OBITUARIES


Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

Clarence Woodrow Hutchinson Jr.

Clarence Woodrow Hutchinson Jr.

May 13, 2020

Clarence Woodrow Hutchinson, Jr., 74, of Mooresville, died Wednesday, May 13, 2020. He was born in Glen Jean, West Virginia on December 3, 1945 to the late Clarence W. Hutchinson, Sr. and Nellie Margaret Stover Hutchinson. Clarence was a punch press operator with Industrial Dynamics for many years. He loved Jesus, enjoyed watching Jimmy Swaggart, fishing, going to the mountains...

Wendy Elaine Turner

Wendy Elaine Turner

May 11, 2020

Wendy Elaine Foster Turner, 49, of Statesville, died Monday, May 11, 2020 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Born in Catawba County on May 19, 1970, she was a daughter of the late James Foster and Gladys Helms who survives. Wendy was a conservative, sensitive lady with grace and dignity. She had a love for the outdoors that included hunting, fishing...

Clarence Edgar Shook Jr.

Clarence Edgar Shook Jr.

May 8, 2020

Clarence Edgar "Dude" Shook, Jr. died Friday, May 8, 2020 at Heritage Place. He was born in Iredell County on August 11, 1933 to the late Clarence E. Shook, Sr. and Virginia Pearl Stewart Shook. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Coleman Shook and a sister, Faydean Massey. Mr. Shook was a self-employed plumbing and heating technician....

Garry Alan Tilley

Garry Alan Tilley

May 7, 2020

Garry Alan Tilley, 61, of Statesville, died Thursday, May 7, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Iredell County on January 23, 1959 to Margaret "Pearl" Church Tilley and the late Johnnie M. Tilley. Garry had two passions in his life; music and his three granddaughters. Music was Garry's life, it flowed from his soul like the keys he...

Conrad "Vance" Owen

Conrad "Vance" Owen

May 3, 2020

Conrad "Vance" Owen, 40, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Vance was a quiet and peaceful man. He was one who preferred to work behind the scenes. He found joy in his never-ending quest to eliminate the world of zombies, one at a time; one game at a time. A difficult battle that was, but now...

Mabel Holland

Mabel Holland

May 1, 2020

Mabel Gwendolyn Gryder Holland, aged 84, passed away on May 1, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Mabel was born May 7, 1935, in Iredell County and was the next to youngest child of the late William J. Gryder and Dovie Estelle Payne Gryder. Mabel grew up on the family farm with sister, Phyllis; and seven brothers, Clay,...

Lynn Mitchell

Lynn Mitchell

Apr 30, 2020

Ethel "Lynn" Mitchell went home to meet her Savior on April 30, 2020. She was born in Scott County, Virginia in 1947 to the late Tom and Marie Herron Flinchum. She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Lynz Glenn Mottinger. Her remarkable story of survival inspired everyone she met. Beginning with a near-fatal brain aneurysm in 1984, she...

Mrs. Nell Rumple Lackey

Mrs. Nell Rumple Lackey

Apr 30, 2020

Nell Rumple Lackey, 85, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Autumn Care of Statesville. Born in Wilkes County, she was a daughter of the late William Dewey Rumple and Hattie Armstrong Rumple. Mrs. Lackey was a graduate of Ronda High School. Never one to sit idle, Nell retired twice. Once from Hanes Hosiery in 1974...

Thomas "Tommy" Thompson

Thomas "Tommy" Thompson

Apr 29, 2020

Mr. Thomas "Tommy" James Thompson, 83, of Statesville, passed away at his home suddenly on April 29, 2020 after several years of declining health. Tommy was born in Rowan County on January 26, 1937 to the late Coyet Allison and Bonnie Brown Thompson. He is also preceded in death by his sister, Lillian Green. Tommy was a graduate of Cleveland...

Jeffrey Long Kennedy

Jeffrey Long Kennedy

Apr 29, 2020

Jeffrey Long Kennedy, 52, of Statesville died Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on September 28, 1967 to Lena Davis Kennedy Horton and the late James Carroll Kennedy. He was also preceded in death by a niece, Amanda Murdock. Jeff was a graduate of North Iredell High School and worked for...

