OBITUARIES


Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

Jettie Ann Holland

Jettie Ann Holland

Nov 27, 2018

Jettie Ann Shoemaker Holland, 83, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Holland was born February 14, 1935 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Monroe and Cora Lee S. Shoemaker. She attended Iredell County Schools, graduated from Liberty Bible College and was married to the late Newton Gwynn "Bill" Holland,...

Joyce Barker Bell

Joyce Barker Bell

Nov 27, 2018

Joyce Barker Bell, beloved wife, Mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2018, at the Gordon Hospice House surrounded by her family. Born September 15, 1931, in Statesville, NC, Joyce was the daughter of the late Cecil Carter Barker and Leila Billings Barker. Joyce married the love of her life, LP Bell, Jr., who survives. LP was always...

James Nelson Sloan

James Nelson Sloan

Nov 25, 2018

James Nelson "Jim" Sloan, 79, of Statesville, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Sloan was born in Iredell County on November 8, 1939 and was the son of the late Ernest Neal Sloan, Sr and Ena Pearl Goodin Sloan. He was a graduate of Central School. Mr. Sloan served his country proudly in the...

Linda Key

Linda Key

Nov 24, 2018

Linda Dixon Key, 77, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, November 24, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Key was born September 3, 1941 in Iredell County and was the daughter of Lillian Campbell Dixon Mabe and the late James A. Dixon. She was a graduate of Statesville Senior High and on May 10, 1971, she married the late Lawrence...

Landon Adam Warren

Landon Adam Warren

Nov 23, 2018

Mr. Landon Adam Warren, 82, of Statesville, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018 at his home. Mr. Warren was born August 27, 1936 in Alexander County and was the son of the late Crowson and Omie Gant Warren. He was the second child of five children and attended Celeste Henkel School. On May 9, 1958, he married Phyllis Ann Gryder...

Allen Harvey Williams

Allen Harvey Williams

Nov 23, 2018

Allen Harvey Williams, 67, of Union Grove, died Friday, November 23, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Williams was born in Houlton, ME on March 20, 1951 and was the son of the late Earl Murry Williams and Mae Elizabeth Russell Williams. He attended schools in Houlton, ME. Mr. Williams was a retired shipping foreman with Southern...

Florence "Lib" Elizabeth Patterson

Florence "Lib" Elizabeth Patterson

Nov 23, 2018

Florence Elizabeth "Lib" (Baggarley) Patterson, 89, of Statesville peacefully went to be with the Lord Friday, November 23, 2018. She was born October 31, 1929 to the late Charles and Elva (Daniels) Baggarley. She was a devoted wife for 69 years to Frank W. Patterson who survives her, a loving mother and homemaker of six children, a lifetime member of...

Homer Michael Snow

Homer Michael Snow

Nov 21, 2018

Homer Michael "Mickey" Snow, 74, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Autumn Care of Statesville. Mr. Snow was born April 18, 1944 in McDowell County, WV. And was the son of the late Rev. Homer A. Snow and Laura Belton Snow. He graduated from Welch High School in West Virginia and was retired from International Paper in...

Elvin Bocook, Jr.

Elvin Bocook, Jr.

Nov 21, 2018

Elvin Bocook, Jr., 57, of Harmony, died Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at his home. Born in Columbus, Ohio on November 16, 1961, he was a son of the late Elvin Bocook, Sr. and Betty Jean Easterling Bocook. He was a loving father, grandfather and family man and loved his work. He also enjoyed NASCAR racing. Survivors include his companion, Barbara...

Diane Elizabeth Martin

Diane Elizabeth Martin

Nov 21, 2018

Diane Elizabeth Lentz Martin, 67, of Harmony, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on November 19, 1951 in Iredell County to the late Harvey H. and Eleanor Shoemaker Lentz. Diane was a graduate of North Iredell High School, and on May 10, 1970, she married Thomas N. Martin, Jr., who survives. She...

