Obituaries

Kimberly Anne (Eller) Lindley

Kimberly Anne (Eller) Lindley

Aug 20, 2018

Kimberly Anne Eller Lindley, 53, of Statesville, died unexpectedly on Monday, August 20, 2018 at her home.  Kimberly was born in Iredell County on August 2, 1965 and was the daughter of Charles and Lillian Kimel Eller. Kimberly was a graduate of West Iredell High School and she received her nursing degree from CVCC.  She was of the Baptist faith. ...

Carmen Mobley Jackins

Carmen Mobley Jackins

Aug 18, 2018

Carmen Mobley Jackins passed away peacefully on August 18, 2018, following a courageous battle against metastatic breast cancer. Carmen was born in Gaston Co., NC on February 19, 1946. She was the daughter of the late John Roland and Mildred Dunlap Mobley. She was a graduate of Scotts High School Class of 1964.  On May 25, 1969 she married Daniel...

Harding Ray Austin

Harding Ray Austin

Aug 17, 2018

Harding Ray Austin, 74, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 17, 2018 as a result of an automobile accident.  He was born on May 20, 1944 in Iredell County to the late Ray and Ruby Lackey Austin. Harding was a graduate of Scotts High School and on July 31, 1965 he married Linda Goodwin, who survives.  He was co-owner...

Joseph Frederick Taylor

Joseph Frederick Taylor

Aug 15, 2018

Joseph Frederick Taylor, 70, of Statesville, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 15 at his home.  Mr. Taylor was born in Atlantic City, NJ on September 4, 1947 and was the son of the late Robert Taylor and Mary Ann Kreutzer Taylor. Mr. Taylor attended high school in Pleasantville NJ and following high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army and...

Gina Peterson McLean

Gina Peterson McLean

Aug 15, 2018

Gina Peterson McLean, 51, of Troutman, died peacefully surrounded by family, following a lengthy illness at the Gordon Hospice House on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Born in Rhode Island on September 22, 1966, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Peterson and Dorothy (Binky) Wood Peterson. She was preceded in death by a son, Jonathan McLean Survivors include her...

LaRonda (Fox) Feimster

LaRonda (Fox) Feimster

Aug 14, 2018

LaRonda Fox Feimster of 165 River Pointe Lane, Boone, NC 28607, left her mountaintop home for her heavenly mansion on Tuesday, August 14th.  Laronda was born December 31, 1946 and was the daughter of the late John Marion Fox and Margaret Shumaker Fox.  She was a graduate of Harmony High School, Class of 1965. She is a member of New...

Virginia Mae (Gaither) Hinson

Virginia Mae (Gaither) Hinson

Aug 14, 2018

Mrs. Virginia Mae Gaither Hinson, 91, of Harmony, NC passed away, Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Rosewood Assisted Living. Mrs. Hinson was born May 7, 1927 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Burl Samuel Gaither and Myrtle Tomlinson Gaither. She was a graduate of Harmony High School and on December 15, 1946, she was married to...

Wes Lytton

Wes Lytton

Aug 13, 2018

Lewis Wesley “Wes” Lytton, 81, of Statesville, passed away Monday, August 13, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.   Born in Catawba County on July 1, 1937 Wes was the son of the late Fred H. Lytton and Zula Christenbury Lytton. He was a graduate of Scotts School and on October 8, 1955 he married Patsy Sue Josey Lytton, who preceded him...

Robert Hewitt (Hugh) Clontz

Robert Hewitt (Hugh) Clontz

Aug 13, 2018

Robert Hewitt (Hugh) Clontz, 82, of Troutman, passed away Monday, August 13, 2018 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. A native of Iredell County he was born December 8, 1935 to the late Kay Lee Clontz Johnson and was raised by his maternal grandparents Wade H. and Cora Maness Clontz. A 1953 graduate of Troutman High School, he attended Auto Diesel...

Rose Mary Reynolds

Rose Mary Reynolds

Aug 12, 2018

Rose Mary Reynolds, 105, of Statesville, NC, died on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Reynolds was born September 1, 1912 in in the village of Oetz in Tirol, Austria, one of four children of Joseph Fillinger and Catherina Schmidt Fillinger, both American citizens.   Her father returned to the United States in 1915 to secure a...

