Obituaries

Elsie Earle (Moore) Gabriel

Elsie Earle (Moore) Gabriel

Jun 19, 2015

Elsie Earle Gabriel went home to Jesus on June 19, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. She was born Elsie Earle Moore on June 25, 1946 in Charlotte, NC and grew up in Statesville, NC. She was active in sports and marched with the Statesville Grenadier band as a musician and majorette before graduating in 1964. She attended Mitchell...

Allen Levon Creedmore

Allen Levon Creedmore

Jun 18, 2015

Allen Levon Creedmore, 56, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015 at his residence.  He was born in Iredell County on August 25, 1958 to the late Johnny Creedmore Sr. and Carolyn Barbee Creedmore.  Mr. and Mrs. Roland Deal were Allen’s loving foster parents and he referred to them as his “Mom and Dad.” Allen was a graduate of...

Debra Renee (Shoemaker) Riddle

Debra Renee (Shoemaker) Riddle

Jun 16, 2015

Debra Renee Shoemaker Riddle, 51, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at her residence.  She was born in Iredell County on August 29, 1963 to the late Harvey Lee Shoemaker and Barbara Gurley Shoemaker, who survives.  Debbie was a graduate of Statesville Senior High. Along with her mother, Barbara, she is survived by a son, Ben Riddle...

John Morgan Woods

John Morgan Woods

Jun 13, 2015

Mr. John Morgan Woods, 66, of Stony Point, NC passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at his home. Mr. Woods was born in Lee County, VA, on November 11, 1948, and was the son of the late Jack Woods and Geneva Clark Woods.  He was married to Debra Golloway Woods, who preceded him in death on April 18,,...

Fred Harwood Poole

Fred Harwood Poole

Jun 12, 2015

Fred Harwood Poole passed away peacefully on Friday, June 12, at his home in Harmony, NC, surrounded by family and friends.  His death followed a brief illness.  Mr. Poole was born on October 20, 1928, in Montgomery County, NC, to the late Lindsay Jones Poole and Elizabeth “Molly” Blake Poole.  Anne Lundy Poole, his wife of 57 years, survives. Mr....

Tina Marie (Gourley) Williams

Tina Marie (Gourley) Williams

Jun 12, 2015

Mrs. Tina Marie Gourley Williams, 47, of Statesville, passed away Friday, June 12, 2015, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Williams was born July 3, 1967, in Colorado Springs, CO and was the daughter of Erita Faye Scott Babson and the late Pete Babson.  She attended West Iredell High School and was employed with Dollar General.  On July 31, 1992, she...

Monte Marie McNabb

Monte Marie McNabb

Jun 11, 2015

Monte Marie McNabb, 48, of Statesville, left this earth to be with our Lord on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Anchorage, Alaska on July 11, 1966 and was the daughter of Donald and Skippi Moncrief Posey. Monte was a graduate of Georgetown High School in Georgetown, SC...

Patricia Ann (Costner) Devine

Patricia Ann (Costner) Devine

Jun 9, 2015

A memorial service will be conducted for Mrs. Patricia Ann Costner Devine at 2:00 PM on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the First Baptist Church of Statesville with Dr. Jack Causey officiating.  She died at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 Pat was born February 24, 1936 in Catawba County, NC to the late Luther...

Jaiden Wegene Anderson

Jaiden Wegene Anderson

Jun 8, 2015

Jaiden Wegene Anderson, infant daughter of Jonathon Odell Anderson and Crystal Lynn Hayden Anderson, passed away Monday, June 8, 2014 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Left to cherish her memory are her parents, Jonathon and Crystal; three sisters, Lexus, Alyssa, and Savannah Anderson; maternal grandparents, Tonya and J.W. Moose; paternal grandfather, Mack Anderson; and a special cousin, Damyon Shepherd. A memorial...

Cynthia Gail (Roten) Keller

Cynthia Gail (Roten) Keller

Jun 7, 2015

Cynthia Gail Roten Keller (Gail), 52, of Statesville, died Sunday, June 7, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospitial. Born in Iredell County on May 12, 1963, she was a daughter of Joseph D. and Lydia M. Roten who survive and are of Statesville. Gail was a 1981 graduate of West Iredell High School and worked at Thorlo Inc. She was a...

