Obituaries

Betty Lippard Holdsclaw

Betty Lippard Holdsclaw

Aug 15, 2017

Mrs. Betty Lippard Holdsclaw, 83, of Statesville, died Tuesday August 15, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on December 5, 1933, she was a daughter of the late John Hobbs Lippard and Estelle Robbins Lippard. Betty retired from the Quality Control Dept. of Kewaunee Scientific.  She loved her Lord, her family, flowers, cooking and feeding people....

Mary Louise (Johnson) Platt

Mary Louise (Johnson) Platt

Aug 14, 2017

Mary Louise Johnson Platt, 90, of Statesville, passed away Mon., August 14, 2017, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. Born July 13, 1927, of the Catholic faith, she retired as a spinner from Templon Mills in Mooresville after 20 years. Mary was the daughter of the late Miles Ralph and Bertha Ellen Martin Johnson. She was preceded in death...

Rex Hal Jenkins

Rex Hal Jenkins

Aug 12, 2017

Mr. Rex Hal Jenkins, age 85, of Statesville, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury, N.C. Born in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 1932, he was a son of the late Annie Lee Hoke and Hal Jenkins. After graduating from Scotts High School, Rex was in the United States Navy from February...

George Talmadge Kimberlin

George Talmadge Kimberlin

Aug 11, 2017

George Talmadge Kimberlin, 88, of Sherrills Ford, NC, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, August 11, 2017 after a brief illness.  He was born on August 5, 1929 in Todd, NC to the late James W. and Laura Grogan Kimberlin. Mr. Kimberlin was a graduate of Fleetwood High School in Jefferson, NC in 1948 and served his...

Louie Edward Marett, Jr.

Louie Edward Marett, Jr.

Aug 9, 2017

Mr. Louie Edward Marett, Jr., 77, of Statesville, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at his home. Born in Iredell County on October 8, 1939, he was a son of the late Louie Edward Marett and Nancy Louise Cochran Marett. Louie was a member of First A.R.P. Curch and a graduate of the Statesville High School Class of 1958 after which...

Lois (Deal) Baity

Lois (Deal) Baity

Aug 6, 2017

Emma Lois Deal Baity, 96, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, August 06, 2017 at Autumn Care of Statesville.  She was born in Alberta, Canada on May 14, 1921 to the late George L. and Eulalia Alexander Deal. Mrs. Baity attended Cool Spring School and was married to Ralph C. Baity on March 16, 1940.  They shared over 52 years of...

Ruth Dorrit (Caldwell) Paradise

Ruth Dorrit (Caldwell) Paradise

Aug 6, 2017

Ruth Dorrit Caldwell Paradise, 70, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 6, 2017, at her home. She was born in Iredell County on October 20, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Victor Caldwell and Jane Hare Caldwell. Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Heather Paradise Cramer and husband Jesse along with a granddaughter, Emma...

Jarrod "JRod" Michael White

Jarrod "JRod" Michael White

Aug 6, 2017

Jarrod “JRod” Michael White, 27, of Union Grove, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at his residence.  He was born in Fayetteville, NC on November 3, 1989 to Michael Lee White and the late Marilyn Feimster White. Jarrod was a graduate of North Iredell High School and was of Baptist faith.  He was a welder for JC Steel and Sons. ...

Naomi Olivine (Nicholson) Adcock

Naomi Olivine (Nicholson) Adcock

Aug 5, 2017

Naomi Nicholson Adcock, 82, of Statesville, died peacefully in her home on Saturday, August 5, 2017. She was an extraordinary woman who lived her life with quiet dignity. Born March 4, 1935, she was raised by devoted parents, Thelma and Robert Redmond, of Statesville.  She was the loving sister of Dorothy Mae Nicholson. She graduated in 1953 from Celeste Henkel...

Ronald Frederick Goshorn

Ronald Frederick Goshorn

Aug 5, 2017

Ronald Frederick Goshorn, Sr., 71, of Statesville, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Maple Leaf Health Care. He was born August 20, 1945 in Nebraska and was the son of Betty Loraine Marshall Little. He attended Cool Spring school before his family moved to Ohio. Later he moved back to Statesville and worked for Lakeshore...

Wesley Britain Wallace

Wesley Britain Wallace

Aug 1, 2017

Wesley Britain Wallace, 93, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at his residence.  He was born in Ripley, Ohio on September 11, 1923 to the late David T. and Mary Elizabeth Wagner Wallace. Mr. Wallace was a graduate of Russelville High School in Russelville, Ohio and served his country honorably in the Navy during WWII.  On March 17,...

Haddie Marie Barnette

Haddie Marie Barnette

Jul 31, 2017

Haddie Marie Barnette, infant daughter of Jeffery Clinton Barnette and Rebecca Beaver Barnette of Statesville, died August 2, 2017 at Levine Childrens’ Hospital in Charlotte. Born July 31, 2017 she was preceded in death by an uncle, Lee Barnette. Survivors in addition to her parents include two sisters, Kayden Elizabeth Barnette and Ava Lea Barnette, her maternal grandparents: Angie Shook...

Troy Curtiss Nicholson

Troy Curtiss Nicholson

Jul 30, 2017

Mr. Troy Curtiss Nicholson, 87, of Union Grove, passed away, Sunday, July 30, 2017 at his home. Mr. Nicholson was born October 31, 1929 in Yadkin County and was the son of the late Walter C. Nicholson and Viola Lewis Nicholson. He attended Union Grove Schools and was married to the late Dorothy Chatham Nicholson. He worked and retired from...

Rhonda Marveen Baptiste

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...