Kathy Kearns Montgomery

Kathy Kearns Montgomery

Aug 9, 2018

Kathy K. Montgomery, 60, went to be with her Heavenly Father Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. She was born May 26, 1958, in Asheboro, to Earl Erastus Kearns and Hazel Marie Wright Kearns. She was preceded in death by both parents; a brother, Timothy E. Kearns; and a granddaughter, Avery Marie. She graduated from Asheboro High School, where she was very...

Jerry Vinson Hayes

Jerry Vinson Hayes

Aug 9, 2018

Jerry Vinson Hayes, 77, of Taylorsville, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 9, 2018.  He was born in Iredell County on May 17, 1941 to the late Walter and Darlie Rash Hayes. Jerry attended Iredell County Schools and was of Baptist faith.  He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman who loved his dogs.  Jerry loved his family and was a...

Steve Lloyd Summers

Steve Lloyd Summers

Aug 6, 2018

Steve Lloyd Summers, 69, of Union Grove, died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, August 6, 2018.  He was born in Iredell County on August 12, 1948 and was the son of the late Doc Summers and Ruby Cook Summers.  He attended Central School and in 1967 he married Gloria Combs Summers and together they shared 50 years of marriage...

Bobby Hudson Harris

Bobby Hudson Harris

Aug 6, 2018

Bobby Hudson Harris, 76, of Statesville, died Monday August 6, 2018 at his home. Born in Iredell County on January 25, 1942, he was a son of the late Paul Hudson Harris and Lorene Sherrill Harris. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Martha Brown Harris and a son, Bradley Joe Harris, a brother, Douglas Harris and...

Curtis Eugene Moore

Curtis Eugene Moore

Aug 5, 2018

Curtis Eugene Moore, age 83, died on Sunday, August 5, 2018, in his home. Curtis was born on August 2, 1935 to the late Vance Eugene Moore and Elsie Basinger Moore.  He attended Statesville City Schools.  He worked for Southern Screw in Statesville before finding his passion as a diesel mechanic at I-40 Truck Center and Commercial Equipment. Curtis loved...

Marilyn Hatcher Chatham

Marilyn Hatcher Chatham

Aug 4, 2018

Marilyn Hatcher Chatham passed away peacefully on August 4th surrounded by her family. Mrs. Chatham was preceded in death by her husband Mr. Curtis Lee Chatham of Union Grove and her parents, Mr. Hubert Baker Hatcher and Mrs. Essie A. Rice-Hatcher of Statesville. Mrs. Chatham resided in northern Iredell County and was an active member of North Iredell Baptist Church....

Patricia Sherrill Rogers

Patricia Sherrill Rogers

Aug 2, 2018

Mrs. Patricia Sherrill Rogers, 68, of Statesville, died Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Born in Iredell County on January 20, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Tom Sherrill and Sadie Lackey Sherrill. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Rogers on January 28, 2015, whom she married on November 15,...

Skyler Briston Little

Skyler Briston Little

Aug 1, 2018

Skyler Briston Little, 96, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018, following a period of declining health. Born May 15, 1922 in Alexander County, he was the son of the late Sippie Atwell Little and Mamie Stikeleather Little. Skyler was a graduate of Scotts High School, Class of 1942, and served our country honorably, first in the Merchant Marines...

Mabel Armonde (Welborn) Troutman

Mabel Armonde (Welborn) Troutman

Jul 30, 2018

Mabel Armonde Welborn Troutman passed away Monday, July 30, 2018 at age 92. She was born in Statesville, NC, to Mabel and Clarence Welborn on June 10, 1926. Armonde will be remembered fondly for her Southern charm, passion for living, positive outlook, and the profound impact she had on the lives of her loved ones. She had countless friends in...

Edwin Gail (Squirrel) Thomas

Edwin Gail (Squirrel) Thomas

Jul 29, 2018

Edwin Gail “Squirrel” Thomas passed on to Heaven Sunday July 29th, 2018 after months of declining health. Born August 1st, 1934 “Squirrel” was born and raised in Alexander County, NC by his father Paul Alexander Thomas and mother Dorothy June Lackey Thomas. Preceded in his death by his parents; his brother Raeford Thomas; grandson TJ Prevette; brother-n-law Hugh Simpson and...