Local obituaries for Troutman, NC

Mar 8, 2019

Mr. Norman Allen Dixon, 81, of Cleveland, NC passed away unexpectedly, Friday, March 8, 2019 following an automobile accident.

Norman was born February 13, 1938 in Iredell County and was the son of the late Fred Washington Dixon and Nessie Dixon Goodman. He was a graduate of Statesville High Schools and worked construction for many companies including...

Mar 6, 2019

Mrs. Martha Rhyne Ostwalt Fox Benfield, 79, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice Hospice.

Mrs. Benfield was born July 19, 1939 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late E. Hoyle Ostwalt and Annie Rogers Ostwalt. She graduated from Troutman High School, class of 1957 and was a member...

Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Michael James Haag, 70, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Mr. Haag was born April 19, 1948 in Toledo, OH and was the son of the late Gus Haag and Beatrice Haag Grzeszczak. He was a graduate 1966 graduate of Maumee High School and attended Toledo Bible College for...

Mar 1, 2019

Mary Martha Harris Smith, 85, of Charlotte, formerly of Statesville, passed away, Friday, March 1, 2019 at Waltonwood Assisted Living.

Mrs. Smith was born December 30, 1933 in Steele, MO and was the daughter of the late Arnold Victor Harris and Lula Mae Bowen Harris. She was a graduate of Steele High School in Missouri and on...

Feb 28, 2019

Michael “Wheatie” Andrew Campbell, 53, of Statesville, passed away, Thursday, February 28, 2019 at his home.

Mike was born January 29, 1966 in Mocksville, NC and was the son of the late James Thomas Campbell, Sr. and Vallie Brown Campbell. He was a graduate of Statesville High School, class of 1985 and Catawba Valley Community College and...

Feb 26, 2019

Mrs. Carolyn McCarter Parker, 76, of Mooresville, passed away, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House surrounded by loved ones.

Mrs. Parker was born October 31, 1942 in Morganton, NC and was the daughter of the late Oscar G. McCarter and Mary Lee Craver McCarter. She was a graduate of Mooresville High School and was...

Feb 24, 2019

Mary Frances Miller Cline Mendaloff, 84, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, February 24, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Mrs. Mendaloff was born August 13, 1934 in Salisbury, NC and was the daughter of the late Ralph Elmer Miller and Marie Kathleen Hipp Miller. Her work career was with Jack Grant Bookkeeping service and Mendaloff Equipment Company....

Feb 21, 2019

Brandy Denise Eckliff, 38, of Statesville, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, February 21, 2019 following an automobile accident.

Brandy was born September 2, 1980 in Charleston, SC and was the daughter of the late Timothy Avery Eckliff and Imogene Fowler Eckliff. She was a graduate of North Iredell High School, class of 98’ and was employed by Piedmont...

Feb 21, 2019

David E. Eisele, 84, a pioneer in providing foster care and other needs for children in Iredell County, died peacefully at his home in Olin on Thursday, February 21, following a lingering illness.

The husband of Amy Perras Eisele, who survives, David was one of the original founders of the Iredell Children’s Home known for its foster...

Feb 18, 2019

Kathryn Black Conrad, 89, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, February 18, 2019 at Davis Regional Hospital.

Mrs. Conrad was born September 15, 1929 in Statesville, NC and was the daughter of the late Marvin Black and Mabel Sherrill Black. She was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and attended Mitchell College and High Point College. She...

Feb 14, 2019

Kevin Dean Mead, 47, of Charlotte, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, NC after a brief illness.

Kevin was born September 17, 1971 in Richmond, Virginia and was the son of Eugenia H. Mead of Statesville and the late Justin Evan Mead, Jr. He was a graduate of South Iredell High...

Feb 1, 2019

Linda Carol Parsons Wyatt, 68, of Troutman, passed away, Friday, February 1, 2019 at her home.

Mrs. Wyatt was born April 12, 1950 in Wilkes County, NC and was the daughter of the late Gaither Parsons and Effie Pilkington Parsons. She attended schools in West Virginia and West Wilkes High School. She was married to John Wayne...

Jan 23, 2019

Susan Caldwell Madison, 68, of Statesville, passed away peacefully Wednesday,  January 23, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Mom, Mrs. Madison, Suz, Bubby, Oumi - however you knew her - to know Susan was to know acceptance, love, kindness, and compassion. These traits guided her as a nurse, teacher, and mother. She was a devoted member of...

Jan 21, 2019

Mr. Dewey Little Raymer, III, 77, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, January 21, 2019 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. “Dick” or “Dicky” as he was known was born July 28, 1941 in Statesville, NC, the son of the late D.L. Raymer, Jr. and Elizabeth “Lib” Revelle Raymer. He graduated from Statesville High School and attended University of North Carolina at...

Jan 20, 2019

On Sunday, January 20, 2019, St. Clare B. “Bud” Smith, Jr. 93, husband, father and grandfather passed away at the age of 93.

St. Clare was born December 19, 1925 in Inman, SC and was the son of the late St. Clare B. Smith, Sr. and Esty Arrowood Smith. Prior to graduating from Clemson University in 1951,...

Jan 12, 2019

Ernest E. Hendrix, age 90, died January 12, 2019, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, NC. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Clarence Eugene and Emma Revis Hendrix. He was also preceded in death by his wife Sue Whitted Hendrix, a brother, Richard Hendrix and sisters, Corky Richardson, Sarah Fish, Martha Grooms and...

Jan 10, 2019

Danny Ray Eldridge, 64, of Statesville, departed this life Thursday, January 10, 2019 following a long illness.

Born March 16, 1954 at Oceana, WV, he was the son of the late Raymond Earl Eldridge and Eloise Maxine Paynter Eldridge. He was a graduate of Oceana High School and attended Southern West Virginia Community College. He was a...

Jan 9, 2019

Nancy Jeanette Miller Mayhew, 97, of Troutman, passed away, Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice House.

Mrs. Mayhew was born August 23, 1921 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Robie Baxter Miller and Ollie Lee Story Miller. She attended Mooresville, NC schools and was married to the late James Robert “Bob”...

Jan 9, 2019

Richard Eric Justice, 47, of Raleigh, NC, passed away, Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the home of his mother, Jane Wilson Justice, in Statesville, NC.

Richard was born September 22, 1971 in Iredell County and was the son of Jane Wilson Justice and the late William Joseph Justice. He was a graduate of Tarboro-Edgecombe Academy and East...

Jan 1, 2019

November 9, 1942 - January 1, 2019 Mrs. Lillie Mae Morrow Pless, 76, of Statesville, passed away, January 1, 2019 at Heritage Place in Statesville. Mrs. Pless was born November 9, 1942 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Arthur Fred Ellis and Charlotte Gilleland, she was raised and adopted by the late Samuel S. Morrow. She...