All Obituaries

Gerry Lou Duncan Scott, 86, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Autumn Care of Statesville. Mrs. Scott was born May 21, 1935 in Statesville, NC and was the daughter of the late John Houston Duncan and Tressie Etta Vance Millsaps Duncan. She was a graduate of Central High School and on March 20, 1954, she married Donald Lewis Scott, who survives. She was a lifetime member of Rocky Hill Baptist Church and previously was the #2 Mary Kay Consultant in this area. She never...

Lee Correll Godbey, 86, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Godbey was born September 2, 1935 in Davie County and was the son of the late Phil and Henrietta Koontz Godbey. He attended Davie County Schools and served honorably in the US Navy. On December 30, 1979, he married Frankie Barr Godbey, who survives and together they were members of Victory Baptist Church. He was a retired Truck Driver with Johnson Motor Lines and loved deer...

Thomas Abernathy Watt, Jr., 89, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Watt was born March 23, 1932 in Alexander County and was the son of the late Thomas Abernathy Watt, Sr. and Bessie Bailey Watt. He attended Alexander County Schools and honorably served in the US Army. On September 16, 1955, he married Doris Campbell Watt, who survives of the home and together they were members of Bethlehem United Methodist Church. He was retired from LR...

Coy Edgar Isenhour, Jr., 87, of Sherrills Ford, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Coy was born in Catawba County on March 4, 1934 and was the son of the late Coy Edgar Isenhour, Sr. and Ida Mae Starnes Isenhour. He attended Catawba County schools and later served in the US Army. Coy was an avid hunter, fisherman, outdoorsman and gardener. In addition to his parents, Coy was preceded in death by his wife Alice Reid Isenhour, who passed away in 2002, daughter, Pamela Dawn Isenhour,...

Larry Wayne Gordon, 72, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, November 29, 2021 at Davis Regional Hospital. Larry was born January 6, 1949 in Roanoke, VA and was the son of the late Cleveland Joseph Gordon, Sr. and Ruth Cathleen Fisher Gordon. He attended schools in Roanoke, VA and honorably served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War (1969-1970). He was a decorated War Veteran receiving the Bronze Star. He later received his Associates Degree from National Business College in...

Allison DeNeale Long Hughes, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 28, 2021. Allison was born on December 11, 1932, at Long’s Sanitorium in Statesville, NC. She was the daughter of Mary DeNeale McKenzie Long and John Fletcher Long Sr. Her maternal grandparents were Carrie Allison Long, and, Dr. Henry Fletcher Long, physician and surgeon. She is survived by her brother, John F. Long Jr. of Cary, and her sister, Mary Long Gilbert (Paul). She was educated within the...

James “Jim” Everett Taylor, 84, of Statesville, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at his home. Jim was born on March 26, 1937 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Ernest E. Taylor and Katie Mae Compton Taylor. He attended Statesville schools and later married Vivian Willis and they enjoyed sixty-five years of marriage, until his passing. He was a meat cutter for many years and later worked at Godfrey Lumber. He was a former member of Front Street Baptist...

Hal “Buster” Monroe Reavis, Jr., 74, of Statesville, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Buster was born on August 12, 1947 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Hal Monroe Reavis, Sr. and Mary Cascaddon Reavis. He attended Iredell County schools and was the owner and operator of Reavis Paint and Wallpaper Co. He loved antique cars, especially hotrods, music and sports, including NASCAR and Alabama Football. Buster was also an animal...

Betty Dayvault Grant, 81, of Statesville, joined the saints triumphant on Saturday, November 27, 2021. She was the daughter of Golda Porter Dayvault Parks and Jay Crouch Dayvault and was married for 35 years to Stephen Maxwell Grant who preceded her in death in March, 2001. Betty was the valedictorian of the Statesville High School class of 1958. She attended Appalachian State Teachers College where she was editor of the yearbook and Miss Appalachian, 1962. She taught school for 25 years,...

Thomas Osborne Overcash, 73, of Statesville, entered Heaven’s gates on Friday, November 26, 2021. He was born on June 10, 1948 in Iredell County to the late William Thomas Overcash and Betty Bass Overcash. He was a skilled automotive technician and avid car enthusiast. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Larry Dean Overcash, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Judy Shoemaker Overcash, children Wendy Overcash Robinson (Kelly) and Brian...