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Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina

John Benfield

John Benfield

Jan 30, 2011

John Richard Benfield, Sr., of Troutman, passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011 at home following his courageous battle with Parkinson's. "Johnny" was born Jan. 19, 1930 in Statesville to the late John Robert and Gladys Holland Benfield. Upon graduating from Statesville High, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Before reporting for duty, he vacationed at Carolina Beach where he...

Brady Johnson

Brady Johnson

Jan 29, 2011

Brady Howard Johnson, 76, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was a strong Christian man, and was ready to go. Mr. Johnson was born July 8, 1934 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Mrs. Elsie Mayberry Johnson Moose. He attended Statesville schools and served in the U.S. Navy during...

Elson Potter

Elson Potter

Jan 28, 2011

William Elson Potter, 81, of Statesville, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011. Formerly of Gaffney and Chesnee, S.C., he was educated at Chesnee High School, Gardner Webb Junior College and Limestone College. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and retired from the Fluor Daniels Company following many years of service. Born May 19, 1929, in Cherokee County, S.C., he was...

Kitty Christopher

Kitty Christopher

Jan 27, 2011

Ms. Luvince "Kitty" Bustle Christopher, 73, of Stony Point, NC passed away Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011 at her residence. Ms. Christopher was born Jan. 20, 1938 in Alexander County and was the daughter of the late Dallas Bustle and Mittie Dishman Bustle. She attended Iredell County schools and in 1955 was married to the late William Allen Christopher, who died...

Dorothy Morgan

Dorothy Morgan

Jan 27, 2011

Dorothy Law Morgan, 88, of 821 Woodland Road, Statesville, died on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, NC. She was born in Maryville, Tennessee on June 9, 1922, to the late Jackson Oliver Law and Maggie Wells Law. Dorothy graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1945. She was honored as Miss University of Tennessee 1945...

Josephine Starling

Josephine Starling

Jan 25, 2011

Josephine Davis Starling, 96, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at Autumn Care in Statesville. She was born in Washington, D.C. on May 4, 1914 and was the daughter of the late Harry A. and Amelia Becker Davis. On December 3, 1943, she married Guy W. Starling of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Mrs. Starling was a church musician. She was organist at...

Franklin Brotherton

Franklin Brotherton

Jan 24, 2011

Franklin Eugene Brotherton, 74, of Troutman, NC after a courageous year long fight to live, left this earth for Heaven, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 from Autumn Care Nursing Home and is no longer in pain. Frank was born in November 11, 1936 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Isaac Arther Brotherton and Ellen Nancy Weatherman Brotherton....

Jettie Safriet

Jettie Safriet

Jan 21, 2011

Jettie Victoria Tucker Safriet, 81, of 1851 Safriet Rd., Statesville, NC went to be with the Lord on Jan. 21, 2011. She was born Oct. 29, 1929 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Dollie McLelland Tucker and Ethel Bullin Tucker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dallas Clayman Safriet,...

Alyce Bright

Alyce Bright

Jan 21, 2011

Alyce Louise Adams Bright, 81, of Statesville, passed away Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Bright was born June 7, 1929 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late John Talmage Adams and Sadie Evans Adams. She was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School, Mitchell College and Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing. She was...

Bobbi Sherrill

Bobbi Sherrill

Jan 20, 2011

Barbara (Bobbi) Sherrill, age 71 of Statesville, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011 at the Gordon Hospice House. Bobbi was born on December 11, 1939 to the late James Leonard Sherrill and Rosalie Barkley McCreary who survives. After Bobbi graduated from Statesville high school, she moved to Charlotte where she was employed by Eastern Air Lines as a V.I.P. reservationist....

Charlotte Simonson

Charlotte Simonson

Jan 18, 2011

Charlotte Harris Simonson age 80 of Statesville passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born February 8, 1930 to the late Charles and Eva Clinnick Harris In Troy, New York. She married the love of her life, Ted W. Simonson on July 4, 1953. Mrs. Simonson was the bookkeeper for her and her husband's company;...

Rev. Avery Slone

Rev. Avery Slone

Jan 18, 2011

Rev. Avery I. Slone, 77, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at his home. Rev. Slone was born June 1, 1933 in Hackney Creek, KY., and was the son of the late James Alex Slone and Flory Harrison Slone. Rev. Slone attended Big Rock, VA schools and on November 11, 1955, he was married to Carol Matney Slone,...

Glady Elliott

Glady Elliott

Jan 15, 2011

Glady Claxton Elliott, 87, of Statesville, NC passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Annabelle Lundy Elliott, who resides in Statesville. He is the son of Emma Godfrey Elliott and Glady Claxton Elliott, Sr. of Stony Point, NC, both deceased. Three daughters also survive Mr. Elliott: Dorinda Elliott...

Doris Little

Doris Little

Jan 15, 2011

Doris Rebecca Little, age 78 of Statesville, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Little was born on July 17, 1932 in Iredell county to the late Samuel Jackson and Ada Shoemaker Woods. She was married to Wayne B. Little who preceded her in death. Mrs. Little is survived by one son, Blaine (Pete) Little of...

Harold Marlow

Harold Marlow

Jan 14, 2011

Mr. Harold Stamey Marlow, 73, of Harmony, NC passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 at Davis Regional Medical Center with his family at his side. Mr. Marlow was born March 5, 1937 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Annie Belle McHargue Marlow and Stamey Harold Marlow. He was a graduate of Harmony High School, class...

David Watt

David Watt

Jan 14, 2011

Mr. David McKinnley Watt, 83, of Harmony, passed away Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 at the Gordon Hospice Hospice House. Mr. Watt was born June 13, 1927 in Stony Point, NC and was the son of the late Thomas A. Watt and Betsy Bailey Watt. He attended Stony Point High School before serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII as part...

Daniel Redmond

Daniel Redmond

Jan 12, 2011

Daniel Gray Redmond, 71, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at his home. Mr. Redmond was born March 12, 1939 and was the son of the late Sherriff Fredrick Redmond and Bertha Daniels Redmond. He was a graduate of Central High School and on April 16, 1960, he was married to Brenda Fox Redmond, who survives....

Elsie Mae Dixon

Elsie Mae Dixon

Jan 10, 2011

Elsie Mae Dixon, 88, of Statesville, passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Elsie Mae was born March 11, 1922 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Elcie Lee Dixon and Grace Haithcox Dixon. She was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. In addition to...

Judy Collins

Judy Collins

Jan 9, 2011

Julia "Judy" Rhea Collins, 71, of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 09, 2011, at Gordon Hospice House following a period of declining health. She was born April 20, 1939 in Statesville, N.C. and was the daughter of the late David Crockett Rhea and Iva Rogers Rhea. She was a graduate of Statesville High School. She was formerly...

Carolyn Haithcox

Carolyn Haithcox

Jan 8, 2011

Carolyn Goforth Haithcox, 60, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, January 8, 2011, at her home. Ms. Haithcox was born January 29, 1950 and was the daughter of the late William Goforth and Nora Goforth Swanson. She was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and Catawba Valley Community College. She was an LPN at Brian Center of Statesville. Ms....

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