Mrs. Barbara Freeland Kiser

Mrs. Barbara Freeland Kiser

Apr 28, 2020

Barbara Ann Freeland Kiser, 65, of Statesville, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Born in Iredell County on September 1, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Carl Thomas Freeland and Lottie Mae Harrold Freeland. She was disabled and formerly worked as a teacher assistant for the Iredell-Statesville School System. She was a member of...

Scotty Ray Herman

Scotty Ray Herman

Apr 28, 2020

Scotty Ray Herman, 44, of Union Grove, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020. He was born in Catawba County on May 21, 1975 to Stephen Herman and Nancy Martin McMillan. Scotty was a graduate of Bunker Hill High School and prior to his being disabled, was the manager of Cracker Barrel in Jonesville, NC. He was a computer whiz and loved...

Mrs. Christine Nash Rhodes

Mrs. Christine Nash Rhodes

Apr 27, 2020

Mrs. Christine Nash Rhodes, 87, of Statesville, died Monday April 27, 2020 at her home. Born in Mooresville on December 25, 1932, she was a daughter of the late John Augustus (Jack) Nash and Mary Templeton Nash. Christine loved Jesus and sharing His word with others. She touched and impacted the lives of many family members, friends and strangers with...

Mr. Julius "Junior" Cecil Speaks

Mr. Julius "Junior" Cecil Speaks

Apr 25, 2020

Julius "Junior" Cecil Speaks, 67, of Statesville, died Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on July 14, 1952, he was a son of the late Ed Curtis Speaks and Tessie Bennett Speaks. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with family and his very special friend, Gilbert Dillard. He was retired as a foreman...

Bobby Dean Mason

Bobby Dean Mason

Apr 25, 2020

Mr. Bobby Dean Mason, 56, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 25, 2020 with his family by his side. Mr. Mason was born on July 31, 1963 in Iredell County to the late Bobby Winford Mason and Peggy Lindley. Bobby was a devoted and loving husband and father. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing...

Chelsea Taylor Hall

Chelsea Taylor Hall

Apr 24, 2020

Chelsea Taylor Hall passed away Friday, April 24th, 2020. Chelsea had a soft side that only a few were fortunate to get to know. She will be missed by many. She is survived by her children, Brent Mishoe, Carson Ahmed, Maci Chatterton, Liam Bice; her mother, Lisa Myers, grandfather, Ronald Myers both of Denton, NC; grandmother, Brenda Mullins; brothers,Craig Kindley...

Joel Philip Knight

Joel Philip Knight

Apr 22, 2020

Mr. Joel Philip Knight, 73, passed away on April 22, 2020 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, NC. The son of the late William Lee Knight, Sr. and Miriam Christine Knight, Joel proudly served in the U.S. Navy and later worked as a land surveyor. In addition to his parents, Joel was predeceased by his brother William Lee Knight, Jr....

"Coach" Doyle Mintz

"Coach" Doyle Mintz

Apr 22, 2020

"Coach" Doyle Mintz, 82, of Statesville, died Wednesday, April 22, 2020. He was born in Hendersonville, NC on April 2, 1938 to the late Frasher Mintz and Bertie McCarson. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Rozella Snelling. Coach Mintz was a graduate of Western Carolina University with a Masters Degree in Physical Education. He had taught Advanced...

Leon Preston Barker

Leon Preston Barker

Apr 21, 2020

Leon Preston Barker, 73, of Harmony, died Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born on November 25, 1946 in Iredell County to the late Don Preston Barker and Beulah Souther Barker. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Charlotte McGlamery Barker on June 26, 2016, two sisters, Mamie Nicholson and Ethel Kirkland, and...

Avon Schneider

Avon Schneider

Apr 20, 2020

Avon Carole Kasten Schneider, 86, of Statesville died Monday, April 20, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Miami, Florida on October 4, 1933 to the late Fred A. Kasten and Mabel Deem Kasten. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Herman Schneider, a sister, Evelyn K. Darby and a brother, Donald Kasten. Mrs....

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