OBITUARIES


Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

Berdena Gibson

Berdena Gibson

Jun 22, 2017

Mrs. Berdena Rufty Gibson, 91, of Statesville, passed away, Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Rosewood Assited Living in Harmony. Mrs. Gibson was born July 24, 1925 in Alexander County to the late James Otis Rufty and Mary Hessie York Rufty. She was a graduate of Stony Point High School and was married to the late Clyde Franklin Gibson. She was...

Ronald Wayne Tevepaugh

Ronald Wayne Tevepaugh

Jun 22, 2017

Mr. Ronald Wayne "Rusty" Tevepaugh, 60, of Troutman, died Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Davis Regional Medical Center. Born in Iredell County on April 9, 1957, he was a son of the late Doc Edward Tevepaugh and Elizabeth Leigh Phillips Tevepaugh. He was a disability retired welder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son,...

Betty Ann Brostowski

Betty Ann Brostowski

Jun 21, 2017

Mrs. Betty Ann Brostowski, 76, of Statesville, died Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at her home. On April 9, 1985, she married Ronald Franklin Brostowski who died on March 26, 2017. Mr. Brostowski was a veteran of the U. S. Army. He served as a supervisor for Ford Motor Company for 30 years. They resided in Michigan until moving to Statesville...

Rebecca Ann Mayberry

Rebecca Ann Mayberry

Jun 21, 2017

Rebecca Ann Mayberry, 88, of Harmony, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on December 4, 1928 in Iredell County to the late Rayford R. and Jessie Thomas Mayberry. Rebecca was a graduate of Harmony High School and attended Mitchell College. She was co-owner/operator of Mayberry Store and was a member of Holly...

Joyce Elaine Dobson

Joyce Elaine Dobson

Jun 20, 2017

Joyce Elaine Dobson, 86, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Autumn Care of Statesville. Joyce was born October 20, 1930 in Statesville and was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Phoebe Thomas Dobson. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and was a 1949 graduate of Cool Spring High School. She was retired...

Mary Lindsay Holland

Mary Lindsay Holland

Jun 20, 2017

Mary Lindsay Gordon Holland, 93, of Statesville, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at her home in Statesville from natural causes. Mary was born July 9, 1923, in Lexington, NC, the daughter of James Lindsay Gordon and Adelaide Hargrave Gordon of Lexington. Mary graduated from Lexington High School and was a proud alumna of Duke University where she earned...

Peter Eugene Bullock

Peter Eugene Bullock

Jun 20, 2017

Peter Eugene Bullock of Statesville North Carolina went to be with his Lord & Savior June 20, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his devoted wife and wonderful sons. Mr. Bullock was born January 6, 1962 in Neshanic Station New Jersey. August 10th, 1997, he married the former Allison Leigh Rogers (who he adored), and...

Trudy Chapman Rhyne

Trudy Chapman Rhyne

Jun 19, 2017

Mrs. Trudy Chapman Rhyne, 58, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, June 19, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC following a sudden illness. Trudy was born December 10, 1958 in Iredell County and was the daughter of Tommy Ray Chapman, Sr. (Janet) and the late Shelby "Jean" Bowman Chapman. She was a graduate of West Iredell...

Willie White Phillips, Sr.

Willie White Phillips, Sr.

Jun 19, 2017

Willie White Phillips, Sr., 90, of Statesville, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born on January 16, 1927 in Polk County to the late Thomas Romeo Phillips and Annie Ola Wilson Phillips. He was the last surviving son of eleven children. Willie was a graduate of Spindale High School in Rutherford and enlisted...

Sonia Kristina Mcauley

Sonia Kristina Mcauley

Jun 19, 2017

Our hearts are broken as we announce the passing of Sonia on June 19, 2017 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. She was a loving, devoted mother to Michael and Logan McAuley. She was a cherished daughter of Roswitha and the late Karol Kick, dear sister of Peter (Arlene) and Harold (Denise) Kick, adored by her nieces Lauren and...

