Obituaries
Dorothy Ann Robinson Westmoreland
Oct 24, 2021
Dorothy “Dottie” Ann Robinson Westmoreland, age 80, of Statesville passed away peacefully October 24, 2021 surrounded by her family at her home. She was born September 6, 1941 in Big Spring, Texas the daughter of the late William Henry Robinson and Madrid Luene Anderson Robinson. She is also preceded in death by her brother, F. Neil Robinson. Dottie owned and...
Ted Odom
Oct 22, 2021
Theodore Horace “Ted” Odom, 87, of Statesville died Friday, October 22, 2021, at Gordon Hospice House. He was born in McDowell County on May 23, 1934, to the late Horace Odom and Lucy Presnell Gregory. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Allen Odom and a sister, Rosa O. Proctor. Ted enjoyed playing cards, fishing, woodworking, and antiques....
Chuck Leroy Danyels
Oct 22, 2021
Chuck Leroy Danyels, 72, of Statesville, died unexpectedly on Friday, October 22,2021. He was born in Chester, South Carolina on August 1, 1949, to the late Ophelia Danyels and was raised by his late grandfather, Harland H. Danyels.. He was also preceded in death by a son, Chuck M. Danyels in 2012, a brother, Melvin Danyels and a brother-in-law, Larry...
Jack “Cody” Markle Jr.
Oct 22, 2021
Jack Lawrence “Cody” Markle, Jr., 45, of Harmony, died October 22, 2021 at his home. Born in Toledo, Ohio on June 4, 1976, he was a son of the late Jack Lawrence Markle, Sr. and Charlott Hanzley Hannaford who survives. Cody was employed by Allied Universal Security and was a member of the North Iredell Rescue Squad. He was an...
Phyllis Simmons Upright
Oct 20, 2021
Phyllis Simmons Upright, age 80, of Statesville, passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Brookdale – East Broad in Statesville. Born on October 23, 1940 in Iredell County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Haskel Simmons and Blanche Naomi Moose Simmons. Phyllis was full of life; always having a great sense of humor that could place a...
Benny Benfield
Oct 20, 2021
Harvey S. “Benny” Benfield, Jr., 85, of Statesville, NC died Wednesday, October 20, 2021. He was born in Iredell County, NC on August 10, 1936, to the late Harvey S. Benfield, Sr. and Tressie Timms Benfield. Benny was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Barbara Ann Gregory Benfield on September 11, 2020, and 11 siblings. Benny was an...
Magdalene "Maggie" Bell McClelland R.N.
Oct 19, 2021
Mrs. Magdalene Bell McLelland, R.N., 87, died Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center in Asheville. Born on August 30, 1934, in Wilkes County, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Charles W. Bell and Pearl Baldwin Bell. Mrs. McLelland received her R.N. at the Davis Hospital School Of Nursing and was a head...
Betty Rabon Windham
Oct 17, 2021
Betty Rabon Windham, 78 of Thomasville, stepped into eternity on Sunday, October 17, 2021. Betty was born January 17, 1943, to William and Euther Rabon in Conway, South Carolina. Betty loved Jesus with all her heart and was committed to her faith and living as an example of Christ love for us. Her greatest love on earth was her family....
Doris Shore Murdock
Oct 17, 2021
Doris Ruth Shore Murdock, 84, of Troutman, died Sunday, October 17, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Yadkin County on July 1, 1937, to the late William T. Shore, Sr., and Sinia Holleman Shore. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Sheldon Jackson Murdock, a brother, William Shore, Jr., two sisters,...
Keaton Tyler Grant
Oct 15, 2021
Keaton Tyler Grant 28, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at home on October 15, 2021. He was born on July 4, 1993 in Guilford County to James Carl Grant, Jr. and Karen Malloy Grant. He attended schools in Guilford and Forsyth Counties. He was known and loved by many. He was a beloved son, father, uncle, cousin, nephew, and friend....
