Obituaries
Mavis Frances (Jones) High
May 31, 2018
Mrs. Mavis Frances Jones High, 85, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. High was born in Gaston County on April 5, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Elmer Jones and Daisy Groves Jones. She was a graduate of Gastonia High School. On November 4, 1951 she married Alvin...
Donald Ray Estes
May 30, 2018
Mr. Donald Ray Estes, 77, of Statesville, died Wednesday May 30, 2018 at his home. Born in Iredell County on May 23, 1941, he was a son of the late Grady Jackson Estes and Pearlie Mae Sipes Estes. He was a member of South River Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing and fishing tournaments, hunting and time with his family. He...
Luther Gillespie Hunter
May 30, 2018
Dr. Luther Gillespie Hunter, 74, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at his home. Dr. Hunter was born February 2, 1944 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Luther Gillespie Hunter, Sr. and Carmie Rhyne Hunter. He was a graduate of Statesville High School, class of 1962, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,...
Helen (Knall) Royer
May 29, 2018
Helen Royer, 81, of Statesville, NC, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at home surrounded by family. Helen is survived by her husband of 59 years, Ron, daughter Rhonda Douglas and fiance Eric Burnette, and two grandsons, Ryan Douglas and Michael Seville. She is also survived by a sister, Johanna Geiger. Helen was born July 25, 1936, in Irwin, PA. ...
David Lynn Campbell
May 29, 2018
Mr. David Lynn Campbell, 59, of Statesville, died Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at his home. Born in Iredell County on February 8, 1959, he was a son of the late Frank Campbell and Wanda Speece Campbell. He was an employee of Engineered Sintered Components in Troutman and enjoyed riding his motorcycle and shooting his guns. In addition to his parents,...
Kasie Eileen (Westmoreland) Robinson
May 27, 2018
Kasie Eileen Westmoreland Robinson, 34, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, May 27, 2018. Kasie was born August 23, 1983 in Charleston, WV to Kathleen Johnston Westmoreland of Statesville and the late Calvin Taylor “Kip” Westmoreland. She was a graduate of North Iredell High School, class of 2001 and also Appalachian State University with a degree in Environmental Geology. In addition...
Brenda Gail (Goodwin) Pierce
May 26, 2018
Brenda Gail Goodwin Pierce, 77, of Statesville passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at her residence. She was born on April 14, 1941 in Iredell County to the late Marshall W. Goodwin, Sr. and Ethel Hunter Goodwin. Brenda was a graduate of Cool Springs High School and Mitchell Community College. She married Thomas H. Pierce on June 4, 1960 and...
Rosa Tomlin (Phillips) McLelland
May 26, 2018
Rosa Phillips Tomlin McLelland, 94, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Maryland on April 17, 1924 to the late Lawrence B. and Carrie Hoover Phillips. Rosa was a graduate of Troutman High School, Mitchell College, and the Davis Hospital School of Nursing. She was first married to John Perry...
Gearldyne (Morrow) Burnette
May 24, 2018
Mrs. Gearldyne Morrow Burnette, 98, of Statesville, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus at Gordon Hospice House on Thursday, May 24, 2018. Mrs. Burnette was born in Iredell County, March 23, 1920 and was the daughter of the late Tipton Pressley Morrow and Martha (Mattie) Nash Morrow. She was a graduate of Celeste Henkel School. After graduation, she...
June Ann (Chiodo) Gates
May 24, 2018
June Ann Gates (nee Chiodo) May 23, 1948 – May 24, 2018 Beloved wife of William B. Gates (deceased). Loving daughter of Adolph J. and Marian L. Chiodo (nee Forgerson); both deceased. Leaves sisters Vickie A. Chiodo-Maung and Connee M. Choi to mourn. June was beloved by a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and other relatives. She lived in Cleveland...
Elizabeth Campbell Bowling
May 22, 2018
Elizabeth Campbell Bowling, 90, of Statesville and formerly of Knoxville, TN., died Tuesday May 22, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born on October 13, 1927 in Kilpatrick, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Gertrude Elizabeth Cantrell Campbell. She formerly worked for the Dempster Dumpsters Corporation in Knoxville and was a member of the Norwood Baptist...
Carl Lee Bills, Jr.
May 21, 2018
Carl Lee Bills, Jr., 66, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, May 21, 2018 at his home. Mr. Bills was born November 1, 1951 in Indianapolis, IN and was the son of the late Carl Lee Bills, Sr. and Betty Ann Price Bills. On June 30, 1992, he was married to Yvonne Dean Bills, who survives, and he previously worked for...
Harold Wayne Smith, Sr.
May 20, 2018
Harold Wayne Smith, Sr., 79, of Union Grove, returned to the God who gave him life on Sunday, May 20, 2018. He was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on April 27, 1939 to the late Orville and Elva Yeager Smith. Mr. Smith served our country honorably as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army from 1956 –...
Carolyn Nicholson (Mills) Robinson
May 20, 2018
On May 20, 2018 Margaret Carolyn Mills Nicholson Robinson went home to be with her Heavenly Father. She was born on April 15, 1929, daughter of the late Haskell and Wilma Hedrick Mills. Carolyn was a loving daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother. Nothing pleased her more than being surrounded by those she loved and she often took comfort in reminiscing...
Francis Eugene Neel
May 18, 2018
Mr. Francis Eugene (Frankie) Neel, 83, of Statesville, died Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on April 14, 1935, he was a son of the late Drew Latta Neel and Edna Davis Neel. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 sisters and 8 brothers. Mr. Neel served in...
Robert Henry Anderson
May 16, 2018
Robert Henry Anderson, 72, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on August 16, 1945 to the late Olin Jack Anderson and Linda Secrest Anderson. Robert attended Iredell County Schools and was a member of Woodland Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. He was retired from Bell Construction after many years of...
Plummer Flippen Jones III
May 16, 2018
Plummer Flippen Jones III, 72, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018. He was born in Iredell County on August 15, 1945 to the late Plummer Flippen Jones Jr. and Frances Ramsey Jones. Mr. Jones was a graduate of Statesville High School, UNC-Chapel Hill, and received his Master’s Degree from Georgia State University. He was a member of...
Robert Bernard (Bob) Dante
May 15, 2018
Robert Bernard “Bob” Dante, 78, of Statesville, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Bob was born May 15, 1940 in Detroit, MI and was the son of the late Lee Fisher Dante and Katherine Murphy Dante. He was a graduate of St. Johns College High School and Belmont University where he received his Bachelors...
Brenda Sue (Stewart) Singleton
May 13, 2018
Brenda Sue Stewart Singleton, 75, of Statesville passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on May 6, 1943 to the late Sloan and Ada Moose Stewart. Brenda was a graduate of Celeste Henkel High School and was a member of New Bethany Baptist Church. She was a devoted homemaker and a...
James Thomas Josey
May 13, 2018
James Thomas Josey, 84, of Troutman, died Sunday, May 13, 2018 at his home. Mr. Josey was born in Iredell County on April 2, 1934 and was the son of the late Avery Leonard Josey and Beulah Hayes Josey. He attended Elon High School. Mr. Josey was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during the Korean War. On...
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