Local obituaries for Troutman, NC

Nov 8, 2020

- Barbara Stone Collier passed away on November 8, 2020 after a period of declining health.  Born in Bethesda, Maryland on October 19, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Buford A. and Purnia F. Stone.

Barbara attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduating in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts and was...

Nov 8, 2020

Randy Scott Sells, 57, of Troutman, passed away, Sunday, November 8, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Mr. Sells was born June 7, 1963 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Paul Rudy Sells and Geraldine Deal Durdin. He attended Sough Iredell High School and previously worked as a mechanic. He loved visiting with...

Nov 5, 2020

On November 5,2020 Hugh Albert Shaver was called home to be with his Lord and Savior.

Mr. Shaver was born May 2, 1937, was the son of the late Hugh B. Shaver and Grace Shook Shaver and was the second oldest of four siblings. He attended the Iredell County School System and graduated from Troutman High School...

Oct 30, 2020

Ellsworth Korb Hart, 83, of Sun City Center, FL passed away, Friday, October 30, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, NC.

Ellsworth was born April 22, 1937 in Albany, NY and was the son of the late Herman and Mary Korobeckhine Hart. He was a graduate of Union College and served in the US Air Force. ...

Oct 29, 2020

Erika Hayes, 86, of Mooresville, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Thursday, October 29, 2020.

Erika was born on September 4, 1934 in Berlin, Germany and was the daughter of the late Herman and Minna Wittkopf. A survivor of a WWII prison camp, Erika immigrated to the United States in 1952. Erika worked at the...

Oct 28, 2020

Nancy Ann Fisher Wike, 83, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Lake Norman Regional Hospital.

Mrs. Wike was born June 12, 1937 in Wilkinsburg, PA and was the daughter of the late Walter James Anthony John Fisher and Gladys Edna Vandiver Fisher. She was a graduate of East Carolina University and on June 7,...

Oct 26, 2020

John Shelton King, 93, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, October 26, 2020 at his home.

Mr. King was born August 21, 1927 in Iredell County and was the son of the late John S. King, Sr. and Sadie Greenwood King. He was a graduate of Central High School and was married to the late Luella Plyler King,...

Oct 25, 2020

Thomas Warren Gregory, Sr., 74, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Gregory was born April 8, 1946 in Iredell County and was the son of the late James S. Gregory and Mary Warren Gregory. He was a graduate of Statesville High School, Mitchell College and Pembroke State University. On July 10, 1971...

Oct 21, 2020

Mr. Loy Wilson Devine, 84, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Devine was born December 11, 1935 in Lincoln County, NC and was the son of the late Chesley Rand Devine and Edith Kiser Devine. He received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and  his Master’s degree from UNC-Chapel Hill....

Oct 21, 2020

Reggie R. “Doc” Sherrill, 77, died following a brief illness on October 21, 2020. Born October 21, 1943 in Concord Township, Iredell County to the late Tivis and Zora Pierce Sherrill.

He was married in 1973 to Carolyn Hall Sherrill. A former Scotts High School, Class of 1963 member. A life-long member and former deacon of New...

Oct 20, 2020

Roy Ben Cronce, 89, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Cronce was born March 15, 1931 in Alexandria, NJ and was the son of the late Fred Hiram Cronce and Bertha Agans Cronce. He attended Pittstown, NJ schools and on July 20, 1952, he married Bertha Ann Stone Cronce, who...

Oct 17, 2020

Catherine Elizabeth Miller, 33, of Statesville, passed away at home, Saturday, October 17, 2020.

Catherine was born August 31, 1987 in Statesville. She is survived by her parents, Tony Ray and Deborah Kay Carper Miller of Statesville. She was a graduate of Statesville High School, Mitchell Community College and Gardner Webb University. Catherine followed in her mother’s...

Oct 16, 2020

Douglas G. Eisele, a longtime resident of Lake Norman and a Statesville attorney since 1966, died at Iredell Memorial Hospital on October 16,2020, after a brief illness. Mr. Eisele was 84.

Born in Huntington, Ind., on April 24,1936, Mr Eisele was the son of the late Emmett George and Corinne Kindler Eisele. He Moved to Statesville with...

Oct 15, 2020

Mr. Michael William Dopilka, 89, of Troutman, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Autumn Care of Statesville, NC.

Mr. Dopilka was born January 16, 1931 in Phillipsburg, NJ, son of the late Andrew and Anastasia Peratiatko Dopilka.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Dale Andrew Dopilka, brothers John and...

Oct 14, 2020

John Michael Williamson, 37, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, October 14, 2020.

John was born November 24, 1982 in Iredell County and was the son of Karen Sherrill Williamson of Statesville and the late George Eugene Williamson, Jr. He was a graduate of South Iredell High School, class of 2000 and was a member of Wesley...

Oct 13, 2020

Mr. Billy Ray Cline, 83, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

Mr. Cline was born December 4, 1936 in Rowan County to the late Marvin Love Cline and Polly Wood Cline. He attended Rowan County schools and on November 6, 1965, he married Ola Mae Sanders Cline of the home. They shared 55 years of...

Oct 11, 2020

Vernon Reid “Red” Overcash, 83, of Troutman, passed away at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center on October 11, 2020, following a battle with kidney disease.

He was born on June 7, 1937, in Mooresville, NC to the late Pinkney Glenn and Floe Brawley Overcash. He was raised in the Methodist faith at Wesley Chapel.

In...

Oct 11, 2020

Mr. Kenneth Paul Huff, 80, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, October 11, 2020 at his residence.

Mr. Huff was born October 14, 1939 in Yadkinville, NC and was the son of the late Robert “Jack” Huff and Maude Winters Huff. He attended Yadkin County schools, member of Faith Church and on June 12, 1960 he married Peggy...

Oct 10, 2020

Eula Mae Jones Thompson, 90, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, October 10, 2020.

Mrs. Thompson was born August 7, 1930 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Jason Reidie Jones and Bula Goodman Jones. She attended Troutman City Schools and was married to the late JC Thompson, who passed away in 1993. She was...

Oct 9, 2020

Richard James Ervin, Sr., 76, of Troutman, passed away, Friday, October 9, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Ervin was born August 8, 1944 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Frank Hall Ervin and Mary Edna Fortner Ervin. He attended Mooresville City Schools, was a plant manager for 36 years for Home Innovations...