Obituaries
Aileen Miller Pierce
Aug 2, 2020
Beloved mother and grandmother, Virginia Aileen Miller Pierce, 92, of Statesville, passed Sunday, August 2, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born March 31, 1928 in Catawba County to the late Jonas and Sarah Miller. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Roy Christopher Pierce, Jr. in 2005 and an infant daughter, Anita...
Harold Augustus Scarlett Jr.
Aug 2, 2020
Harold Augustus Scarlett, Jr., 78 of Olin, formerly of Millsboro, Delaware, died Sunday, August 2, 2020. He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey on September 3, 1941 to the late Harold A. Scarlett, Sr. and Elizabeth Stout Scarlett. He was preceded in death by his wife of 41 years, Diane Alla Jenkins Scarlett, and a brother, Jack Scarlett. Harold was...
Herman Marshall Speece Jr.
Aug 2, 2020
Herman Marshall Speece Jr., age 66, of Union Grove passed away August 2, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House. He was born March 7, 1954 in Union Grove, North Carolina, the son of the late Herman Marshall Speece Sr. and Dorothy Brown Speece. Also preceding him in death are his two brothers, Stephen Speece and Leland Speece. Herman graduated from North...
Johnny Randall Compton
Aug 2, 2020
Johnny “Randy” Randall Compton, age 66, of Olin passed away August 2, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville. He was born June 1, 1954 in Iredell County, North Carolina the son of the late Johnny Blaine Compton and Adell Lambert Compton. Randy enjoyed being outdoors gardening, riding his tractor, tending bees or even riding a motorcycle. He had a...
April Dawn Ward
Aug 1, 2020
Miss April Dawn Ward, 37, passed away August 1, 2020 at Yadkin Nursing Center in Yadkinville, NC. April was previously employed at the Workshop of Davidson and enjoyed coloring and her coloring books. Miss Ward is predeceased by her grandmother Joan Ward. She is survived by her mother Maralyne Sanchez (Juan Gomez) of Greensboro, sister Jasmine Sanchez and brother Jonathan...
Madrid Cass Jordan
Jul 31, 2020
Madrid Eula Cass Jordan, 93, of Harmony, died Friday, July 31, 2020 at Rosewood Assisted Living. She was born in Iredell County on March 24, 1927 to the late John Cass and Pearl Rash Cass. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Carl Jordan, 4 brothers, Craten, Meredith, Horace and Ben Cass and 4 sisters, Frida Pearl Busque, Nancy...
Roy Dale Pegram
Jul 30, 2020
Mr. Roy Dale Pegram, 62, of Stokesdale passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at SECU Hospice Center in Yadkinville, NC. A Guilford County native and the son of the late Elmer Pegram and Bessie Tucker Price, Dale worked for over 20 years at The Bistro in Miami, FL. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran and loved flying, travelling,...
Ralph Frye Tomlin
Jul 27, 2020
Ralph Frye Tomlin, 92, of Statesville, died Monday, July 27, 2020 at the Abernathy Laurels in Newton. He was born in Iredell County on July 18, 1928 to the late James Tomlin and Lois Norris Tomlin. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Doris Duncil Tomlin. Mr. Tomlin was retired from Bell South as an...
Mrs. Glenda Elizabeth Kelley
Jul 26, 2020
Mrs. Glenda Elizabeth Benge Kelley, 69, of Statesville, died Sunday, July 26, 2020 at her home. Born in Iredell County on December 24, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Dewey Benge and Bertie Roseman Benge. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her church, Monticello Baptist Church, and gospel music. She was a Godly woman. Her husband, Hubert Kelley...
Jo Ann Millsaps
Jul 26, 2020
Jo Ann Jurney Millsaps, 77, of Statesville, died Sunday, July 26, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Iredell County on July 5, 1943 to the late Zackary Jurney and Rachel Johnson Jurney. Jo Ann was a graduate of Central High School. She grew up enjoying helping her parents operate Jurney’s Grocery. She retired from Intercraft Industries and was...
