Local obituaries for Troutman, NC

Dottie Laclair

Jan 6, 2025

Berta “Dottie” Roseman Davidson LaClair, 87, of Statesville, passed away peacefully Monday, January 6, 2025, at the Gordon Hospice House.

Dottie was born in Iredell County on November 30, 1937, to the late Roy Melmouth Davidson and Berta Candace Roseman Davidson. She attended Celeste Henkel High School. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, playing...

Ray Lambert

Jan 5, 2025

Ray Lambert, 76, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025, at the Gordon Hospice House.

A private family service will be held at a later date.

Troutman Funeral Home is serving the family

Joseph Roten

Jan 4, 2025

Joseph Darrell Roten, 83, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2025, at his residence, following a brief battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family.

Joseph was born March 19, 1941, in West Jefferson, to the late William Bartlett Roten and Margaret Ester Jones Roten. He was a member of Unity Baptist Church, where he...

Terry Loftin

Jan 1, 2025

Terry William Loftin, 69, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at his residence.

Terry was born in Iredell County on April 29, 1955, to the late Harold O. Loftin and Nellie Byers Loftin. He attended South Iredell High School and worked as a roofer for JMS Roofing.

In addition to his parents, he...

Clyde Wilson

Dec 31, 2024

Clyde Wilson (Templeton) passed away on December 31, 2024, at Williams Place in Davidson, NC.

Clyde was born on November 1, 1938, to Clyde and Ruby Redmond Templeton. She grew up on a farm north of Statesville and attended Union Grove School and later Wake Forest College in Winston-Salem, NC. There she met her future husband, Jerry...

Jim Taylor

Dec 31, 2024

Jimmy “Jim” Albert Taylor, 89, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at the Gordon Hospice House.

Jim was born in Davie County on June 30, 1935, to the late Henry A. Taylor and Ethel Childers Taylor.

He was the owner and operator of Taylor Furniture Company for 30 years, alongside his wife, Carolyn...

Westbrook Fowler

Dec 29, 2024

Alice Westbrook Fowler died December 29, 2024, at Gordon Hospice House.

She was born in Statesville, North Carolina on April 28,1937, the daughter of the late Alice White Fowler and John Cooper Fowler. She attended local schools, graduating from Statesville High School in 1955. She continued her education at St. Mary’s Junior College in Raleigh and graduated...

Lisa Onley

Dec 28, 2024

Lisa Brantley Onley, 67, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, December 28, 2024, at the Gordon Hospice House.

She was born in Union County, NC on March 14, 1957, to the late Charles Lee “Chuck” Brantley, Sr. and Shirley Ann “Mickey” Dowd Brantley.

She was a graduate of Statesville High School, class of 1976 and attended...

Carol Hamilton

Dec 25, 2024

Sarah “Carol” Alexander Hamilton, 70, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at the Gordon Hospice House.

Carol was born in Iredell County on February 12, 1954, to the late James Watt Alexander and Mary Joanne Martin Alexander.

She was a great lady who spent her life caring for others. She worked for EMS,...

Verronia Quesenberry

Dec 25, 2024

Devoted wife and mother, Verronia Patton Quesenberry, 76, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2024.

Verronia was born in Tazewell County, Virginia, on July 27, 1948, to the late Herbert Randolph Patton and Irene Perdue Patton. She was a member of Friendship Methodist Church, where she loved volunteering. She also had a love for arts and...

Donna Maness

Dec 24, 2024

Donna Sue Benfield Maness, 70, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at her residence.

Donna was born in Greenville, South Carolina on October 19, 1954, to the late J.D. Benfield and Sue Cook Benfield.

She was a graduate of South Iredell High School and was a member of Northview Church of Christ. She...

Bonnie Johnson

Dec 23, 2024

Bonnie Lavon Stevenson Johnson, 86, of Statesville, passed away Monday, December 23, 2024, at the Gordon Hospice House.

Bonnie was born in Iredell County on March 9, 1938, to the late John Harvey Stevenson, Sr. and Sallie Martin Stevenson.

She retired from Piedmont Healthcare, where she worked in administration. She was a member of Concord...

Becky Ladd

Dec 23, 2024

Becky Jane Hoover Ladd, 65, of Statesville, passed away Monday, December 23, 2024, at Catawba Medical Center.

Becky was born in Iredell County on June 10, 1959, to the late James Gray Hoover and Sara Collins Hoover.

She graduated from South Iredell High School (Class of 1978) and worked as a private home care giver....

Jerry Franklin "Frank" Byers Jr.

Dec 22, 2024

Jerry Franklin Byers, Jr., 69, of Huntersville, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2024, at Glenwood Rehab & Nursing Home in Mooresville.

Frank was born in Iredell County on December 11, 1955, to the late Jerry Franklin Byers, Sr. and Joy Stewart Byers, who survives.

He received a bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina University and worked...

Catherine Stikeleather

Dec 22, 2024

Catherine Irene Pryor Stikeleather, 93, of Troutman, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2024, at her residence.

She was born in Iredell County on June 29, 1931, to the late Walter May Pryor and Ruby Mariemma Wagner Pryor. She was a long-time member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. She worked at the Dart Department Store and in the...

Joseph E. Mullis

Dec 20, 2024

Joseph E. Mullis, 79, of Olin, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024.

He was a graduate of Union Grove High School and served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He retired from Holly Farms, where he worked as a truck driver. He was a farmer and was a cowboy at heart.

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Mary Troutman Evans

Dec 20, 2024

Mary Troutman Evans, 73, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024. Born, January 28, 1951, in Statesville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Harold and Eva Catherine Jones Troutman.

Mary dedicated many years of her life to teaching as a K-4 instructor at the First United Methodist Church Daycare in Cheraw, where she touched...

Sylvia Whitley

Dec 19, 2024

Sylvia Carson Whitley, 83, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2024, at Autumn Care.

Sylvia was born in Statesville on August 27, 1941, to the late Erskine Wilbur Carson and Earle Lane Warren Carson Busby.

She received a B.S. degree from Appalachian and a master’s degree from UNC Charlotte. She taught in Cherryville, Reidsville,...

Rachel Spencer

Dec 18, 2024

Rachel Hickman Spencer entered this world on September 8, 1924, and after a remarkable life of 100 years, departed this earth to join the heavenly chorus on December 18, 2024.

She was born to Walter Edward Hickman and Elizabeth Hatcher Hickman in her grandfather’s farmhouse in Lexington, Virginia. The family moved to Covington, Virginia when Rachel was...

Richard "Dick" C Snyder

Dec 16, 2024

Richard “Dick” Clifford Snyder, 90 of Dunwoody, Ga., passed away peacefully Monday December 16th, 2024, at his home.

Dick was born June 14, 1934, in Alamance County to the late Robert Clifford Snyder and Pauline Hedrick Snyder. He and his older sister Jeanette grew up with many cousins in North Carolina.

Dick attended Walter M....