Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Brenda Ann (Jarvis) Smith
Feb 17, 2017
Brenda Ann Jarvis Smith, 65, of Statesville, died February 17, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Elkin, N.C. on March 30, 1951, she was a daughter of the late Richard Jarvis and Vannie Childress Jarvis. She was a C.N.A. Survivors include two daughters, Teresa Branson and her husband Buddy and Wilma Jones and her husband, William; a son,...
Wade Allen Church
Feb 15, 2017
Wade Allen Church, 69, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at his home. Mr. Church was born in Iredell County on May 17, 1947, and was the son of the late Robert “Doc” Clay Church and Edra Mae Padgette Church. He attended Iredell County schools and on February 22, 1969, he married Joyce Queen Church and together they...
Richard Phillip Haliburton
Feb 15, 2017
Richard Phillip Haliburton went home to our Lord and Savior on the morning of Wednesday, February 15th 2017 in the Sticht Center at Wake Forest Medical Center in Winston Salem, N.C. He had been in the hospital a short while recovering from an illness. Born May 2, 1947 in Burke County to Hilda (Lail) Halliburton Cranford and William Philip Halliburton,...
Charlie Clayton Upright, Jr.
Feb 15, 2017
Charlie Clayton Upright, Jr., 53, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Clayton was born October 12, 1963 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Charlie Clayton Upright, Sr. and Phyllis S. Upright, who survives. He was a graduate of Iredell County schools and was disability retired. In addition to his mother,...
Kenneth "Tootsie" Ray Davidson
Feb 13, 2017
Kenneth Ray “Tootsie” Davidson, age 93, was reunited with his mom and family in heaven on Monday, February 13, 2017. He grew up in his overalls on a farm in Olin, NC with his mom, dad, sister, and brothers. Even though he had polio as a child, which left him with physical and mental challenges, Tootsie was always a sweet...
Laurie Anne (Root) Clemens
Feb 11, 2017
Laurie Anne Root Clemens, 69, of Statesville, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at the Brian Center in Statesville. Mrs. Clemens was born in Niagara County, NY on May 12, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Bette Root. She was a graduate of John Marshall High School in Rochester, NY and she was a self-employed horse trainer....
Richard Lee (Rick) McLain
Feb 11, 2017
Mr. Richard Lee McLain, 67, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at his home. Mr. McLain was born March 1, 1949, in Watseka, IL and was the son of the late Jasper McLain and Lula Mae Wieringa McLain. He graduated from Watseka High School and Illinois State University where he received his degree in Computer Science....
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