Obituaries

Mrs. Helen Brown Galliher

Mrs. Helen Brown Galliher

Mar 8, 2019

Helen Galliher Mrs. Helen Eunice Brown Galliher, 83, passed away peacefully at the Gordon Hospice House after a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease on Friday, March 8th, 2019. She was born November 7th, 1935 to Charles Spurgeon Brown, Sr. and Edna Sloan Brown of Olin, N.C. She was a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church for most of her...

Grady "Fuzzy" Daniels

Grady "Fuzzy" Daniels

Mar 8, 2019

Mr. Grady “Fuzzy” Daniels, 88, of Statesville, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at Maple Leaf Healthcare. Mr. Daniels was born in Iredell County on October 26, 1930 and was the son of the late Columbus Flake Daniels and Martha Southers Daniels. He attended Iredell County Schools and on October 23, 1948 he married Viola Sharpe Daniels and together...

Margaret Souther

Margaret Souther

Mar 8, 2019

On a cold morning, March 6, 2019 Margaret Elizabeth Davis Souther heard the call from her Savior and Lord Jesus to come on to her eternal home across the River Jordan where she was greeted by her Lord, her husband Ulysses Grant Souther, who had preceded her in death on September 1997, and her parents and multiple family members and...

Mr. Arthur Chapman Weber Sr.

Mr. Arthur Chapman Weber Sr.

Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Arthur Chapman Weber, Sr., 91, of Statesville, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Genesis of Mooresville. Born in Rockville Centere, New York on December 7, 1927, he was a son of the late Joseph George Weber, Sr. and Irene Myers Weber. He was a member of St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church where he was also a member of...

Heather Sigmon Freeze

Heather Sigmon Freeze

Mar 4, 2019

Mrs. Heather Elizabeth Sigmon Freeze, 32, of Statesville, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House surrounded by family. Her death was caused from a rare chronic decease called Arachnoiditis and other complications. Mrs. Freeze was born in Iredell County on July 11, 1986 and was the daughter of Glenn Ray Sigmon and Teresa Kay Jenkins...

Lawrence Gregory Patton

Lawrence Gregory Patton

Mar 3, 2019

Lawrence Gregory Patton (Sweet Pea), was born sleeping on March 3, 2019 at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, NC. He was the cherished fourth son of Alex and Larin Patton and brother to Donovan, Charlie and Bryson. His family will forever cherish the brief moment they were given with him. He is also survived by his paternal great-grandparents, Don and...

Neil Allen Garnett

Neil Allen Garnett

Mar 2, 2019

Mr. Neil Allen Garnett, 80, of Statesville, passed away on Saturday, March 2 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Garnett was born in Carver, MA on August 7, 1938 and was the son of the late Clarence Garnett and Agnes Anquist Garnett. He was a graduate of Silver Lake High School in MA. On September 12, 1987 he married Valerie Hayes...

Gerald Ernest Olson

Gerald Ernest Olson

Mar 2, 2019

Mr. Gerald Ernest Olson (Jerry), 86, of Statesville, died Saturday, March 2, 2019 at his home. Born in Milwaukee, Wis. On January 10, 1933, he was a son of the late Leonard Olson and Vivian Moss Olson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Anita Lighty. Jerry was a retired regional sales representative for...

Virginia Parker Stradley

Virginia Parker Stradley

Feb 28, 2019

Virginia Parker Stradley, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Stradley was born February 15, 1931, in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Alonza Burton Parker and Bessie Rogers Parker. She was married to the love of her life, James Oscar Stradley on June 1, 1957. He preceded her in death...

Dennis Ray Bell

Dennis Ray Bell

Feb 25, 2019

Mr. Dennis Ray Bell, 70, of Harmony, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 25, 2019 at his home. Mr. Bell was born in Iredell County on August 23, 1948 and was the son of the late Francis Marion Bell, Sr. and Mary Lou Tucker Bell.  He was a graduate of Cool Spring High School and he attended Campbell University. Mr....

