Obituaries
Broadus Blaine Wagner
Feb 21, 2015
Mr. Broadus Blaine (B.B.) Wagner, 84, of Statesville, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. Born in Watauga County on June 8, 1930, he was a son of the late George Blair Wagner and Nancy Cheek Wagner. Mr. Wagner was a member, former Sunday School Teacher and usher for 60 years at Western Avenue Baptist...
Flake R. Conner, Jr
Feb 21, 2015
Flake R. Conner, Jr. entered Heaven and into the presence of his Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, February 21. He passed away peacefully at his Statesville home surrounded by loved ones. He was 68 years old. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Judy Moore Conner; his son Michael Lee Conner and his wife Julia of Charlotte; and...
Franklin Boyd Daniels
Feb 21, 2015
Mr. Franklin Boyd Daniels, 81, of Charlotte, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at his home. Born in Iredell County on September 25, 1933, he was a son of the late Boyd William Daniels and Eva Hopkins Daniels. Mr. Daniels was an accountant and retired from the U.S. Postal Service as a mail handler. He was an avid baseball fan enjoying...
Bradley Kyle Sherrill
Feb 21, 2015
Mr. Bradley Kyle Sherrill, age 40, of Statesville went to meet our Lord on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Gordon Hospice House. Brad was born in Statesville, NC on October 5, 1974 and was the son of Dr. Coite and Mary Ann Sherrill. Brad was a graduate of South Iredell High School and received his BS in Agricultural Education from...
Fay Gwendola (Millsaps) Mason
Feb 21, 2015
Mrs. Fay Gwendola Millsaps Mason, 77, of Statesville, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Rowan County on July 11, 1937, she was a daughter of the late William Virgil Millsaps and Irene Givens Millsaps. She was a member of Rocky Hill Baptist Church and worked in textiles for 37 years. She graduated from Central...
Adrienne Rose (McNevin) Haggerty
Feb 18, 2015
Mrs. Adrienne Rose McNevin Haggerty, 94, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Haggerty was born in the Bronx, NY on September 29, 1920 and was the daughter of the late Joseph F. McNevin and Rose McGovern McNevin. She was a graduate of Villa Maria High School in Bronx, NY and received her...
Robert Harrison Gourley, Sr.
Feb 17, 2015
. Robert Harrison Gourley, Sr. (Bob) was not one to quit, fighting back again and again from numerous health setbacks. His grandchildren called him “the Grampanator” because, no matter how dire the diagnosis, he always bounced back. With family around him, he lost those health battles at 8:27 p.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born on a...
Mitchell Glenn Mesiemore
Feb 15, 2015
Mitchell “Mickey” Glenn Mesiemore, 79, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on August 22, 1935 to the late James Harold and Alma Ruth Johnson Mesiemore. Mickey was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and was a member of Eufola Baptist Church. In 1991, he married Norma Jean...
Faye (Swicegood) Sisk
Feb 14, 2015
Faye Swicegood Sisk, 80, of Statesville, died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Rowan County on January 23, 1935 and was a daughter of the late Van Allen Swicegood and Annie Gulliett Swicegood. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack LeRoy Sisk and a son,...
Don Carlton Josey
Feb 14, 2015
Mr. Don Carlton Josey, 69, of Denver, N.C. died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Born in Iredell County on February 1, 1946, he was a son of the late David Sidney Josey and Nellie Mae Westmoreland Josey. Don was a retired auto mechanic from Town & Country Ford in Charlotte. He was a member of True...
Iona Walker Grant
Feb 14, 2015
Iona Walker Grant, 103, of Statesville passed away Saturday, February 14, 2005 at Genesis Health Care in Mooresville. She was born in Iredell County on June 14, 1911 to the late James Robert Walker and Maggie Ellen Campbell Walker. Mrs. Grant was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and was married to George Maxwell Grant on December 23, 1931 who...
Dora Jean (Devor) Dunlap
Feb 13, 2015
Dora Jean Devor Dunlap, 90, of Statesville, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at Autumn Care of Statesville. She was born in Ashland, Ohio on November 14, 1924 t the late Clyde Roscoe and Delcie Wagner Devor. Mrs. Dunlap was a graduate of Ashland High School in Ashland, Ohio and had served as the class historian for years. She was...
Patrick Edward Robinson
Feb 13, 2015
Patrick Edward Robinson, 72, of Statesville, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Sitka, Alaska on October 25, 1942 to the late Lewis Dewey and Elnore Eileen Jahnke Robinson. Patrick was a graduate of Red Bluff High School in Red Bluff, CA and served his country honorably during the Vietnam War while serving in...
Matthew Scott Bailey
Feb 12, 2015
Matthew Scott Bailey, 14, of Troutman, N.C., passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Levine’s Children’s Hospital after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Matthew was born December 6, 2000 in Beckley, West Virginia. He was a son of Don Bailey, Jr. and Renee Wilson Bailey, both of whom survive. Matthew was President of the Northview IB 8th grade class,...
Ruby (Gatton) Wasson
Feb 11, 2015
Mrs. Ruby Gatton Wasson, 88, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday evening, February 11, 2015, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born May 13, 1926 in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late William G. Gatton, Sr. and Maggie Mae Ennis Gatton. She was a graduate of Rowan County Schools and the H.F. Long Hospital School of Nursing. She also did...
Barbara Stafford Evans
Feb 11, 2015
Mrs. Barbara Stafford Evans, 75, of Statesville, died February 11, 2015 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on September 21, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Stafford and Myrtle Ellis Stafford. She was a retired pharmacy tech with Revco and later CVS. She graduated from Statesville Senior High School and served on the original board...
Robert Talmadge Williams
Feb 10, 2015
Robert Talmadge Williams, 72, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Alexander County on December 29, 1942 to the late W.D. and Etta Mae Childers Williams. Talmadge was a graduate of Alexander County Schools and served his country honorably in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. On June 30,...
Jerry Mayberry
Feb 8, 2015
Mr. Jerry Dale Mayberry, 52, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Mr. Mayberry was born in Iredell County on April 2, 1962, and was the son of Hildred Martin Mayberry and the late Frances Mae Deal Mayberry. He attended West Iredell High School and he was married to Mary Keller Mayberry,...
Mrs. Mary Louise Sills
Feb 6, 2015
Mrs. Mary Louise Westmoreland Sills, 95, of Statesville, passed away on February 6, 2015 at Autumn Care of Statesville. A Statesville native, she was born May 4, 1919, and was the daughter of the late William McNeely and Mary Lee Austin Westmoreland. Mrs. Sills was a graduate of Statesville High School and attended Mitchell Community College. She was employed by...
Kenneth Alan Porter, Jr.
Feb 6, 2015
Mr. Kenneth Alan Porter, Jr., 54, of Statesville, died Friday morning, February 6, 2015 at his home. Born April 24, 1960 in Hartford, Conn. He was a son of the late Kenneth Porter, Sr. and Marjorie Boyington Porter. He was a purchasing director for Barrday, Inc. He earned his B.S. in Busiiness Administration and his Masters degree from Ashwood University....