Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

Aug 4, 2011

Mrs. Margaret Sherrill Simmons, 76, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Simmons was born June 22, 1935 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Will H. Sherrill and Ellamae Caldwell Sherrill. She attended Winston-Salem, NC schools and was married to the late John E. Simmons, Jr.,...

Aug 3, 2011

Willard John Stewart, 64, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Stewart was born June 10, 1947 in Mathney, WV and was the son of the late Alfred Kelly Stewart and WillaDene McAlpine Stewart. He attended Mathney Schools and Oceana High School in Mathney, WV and served in t he U.S. Army Special...

Aug 3, 2011

Barbara Ann Johnson, 70, of Statesville, NC passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at the Gordon Hospice House. She is survived by her brother, Harold N. Johnson, two nephews, one niece and nine great nieces and great nephews. Barbara was a wonderful friend, always willing to lend a hand. She loved music, her family and her church. She will be...

Aug 2, 2011

Stephen Alan Wilson, 56, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Wilson was born June 30, 1955 in Rockingham, NC and was the son of the late Arthur Neal Wilson, Sr. and Gertrude H. Wilson. He was a graduate of Rockingham High School and was employed by Leggett & Platt/ Iredell Fiber of Statesville...

Aug 2, 2011

Mrs. Eva Nell Daniels Gryder, 73, of Statesville, passed away Monday, August 1, 2011 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Gryder was born June 4, 1938 in Wilkes County and was the daughter of the late Boyd William Daniels and Eva Hopkins Daniels. In 1958 she was married to the late James Harold "Buck" Gryder, who died Nov. 10, 1997....

Aug 2, 2011

Mary Ann Green Johnson, 62, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at her residence. Ms Johnson was born September 17, 1948 in Welch, WV and was the daughter of the late Amos Green and Nellie Lester Green. Ms Johnson attended Welch County schools and she was employed with Mitchell Community College. Ms Johnson was of the Baptist...

Jul 31, 2011

Charles Edward Bennett, 72, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Bennett was born November 6, 1938 in Niagara Falls, NY and was the son of the late John Preston Bennett and Eva M. Pratz Bennett. He attended LaSalle High School and on October 26, 1968, was married to Lucile Jean Bennett, who preceded...

Jul 30, 2011

John Preston Summers, 101, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at The Gardens, where he had resided the past 4

Jul 29, 2011

Mrs. Judy Lee Hammond Miller, 67, of Statesville, passed away Friday, July 29, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Mrs. Miller was born March 4, 1944 in Lansing Mich. and was the daughter of the late Leon Russell Hammond and Betty Jane Ross Hammond. She attended schools in Michigan and she was a homemaker. On November 24, 1962,...

Jul 29, 2011

Jul 27, 2011

Theodore "Ted" R. Templeton, Jr., 77, of Troutman, passed away, Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Templeton was born April 1, 1934 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Theodore R. Templeton, Sr. and Nomarie Cash Templeton. In 1952, he graduated from Troutman High School and in 1953 was married to the late...

Jul 24, 2011

Ernest Tracy Anderson, 85, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Statesville. Mr. Anderson was born July 5, 1926 in Rowan County and was the son of the late Tracy Anderson and Lacy Marlow Anderson. He attended Rowan County Schools and on December 1, 1949, was married to Betty Jo Swicegood Anderson, who survives of the home. He...

Jul 23, 2011

James Paul Campbell - (Paul) died at the age of 96 on Saturday, July 23, 2011 in Wilmington, NC, where he had made his home for the past fifty plus years. He was born August 31, 1914 in Statesville to the late Ransom Asbury Campbell and Hattie Patterson Campbell. In 1979, he married Ollie Whitman Campbell, who preceded him in...

Jul 22, 2011

Mr. Charles Clay McDaniels, 76, of Olin, N.C. passed away Friday, July 22, 2011 at his residence. Mr. McDaniels was born October 11, 1934 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Franklin S. McDaniels and Matilda Jenkins McDaniels. He attended Iredell County Schools and on October 1, 1955, he married Betty Campbell McDaniels, who survives of the...

Jul 19, 2011

Jack Edward Watt, 62, of Harmony died in the VA Hospital in Durham on Monday, July 18,2011 after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Born October 13, 1948 he was the son of the late Paul H. Watt and Hilda Jenkins Watt, who survives. On November 1, 1994 he was married to Donna Burke Watt who survives. In addition he...

Jul 19, 2011

Betty Jean Bustle Kilpatrick, 81, of Statesville, North Carolina passed away suddenly on Tuesday July 19 at her home. Mrs. Kilpatrick was born July 11 1930 to the late Samuel Lollie Bustle and Mabel Lee Cook Bustle. Mrs. Kilpatrick was retired from W.R. Grace of Statesville. She attended Cochran Street Baptist Church for many years until her health began to...

Jul 19, 2011

Christopher Robin Eudy, 24, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on July 19, 2011. Mr. Eudy was born March 17, 1987 in Iredell County and was the son of Robin E. Robertson of Statesville and the late William H. Robertson. In addition to his mother, Mr. Eudy is also survived by a son, Aiden Eudy of Fayetteville, N.C and his fianc

Jul 19, 2011

Rebecca "Becky" Adams Hill, 59, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, NC, after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Born September 20, 1951 in Concord, NC, she was the daughter of James Cecil Adams, Sr. and Mary Frank Colerider Adams. She was a graduate of Concord High School in Concord, NC and...

Jul 18, 2011

Virginia Fortner Jenkins, 89, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, July 18, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Jenkins was born April 16, 1922 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late George B. Fortner and Ethel Houston Fortner. She was a graduate of Iredell County Schools and worked at the Family Dollar retiring at age 83. She was...

Jul 17, 2011

Mr. Thomas Joseph Guthier, 78, of Statesville, NC passed away, Sunday, July 17, 2011 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born March 28, 1933 in Watervliet, New York and was the son of the late Francis J. (Frank) Guthier and Catherine Murphy Guthier. He was a graduate of La Salle Military Institue in 1951. He was a veteran of...