OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Troutman, NC

Susan Elizabeth Mayberry

Susan Elizabeth Mayberry

Aug 11, 2025

Susan Elizabeth Myers Mayberry, 69, of Statesville, passed away Monday, August 11, 2025, at the Gordon Hospice House.

Susan was born May 29, 1956, in Iredell County, to the late Ralph H. Myers and Grace Susan Deal Myers. She was a graduate of Statesville High School and a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church. She loved to color, cook and bake and...

Caroline Hayes Bentley

Caroline Hayes Bentley

Aug 11, 2025

Caroline Hayes Bentley went to the Lord on August 11, 2025. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, she blessed us all with her gentle and loving nature. She perhaps epitomizes William Wordsworth’s quote, “The best portion of a good person’s life is their little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.” 

She was a woman who loved her church and...

James L. Russ

James L. Russ

Aug 10, 2025

James L. Russ of Troutman, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at the age of 86, after a brief illness.

Born in Cumberland, Maryland, Jim was the son of Walter Edwin and Hazel Virginia Russ. He attended Allegany High School in Cumberland before enlisting in the US Army, stationed in Ft. Lewis, Washington.

After his military service, he moved...

Harry "Pop" Lubright Ruddy, Jr.

Harry "Pop" Lubright Ruddy, Jr.

Aug 10, 2025

Harry “Pop” Lubright Ruddy, Jr., 88, of Olin, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2025, at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Pop was born April 22, 1937, in Birmingham. Alabama, to the late Lillie Mae Fox Ruddy and Harry Lubright Ruddy, Sr. He was an active member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church. He loved going to church, praying and reading his bible. He also...

Johnny Lee Smith, Jr.

Johnny Lee Smith, Jr.

Aug 9, 2025

Johnny Lee Smith, Jr., 79, of Statesville, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Cabarrus Hospital.

Johnny was born July 6, 1946, to the late Johnny Lee Smith, Sr. and Jacqueline Elmina Rumple Smith. His specialty was auto painting and body work. He opened his own body shop, JMT Enterprises. He was also employed at Lowe’s Home Improvement, up to...

Susan "Suzy" Josey Bess

Susan "Suzy" Josey Bess

Aug 9, 2025

Susan "Suzy" Josey Bess, 72 of Lexington, NC met her Heavenly Father on Saturday, August 9th at Lexington Medical Center lovingly surrounded by her family. She and her sister Deborah “Debbie” Marlene Josey were on record as the first set of twins born in 1953 at Davis Hospital in Statesville, NC. She was the daughter of Glenn Edger Josey and...

Paul Henry Billings

Paul Henry Billings

Aug 8, 2025

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30

Paul Henry Billings, 91, went home to...

Ila Bea Valentine

Ila Bea Valentine

Aug 7, 2025

Ila (Bea) Valentine, age 95, of Statesville, NC went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 7, 2025.

Bea was born on July 20, 1930, in Cosby, Tennessee to Hobart and Gertie Smith. She graduated from Gaston High School in 1948. She had a 32-year career as a photo finishing retoucher for Delmar Studios. She was married to the...

Patricia Elaine Frady

Patricia Elaine Frady

Aug 6, 2025

Patricia Elaine Frady, age 79, of Statesville, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. She was the wife of the late L.C. Frady and the daughter of the late William Glenn and Nellie Hildred Millsaps Blankenship. She was of the Baptist faith and attended Statesville High School. In addition to her husband and her parents, she was also preceded in...

Mary Frances Deaton McNeely

Mary Frances Deaton McNeely

Aug 4, 2025

Mary Frances Deaton McNeely, 101, of Statesville, was called Home on August 4, 2025, after a remarkable life marked by deep faith, fierce love, and unwavering strength. She was reunited in Heaven with her beloved husband, William “Bill” McNeely.

Born on April 1, 1924, to Pleasant Leroy Klutz Deaton and Edna Stuck Deaton, Mary Frances lived a life that spanned over...

Thomas Franklin Parlier

Thomas Franklin Parlier

Aug 4, 2025

Thomas Franklin “Frank” Parlier passed away August 4, 2025.

