Obituaries
James Lonnie Sigmon
Nov 12, 2015
James Lonnie Sigmon, 80, formally of Olin, passed away Thursday November 12, 2015 at the Brian Center. He was born on July 22, 1935 in Iredell County to the late James Odell Sigmon and Era Bell Sigmon Honeycutt. Mr. Sigmon was educated in the Iredell County Schools and was married to Reba Ann Mounce Sigmon, who preceded him in death...
Marcus Ray (Buck) Fulbright
Nov 12, 2015
Mr. Marcus Ray (Buck) Fulbright, 69, of Statesville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on February 13, 1946, he was a son of the late Noel Baxter Fulbright and Euphia Sherrill Fulbright. He was a member of Bristol Road Baptist Church, and retired...
Danny Joe VanTassel
Nov 10, 2015
Danny Joe VanTassel, 58, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, November 10, 2015. He was born in Alexandria Bay, NY on May 18, 1957 to Robert VanTassel and the late Martha Alton VanTassel. Danny served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy and was married to Cindy McCreary, who preceded him in death. He was a contractor for Troutman Associates...
Glenn Benfield
Nov 9, 2015
Rufus Glenn Benfield, 94, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 9, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville. He was born on April 15, 1921, in Iredell County. The youngest of nine siblings, Mr. Benfield attended Sharon School and worked on his family’s farm. He enlisted in the Navy August of 1944, and served in World War II...
Rayford Branton
Nov 8, 2015
Donald Rayford Branton, 78, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on April 25, 1937 in Alexander County to the late William Anderson Branton and Truly Campbell Branton. Mr. Branton attended Statesville City Schools and was married to Nancy Millsaps Branton, who survives. He was a retired barber who had worked...
Lathan Thomas Sharpe
Nov 7, 2015
Lathan Thomas Sharpe, 64, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born in Iredell County on July 9, 1951 to the late Nathaniel and Gertrude Louise Griffin Sharpe. Mr. Sharpe attended Statesville City Schools and was married to Crystal Cowan Sharpe, who survives. He was an equipment operator with Godfrey Lumber...
Kenneth Burton Davis
Nov 5, 2015
Kenneth Burton Davis, age 88 of Trussville, AL passed away on November 5, 2015. He was born on August 27, 1927 in North Carolina to George W. and Alice Burton Davis. He graduated from Woodleaf High School and Brison Business School in North Carolina. He worked 40 years of service with Northfolk Southern and retired in Property and Loss Prevention....
Lena Sue (Davidson) White
Nov 4, 2015
Mrs. Lena Sue Davidson White, 84, of Statesville, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Autumn Care Of Statesville. Born July 21, 1931 in Alexander County, she was a daughter of the late Milas Pritchard Davidson and Zola Greene Lowe Davidson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Neil White, a son, Mark Terrell White and three brothers,...
James Mitchell Hooper
Nov 4, 2015
Mr. James “Jimmy” Mitchell Hooper, 70, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House following a lengthy illness. Jimmy was born June 27, 1945 in Statesville, NC and was the son of Treva Flinchum Hooper of Statesville and the late Mitchell White Hooper, who died in 1976. He was a graduate of Statesville High School...
R. L. Fox
Nov 2, 2015
Mr. R L Fox, 83, of Statesville, died Monday, November 2, 2015 at Mapleleaf Health Care Center. Born in Iredell County on May 23, 1932 he was a son of the late Charlie Fox and Bertha Hedrick Fox. He was the last of 11 children in his family. Mr. Fox worked in textiles and was a member of New Bethany...
Jack Wilkinson Sigmon
Nov 1, 2015
Jack Wilkinson Sigmon, Jr. 61, of Statesville, peacefully passed away, Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Jack was born December 7, 1953 in Iredell County and was the son of Margaret Almond Sigmon of Statesville and the late Jack Wilkinson Sigmon, Sr. He was a graduate of North Iredell High School, class of 1971 and...
Ronald Everette Trivette
Nov 1, 2015
Ronald Everette Trivette, 71, of Love Valley, passed away at his residence on Sunday, November 1, 2015. He was born in Forsyth County on January 8, 1944 to the late Mack and Dorothy Vogler Trivette. Mr. Trivette was a graduate of Fork Union Military School in Fork Union, Va. and attended Jacksonville Institute of Technology in Jacksonville, Fla. and also...
Joyce Beatrice Campbell
Oct 31, 2015
Joyce Beatrice Campbell, 83, of Statesville, died Saturday, October 31, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on July 22, 1932, she was a daughter of the late William Preston Campbell and Maggie Josey Campbell. Joyce was a member of Christ-Boulevard United Methodist Church where she enjoyed her circle group and the Jolly Seniors group. She was...
Dewey Waldo Lowrance
Oct 30, 2015
Mr. Dewey Waldo Lowrance, 92, of Statesville, died Friday, October 30, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on August 20, 1923, he was a son of the late Charles Earnest Lowrance and Beulah Mae Stradley Lowrance. Mr. Lowrance was a member of First A.R.P. Church and served his country during World War II in the U....
Bettie Messick Miller
Oct 28, 2015
Mrs. Bettie Messick Miller, 79, of Statesville, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on September 20, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. Messick, Sr. and Odessell Danyels Messick. Bettie was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby W. Miller, a brother, Charles H. Messick, Jr., a brother-in-law, David...
DeWhitt Conway Stroud
Oct 27, 2015
Mr. DeWhitt Conway Stroud, 70, of Harmony, died Tuesday. Born in Davie County on December 15, 1944, he was a son of the late Sam Stroud and Alma Blanch York Stroud. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shelby Lynn Threatte Stroud, a brother, Glen Stroud and sisters: Eloise Stroud Seaford, Jeanette Stroud and Cora Ellen Stroud. Mr. Stroud...
Roby Allen Houston
Oct 26, 2015
Roby Allen Houston, 88, of Statesville, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015 at Autumn Care of Statesville. He was born in Iredell County on April 26, 1927 to the late Amos and Effie Earp Houston. Mr. Houston attended Cool Springs School and served his country proudly in the U.S. Army. He married Mary Ellen Fox Houston on October 8, 1949...
Annie Hudspeth Cook
Oct 25, 2015
Mrs. Annie Hudspeth Cook, 98, of Statesville, died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Yadkin County on November 15, 1916, she was a daughter of the late John Lee Hudspeth and Pearl Tucker Hudspeth. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Cook, brothers, Paul and Charles Hudspeth and sisters, Etta Walls and Hazel Hudspeth....
Richard Eugene Benfield
Oct 24, 2015
Richard Eugene Benfield, 48, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly due to illness, Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Benfield was born June 7, 1967 in Iredell County to Terry Albert Benfield and the late Sandy Meredith Sherrill. He was a graduate of West Iredell High School, class of 1985 and was retired from Pro Seal Systems of...
Wilson Eugene Medlin
Oct 22, 2015
Wilson Eugene Medlin, 69, of Statesville, passed away, Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Medlin was born September 21, 1946 in Gastonia, NC and was the son of the late Wilson and Louise Huggins Medlin. He attended Gastonia City Schools and on May 30, 1987, married Susan Medlin, who survives of the home. He was a...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