Brenda Pope Cook

Brenda Pope Cook

Jun 6, 2015

Brenda Pope Cook, 72, of Statesville, died Saturday, June 6, 2015 at her home. Born in Forsyth County on July 29, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Troy Lee Pope and Eleanor Lucille Hoover Pope. On October 5, 1963, she married Mr. Billy Joe Cook who survives. Mrs. Cook graduated from Scotts High School and was a member...

Lewis Paul Tilley

Lewis Paul Tilley

Jun 6, 2015

Mr. Lewis Paul Tilley, 67, of Statesville, died Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on January 19, 1948, he was a son of the late Pervie Dwight Tilley and Drucilla Lynch Tilley. He was disability retired and enjoyed riding his motorcycle and participating in poker runs to help others. He is survived by a...

Rosario (Charo) Riera

Rosario (Charo) Riera

Jun 5, 2015

Rosario (Charo) Sierra Riera passed away Friday, June 5th at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born March 13, 1930, in Havana, Cuba. She attended the University of Havana before marrying Gustavo E. Riera, on August 11, 1951. In 1960 when Fidel Castro took control of Cuba, she and her husband decided to move to the United States so that...

Mary Frances (Gaither Logan) Rupard

Mary Frances (Gaither Logan) Rupard

Jun 4, 2015

Mary Frances Gaither Logan Rupard, 68, of Harmony, passed away Thursday, June 04, 2015 at her residence.  She was born in Iredell County on January 12, 1947 to the late Roy A. Gaither and Mary Templeton Gaither, who survives. She was a graduate of Harmony High School and received an associate degree in Theology.  She first married Edgar Peyton Logan...

James Bradford McLelland

James Bradford McLelland

Jun 3, 2015

James Bradford (Brad) McLelland, 54, of Statesville, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at his home. Born in Iredell County on June 11, 1960, he was a son of James Donald McLelland who survives and the late Dorothy Mae Millsaps McLelland. Brad was retired from Iredell County Solid Waste and graduated from North Iredell High School. On June 30, 1979, he...

Patsy (Perry) Harris

Patsy (Perry) Harris

Jun 3, 2015

Mrs. Patsy Perry Harris, 69, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, June 03, 2015, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Harris was born in Iredell County on February 7, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Oscar Monroe and Helen Harris Perry.  She was a graduate of Celeste Henkel High School and she also attended Mitchell Community College.  She was...

John Steger Hardaway

John Steger Hardaway

Jun 3, 2015

John Steger Hardaway, M.D. of Statesville, NC passed away at the Hospice House of Catawba Valley at age 89 on Tuesday, June 3, 2015 after spending the last 5 1/2 years in Hickory, NC  living with his son, David’s family. Born in Greenwood, SC on January 12, 1926, he was the third son of Rev. Richard E. Hardaway and Louise...

Frank Joseph Svoboda

Frank Joseph Svoboda

Jun 3, 2015

Mr. Svoboda, 87, passed away at Davis Regional Medical Center on June 3, 2015 from a sudden illness.  He was born on December 2, 1927 in Berwyn, IL to the late Frank (Sr.) and Alice Svoboda.   Mr. Svoboda graduated from Crane Tech High School in Chicago, IL and Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL.  He served in the US...

Helen Alexander Goforth

Helen Alexander Goforth

May 30, 2015

Helen Alexander Goforth, of Statesville, passed away Saturday morning, May 30, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House.  She was 90 years of age and the second oldest in a family of 14 children. Surviving are her husband of 67 years, J.D. Goforth; a daughter, Linda Goforth Thompson of Banner Elk; three grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.  Also surviving are sisters,...

Herbert Elmo Roberts

Herbert Elmo Roberts

May 29, 2015

Herbert Elmo Roberts, 89, of Statesville, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House.  He was born in Alabama on May 17, 1926 to the late Theophilis Garrett and Cora Lena Beasley Roberts. Mr. Roberts was educated in Alabama and served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy during WWII.  On February 12, 1946, he married Anne...