James Franklin Elmore, Jr.

James Franklin Elmore, Jr.

Feb 24, 2019

Mr. James Franklin Elmore, Jr., 88, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019 at his home.  Mr. Elmore was born in Kinston, NC on September 12, 1930 and was the son of the late James F. Elmore, Sr. and Clyde “Odie” Brinkley Elmore.  He attended Lenoir County Schools and he served his country proudly in the U.S. Army during...

Joe Rayle Stevenson

Joe Rayle Stevenson

Feb 22, 2019

Joe Rayle Stevenson, 87, of Statesville, went Home to be with his heavenly Father Friday, February 22, 2019 at his residence.  He was born in Iredell County to the late John Harvey and Salle Martin Stevenson. Joe was a graduate of Scotts High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War attaining the rank of Sergeant in...

Billy "Joe" Wallace

Billy "Joe" Wallace

Feb 22, 2019

Billy Joe Wallace, 81, of Statesville, died Friday, February 22, 2019 at Maple Leaf Health Care. He was born September 24, 1937 to the late Marvin Edward and Alene Seller Wallace. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Wallace and a sister-in-law, Elsie Wallace Moore. Mr. Wallace had attended Troutman schools and was a retired sander with...

Wayne Robert Ward

Wayne Robert Ward

Feb 21, 2019

Wayne Robert Ward, 72, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.  He was born on November 16, 1946 in Long Valley, NJ to the late Asa Douglas Ward and Stella Brouch Ward. Wayne was a Churchmans Business College graduate and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army.  On February 28, 1970, he married...

Grover Elvin Holt, Sr.

Grover Elvin Holt, Sr.

Feb 21, 2019

Mr. Grover Elvin Holt, Sr., (Elvin), 89, of Mt. Ulla, died Thursday, at Atrium Health in Concord, N.C. Born in Stanly County on April 4, 1929, he was a son of the late Reuben Millard Holt and Elizabeth Howard Holt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, the former Betty Kennedy Holt and a...

John Milton Carson, Jr.

John Milton Carson, Jr.

Feb 20, 2019

John Milton Carson, Jr., 97, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at his residence.  He was born in Iredell County on April 29, 1921 to the late John Milton Carson, Sr. and Lillian Mabel Campbell Carson. Mr. Carson attended Statesville City Schools and served his country honorably in the Merchant Marines during WWII.  He was married on October...

Stan W. Eliassen

Stan W. Eliassen

Feb 18, 2019

Oistein “Stan” Windingland Eliassen, 91, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 18, 2019 at Maple Leaf Health Care.  He was born on June 18, 1927 in Norway to the late Erling W. Eliassen and Marie Henriette Hansen Eliassen. Mr. Eliassen was a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and on September 20, 1952 he married Marjorie Purdy Eliassen.  She...

Steve Ray Grant

Steve Ray Grant

Feb 18, 2019

Steve Ray Grant, 68, of Statesville, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on November 19, 1950, he was a son of the late Braxton Grant and Ida Wilson Grant. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Grant and two sisters, Arleen Wilcox and...

Thomas Gray Stanley

Thomas Gray Stanley

Feb 15, 2019

Mr. Thomas Gray Stanley, 81, of Statesville, died Friday, February 15, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on November 27, 1937, he was a son of the late Elmer Thomas Stanley and Cynthia Mattie Grayson Stanley. He was a retired truck driver and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was preceded in death by a...

Rufus "Wayne" Holland

Rufus "Wayne" Holland

Feb 15, 2019

Rufus “Wayne” Holland, 86, of Olin, passed away Friday, February 15, 2019 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Wayne was born in Iredell County on October 19, 1932 and was the son of the late Ace Holland and Kathleen Holland.  He was a graduate of Harmony High School and on September 22, 1960 he married Rachel Haithcox Holland and together they...