Obituaries

Joseph Michael Srail

Joseph Michael Srail

Jan 19, 2023

Joseph Michael Srail, 84, of Statesville, NC passed away at home Thursday, January 19, 2023. He was born April 25, 1938, in DuPage County, IL, the son of the late Joseph Srail and Amelia Dine Srail. Joseph loved traveling and visiting with customers of The New Telephone Company and on weekends enjoyed all of NC, climbing, hiking, camping, fishing and...

Marilyn Fay Bradfield Mure

Marilyn Fay Bradfield Mure

Jan 19, 2023

Marilyn Fay Bradfield Mure, age 89, of Statesville and formerly of Buffalo, New York, passed away peacefully with her son and daughter-in-law by her side on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born on October 30, 1933, in Buffalo, New York (Erie County), she was the daughter of the late Sedrick Bradfield and Marie Pucci Bradfield. Mrs. Mure...

Mae Lois White

Mae Lois White

Jan 19, 2023

Mae Lois Rankin White, 72, of Statesville died Thursday, January 19, 2023. She was born in Iredell County on July 14, 1950, to the late Nathaniel Rankin and Willie Mae Cowan Rankin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Melvin White. Mae Lois worked in the healthcare industry as a CNA prior to her retirement. She enjoyed fishing,...

Angela Ward Hartness

Angela Ward Hartness

Jan 17, 2023

Angela Ward Hartness, 57, of Statesville died Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on March 16, 1965, to the late Howard Ward, Jr. and Garnell Weatherman. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Dwayne Ward. Angela loved going to the beach, scrapbooking, tending her flowers, going out to eat and...

Peggy Jean Compton Lamberth

Peggy Jean Compton Lamberth

Jan 17, 2023

Peggy Jean Compton Lamberth, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Peggy Jean Compton Lamberth ,86, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Mrs. Lamberth was born in Iredell County on October 5, 1936 to the late Mr. Richard Compton and Mrs. Minnie Daniels Compton. Peggy was married to George Wesley Lamberth for 53 years before his passing in...

Richard Allen Shroyer

Richard Allen Shroyer

Jan 16, 2023

Richard Allen Shroyer, 77, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023. Richard was born in Cumberland, Maryland, May 2, 1945, to the late Edgar Allen Shroyer and the late Mrs. Martha Taylor Shroyer Moore. Mr. Shroyer proudly served in the U.S Army from 1966 to 1969. He attended and graduated from Gaston Technical College and UNC Charlotte with a master’s degree....

Jennifer Paige Salonen

Jennifer Paige Salonen

Jan 15, 2023

Jennifer Paige Salonen, 46, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023. Jennifer was born March 7, 1976 in Hampton Virginia. She studied nursing and earned her certificate in Cosmetology. Jennifer was a loving daughter, mother , and friend. She enjoyed Christian and rock music. Jennifer also enjoyed going to church ,thrifting, and arts and crafts. She liked motorcycles and loved her...

Evangelist Stephen Joseph Rutkowsky

Evangelist Stephen Joseph Rutkowsky

Jan 15, 2023

Evangelist Stephen Joseph Rutkowsky, age 50, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at High Point Regional Medical Center. Born on December 4, 1972, in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Bernard Oscar Rutkowsky and Debra Karen Blakely Rutkowsky. Stephen was a man of faith; he loved the Lord and cherished his family. He loved spending time...

Melanie Suzanne Rowe Leonard

Melanie Suzanne Rowe Leonard

Jan 14, 2023

Melanie Suzanne Leonard, age 81, of Lexington, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Hinkle Hospice House. Born on April 3, 1941, in Davidson County, she was the daughter of the late Jack Rowe and Florence Yokely Rowe. In addition to her parents, Jack and Florence Rowe, she was preceded in death by her son, Michael Leonard....

Robert Bruce Wiest

Robert Bruce Wiest

Jan 13, 2023

Robert Bruce Wiest, 62, of Statesville, died Friday, January 13, 2023, at the Mitchell Mack Hospice House in the arms of his loving wife of 20 years, Judy Wood Wiest, after a short but courageous fight with cancer. He was born in Greensboro, NC to the late Clayton Clarke Wiest, Jr. and Eloise Dobson Wiest. Bruce was a sales representative...

