Obituaries
Estelle Bernice (Hutchens) Speece
Aug 5, 2015
Estelle Bernice Hutchens Speece, 81, of Union Grove, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on July 23, 1934 in Iredell County to the late William David Hutchens and Julia Ruth Reavis Hutchens. Mrs. Speece attended Iredell County Schools and was a member of Hams Grove Baptist Church. She was married to Ralph...
Deborah Ann ("Debi") Autrey Cooke
Aug 4, 2015
Mrs. Deborah “Debi” Autrey Cooke, 59, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Cooke was born in Fort Bragg, NC on January 6, 1956, and was the daughter of Roger Winthrop Autrey (Sharon) and the late Kathleen McGee. She was a graduate of Hayfield High School in Hayfield, VA and on May 3, 2002, she...
Clyde "Bud" Henderson Williams
Aug 4, 2015
Clyde “Bud” Henderson Williams, 80, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, August 04, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on November 20, 1934 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Clyde H. Williams Sr. and Virginia Kahn Williams Sullivan. Mr. Williams was a graduate of Jacksonville City Schools and attended Jacksonville University for two years. He served our country...
Ray Rex Rupard
Aug 3, 2015
Mr. Ray Rex Rupard, 89, of Union Grove, passed away, August 3, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Rupard was born February 8, 1926 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Rex Rupard and Duma McDaniels Rupard. He attended Iredell County schools and was a member of Taylor Springs Baptist Church. He worked for O. W....
Chet Lee Boggs
Jul 31, 2015
Mr. Chet Lee Boggs, 56, of Statesville, died Friday, July 31, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born in Georgetown, S.C. on June 30, 1959, he was a son of Charles Lee Boggs who survives and the late Lois Privette Boggs. Chet was the managing partner for Colonial Trading and Colonial Properties Partnership. He attended Lenoir Rhyne College and...
Gregory Hunter Mills
Jul 31, 2015
Mr. Gregory Hunter (Gregg) Mills, 60, of Statesville, died Friday, July 31, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born February 7, 1955 in Iredell County, he was a son of the late Robert Lee Mills and Peggy Hunter Mills who survives. Gregg was the owner-operator of the Rolling Pin and Special Touch Catering for 36 years. He enjoyed deer hunting, sightseeing...
Carolyn Sue (York) Moore
Jul 30, 2015
Carolyn Sue York Moore of Harmony passed away on July 30, 2015. She was born December 9, 1934 in Davie County at her Godbey grandparent’s home, because their home on the York farm in the Clarksbury community was not completed.. She grew up on the farm and was the eldest daughter of the late Horace Buford York and Clara Mae...
Glenn Eugene Mayes
Jul 29, 2015
Glenn Eugene Mayes, 91, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at his residence. He was born February 3, 1924 in Iredell County and was the son of the late William Claude Mayes and Margaret Estelle Cornelius Mayes. Mr. Mayes was a graduate of Cool Springs High School, attended Mitchell College, and received his AB Degree from Lenoir Rhyne...
Amber (Scott) Davis
Jul 28, 2015
Mrs. Amber Scott Davis, 27, of Statesville, completed the journey that God had laid for her before the foundations of the earth. She went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at the Gordon Hospice House. “God’s plan from the start, for this world and your heart, has been to show His glory and His grace-Forever...
Maude Irene (Stewart) McNeely
Jul 26, 2015
Mrs. Maude Irene Stewart McNeely, 102, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on October 19, 1912 to the late E.F. and Lola Byers Stewart. She was married to Hoyt W. McNeely on December 24, 1934. He preceded her in death on February 24, 1975. She attended Celeste Henkel School....
Kendra (Blankenship) Royall
Jul 25, 2015
Kendra Blankenship Royall, 54, of Statesville, passed away, July 25, 2015 following a lengthy illness. Born in Iredell County on June 30, 1961, she was the daughter of James Blankenship (Kathy) and Linda Murdock Harmon (Jerry). She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bob and Edith Murdock, who she is happily standing beside now, and looking down upon us….. ...
Glenn Martin Kurfees
Jul 25, 2015
Mr. Glenn Martin Kurfees, 87, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Kurfees was born December 25, 1927 in Rowan County and was the son of the late Sanford “C.S.” Kurfees and Edna Williams Kurfees. He attended Rowan County schools and was married to Lora Belle Rash Kurfees, who survives of the home....
John Tom (John Tom) Cartner
Jul 24, 2015
John Thomas “John Tom” Cartner, 48, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 24, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Cartner was born in Iredell County on June 23, 1967, and was the son of John Lee Cartner and the late Penny Cartner. He was a graduate of West Iredell High School and was disability retired. He had the biggest...
Benny Alexander
Jul 22, 2015
Mr. Benny Alexander, 86, of Statesville, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Brooke County, West Virginia on December 2, 1928, he was a son of the late Andriano D’Alessandro and Julia Drusez. He is the last surviving member of his family having been preceded in death by brothers: Augusto and Felix Alexander and sisters:...
Geneva Louise (Jolly) Bunton
Jul 22, 2015
Geneva Louise Jolly Bunton, 87, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Bunton was born September 24, 1927, in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Stamey and Katy Carson Jolly. She attended Central School and on May 10, 1947, she married Joseph Frank Bunton, who preceded her in death on October...
Mary Elizabeth (Moorefield) Myers
Jul 22, 2015
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Moorefield Myers, 90, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Myers was born March 30, 1925 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Robert Columbus Moorefield and Callie Moorefield. She attended Harmony Schools and was married to the late Henry Richard Myers, who passed away December 26,...
Marilyn Ann (Palatto) Wheeler
Jul 21, 2015
Mrs. Marilyn Ann Palatto Wheeler, 67, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Wheeler was born September 20, 1947 in White Plains, NY to the late John Palatto and Martha Dolin Palatto. She was a graduate of Acadia College and was married to the late Patrick Jon Wheeler, who passed away on February 19, 2014....
Carl Junior ("Junior") Nance
Jul 20, 2015
Carl Junior Nance, 82, of Statesville, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born in Iredell County on March 1, 1933 to the late Flake Lee and Ethel Wyatt Nance. Mr. Nance attended Cool Springs School and on September 12, 1953, he married the love of his life, Omie Mae Anderson Nance, and they shared...
Ruth Little Lentz
Jul 18, 2015
Mrs. Ruth Little Lentz, 93, of Statesville went to be with her heavenly Father on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at her home. She was born January 20, 1922 in Alexander County to the late Charlie O. Little and Bessie Warren Little. Ruth was a homemaker and worked with her husband on their poultry farm. She was a loving wife, mother,...
James Quince Martin
Jul 17, 2015
Mr. James (Jim) Quince Martin, 73, of Statesville, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. He had been in declining health for several years. Jim was born Wednesday, May 13, 1942 in Iredell County to the late Odell and Dorothy Church Martin. He graduated from Harmony High School in 1960. He furthered his education by...
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