Obituaries
Johnny Clinton Goforth
Dec 12, 2018
Johnny Clinton Goforth, 79, of Statesville passed away Wednesday December 12, 2018. He was born on December 19, 1938 to the late Jay Boyce and Margaret Hicks Goforth. Johnny was educated in the Iredell County School System at Olin and Harmony schools. He served in the U.S. Army spending time in Texas and Germany. Johnny worked many years as an...
Lester Daniel Souther
Dec 12, 2018
Mr. Lester Daniel Souther, 88, of Statesville, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on October 9, 1930, he was a son of the late Rochie Daniel Souther and Tishie Mae Speaks Souther. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings: Dorsey L. Souther, Flora Belle Goodin, Lela Dishman...
Clyde Wilson Thomas
Dec 12, 2018
Clyde Wilson Thomas, 84, son of Flake William and Margaret Wilson Thomas, of Mt. Bethel Road, Harmony, NC, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Clyde grew up on the farm along side his dad, working in the fields and learned a lot about farming and farm life. He graduated from Harmony High School in 1952 and maintained great relationships...
Robert Charles Lybarger
Dec 12, 2018
With Photo Col. Robert Charles Lybarger, U. S. Army Retired, 86, of Harmony, N.C., died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Brookdale Assisted Living. Born in Brush, Colorado on December 12, 1932, he was a son of the late Willis Charles Lybarger and Helen Stark Lybarger. Col. Lybarger was of the Presbyterian faith and was the second oldest of five brothers...
Marianna (Johnson) Speaks
Dec 10, 2018
Marianna Johnson Speaks, 92, of Statesville, passed away Monday morning, December 10, 2018 at her home. Heaven has gained a new Saint. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, and grandmother and devoted her life to caring for others. Mrs. Speaks was born October 3, 1926 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Henry Pinkney Johnson...
Lillian Mae (Campbell) Mabe
Dec 8, 2018
Mrs. Lillian Mae Campbell Dixon Mabe, 96, of Statesville, died Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Maple Leaf Healthcare. Mrs. Mabe was born in Iredell County on May 1, 1922 and was the daughter of the late Barnett Clyde Campbell and Hallie Mae Lundy Campbell. She attended Iredell County schools. Mrs. Mabe was married to Jim Dixon who preceded her in...
Joseph Blair Atwell
Dec 5, 2018
Joseph Blair Atwell, 61, of Harmony, passed away, Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. Mr. Atwell was born June 23, 1957 in Welch, WV and was the son of the late Miles Herbert Atwell and Rosetta Blair Shelton. He attended schools in Bradshaw, WV and was married to Brenda Lea Bailey Atwell. He retired as a coalminer...
Judy (Mason) Waddell
Dec 5, 2018
Judy Mason Waddell, 76, of Statesville, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Waddell was born in Iredell County on March 5, 1942 and was the daughter of the late Johnnie Franklin Mason and Faye Agnes Gryder Mason. She attended Central School and she was a home-maker. Mrs. Waddell was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Waddell...
Dr. Otway O'Meara Pardee
Dec 4, 2018
Dr. Otway O’Meara Pardee, 98, of Statesville passed away Tuesday, December 4th. Dr. Pardee was born June 26, 1920 in Seattle Wash. and was the son of the late Otway Pardee and Mary Gertrude O’Meara Pardee. He was a graduate of University of Washington and earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1948. He served with the...
Elizabeth Fairley (Lucas) Jones
Dec 4, 2018
Mrs. Elizabeth Fairley Lucas Jones, 85, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Mrs. Jones was born July 14, 1933 in Burgaw, NC and was the daughter of the late David Nicholson Lucas and Margaret MacMillan Lucas. She was a graduate of Queens College in Charlotte and on June 20, 1956, she married the late Avery Sherrill Jones, Sr,...
Charles Wesley Worley, Sr.
Dec 3, 2018
Charles Wesley Worley, Sr., 95, of Statesville, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 at Maple Leaf Healthcare Center. He was born in Asheville, NC on September 13, 1923 to the late Carl Bronson Worley and Rena West Worley. Mr. Worley was a graduate of Lee Edwards High School in Asheville and served his country honorably in WWII in the U.S....
James Leon Bennett
Dec 1, 2018
James Leon Bennett, 75, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on October 9, 1943 to the late Meaver Andrew Bennett and Neva Leola Keever Bennett. James was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. He married Linda Darlene Cronan Bennett...
Wayne William Henderson
Dec 1, 2018
Wayne William Henderson, 84, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, December 01, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on June 2, 1934 in Iredell County to the late James Clarence and Bertha Johnson Henderson. Wayne attended Statesville Senior High and Mitchell College. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy from 1951 until 1955 on the U.S.S....
Sheldon Jackson Murdock
Dec 1, 2018
Sheldon Jackson Murdock, 86, of Troutman, went Home to be with his Lord Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on February 21, 1932 in Iredell County to the late John Carl Murdock, Sr. and Mamie Odell Wallace Murdock. Mr. Murdock was a graduate of Troutman High School and served his country honorably in the...
Albert Doyle White
Nov 30, 2018
Mr. Albert Doyle White, 91, formerly of Statesville, died November 30, 2018 at the home of his daughter in Vance, S.C. Born in Iredell County on August 15, 1927, he was a son of the late John Albert and Connie Brown White. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Katherine Pharr White, a...
Mary Ruth Godfrey
Nov 29, 2018
Mary Ruth Godfrey, 89, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Iredell County on September 10, 1929 to the late Marshall Lee Godfrey and Carrie Belle Hartness Godfrey. Mary Ruth was a graduate of Mitchell College and Meredith College. She was a retired teacher and coach who had spent most...
Rachel Estelle (Haithcox) Holland
Nov 28, 2018
Rachel Estelle Haithcox Holland, 81, of Olin, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Rosewood Assisted Living. She was born in Iredell County on February 21, 1937 to the late William Hugh and Lulu Bell Haithcox. Mrs. Holland was a graduate of Cool Spring High School and was married on September 22, 1960 to Wayne Holland, who survives. They shared...
William "Bill" Otto Hollingsworth, Jr.
Nov 27, 2018
Mr. William “Bill” Otto Hollingsworth, Jr., 74, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at his home. Bill was born April 11, 1944 in Charlotte, NC and was the son of the late William Otto Hollingsworth, Sr. and Marie Gwinn Hollingsworth. He graduated from Appalachian State University and on October 29, 1977, he married Susan Bard Hollingsworth, who survives....
Joyce Barker Bell
Nov 27, 2018
Joyce Barker Bell, beloved wife, Mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2018, at the Gordon Hospice House surrounded by her family. Born September 15, 1931, in Statesville, NC, Joyce was the daughter of the late Cecil Carter Barker and Leila Billings Barker. Joyce married the love of her life, LP Bell, Jr., who survives. LP was always...
James Nelson (Jim) Sloan
Nov 25, 2018
James Nelson “Jim” Sloan, 79, of Statesville, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Sloan was born in Iredell County on November 8, 1939 and was the son of the late Ernest Neal Sloan, Sr and Ena Pearl Goodin Sloan. He was a graduate of Central School. Mr. Sloan served his country proudly in the...
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