Obituaries
Clyde Edward Sigmon
Mar 14, 2017
Mr. Clyde Edward Sigmon, Sr., 87, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Serenity House Hospice in Mooresville. Mr. Sigmon was born December 16, 1929 in Catawba County and was the son of the late Norman Sigmon and Nettie Shook Sigmon. He attended Catawba County Schools and served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. In 1952,...
Douglas Worlds (D.W.) Goforth
Mar 13, 2017
Mr. Douglas Worlds “D.W” Goforth, 86, of Statesville, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017, at Davis Regional Medical Center. Mr. Goforth was born in Mt. Airy, NC on September 27, 1930, and was the son of the late Lonnie G. Goforth and Gertrude Warden Goforth. He attended Iredell County schools and served with the National Guard. On June 24, 1950,...
James Franklin (Jim) Rickert, Sr.
Mar 13, 2017
James Franklin “Jim” Rickert, Sr, 88, of Statesville, went home to his Lord and Savior on Monday, March 13, 2017, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Jim was born May 18, 1928, in Iredell County and was the son of the late John Harton Rickert and Maude Edwards Rickert. He attended Central School and graduated from Scotts High School. On February 22,...
Arthur Ralph Kennedy
Mar 13, 2017
Mr. Arthur Ralph Kennedy, 87, of Catawba, NC passed away, Monday, March 13, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Kennedy was born April 5, 1929 in Iredell County to the late Arthur Ferrell Kennedy and Emma Lou Mills Kennedy. He was a graduate of Troutman High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was retired from...
Marian Martha (Simsen) Folke
Mar 11, 2017
Mrs. Marian Martha Simsen Folke, 84, of Morehead City, NC passed away, Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, NC. Mrs. Folke was born April 11, 1932 in New York, NY to the late Albert F. Simsen and Margerit Willien Simsen. She was the first born American in the Simsen family and was a graduate of...
Larry Allen Sharpe
Mar 11, 2017
After a period of declining health, Allen Sharpe quietly passed from this life to his Eternal Home on March 11, 2017 at Autumn Care with his wife by his side. Allen was born and raised in Statesville on June 3, 1934 to Robert T. Sharpe and Annie Brown Sharpe. As a teenager, he enjoyed most his jobs at the Playhouse...
Maleah Antoinette Gray
Mar 9, 2017
Maleah Antoinette Gray, infant daughter of Jacobi Labronze Gray and Martina Antoinette Gaines who was born March 9, 2017, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, October 24, 2017. In addition to her parents, Maleah is survived by maternal grandparents, the late Cassandra Gaines, Johanna Malavet, Eddie Malavet, Kenneth Gregory; maternal great grandparents, Calvin Whitesides, Sandra Gaines, Carmen Galarza, Salvador Galarza, Sherly Tate,...
Dennis James Ladislaw
Mar 9, 2017
Dennis James Ladislaw, 67, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017 surrounded by his wife and friends. He was born in East Meadow, NY on January 22, 1950 to the late Peter and Darlida Taylor Ladislaw. Dennis was married to Karen Sue Caldwell Ladislaw and was a carpenter by trade. He served his country honorably in Vietnam as a...
Mae Lambert (Davis) Smith
Mar 8, 2017
Mrs. Mae Davis Lambert Smith, 90, formerly of Statesville, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the Hospice Home in High Point. Born in Wilkes County on June 27, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Partee Clingman Davis and Effie Elizabeth Ross Davis. She was preceded in death by her husband, David E. Smith, sons, James William Lambert and...
Barbara Ann (Hall) Bragg
Mar 8, 2017
Barbara Ann Hall Bragg, 70, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. She was born in Bellburn, West Virginia on October 2, 1946 to the late Lawrence F. and Armada Pitsenbarger Hall. Mrs. Bragg attended Greenbriar County Schools in West Virginia and on June 15, 1965 married Michael David Bragg. They shared over 51...
Judy (Galliher) Sharpe
Mar 7, 2017
Judy Elaine Galliher Sharpe, 68, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Sharpe was born September 25, 1948 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Flake Cecil Galliher and Virginia Binkley Galliher. She attended Harmony and Cool Springs Schools and on May 29, 1976, was married to the late Timothy David...
Lloyd Parker Thomas
Mar 7, 2017
Mr. Lloyd Parker Thomas, 80, of Statesville, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Mr. Thomas was born in Eden, NC on February 6, 1937, and was the son of the late Virgil Lloyd Thomas and Lena Rivers Parker Thomas. He was a graduate of Tri City High School in Eden and served...
Dorothy (Graham) Mayhew
Mar 7, 2017
Mrs. Dorothy Graham Mayhew, 85, of Statesville, died Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Mayhew was born in Rowan County on October 13, 1931, and was the daughter of the late John Carlton Graham and Mary Brotherton Graham. She graduated from Cleveland High School. On July 25, 1953, she married Roy J. Mayhew, who preceded her...
Clell Lee Brendle
Mar 7, 2017
Mr. Clell Lee Brendle, 96, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, March 07, 2017. Mr. Brendle was born November 11, 1920, in Forsyth County and was the son of the late William Thad Brendle and Ila Willard Brendle. He was a graduate of Statesville High School and Aircraft School in Bristol, TN. He served in the US Army during WWII as...
H. Cowles Bristol, Jr.
Mar 5, 2017
Henry Cowles Bristol, Jr. (Cokie) passed away, Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the home of his daughter, Margaret Collier, after a brief illness which was complicated by Alzheimer's. Born in Statesville, December 15, 1926, he was the son of the late H. Cowles and Margaret Brawley Bristol, Sr. On October 18,1952, he married Peggy Nan Brawley who preceded him in...
Thomas "Tom" Ausley Allison
Mar 5, 2017
Thomas Ausley Allison, 92, of Statesville, NC passed away, March 5, 2017 at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born April 24, 1924 in Statesville, NC to the late Major William Locke Allison and Mary Ausley Allison. After graduation from Statesville High School, he attended college at NC State University, studying Architectural Engineering and was also a member of...
Tonya Ayers (Meadows) Jarvis
Mar 5, 2017
Tonya Ayers Jarvis, 45, of Harmony, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Jarvis was born in Iredell County on May 15, 1971, and was the daughter of Horace W. Meadows and Brenda Shaw Meadows. She was a graduate of West Iredell High School and Mitchell Community College. On September 29, 2012, she married Stacey Jarvis,...
Mary Elizabeth (Tayse) Frye
Mar 2, 2017
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Frye, 93, of Olin, died Thursday, March 2, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on November 1, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Charles Wesley Tayse and Dora Lambert Tayse. On January 20, 1945, she married Mr. Foy Lee (Slim) Frye who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in...
Roy Lonnie Garris, Jr.
Mar 2, 2017
Roy Lonnie Garris, Jr., 72, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, March 02, 2017 at his residence. He was born on September 16, 1944 in Wilkes County to the late Roy L. Garris, Sr. and Jane Pendergraft Garris. Roy was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army then served in the National Guard. ...
Timothy Wayne Jordan
Feb 28, 2017
Timothy Wayne Jordan, 53, of Harmony, passed away, Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Jordan was born December 11, 1963 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Emery Lee Jordan and Sarah Pauline “Polly” Tulbert Jordan. He was a graduate of Starmount High School in Yadkin County and was a member of Zion...
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