Obituaries

Rex Talmadge Templeton

Rex Talmadge Templeton

Feb 28, 2017

Rex Talmadge Templeton, 99, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center.  He was born April 4, 1917, in Union Grove, NC and was the son of the late J.C. Templeton and Gertrude Myers Templeton.  Rex graduated from Union Grove High School in 1934 and was the last surviving class member. Rex spent five years...

Barbara Carol (Justice) Mullins

Barbara Carol (Justice) Mullins

Feb 27, 2017

Mrs. Barbara Carol Justice Mullins, 63, of Statesville, died Monday, February 27, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born June 25, 1953 in McDowell County, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Lonnie Justice and Oche Helen Roberts Justice. She enjoyed the beach and time with her sisters and grandchildren. She was a retired textile supervisor. Survivors include her...

Larry Randall Haynes

Larry Randall Haynes

Feb 26, 2017

Mr. Larry Randall Haynes, 72, of Hamptonville, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017. Mr. Haynes was born March 2, 1944 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Harding Haynes and Lillie Bess Pharr Haynes. He attended Harmony High School and was a member of Winthrop Friends Meeting Church. On July 4, 1987, he was married to Patsy...

Mac Lackey

Mac Lackey

Feb 25, 2017

Lentz McSherry Lackey, Jr., “Mac”, passed away peacefully in Charlotte at the age of 72 after a long struggle with Alzheimers. He is survived by his wife, Pam, children, Amanda and Jason, granddaughter Grayson and his brothers, Bill and Bob. Born July 16, 1944 in Statesville, he attended Statesville High School,  Gordon Military College and graduated from Catawba College. He...

Ira Franklin (Joe) Hodge

Ira Franklin (Joe) Hodge

Feb 25, 2017

Mr. Ira Franklin (Joe) Hodge, 67, of Cleveland, died Saturday at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born in Rowan County on January 19, 1950, he was a son of the late Ira Hodge and Connie Warren Hodge.  Mr. Hodge was a retired truck driver and dairy farmer and was a member of Cleveland First Baptist Church. He...

Donald Avery Goforth

Donald Avery Goforth

Feb 25, 2017

Mr. Donald Avery Goforth, 88, of Statesville, died Saturday, February 25, 2017 at his home. Born in Iredell County on December 10, 1928, he was a son of the late Arthur Z. Goforth and Margaret Lorena Douglas Goforth. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, the former Roche’ Godfrey Goforth, a brother, Arthur (Jack)...

Ruby Faye (Deal) Money

Ruby Faye (Deal) Money

Feb 24, 2017

Mrs. Ruby Faye Deal Money, 93, of Statesville, died Friday, February 24, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on September 13, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Lloyd Deal and Margaret Keever Deal. On December 22, 1945, she married Mr. Glenn William Money who preceded her in death in 2006. She was also...

Norma Gayle (Morrison) Waugh

Norma Gayle (Morrison) Waugh

Feb 23, 2017

Norma Gayle Morrison Waugh, 74, formerly of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, May 30, 2017 in Charlotte, NC. Gayle was born February 23, 1943 in Iredell County to the late Dent Morrison and Louise Caudill Morrison. She was a graduate of Celeste-Henkel High School and Queens College and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. She previously worked for Iredell...

Harold "Gene" Eugene Abercrombie

Harold "Gene" Eugene Abercrombie

Feb 23, 2017

Harold Eugene "Gene" Abercrombie, 86, of Statesville, passed away February 23, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House after battling Parkinson's for many years.    Gene was born to the late Fred J. Abercrombie and Virginia Baker Abercrombie.  He graduated from Shelby High School in 1948, and graduated from Lenoir Rhyne College in 1952 where he played football for the legendary coach...

Kimberly (Frieze) Beatty

Kimberly (Frieze) Beatty

Feb 23, 2017

Kimberly Frieze Beatty, 50, of Statesville, died February 23, 2017 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Born March 8, 1966 in Mecklenburg County, she was a daughter of Walter Frieze and Jane Storm Frieze. She was a retail sales clerk. Survivors in addition to her parents are a daughter, Amber Weber, a sister, Ginger Knutson, 7 grandchildren and a step son,...

