Local obituaries for Troutman, NC

Dec 5, 2021

Donald Conrad Perry, 89, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, December 5, 2021 at his home.

Mr. Perry was born May 13, 1932 in Alleghany County, NC and was the son of the late Floyd and Syble Richardson Perry. He attended Alleghany County schools and was retired from Superior Paving Company.

Mr. Perry is survived by...

Dec 2, 2021

Gerry Lou Duncan Scott, 86, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Autumn Care of Statesville.

Mrs. Scott was born May 21, 1935 in Statesville, NC and was the daughter of the late John Houston Duncan and Tressie Etta Vance Millsaps Duncan. She was a graduate of Central High School and on March 20, 1954,...

Dec 1, 2021

Lee Correll Godbey, 86, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Godbey was born September 2, 1935 in Davie County and was the son of the late Phil and Henrietta Koontz Godbey. He attended Davie County Schools and served honorably in the US Navy. On December 30, 1979, he married Frankie...

Dec 1, 2021

Coy Edgar Isenhour, Jr., 87, of Sherrills Ford, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021.

Coy was born in Catawba County on March 4, 1934 and was the son of the late Coy Edgar Isenhour, Sr. and Ida Mae Starnes Isenhour. He attended Catawba County schools and later served in the US Army. Coy was an avid hunter,...

Dec 1, 2021

Thomas Abernathy Watt, Jr., 89, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Mr. Watt was born March 23, 1932 in Alexander County and was the son of the late Thomas Abernathy Watt, Sr. and Bessie Bailey Watt. He attended Alexander County Schools and honorably served in the US Army. On September...

Nov 29, 2021

Larry Wayne Gordon, 72, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, November 29, 2021 at Davis Regional Hospital.

Larry was born January 6, 1949 in Roanoke, VA and was the son of the late Cleveland Joseph Gordon, Sr. and Ruth Cathleen Fisher Gordon. He attended schools in Roanoke, VA and honorably served his country in the US Army during...

Nov 28, 2021

James “Jim” Everett Taylor, 84, of Statesville, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at his home.

Jim was born on March 26, 1937 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Ernest E. Taylor and Katie Mae Compton Taylor. He attended Statesville schools and later married Vivian Willis and they enjoyed sixty-five years of...

Nov 28, 2021

Allison DeNeale Long Hughes, of Statesville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 28, 2021.

Allison was born on December 11, 1932, at Long’s Sanitorium in Statesville, NC. She was the daughter of Mary DeNeale McKenzie Long and John Fletcher Long Sr. Her maternal grandparents were Carrie Allison Long, and, Dr. Henry Fletcher Long, physician and surgeon. She...

Nov 28, 2021

Hal “Buster” Monroe Reavis, Jr., 74, of Statesville, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Buster was born on August 12, 1947 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Hal Monroe Reavis, Sr. and Mary Cascaddon Reavis. He attended Iredell County schools and was the owner and operator of Reavis...

Nov 27, 2021

Betty Dayvault Grant, 81, of Statesville, joined the saints triumphant on Saturday, November 27, 2021. She was the daughter of Golda Porter Dayvault Parks and Jay Crouch Dayvault and was married for 35 years to Stephen Maxwell Grant who preceded her in death in March, 2001.

Betty was the valedictorian of the Statesville High School class of...

Nov 26, 2021

Thomas Osborne Overcash, 73, of Statesville, entered Heaven’s gates on Friday, November 26, 2021.

He was born on June 10, 1948 in Iredell County to the late William Thomas Overcash and Betty Bass Overcash. He was a skilled automotive technician and avid car enthusiast.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Nov 23, 2021

Susie Mae Stevenson Jurney, 94, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at her home.

Susie was born March 2, 1927 in Statesville, NC and was the daughter of the late John D. Stevenson and Rebecca Moore Stevenson. She was a 1944 graduate of Scotts High School and attended Long’s Nursing School before marrying the late...

Nov 21, 2021

Charles “Charlie” Rudolph Onsrud, 90, of Lake Norman, who recently moved to The Pines in Davidson, NC, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021, after complications from knee replacement surgery. Charlie was born August 26, 1931, in Chicago, IL, and was the son of the late Rudolph F. Onsrud and Angeline M. Onsrud.

He was a graduate of...

Nov 20, 2021

Margaret Alice Stewart Campbell, 92, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, November 20, 2021 at The Gardens.

Mrs. Campbell was born January 23, 1929 in Forsyth County and was the daughter of the late George Austin Stewart and Ella Dagenhart Stewart. She was a graduate of Celeste Henkel High School and was married to the late L. Allen...

Nov 18, 2021

Early Thursday morning, November 18, 2021, William (Bill) Edward DiGiacomo passed after fighting a long, arduous battle with an aggressive bone infection. Bill’s enthusiasm for life was expressed through his love of people, the outdoors, and his many interests and hobbies.

Bill attended South and Northwest Catholic High Schools in Connecticut. Following high school, he served in...

Nov 18, 2021

Michael Mitchell Taylor, 63, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday. November 18, 2021.

Michael was born March 7, 1958 in Beckley, WV and was the son of the late Clarence “Bud” Taylor and Hazel Jones Taylor. He attended Iaeger High School in Iaeger, WV. He was retired from ProSeal Asphalt and on December 24, 1998, he married...

Nov 16, 2021

Martha Jane Branon White, 91, passed away November 16, 2021. She was born July 29, 1930, in Yadkin County to the late Fred William Branon and Pearl Hinson Branon. She married G.D. White, Jr., July 31, 1948, and they had 68 wonderful years together.

She was a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church of Olin where she...

Nov 14, 2021

Katherine Rebecca Waugh ”Becky,” 51, of Statesville, NC passed away November 14, 2021. Becky was the daughter of the late Jack F. Waugh and Katherine Moose Waugh. She was born October 11, 1970.

Becky attended AD Rutherford until she was 18 years old. She then began working at the Iredell Vocational Workshop in Troutman, NC. She made...

Nov 13, 2021

Rita Jane Leffew, 62, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2021.

Rita was born July 12, 1959 in Detroit, MI and was the daughter of the late Samuel and Martha Kennedy Leffew. She attended schools in Detroit, MI and later moved to Port St. Lucie, FL, where she worked for the city.

She is...

Nov 12, 2021

Patricia Marie Chenot Pekarek passed away peacefully at her home in Statesville on Friday, November 12, 2021.

Pat was born on May 10, 1924, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of the late Albert Louis Chenot and Margaret Burke Chenot. She married Herman Loyd Pekarek on April 7, 1956, and made caring for her family her first...