 25, 2019
Mrs. Elda Marie Dishman, 68, of Statesville, died Monday, March 25 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Dishman was born in Iredell County on October 13, 1950 and was the daughter of the late Toylee Dishman and Emmer Mae Dishman Dishman. She attended Iredell County schools and she was married to Roy Lee Dishman who preceded her in death. Mrs....