OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Troutman, NC

Michael Irvin Henderson

Michael Irvin Henderson

Jun 12, 2022

Michael Irvin Henderson, 57, of Statesville, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 12, 2022.

Michael was born October 23, 1964, in Statesville, NC to Wayne Irvin Henderson and Carolyn Dianne Johnson.  He graduated from South Iredell High School and married his wife, Pamela Byers Henderson, August 30, 1986.  They were married for 36 years and raised three children.  ...

Rebecca "Becky" (Mckenzie)  Gregory

Rebecca "Becky" (Mckenzie) Gregory

Jun 11, 2022

Rebecca McKenzie Gregory, 86, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Maple Leaf Health Care.

Mrs. Gregory was born February 02, 1936 in Gaston County the daughter of the late, Edgar Alvin McKenzie and Rena Armantine Capel McKenzie.  She was a graduate of Mitchell Community College and was married to the late John Mitchell Gregory...

Nancy (Capps)  Benfield

Nancy (Capps) Benfield

Jun 9, 2022

Nancy Capps Benfield, 86, of Wilkesboro, NC (formerly of Statesville), passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022 in Statesville.

Mrs. Benfield was born June 30, 1935 in Asheville, NC, the daughter of the late Marriot Rickman Capps and Selma Harrison Capps.  She was a graduate of Celeste Henkel High School and was married to the late Gordon Cecil...

Johnnie Richard Wilhelm

Johnnie Richard Wilhelm

Jun 9, 2022

Johnnie Richard Wilhelm, 85, of Troutman, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House.

Johnnie was born on February 19, 1937, in Iredell County and was the son of the late Johnnie Eugene Wilhelm and Margaret Freeze Wilhelm. He loved beach fishing in his younger years. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed giving...

Thomas Duke Williams

Thomas Duke Williams

Jun 8, 2022

Thomas Duke Williams, Jr, age 97, died on June 8, 2022.

Williams was born May 14, 1925, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Rev. T. Duke Williams and Gladys Cotton Williams. As the son of the Presbyterian minister in tiny Augusta, Kentucky, a town on the Ohio River, he grew up with the love of water and an appreciation...

Dianne (Walker)  Arrington

Dianne (Walker) Arrington

Jun 7, 2022

Dianne Walker Arrington, 76, of Mooresville, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Arrington was born in Iredell County, December 24, 1945, the daughter of the late William R. Walker and Lucy Ervin Walker.  Dianne worked in the office of DrayMore Manufacturing.

Along with her parents, Dianne was...

Roy Ray Sherrill

Roy Ray Sherrill

Jun 6, 2022

Roy Ray Sherrill, 82, of Statesville, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022 at his home.

Ray was born July 16, 1939 in Iredell County, the son of the late William Earl Sherrill, Sr. and Rena Morrison Sherrill.  He attended Cool Spring School and was a truck driver for 38 years with International Paper Company.  Also, from 1989...

Cecil Ray Drake

Cecil Ray Drake

Jun 6, 2022

Cecil Ray Drake, Jr., 62, of Statesville, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022 at Novant Health in Huntersville.

Ray was born August 20, 1959 the son of the late Cecil Ray Drake, Sr. and Margie Criswell Drake.  He was raised by his father and mother, Shirley Annie Drake.    Master Sergeant Drake retired from the US Army after...

Reggie Eugene Hope

Reggie Eugene Hope

Jun 6, 2022

Reggie Eugene Hope, 65, of Statesville, passed away at his home, Monday, June 6, 2022.

Mr. Hope was born in Iredell County, February 22, 1957, the son of the late Johnny and Ruth Benfield Hope.

Reggie is survived by his brothers, Johnny Hope (Brenda), Norman Hope (Terry), Terry Hope (Edna Roberts), Danny Hope (Kim) and...

Raymond "R.J." Jurney Wilson, Jr.

Raymond "R.J." Jurney Wilson, Jr.

Jun 6, 2022

Mr. Raymond Jurney Wilson, Jr. (R.J. to everyone), 86, of Troutman, NC passed away peacefully on June 6, 2022 following a surgery and brief illness.

RJ was born on December 27, 1935, to Raymond J. and Desie Millsaps Wilson of the Central community in Northern Iredell County.  He was a 1954 graduate of Central High School and...

