Obituaries

Claudia Marie (Mills) Myers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)...

Thelma Morrow Bridges

Thelma Morrow Bridges

Dec 25, 2015

Mrs. Thelma Morrow Bridges, 93, of Statesville, went home to be with her Savior Friday, December 25th at 12:02 am. Mrs. Bridges was born in Iredell County on April 6, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Tipton Pressly and Martha "Mattie" Nash Morrow. She was a graduate of Celeste Henkle School. On November 15, 1941 she married Ivory...

Iris Vieira (da Silva) Parker

Iris Vieira (da Silva) Parker

Dec 25, 2015

Iris Vieira da Silva Parker, 75, of Statesville, passed away December 25, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House.  She was born in Recife, Brazil on August 1, 1940 to the late Miguel da Silva Maria Vieira da Silva. Mrs. Parker had an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration and was married to Melvyn Auldin Parker who preceded her in death in...

Kenneth Lee Hedrick

Kenneth Lee Hedrick

Dec 25, 2015

Mr. Kenneth Lee (Shad) Hedrick 64, of Conover, died Friday, December 25, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Catawba County on May 16, 1951, he was a son of the late Charles Hedrick and Ruby Sigmon Hedrick. Shad was a graduate of Bunker Hill High School. He was of the Lutheran faith and was disability retired from the furniture...

Mary Elizabeth (Byrd) Ayers

Mary Elizabeth (Byrd) Ayers

Dec 24, 2015

Mary Elizabeth Byrd Ayers, 73, of Statesville, grew her wings and flew away to heaven to be reunited with th angels on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Hinton, W. Va. on May 18, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Garland Byrd and Ethel Hill Byrd who survives and is of Radford, Va. She...

Maurice Earl Anderson

Maurice Earl Anderson

Dec 23, 2015

Maurice Earl Anderson, 74, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House.   He was born in Davie County on July 11, 1941 to the late Charles Roy and Elmina Renegar Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a graduate of Harmony High School and was married to Grace Creedmore Anderson, who survives.  They had over 54 years of...

Lovelia Bost Lapish

Lovelia Bost Lapish

Dec 22, 2015

Lovelia Bost Lapish, 92, formerly of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Lawndale Manor in Garner, NC.  She was born in Iredell County on February 20, 1923 to the late Harvie Albert and Della White Bost. Mrs. Lapish was a graduate of Scotts High School and was married on June 15, 1946 to the late Lawrence Eugene Lapish. ...

Johnny Joe Waller

Johnny Joe Waller

Dec 21, 2015

Johnny Joe Waller, 39, of Mocksville, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 21, 2015, at the Gordon Hospice House. Johnny was born in Iredell County on March 10, 1976, and was the son of Harry Wayne Waller, Sr. and Vickey Myers Barr.  He attended Iredell County schools and while his health allowed, worked at The Detail Shoppe. Johnny was a...