Obituaries
Curtis Wayne Dagenhart
Jan 12, 2016
Curtis Wayne Dagenhart, 43, of Troutman, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Curtis was born in Iredell County on July 30, 1972, and was the son of Terry Dagenhart and Donna Pestlin Dagenhart. He was a graduate of West Iredell High School. Curtis was a funny man and full of life. He loved...
Timothy John Rutten
Jan 12, 2016
Timothy John Rutten, 50, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Carroll, Iowa on Aril 12, 1965, he was a son of Gary Donald Rutten and Mary Siepker Rutten, of Statesville. Tim was of the Catholic faith, and was the Human Resources General Manager at ASMO of North Carolina. We are...
Brett O'Neill Parlier
Jan 12, 2016
Brett O’Neill Parlier, 46, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at his home. Brett was born in Iredell County on January 6, 1970, and was the son of the late Donnie Parlier and Velma Shore Parlier. He was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School. He was self-employed and was a member of Western Avenue Baptist...
Paul Gray Nash
Jan 10, 2016
Mr. Paul Gray Nash, 83, of High Point and formerly of Statesville, died Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the Hospice Home of High Point. Born in Iredell County on May 23, 1932, he was a son of the late Jessie Owen Nash and Rheba Hoke Nash. He was a retired corporate pilot and always considered himself very fortunate to make...
Frances Howard James
Jan 10, 2016
Mrs. Frances H. James, 89, of Statesville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 10, 2015. She was born in Blunt, South Dakota to the late Helen & Don Howard. Mrs. James was a retired book keeper and owner of James Trucking Company in Statesville. She was fun loving, caring, witty and a little sassy, with a huge...
Kelli Suzanne Brinkley
Jan 7, 2016
Kelli Suzanne Brinkley, 41, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Kelli was born in Iredell County on April 24, 1974, and was the daughter of Dennis William “Bill” Brinkley and Susan Thomas Francis. She was a 1992 graduate of Statesville High School, attended Mitchell College, Western Carolina University, UNC Asheville, and received...
Edith (Misenheimer) Hoover
Jan 4, 2016
Mrs. Edith Misenheimer Hoover, 92, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, January 04, 2016 at Rosewood Assisted Living in Harmony. Mrs. Hoover was born September 17, 1923 in Stanley County, NC and was the daughter of the late George and Nancy Sell Misenheimer. She was a graduate of Stanley County schools, Phiefer College and Davis Hospital school of Nursing. On June...
Claudia Marie (Mills) Myers
Jan 4, 2016
Mrs. Claudia Marie Mills Myers, 94, of Statesville, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016, at Autumn Care in Statesville. Mrs. Myers was born in Iredell County on March 16, 1921, and was the daughter of the late William Claude and Etha Marie Allie Mills. She attended Statesville High School and she was married to Edgar Perry Myers, who preceded her...
Betty (Church) Morphis
Jan 4, 2016
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in Heaven. Matthew 5:16 Betty Church Morphis, 87, of Statesville, passed away January 4, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Morphis was born December 4, 1928 in Wilkes County, NC and was the daughter...
JP McLelland
Jan 4, 2016
J.P. McLelland, 73, of Harmony, NC, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born November 7, 1942, in Sharpesburg, TN, and was the son of the late Edward C. McLelland and Brodie Johnson McLelland. He was a self-employed welder at J.P.’s Welding for over 30 years. J.P. loved to fish, ride his golf cart, watch...
Neil McDonald ("Mack") Moore
Jan 3, 2016
Neil McDonald (Mack) Moore died Sunday, January 03, 2016 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia after a short illness. He was born in Statesville on January 25, 1926 to Avery Harwell and Josie Lee Harwell but was soon adopted by Francis and Beulah Moore upon the death of Mrs. Harwell. He was raised in Statesville and served in the...
Charles Harper Bumgarner
Jan 3, 2016
Charles Harper (Sonny) Bumgarner, 78, of Statesville, died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on July 4, 1937, he was a son of the late Fred Allen Bumgarner and Lois Wyatt Bumgarner. On December 22, 1961, he married the former Grace Rinehardt who survives. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Judy...
John Thomas Lippard
Dec 30, 2015
Mr. John Thomas (Sonny) Lippard, Sr., of Statesville, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at his home. Born in Iredell County on August 28, 1938, he was a son of the late John Hobbs Lippard and Estelle Robbins Lippard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Denise Stewart Lippard in 2009 and brothers:...
Doris Elizabeth Miller
Dec 28, 2015
Doris Elizabeth Miller, 88, of Statesville, died Monday, December 28, 2015, at Jurney’s of Statesville. Born in Iredell County on December 8, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Vester Lee Miller and Nettie Elizabeth Galliher. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Jerry Wayne Campbell, who was killed in Viet Nam and Richard Campbell along with...
Kate Marie (Angel) Dalton
Dec 28, 2015
Kate Marie Angel Dalton, 80, of Statesville, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at Autumn Care of Statesville. She was born in Franklin, NC on December 17, 1935 to the late Paul and Alma Sanders Angel but Kate lived in Statesville for over 50 years. Kate was a graduate of Franklin High School and on March 17, 1961 she married...
Nancy (Countryman) Nance
Dec 28, 2015
Mrs. Nancy Countryman Nance, 81, of Statesville, died Monday, December 28, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She is survived by three children, Vicki Comanescu of Texas, Kenneth Hilles of Statesville, Robert Hilles of Arizona, 9 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and one brother. Graveside services will be held in Champion Cemetery in Warren, OH at a later date. Nicholson Funeral Home...
Edith Caldwell Horn
Dec 27, 2015
Mrs. Edith Caldwell Purdy Horn, 87, of Cleveland, NC passed away, Sunday, December 27, 2015 at the Brian Center of Statesville. Mrs. Horn was born March 5, 1928 in Rowan County and was the daughter of the late William Mason Caldwell and Pearl Niblock Caldwell. She was a graduate of Cool Spring School and Mitchell College with a degree in...
Kathleen Elizabeth (Moore) Wright
Dec 26, 2015
Mrs. Kathleen Elizabeth Moore Wright, 67, of Stony Point, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 26, 2015, at her home. She was born September 12, 1948, in Buffalo, NY and was the daughter of the late Charles F. Moore and Joan H. Quaintance Laity. She graduated from Starpoint Central High School in NY. She retired from Industrial Distribution Group where...
James Robert Ferron
Dec 26, 2015
James Robert Ferron, 86, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Painesville, Ohio on September 28, 1929 to the late Fred Robert and Josephine O’Brien Ferron. Jim was a graduate of Cathedral Latin High School in Cleveland, Ohio and attended Michigan State University. He served his country honorably in the Navy during...
Lawrence Buck Gregory
Dec 26, 2015
Mr. Lawrence Osborne (Buck) Gregory, 88, of Statesville, died Saturday, Decembere 26, 2015 at Autumn Care Of Statesville. Born in Iredell County on May 17, 1927, he was a son of the late George Washington Gregory and Effie Fortner Gregory. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Charlie Faye Baggarley Gregory in 2005, brothers, Thomas L. (Roy)...