Nancy Crews Masten Hart
Oct 15, 2021
Nancy Crews Masten Hart, age 87, passed away October 15, 2021. Her work on earth is done and God called her home. She fought a difficult battle to stay with the ones who loved her here, but God knew it was time. Nancy was born August 19, 1934 in Forsyth County, North Carolina the daughter of the late Cecil Crews...
Jed Lee "JB" Ball
Oct 14, 2021
Jed Lee “JB” Ball, 60, of Mt. Ulla, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. JB was born April 3, 1961 to the late Gurney Lee Ball and Lucy Neilson Ball. JB was a graduate of Rowan County schools he was employed as a Radiation Protection Tech. JB’s career in the commercial nuclear power industry allowed for...
Betty Ann Cooper Roberts
Oct 13, 2021
Betty Ann Cooper Roberts, age 85, of Lexington, NC and formerly of Hilton, NY, passed away peacefully October 13, 2021, surrounded by her family at her home. She was born May 23, 1936 in Hilton, New York the daughter of the late Milo Cooper and Barbara Fleming Cooper. She is also preceded in death by her brother Ronald Cooper. Betty...
Betty Ann Campbell
Oct 11, 2021
Betty Ann Boyles Campbell, 86, of Statesville, passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021 at Maple Leaf Healthcare. Betty was born in Surry County on March 18, 1935 to the late Colonel Howard Boyles, Sr. and Mary Magdalene Tucker Boyles. She attended Surry County schools and in 1953, she married Harvey Campbell and together they shared 33 years of marriage...
Wanda Elizabeth Ostwalt
Oct 11, 2021
On Monday, October 11, 2021, Wanda Ostwalt left her earthly home and entered the gates of Heaven. She was the daughter of the late Wayne Propst and Mary Cline, and married to Lloyd Dale Ostwalt. Wanda was a member of Monticello Baptist Church in Statesville and was retired from the school system. She loved to read her Bible daily and...
Lucy Lela Dennis
Oct 11, 2021
Lucy Lela Dennis, age 69, of Lexington passed away October 11, 2021 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital of Lexington. She was born December 25, 1951 in Brunswick County, North Carolina the daughter of the late Wilbert Penn Dennis and Lucy Hannah Gibson Dennis. She is also preceded in death by her son Antonio Monroe Dennis. Lucy was a devoted and...
Annie Ruth Davidson Farabee
Oct 10, 2021
Annie Ruth Davidson Farabee, age 88, of Thomasville passed away October 10, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born June 3, 1933 in Winston Salem, North Carolina the daughter of the late Mary Davidson. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Farabee. Ruth was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church of Thomasville and a lady of faith....
Juanita Rash Legros
Oct 8, 2021
Marian Juanita Rash Legros, age 86, passed away Friday, October 8, 2021, in Statesville. Juanita was born in Ashe County, NC, June 24, 1935, to the late Paul C. Rash and Irene Harless Rash. She was preceded in death by her first husband, H. “Fred” Roland, and second husband, Richard Legros; two brothers, Jackie Rash and Malcolm Rash; grandson, Jeremy...
David Lee Jones, Jr
Oct 7, 2021
David Lee Jones Jr. "Little David", age 39, of Trinity passed away October 7, 2021. He was born August 26, 1982 in Guilford County the son of the late David Lee Jones Sr. and Donna Kay Haynes Jones. David was a hardworking man with a passion for semi trucks. He spent a large part of his life traveling the country...
Robert Leon McMillan
Oct 4, 2021
Robert "Moses" Leon McMillan, 83 of High Point, peacefully stepped into eternity with Jesus on Monday, October 4, 2021. He was born on December 30, 1937, to Lester Robert McMillan and Ometa Matilda Owens Jordan in High Point. Moses loved people and wanted them to all know who Jesus is. He spent countless hours sitting on street corners in Thomasville,...