Obituaries
Terri Lynn Dula
Jul 17, 2021
LEXINGTON-Mrs. Terri Lynn Nostrandt Dula, 60 , of Lexington, NC passed away July 17, 2021 at High Point Medical Center in High Point, NC. The daughter of the late Leonard and Gloria Howard, Terri was born April 27, 1961 in Danville, Virginia. She was known for her big heart and she exuded love, especially to animals of all kinds. However,...
Don Gary Dishmon
Jul 16, 2021
Don Gary Dishmon, age 77 of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 16, 2021. Born on June 22, 1944, he was the son of the late Elam E. Dishmon and Ada McDaniels Dishmon. Mr. Dishmon was a member of Monticello Baptist Church where he had a passion for Children’s Church. He loved hunting, fishing, camping, cooking, eating and gardening....
Thomas "Tommy" Glenn Bush
Jul 16, 2021
Mr. Thomas “Tommy” Glen Bush, 74, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 16, 2021, at his home with his wife and family by his side. Tommy was born in Alamance County on January 22, 1947 and was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson Bush and Eunice Wade Bush. Tommy was a graduate of Troutman High School and...
Rose Siracusa Hollis
Jul 16, 2021
Rose Siracusa Hollis, age 95, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2021 at Brookdale Peachtree Assisted Living in Statesville, NC. She was born April 25, 1926 in New York to Giuseppe and Giuseppina Varca Siracusa. She married Robert (Bob) Joseph Hollis on August 20, 1955. In her younger years, Rose enjoyed working in jewelry sales and repair. After moving to...
Pedro Aguirre-Solis
Jul 15, 2021
Pedro Aguirre-Solis, AGUIRRE, as many knew him, 57, of Statesville died Thursday, July 15, 2021, at Davis Regional Medical Center. He was born in La Fajilla, Guerrero, Mexico on June 29, 1964, to Agustin Aguirre-Toledo and the late Maria Luciana Solis-Luviano. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jesus Aguirre-Solis. Pedro was a hard worker, a jokester and...
Barbara Linzy Bell
Jul 14, 2021
If you were fortunate enough to know Barbara, to be within the gravity and pull of her orbit, then chances are you probably knew the depth of her love, her adventurous spirit, her eager and sincere desire to know all of you. She was many things to so many people: a playful and fearless Mom, a heroic Mimi, house mother/Babs...
Matthew Thomas Ellis
Jul 14, 2021
Matthew “Matt” Thomas Ellis, Age 41 of Statesville, NC passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 14 2020. Born on June 17, 1980 in Spartanburg, SC, he is the son of Donald Thomas Ellis and Teresa Klim Ellis of Conover, NC/Holden Beach NC, husband of Ellen DeLong Ellis. Matt was a 1998 graduate of Newton-Conover High School and also attended Catawba...
Jose Isabel Ortega Chavez
Jul 13, 2021
Jose Isabel Ortega Chavez, 22, of Statesville, died Tuesday, July 13, 2021. He was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia on July 20, 1998, to Atanacia Chavez and Jose Isabel Ortega Sosa. Jose loved to ride his motorcycle and loved his truck. He enjoyed music and singing karaoke. Those left to cherish her memory are his mother, Atanacia Chavez, his father, Jose...
Wayne Pressley Weston
Jul 13, 2021
Wayne Pressley Weston, age 74, of Statesville, passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville. Born December 22, 1946 in Iredell County, NC, he was the son of the late Paul B. Weston and Rosetta Benfield Weston. Mr. Weston was a Lance Cpl. in the United States Marine Corp having received the...
Sharon Ann Arentsen
Jul 11, 2021
INDIAN LAND, SC- Mrs. Sharon Ann Hoerle Arentsen, 78, of Indian Land, SC passed away July 11, 2021 at Atrium Health Pineville, Charlotte, NC. Mrs. Arentsen was born March 10, 1943 in Staten Island, NY to the late Raymond Douglas, Sr. and Florence Marion Maroney Hoerle. Sharon was an avid art collector, had a "big" heart and was very charitable,...
