Obituaries

George Dwight Holland

George Dwight Holland

Nov 8, 2018

George Dwight Holland, 79, of Harmony passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House.  He was born on February 22, 1939 to the late Cleveland Calaway Holland and Lena Mae Brooks Holland. George attended Iredell County Schools and was a truck driver most of his career.  He was married November 9, 1967 to Elaine Elizabeth Steele who...

Patricia Gail (Lackey) Steele

Patricia Gail (Lackey) Steele

Nov 8, 2018

Patricia “Gail” Lackey Steele, 67, of Harmony passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Steele was born June 7, 1951 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late James Roland Lackey and Beatrice Cockram Lackey. She was a graduate of South Iredell High School and on February 19, 1971, she married the late...

Linda Marion (Williams) Englebert

Linda Marion (Williams) Englebert

Nov 7, 2018

Linda Marion Williams Englebert, 76, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House.  She was born on December 14, 1941 in Iredell County to the late Norris McGee Williams and Irene Prevette Williams. Linda was a graduate of Union Grove High School and Statesville Business College.  She was married to James E. Englebert in 1974...

Betty Jean (Gaither) Wallace

Betty Jean (Gaither) Wallace

Nov 6, 2018

Mrs. Mrs. Betty Jean Gaither Wallace, 89, of Harmony, died Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on February 6, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Burl Gaither and Myrtle Tomlinson Gaither. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Thomas G. Wallace. She was a member of Harmony...

James Clinton Church

James Clinton Church

Nov 6, 2018

Mr. James Clinton Church went to his heavenly home to see his Lord and his wife for their anniversary which would have been on November 8th. Born in Iredell County on June 29, 1936, he was a son of the late Harold Young Church and Daisy Hicks Church. He was a charter member of Mt. Sinai Evangelical Methodist Church and...

Sadie Julia (Link) Hansel

Sadie Julia (Link) Hansel

Nov 5, 2018

Sadie Julia Link Hansel, 78, of Olin, died Monday, November 5, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Hansel was born in Iredell County on June 21, 1940 and was the daughter of the late John McLain Link and Bertha Speaks Link.  She was a graduate of Union Grove School and on December 19, 1959 she married Kenneth M. Hansel,...

John Donald Cass

John Donald Cass

Nov 3, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of John Donald Cass born on the 18th of December 1946, announces his passing on the morning of November 3rd, 2018. John will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 52 years, Barbara, and his children Amy Cass Khatib (Fayad) and Rebecca Cass Beam along with his three grandchildren, Majdi, Nora, and...

Peggy Joyce (Waugh) Fox

Peggy Joyce (Waugh) Fox

Nov 3, 2018

Peggy Joyce Waugh Fox, 71, of Statesville, died Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Fox was born in Iredell County on February 14, 1947 and was the daughter of the late Ed Waugh and Betty Josey James.  She was a graduate of Statesville High School and attended Barnette Beauty College.  She married Mickey Franklin Fox, who preceded...

Nancy Houpe (Beckham) Cook

Nancy Houpe (Beckham) Cook

Nov 1, 2018

On November 1, 2018 Nancy Cook entered the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Dementia took some of her abilities and memories, but it never took her joy.  Nancy was born April 3, 1941 in Iredell County to Rev. John Lester and Gladys Combs Beckham, who preceded her in death.  She is survived by her husband, Johnny Cook,...

Shirlie Ann (Simmons) Isenhour

Shirlie Ann (Simmons) Isenhour

Oct 31, 2018

Shirlie Ann Simmons Isenhour was born to Paul E. Simmons and Grace Spencer Simmons on April 10, 1938. She completed her journey on earth and entered the life triumphant on October 31, 2018. Shirlie married Olin B. Isenhour on December 24, 1956 at Fairgrove United Methodist Church. They had four children; Olin Brian, Theresa Lynn (Watt), Paula Elizabeth (Young) and...

