Local obituaries for Troutman, NC

Apr 30, 2019

Dorothy Summers Little passed away peacefully at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, NC during the early morning of Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

Dorothy (“Dot”) was born to Charles Flake and Hila Katherine Ellis Summers on February 13, 1925 in Stony Point, NC.  She attended Monticello Elementary School and graduated from Scotts High School, class of 1942....

Apr 29, 2019

Mary Belle Lippard Mesiemore, 86, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, April 29, 2019 at Maple Leaf Healthcare.

Mrs. Mesiemore was born August 20, 1932 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Mary Pearl Lippard. She was a graduate of Celeste-Henkel High School, class of 1950 and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She...

Apr 27, 2019

Robert Nash Ivey, 93, of Statesville, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Mr. Ivey was born in St. Pauls, NC on May 5, 1925 and was the son of the late Troy and Mary Ivey. In 1944 he was united in marriage to the late Bertha Lee Melton.

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Apr 25, 2019

Thomas Andrew Parr passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 25 at the Gordon Hospice House of Statesville following a lengthy illness.

Tom was born in Stamford, NY to the late Thomas J. Parr and Kathryn Watson Parr on Dec. 2 nd , 1950.  After being raised in and around his parent’s general store & nursery, Tom graduated...

Apr 21, 2019

Charles Douglas Blankenship, 62, of Statesville, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019, at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Born July 16, 1956 in Iaeger, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Alfred and Suella King Blankenship. He attended Statesville schools and on August 21, 1977, was married to Sandra Burrell Blankenship who survives. He served in the...

Apr 18, 2019

Mike Dixon

William Michael Dixon, 70, of Statesville, passed away, Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Autumn Care of Statesville.

Mike was born October 25, 1948 in Iredell County and was the son of the late William Clyde Dixon and Dormilee James Dixon. He was a graduate of Statesville High School and Central Piedmont Community College....

Apr 17, 2019

Nancy Elizabeth Cloer Seamon, 87, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at the home of her daughter, Dianne and son-in-law, Carl Williams. She fought a brave battle with Alzheimer’s disease for over 3 years.

Born on July 19, 1931 in Iredell County, she was the daughter to the late Sarah Jenkins Cloer and Roy Everette Cloer....

Apr 16, 2019

Ellen Ann Spooner Stevenson, 85, of Statesville passed away Tuesday, April 16 at Gordon Hospice House.

Ellen was born November 27, 1933 in Fall River, Massachusetts to the late Leslie and Thelma Catherine McLeod Spooner.

In earlier years and prior to retiring with her late husband, Bill, Ellen was employed with Iredell County Schools as...

Apr 12, 2019

Pamela Jean McDowell Ketchie, 73, of Statesville, passed away, Friday, April 12, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House following a period of declining heath.

Pam was born May 9, 1945 in Pikeville, KY and was the daughter of the late Glenn D. McDowell and Merel Schuler McDowell. She was a graduate of Pikeville High School and the...

Apr 10, 2019

Nancy Salway-Kaplan, 73, of New Bern, NC, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Davis Regional Hospital in Statesville, NC.

Nancy was born September 24, 1945, in Cambridge, MA, and was the daughter of the late Bernard and Margaret (McLellan) Salway. She was a graduate of Cambridge Latin High School and was married to the late Joel...

Apr 6, 2019

Mr. Charles Alan Burgin, 65, of Statesville, passed away, Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Burgin was born November 20, 1953 in Alexander County and was the son of the late Robert Lee Burgin, Sr. and Alta Clyde Daniels Burgin. He was a graduate of Alexander County Schools and in 1991, he married Dru...

Apr 3, 2019

Evelyn Josey Jolly, 88, of Statesville, passed away, April 3, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.

She was born in Iredell County on July 6, 1930 to the late Samuel Bascum Josey and Juanita Barnhardt Josey. On March 26, 1948, she married Alfred Eugene Jolly, who preceded in her death on march 30, 2008. She was retired...

Mar 29, 2019

Mildred Bishop Griffith, 93, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, March 29, 2019, at the Gordon Hospice House. Midge was born in Russell, Kentucky to George and Draxie Estelle (Wright) Bishop. She graduated from Ashland High School. As a young woman, Midge and her sister, Loretta Bishop Dinkle, travelled to Cleveland to volunteer for two years in the war effort...

Mar 24, 2019

Linda Mae Ketchie Allmon, 78, of Statesville, passed into her eternal home on Sunday, March 24, 2019.

She was born in Iredell County on June 12, 1940 to James Frank “Bill” Ketchie and Louise Jones Ketchie. She graduated from Statesville High School and attended Catawba College. She was employed by Spainhour Company for 23 years. She later...

Mar 23, 2019

Donald Ray Bolton, Jr., 67, of Troutman, passed away, Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Davis Regional Hospital.

Mr. Bolton was born May 6, 1951 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Donald Ray Bolton, Sr. and Lucille Sherrill Bolton. He attended Troutman schools, South Iredell High School and was a graduate of Bandy’s High...

Mar 19, 2019

Jackie Ivan Lerner, 67, of Taylorsville, NC passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at his home.

Jack was born October 26, 1951 in Taylorsville, NC and was the son of the late Max and Florence Marcus Lerner. He was in the last graduating class of Taylorsville High School, class of 70’ and Appalachian State University. He...

Mar 14, 2019

Wallace “Wally” Monroe Inscoe 76, of Mooresville, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on March 14, 2019.

Wallace was a retiree of Hunt Manufacturing in Statesville NC, where he met his wife of 28 years, Betty Hunt Inscoe.  For over 15 years Wallace has proudly worked at Wal-Mart in Mooresville where he enjoyed greeting guests,...

Mar 12, 2019

Eleanor (Mattie) Matteson Meech, 95, died in Statesville, NC, on March 12, 2019.  She was born in Adrian, Michigan, to John and Eleanor Tuttle Matteson.

Mattie graduated from the University of Michigan (1945) and was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Mattie then attended and graduated from the Katherine Gibbs School in New York, NY,...

Mar 11, 2019

Drew Cascardi

Drew Cascardi, 60, of Statesville, passed away peacefully, Monday, March 11, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House following a short battle with cancer.

Drew was a native of New York and was born January 27, 1959. He was the son of Sarah Costanzo of Cary, NC and the late Richard Cascardi. He was...

Mar 10, 2019

Mrs. Lucille Morrow Ervin, 87, of Troutman, passed away, Sunday, March 10, 2019 at her residence.

Mrs. Ervin was born December 18, 1930 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Otha and Grace Martin Morrow. She was a graduate of Troutman schools and was married to the late William “Bill” R. Ervin, who passed...