Michelle Kundrat Roberts

Michelle Kundrat Roberts

Jan 11, 2023

Michelle Kundrat Roberts, age 55, of Statesville, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 9, 1967, in Bronx County, New York. Michelle loved to cook and visiting with family and friends. She also had a passion for taking "her beach trips." Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Aaron...

Margaret Galliher

Margaret Galliher

Jan 11, 2023

Margaret Whittington Gallliher, 87, passed away Wednesday January 11, 2023. Margaret was born January 18, 1935 to the late Wade and Blanche Fletcher Whittington. She was a graduate of Millers Creek High School and the Davis School of Nursing where she worked as an RN at Davis Hospital for 48 years. After retiring, she served as a Sunshine Volunteer at...

Christopher VanDarren Davis

Christopher VanDarren Davis

Jan 10, 2023

Christopher VanDarren Davis, 48, of Statesville, died Tuesday, January 10, 2023, doing one of the things he loved best, tending the baseball diamond at South Iredell High School. He was born on July 2, 1974, in Davie County to Brenda Hines Davis and the late Danny Davis. Chris loved baseball and all things related to baseball. He coached for many...

Sherri Stout Owens

Sherri Stout Owens

Jan 10, 2023

Sherri Denise Stout Owens, 60, of Statesville died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on September 20, 1962, to the late Garland E. Stout and Hattie Mae Benfield Stout. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Leroy Owens, II, a brother, George Stout and a sister, Mary...

Jae' Sean Markee Hooks

Jae' Sean Markee Hooks

Jan 10, 2023

Jae' Sean Markee Hooks, passed away on January 10, 2023. Born on October 28, 2022, in Guilford County, he was the son of Hannah Elizabeth Hooks. Those left to cherish his memory include his parents, Hannah Elizabeth Hooks and Tanasha Hooks; grandparents, Sametta and Collins Graham, and Terrance and Lakesha Richardson; aunt, Leah Williams, uncles, Josiah Richardson and Isiah Williams;...

Margaret Dobbins

Margaret Dobbins

Jan 10, 2023

Margaret Louise Dobbins, 53, of Statesville died Tuesday, January 10,2023, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County to Bill Carruth and Julia Dobbins. Margaret was a hairdresser, and she loved her job. She enjoyed cooking and having family and friends get together to eat. She also enjoyed going to the beach and going on cruises. Survivors include...

Hal Dean Yandle

Hal Dean Yandle

Jan 10, 2023

Hal Dean Yandle, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at the Hinkle Hospice House. Born on August 5, 1939, in Bladen County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Clayton Yandle and Louise Haire Yandle. Hal loved to garden and split wood. He had a tremendous amount of knowledge when it came to gardening. He...

Kathy Diane Moore

Kathy Diane Moore

Jan 9, 2023

Kathy Diane Moore, 56, passed away on January 9, 2023. She was born to Jack (Frosty) Moore and Mae Frances Moore. Surviving are her children Sherry Davidson (Kile), Curtis Moore (Faith), her grandchildren Keelie and Addison Davidson, her brother Jackie Moore (Kim) and sister Shannon White. Also surviving are her nephews Brandon Moore (Megan), Randy Blankenship, Jason White, and her...

Charles Eugene Blalock

Charles Eugene Blalock

Jan 9, 2023

Charles Eugene Blalock, age 63, of Denton, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023, in the care of Hospice of Davidson County and the loving staff of Piedmont Crossing Retirement Community in Thomasville. Born of August 12, 1959, in Montgomery County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Robert Blalock and Dessie Mae Hyatt Blalock. In...

Joseph Paul Borek

Joseph Paul Borek

Jan 7, 2023

Joseph Paul Borek, 84 of Statesville died Saturday, January 7, 2023 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Providence County, Rhode Island to the late Paul Borek and Ora Labelle Borek. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Linda Prata. Joseph served his country in the US Army. He loved fishing, especially in freshwater. He also...