Obituaries
Teresa Feimster Pearson
Dec 26, 2021
Teresa Dawn Feimster Pearson, 57, of Statesville, died Sunday, December 26, 2021. She had been in declining health for several years. Teresa was born on February 21, 1964, in Iredell County to the late James “Sammy” Feimster and Gay Brotherton Stevenson. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Gloria Feimster Byers, grandparents, John E. and Cleo Brotherton, Clyde...
Johnny Leroy Cook
Dec 26, 2021
Johnny Leroy Cook, age 77, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Autumn Care of Statesville. Mr. Cook was born at Longs Hospital in Statesville, NC on May 4, 1944, he was the son of the late Garland Leroy and Catherine Louise Robbins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy B....
Dawn Michelle Fox
Dec 25, 2021
Dawn Michelle Fox, 48, of Statesville, died Saturday, December 25, 2021. She was born in Iredell County on July 10, 1973, to the late Randy H. Fox and Lisa Bustle Fox. Dawn loved music, making crafts, Harry Potter movies, Ninja Turtles, coloring books, watching true crime television, and animals, especially cats. Survivors include two sons, Jordan Fox (Heather Munday), Joseph...
Anthony "Tony" Richard Ferguson
Dec 25, 2021
Anthony “Tony” Richard Ferguson, 92, of Statesville passed away December 25, 2021 at Gordon Hospice House. He was born February 6, 1929 in Liverpool England the son of the late Patrick Joseph and Rose Higgins Ferguson. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Frances and Anne, and his first wife of 46 years, Columba Coffey of County Mayo, Ireland,...
Jeffrey Alan Grayce
Dec 24, 2021
Jeffrey Alan Grayce, 58 of Statesville died Friday, December 24, 2021, at Davis Regional Medical Center. He was born in Iredell County on July 30, 1963, to the late Charles B. Grayce, Jr. and Lois Wooten Grayce. He was also preceded in death by a stepson, Jason Draper. Jeff enjoyed fishing, bowling, baseball, basketball and was a Green Bay Packers...
Charles Newton Straughn
Dec 24, 2021
Charles "Charlie" Newton Straughn - 80, of Rural Hall, North Carolina, passed December 24, 2021 in Winston-Salem. He was born April 26, 1941, in Guilford County, North Carolina, to the late Lawerance Straughn and Oney Caviness Straughn. Charlie was a US Army Veteran. He was an avid NASCAR fan, especially a fan of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. In addition to his...
Doris Bradshaw Nagel
Dec 22, 2021
Doris Bradshaw Nagel, 95, of Statesville, died Wednesday, December 22,2021 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 20, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Robert Bradshaw and Ida Sparks Bradshaw. She was a member of Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Catawba and enjoyed playing rummy, painting and liked cleanliness. She was a strong independent woman who...
Andez Eileen McWhorter
Dec 21, 2021
Andez Eileen McWhorter, age 95, of Harmony and formerly of California, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Rosewood Assisted Living in Harmony. Born on October 16, 1926 in Solano, CA, she was the daughter of the late Fred P. McDaniel and Eileen Jeffrey McDaniel. No formal services will be held at this time. Nicholson Funeral Home has the...
Alvin Vincent Knox
Dec 20, 2021
Alvin Vincent Knox, 34, of Statesville, died Monday, December 20, 2021. He was born in Mecklenburg County on June 30, 1987, to Wade Knox and Rachel Taylor Knox. He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Calvin Knox. Alvin was a graduate of North Iredell High School. Alvin was quite the jokester and liked to cut up and make...
John William Barber
Dec 20, 2021
John William Barber (70) of Statesville, North Carolina passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Detroit, Michigan on August 31, 1951, he was the youngest child of Hugh Temple Barber Jr. and Virginia Mary Borglin Barber. His brother Gary Barber predeceased him in 2018. John and his wife Kay moved to Statesville from The...
Patricia Bingman Sharpe
Dec 20, 2021
Patricia Faye “Patsy” Sharpe, 66 of Harmony, died Monday, December 20, 2021, at Maple Leaf Health Care. Patsy was born in Surry County, NC on July 9, 1955, to the late Sherman Bingman and Myrtle Boles Bingman. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, J.B., James and Earl Bingman, a stepson, Jeffrey Sharpe and one stepdaughter, Joann Dishman....
Sherrie Ann Riley
Dec 19, 2021
Sherrie Ann (Alley) Riley, 76, of Mooresville, died December 19, 2021 at the Monroe Rehabilitation Center in Monroe, N.C. Born in Mecklenburg County on October 3, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Harley Alley and Ollie Riley. Sherrie was a hair stylist and enjoyed NASCAR and Tarheel football and basketball. She was preceded in death by a brother,...
John Alexander Sloan
Dec 19, 2021
John Alexander Sloan, age 50, of Hickory passed away December 19, 2021. He was born October 8, 1971 in Iredell County, NC the son of Wilford Sloan and Glenda Sherrill Sloan. John honorably served his country in the United States Army. He enjoyed playing guitar, listening to classic rock, hunting, fishing and watching sports. He enjoyed spending time with his...
John Richard Bias
Dec 18, 2021
John Richard Bias, age 79, of Statesville, NC and formerly of Ona, WV passed away December 18, 2021 after a long battle with I.P.F. He was born October 15, 1942 in Cabell County, WV the son of the late Homer and Juanita Bias. He retired from International Nickel Company in 1995 in Huntington, WV. He leaves behind his devoted wife...
Barbara Bayne Jonhson
Dec 17, 2021
Barbara Bayne Johnson, age 82, of Statesville, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at Gordon Hospice House. Born on September 3, 1939 in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Butler and Sue Phillips Butler. Barbara was a woman who loved to travel and enjoyed motorcylces. She was a member of Living Word Ministries in Statesville and...
Larry "L. J." Dale Johnson
Dec 17, 2021
WINSTON-SALEM - Larry Dale Johnson "L.J", 52, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ December 17, 2021. Larry was born in Baltimore, Maryland, November 8, 1969, to Dale and Nancy Johnson. He was raised in Kernersville, NC and graduated from Glenn High School in 1988. Larry worked in the steel industry many years. Larry was predeceased...
Lyndon Joyce Clark
Dec 17, 2021
Lyndon Joyce Clark - 83, of Greensboro, North Carolina, passed at home December 17, 2021. He was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, to the late Howard Lee Clark and Treva Hiatt Clark. Lyndon married the love of his life, Mattie "Sue" Hamilton on January 1, 1961. He loved to garden and enjoyed playing piano and banjo, learning to play...
Barbara Ford Robinson
Dec 16, 2021
Barbara Ford Robinson, age 80, of Statesville, NC died Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Gordon Hospice House. She was the widow of Tommy D. Robinson and was the daughter of the late John Clark Ford and Edna Beckham. She retired from the Iredell County School System after working many years as the Office Administrator for Dr. Paul Kearns in Statesville....
Dorothy Jeanette Heitman
Dec 16, 2021
Dorothy Jeanette Sutherland Heitman, 80, of Lexington, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Hinkle Hospice Home in Lexington. She was born in Worth, WV on January 21, 1941, to the late Ernest Garfield Sutherland and Ruby Louise (Spears) Alexander. Jeanette worked at TFI then later retired from PPG were she worked...
Randy Dale Blackburn
Dec 16, 2021
Randy Dale Blackburn, 49, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, Dec 16 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Randy was born in Iredell County on Feb 28, 1972 and was the son of Melvina Church Blackburn and the late Norris Blackburn. He was a graduate of West Iredell High School and worked in the grocery store service. Randy was very tech savvy and...