Obituaries
Lucille Harwell
Apr 16, 2019
Marianna Lucille Whitlock Harwell, 77, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Harwell was born on June 17, 1941 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late John Avery Whitlock and Pearl Trivette Whitlock. She attended Iredell County schools and was married to Donnie Frank Harwell, who preceded her in death....
Arla Plasky
Apr 16, 2019
Arla McGee Plasky, 70 of Statesville, passed away peacefully at the Gordon Hospice House, April 16, 2019 following a period of declining health. Arla was born in Mt. Kisco, New York, the daughter of the late Frank A. and Alva G. McGee. Arla was raised in Cutchogue, Long Island, New York, graduated from Southhold High School, attended Plattsburg University, New...
Mrs. Margaret Salmon Knight
Apr 15, 2019
Mrs. Margaret Salmon Knight, 82, of Harmony, died Monday, April 15, 2019 at Davie Rehabilitation Center in Mocksville. Born in Iredell County on May 26, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Arch Joseph Salmon and Alva Shaw Salmon. She was also preceded in death by a son, David Kent Knight and a brother, A.J. Salmon, Jr. She was...
Hal B Beasley Jr.
Apr 15, 2019
Mr. Hal B. Beasley Jr., 82, of Statesville passed away Monday, April 15, 2019 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Beasley was born March 23, 1937 in Harnett County and was the son of the late Hal B. Beasley and Madie Peacock Beasley. He was a graduate of Cleveland High School class of 1956 and on October 12, 1956 he was...
Glen E. Migit
Apr 13, 2019
Glen E. Migit (formerly of Tremont, IL) passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 12:15 AM in Winston-Salem, NC at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center. Glen was born August 10, 1953 in Chicago, IL. He moved to Tremont at the age of 13 and lived there until August 2017 when he moved to Mooresville, NC to live near his son...
Mrs. Betty Sigmon Starette
Apr 13, 2019
Mrs. Betty Lou Starrette passed away peacefully Saturday April 13, 2019 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Betty was born June 2, 1931 in Statesville to the late Grace Ann and Clyde Oscar Sigmon. She attended Celeste Henkle School and grew up in the Celeste Community. Betty was married to the love of her life the late Herman Paul Starrette of Cool...
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...