Raymond Darrell Bruce

Raymond Darrell Bruce

Sep 8, 2016

Mr. Raymond Darrell Bruce, 51, of Statesville, died Thursday. He was a truck driver and attended A Light In The Darkness Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, family and working on his farm. Survivors include his wife, Connie, two daughters, Julia Dishman (Mark) and Malina Gross (Marc Anthony) along with 4 grandchildren. Also surviving are four brothers, Ernest, Eric and Barry...

Gay Nell Cartner

Gay Nell Cartner

Sep 8, 2016

Mrs. Gay Nell Reavis Cartner, 91, of Statesville, died Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on July 2, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Cyrus Bruce Reavis and Maude Johnson Reavis. On December 26, 1945 she married Mr. William Ray Cartner, Jr. who died in 1997. In addition to her parents...

Ronald Lee Olvis

Ronald Lee Olvis

Sep 7, 2016

Mr. Ronald Lee Olvis, 78, of Statesville, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was retired from the U.S. Navy. Survivors include a daughter, Terri Lindley of Statesville, two sons, Todd and Bryan Olvis and 2 grandchildren. Services will be held at a later date. Condolences may be sent online to the family at www.nicholsonfunerals.com. Memorials...

A.W. "Bill" Johnson

A.W. "Bill" Johnson

Sep 7, 2016

Alfred William "Bill" Johnson, 84, of the Snow Creek Community, passed away, Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Rosewood Assisted Living in Harmony, NC. Mr. Johnson was born September 4, 1932 in Williamsburg, VA and was the son of the late Alfred Edgar Johnson and Bertha Weber Johnson. He was a graduate of Central High School and on November 29, 1952,...

Robert Mclelland Stevenson

Robert Mclelland Stevenson

Sep 6, 2016

Dr. Robert McLelland Stevenson, 82, of Statesville, N.C., passed Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born September 17, 1933, he was the son of the late Robert Rockwell Stevenson and Rachel McLelland Stevenson. He graduated from Scotts High School Class of 1951, Davidson College Class of 1955 and U.N.C. Chapel Hill Medical School Class of 1959....

Paul Herman May

Paul Herman May

Sep 4, 2016

Paul Herman May, 67, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Mercer, PA on December 24, 1948 to the late Herman Henry May and Gertrude Meadows May. Paul was a graduate of Commodore Perry School and Youngstown State University. He married Alice Kahler on December 19, 1970 and they shared...

Shannon Harger Jurica

Shannon Harger Jurica

Sep 4, 2016

Shannon Harger Jurica, 50, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016 at his residence. He was born in San Antonio, Texas on July 8, 1966. Shannon was a graduate of Gregory Portland High School and Texas State Technical Institute. He was married to Angel Patterson, who survives. Shannon was Assistant Manager of Pep Boys loving his job until his...

Clara "Kat" Sechrist

Clara "Kat" Sechrist

Sep 3, 2016

Clara "Kat" Bason Sechrist, 95, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2016 at her residence. She was born on July 5, 1921 in Alamance County to the late Gurney B. and Floy Wood Bason. Mrs. Sechrist was a graduate of Asheboro Business College and was married to Marvin Sechrist who preceded her in death in 1986. She worked for...

Dallas Grant Evans

Dallas Grant Evans

Sep 3, 2016

Mr. Dallas Grant Evans, 80, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Evans was born November 5, 1935 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Harry Henderson Evans and Edna Nicholson Evans. He was a graduate of Harmony High School and served in the US Army. He was married to...

Lonnie Wayne Deal

Lonnie Wayne Deal

Aug 30, 2016

Mr. Lonnie Wayne Deal, 81, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Deal was born July 2, 1935 in Iredell County and was the son of the late George L. Deal and Eulalia Alexander Deal. He was a graduate of Cool Spring High School and on February 5, 1955, he married Loretta Faye...

Leroy "Cricket" Moose, Jr.

Leroy "Cricket" Moose, Jr.

Aug 28, 2016

Leroy "Cricket" Moose, Jr., 88, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, August 28, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Moose was born October 31, 1927 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Lee Roy Moose and Flossie Vinson Moose. He attended Scotts High School and on May 17, 1951, he was married to the late Carolyn Staples...

Joseph Peter Heruska

Joseph Peter Heruska

Aug 27, 2016

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Donald "Donnie" Parks Wilcox

Donald "Donnie" Parks Wilcox

Aug 27, 2016

Donald "Donnie" Parks Wilcox, 72, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Iredell county to the late Charles M. Wilcox and Daisy Elliott Wilcox. Donnie was a graduate of Scotts High School and was married to Doris James Wilcox on October 7, 1965. They shared over 50 years of marriage before his...

David Ray Privette

David Ray Privette

Aug 25, 2016

David Ray Privette, 62, of Cleveland, died unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Mr. Privette was born in Iredell County on January 28, 1954, and was the son of the late Hubert and Anna Ruth Powlas Privette. He attended North Iredell High School and was married to Rhonda Hinson Privette, who survives. Mr. Privette was employed with...

Ethel Mae Kirkland

Ethel Mae Kirkland

Aug 20, 2016

Mrs. Ethel Mae Barker Kirkland, 78, of Cleveland, died Saturday, August 20, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born August 24, 1937 in Iredell County, she was a daughter of the late Don Preston Barker and Beulah Mae Souther Barker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Virgil Kirkland whom she married on May 24, 1969, and a...

Dorothy Gantt Smith

Dorothy Gantt Smith

Aug 20, 2016

Mrs. Dorothy Gantt Smith, 98, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 a Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on August 14, 1918, she was a daughter of the late George Blake Gantt and Maude Herman Gantt. She was a graduate of Celeste Henkel High School and H. F. Long Hospital School Of Nursing. A registered Nurse all...

Bobby Ray Hedrick

Bobby Ray Hedrick

Aug 19, 2016

Mr. Bob Ray (Bobby) Hedrick, 84, of Statesville, died Friday, August 19, 2016 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on January 16, 1932, he was a son of the late Calvin Brown Hedrick and Nell Setzer Hedrick. Bob graduated from Statesville Senior High School, Mitchell Community College and N.C. State University. He was an Architect with J.N. Pease...

Betty Jean Threatte

Betty Jean Threatte

Aug 18, 2016

Mrs. Betty Jean Rumple Threatte, 88, of Statesville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, August 18, 2016, at her home. Born in Iredell County on May 29, 1928, Betty was the daughter of the late Jack Rumple and Annie Mae Lindley Rumple. She attended Iredell County schools and on February 25, 1946, she...

Kalman S. Gordon

Kalman S. Gordon

Aug 18, 2016

Mr. Kalman S. Gordon, 79, of Statesville, passed away peacefully at Gordon Hospice House, surrounded by family, on Thursday, August 18, 2016. Kalman was born July 6, 1937 in Statesville, N.C. and was the son of the late Charlotte and Louis Gordon. He was a graduate of Statesville High School. He earned a degree in Business Administration from the University...

Willie Ruth Ledbetter

Willie Ruth Ledbetter

Aug 18, 2016

Mrs. Willie Ruth Hatley Ledbetter, 91, of Statesville, died Thursday at Autumn Care Of Statesville. Born in Cleveland County on December 24, 1924, she was a daughter of the late William Travis Hatley and Nancy Edna Alice Clemmer Hatley. Willie was an active member of Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church and loved singing, reading and cooking. She was a high school...