Local obituaries for Troutman, NC
Hazel Inez (Speaks) Poole
Jan 24, 2020
Hazel Inez Speaks Poole, 88, of Statesville, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 surrounded by family and friends at the Gordon Hospice House. Inez was born December 24, 1931 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Zeb Speaks and Daisy Williams Speaks. She was a graduate of Cool Springs High School and worked in textiles for...
Sandra Margaret (Tasyn) Durkin
Jan 24, 2020
Mrs. Sandra Margaret Durkin, 75, of Troutman, NC passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House.Sandy was born April 27, 1944 in Elmhurst, NY, and was the daughter of the late Joseph Tasyn and Victoria Yablonski Tasyn. Sandy graduated from Cupola High School in Elmhurst, NY, and then graduated from William Woods University in Fulton, MO.On...
Fred Hyams Deaton, Jr.
Jan 23, 2020
Mr. Fred Hyams Deaton, Jr., 88, of Statesville, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at Atrium Health Pineville in Charlotte, NC.
Mr. Deaton was born September 14, 1931 in Statesville and was the son of the late Fred Hyams Deaton, Sr. and Jane Elizabeth Sherrill Deaton. He was an Eagle Scout and a graduate of Statesville High...
Mary Helen (Holmes) Walker
Jan 22, 2020
Mrs. Mary Helen Holmes Walker, 95, of Statesville passed away peacefully at the Gordon Hospice House after living a full and healthy life. Mary Helen was born on January 9, 1925 in Statesville, and was the daughter of the late James Cleveland Holmes, Sr, and Katherine Louise Lankford Holmes.
She was an active member of First Presbyterian...
Farry (Morrow) Ernest
Jan 22, 2020
Farry York Morrow Ernest, born April 29, 1931, passed away, January 22, 2020. Farry was the youngest child of the late Jay and Ruby York. She was married to the late Dupree Morrow and later to the late Bill Ernest. She is survived by her sons, Michael (Debbie) and Phil (Lynn) and her stepsons, David, Steve (Kathy) and Mark...
Richard Lee St. John
Jan 19, 2020
Richard Lee St. John, 78, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, January 19, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House following a lengthy illness.
Richard was born March 28, 1941 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Stoy Lee St. John and Irene Eades St. John. He attended Statesville High School and was a member of...
Shirley Lee Little
Jan 15, 2020
Mr. Shirley Lee Little, 97, of Statesville, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, January 15, 2020, surrounded by his family.
Mr. Little was born August 2, 1922 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Roy P. Little, Sr. and Brita Moose Little. He was a graduate of Celeste-Henkel School and served in the 104th Infantry Division...

Karen (Kernene) Cox
Jan 13, 2020
Karen Kernene Cox, 76, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, January 13, 2020 at Maple Leaf Health Care.
Karen was born May 16, 1943 in Chicago, IL and was the daughter of the late Lefty and Julia Burgess Kernene. She attended schools in Westville, IL and was retired from Ford Industries. She loved to give to others, cats...
Percy Kenneth Travis
Jan 12, 2020
Percy Kenneth Travis, age 85, our beloved husband, father, and friend passed into his eternal life with Christ Jesus on Sunday, January 12, 2020. Percy was born on February 10, 1934, in Newton, NC to Gordon Long and Sadie Harbin Travis. He graduated from Statesville High School in 1954. Percy married Phyllis Stradley on January 17, 1959. Percy and...
Sue (Woodside) Ruffin
Jan 11, 2020
Sue Woodside Ruffin, 98, formerly of Statesville, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Transitions of Wake County.
Sue was born November 25, 1921 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Otis Lathan Woodside and Mamie Lee Vickery Woodside. She was a graduate of Scotts High School and Lees McRae College with a degree...

Linda Kary (Barker) Eldridge
Jan 10, 2020
Linda Kay Barker Eldridge, 75, of Alisa Viejo, CA, formerly of Statesville, passed away, January 10, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House.
She was born August 24, 1944, the second child of five Children to the late Louise and Zeb Barker of Statesville.
Linda was a 1962 graduate of Harmony High School, where she was...
Linda Kay (Barker) Eldridge
Jan 10, 2020
Linda Kay Barker Eldridge, 75, of Alisa Viejo, CA, formerly of Statesville, passed away, January 10, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House.
She was born August 24, 1944, the second child of five Children to the late Louise and Zeb Barker of Statesville.
Linda was a 1962 graduate of Harmony High School, where she was...
Jacob Jordan Valenzuela
Jan 5, 2020
PFC Jacob Jordan Valenzuela, 23, passed away unexpectedly January 5, 2020 in El Paso, TX where he was currently stationed at Fort Bliss.
Jacob was born September 9, 1996 to Diana Byrnes and David Valenzuela Jr. Jacob grew up and graduated High School in Riverside, CA and was serving in the US Army. Jacob was a beloved...
Chloa (Lippard) Willis
Jan 5, 2020
Mrs. Chloa Lippard Willis, 106, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, January 5, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House.
Mrs. Willis was born August 6. 1913 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Alexander Brown Lippard and Lillie Snow Lippard. She was a graduate of Scotts High School and was first married to the late...
Elizabeth Ann (Mitchell) Long
Dec 30, 2019
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Long of Statesville, NC passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019 at the age of 51 after a long battle with cancer. Elizabeth loved spending time with her family, friends, and especially her grandchildren. Many will remember her for adding light into their lives.
She is survived by her husband, Dennis Long, her daughter,...
Billie Gray (Thomas) Lassiter
Dec 29, 2019
Billie T. Lassiter “Billie Gray”, 80, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully Sunday, December 29, 2019 at her home.
Billie Gray was born to the late Grayson Columbus Thomas and Dora Johnson Thomas on December 10, 1939 in Burlington, NC. She was a 1958 graduate of Walter M. Williams High School in Burlington, where she backed...
Frances (Deal) Kimball
Dec 28, 2019
Frances Deal Kimball, 84, died on Saturday evening, December 28, at her home in Statesville after a long illness. Born on September 29, 1935, in Statesville, Frances was the daughter of the late Asa Watt Deal and Ethel Jessup Deal. She was preceded in death by her husband of more than 45 years, Hugo Brown Kimball, who died on...
George Albert Mazur, Jr.
Dec 27, 2019
Mr. George Albert Mazur, Jr., 79, of Statesville, passed away, Friday, December 27, 2019 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Mazur was born May 3, 1940 in Wilmerding, PA and was the son of the late George Albert Mazur, Sr. and Margaret Nesta Mazur. He was a graduate of Westinghouse Memorial High School and Slippery Rock...

Annie (Whitener) Lapish
Dec 25, 2019
Mrs. Annie Whitener Lapish, 92, of Troutman, passed away, Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at Autumn Care of Statesville.
Mrs. Lapish was born July 16, 1927 in Troutman, NC and was the daughter of the late Sidney Otha Whitener, Sr. and Maggie Lillian Brantley Whitener. She was a graduate of Troutman High School and on June 29, 1946,...
Fannie Laura (Snow) Gaither
Dec 20, 2019
Mrs. Fannie Laura Snow Gaither, 91, of Harmony, NC passed away, Friday, December 20, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.
Mrs. Gaither was born October 15, 1928 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late JB Snow and Billie Donaldson Snow. She attended Harmony schools and on March 27, 1948, she married the late Wilbur...
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