Obituaries

Sarah Lee (Campbell) Loyd

Sarah Lee (Campbell) Loyd

Oct 17, 2017

Mrs. Sarah Lee Campbell Loyd, 90, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Loyd was born February 17, 1927 in Iredell County to the late Richard Martin Campbell and Johnsie Martha Campbell. She was a graduate of Central High School and on October 29, 1949, she was married to the late Robert “R.C.”...

Clyde William Albea

Clyde William Albea

Oct 15, 2017

Clyde William Albea, Jr. 86, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, October 15, 2017 at his home. Mr. Albea was born December 5, 1930 in Statesville, NC and was the son of the late Clyde William Albea and Lorene Kerr Albea. He attended Iredell County schools and on October 21, 1948 he enlisted in the US Army during the Korean War...

Dalton Edwards

Dalton Edwards

Oct 15, 2017

Joseph Dalton Edwards, 20, of Statesville, died Sunday, October 15, 2017, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Dalton was born in Iredell County on September 6, 1997, and was the son of Joseph Edwards and Geri Gurka Edwards.  He was a graduate of West Iredell High School and was a student at Pfeiffer University.  Dalton was a...

Vadea Jenelle (English) Sharpe

Vadea Jenelle (English) Sharpe

Oct 13, 2017

Vadea Jenelle English Sharpe, 52, of Trinity, died October 13, 2017 at her home. Born on November 16, 1964 she was a daughter of Roy Lee English, Sr., and Trudy Ann Smith English, both of whom survive. She was a graduate of Trinity Senior High School in Trinity, N.C. Additional survivors include a son, Justin Michael Sharpe of Statesville and...

Joan Childress McDaniel

Joan Childress McDaniel

Oct 13, 2017

Joan Childress McDaniel, 70, of Mooresville, died Friday, October 13, 2017 at home. Born in Washington, D.C. on August 14, 1947, she was a daughter of the late John Childress and Naomi Venna Short Childress. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Thomas McDaniel, a daughter, Faith McDaniel, a sister, Donna Childress, a grandson, Thomas Dargon McDaniels and...

Margaret Evelyn (Niblock) Troutman

Margaret Evelyn (Niblock) Troutman

Oct 13, 2017

Mrs. Margaret Evelyn Niblock Troutman, 80, of Statesville, died unexpectedly on Friday, October 13, 2017, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Troutman was born in Rowan County on December 9, 1936, and was the daughter of the late George Lee Niblock and Blanche Perry Niblock.  She was a graduate of Cool Spring High School and Davis School of Nursing.  She was...

Frederick "Fred" Lee Shoaf

Frederick "Fred" Lee Shoaf

Oct 12, 2017

Frederick Lee Shoaf, 84, of Troutman, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House.  He was born in Davie County on November 2, 1932 to the late Walter and Bessie Nail Shoaf. Fred was a graduate of Cooleemee High School and Appalachian State University where he played football and baseball for four years.  On August 19, 1956,...

William "Frank" Franklin Isaac

William "Frank" Franklin Isaac

Oct 12, 2017

William Franklin Isaac, 71, of Statesville, passed away at his residence surrounded by family on Thursday, October 12, 2017.  He was born on November 23, 1945 in Iredell County to the late Samuel Dewey Isaac and Emma Kerley Isaac. Mr. Isaac attended Cool Springs School and was married to Gerry Hopkins Isaac, who survives.  They shared over 52 years of...

Tessie Bennett Speaks

Tessie Bennett Speaks

Oct 11, 2017

Tessie Bennett Speaks, 83, of Union Grove, went home to her Heavely Father on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.  She was born in Iredell County on April 14, 1934 to the late Roy and Pearlie Mae Mullis Bennett. Mrs. Speaks attended Union Grove School and was married on November 4, 1946 to Ed Curtis Speaks, who preceded...

Michael O'Neil Lloyd

Michael O'Neil Lloyd

Oct 11, 2017

Michael O’Neil Lloyd, 56, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Michael was born September 3, 1961 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Gary O’Neil Lloyd and Rosa Horton Lloyd, who survives of Statesville. He was a graduate of South Iredell High School and on June 21,...

