Obituaries
Thomas Lee Jackson
Apr 15, 2016
Mr. Thomas Lee Jackson, 71, of Statesville, died Friday, April 15, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Jackson was born January 26, 1945 in Monroe County, WV and was the son of the late Joseph and Myrtle Broyles Jackson. He was a graduate of Monroe County, WV schools and retired from Uniglass, INC. after 50 years. He was married to...
Aileen (Nesbit) Robbins
Apr 14, 2016
Frances Aileen Nesbit Robbins, 91, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Brian Nursing Center. She was born in Iredell County on August 15, 1924 to the late Lonnie M. Nesbit and Frances Bass Nesbit. Mrs. Robbins was a graduate of Troutman High School. She married on July 15, 1944 to Talmadge Alexander Robbins, who preceded her in...
Jennifer Rae Lee
Apr 14, 2016
Jennifer Rae Lee, 51, of Statesville, died Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 22, 1964, she was a daughter of the late Billy Lee and Alice Rose Lee who survives and is of Statesville. Jennifer enjoyed gardening, shopping and was of the Pentecostal faith. In addition to her mother, she is survived...
Montie Stephen Lippard
Apr 13, 2016
Montie Stephen Lippard, 65, of Statesville, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Mr. Lippard was born July 8, 1950 in Iredell County and was the son of Robert Lewis Lippard of Statesville and the late Macie Dixon Lippard. He was a graduate of Statesville City Schools and was of the Baptist Faith. He worked for Acme Metal Slide since 1968...
Alma Lena (Benfield) Bost
Apr 12, 2016
Alma Lena Benfield Bost, 104, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on March 8, 1912 in Iredell County to the late Jacob Henry and Sally Pope Benfield. Mrs. Bost attended Iredell County Schools and was married to Albert Bost who preceded her in death in 1976. She had worked at...
Donald Ray (Sr.) Webber
Apr 12, 2016
Mr. Donald Ray Webber, Sr., 82, of Statesville, entered his Heavenly home on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Webber was born in Iredell County on January 13, 1934, and was the son of the late Robert Houston Webber and Carrie Hefner Webber Jordan. He was a graduate of Statesville High School class of 1952 and...
Roy Wellington Poovey
Apr 12, 2016
Mr. Roy Wellington Poovey, 85, of Statesville, died Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Heritage Place, where he had been a patient for 5 ½ years. Born in Catawba County on September 1, 1930, he was a son of the late Pinkney Eli Poovey and Myrtle Hunt Poovey. He was a member of New Sterling A.R.P. Church and enjoyed western square...
Mildred (Stevenson) Alexander
Apr 11, 2016
Mildred Stevenson Alexander, 105, born November 10, 1910 died at The Gardens, Monday, April 11, 2016. Mrs. Alexander was born in Iredell County to the late William Ross Stevenson and Janie Patterson Stevenson. She was a graduate of Iredell County schools and was a member of Concord Presbyterian Church. On December 3, 1939, she was married to the late Cecil...
Bertha "Maw" (Collins) Stewart
Apr 10, 2016
Mrs. Bertha “Maw” Collins Stewart, 86, of Mooresville, went home to be with our Lord on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at her home. Mrs. Stewart was born in Iredell County on March 17, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Conway Vernam Collins and Mollie Sims Collins. She graduated from Troutman High School and on December 28, 1948, she...
Clara Vea (Holland) Johnson
Apr 9, 2016
Clara Vea Holland Johnson, 88, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on April 13, 1927 to the late Robert Vance Holland and Valle Mae Dickins Holland. Mrs. Johnson was a graduate of Union Grove High School, attended Mitchell College and Mars Hill College. She obtained a Business Administration...
Arthur Clay Grant
Apr 9, 2016
Arthur Clay Grant, 62, of Harmony, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on September 17, 1953 to the late Thomas Luther and Ruth Gentle Grant. Arthur was a graduate of North Iredell High School and was a member of Winthrop Friends Meeting. He was married on April 18, 1998...
Cleo Sigmon Pope
Apr 8, 2016
Mrs. Cleo Sigmon Pope, 100, of Statesville, died Friday, April 8, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on January 24, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Henry Sigmon and Katie Wilkerson Sigmon. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Allen Pope and her second husband, Donald Lackey along with six brothers. Mrs....
Haley Marie (Moose) Simmons
Apr 7, 2016
Haley Marie Moose Simmons passed away unexpectedly at her home Thursday, April 7, 2016. She was born on August 17, 1990 to Hal David Moose and Lynn C. Moose both who survive. Haley was a beautiful, vibrant young lady who never met a stranger. She was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Henry D. Moose and Edna B. Moose of...
Lindsey Albert Summers
Apr 6, 2016
Lindsey Albert Summers, 62, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on August 14, 1953 to the late Rome and Edna Johnson Summers. Lindsey was a graduate of North Iredell High School and served his country honorably in the U. S. Air Force. He was married to Cynthia...
John Alexander Hartline
Apr 6, 2016
Mr. John Alexander Hartline, 89, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, April 06, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hartline was born August 23, 1926 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Josiah and Leona Allen Hartline. He was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and served in the US Army during WWII. On May 24, 1958,...
Clinton Marvin (Paw) Stewart
Apr 6, 2016
Mr. Clinton Marvin “Paw” Stewart, 86, of Mooresville, went home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Mr. Stewart was born in Catawba County on November 26, 1929, and was the son of the late Ross Stewart and Vassie Sigmon Stewart. He attended Brawley School and on December 28, 1948, he married Bertha Collins Stewart, who survives....
Terry Ann (Buck) Lawson
Apr 2, 2016
Terry Ann Buck Lawson, 53, of Statesville, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at the Gordon Hospice House. Terry was born on February 11, 1963, in Berrien Springs, MI and was the daughter of Wayne Van Dyke and Shirley Payton Van Dyke. She was a graduate of Brandy Wine High School in Niles, MI and attended Mitchell Community College. ...
Kirk Daniel Phifer
Apr 2, 2016
Kirk Daniel Phifer, 61, of Charlotte NC, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 2. A memorial service will be held Sunday, April 10th at 1:00p.m. at the Oakwood Cemetery in Statesville, NC. Mr. Phifer is survived by his mother, Marcella Phifer of North Charleston, SC; his sister Kimberly Rainey of Wilmington, NC and Katrina Clayton of Mount Pleasant, SC; and...
Walter Herman Worsham
Mar 31, 2016
Walter Herman Worsham, 88, of Statesville, died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at his home. Born in Tacoma Park, Maryland on November 12, 1927, he was a son of the late Lewis Elmer Worsham, Sr. and Irene Lena Worsham. Mr. Worsham was a retired golf professional and a Century Member of the PGA. He was preceded in death by his first...
Bill Ray Wood
Mar 30, 2016
Billy Ray Wood, 81, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016. He was born in Yadkin County on March 27, 1935 to the late Harvey Howard Wood and Callie Mickle Wood. Mr. Wood attended Yadkin County Schools and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was married to Lala Hall Wood, who preceded...