Hazel Lucille (Kennedy) Williams

Hazel Lucille (Kennedy) Williams

Feb 21, 2017

Hazel Lucille Kennedy Williams, 86, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Williams was born January 25, 1931 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Arthur Farrell Kennedy and Emma Mills Kennedy. She was a graduate of Cool Spring High School and on May 12, 1949, was married to the...

James "David" Allen

James "David" Allen

Feb 21, 2017

James David Allen, 60, of Hiddenite, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at his home. Mr. Allen was born in Iredell County on January 21, 1957, and was the son of Nellie Dixon Allen and the late James E. Allen.  He was a graduate of Iredell County schools and received his accreditations in law enforcement from Mitchell Community...

William "Bug" Eugene Morrison

William "Bug" Eugene Morrison

Feb 20, 2017

William Eugene “Bug” Morrison, 84, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, February 20, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House following a period of declining health. Mr. Morrison was born February 5, 1933 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Charles Glenn Morrison and Lucy Sipes Morrison. He was a graduate of Scotts high School and retired from the...

Mark Cameron Morrison

Mark Cameron Morrison

Feb 19, 2017

Mark Cameron Morrison left this world for from kidney disease on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at NC Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem, NC.  Mark was married for 35 years to Karen Adams Morrison, who survives him along with two children, Meredith Ann Morrison Tew of Mooresville, NC and a son, Benjamin Mark Morrison of Atlanta, GA.  He leaves a son...

Horace Paul (Paul) Hutchinson

Horace Paul (Paul) Hutchinson

Feb 19, 2017

Horace Paul Hutchinson, 95, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017, at Maple Leaf Healthcare. Mr. Hutchinson was born in Camp Springs, MD on November 26, 1921, and was the son of the late Horace Eli Hutchinson and Blanch Sellner Hutchinson.  He was a graduate of Surrattsville High School and he was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air...

Carolyn Ann (Harmon) Parker

Carolyn Ann (Harmon) Parker

Feb 19, 2017

Carolyn Ann Harmon Parker, 81, of Lenoir, died Sunday, February 19, 2017 at Lenoir Healthcare Center.  She was born in Iredell County on May 3, 1935 to the late Everette Harold Harmon and Anna Mae Guy Harmon. Carolyn attended Scotts School and graduated from Cool Springs High School.  She also graduated from Mitchell College, attended Catawba College and graduated from...

Beatrice "Jane" Noon

Beatrice "Jane" Noon

Feb 19, 2017

Beatrice “Jane” Noon, age 69, born Aug. 27, 1947, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017.  Jane is survived by her husband, Charles Noon, and six children, Dawn Forsythe, Elaina Barton, Kristine Earl, Rebecca Lott, Jamie Noon, and Amanda McCorkle, and nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  Jane spent part of her childhood in Mooresville where she and her husband resided...

Richard Alexander Hartness

Richard Alexander Hartness

Feb 19, 2017

Richard Alexander Hartness, 86, of Statesville, died Sunday February 19, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born April 13, 1930 in Iredell County to the late Charles and Blanche Alexander Hartness. He was a Graduate of Celeste Henkel High School and served in the United States Air Force from June 1948 – June 1952. He served in...

Debra Jones (Ketchie) Smith

Debra Jones (Ketchie) Smith

Feb 18, 2017

Debra Ketchie Smith moved to her eternal home on Saturday February 18, 2017. Debra was born in Iredell County Oct 12, 1950 to Bill and Louise Ketchie who preceded her in death. Debra married Randall Lee Smith, who was the love of her life, in 1993. He preceded her in death in 2010.  She is survived by four sisters Linda...

Michael Gene Wright

Michael Gene Wright

Feb 18, 2017

Michael Gene Wright, 59, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House.  He was born in Greenwood, SC to the late Bobby Gene and Vivian McFerrin Wright. Michael was a graduate of Mooresville High School and was married to Sandra “Sandi” Kay Lackey Wright, who survives.  Before becoming disabled, he had been employed by Southern...