Eugenie Dalrymple Setser

Eugenie Dalrymple Setser

Jun 16, 2017

Eugenie Dalrymple Shive Setser, 91, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 16, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on February 6, 1926 in Luebo, Belgian Congo, Africa, to missionary parents, the late Alexander Morgan Shive, Sr. and Jean Belle Shive. She graduated from Central School in the Congo and traveled to the United States during WWII via...

Monica Clear Kiser

Monica Clear Kiser

Jun 14, 2017

Monica Clear Whitson Kiser, RN, 54, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Mentor, Ohio on April 22, 1963 to the late Charles William Clear and Doris Lillian Patterson Clear. Monica was a graduate of Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing and had been a Registered Nurse with Frye Regional Medical Center in...

Pastor Jerry Dean Wallace

Pastor Jerry Dean Wallace

Jun 10, 2017

Pastor Jerry Dean Wallace, 73, of Union Grove, entered his eternal rest on Saturday, June 10, 2017. He was born March 20, 1944, in Iredell County and was the son of the late Willie R. Wallace and Thelma Jarvis Wallace. He was in the last graduating class of Union Grove High School and was a veteran, serving his country honorably...

Helen C. Nahass

Helen C. Nahass

Jun 10, 2017

Helen C. Nahass, 94, of Mooresville, died Saturday at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Patterson, N.J. on October 11, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Helen Symons. She was retired from the U. S. Postal Service. Survivors include sons: Edward Nahass of Mooresville and Patrick Nahass of Mesa, Arizona, a daughter, Judy Nahass Cunningham of...

James Clay Gover

James Clay Gover

Jun 9, 2017

James Clay Gover, 57, of Cleveland, died Friday, June 9, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Rockingham County on April 25, 1960, he was a beloved son of the late Sammy Clay Gover and Caroline Eola Freeman Gover. He was married to the former Margaret Freeland who survives. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Dr. Robert Hughes Hudgins

Dr. Robert Hughes Hudgins

Jun 9, 2017

Dr. Robert Hughes Hudgins of Statesville, 100 years old, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 9, 2017. Bob was a retired veterinarian, one of the first in Iredell county. He and his wife moved to Statesville in 1949, when Doc, as he was affectionately called by his friends, joined the practice of Dr. OC Lynch. When Dr. Lynch retired, Bob...

Betty Rhea Sitler

Betty Rhea Sitler

Jun 9, 2017

Mrs. Betty Rhea Sitler,87, of Statesville, died Friday, June 9, 2017 at The Gardens of Statesville. Born March 19, 1930 in Alexander County, she was a beloved daughter of the late Howard Jefferson Barnes and Cora Zeola Robinette Barnes. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, David Roscoe Rhea and her second husband, Edwin Randall Sitler, along...

Ronda Kim Love

Ronda Kim Love

Jun 8, 2017

Ronda (Kim) Jenkins Love, 54, of Statesville, died Thursday, June 8, 2017 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on June 14, 1962, she was a beloved daughter of Robert Bristol Jenkins and Mildred Faye Grant Jenkins, both of whom survive. She was formerly a sales clerk at JR's and enjoyed fishing, camping and loved spending time with...

Sarah Kathleen Mccoy

Sarah Kathleen Mccoy

Jun 7, 2017

Sarah Kathleen Fox McCoy, 96, of Statesville, passed away June 7, 2017 surrounded by family. The youngest of eleven children, she was born August 14, 1920 in Iredell County to the late John Calvin and Della Hatchett Fox. Kathleen was a 1937 graduate of Cool Spring High School and was married to William Coyte McCoy on May 11, 1940. They...

Rachel Reavis

Rachel Reavis

Jun 6, 2017

Rachel Black Reavis, 73, of Statesville passed away, June 6, 2017. Ms. Reavis was born June 25, 1943 in Fyffe, AL and was the daughter of the late Eli Black and Ophelia Jackson Black. She was a member of Front Street Baptist Church and was retired from Zimmer Surgical Products. After her retirement, she enjoyed spending time with her family...

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