Obituaries
Preston Gilbert
Mar 31, 2012
Mr. Preston Lee Gilbert, 78, of Boston, MA and formerly of Lenoir, N.C. passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Boston, MA Mr. Gilbert was born October 28, 1933 in Caldwell County and was the son of Carl Lee Gilbert and the late Bertha Curtis Gilbert. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death...
Betty Curtin
Mar 28, 2012
Mrs. Betty Marie Upright Curtin, 58, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Curtin was born May 4, 1953 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Calvin C. "Red" and Vera Brown Upright. Mrs. Curtin attended Iredell County schools and on May 8, 1971 she married Fred Albert Curtin, Jr., who...
Brianna Crisco Penny Williams
Mar 25, 2012
Brianna Penelope Crisco (Penny Williams), 43, of Richmond, VA, and formerly of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Crisco was born December 21, 1968 in Iredell County and was the daughter of C.R. Williams, Jr. and Bessie Nancy-Anne Byers Williams. She was a graduate of North Iredell High School and she attended Mitchell...
Sr. Ralph Speece
Mar 24, 2012
Ralph William Speece, Sr., 87, of Union Grove, N.C. passed away Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Gordon Hospice House following a brief illness. Mr. Speece was born June 16, 1924 in Iredell County and was the son of the late William Marshall and Treva McDaniels Speece. He attended Union Grove School and he was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
Becky Helms
Mar 22, 2012
Rebecca Foard Helms, 52, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Maple Leaf Health Care following an extended illness. Ms. Helms was born July 4, 1959 in Iredell County and was the daughter of Sallie Dillard Foard and the late James H. Foard. She attended Iredell County schools, was a homemaker and a member of Shiloh Tabernacle. In...
Dorothy Rimmer
Mar 16, 2012
Dorothy Brown Rimmer, 80, of Statesville, passed away, Friday, March 16, 2012 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Rimmer was born November 12, 1931 in Gaston County and was the daughter of the late John Butler Brown and Myrtle Armstrong Brown. She attended Gaston County Schools and on January 10, 1948 was married to the late Robert D. Rimmer, who...
Charlie "Shorty" Adams
Mar 15, 2012
Charlie Lewis "Shorty" Adams, 81, of Statesville passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Gordon Hospice House following a lengthy illness. Mr. Adams was born May 25, 1930 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Clyde Roscoe and Ida Loyd Adams. He attended Cool Springs School and he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War....
Rev. Lester Beckham
Mar 15, 2012
Rev. John Lester Beckham, 94, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born on June 14, 1917 to Walter and Pearlie Mae Beckham, Rev. Beckham was a lifelong resident of Iredell County. He is survived by his wife, Irene Houston Beckham, a son, Leon Beckham (Patti) of Dayton, OH, four daughters, Nancy Cook (John) of Statesville, Katie Giblin...