Michael Clyde Davis

Michael Clyde Davis

Oct 29, 2018

Michael Clyde Davis, 66, of Statesville, died Monday, October 29, 2018 at the home of his son. Mr. Davis was born in Mecklenburg County on September 23, 1952 and was the son of Eunice Bernice Thomas Davis and the late Clyde Bruce Davis. He attended Mecklenburg County schools and he was retired from Hickory Truss. Mr. Davis loved fast cars...

Mary Lou (Childers) Brinkley

Mary Lou (Childers) Brinkley

Oct 25, 2018

Mary Lou Childers Brinkley of Statesville passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at her home.  Born August 23, 1928 in Catawba County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late William M. Childers and Zelia Brittain Childers. Mrs. Brinkley was a graduate of Granite Falls High School and Statesville Business College.  She was married to the love of her life,...

Gregory Scott Burris

Gregory Scott Burris

Oct 25, 2018

Gregory Scott Burris, 53, of Statesville, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at his residence.  He was born in Asheville on September 15, 1965 to the late Peggy Chapman Burris and Jack Burris, who survives. Gregory was a graduate of Mooresville High School and worked in the family business, Jack’s Concrete Company, before becoming disabled. ...

William Dall Poston

William Dall Poston

Oct 24, 2018

Mr. William Dall Poston, Sr., 58, of Statesville, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at his home. Born in Portland, Oregon on August 23, 1960, he was a son of Dall Henry Poston and Bertie May Matthews Poston who survive.  He was a mechanic and plumber. He was preceded in death by a brother, Aaron Lee Poston. Survivors in addition to...

Louis James Huffman

Louis James Huffman

Oct 23, 2018

Louis James Huffman, 74, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018.  He was born in Tulsa, OK and was the son of the late Austin Louis Huffman and Winifred Tabor Willeford Huffman. He spent his early years in Bond County, IL and married Linda Jo Frey in 1966.  He went on to study forestry at the University of IL and...

Dennis Keith Drum

Dennis Keith Drum

Oct 20, 2018

Dennis Keith Drum, 66, of Sherrills Ford, died unexpectedly Saturday, October 20, 2018 at his residence.  He was born on August 15, 1952 in Iredell County to the late Thomas Leroy Drum and Sarah Nell Smith Drum. Keith was a graduate of North Iredell High School and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army.  He worked most of his...

Barry Kent Morrison

Barry Kent Morrison

Oct 18, 2018

Barry Kent Morrison, 66, of Statesville, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Morrison was born in Iredell County on November 23, 1951 and was the son of the late O.B. Morrison and Carrie Hartness Morrison Brawley.  On October 20, 2016 he was married to Pamela Fulbright Morrison. He was a graduate of North...

Mary Ann (Marshall) Hedrick

Mary Ann (Marshall) Hedrick

Oct 18, 2018

Mrs. Mary Ann Marshall Hedrick, 83, of Harmony, died Thursday, October 18, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Hedrick was born in Iredell County on August 26, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Ralph Benjamin Marshall and Mary Early Walker Marshall.  She was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and received her associate degree from Mitchell College. ...

Terry Alan Foster

Terry Alan Foster

Oct 18, 2018

Terry Alan Foster, 54, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018 at his residence.  He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on April 24, 1964 to the late Charles Foster and Wilma Jean Richardson Moon, who survives. Terry was a Captain in EMS in Johnston County, NC before becoming disabled.  He was a member of the North Carolina Rescue Association. ...

Hunter "P nut" Mark Cook

Hunter "P nut" Mark Cook

Oct 17, 2018

Hunter “P nut” Cook, 19, died unexpectedly Wednesday, October 17, 2018 as a result of a motorcycle accident.  He was born in Iredell County on November 13, 1998 to Mark Cook and Judy Welborn, who survive. “P nut” attended North Iredell High School and was employed by Kewaunee Scientific as a welder.  He was a member of Popular Springs Church...