Franklin Eugene Krider

Franklin Eugene Krider

Nov 19, 2018

Franklin Eugene "Gene" Krider , 86, of Statesville, passed away November 19, 2018 at Gordon Hospice House. Gene was born November 6, 1932 in Statesville, NC and was the son of the late Ferdinand Eugene "Dutch" Krider and Ophelia Sims Krider. Gene graduated from Statesville Senior High Class of 1951 and thoroughly enjoyed these lifelong friends. While at North Carolina...

James Henry Sowers

James Henry Sowers

Nov 18, 2018

James Henry "Bo" Sowers, 53, of Cleveland, NC died Sunday, November 18, 2018 at his home following a brief illness. Bo was born in Iredell County on November 18, 1965 and was the son of Eugene Sowers, Sr and the late Annie Sue Upright Fox. He attended Iredell County schools. Bo was a self-employed carpenter. In addition to his mother,...

Billy Frank Gaither

Billy Frank Gaither

Nov 16, 2018

Mr. Billy Frank Gaither, 89, of Harmony passed away on November 16th, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on Feb 6th, 1929, he was the son of the late Burl Samuel Gaither and Myrtle Tomlinson Gaither. He was a graduate of Harmony High School class of 1948. After graduating, he served as a Staff Sgt. in...

Catherine Louise Elmore

Catherine Louise Elmore

Nov 15, 2018

Mrs. Catherine Louise Benge Elmore, 73, of Statesville, died Thursday, November 15, 2018 at her home. Born in Iredell County on July 23,1945, she was a daughter of the late Dewey Benge and Bertie Roseman Benge. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Grover Elmore. Mrs. Elmore worked in the bake shop of K & W Cafeteria and...

Billie Kilpatrick Taylor

Billie Kilpatrick Taylor

Nov 14, 2018

Mrs. Billie K. Taylor, 79, of Statesville, gained her wings and went to Heaven on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. She was born in Iredell County on May 28, 1939 to the late Eugene Kilpatrick and Pauline Tucker Waugh Kilpatrick. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Bob Taylor, a sister, Brenda McLain and a son-in-law, Andy...

Kenneth Earl Crew

Kenneth Earl Crew

Nov 13, 2018

Mr. Kenneth Earl Crew, 75, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Crew was born April 15, 1943 in Akron, Oh and was the son of the late Denver Earl Crew and Lily Amtower Crew. He was a graduate of Parkersburg High School in West Virginia and on September 10, 1966, he married Audra...

Shirley Jean Shew

Shirley Jean Shew

Nov 12, 2018

Mrs. Shirley Jean Houpe Shew, 82, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, November 12, 2018 at Autumn Care. Mrs. Shew was born May 4, 1936 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt Houpe and Ruby Sloan Houpe. She was a graduate of Harmony High School, class of 1954 and attended Mitchell College. On March 10, 1955,...

Charles Edward Prichard

Charles Edward Prichard

Nov 12, 2018

Charles "Paw" Edward Prichard, 77, of Statesville, died Monday, November 12, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Prichard was born in Gregoryville, KY on August 23, 1941 and was the son of the late Warnie Prichard and Cordia Shears Prichard. He was a graduate of Prichard High School. He was married to Donna Jane Griffith Prichard who preceded him...

Donald Eugene French

Donald Eugene French

Nov 11, 2018

Donald Eugene French, 87, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, November 11, 2018 at his residence. Mr. French was born September 19, 1931 in London, OH and was the son of the late Clark O. French and Gladys Marie Welch French. He was a graduate of Kent State University and received his degree in Business Administration and Mechanical Engineering from Ohio...

Maria Abad Sarmiento

Maria Abad Sarmiento

Nov 11, 2018

Mechita Maria lnes Mercedes Abad Sarmiento, 98, died Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born in Ecuador on May 1, 1920, she was a beloved daughter of the late Leopoldo Abad and Virginia Sarmiento. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Luis Piedra and children: Fausto Piedra,...

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