Obituaries

Ruth Goldstein

Ruth Goldstein

Jan 6, 2011

Ruth Shapiro Goldstein, 87, of Statesville, passed away, Thursday, January 06, 2011 at The Statesville Place. Mrs. Goldstein was born April 20, 1923 in New York, NY and was the daughter of the late Jacob Shapiro and Gussie Honig. She was a graduate of New York City Schools and Cooper Union College in New York. She was married to the...

Shirley Sloan

Shirley Sloan

Jan 5, 2011

Shirley Ann Kennedy Sloan, 73, of 115 Brookmeade Dr., Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 5, 2011 at Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville, NC. Mrs. Sloan was born July 22, 1937 in Iredell County to the late Archie Marion and Ann Jones Kennedy. Shirley was married to Robert William Sloan at the First Baptist Church of Waukegan, IL on July...

Barbara Rhyne

Barbara Rhyne

Jan 5, 2011

Barbara K. Rhyne of Statesville passed away at the Gordon Hospice house on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. She has won her battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis and is with the Lord. She was born July 10, 1933 to the late Autie F. and Maude B. Kelley. She was a graduate of Statesville Senior High and attended Catawba Calley Community College in...

Earie Holloway

Earie Holloway

Jan 5, 2011

Earie Blanton Holloway, 94, of Statesville, passed away Wed. Jan. 5, 2011 at Maple Leaf Health Care of Statesville. Mrs. Holloway was born December 7, 1916 in Cleveland County, NC and was the daughter of the late George Monroe Blanton and Artie Jane Blanton. She attended Shelby City Schools, was a member of Laura Memorial Church of God in Mooresville...

Melissa Stikeleather

Melissa Stikeleather

Jan 4, 2011

Mary Melissa Thompson Stikeleather, 66, of Chapel Hill, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at UNC Hospitals of Chapel Hill. Mrs. Stikeleather was born June 28, 1944, to the late Charles Willard Thompson and Bernice Stone Thompson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother James Willard Thompson. She is survived by her husband of 45...

Hazel Barkley

Hazel Barkley

Jan 4, 2011

Hazel Adams Barkley, 85, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, January 04, 2011, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Barkley was born June 7, 1925, in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Clyde Roscoe Adams and Ida Loyd Adams. She attended Iredell County Schools and on December 6, 1947, was married to Gilbert Barkley who preceded her in death...

Wilferd Johnson

Wilferd Johnson

Jan 3, 2011

Wilferd D. Johnson, 60, of Olin, NC. passed away on January 3, 2011 at the Gordon Hospice House. Wilferd Johnson was born in Iredell County on April 3, 1950 and was the son of the late Florence and Paul Johnson. Wilferd was a dear husband, father, grandfather and friend. He is a graduate of North Iredell High School and was...

Frank Jolly

Frank Jolly

Jan 2, 2011

Mr. Franklin Roosevelt Jolly, 74, of Fox Mountain Rd., Statesville, passed away Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Mr. Jolly was born November 28, 1936 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Joe Stacey Jolly and Florence Patterson Jolly. He attended Iredell County schools and was retired from Southern Screw...

Lona Davis

Lona Davis

Dec 31, 2010

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Lona Dee Davis of Hiddenite, NC, passed away the evening of December 31, 2010 at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville, NC after a long life filled with love and laughter. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 with the Reverend Mike Duncan officiating. The service will be...

Carl Teaster

Carl Teaster

Dec 30, 2010

Mr. Carl Rhyne Teaster, 66, of Pineville Rd., Statesville, passed away, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Teaster was born Nov. 21, 1944 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Gothard Easly Teaster and Nell Benfield Teaster. He attended Iredell County Schools and on Oct. 7, 1944 was married to Barbara Ann Murdock...

Pat Akers

Pat Akers

Dec 30, 2010

Patricia Barnette Akers, 67, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Akers was born April 24, 1943 in Alexander County and was the daughter of the late John Albert Barnette and Lucy Campbell Barnette. She attended Alexander and Iredell County Schools and was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School....

Ruby Taylor

Ruby Taylor

Dec 29, 2010

Mrs. Ruby Estelle Everidge Taylor, 86, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 28, 2010, at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born November 21, 1924 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late James W. Everidge and Pearl Shumaker Everidge. She attended Harmony Schools and was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. On November 6,...

Linda Mason

Linda Mason

Dec 29, 2010

Linda Lee Southard Mason, 74, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at the Bryan Center Nursing Home of Mooresville. Mrs. Mason was born January 22, 1936 in Elkin, NC and was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ruby Wright Southard. She was a graduate of Elkin High School and was a housewife and later was the Manager...

Brandi Staples

Brandi Staples

Dec 28, 2010

Miss Brandi DeNette Staples, 32, of Charlotte, died unexpectedly Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at her home. She was born May 29, 1978 in Statesville and was the daughter of B. Steven (Steve) and Diane Ollis Staples. Brandi was a graduate of West Iredell High School and CVCC in Hickory. She was self employed as a personal stylist at Salon on...

Nell Lundy

Nell Lundy

Dec 28, 2010

Funeral services for Nell Norris Lundy, 97, of Harmony have been rescheduled for 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Hebron Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Mrs. Lundy passed away Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, at home in Harmony. Nicholson Funeral Home is serving...

Geneva Wood

Geneva Wood

Dec 28, 2010

Geneva L. Wood, age 78 passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on February 28, 1932 to the late Sam and Lillian Lowery in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She attended school in Spartanburg and received her degree as a Certified Nursing Assistant and retired after 26 years serving those in need. She married Timothy...

Patt McGrady

Patt McGrady

Dec 27, 2010

Patricia Mae Wills McGrady, 64, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 27, 2010, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Ms. McGrady was born June 14, 1946 in Beckley, W.Va. and was the daughter of the late Lester and Learah Smith Wills. She was employed with Pinecrest Hospital in food service. Ms. McGrady was preceded in death by one sister, Mildred Lucado...

Elsie Holthouser

Elsie Holthouser

Dec 26, 2010

Elsie Wilson Holthouser, 85, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, December 26, 2010, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Holthouser was born May 15, 1925 and was the daughter of the late Clay Harrington Wilson and Emma Clyde Gibson Wilson. She was a graduate of Scotts High School and was a member of Broad Street Church...

Nell Lundy

Nell Lundy

Dec 22, 2010

Nell Norris Lundy, 97, was born on Oct. 17, 1913, to William Baines and Ada Sloop Norris. She died peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, at home in Harmony. She was married to John Coyte Lundy on Aug. 13, 1932, in Hillsville, Va. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary prior to his death in 2002. "Nellie Frances" was one of...

Ray Tomlin

Ray Tomlin

Dec 20, 2010

James Ray Tomlin, 80, of Tomlin Mill Rd., Statesville, went to celebrate Christmas in heaven on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 15, 1930 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Hugh Ivey and Mary Elizabeth Summers Tomlin. He attended Iredell County Schools and served in...

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