Frank was born March 27, 1933, to Ethel and Worth Parlier in Statesville, NC. He graduated from Statesville High School in 1951 and served in the US Army for two years at Fort Lee, Virginia.

After his military service, Frank was employed as an estimator at Kewaunee Scientific Furniture Company until his retirement,...

Daniel Joseph Farnsworth

Daniel Joseph Farnsworth

Aug 4, 2025

Daniel Joseph Farnsworth, 81, of Greenville, SC, passed away Monday, August 4, 2025, at his residence.

Dan was born March 13, 1944, in Greenville, SC, to the late Jack Furman Farnsworth and Virginia Miller Farnsworth. He was a 1962 graduate of Greenville High School, and he received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina Law School in 1969....

Anna Cambria

Anna Cambria

Jul 31, 2025

It is with deep sorrow that we share the passing of Anna Cambria, who left us peacefully at the age of 87. Anna was the cherished wife of Gene, a devoted mother to Susan, Ronnie, and Donna, a loving mother-in-law to Agapios, Diane, and Sean. She was incredibly proud of her grandchildren—Jaclyn, Christopher, Danny, Michelle, Jennifer, Samantha, Connor, Carly—and great-grandchildren...

Jeanne Cavin Brown

Jeanne Cavin Brown

Jul 28, 2025

Jeanne Cavin Brown, 68, of Statesville, passed away Monday, July 28, 2025, at the Gordon Hospice House.

Jeanne was born on September 5, 1956, in Iredell County, to the late Moffat K. Brown and Gertrude Padget Brown. She was a graduate of South Iredell High School, and she worked as a home health care aid for many years.

In addition to her...

Teresa Ann Honeycutt McCurdy

Teresa Ann Honeycutt McCurdy

Jul 24, 2025

Teresa Ann Honeycutt McCurdy, 64, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2025, at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Teresa was born September 23, 1960, to the late Lathern “Pete” Honeycutt and Barbara Ann Christopher Honeycutt. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. Teresa worked as an X-Ray Tech at Catawba Valley Medical Center and Iredell Memorial Hospital. She loved her grandchildren...

Betty Qualls Gantt

Betty Qualls Gantt

Jul 22, 2025

Betty Qualls Gantt, 89, of Statesville, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Gordon Hospice House.

Betty was born in Livingston, TN on May 6, 1936, to the late Bradley Qualls and Jessie Lee Qualls. On March 16, 1957, she married Joe Forrest Gantt and they made their home in Statesville. After nearly 60 years of marriage, her husband passed...

Charles "Harold" Sprinkle

Charles "Harold" Sprinkle

Jul 20, 2025

Charles “Harold” Sprinkle, 84, of Statesville, passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Gordon Hospice House.

Harold was born on May 31, 1941, to the late Charles Edward Sprinkle and Myrtle Ethel Miller Sprinkle. He graduated from Hiddenite High School and married his first wife, Bertha Rash Sprinkle, who passed in 2008.

Harold was a member of South River Baptist Church....

Loretta Sue Baker Mullins

Loretta Sue Baker Mullins

Jul 20, 2025

Loretta Sue Baker Mullins, 67, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025, at the Gordon Hospice House.

Sue was born December 18, 1957, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Mary Geneva Roten Short and the late Claude Allen Baker. She was a graduate of Statesville High School.

Sue was a force of nature—fierce in spirit, unyielding in her love for life, and steadfast...

Nancy Pauline Lambert Southers

Nancy Pauline Lambert Southers

Jul 20, 2025

Nancy Pauline Lambert Southers, 81, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Gordon Hospice House.

Nancy was born in Iredell County on February 11, 1944, to the late John Frances Lambert and Grace Lee Gregory Lambert.

She attended Statesville schools and in 1979 was married to Lexie Southers who died December 11, 2002. She was of the Baptist...

Brad E. Pick

Brad E. Pick

Jul 19, 2025

Brad Pick, 67, of Statesville, NC, went home to be with the Lord on July 19, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 13, 1958, in New Castle, PA to the late Charles and Lillian Pick.

A devoted husband to Nancy for 45 years, a loving father to Nathan Pick (Susannah) of Bradenton, FL, Rachel Mahan (Kevin)...

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