Obituaries
Martha (Lippard) Williams
Aug 9, 2016
Martha Lippard Williams, 87, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, August 09, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Iredell County on June 1, 1929 to the late John Hobbs Lippard and Estelle Robins Lippard. Mrs. Williams attended Troutman City Schools and was married to Clyde M. Williams on June of 1951. They enjoyed over 48 years of...
Ruby (Hartness) Joines
Aug 9, 2016
Mrs. Ruby Hartness Joines, 76, formerly of Statesville, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at her home in Greenville, SC. Mrs. Joines was born April 16, 1940 in Rowan County and was the daughter of the late Allie and Lela Tilley Hartness. She attended schools in Alexander County and was married to the late Jimmy Eugene Joines, who died...
J. M. Sigmon
Aug 9, 2016
Mr. J. M. Sigmon, 84, of Statesville, died Tuesday at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on May 28, 1932, he was a son of the late John Bell Sigmon and Edna Mae Fox Sigmon Little. J.M. was a retired carpenter and a member of New Bethany Baptist Church. On June 26, 1949, he married the former Dorothy...
Carol Englebert Wilson
Aug 8, 2016
Carol Englebert Wilson, 73, of Stony Point, died Monday, August 8, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Wilkes County on October 14, 1942, she was a daughter of the late John D. Englebert and Nelia Miller Englebert. She was a member of Calvary Community Church and was a former housekeeping supervisor at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed gardening, crafts...
Barbara (Current) Overbey
Aug 8, 2016
Mrs. Barbara Current Overbey, 86, of Statesville, passed away, August 8, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Overbey was born September 25, 1929 in Statesville, NC and was the daughter of the late Dr. William Clyde Current and Ruth Wade MacDonald Current. She graduated from Saint Mary’s High School in Raleigh and Stratford College in Danville, VA. She was a...
Sarah Elizabeth (Lib Nesbit) Payne
Aug 7, 2016
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth “Lib” Nesbit Payne, 90, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 7, 2016, at Brian Center. Mrs. Payne was born September 9, 1925, in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Luther and Lula Mae Phillips Nesbit. She was educated in Iredell County schools and was married to Charlie Parks Payne, who passed away...
Bruce Carlton Huggins
Aug 7, 2016
Bruce Carlton Huggins, 63, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Gaston County on September 11, 1952 to the late Marvin L. and Pauline Edmonds Huggins. Bruce was disability retired from Estes Motor Lines where he had worked as a dockworker. Prior to that he built and sold classic cars. ...
Edna Mae (Estes) Shoemaker
Aug 6, 2016
Edna Mae Estes Shoemaker, 85, of Olin, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on September 20, 1930 in Iredell County to the late Claude Estes, Sr. and Georgia Hefner Estes. Mrs. Shoemaker attended Iredell County Schools and was married to Frank James Shoemaker who preceded her in death. She was a homemaker...
Frances Louise (Bridges) Morrison
Aug 6, 2016
Frances Louise Bridges Morrison, 92, of Statesville, passed away at the Gordon Hospice House Saturday, August 6, 2016. She was born in Polkville, NC on December 7, 1923 to the late John Lester and Mattie Powell Bridges. Mrs. Morrison was married to the late Hugh Franklin Morrison who preceded her in death. She was a housewife but for a number...
Vera Anderson Rash
Aug 4, 2016
Vera Anderson Rash, 96, of Statesville went to her Heavenly Home on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on October 8, 1919 to the late Julius Franklin and Essie Hedrick Rash. Anderson was a graduate of Troutman High School Class of 1937 and Catawba School of Nursing. She was retired from Davis...
Bertie Louise (Morrow) Stout
Aug 2, 2016
Bertie Louise Stout, 78, of Statesville, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Brian Center Of Statesville. Born in Iredell County on October 22, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Henry Solon Morrow and Addie Feimster Morrow. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George R. Stout, in 1992, a son, Carlton C....
Elaine Morrison Campbell
Aug 1, 2016
Elaine Morrison Campbell, 72, of Statesville, went home to be with Jesus on Monday, August 1, 2016 following a brief illness. She was born on December 27, 1943 in Iredell County to the late O.B. and Carrie Hartness Morrison. Elaine was a member of Western Avenue Baptist Church and graduated from Scotts High School Class of 1961. She married Charles...
John Wesley Drum
Aug 1, 2016
Mr. John Wesley Drum, 66, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, August 1, 2016 at the Serenity House of Mooresville. Mr. Drum was born April 12, 1950 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Thomas Fletcher Drum and Lois Smith Drum. He was a graduate of Statesville High School, class of 1968 and on January 29, 1974, he...
Richard Edward Shew
Jul 31, 2016
Mr. Richard “Ritchie” Edward Shew, 52, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, July 31, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Shew was born January 15, 1964 in Iredell County to the late Richard Allen Shew and Shirley Houpe Shew, who survives of Statesville. He attended Iredell County schools and was a member of Rose Chapel United Methodist Church. He was...
Hampton "Bud" Pearson Wansley
Jul 31, 2016
Mr. H.P. “Bud” Wansley died at the Gordon Hospice House, surrounded by his family, on July 31, 2016 at 11:18am. He was 85 years old. Mr. Wansley was born January 27, 1931 in Richmond, VA, the son of the late Hoke Smith Wansley and Minnie Harper Wansley. He was a graduate of E.C. Glass High School, Lynchburg, VA, Lynchburg College...
Betty Evelyn (Smith) Wilkerson
Jul 31, 2016
Betty Evelyn Smith Wilkerson went to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, July 31, 2016. Betty was born on September 15, 1931 in Ohio, to the late Charles M. Smith and Goldie Grooms Smith. In the early fifties, Betty met Kenneth Wilkerson, who was serving at Clinton County Air Force Base in Wilmington, OH. They were married...
Nancy Moore (Miller) White
Jul 30, 2016
Nancy Miller White, formerly of Statesville, died Saturday, July 30 in Durham, NC after a lengthy illness. Nancy is survived by her daughter Robin White, with whom she lived at the time of her death. She was predeceased by John Stevenson (Jack) White, her husband of almost 40 years. Nancy was born in Statesville on Feb. 14, 1927. She was...
Kenneth Wilson Arthurs
Jul 29, 2016
Mr. Kenneth Wilson Arthurs, 85, of Troutman, died Friday at Brian Center of Mooresville. Born in Iredell County on February 2, 1931, he was a son of the late James Marvin Arthurs and Nellie Wilson Arthurs. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jim and Harold Arthurs. He worked at Troutman Shirt Company and later retired from Romac Metals. ...
Jack Ross Deal
Jul 28, 2016
Jack Ross Deal, 83, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on May 1, 1933 to the late Claude R. and Catherine Parker Deal. Mr. Deal was a graduate of Celeste Henkel High School and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army from 1953 until 1955. He married Jean...
George Nolan Amox, Sr.
Jul 28, 2016
Mr. George Nolan Amox, Sr., 75, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House with his family by his side. He was born July 11, 1941 in Savannah, Georgia and was a beloved son of the late Bryant Cornelius Amox, who died serving our country in World War II after completing the Bataan Death...