Obituaries
Wade Wesley Lentz
May 23, 2016
Mr. Wade Wesley Lentz, 81, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, May 23, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Lentz was born September 23, 1934 in Iredell County to the late Ernest Wade Lentz and Virginia McCoy Lentz. He was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and was married to Anne Stone Lentz, who survives of the home. He was...
Patricia Anne (Hackney) Wachs
May 22, 2016
Patricia Anne Wachs (Hackney, Estrada) born September 18, 1935 died on May 22, 2016 at the age of 80 years. After a battle with cancer, she died peacefully in the arms of her daughter Kirstin Wachs Hoff and granddaughter Cristy Estrada Alexander and surrounded in love by her son Michael A. Estrada, her roommate Judy and the caregivers at MapleLeaf...
James Edwin Elliott
May 21, 2016
James Edwin Elliott, 75, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on January 27, 1941 to the late Paul H. and Ruby Hoover Elliott. Mr. Elliott was the retired owner/operator of Jimmy Elliott Painting. Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Alisa Elliott; a son, Jimmy Elliott...
John Keith Lyle
May 20, 2016
John Keith Lyle, 84, of Statesville NC passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016 from complications of pneumonia. Born in Beresford, SD, John was a devoted family man that leaves behind his beloved wife of 60 years, Patricia Willard Lyle and six surviving children: Sharon Eddy & husband David with their sons Lucas, Steven & wife Becky of CT and...
Teresa Joyce (Carter) Niblock
May 19, 2016
Teresa Carter Niblock went to be with the lord on May 19, 2016. Teresa was born in Statesville on February 12, 1953 to the late Calvin Haywood Carter and Peggy Mitcham Carter. She was a devoted wife and mother to her husband Lynn S. Niblock Sr. and her children Brandy Michelle Niblock and L. Scott Niblock Jr. Teresa was a...
Kenneth Perry Cartner, Sr.
May 19, 2016
Mr. Kenneth Perry (Shorty) Cartner, Sr., 71, of Harmony, died Thursday May 19, 2016 at the Kiser Hospice House in Salisbury. Born in Iredell County on July 24, 1944, he was a son of the late William Ray Cartner, Sr., and Nellie Jones Cartner. Mr. Cartner graduated from Harmony High School and owned and operated the family dairy farm, Raynell...
Clarisse Lippard Cash
May 18, 2016
Mrs. Annie Clarisse Lippard Cash, 90, of Statesville, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at The Gardens of Statesville. Born in Iredell County on May 13, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Edgar Marvin Lippard and Grace Rimmer Lippard. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Winford Cash, a daughter, Joyce Cash Payne and sons, Boyce Charles...
Marjorie Lee (Madden) Poteat
May 18, 2016
Marjorie Lee Madden Poteat, 82, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Iredell County on June 19, 1933 to the late Oscar Lee and Myrtle Allen Madden. Mrs. Poteat was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and was a homemaker. She was married to Grady Poteat, who preceded her...
Marlene Jean (Baumgarner) Haithcox
May 17, 2016
Marlene Jean Baumgarner Haithcox, 83, of Statesville, shed the bonds of this earth on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House of Statesville. Jean, as she was known was a kind mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 60 years, Bob Haithcox, and is survived by her children, Pamela Stone and Robert...
Wendy Denise (Keller) Benfield
May 15, 2016
Wendy Denise Keller Benfield, 43, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Iredell County on January 28, 1973 to Melvin Postell Keller and Betty Lou Parker Keller, who survive. Wendy attended West Iredell High School and was a Homemaker. She was of Baptist faith and was a loving mother to her twin...
Franklin "Bill" William Crowson, Jr.
May 12, 2016
Franklin William (Bill) Crowson Jr., 74 of Bradenton, Florida formerly of Statesville, North Carolina died on May 12, 2016 after a long illness. He was born and raised in Statesville, North Carolina, and graduated from Statesville High School, as well as Mitchell College and Appalachian State University. He was a veteran of the US Army. He was preceded in death...
Daniel Miles (Dan) Comb
May 12, 2016
Mr. Daniel “Dan” Miles Combs, 78, of Statesville, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at the Gordon Hospice House where he was loved by so many and was surrounded by his family, who loved him so much. He was born August 21, 1937, in Stony Point, NC to the late Miles Tillet and Roxie Bramlett Combs. He married Joan...
Homer Stanley Burrow
May 10, 2016
H. Stanley Burrow, 70, of Hiddenite, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Scottsboro, Alabama on February 4, 1946, he was a son of the late J. B. Burrow and Hazel Burrow. He was retired from Blu Gas as a truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Della Milam Burrow, a son, Stanley J. Burrow of Burlleson,...
Billy Ray White
May 10, 2016
Mr. Billy Ray White, 66, of Statesville, died May 10, 2016 at his home unexpectedly. Born in Iredell County on February 1, 1950, he was a son of the late Lewis White and Martha Estes White. Mr. White was retired from the textile industry and a member of Fern Hill Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife,...
Irene Elizabeth (Chambers) Moore
May 9, 2016
Irene Elizabeth Chambers Cowan Moore, 87, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, May 9, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Ms. Moore was born July 28, 1928 in Rowan County and was the daughter of the late Gus and Hattie Jane Cowan Chambers. She attended Rowan County schools and was married to the late William Cowan and Richard Moore. Ms. Moore is...
Thelma (Brewer) Ballard
May 9, 2016
Mrs. Thelma Brewer Ballard, 87, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, NC after a brief illness. She was born in Harmony, North Carolina on March 5, 1929, to the late Joseph S. Brewer and Virginia Ethel (Barnard) Brewer. She was a graduate of Scott's High School and worked for many years as a cosmetician...
Mildred Irene (Sherman) Stafford
May 8, 2016
Mildred Irene Sherman Stafford, 86, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the Brian Center of Statesville. She was born in Afton, NY on August 5, 1929 to the late Ralph and Myrtie Sherman. Mrs. Stafford was married to Leon Stafford who preceded her in death. She retired from Bainbridge Plastics after 25 years of service as a...
William "Bill" Parker Howard, III
May 7, 2016
William “Bill” Parker Howard, III, 89, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Saturday May 7, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital, due to complications of pneumonia. Bill was born September 16, 1926 in Lakeland, FL. He was the son of the late William Parker Howard, Jr. and Ruth Thompson Howard. He attended Male High School in Louisville, Ky. At the age of...
Ralph Eugene Reavis
May 4, 2016
Mr. Ralph Eugene Reavis, 84, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Brookstone Terrace in Clemmons. Mr. Reavis was born in Iredell County on April 3, 1932, and was the son of the late Kenneth B. and Esma Smith Reavis. He was a graduate of Harmony High School and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Reavis...
Lynn Kirkpatrick Springer
May 2, 2016
Mrs. Lynn Kirkpatrick Springer, 61, of Fairfax, VA, passed away, Monday, May 2, 2016 at home following a short courageous fight with cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones at the time of her death. Mrs. Springer was born April 19, 1955 in Evansville, IN and was the daughter of the late Lt. Col. James Samuel Kirkpatrick and Marcia Mackenzie...