Obituaries
Dennis Nichols Shrum Jr.
Jan 12, 2021
Dennis Nichols Shrum, Jr. of Statesville, NC passed away on January 12, 2021. Born in Gaston County, NC on January 7, 1927, he was the son of the late Dennis N. Shrum, Sr. and Prue Rudisill Shrum. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 39 years, Viola Mae “Bobbie” Davis Shrum ending in a sudden illness and...
Mr. Archie G. Bridges
Jan 10, 2021
Mr. Archie G. Bridges, 67, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021 at home surrounded by his family following a brief illness. He was born March 15, 1953 in Iredell County to Solon and Dorothy Lucille Dishman Bridges. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He attended North Iredell High...
Keith Douglas Mohat
Jan 10, 2021
LEXINGTON Mr. Keith Douglas Mohat, 66, of Lexington, NC passed away at his home on January 10, 2021. The son of the late Elmer Fayette and Betty White Mohat, Keith enjoyed his career as a maintenance technician at Syracuse Homes in Syracuse, NY. He held a special care for the residents there and loved taking care of them. In his...
James "Jay" Ervin Caudle, Jr.
Jan 9, 2021
THOMASVILLE - Mr. James Jay Ervin Caudle, Jr., 63, of Thomasville, NC passed away January 9, 2021 at his home. The son of James Ervin Caudle, Sr. and the late Martha Jean Walls Straughan, Mr. Caudle was employed as a maintenance technician with the High Point Housing Authority and was known to be able to fix anything. In his spare...
Pamela Jane Bates
Jan 9, 2021
Pamela Jane Bates, age 67, of Statesville went to be with the Lord January 9, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville. She was born January 8, 1954 in Greenfield, Massachusetts the daughter of Valerie Oickle Bonzek and the late Donald Bonzek. She is also preceded in death by her daughter, Shannon Johnston; and brother, Jeffrey Bonzek. Pamela was a...
Ralph Junior Matney
Jan 9, 2021
Ralph Junior Matney, 87, of Statesville, died Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Grundy, Virginia on April 23, 1933 to the late Elbert and Lula Matney. Ralph retired after working 45 years in the coal mines of Virginia and West Virginia. He was loved by his family and his wife described him as the...
James Donovan Pope
Jan 8, 2021
James Donovan “Jamie” Pope, 52, of Statesville died Friday, January 8, 2021. He was born in Iredell County on August 4, 1968 to the late Stephen F. Pope and Judith Beaver Johnson. He was also preceded in death by his stepfather, Steve Johnson. Jamie loved motorcycles. He loved riding them and spent most of his career in motorcycle sales. He...
James "Ed" Edward Stanley
Jan 8, 2021
James “Ed” Edward Stanley, age 68, passed away January 8, 2021 after a recurrence of an aggressive rare cancer. He was born June 25, 1952 in Panama City, Florida the son of the late John Edward Stanley and Margaret King Stanley. He proudly served his country in the United States Coast Guard and was awarded the National Service Medal and...
Helen Gray Vernon
Jan 8, 2021
Helen Gray Hudson Vernon, 88 of Summerfield, NC was a dedicated wife, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She finished her journey to her heavenly home, on January 8, 2021, after a battle with Ovarian Cancer Parkinsons Disease. Helen was born on June 18th, 1932, in Rockingham County to the late William Pinkney Hudson and Ollie Adelia Lester Hudson, where she...
Mr. James Wood Ross
Jan 8, 2021
Mr. James Wood Ross, 89, died January 8, 2021 in N. Charleston, S.C. He was born March 26, 1932 in Iredell County to Walter Ross and Mary Miller Ross. He was married to the former Carolyn Sue Barlett who survives. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Oakwood Cemetery with military rites. Condolences...
Robert "Bob" William Brawley
Jan 5, 2021
Robert “Bob” William Brawley, age 78, of Statesville, North Carolina passed away January 5, 2021. He was born September 15, 1942 in Salem, AR and grew up in Imboden, AR the son of the late Elmer Newton Brawley, Alma Burrows Brawley Kent and stepfather, Otis Conley Kent. He is also preceded in death by his beloved wife of 29 years,...
Arthur "Artie" Weber
Jan 4, 2021
Mr. Arthur Chapman Weber, Jr., 68, of Statesville, died Monday, January 4, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville. He was born in Rockville Center, New York on August 1, 1952, the son of the late Arthur Chapman Weber, Sr. and Marion Catherine Weber. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Timothy Weber. He was...
Dale William Gonio
Jan 4, 2021
Dale William Gonio, age 70, of Heuvelton, New York, passed away January 4, 2021 at his second home in Statesville, North Carolina. He was born February 26, 1950 in Gouverneur, New York the son of the late Donald Gonio and Virginia Daniels Gonio. Raised by his grandfather Norris Daniels from childhood, Dale learned and developed his passion for classic and...
Devon Barnes
Jan 3, 2021
Mr. Devon Edward Barnes, 95, of Statesville, passed away January 2, 2021, at the Gordon Hospice House after a brief illness. Mr. Barnes was born on August 5, 1925, in Alexander county to the late Thomas Lee Barnes and Julia Echerd Barnes. He attended Mulberry Street and D. Matt Thompson High School. He was married to Irene Dagenhart Barnes on...
Thomas Franklin Sowers
Jan 3, 2021
Mr. Thomas Franklin Sowers entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 3, 2021 at the age of 75. He spent most of his working career at J.C. Steele in Statesville, where he lived most of his life. Predeceasing Thomas were his parents, Johnny Carl and Mildred Sowers along with his sister, Patricia Sowers. Surviving him are his four brothers, Bruce...
John Neal Cranford Sr.
Jan 2, 2021
John Neal Cranford, Sr., died Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County to the late Madrid Cass Jordan and Carl Jordan. Mr. Cranford was a retired truck driver for CommScope. He loved fishing and hunting. After his retirement he spent a number of years working with the Iredell County Sheriffs Office as...
Billy Holdsclaw
Jan 1, 2021
Billy Holdsclaw, 84, of Statesville, died Friday, January 1, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born in Rowan County on March 4, 1936 to the late Purtle Holdsclaw and Mary Jane Lyttle Holdsclaw. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Lippard Holdsclaw. Billy served in the US Army in Alaska from February 14, 1955 to February...
Johnny Thomas Lyons Jr.
Jan 1, 2021
Johnny Thomas Lyons, Jr., 60, of Statesville, died Friday, January 1, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 24, 1960 in Muscogee County, Georgia to Johnny T. Lyons, Sr. and Barbara Jean McCluskey Lyons. John had many interests in life and loved to work. He had worked as a truck driver, had pastored several churches including Morningside...
Ronald Gordon Kellam
Jan 1, 2021
Ronald (Ronnie) Gordon Kellam, 56, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at his home. Ronnie was born on January 27, 1964 in Guilford County, North Carolina to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Kellam of Greensboro. Ronnie was a loving son, brother, husband, father, and Papaw. He never met a stranger and was always carefree and loved his shenanigans with all...
Larry Stricklin
Dec 29, 2020
Mr. Larry Junior Stricklin, age 75 of The Wynnville Community, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020. He is survived by his step-children – Diane Renee Lambert (Terry), Gail Bowman, and Gary Wallace; grandchildren – Kayla Stricklin Clark (Josh), Christopher Stricklin, and Colton Stricklin; siblings – Frances Alldredge (Gerald), Grady Stricklin (Nancy), and Barbara Smith (Ronnie); as well as a host...
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