Local obituaries for Troutman, NC
Nancy Anderson Stimson Hall
Sep 6, 2025
Nancy Anderson Stimson Hall, 90, of Mooresville, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Crestview Health & Rehabilitation.
Nancy was born on November 18, 1934, to the late Benjamin Alston Stimson and Elizabeth Anderson Stimson.
She graduated from Mitchell Community College and worked as an Administrative Assistant in Chicago, Illinois.
Left to cherish her memory are her niece, Elizabeth Boyd Lumadue; and...
Lisa Marie Underwood Mourier
Sep 4, 2025
Lisa Marie Underwood Mourier, age 62, of Statesville, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Allegheny Co, PA on July 16, 1963, she was the wife of Mark J. Mourier and the daughter of the late Howard Richard Underwood and Carol Lee Moore Loy. She was employed by the Iredell...
Jean Gilbert Hatley
Sep 3, 2025
Jean Gilbert Hatley, 90, of New Bern, NC, formerly of Lenoir, NC, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2025.
Jean was born on March 11, 1935, the daughter of the late Carl L. Gilbert, Sr. and Bertha Curtis Gilbert.
Along with her parents, Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Mearl Hatley, her brothers, Preston, Glenn and Albert Gilbert; sisters, Lettie...
Alice Claire Warren
Sep 2, 2025
Alice Claire Warren was born on February 22, 2024, to Danielle and Mack Warren. Alice was born with a heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome at Duke. From the very beginning of her life, Alice showed all of us her strength and courage, inspiring thousands of people around the country. Alice successfully completed two of the three major repair...
Edward Lee McLelland
Sep 1, 2025
Edward Lee McLelland Jr, 76, passed away peacefully at his home on September 1, 2025.
Ed was born in Statesville on October 10, 1948, to Edward Lee McLelland Sr and Mildred Mayberry McLelland, who proceeded him in death. He was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School, Appalachian State University (BS) and University of North Carolina at Charlotte (M. Ed.) He...
John Staton Fox, Jr.
Sep 1, 2025
God. Family. Highway Patrol.
That’s the way he lived his life. Those were the things that gave him joy and purpose.
John Staton Fox, Jr., 62, went home to be with his Savior on September 1, 2025. He was born on March 12, 1963, in Asheville, NC to Helen Warren Fox and John Staton Fox, both who preceded him in death. He...
Philip Glenn Crowder
Aug 30, 2025
Philip Glenn Crowder, 59, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born April 30, 1966, in Greenville, South Carolina to the late James and Joyce Nabors Crowder.
There are no formal services planned.
Troutman Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Crowder.
Jacob Elijah Huffman
Aug 30, 2025
Jacob Elijah Huffman, 17, of Hiddenite, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025.
Jacob was born January 25, 2008. Parents, Carmen Johnson Huffman and David Bryan Huffman. He was a senior at North Iredell High School and was very active and a Captain in the JROTC. He played varsity football (#72) and was a member of Pisgah Methodist Church.
He was preceded in...
Carl R. Fitzgerald
Aug 27, 2025
Carl Raymond Fitzgerald, 80, of Statesville, passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
Carl was born January 8, 1945, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was the youngest son of Maurice Jackson Fitzgerald and Anna Fredrick Woodworth.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father; daughters, Brenda Zody and Laura Benfield; granddaughter, Jamie Zody; sister, Joyce Collet; brother,...
Catherine Hoots Levan
Aug 20, 2025
Catherine Hoots Levan, 90, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
Born on February 8, 1935, in Buck Shoals, NC, she was the daughter of the late Ida Farrington Hoots and James Hoots.
Catherine cherished time with family and friends, attending church, and reading her bible.
Catherine is preceded in death by her husband, Wade Levan; her parents,...
Paden Moore Thompson, Jr.
Aug 19, 2025
Paden Moore Thompson, Jr., 83, of Troutman, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Iredell Memorial Hospital.
Paden was born October 5, 1941, in Iredell County to the late Paden Moore Thompson, Sr. and Kathleen Martin Thompson. He was a graduate of Troutman High School, and he retired from Imperial Beverages. He loved animals and playing guitar. He was a big...
Kelly Amanda Head
Aug 16, 2025
Kelly Amanda Head, 53, of Troutman, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem.
Kelly was born October 30, 1971, in Iredell County to James Harold “Jim” Head and Charlene Bundy Head. She was a graduate of South Iredell High School. She attended Lenoir Rhyne College; Mitchell Community College and she graduated with honors from...
Georgiann Johnson McQuiller
Aug 15, 2025
Georgiann Johnson McQuiller, age 89, of Statesville, passed away on Friday, August 15, 2025. Born in Baltimore, MD, on July 5, 1936, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Johnson.
Georgianne was a homemaker in her own home, and she enjoyed cooking, dancing, a good laugh and she dearly loved her family.
She is survived by her son; Andre...
Patricia Maguire Thompson Cabral Reynolds
Aug 12, 2025
Patricia Maguire Thompson Cabral Reynolds, 61, of Parksville, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at the Stanford Crossing Nursing Home in Stanford, Kentucky.
Patricia was born September 12, 1963, in Buffalo, NY, to the late Hugh Desmond and Sylvia Johnston Ross. She was of the Seventh Day Adventist faith, and she worked as a respite worker and caretaker. She enjoyed...
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
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
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.
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.
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
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...
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