Local obituaries for Troutman, NC

Oct 22, 2019

John Wayne Wyatt, 72, of Troutman, passed away, unexpectedly Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at his home.

Mr. Wyatt was born November 28, 1947 in Wilkes County and was the son of the late Robert Wyatt and Annie Mae Griffin Wyatt. He attended schools in Wilkes County and was retired from Troutman Chair Company. He was married to...

Oct 22, 2019

Mrs. Ruth Billings Drum of Statesville, went to her eternal home after a very short but courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, October 22, 2019.

She was a life long resident of Iredell County and was born July 23, 1941 to the late Lester Samuel Billings and Lona Hayes Billings. She graduated from Statesville High School in...

Oct 18, 2019

Mary Ophelia Jones, 94, of Troutman, passed away, Friday, October 18, 2019 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Jones was the daughter of the late Lester and Alice Jones of Lansing, NC. She was married to the late Roy Jones, Sr. She is survived by two sons, Bobby and Roy Jones, Jr., one sister, Marlene Groves, four grandchildren,...

Oct 15, 2019

Mrs. Hazel Marie Collins Lail, 90, of Troutman, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Autumn Care of Statesville.

Mrs. Lail was born October 30, 1928 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late A.D. Collins and Callie Clark Collins. She was married to the late John Clifford Lail for 69 years. She is survived...

Oct 12, 2019

Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Davis (Troutman) Rufty, 95, of Statesville, died on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Iredell Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health.

She was born in Statesville on April 19, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Burl Lee and Clara Vaughan Davis and only granddaughter of the late Robert Lewis and Bessie...

Oct 11, 2019

Louise Brown Smith, 91, of Statesville, passed away, Friday, October 11, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Mrs. Smith was born November 2, 1927 in Statesville, NC and was the daughter of the late Lee Columbus Brown and Nellie Blye Lackey Brown. She was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School, class of 1945 and was married...

Oct 7, 2019

Joshua Fred Schneider, 70, formerly of Statesville, died Monday, October 7, 2019, in the Philippines where he had made his home in recent years. Josh was born March 16, 1949 in Berth Amboy, NJ and was the son of Jacquie Braverman Schneider Homesley of Statesville and the late Albert Schneider.

In addition to his mother and step-father,...

Oct 7, 2019

Mary Fern Cleary Little, 84, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, October 7, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Fern was born August 2, 1935 in Davie County and was the daughter of the late Thomas Cleary and Fern Childers Payne (Bliss). She was a graduate of Scotts High School, was a member of Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church...

Oct 3, 2019

Britt McDonald Walden, 62, of Statesville, passed away, Thursday, October 3, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Britt was born November 18, 1956 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Terry M. Walden and Joycelyn Campbell Walden. He was a graduate of South Iredell High School, class of ’75, was a member of Boulevard...

Oct 3, 2019

Mr. Ben Gray Deal, 80, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, October 3, 2019 at his residence.

Ben was born August 27, 1939 in Alexander County and was the son of the late Henry Thomas Deal and Eula Beam Deal. He was a graduate of Celeste Henkel High School, a member of Front Street Baptist Church and...

Sep 26, 2019

Richard “Dick” Philip Brooks, 79, of Troutman, passed away, Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Dick was born May 9, 1940 in Port Huron, MI and was the son of the late Alexander Brooks and Helen Fogal Brooks. He was a graduate of Port Huron, MI schools and was married to the late...

Sep 25, 2019

Marie Sharpe died peacefully at the Keever Solace Center in Asheville, NC on September 25, 2019. Born on April 2, 1932 in rural Alexander County to Richard and Pauline Lackey, Marie and her sister were raised by their paternal grandparents, Hubbert and Glennie Lackey, on the family farm. After high school graduation she moved the 20 miles to Statesville...

Sep 17, 2019

Mr. Coley Gwyn Johnson, 71, formerly of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Transitional Healthcare of Kannapolis in Kannapolis, NC.

Mr. Johnson was born September 17, 1948 in Wilkes County and was the son of the late Coley Roby Johnson and Esther Higgins Benfield. He attended Union Grove and Central schools. He served in the...

Sep 7, 2019

Tina Marie Kinney Moir, 55, of Troutman, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, September 7, 2019 at her residence.

Mrs. Moir was born August 18, 1964 in Dansville, NY and was the daughter of Gerald Vetter and Deanna Kinney. She was a graduate of Dansville, NY High Schools and on September 27, 1986, she married Dale Anthony Moir. She...

Sep 6, 2019

Larry Warren, 65, of Statesville, NC, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Warren was born September 18, 1953 in Statesville and was the son of Maxine Ostwalt Warren and the late Buford Warren.  He was a graduate of South Iredell High School.  He was a member of First United Methodist Church...

Sep 5, 2019

ReNey Fowler Murdock, 71, of Statesville, passed away, Thursday, September 5, 2019 at her home.

Mrs. Murdock was born August 30, 1948 in Wilson, NC and was the daughter of the late Robert Ney Fowler and Emma Ruth Nabors Fowler. She was a graduate of Towers High School in Decatur, GA and was married to the late...

Aug 30, 2019

Anne Bynum Marshall, 84, passed away Friday night, August 30, 2019, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville.

The family will receive friends on Friday, September 6 th from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at her daughter’s home, Jane and Ken Vance, in Statesville.  Funeral services will be Saturday, September 7 th at 11:00 am at Broad Street...

Aug 27, 2019

Lillie Austin Shoemaker, 92, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Ms. Shoemaker was born September 13, 1926 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Ralph Marsh Austin and Roxie Burleson Austin. She was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and was retired from Fiber Industries in...

Aug 25, 2019

Mr. Dallas Lewis Thompson, 71, of Troutman, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, August 25, 2019.

He was born October 28, 1947 to the late Jack and Geneva Thompson. He was further preceded in death by a brother, Chris Thompson and a sister, Della Taylor.

Left behind to cherish his memory, his beloved wife...

Aug 25, 2019

Mr. Donald Riley Kucewesky, 77, of Troutman, passed away, Sunday, August 25, 2019 at his home.

Don was born December 31, 1941 in Maryville, CA and was the son of the late John and Rosabel Nance Kucewesky. He was a graduate of West City, IL schools and served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. On...