All Obituaries

Donald Ray Bolton, Jr., 67, of Troutman, passed away, Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Davis Regional Hospital. Mr. Bolton was born May 6, 1951 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Donald Ray Bolton, Sr. and Lucille Sherrill Bolton. He attended Troutman schools, South Iredell High School and was a graduate of Bandy’s High School in 1970.He worked for Tesa Corporation and Commscope and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Troutman. He loved Harleys and riding when he...

Jackie Ivan Lerner, 67, of Taylorsville, NC passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at his home. Jack was born October 26, 1951 in Taylorsville, NC and was the son of the late Max and Florence Marcus Lerner. He was in the last graduating class of Taylorsville High School, class of 70’ and Appalachian State University. He was a successful sales representative for Dallas Handbags, Warren Reed, and other accessory companies. Jack was elected to the Town Council for the Town of...

Wallace “Wally” Monroe Inscoe 76, of Mooresville, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on March 14, 2019. Wallace was a retiree of Hunt Manufacturing in Statesville NC, where he met his wife of 28 years, Betty Hunt Inscoe.  For over 15 years Wallace has proudly worked at Wal-Mart in Mooresville where he enjoyed greeting guests, many who knew him affectionately as “the candy-man”.  Wallace was the devoted father of son Chris Inscoe of Stony...

Louise Cheatham Cooper (Lisa), of Statesville, passed away, March 13, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. Lisa was born on July 9, 1953 in Raleigh, NC to her parents William Thomas Cheatham, IV and Lula Sturges Cheatham of Statesville. Lisa did her undergraduate studies at UNC-Charlotte and went on to earn her master’s degree in Criminal Justice at the university of South Carolina. She went on to become a sworn officer in South Carolina and after many years went on to teach Criminal...

Eleanor (Mattie) Matteson Meech, 95, died in Statesville, NC, on March 12, 2019.  She was born in Adrian, Michigan, to John and Eleanor Tuttle Matteson. Mattie graduated from the University of Michigan (1945) and was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Mattie then attended and graduated from the Katherine Gibbs School in New York, NY, (1945). She worked for General Motors Corporation in Detroit, MI, from 1945-47. She married Paul Collins Meech in August 1947, who preceded her...

Drew Cascardi Drew Cascardi, 60, of Statesville, passed away peacefully, Monday, March 11, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House following a short battle with cancer. Drew was a native of New York and was born January 27, 1959. He was the son of Sarah Costanzo of Cary, NC and the late Richard Cascardi. He was a graduate of Hewlett High School and attended Sullivan College and the University of Albany. On March 2, 2003, he married the love of his life, Denise Ziegler Cascardi. Drew and Denise...

Mrs. Lucille Morrow Ervin, 87, of Troutman, passed away, Sunday, March 10, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Ervin was born December 18, 1930 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Otha and Grace Martin Morrow. She was a graduate of Troutman schools and was married to the late William “Bill” R. Ervin, who passed away, December 28, 2018. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Troutman, having served in the Woman’s Christian Ministry and helped her...

Mr. Norman Allen Dixon, 81, of Cleveland, NC passed away unexpectedly, Friday, March 8, 2019 following an automobile accident. Norman was born February 13, 1938 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Fred Washington Dixon and Nessie Dixon Goodman. He was a graduate of Statesville High Schools and worked construction for many companies including Blythe Construction. He was married to the late Margaret Louise Sipes Dixon, who passed away March 22, 2018. He was a real outdoorsman,...

Mrs. Martha Rhyne Ostwalt Fox Benfield, 79, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice Hospice. Mrs. Benfield was born July 19, 1939 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late E. Hoyle Ostwalt and Annie Rogers Ostwalt. She graduated from Troutman High School, class of 1957 and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She first married the late Charles Melvin Fox, Sr. and later married the late Gary N. Benfield. Her career in banking spanned 45 years,...

Mr. Michael James Haag, 70, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Haag was born April 19, 1948 in Toledo, OH and was the son of the late Gus Haag and Beatrice Haag Grzeszczak. He was a graduate 1966 graduate of Maumee High School and attended Toledo Bible College for 2 years. He worked for TSCO Company and served in the US Army during the Vietnam War.  On September 12, 1970, he married Sherry Elliott Haag and they were members of Temple...