Obituaries
Rhonda Marveen Baptiste
Jul 30, 2017
Rhonda Marveen Baptiste, 46, of Stony Point, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017, at the Gordon Hospice House surrounded by love. She is reunited with her father, Ronald Baptiste. Rhonda was born in Newport News, VA on April 2, 1971 and was the daughter of Helena E. Renda In addition to her mother, Rhonda is survived by her fiancée T.J....
Raymond "Ray" James Allison
Jul 30, 2017
Raymond James Allison, 79, of Statesville, passed away peacefully after a hard fought battle with Parkinson’s disease on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville while surrounded by his family. Ray was born November 16, 1937 in Fulton County, Georgia to Leonard James and Mary Young Allison. He graduated from The University of Georgia with a Bachelors...
Charles Edwin Bell
Jul 29, 2017
Mr. Charles Edwin Bell, 78, of Statesville, died Saturday, July 29, 2017, after declining health since February. Mr. Bell was born in Iredell County and was the son of the late Woodrow Bell and Marie Mayes Bell. He graduated from Cool Springs High School, 1957 and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, retiring at the rank of Command Sgt....
Christopher Anthony Novelli
Jul 28, 2017
Mr. Christopher Anthony Novelli, 59, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 28, 2017. Mr. Novelli was born May 27, 1958 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Phillip Rodney and Maria Taranto Rodney. He was a graduate of Grady Vocational School in Brooklyn, NY and is married to Christine H. Novelli. He was an electrical engineer for Con-Edison in Brooklyn,...
Patricia Ann Little
Jul 28, 2017
Patricia Ann Little, 67, formerly of Statesville, passed away, Friday, July 28, 2017 at Beacon Place Hospice and Palliative of Greensboro, NC. Patricia was born July 20, 1950 in Statesville, NC and was the daughter of the late Sylvester Little and Della Reaves Little. She was a graduate of Morningside High School and was a registered nurse, who previously worked...
Frances Bagwell Thomas
Jul 27, 2017
Frances Bagwell Thomas, 78, died Thursday July 27, 2017 at her home. Frances was born December 12, 1938 in Charlotte, North Carolina, the daughter of Allie Frank Thomas and Louise Bagwell Thomas. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Frances graduated from Statesville Senior High School in 1957 and The University of North Carolina in Greensboro in 1961. She...
Albert "Pop" Theodore Bowman
Jul 26, 2017
Albert “Pop” Theodore Bowman, 81, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Albert was born September 14, 1935 in Iredell County to the late Theodore Bowman and Florence Lance Bowman. He attended Iredell County schools and on December 19, 1959, he married Mary Peacock Bowman, who survives. He was retired from Southern Screw Company and...
Alfred Carroll Pierce
Jul 26, 2017
Alfred Carroll Pierce, 64, of Statesville, died Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born August 10, 1952 in Iredell County, he was a beloved son of the late Alfred Pierce and Rachel Starrette Pierce Lambert (Ray) who survives. He was an owner/operator truck driver and worked with Clark-Lundy Trucking. He was a graduate of Statesville High School. ...
Michael Ray Brooks
Jul 26, 2017
Michael Ray Brooks, 57, of Claremont, died Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Catawba Regional Hospice in Newton, N.C. Born in Iredell County on April 26, 1960, he was a son of Carlos Brooks who survives and Barbara Ray Brooks who preceded him in death. He enjoyed sports and particularly followed the Carolina Panthers. He was employed by Doosan Power Equipment...
James Henry Summers
Jul 26, 2017
Mr. James Henry (Jim) Summers, 86, of Statesville, died Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Maple Leaf Health Care in Statesville. Born in Iredell County on May 3, 1931, he was a son of the late Henry Clay Summers and Ila Stikeleather Summers. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ann Crawford and a sister-in-law, Betty Morrison Summers. Jim was...
Mildred Faye (Grant) Jenkins
Jul 25, 2017
Mildred Faye Grant Jenkins, 79, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on May 11, 1938 in Iredell County to the late John Bristol Grant and Lena Dishman Grant. Mrs. Jenkins was a graduate of Scotts High School and was married to Robert Bristol Jenkins, who survives. She was retired from...
John William Moore
Jul 24, 2017
John William Moore, 88, of Statesville, passed away Monday, July 24, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. He was born in Iredell County on July 16, 1929 to the late Nathan Edward and Sarah Speece Moore. Mr. Moore attended Iredell County Schools and married Marjorie Rimmer in 1958. They shared over 59 years of marriage before his passing. He was...
Danny Forrest McHargue, Sr.
Jul 23, 2017
Danny Forrest McHargue, Sr., 62, of Statesville, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 23, 2017. By the grace of God, there will be no more pain and suffering. He was born on March 10, 1955 in Iredell County to the late Etta Mack McHargue. Danny attended North Iredell High School and married Patti Hoover on June 28, 1975. ...
Virginia Johnson Simpson
Jul 23, 2017
Virginia Johnson Simpson, 84, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017 at home. She was born in Wilkes County on September 20, 1932 to the late John Caviness Johnson and Flossie Adeline Gregory Johnson. Mrs. Simpson was a graduate of Wilkes Central High School in 1953, and was married to David Mason Simpson who died in 2010. She had...
Gail Loraine (Rogers) Troutman
Jul 22, 2017
Gail Loraine Rogers Troutman, 69, of Statesville, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born in Iredell County on July 22, 1947, she was a daughter of the late George Washington Rogers and Theda Fortner Rogers. Gail was a graduate of Troutman High School in 1965 and formerly worked in textiles, last working...
Rebecca Jane (Fulton) Eisele
Jul 19, 2017
Rebecca Jane (“Becky”) Fulton Eisele, the beloved wife of James P. (Jim) Eisele and Statesville resident for almost thirty years, died at Gordon Hospice House at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Becky’s death followed seven years of declining health and four years of serious illness following a vibrant and joyous life in the Statesville community. Born on May...
Paul Donald Cook
Jul 19, 2017
Mr. Paul Donald Cook, 71, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Cook was born January 6, 1946 in Iredell County to the late Jesse Cook and Blanche Duncan Cook. He attended Iredell County school and was married to Betty White Cook, who survives. He previously worked for Paola Mills in Statesville and was...
Dorothy Lee Peoples
Jul 18, 2017
Dorothy Lee Peoples, 78, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Maple Leaf Health Care. Dorothy was born June 6, 1939 in Forsyth County to the late Robert Lee Peoples and Ardenia Linville Nicks. She was a graduate of Walkertown school and was a member of Westminster Church of God. She previously worked for Carolina Mills, before retiring....
Ruby Ethel (Martin) Goforth
Jul 18, 2017
Ruby Martin Goforth, 102, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Maple Leaf Health Care. She was born on April 24, 1915 in Alexander County to the late Lee Stevenson Martin and Bessie Quenn Deal Martin. Mrs. Goforth attended Vashti School and married Marvin Otis Goforth on September 17, 1938. They shared over 59 years of marriage before...
Tony Leroy Huffman
Jul 17, 2017
Tony Leroy Huffman, 67, of Union Grove, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on June 2, 1950 in Catawba County to the late James Preston McLaughlin Huffman and Catherine Lucille Herman Huffman. Tony was a graduate of St. Stephens High School and attended Lenoir Rhyne College. On February 7, 2003, he married...
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