Obituaries
Charlie Spurgeon Grant
Oct 24, 2020
On Saturday, October 24, 2020, Charlie S. Grant, loving husband, and father of one child, passed away at the age of 64. Charlie was born on April 21, 1956 in Statesville, NC to the late James and Blanche Church Grant. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Patricia and a brother, James Ray. Charlie received his Master of...
Shirley Jean Cothren
Oct 21, 2020
Shirley Jean Parker Cothren, 78, of Statesville died Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Catawba County on January 20, 1942 to the late Walter David Parker and Mamie Mildred Null Parker. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Debbie Starrette, a sister, Ovaleen Privette and three brothers, Edgar, David, and Wayne Parker....
Frances Hoke Earle
Oct 21, 2020
Frances Hoke Earle, 95, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Statesville to the late Willie Poston and Julius Brockman Earle, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Julius Brockman Earle, Jr. Frances was a long-time member of the First Presbyterian Church. Frances retired...
Jesse Beauford Yates
Oct 20, 2020
HIGH POINT - Mr. Jesse Beauford Yates, 64, of High Point, NC passed away October 20, 2020 at High Point Medical Center. A Guilford County native, Mr. Yates is the son of the late Claude McIver and Bessie Vuncannon Yates and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 1977 to 1980. He was employed by Lowes Home Improvement...
Millard Bobby Knight
Oct 20, 2020
Mr. Millard Bobby Knight, 87, of Harmony, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at Summit Place of Mooresville Assisted Living Center. Bobby was born on June 3, 1933, to Millard Davis and Olene Campbell Knight. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Margaret Salmon Knight, and a son, David Kent Knight. Bobby served his country in the United States...
William 'Bill' Anthony Greene
Oct 19, 2020
William Bill Anthony Greene 51, died unexpectedly with his loving family beside him on October 19, 2020. Bill is survived by his wife, Becky Greene; stepchildren, Christy Hall and Richard Allen Hutchens; mother, Ella Burke, sisters, Patty Edwards and Tina Greene; nieces, Tiffany Moore and Carissa Britt; several cousins, great nieces and nephews and friends. Bill is preceded in death...
Sandra Lee Cole
Oct 18, 2020
Mrs. Sandra Lee Proctor Cole, 70, of Lexington, NC died at her home and went home to be with her Lord October 18, 2020. Mrs. Cole was surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of the late Bobby Lee and Betty Smith Proctor, Sandy worked for 40 years in the Dental field. Sandy was a Christian and a member of...
Rebecca Lynn Hayworth
Oct 18, 2020
Rebecca Lynn Tulbert Hayworth, 29, of Statesville passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 18, 2020. Rebecca was born On November 12, 1990 to Dean and Faye Norman Tulbert. She was preceded n death by her great-grandmother, Bonnie Norman, grandparents, Henry and Betty Norman and Larry Tulbert, and an uncle, Dwayne Norman. She had worked in the packing department in the...
William Stacy Mahaffey
Oct 17, 2020
William Stacy Mahaffey, 46, of Statesville went into the arms of the Lord on Saturday, October 17, 2020 with his precious wife by his side. Stacy was born in Iredell County on January 19, 1974 to William Daniel Mahaffey and Martha Nichols Mahaffey. He was a machine operator with ASTI/Synalloy and was a member St. Mark Baptist Church. He loved...
Doris Pittman Edwards
Oct 16, 2020
Doris Pittman Edwards, age 88, of Statesville passed away peacefully on October 16, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House. She was born February 5, 1932 in Marion, North Carolina the daughter of the late Fate Pittman and Maude Parker Pittman. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Ray Pittman and daughter-in-Law, Linda Edwards. Doris taught ceramics for a number...
Eva Taylor
Oct 16, 2020
Eva Mae McHargue Taylor, age 87, of Statesville passed away peacefully October 16, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born October 28, 1932 in Iredell County, North Carolina the daughter of the late George Allen McHargue and Susan Anna Link McHargue. She is also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 58 years, Wayne Taylor;...
Dorothy Dell Chung
Oct 16, 2020
Dorothy Dell Forrester Chung, 79, passed away October 16, 2020 at Hospice of Davidson County. Dorothy was an artist, painter, sculptor and writer of poetry. She also enjoyed writing childrens books for children with difficulty in reading. Dorothy held a Master of Arts degree with a concentration in English and was also a Registered Nurse. She is survived by her...
Bonnie Faye Quick
Oct 15, 2020
KERNERSVILLE Mrs. Bonnie Beasley Quick, 80, of Kernersville, NC passed away October 15, 2020 at her home with her loving family by her side. The daughter of the late William Bryant and Pearl Brooks Burch, Bonnie retired from Guilford Mills after 31 years of service. She loved to bowl, play softball and spend time with her children, grandchildren, and great...
Lynne Bratton Maxwell
Oct 13, 2020
Lynne Bratton Maxwell, 69, of Statesville, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House surrounded by family and friends. Lynne was born in Guilford County on May 12, 1951 to the late Theodore “Ted” Bratton and Alma Lorena McNabb Bratton. She was a graduate of Western Guilford High School class of ’69 and UNC Greensboro where...
Roger Leslie Hall
Oct 12, 2020
Roger Leslie Hall, 80, of Conover, passed away unexpectedly October 12, 2020. Born in Brooklyn, NY on July 21, 1940, he was the son of the late Ralph Leslie Hall and Theresa Pillino Hall. He married Beverly Virginia Warren on June 18, 1977 in Gainesville, Fl. Roger was a veteran of the United States Army. Since retiring as an auto...
Eliza Brooke Cochran
Oct 12, 2020
Ms. Eliza Brooke Cochran, 24, of Lexington passed away unexpectedly on October 12, 2020. The daughter of Kenneth Wayne Cochran and Eliza Starr Hollman, Brooke loved spending time with her family, writing, and listening to music. In addition to her parents, Brooke is survived by her brother Logan Cochran of Lexington and four sisters Carmen Spaugh of Linwood, Morgan Spaugh...
Doris Marie Benfield Carson
Oct 11, 2020
Doris Marie Benfield Carson, 86, of Houstonville, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2020. She was surrounded with family and friends as the Lord called her home. Her school years were spent at Celeste Henkel, Statesville. Doris was a life-long member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Statesville, and married Thomas Worth Carson in the church on February 18,...
Vail Loraine Massey
Oct 10, 2020
Vail Loraine McCreary Massey, 73, of Statesville, died Saturday, October 10, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House. Vail was born in Gowanda, New York on October 8, 1947 to the late William Dorst McCreary and Mabel Loraine Kerr McCreary. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James A. “Bobcat” Massey. She was an avid flower gardener, Barbie Doll...
Mary Sanders Foster
Oct 9, 2020
Mary S. Foster, 90, passed away at Aldersgate Retirement Community in Charlotte on October 9, 2020. She was born in Postville, Iowa and then moved to Tryon, NC. Mary was a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill. She was a 5th-grade elementary teacher at Barringer Elementary School in Charlotte. Several years after marrying Jim Foster, they relocated to Greensboro, NC. She was...