James Samuel White

James Samuel White

Oct 10, 2017

Rev. Dr. James S. White, 86, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Rev. White was born August 5, 1931 in Statesville, NC to the late Alonzo Lee White and Jettie Queen White. He served in the US Army for 2 years and on July 26, 1959, he was married to Hannah Gilleland White,...

Billy Lee Curlee, II.

Billy Lee Curlee, II.

Oct 10, 2017

Billy Lee Curlee, II., 54, of Statesville, died Tuesday at Brian Center of Statesville. Born in Iredell County on November 25, 1962 he was a son of Billy Lee Curlee and Judy Swicegood Phillips.  He was a forklift operator in the textile industry and enjoyed watching football, the outdoors, being with his grandchildren and working on old cars. In addition...

Edd Harrold

Edd Harrold

Oct 9, 2017

Mr. Edd Harrold, 75, of Union Grove, died Monday, October 9, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Wilkes County on April 12, 1942, he was a son of the late Gilmore Harrold and Ethel Harrold Harrold. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pliney Shoemaker Harrold on February 16, 2009. He was also preceded in death by...

Raymond George Raushi

Raymond George Raushi

Oct 9, 2017

Mr. Raymond George Raushi, 87, of Statesville, died Monday October 9, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Lansdowne, Pa. on August 15, 1930, he was a son of the late George Raushi, Jr. and Anna Kmetz. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Elsa Nystrom on May 30, 2016. Mr. Raushi was a 1948 graduate of...

Marshall Dwight Campbell

Marshall Dwight Campbell

Oct 8, 2017

Marshall Dwight Campbell, 34, of Statesville, died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 8, 2017, at his home. Mr. Campbell was born in Iredell County on September 17, 1983, and was the son of Butch Campbell, Jr. and Joy York Campbell, who survive. In addition to his parents, he is survived by three sisters, Gerri Hicks of Statesville, Kimberly Sherrer of Grovetown,...

Robert "Bob" Elwood Brady

Robert "Bob" Elwood Brady

Oct 8, 2017

Mr. Robert Elwood Brady, 88, of Statesville, died Sunday, October 8, 2017 at home. Born October 5, 1929 in Iredell County, he was a son of the late James Archibald Brady and Estelle Smith Brady.  He was also preceded in death by a son, Robert E. Brady, Jr. and a brother, James A. Brady, Jr. and sister-in-law, Betty. Bob was...

Cleo Haley

Cleo Haley

Oct 6, 2017

Mr. Cleo Haley, 85, of Statesville, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at the Brian Center of Statesville.  He was born in Danielsville, Georgia on April 14, 1932 to the late Dock Callaway Haley and Paluine Harris Haley. Mr. Haley was married to Dorothy Wilson Haley who preceded him in death.  He was retired from Gainesville City Schools in Georgia...

Jonathan "Jon" Edward David Safley

Jonathan "Jon" Edward David Safley

Oct 6, 2017

Jonathan “Jon” Edward David Safley, 27, of Olin, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family.  He was born on June 15, 1990 in Iredell County to Jeffrey Robert Safley, Sr. and Lynn Staples Safley, who survive. Jonathan was a graduate of North Iredell High School and had worked on the family farm before becoming...

John Kent Howard

John Kent Howard

Oct 5, 2017

John Kent Howard, 92, of Union Grove, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, Thursday, October 5, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House.  He was born in Iredell County on July 30, 1925 to the late Claude and Myrtle Mayberry Howard. Mr. Howard was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and served his country honorably in the Navy during World...

Maria Petra Medellin

Maria Petra Medellin

Oct 4, 2017

Maria Petra Medellin, 91, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Born in Mexico on April 29, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Crecenciano Medellin and Florentina Avila. She was a homemaker and a member of Iglesia Nueva Filaldelia Church. Survivors include sons, Wilfrido Medellin and Miguel Angel Medellin and daughters: Maria de Lourdes Medellin,...