All Obituaries

Katie Lou Overcash White, 94, of Statesville, passed away, Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Maple Leaf Health Care. Mrs. White was born September 3, 1925 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Daniel Overcash and Mammie Barkley Overcash. She attended Troutman Schools and was a member of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church. She is survived by two children, Everette Allen White and wife, Treva of Troutman, Kay White Simmons and husband, John of Statesville; one grandson, John Allen Simmons and...

William Roy Ramsey, 7, of Statesville, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Willie was born July 30, 2013 in Iredell County and was the son of Adam Nicholas Ramsey and Angela Johnson Ramsey. He was a rising 2nd grader at Celeste Henkel Elementary School and was a member of Stony Point Baptist Church. Willie loved spending time with his family, playing baseball and learning about Jesus in Good News Club and Awana. In addition to his parents, Willie is survived by...

Mr. William Kelly Miller, 91, of Troutman, passed away unexpectedly, July 29, 2020 at his home. Mr. Miller was born December 7, 1928 in Troutman, NC and was the son of the late Roscoe Jack and Janie Wagner Miller. He was a graduate of Troutman High School, served in the US Army and was married to the late Shirley Ann Sipes Miller, who passed away, August 8, 2017. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Troutman and was previously a Commander of the American Legion Post 401 in...

Janet Buchanan Heitmann, 87, passed away, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Autumn Care of Statesville. Mrs. Heitmann was born January 28, 1933 in Weymouth, MA and was the daughter of the late Douglas Riley Buchanan and Rosamond Perry Buchanan. She graduated from Weymouth High School and Simmons College in Boston, MA with a BS in Nursing. In 1955, she married the late Roald Heitmann and they had two children. She began her career as a Nursing Instructor at Simmons College and Quincy City Hospital...

Larry Christian Haynes, 51, of Troutman, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, July 27, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Christian was born February 1, 1969 in Detroit, MI and was the son of Delbert Larry Haynes of Charleston, WV and the late Shirley Morris Haynes. He was a graduate of Inner City Baptist High School, attended School Craft College and on September 21, 1996, he married Renee Allen Haynes. He was a Solutions Architect for LS Retail, Inc. He loved...

Mary Josey Wiles, 77, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, July 25, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Statesville on October 4, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Mack C. and Venie Mitchell Josey. Mary was a 1960 graduate of Statesville Senior High School and on October 1, 1960 was married to Dan Graham Wiles, Sr., who survives. She was a member of Front Street Baptist Church and was a retired Office Manager and Bookkeeper....

Jay Crawford McNeely, III, 74, of Sherrills Ford, NC passed away, Friday, July 24, 2020 at his residence. Mr. McNeely was born April 21, 1946 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Jay Crawford McNeely, Jr. and Doris Stikeleather McNeely. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and is married to Jane Parsons McNeely, who survives. Together, they were active members of Bethel United Methodist Church in Denver, NC and he served as a Trustee. He was a retired Paint Contractor...

Bernice Harriet Jenkins McKown, 96, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Accordius Health in Brevard, NC. Mrs. McKown was born February 25, 1924 in Stony Point, NC and was the daughter of Rufus Carter Jenkins and Johnsie Morrison Jenkins. She was a graduate of Sharon High School in Iredell County and was married to the late Reese McKown. She loved her flowers, her family, her grandchildren and her dogs. She is survived by one son, Lynn McNeese of Hickory; two...

Mrs. Barbara Ann Grazio Vizard, 85, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House. Barbara was born November 1, 1934 in Groveland, MA and was the daughter of the late Anthony J. and Genevieve Rocco Grazio. She was a graduate of Groveland High School and Pierce Secretarial School in Boston. On October 12, 1958, she married Lowell Wesley Vizard, who survives. She was a bookkeeper for Dewhirst TV for many years and later, when she moved to Statesville, she...

Mr. Thomas Holloway Boger, Jr., 78, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Mr. Boger was born September 4, 1941 in Davie County and was the son of the late Thomas H. Boger, Sr. and Mattie Boger. He attended Cool Spring Schools and in 1959, he married Shirley Mae Grant Boger, who survives of the home. He was a member of Troutman First United Methodist Church and was the owner of B and G Amoco and I-40 BP. He loved to train Tennessee Walkers and was a member of the Tennessee...