Obituaries
David Wilhelm
Sep 1, 2012
David Wayne Wilhelm, 55, of Statesville, went to be with the Lord on September 1, 2012. David was born on June 27, 1957 to Virgina Lucille Williams and the late Claywell Clement Wilhelm. Mr. Wilhelm attended Iredell County Schools and retired as a supervisor for the Water Dept. of the City of Statesville after 30 years of service. He was...
Melton McDonald
Aug 24, 2012
Mr. Melton McDonald, 47, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 24, 2012 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. McDonald was born February 20, 1965 in Iredell County and was the son of Edmond and Shirley Dobbins McDonald of Statesville. He attended Iredell County schools as well as Mitchell Community College. Prior to his disability retirement, he was employed with...
Tommy Weeks
Aug 24, 2012
William Thomas 'Tommy' Weeks passed away on Friday, August 24, 2012 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem. Tommy was a kind and giving person who possessed a great love for God, his family and his friends. He loved sailing and being on the water. He moved to Lake Norman in 1975 where he built his home and...
Ken Speece
Aug 24, 2012
Mr. Kenneth Marshall Speece, Sr., 63, of Olin, N.C. passed away Friday, August 24, 2012, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Speece was born January 25, 1949 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Nathan James and Eula Mae Souther Speece. He attended Iredell County schools and on February 14, 1999 he was married to Jill Dishmon Speece,...
Chuck Howell
Aug 24, 2012
Charlie "Chuck" Doyce Howell went peacefully home to be with his Lord August 24, 2012 He was born February 25, 1946 on a small farm outside of Pikeville, North Carolina. He was the youngest son of the late Charlie Talmadge Howell and Irene Mayo Howell, and the youngest brother of Dr. Rudolph Howell, Frances Howell Moore, and Earlene Howell Worrell....
Sallie Foard
Aug 16, 2012
Sallie Dillard Foard, 75, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012 at CMC Mercy in Charlotte. She was born September 10, 1936 in Ashe County and was the daughter of the late Bill Dillard and Carrie Miller Dillard. Mrs. Foard attended Ashe County Schools and she owned and operated Foard's Upholstry. She was married to James Houston Foard who...
Charlie Benfield
Aug 15, 2012
Mr. Charlie Albert Benfield, 89, of Statesville, departed this life to be with his Lord, loving wife and other family on Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Mr. Benfield was the last surviving child of 17 children born to Alonzo Manardy and Pearl Smith Benfield in Alexander County on June 22, 1923.. He attended Iredell County schools and he was a veteran...