Local obituaries for Troutman, NC

Matthew Lasswell

Aug 7, 2024

Matthew Jacob Lasswell, 49, of the Cool Spring Community, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. He was born on June 26, 1975, in Norwich, New York, to Sherry Lasswell and the late Martin Jesse “Doc” Lasswell.

Matt’s family moved to North Carolina when he was 10 years old, where...

Frank Paul Distefano

Aug 7, 2024

Frank Paul DiStefano, age 77, of Troutman, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Born in New Brunswick, NJ on November 13, 1946, he was the husband of Karen Peterson DiStefano and the son of the late Paul and Josephine Buscemi DiStefano. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one brother, Joseph, who passed...

Edward Boan

Aug 6, 2024

Edward Keith Boan, 67, of Statesville passed away on August 6, 2024, at his home residence. He was born on September 15, 1956, to the late James Earl Boan and Betty Carolyn Freeze Beneeld. His wife, Robin Christie Boan, survives.

No further services will be held at this time.

Jacob Mitch Goodman

Aug 3, 2024

Jacob Mitch Goodman, 39, of Statesville, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at his home.

Jacob was born on August 19, 1984, in Iredell County and was the son of Cory and Kim Porter Goodman. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church where he grew to have a strong faith in God. Jacob was a...

Ruth Joanna (Daniels) Creedmore

Aug 1, 2024

Ruth JoAnna Daniels Creedmore, 103, of Statesville, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at the Gordon Hospice House.

Ruth was born on March 16, 1921, in Iredell County, the daughter of the late Flake and Martha Southers Daniels. She attended Central and Scotts High School. Ruth went on to marry her husband, Ralph Austin Creedmore, who...

Lynn White

Jul 31, 2024

Lynn Mays White went to his eternal home on July 31, 2024. Born on June 22, 1931, in Hiddenite, NC, Lynn was the youngest of nine children of Henry Marvin and Dorcas Meadows White. He is preceded in death by both his parents, his wife, Lexine Allen White, his eight siblings (Grady White, Ida Mitchell, Ruth Meadows, Eva Childers,...

Patricia Ann Daly

Jul 31, 2024

Patrica Ann Daly passed away July 31st, 2024, at the age of 77 in Statesville, NC following a short illness. Ms. Daly was born in Metuchen NJ, March 10th, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Warren and Christine Daly of Statesville, NC.

In addition to her parents, Pat was preceded in death by her husband,...

Don Mills

Jul 29, 2024

Don Russell Mills, 81, of Statesville, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2024, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville.

Don was born August 21, 1942, in Iredell County. He was the son of the late Homer and Hazel Elizabeth Hoover Mills. In addition to his parents, Don was also preceded in death by his sister, Wilma Mills...

Martin Franklin Whitaker

Jul 28, 2024

Martin Franklin Whitaker, age 81, of Statesville, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2024. Born in Davie County, NC, he was the son of the late John Henry and Hazel Faye Wall Whitaker. He was self-employed in the high-rise construction industry before his retirement. He attended Ostwalt Baptist Church in Troutman, NC for many years. Martin loved going to...

Joel Edward Ohlsen

Jul 26, 2024

Joel Edward Ohlsen, age 78, of Mooresville, NC, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2024. Born at Parris Island, SC, he was the son of the late Winston Cobb and Edna Mae Corayer Ohlsen.

A graduate of Florida State University, he was employed in the banking industry in the sales division. He was of the Baptist faith...

Anna "Sissy" Cash

Jul 25, 2024

Anna Cash, 93, of Statesville, affectionately known as "Sissy" to many, passed away peacefully at the Gordon’s Hospice House of Statesville.

Anna was born on December 14, 1930, in Iredell County, to the late Jesse Dawson Ostwalt, Sr. and Flossie Mae Sowers Ostwalt. In addition to her parents, she is proceeded in death by her husband of...

Lillian "Ginny" Virginia (Talbert) Clontz

Jul 25, 2024

Lillian Virginia “Ginny” Talbert Clontz, 88, of Troutman, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Ginny was born on September 12, 1935, in Catawba County, to the late James Alvin Talbert and Eloise Virginia Holdsclaw Talbert. She was a graduate of Sherrill’s Ford High School. Ginny worked at Era Holthouser Co., Troutman Shirt...

Billie Jo Powell

Jul 24, 2024

Billie Jo Matheson Powell, 99 (50 days shy of her 100th birthday), of Troutman, NC passed away peacefully at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, NC on July 24, 2024.  She was born on September 12, 1924 at the home of her grandparents in Troutman, NC, the town that she called home all of her life.

She graduated...

Mary (Bernadette) Johnson

Jul 23, 2024

Mary Bernadette Johnson, 74, of Statesville, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, NC after a brief illness.

Mary was born July 1, 1950, in Camden, NJ and was the daughter of the late George Paul Johnson and Dorothy Abrams Johnson. She was a graduate of Statesville High School, Syracuse University, received her Master's...

Lynette Sherrill

Jul 23, 2024

Kristen Lynette Sherrill, 47, of Hiddenite, passed away, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at her home residence.

Lynette was born July 15, 1977 in Caldwell County, NC and was the daughter of Charles Henry Sherrill, Jr. and Brenda Lackey Sherrill. She was a graduate of Alexander Central High School and received her Master’s from Fayetteville Tech University. Lynette...

Joyce Susan (Hedrick) Pestlin

Jul 20, 2024

Joyce Susan Hedrick Pestlin, 67, of Statesville passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2024, in her home.

Joyce was born on July 20, 1957, in Statesville to JW Hedrick and Mary Evelyn Johnston Hedrick. She attended and was the first graduating class of West Iredell High School in 1975. She later worked for Iredell County School Systems...

Susan Steinbruegge Williams

Jul 14, 2024

Susan Steinbruegge Williams, 75, of Olin, North Carolina, passed away on July 14, 2024, at the Gordon Hospice House.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Dan Williams, and their beloved son, Robb.  Susan's parents, Frank and Kathy Steinbruegge, and her sister Joanna Bragg, are also deceased.

Those left to cherish her life and memory are...

Mildred "Millie" Elaine (Van Dorn) Hahn

Jul 12, 2024

Mildred Elaine VanDorn Hahn was born on July 5th, 1945 in Morrow Co., Ohio. At age 18 she left the farm for New York City, to be a secretary at Dun & Bradstreet. She has loved the city ever since. A few years later she served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kentucky...

Cory Alexander Jolley

Jul 11, 2024

Cory Alexander Jolley, 30, of Statesville, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at his home.

Cory was born in Statesville on August 9, 1993, to Robert Andrew “Andy” Jolley and Susan Patterson Jolley. He graduated from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado with his bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He loved everything outdoors and enjoyed hiking, fishing,...

Billy Pendergrass

Jul 10, 2024

Billy Ray Pendergrass, 69, of Statesville passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at his home. He was born on January 13, 1955, to the late Ray Vaugn Pendergrass and Betty Keller Pendergrass.

Billy proudly served in the U.S. Navy. Majority of his working career he was a truck driver and member of the Road Bandits Motorcycle...