Local obituaries for Troutman, NC
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...
Karen Mclelland Collins
Dec 19, 2019
Mrs. Karen McLelland Collins, 65, of St. Mary’s, GA and formerly of Troutman, NC passed away, Thursday, December 19, 2019.
Mrs. Collins was born May 23, 1954 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Henry D. McLelland and Karee “Peggy” Hoover Laws. She was a graduate of South Iredell High School and on January...
Rosemary Rector
Dec 12, 2019
Ms. Rosemary Rector, 86, of Troutman, passed away peacefully, Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.
She was born September 19, 1933 in Little Rock, AR and was the daughter of the late Henry M. and Mary Elizabeth Rector. She was a graduate of Little Rock High School in Arkansas. After graduating from college, Ms....
Joyce (Feimster) Lambert
Dec 11, 2019
Mrs. Joyce Feimster Lambert, 90, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.
Mrs. Lambert was born April 3, 1929 in Olin, NC and was the daughter of the late Paul Feimster and Bertha Smith Feimster. She was a graduate of Harmony High School and on September 20, 1947, she married the...
Arnold Nunnery
Dec 10, 2019
S. Arnold Nunnery, 80, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at his home.
Mr. Nunnery was born September 2, 1939 in Stedman, NC and was the son of the late Herbert and Ava Cashwell Nunnery. He was a graduate of Stedman High School, received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina...
Gloria Jean (Dancy) Martin
Dec 5, 2019
Gloria Jean Dancy Martin, 72, of Statesville, NC passed away December 7, 2019 at her residence.
Born January 30, 1947 in Wilkes County, NC she was the daughter of the late Carr and Flossie Souther Dancy. Gloria graduated from Wilkes Central High School class of 1965 and Davis School of Nursing 1969 and married Johnny September 13,...

Louise Murdock Mcintyre
Dec 5, 2019
Mrs. Louise Murdock McIntyre, 91, of Statesville, passed away, peacefully, Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.
Born October 7, 1928 in Iredell County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Hoyte Murdock and Mattie Lou Parlier Murdock. She was a graduate of Cool Springs High School, attended Brevard College and received her degree...
Howard Edwin Sides
Dec 4, 2019
Mr. Howard Edwin Sides, 82, of Asheville, NC passed away, Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Fleshers Fairview Healthcare Center.
Mr. Sides was born February 18, 1937 in Elmore County, AL and was the son of the late Jesse Lee Sides and Tossie Brooks Sides. He was married to the late Margaret Ann Stroud Sides for 52 years....
James Thomas Starrette
Dec 4, 2019
Mr. James Thomas Starrette, 81, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.
Mr. Starrette was born February 7, 1938 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Allen Gay Starrette, Sr. and Lula Vance Hartness Starrette. He was a 1956 graduate of Statesville Senior High School and served in...
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