Clarice Ostwalt Miller
Jul 11, 2021
Clarice Pauline Ostwalt Miller, 89, of Troutman, died Sunday, July 11, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on March 10, 1932, to the late John Ivey Ostwalt and Grace Ervin Ostwalt. She was also preceded in death by a brother, John Ostwalt and loving husband of 65 years, Harold Austin Miller. Mrs. Miller devoted her...
Brian Thomas Beikirch
Jul 11, 2021
Brian Thomas Beikirch, 63, of Statesville, NC, entered heaven on July 11, 2021 ready for his last greatest adventure believing in the Lord who is the creator and giver of everything that he loved and enjoyed in this life. He bravely battled cancer with grace and faith for over ten years. Brian T. Beikirch was born in Rochester, NY on...
Angela Kaye Whaley
Jul 10, 2021
Angela Kaye Whaley, 53, of State Road, NC, passed away on July10, 2021. Born on October 5, 1967 in Jacksonville, FL, she was the daughter of the late William Whaley and Bonita Oran Whaley. Angela was a licensed cosmetologist and worked at Cedar Brook Country Club in State Road. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Billy George Flynt
Jul 8, 2021
Billy George Flynt, age 61 resident of Archdale, NC passed away on July 8, 2021 at Hospice Home at High Point. He was born in Guilford Co, NC to the late James Fuller Flynt, Jr. And Laura Catherine Randolph Flynt. Mr. Flynt owned and operated Precision Carpet Care for over 40 years. He enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson and working...
Dolores Williams Dorsey
Jul 7, 2021
Dolores S. Williams "Pumpkin" was born December 19, 1946 in Laurens County South Carolina to the proud parents of Veronica S. Shands and the late James Earl Shands. The family later relocated to New York City in 1954 where Dolores continued her early childhood school years. She was a member of Second St. John's Baptist Church in Harlem, New York...
Mr. John Lewis Simmerman
Jul 7, 2021
John Lewis Simmerman, 78, of Marion, N.C. and formerly of Statesville, died July 7, 2021 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Born in Iredell County on September 22, 1942, he was a son of the late Jasper Simmerman and Pearl Fox Simmerman Haynes, who survives. John was retired from the maintenance dept. of U.N.C.G. Surviving in addition to his mother, is...
Donna Younger Stull
Jul 6, 2021
Donna Lynn Younger Stull, 59, of Statesville died Tuesday, July 6, 2021. She was born in Iredell County, NC on July 25, 1961, to the late Larry Joe Younger and Melinda Sherrill Younger. Donna’s spirit of giving and kindness was infectious. She had a gift for loving others and a heart of compassion for those in need. Donna’s love was...
Mrs. Katherine Elaine Kennedy
Jul 5, 2021
Katherine Elaine “Kitty” Menscer Kennedy, 71, of Love Valley died Monday, July 5. 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Born June 10, 1950 in Iredell County, she was a daughter of the late James Menscer and Velma Irene Goodman Menscer. She was a member of Love Valley Presbyterian Church and enjoyed gardening and loved traveling. She was a...
Mr. Henry Clay Curley Jr.
Jul 4, 2021
Henry Clay Curley, Jr., 62, of Statesville, died July 4, 2021, at the Gordon Hospice House. Born April 21,1959 in Iredell County, he was a son of the late Henry C. Curley, Sr. and Lois Barker Curley. Among his survivors are two daughters, Amy Lecour and Marie Curley and a caregiver and niece, Misty Redmon. Services will be held at...
Sarah Luecree Huie Nicholson
Jul 4, 2021
Sarah Luecree Huie Nicholson, age 80, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 4th, 2021 at Maple Leaf HealthCare. Born on November 20, 1940 in Iredell County, she was the daughter of the late Hoyt Hackney Huie and Sarah Sloop Crater Huie. Luecree was a devoted mother to her 3 children and cherished spending time with each of them....