Local obituaries for Troutman, NC

Feb 16, 2021

Linda Faye Waugh Cherry, 54, of Troutman, passed away, Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Lake Norman Regional Hospital.

Linda was born August 25, 1966 and was the daughter of Brenda Beaver Waugh of Troutman and the late Eugene Waugh. She was a graduate of South Iredell High School and previously worked at Walmart in Mooresville. She loved...

Feb 15, 2021

Gladys Gibson Sipes, 90, of Statesville passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021 at her home.

She was born on August 31, 1930 in Iredell County and daughter to the late John and Belle Adams Gibson. She attended Statesville High and soon after married her now late husband, Foy E. “Sam” Sipes on April 8, 1950. They...

Feb 15, 2021

Joyce Evelyn Faulk Marlow, 84, of Statesville passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021 at her home.

Joyce was born in Rowan county on April 14, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Annie Mae Sexton Faulk. She graduated from Statesville Senior High and worked for the school system for many years as an...

Feb 14, 2021

Garry Lynn Ballard of Longs, S.C., died on February 14, 2021 at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, NC following a brief illness.

Ballard was born May 3, 1945, in eastern Iredell County to Beulah Virginia Ballard Swicegood and the late Willie Gibson Ballard.

He was married in 1972 to the former Dare Stikeleather of...

Feb 13, 2021

Sandra Somers Blackwelder, 73, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 13, 2021, after a long battle with Alzheimer's.

She was preceded in death by her father, J.C. "Buddy" Somers; and her brother, Jerry Somers, both of Statesville. She is survived by her mother, Thelma Deal Somers Keever, of Statesville; her husband, Jerry Blackwelder, of Winston-Salem; her...

Feb 11, 2021

David Franklin (Buck) Edwards

September 27, 1940 – February 11, 2021

Mr. Edwards passed peacefully at the Gordon Hospice House on Thursday, February 11, 2021.

He was born to Lloyd Parks and Lacey James Edwards in Troutman. He considered Troutman his home, although he traveled extensively during his lifetime. He graduated from Troutman...

Feb 9, 2021

Judy Maxine Little Stikeleather, 80, of Statesville, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at her home after a period of decline in health.

Mrs. Stikeleather was born on July 20, 1940 in Iredell county and was the daughter of the late Ramsey Maxwell and Zelda Nevada Hefner Little. She attended Scotts High School. She married Thad...

Feb 8, 2021

Mrs. Faye Mahaffey Cook, 77, of Troutman, passed away, Monday, February 8, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Cook was born April 16, 1943 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Mitchell Cleveland Mahaffey and Estelle Lail Mahaffey. She was a graduate of Celeste Henkel School and on July 1, 1961, she married Walter...

Feb 7, 2021

John Halbert Brotherton, 82, of Statesville, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at his residence.

Mr. Brotherton was born on July 29, 1939, in Iredell County and was the son of the late John E. and Cleo

Sprinkle Brotherton. He attended Central High School and farmed his own land as well as drove for...

Feb 7, 2021

Jean Paige Taylor Pero, 89, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, February 7, 2021 at her home.

Mrs. Pero was born January 17, 1932 in Jacksonville, NC and was the daughter of the late Barney and Olive Aman Taylor. She was a graduate of Jacksonville Schools and Atlantic Christian College. On June 7, 1951, she married Paul James...

Feb 7, 2021

Cynthia “Cindy” Bernice Amox, 48, of Statesville, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at her residence.

Cindy was born on October 7, 1972 in Killeen, Texas and was the daughter of the late, George and Peggy Kuykendall Amox. She attended Statesville Senior High and worked at Hunt Manufactors and Toters.

She is survived by...

Feb 6, 2021

Shirley Jean Barnhardt LaForce, 80, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Shirley was born November 8, 1940 in Alamance County and was the daughter of the late Ernest Wayne Barnhardt and Bonnie Mae Lipe Barnhardt. She attended D. Matt Thompson School and was married to the late Delmer Lloyd LaForce. She...

Feb 5, 2021

Brenda Campbell Leckie, 78, of Statesville, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Leckie was born on October 14, 1942 in Iredell county and was the daughter of the late Allan Campbell and Lena Osborne Swaim. She graduated from Cool Springs High School and Mitchell College. On December 22, 1963 she married William (Bill)...

Feb 3, 2021

Richard Gene Smith, 68, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Richard was born June 27, 1952 in Iredell County and attended West Rowan High School. On June 28, 1986, he married Karen Harmon Smith, who survives and together they attended South River Baptist Church. He was retired and loved old...

Feb 2, 2021

Vivian Scott Wooten, 79, of Statesville passed away on February 2, 2021 at Iredell Memorial

Hospital after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Clarence Haskel Scott and Edna

Hartness Scott. She graduated from Central High School and Mitchell College.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of...

Feb 1, 2021

Louise Ferguson Tesnow, 87, of Troutman, passed away, Monday, February 1, 2021 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Mrs. Tesnow was born March 10, 1933 in Flag Pond, Rural TN and was the daughter of the late Ernest and Dallie Ferguson. A native of Madison County, NC, she was a 1951 graduate of Mars Hill High School and...

Jan 28, 2021

Randy Stephen Robbe, 73, of Statesville, passed away, Thursday, January 28, 2021 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Randy was born March 16, 1947 in Utah and was the son of the late Jerrold and Thelma Fultz Robbe. He was a graduate of Huntsville High School in Alabama, class of 1965 and also Southern Seminary in Columbia, SC....

Jan 27, 2021

Treva Anne Arthurs Hargett, 82, of Troutman passed away on Wednesday morning, January 27, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hargett was a February baby, born in Troutman to the late Vaughn P. and Anna Belle Arthurs, and lived most of her life in that community. She was a graduate of Troutman High School, and worked in a number...

Jan 25, 2021

Stephen Randall “Randy” Johnson, 74, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, January 25, 2021 due to declining health.

Randy was born March 6, 1946 in Iredell County and was the son of the late G. H. “Mutt” Johnson and Mary Bost Johnson. He was a graduate of Cool Springs High School and served in the US Army...

Jan 25, 2021

Norman Shackleford Powell, 89, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, January 25, 2021 at his home.

Mr. Powell was born May 9, 1931 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Roger and Sally Bett Powell. He attended Iredell County schools and served in the US Army as a sharpshooter and firefighter in Panama. In 1952,...