All Obituaries

Vance Allen Martin, Jr., 72 of Statesville, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2023. Mr. Martin was born on July 25, 1950 in Newbury, S.C.  He was the son of the late Vance Allen Martin,Sr. and Lula Mae Walters Martin.  Vance was a graduate of Statesville High School and received an associate degree from Elon College.  He was employed with Southland Packaging, he enjoyed playing golf and loved sports.  Those left to cherish the memory of Mr. Martin include his sister Linda...

Stephanie Kaye Whitener Thomas, 35, of Statesville, passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Stephanie was born on April 20, 1988, in Iredell County, daughter of Virgil Whitener and Kim Wooten Whitener, who survive. She was a graduate of South Iredell High School and attended Beulah Baptist Church. Stephanie loved riding four wheelers, off roading, Jeep club and photography. Those preceding Stephanie in death include her paternal grandfather, Robert Whitener, maternal grandparents, Coleman...

Jimmy Ray Millsaps, 80 of Troutman, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. Mr. Millsaps was born May 8, 1943, in Iredell County.  He was the son of the late James and Ruth (Galliher) Millsaps.  Jimmy was the owner/operator of his family farm, he loved hunting, but he especially loved his family.  He was a faithful follower of Christ and had served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher.  He was most recently a member of Troutman Baptist...

Evelyn Hayes Campbell, 93 of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Campbell was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey on March 1, 1930.  She was the daughter of the late Max F. and Mary E. Drye Hayes.  Evelyn attended Statesville City Schools and in 1949 she married her beloved husband Wade Campbell.  The Campbells shared more than 75 years of marriage.  As her family said of their union “it was unending love.” ...

Maxine Jane Ostwalt Warren of Statesville, NC, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Mrs. Warren was born in Iredell County, the daughter of the late Tate and Rubie (Clodfelter) Ostwalt.  She was a graduate of Troutman High School, where she served as class Salutatorian, Captain of the Girls basketball team and Editor of the High School Annual.  Maxine made her career as the office manager of G&M Sales Company.   She was a lifelong fan of basketball, especially the UNC...

Michael “Mike” Coite Deal, father, husband, brother, Cabinet Man, and a true servant of the Lord, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 29, 2023, at the Gordon Hospice House, Statesville, from complications of a glioblastoma brain tumor. He was born May 28, 1958, to the late Coite Oscar Deal and Olean Harris Deal.  Mike was a 1976 graduate of West Iredell High School.   He went to work in the family business, Cabinet Makers, and began learning the...

John Barnum Garland, 89 of Statesville, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2023 at his home. John was born November 11, 1933 in Matthews, NC, the son of the late Thomas Lee Garland and Annie Sustare Garland. John attended East Mecklenburg High School where he met his wife Nancy.  John and Nancy regularly gathered with high school classmates over the years, and as recently as a few weeks ago. John received a civil engineering degree from NC State University and was a lifelong, enthusiastic...

Carol Wyatt Cashion, age 77, of Statesville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 27, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of Callie Eller Wyatt and the late Estel Wyatt. A founding member of Mountain Road Baptist Church, she worked as an Administrative Assistant for JC Penney. She was a graduate of Celeste Henkel High School. She enjoyed quilting and “piddling” as she liked to say and worked in “The Good News Club.” She dearly loved...

Clyde Rockwell “Bud” Hoke, 87 passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at his home.  The son of Clyde and Mary Salome Shoemaker Hoke Bud was born February 20, 1936 in Statesville, NC.  In addition to his parents, Bud was preceded in death by a son, William Clyde “Bill” Hoke, two sisters, Rachel Ann Hoke, and Fleta Hoke Laws, two brothers, John Nolan Hoke and Thomas Edward Hoke, sister-in-law Ruby Burrell Hoke and brothers-in-law, Rayford Laws, Lonnie Drye,...

Steven Michael Kinney, 33, formerly of Mooresville NC, passed away unexpectedly May 25, 2023 in Pittsburgh, PA. Steven was born December 10, 1989 in Statesville NC and was the son of Amy Jo Kinney Roeder of Mooresville, NC.  He was a 2008 graduate of Mooresville High School and served his country in the US Army. In addition to his mother, Steven is survived by his immediate family, his three sons, Colin, Cameron, and Christian Kinney; brother Zachary Kinney; sister Zoe Hambley; an...