Obituaries
Clarence Ellerbe
Nov 26, 2013
Mr. Acie Clarence Ellerbe, 86, of Olin, NC passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Ellerbe was born February 12, 1927 in Polk County, FL. He was the last of nine children born to the late Alexander Clarence Ellerbe and Rachel Whidden Ellerbe. On June 13, 1945, Mr. Ellerbe married Gwendolyn Leona Wells who survives. Mr....
Dorothy Akdins
Nov 26, 2013
Mrs. Dorothy Cline Adkins, 83, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Adkins was born in Davidson County on January 18, 1930 and was the daughter of the late LaRoy Cline and Lois Boovey Cline. She attended Iredell County schools and on June 12, 1946 she was married Kenneth Steele Adkins, who preceded her...
Juneava Culbreath
Nov 25, 2013
Mrs. Juneava Maxine Culbreath, 81, of Statesville, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013, at the Glenn Kaiser Hospice House in Salisbury following a lengthy illness. Born June 1, 1932 in Iredell County, she was the daughter of the late James and Camilla McCall Arnold. Mrs. Culbreath was married to Gonzlee Culbreath, who preceded her in death in 1992. She was...
Keith Wiseman
Nov 24, 2013
Mr. William Keith Wiseman, 70, of Winston-Salem and formerly of Statesville, NC, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013, at Iredell Memorial Hospital following an unexpected illness. Mr. Wiseman was born January 5, 1943 in Statesville, NC and was the son of the late Ira Lee and Evelyn B. Wiseman. He graduated Statesville High School class of 1961, attended East Carolina...
Raymond G. Thomas
Nov 23, 2013
Raymond Giles Thomas of 909 Ranchero St Statesville died November 23, 2013 at Gordon Hospice House. He was born January 5, 1934 in Lewiston, ME, the son of Merton and Eleanor Thomas. He attended school in Winslow, ME and served in VSAF during the Korean War. In 1954 he married Eleanor Goddard. He attended Prudential and Mass Mutual Insurance Schools...
Dr. Ralph Hamilton
Nov 20, 2013
Dr. Ralph Hamilton passed away on Wednesday November 20, 2013. He was born on July 3, 1924 in Russellville AL, son of the late James and Lucy Hamilton. He had 11 older siblings, all of whom preceded him in death. Ralph served in World War 11 in the infantry where he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the...
Nan Douglas
Nov 19, 2013
Nan Norris Douglas went to be with her Lord Tuesday, November 19, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late William Baines Norris and Ada Velie Sloop Norris. Nan was born on December 18, 1917 in Iredell County. She was a graduate of Harmony School. She lived and worked in Washington D.C. for seven years before...
Bill Owens
Nov 15, 2013
Mr. Billy Lucky Owens, of Statesville, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2013, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Owens was born October 23, 1929 in Rowan County and was the son of the late Lon H. and Hattie Stutts Owens. He worked with Southern Bell and AT&T and he retired after 32 years of service. In addition to his parents,...
Martha Hass
Nov 15, 2013
Mrs. Martha Stewart Hass, 87, of Statesville, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013, at Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Hass was born December 1, 1925 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late David Stewart and Bertie Mae Travis Stewart. She was a graduate of Sharon High School and on October 10, 1944, she married L.B. Hass, Jr, who...
Gary Shaver
Nov 7, 2013
Gary Dean Shaver, 71, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 7, 2013 at his home. Mr. Shaver was born on November 26, 1942 in Rowan County and was the son of the late Clifton Sylvester Shaver and Edith Leonard Shaver. He attended Rockwell High School. Mr. Shaver truly enjoyed working with horses and he was very talented when...