Local obituaries for Troutman, NC
James Gordon Orbison
Oct 7, 2020
James Gordon Orbison (Orby), beloved husband, daddy and gramps passed away Wednesday, October 7 th at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. He was 81 years old.
A lifelong resident of Iredell County, he was born June 17, 1939 to the late James Glenn Orbison and Cora McCoy Orbison. He was a graduate of Celeste Henkel High School...
Robert Clyde Tolle
Oct 1, 2020
On a typical spring day in his not-too-much younger years, you could usually find Bob Tolle on the cool mountain streams of North Carolina, his beloved Gracie or Khaki poised to pounce on the next unsuspecting fish in line. He loved a day like that almost as much as he loved the streams of Michigan, with Ken, Jimmy, Harry...
Donald Lee Johnson
Sep 30, 2020
Donald Lee Johnson, 62, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Johnson was born September 6, 1958 in Iredell County and was the son of Lorene Gertrude Rash Johnson and the late Charlie Rash. He was a graduate of Statesville City Schools and was a self-employed skilled painter. He enjoyed...
Jody Fairbanks Cook
Sep 29, 2020
Mr. Jody Fairbanks Cook, 71, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Autumn Care of Statesville.
Mr. Cook was born May 2, 1949 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Ray and Berline Alexander Cook. He attended Iredell County schools, served in the US Army and was retired from L. Gordon Iron...
Hayward Lee Thomas
Sep 27, 2020
Hayward Lee Thomas, 83, of Mooresville, NC departed this life Sunday, September 27, 2020, at his home in Mooresville, NC.
Hayward was born June 26, 1937 to the late Roy Thomas and Julia Thomas. He was a proud Veteran, serving in the West Virginia National Guard and was called to active Army duty in 1961 during the...
Doris Moore
Sep 26, 2020
Doris Evelyn Lentz Moore, 81, of Statesville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Moore was born July 3, 1939 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Harvey Henry Lentz and Elanor Shoemaker Lentz. She was a graduate of Harmony High School, Davis Hospital School...
Mattie Gravely Mchone
Sep 24, 2020
Mattie Elizabeth Gravely McHone, 91, of Statesville passed away Thursday, September 24,2020 in her home surrounded by her family
Betty, as she was known by her family and friends, was born January 10, 1929 in Mount Airy, NC, and was the daughter of the late Robert George Gravely and Nellie Irene Matthews Gravely. She was a 1948...
Joann Alderfer Holland
Sep 22, 2020
JoAnn Alderfer Holland, 85 of Statesville passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020.
Born January 20, 1935 in Iredell County she was the daughter of the late Earl and Hattie Crater Alderfer. She was a graduate of Union Grove High School and was a member of Smith Chapel United Methodist Church in Union Grove. JoAnn worked in the...
Carole Elaine (Gould) Fairman
Sep 21, 2020
Carole Elaine Gould Fairman, 81, of Statesville, passed away Monday, September 21 ,2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.
Carole was born May 2, 1939 in Jackson, MI and was the daughter of the late Walter and Thelma Caldwell Gould. She was a graduate of Sparrow School of Nursing in Lansing, MI and was a registered nurse at two...
Thomas Alison Fanjoy
Sep 21, 2020
Thomas Alison Fanjoy, 89, of Statesville, died September 21 at home surrounded by family. Tom fought a long, difficult battle with dementia, but he did it true to his character: with dignity and grace and that "never give up" attitude. When he couldn't remember names, he would still greet visitors with a sparkle in his eyes, stand when a...

June Elaine (Waddell) Rogers
Sep 20, 2020
June Elaine Waddell Rogers, 98, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, September 20, 2020 at her home.
Mrs. Rogers was born November 26, 1921 in Girad, OH and was the daughter of the late Walter and Mabel Waddell. She was a graduate of Girad, OH schools and previously worked for the Pentagon in Washington, DC. While working at...
Fred "Junior" Wilson Brown, Jr.
Sep 18, 2020
Fred Wilson Brown, Jr. 69, of Statesville, passed away peacefully, Friday, September 18, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House.
Junior was born March 22, 1951 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Fred Wilson Brown, Sr. and Nellie Cass Brown. He was a graduate of North Iredell High School and on October 15, 1977,...
John Milton Bunch, Sr.
Sep 17, 2020
John Milton Bunch, Sr., 91, of Charlotte, passed away, Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Southminster Health Center in Charlotte.
Mr. Bunch was born February 17, 1929 in Statesville, NC and was the son of the late Henry Ross Bunch and Hilda Meacham Bunch. He attended school in Statesville. In the 10 th grade, he left home to...
Gerlinde (Schosser) Douglas
Sep 16, 2020
Gerlinde Schosser Douglas, 74, of Mooresville, passed away, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at her home.
She was born October 28, 1945 in Czechoslovakia and was the daughter of the late Karl and Therese Schosser. She attended schools in Butzbach, Germany and before her retirement, she worked at Douglas & Sons, Inc. She was a member of St....
Elbert Wofford Holt
Sep 13, 2020
Elbert (Bert) Wofford Holt, Jr., 84 of Statesville passed away on Sunday, September 13 th , 2020.
He was born December 22 nd , 1935 in Spartanburg, SC and was the son of the late Elbert Wofford Holt and Myrtle Easler Holt. Bert was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and attended Clemson College. On June 26...
Alice Laughlin (Henderson) Combs
Sep 10, 2020
Alice Henderson Laughlin Combs, 85, of Union Grove, passed away, Thursday, September 10, 2020 at her home.
Mrs. Combs was born April 2, 1935 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late L.C. Henderson and Josephine Mitchell Henderson. She was a graduate of Union Grove Schools and Kings Business College in Charlotte. She was a...
Ross Allison Freeze
Sep 8, 2020
Ross Allison Freeze, 90, of Statesville, entered his heavenly home, Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
Mr. Freeze was born February 17, 1930 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Hiram Allison Freeze and Myrtle Deal Freeze. He was a 1949 graduate of Celeste Henkel High School and worked for the City of Statesville in the...
Scott Lee Mcclure
Sep 8, 2020
Scott Lee McClure, 23, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
Scott was born July 4, 1997 in Forsyth County and is the son of Ricky Lee McClure and Jeanna Marie Stamper McClure. He was a graduate of Statesville High School and Mitchell Community College. He was a member of New Salem United Methodist Church...
Lawrence "Champ" Dwight Gaither, Jr.
Sep 8, 2020
Lawrence Dwight “Champ” Gaither, Jr., 79, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Autumn Care of Statesville following a lengthy illness.
Champ was born October 1, 1940 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Lawrence Dwight Gaither, Sr. and Kathryn Atwell Gaither. He was a 1958 graduate of Statesville High School, where...
Josephine Hartsell (Gibson) Billings
Sep 7, 2020
Mrs. Josephine Hartsell Gibson Billings, 84, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, September 7, 2020 at Davis Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Billings was born November 2, 1935 in Statesville, NC and was the daughter of the late Roy Clifton Gibson and Pearl Hartsell Gibson. She was a graduate of Scotts High School and was married to the...
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