Obituaries
Dwight "Smitty" Smith
Jun 27, 2014
Mr. Dwight Moody "Smitty" Smith, Jr, 66, of Statesville, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014, at the Gordon Hospice House following a courageous battle with bone cancer which was associated with prostate cancer. Mr. Smith was born in Binghamton, NY on February 17, 1948, and was the son of the late Dwight Moody Smith, Sr. and Beverly Joan Florance Smith....
Marie Elmore
Jun 27, 2014
Lois Marie Doby Elmore, 85, of Statesville, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014, at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a period of declining health. Mrs. Elmore was born in Danville, VA on August 25, 1928, and was the daughter of the late Walter Henry and Ollie Parker Doby. She attended White Plains High School in Surry County, NC and she was...
G.W. Williams
Jun 27, 2014
Mr. G. W. Williams, 80, of Union Grove, NC, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Williams was born on September 8, 1933, in Iredell County and was the son of the late Stamey Coit Williams and Julia Barker Williams. He was a graduate of Union Grove High School and on November 14, 1953, he married...
Alexis Faith Griffin
Jun 24, 2014
Alexis Faith Griffin, infant daughter of Holly Marie Griffin and Ricky Jerod Gragg, was carried to the Lord in the arms of an angel on June 24, 2014. Alexis was born June 19, 2014 and touched the lives of many in her short time. She is survived by her brother and sister, Peyton and Annalise Souther; maternal grandparents, Lisa and...
Ann Adkins
Jun 23, 2014
Doris Ann McCorkle Williams Adkins, 91, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 23, 2014, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Adkins was born on September 5, 1922, in Nora, VA and was the daughter of the late Samuel Blaine McCorkle and Nancy Catherine Galloway McCorkle. Following her high school graduation, she attended the University of Tennessee. Mrs. Adkins...
Annie Drum
Jun 18, 2014
Ms. Annie Lou "Lukie" Drum, stepped into the arms of Jesus early Monday morning at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Her departure followed a brief and merciful illness. She lived 93 beautiful years that were full of love, happiness and servitude. Lukie was born on April 8, 1921 in Statesville and was the daughter of the late William A. Heath...
Sue Hines
Jun 18, 2014
Margaret Susan "Sue" Sharpe Hines, 88, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Hines was born on May 6, 1926 to the late Chester and Lola Morris Sharpe in Graves County, KY. Shortly after her birth, the family brought their baby daughter and moved to Statesville, NC. Sue grew up in Statesville and...
Lucille Plyler
Jun 17, 2014
Mrs. Lucille Matheson Plyler, 82, of Statesville, passed away Friday evening, June 13, 2014, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Alexander County, N.C. on September 26, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Ira J. Matheson and Delia Blanche White Matheson. She attended Alexander County Schools and on August 19, 1961, was married to Leonard Davis Plyler who died...
III Kyle Eller
Jun 16, 2014
Kyle Clifton Eller, III, 53, of Statesville, died on Monday, June 16, 2014, from injuries received following an automobile and bicycle accident. Born in Statesville, N.C. on October 17, 1960, he was the son of the late Kyle Clifton Eller, Jr. and Elizabeth Miller Eller. He was a 1979 graduate of Statesville High School and a 1983 graduate of N.C....
Carolyn Summers
Jun 16, 2014
Mrs. Nancy Carolyn Allen Summers, 74, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, June 16, 2014 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Summers was born July 26, 1939 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late James "Jim" Allen and Effie Alma Combs Allen. She was a graduate of Harmony High School and had worked at Iredell Memorial Hospital. On May...
Alice Gamble
Jun 15, 2014
Alice Bennett Gamble, 66, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 15, 2014, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Ms. Gamble was born in Anderson, SC on November 12, 1947 and was the daughter of the late Ernest Bennett and Estelle Jackson Bennett. She attended schools in South Carolina and she was a member of Christian Outreach...
Renny Perry
Jun 9, 2014
Mrs. Verina "Renny" Earlene Estes Perry, 59, of Statesville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, June 9, 2014, following a brief illness. Renny was born on November 1, 1954, in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Sam Estes and L.V. Pope Estes. She was a graduate of Iredell County schools...
Bobby King
Jun 9, 2014
Bobby Rose Bumgarner King, 90, of Statesville, passed away Monday, June 09, 2014, at Heritage Place in Statesville. Mrs. King was born in Devil's Den, AR on July 23, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Edgar E. Bumgarner and Wave Swaney Bumgarner. She was a graduate of Taylorsville High School and in August of 1946, she was married...