Local obituaries for Statesville, North Carolina
Eliza Brooke Cochran
Oct 12, 2020
Ms. Eliza Brooke Cochran, 24, of Lexington passed away unexpectedly on October 12, 2020. The daughter of Kenneth Wayne Cochran and Eliza Starr Hollman, Brooke loved spending time with her family, writing, and listening to music. In addition to her parents, Brooke is survived by her brother Logan Cochran of Lexington and four sisters Carmen Spaugh of Linwood, Morgan Spaugh...
Roger Leslie Hall
Oct 12, 2020
Roger Leslie Hall, 80, of Conover, passed away unexpectedly October 12, 2020. Born in Brooklyn, NY on July 21, 1940, he was the son of the late Ralph Leslie Hall and Theresa Pillino Hall. He married Beverly Virginia Warren on June 18, 1977 in Gainesville, Fl. Roger was a veteran of the United States Army. Since retiring as an auto...
Doris Marie Benfield Carson
Oct 11, 2020
Doris Marie Benfield Carson, 86, of Houstonville, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2020. She was surrounded with family and friends as the Lord called her home. Her school years were spent at Celeste Henkel, Statesville. Doris was a life-long member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Statesville, and married Thomas Worth Carson in the church on February 18,...
Vail Loraine Massey
Oct 10, 2020
Vail Loraine McCreary Massey, 73, of Statesville, died Saturday, October 10, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House. Vail was born in Gowanda, New York on October 8, 1947 to the late William Dorst McCreary and Mabel Loraine Kerr McCreary. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James A. "Bobcat" Massey. She was an avid flower gardener, Barbie Doll...
Mary Sanders Foster
Oct 9, 2020
Mary S. Foster, 90, passed away at Aldersgate Retirement Community in Charlotte on October 9, 2020. She was born in Postville, Iowa and then moved to Tryon, NC. Mary was a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill. She was a 5th-grade elementary teacher at Barringer Elementary School in Charlotte. Several years after marrying Jim Foster, they relocated to Greensboro, NC. She was...
Mrs. Josephine Harrington Maness
Oct 8, 2020
Mrs. Josephine Harrington Maness, 92, died Thursday at Friendship Health and Rehabilitation Center in Roanoke, Va. She was born Milledgeville, Georgia on December 21, 1927 to Felix Edward Harrington and Bessie Mae Smith Harrington. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Will Maness and a daughter, Janet M. Angley. She was a member...
Donna Ann Smith
Oct 7, 2020
Mrs. Donna Warren Smith, 63, of Lexington, NC passed away at Hospice of Davidson County on October 7, 2020. The daughter of the late Rodney and Wenona Myers Warren, Donna was a retired manager with Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, having worked more than 30 years with them. In her spare time Mrs. Smith loved to spend time with her grandchildren...
Terry Wayne Davidson
Oct 6, 2020
Terry Wayne Davidson, 69, of Statesville died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Davis Regional Medical Center. He was born in Iredell County on August 19, 1951 to the late George Foy Davidson and Eva Joy Rumple Leonard. Terry was a truck driver. He loved his family, home, pets and riding his Harley. Those left to cherish his memory are his...
Virginia Killian Johnson
Oct 6, 2020
Virginia Killian Helton Johnson, 96, of Statesville, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at her residence. She was born on September 16, 1924 in South Carolina to the late Isaac N. and Mary Edwards Killian. Virginia was also preceded in death by husbands, Walter Dean Helton, Sr., and Keslar McLean Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was a people person and never met a...
Mr. Burl Jennings Thomas
Oct 6, 2020
Burl Jennings Thomas, 85, affectionately known as BJ, (not to be confused with the singer, a long running family joke), went home to be with the Lord at the Gordon Hospice House on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Born March 29, 1935 in Nicholas County, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Brady John Thomas and Edna Robinson Thomas....
Betty Jane Cook
Oct 4, 2020
Betty Jane White Cook, 77, of Statesville, died Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born on October 6, 1942 in Iredell County to the late Lewis White and Martha Estes White. She was also preceded in death by husbands, Lonnie Lambert and Paul Cook, and a son, Rickey Dale Lambert. Betty was a member of Fern...
Dorry Jane Bray Honeycutt
Oct 1, 2020
Dorry Jane Bray Honeycutt, age 82, of Knoxville, TN passed away peacefully October 1, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Surry County, North Carolina on November 30, 1937 to the late Christopher Columbus Bray and Mattie Nelson Bray. She is also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Lewis A. Honeycutt; sons, Eric Hanes and...
Eleanor Marie Goddard Thomas
Sep 30, 2020
Eleanor Marie Goddard Thomas, age 89, of Statesville passed away September 30, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House. She was born August 27, 1931 in Waterville, Maine the daughter of the late Howard and Julia Goddard. She is also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Raymond Thomas whom she married in 1954; and sister, Evelyn Klutz. Eleanor...
Torrence "Tracey" Chapman
Sep 29, 2020
Torrence "Tracey" Smith Chapman, age 61, of Statesville passed away September 29, 2020 at her home. She was born November 28, 1958 in Iredell County, North Carolina the daughter of the late Lewis Blackburn Smith and Bernice Carpenter Smith. Tracey loved the Bold and Beautiful and created a successful blog for fan updates. She loved spending time at home in...
Walter 'Buddy' Sanford Grimmett
Sep 28, 2020
Walter Buddy Sanford Grimmett, 75 of Lexington, passed away at home on September 28, 2020. Buddy was born on July 12, 1945 to Sanford Sam Lilly Mae Grimmett in Logan, West Virginia. He was a coal truck driver owner and worked in the logging industry in West Virginia for many years. After moving to North Carolina, he worked for Forsyth...
Mary Magdalene Mash
Sep 26, 2020
Mrs. Mary Magdalene Mash (Maggie) 74 of Statesville went to be with the Father Saturday, September 26, 2020 peacefully with her family. Mrs. Mash was born in Tazewell County, VA on October 23, 1945 to the late Harry Eugene Bowers Sr. and Ellen Louise Bowers Mullins. She is preceded in death by her parents, one brother Harry Eugene Bowers Jr,...
Ramon Pagan
Sep 25, 2020
Ramon Pagn, 78 of Boston, Massachusettspassedaway with his family by his side on September 25, 2020, in Lexington, NC. Mr. Pagn was born in PuertoRico onMay 8, 1942. He calledSouth End Boston home, loving the area and his many friends. A few of his favorite things were listening to music, playing dominos and the fellowship of family and friends.Ramon was...
Mary Jo Martin Alexander
Sep 24, 2020
Mary Joanne Martin Alexander, age 92, daughter of the late Warren and Mabel Norris Martin, passed peacefully into eternity with the Lord on Thursday, September 24, 2020. Mary Jo was born on August 14, 1928, in Elmwood, NC and was the oldest daughter born into a farming family of seven children. She learned homemaking, cooking, and gardening skills early in...
Richard Lester Smith
Sep 23, 2020
Richard Lester Smith, 87, of Statesville passed peacefully Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Pennsylvania on April 26, 1933 to the late Nora Dilly Smith. Richard served his country with the US Navy. He was a retired heavy equipment operator in the construction industry. He played on a roller hockey team, enjoyed roller...
Virginia Lee Pierce
Sep 22, 2020
Virginia Riddle Pierce, 88, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. She was born in the mountains of North Carolina (Burnsville) on March 3, 1932. She then relocated to Statesville, as a teenager, where she attended and graduated from Cool Spring High School. Statesville is where she met and married the love...
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