Obituaries
Donald Lee Milstead
Sep 25, 2018
Donald Lee (Don) Milstead of Taylorsville Highway, Statesville, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 after an extended illness. He was born on November 5, 1928 in Alexander County and was preceded in death by his parents Claude and Lena Milstead and one sister, Jessie Rose (Rosie) Teague. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Julia Laverne (Judy)...
Ann Marie Langley-Striegel
Sep 25, 2018
Ann Marie Langley-Striegel, 48, of Statesville, died Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland on May 15, 1970, she was a daughter of the late Wayne Langley and Tearesa Simmons who survives. She was preceded in death by a brother, Wayne Nicholas Langley, Jr. Survivors in addition to her mother, include her husband,...
Themon Clifton ("T.C.") Tucker
Sep 22, 2018
Themon Clifton “T.C.” Tucker, 83, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, September 22, 2018 at his home. Mr. Tucker was born October 10, 1934 in Anson County, NC and was the son of the late Harley Blevins Tucker and Reba Goldie White Tucker. He attended Anson County Schools and was married to the late Mary Ruth Green Tucker. He was a...
Claude Larry "Snake" Miller
Sep 21, 2018
Mr. Claude Larry “Snake” Miller, 80, of Statesville, passed away, Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Miller was born October 26, 1937 in Alexander County and was the son of the late Claude Ritzel and Elsie Miller Wilcox (Sherman Wilcox). He attended Monticello Schools and on April 24, 1971, he married Marie Anderson “Bossie” Miller in...
Mary Elizabeth (Woodard) Herman
Sep 21, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Woodard Herman, 86, of Statesville, died Friday, September 21, 2018 at Maple Leaf Health Care in Statesville. Mrs. Herman was born in Sylva, NC on February 20, 1932 and was the daughter of the late Dee Gibson and Lavada Woodard Gibson. Mrs. Herman was a graduate of Cool Spring High School and she married Hansford “Buddy” Braxton Herman,...
Roma "Jean" (Helton) Jones
Sep 20, 2018
Roma “Jean” Helton Jones, 72, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at CMC-Main in Charlotte. She was born in Avondale, WV on July 25, 1946 to the late Henry and Violet Addair Helton. Jean had worked at Hunt Manufacturing many years. She found peace in the outdoors especially by the ocean and the mountains. Jean loved gardening, swimming...
Adam Brady Byers
Sep 17, 2018
Adam Brady Byers, 19, died Monday, September 17, 2018 at his home. Born in Iredell County on October 10, 1998, he was the son of Jimmy Mitchell and Melissa Ann Byers, both of whom survive. Adam was a homeschooled high school graduate and a member of Unity Baptist Church. He enjoyed trail bicycle riding, his play station, making bracelets for...
Dorothy (Harqett) Shook
Sep 16, 2018
Dorothy H. Shook, 88, of Statesville, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 16, 2018 surrounded by loved ones. Known to everyone as Dot Mama Dot or Dot Dot, she loved her family with passion. A passion we will never forget. She was born August 10, 1930 in Matthews, NC to the late Lester M. Harqett and Z. Grace Herron. On August...
Ira Lee Levan
Sep 15, 2018
Ira Lee Levan, 88, of Troutman and recently a resident of Autumn Care in Statesville, died Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a long battle with Parkinson and congestive heart failure. He was born at his home in Iredell County, delivered by Dr. Crouch, on November 20, 1929 and was the son of the late Ralph Wayne...
Carolyn Joann Miller
Sep 14, 2018
Mrs. Carolyn Joann Miller Miller, 87, of Statesville, died Friday, September 14, 2018 at Autumn Care of Statesville. Born in Catawba County on February 14, 1931, she was a daughter of the late James Ervin Miller and Sarah Etta Miller Miller. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Reginald Miller on August 3,...
Tony William Harris
Sep 12, 2018
Tony William Harris, 78, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Mountain Valley Hospice of Yadkinville. He was born in Iredell County on September 1, 1940 to the late William Espy Harris and Mattie Tomlin Harris. Tony was a graduate of Central School and was married in 1977 to Edith Faye McHargue, who survives. They shared over 41...
Patricia Christine (Cox) Dalton
Sep 10, 2018
Patricia Christine Cox Dalton, 58, of Cleveland, NC passed away, Monday, September 10, 2018 at Maple Leaf Health Care. Mrs. Dalton was born July 3, 1960 in Smyth County, VA and was the daughter Thelma Anderson Cox and the late Emmett George Cox, Sr. She was a graduate of Amelia County Schools and in June 1978 was married to Harley...
Phillip Lee Willoughby
Sep 8, 2018
Phillip Lee Willoughby, 74, of Statesville, passed away peacefully in his home Saturday morning, surrounded by his favorite ladies, Patricia, Jerri Sue, and Melissa. Phil is survived by his devoted and loving wife Patricia, sister Katie, three children Jerri Sue, Brian and Melissa, and his dog Mollie. He loved Patricia’s children as his own; David, Kathy, Robin, Tommy, and his...
Jody William Harris
Sep 6, 2018
Jody William Harris, 48, of Statesville, passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer. Jody was born in Iredell County on June 23, 1970 to Pattie Parks Harris and the late William Kent Harris. He attended Statesville city schools. He was formerly employed with Geologic Exploration as a...
Jack Lee Bottoms
Sep 5, 2018
On the evening of September 5, 2018, a beloved son and brother, Jacky Lee Bottoms, went home to be with the Lord where he was greeted with open arms by his mother. Jack, 55, of Newark, California and formerly of Statesville, died in Newark, California. Born in Iredell County on April 19, 1963, he was a son of Noah Frank...
William Talmadge Moore
Sep 5, 2018
William Talmadge Moore, 91, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Wilkes County on March 18, 1927 to the late Shirley and Annie Speaks Moore. Mr. Moore attended Iredell County Schools and was married on April 25, 1943 to Elizabeth Stroud Moore who preceded him in death on October 26,...
Amy Joy (Smith) Rivera
Sep 5, 2018
Amy Joy Smith Rivera, 54, beloved wife and mother, of Statesville passed away, Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Rivera was born March 13, 1964 in Upper Darby, PA and was the daughter of Kenneth E. Smith and Joy Snider Smith of Statesville. She graduated from Word of Life Bible Institute and was married to Michael Rivera, who...
Gary Lane Neill
Sep 4, 2018
Mr. Gary Lane Neill, 52, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Neill was born October 21, 1965 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Kenneth George Neill and Mary Ann Eades Neill. He attended Iredell County schools and on October 5, 1984, he married Deborah Link Neill, who survives...
William David Allen
Sep 4, 2018
William David (Bill) Allen, 37, of Statesville, died Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, following injuries sustained in an auto accident. Born in Bountifull, Utah on November 20, 1980, he was a son of the late James Paul Allen and Debbie Nellist Allen who survives. Bill worked as a landscaper and loved his...
Peggy Ann (Coley) Perry
Sep 4, 2018
Peggy Ann Coley Perry, 90, of Statesville, died Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Maple Leaf Health Care. Mrs. Perry was born in Iredell County on January 16, 1928 to the late Albert Thomas Coley and Mary Helen Carr Coley. She attended Iredell County schools. On November 27, 1946 she married Clyde Melton Perry who passed away on January 8, 2009. ...