Peggy Sue (Stevenson)  Matheson

Peggy Sue (Stevenson) Matheson

Jun 5, 2022

Peggy Sue Stevenson Matheson, 86, of Troutman, passed away June 5, 2022 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Peggy was born June 26, 1935 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Leo and Mabel Baker Stevenson. She attended Statesville Senior High School and was married to the late Calvin Mower Matheson, who passed away March...

Sherrill Vincent Parks

Sherrill Vincent Parks

Jun 4, 2022

Oh what a joyous reunion took place in heaven Saturday evening as Sherrill ran in to his wife Virginia’s open arms and got to be held and hugged by his mom Rose again too! Then to hear God say “well done, good and faithful servant”…(Matthew 25:23)

Sherrill Vincent Parks was born May 1, 1937. He graduated from...

Lura Ann (Wilson)  Yates

Lura Ann (Wilson) Yates

Jun 3, 2022

Lura Ann Wilson Yates, 83, of Statesville, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022, at Carolina Caring Hospice.

Ann was born on January 1, 1939, in Southern Pines, NC and was the daughter of the late Maude Stewart Wilson and William Wilson.  She loved her work in the operating room at Davis Hospital. After retirement, Ann worked...

Austin Dain Levan

Austin Dain Levan

Jun 2, 2022

Austin Dain LeVan, 22, of Statesville, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022.

Austin was born on January 26, 2000, in Iredell County and was the son of Halbert Craig “Dusty” LeVan and Angi Beckham LeVan. Austin was a 2018 graduate of West Iredell High School. He enjoyed gardening, collecting rocks, outdoors and all things nature.

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James "Jim" Noel Gilley

James "Jim" Noel Gilley

Jun 1, 2022

James (Jim) Noel Gilley passed away on June 1, 2022, at the age of 78 at Gordon Hospice House of Statesville.

Jim was born December 9, 1943, in Boone, North Carolina to Rev. Willie Noel & Edna Gilley. He graduated from Beaver Creek High School in West Jefferson, NC in 1962

He served in the...

Amelia "Amy" (Lyerly)  Hrabar

Amelia "Amy" (Lyerly) Hrabar

Jun 1, 2022

Amelia (Amy) Lyerly Hrabar, 54, was born on June 23, 1967 in Statesville, NC, and passed away on June 1, 2022 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. She spent the majority of her years growing up in Forest City, NC, moving back to Statesville in 1985.

Amy passed away after almost eight years of fighting a warrior’s...

Rebecca "Becky" (Whitcomb)  Thomas

Rebecca "Becky" (Whitcomb) Thomas

Jun 1, 2022

Rebecca “Becky” Whitcomb Thomas, 69, of Statesville, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House.

Becky was born on March 3, 1953, in Mecklenburg County, NC and was the daughter of the late James Whitcomb and Pauline Loftin Whitcomb. She owned and ran Thomas Bookkeeping and Tax Services for over thirty years. Becky loved...

Pat (Bost)  Abell

Pat (Bost) Abell

May 30, 2022

Patsy Nell Bost Abell passed away peacefully in her sleep during the early morning hours of May 30, 2022. Pat was born in Knoxville, TN, on January 28, 1943. She was the daughter of Ernest Conley Bost of Bee Tree, NC, and S. Ruth Ballance of Kenly, NC.

Her parents moved to Marion, NC, when she was...

Doris Zolene (Cates)  Thomas

Doris Zolene (Cates) Thomas

May 29, 2022

Doris Zolene Cates Thomas, age 88, went to be with her Lord peacefully on Sunday, May 29, 2022, in her home in Jupiter, FL.

She was born on October 4, 1933, in Statesville, NC to the late John Ivey Cates and Ida Lou Hoover Cates. She was the youngest of ten children. After graduating from Celeste Henkel...

Bille (Morrison)  Schofield

Bille (Morrison) Schofield

May 29, 2022

Billie Morrison Schofield, 80, of Reidsville, NC, formerly of Statesville, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022, at Anne Tenn Cone Hospital in Reidsville.

Mrs. Schofield was born in Iredell County on March 19, 1942, the daughter of the late William P. Morrison and Cloyce Marie Galliher Morrison.  Billie graduated from Statesville High School, the class of 1960.  ...

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