Terry Lynn Gutsch
Jul 22, 2020
Terry Lynn Gutsch, age 61, of Statesville passed away peacefully on July 22, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House. He was born October 19, 1958 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Patricia Herpich Gutsch and the late Dwight Luther Gutsch. Terry collected trains and was a member of the train club in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a man of faith,...
Bettie Jean Haven
Jul 21, 2020
Mrs. Bettie Jean Champion Haven, 66, of Thomasville passed away July 21, 2020 at Hospice of Davidson County. The daughter of the late Lenno and Bessie Thaxton Champion, Bettie was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was very family oriented and enjoyed watching westerns, crocheting, and going fishing. In addition to her parents, Bettie is predeceased by her...
Mrs. Kitty Azalea Henderson
Jul 21, 2020
Mrs. Kitty Azalea Morrow Henderson, 83, of Statesville, died Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at her home. Born in Odessa, Florida on September 26, 1936, she was a daughter of Marvin Brawley Morrow and Iris Fulford Morrow. She was formerly an inspector at Rental Uniform and enjoyed travel, camping, flower gardening, sewing, dressing up and her church. She was a member...
Mrs. Maria Ann Martinez
Jul 18, 2020
Mrs. Maria Ann Pabon Martinez, 56, of Statesville, died Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Born in New York on July 30, 1963, she was a daughter of the late Raymond Pabon and Bella Schaefer Pabon who survives. She was an R.N. in the emergency room and later at the Dialysis Center in Statesville. Survivors...
Stephen Howard Kivett
Jul 17, 2020
Stephen "Steve" Howard Kivett, 67, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 17, 2020. A native of Statesville, Steve was born on December 18, 1952 to Howard Eugene and Patricia Pratt Ferguson Kivett. Steve was an honorable man. He was a 1971 graduate of Statesville Senior High School and served as senior class president. After graduation, Steve was drafted into the...
Mrs. Barbara Elizabeth Vandervort
Jul 17, 2020
Mrs. Barbara Elizabeth Brown Vandervort, 77, of Statesville, died Friday, July 17, 2020 at Carolina Caring in Newton, N.C. Born in Long Island, New York on January 31, 1943 she was a daughter of the late Oscar Pendleton Brown, Jr. and Elizabeth Teeuwe Brown. She enjoyed cruising, beading and jewelry making and at one time was an officer of the...
Mrs. Dorothy Stratton Stovall
Jul 16, 2020
Dorothy Stratton Stovall, 97, of Statesville, N.C. passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020. She was born in the Rock Branch Community of Elbert County, Georgia the middle child and only daughter of Mr. & Mrs. O. G. Stratton. Attending schools in the Rock Branch Community, she graduated twice! Once in 1939 when there were only 11 grades and again in...
Kevin Wayne Rufty
Jul 16, 2020
Kevin Wayne Rufty, 52, of Stony Point, died unexpectedly Thursday, July 16, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on May 3, 1968 to the late Hugene Rufty and Linda Rinehardt Eckerd. Kevin was employed by CommScope and was a member of the Stony Point Volunteer Fire Department. He loved football and was an avid Philadelphia Eagles...
Mildred Cothren Johnson
Jul 16, 2020
Mildred “Millie” Jane Cothren Johnson, 84, of Statesville, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, July 16, 2020 after a brave battle against cancer. She was born in Wilkes County on September 1, 1935 to the late Jarva Cothren and Annie Blanche Mastin Johnson. She was also preceded in death by her husband; Harold Dean “Bud” Johnson, 3 brothers,...
Kenneth Wayne Truitt
Jul 13, 2020
Kenneth Wayne Kenny Wayne Truitt, 59, passed away Monday, July 13th 2020, at his home in White Lake, NC. Kenny Wayne was born on August 29, 1960 in Greensboro, NC to the late Robert and Geneva Truitt. He was a welder for many years at High Point Sprinkler in High Point, NC, and also served a number of years in...
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