Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Wadine Baucom Pope
Feb 16, 2026
Wadine Baucom Pope, 92, of Monroe, NC passed away on Monday, February 16, 2026. She was born in Union County, NC on November 24, 1933, daughter to the late Wade Hampton Baucom and Eunice Broome Baucom. She is also preceded in death by three brothers, Joe Baucom, Kenneth Baucom, Thurman Baucom, a sister Hazel McCollum, and a granddaughter Amanda Helms.
A...
Marvin "Mouse" Arvil Pressley
Feb 14, 2026
Marvin Arvil Pressley, “Mouse”, passed away peacefully at Brookdale Assisted Living Facility in Monroe, North Carolina on February 14, 2026. He was born on September 8, 1937, in Monroe, North Carolina. His wife, Margaret Elizabeth Shuman Pressley, preceded him in death, on November 8, 2022. Marvin and Margaret were founding members of Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, where they attended.
Marvin...
Alice Kay Rorie Evans
Feb 13, 2026
Alice Kay Rorie Evans, 79, of Monroe, NC, passed away at home Friday, February 13, 2026. She was born on December 16, 1946, to the late Ralph Rorie and Jane Elizabeth (Janie) Carnes Rorie.
The family will receive friends Saturday, February 21, 2026, from 2:00-4:00PM, at the home of her niece, Jennifer Dockery.
Kay graduated from Forest Hills High School and attended...
James "Jimmy" Edwin Teague
Feb 13, 2026
James “Jimmy” Edwin Teague, 74, of Monroe, NC passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026. He was born in Charlotte, NC on October 27, 1951, son to the late Robert Teague and Violet Taylor Teague.
A funeral service will be held at 12:00PM on Saturday, February 21, 2026, in the Chapel of Gordon Funeral Service, with burial to follow at Lakeland...
Lonnie David Kirkley
Feb 13, 2026
Lonnie David Kirkley, 58, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026 surrounded by his family. He was born on October 22, 1967 in San Diego, CA, son to Georgia Novasad Kirkley and the late Lonnie David Kirkley. Lonnie graduated from Sun Valley High school in 1985, and then proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. After serving in the...
William "Bill" Donald Hanus
Feb 13, 2026
William “Bill” Donald Hanus, 94, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026. He was born on August 30, 1931 in Elizabeth, NJ, son to the late William Hanus and Anna Katula Hanus. He is also preceded in death by his wife of sixty years, JoAnn Fettig Hanus.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:45PM on Tuesday, February 17,...
John Walter Black, Jr.
Feb 12, 2026
John Walter Black Jr., 71, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2026. He was born in Charlotte, NC on November 26, 1954, son to the late John Walter Black Sr. and Nancy Bessent Black.
A memorial service to celebrate John’s life will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, February 28, 2026 in the Chapel of Gordon Funeral Service conducted by...
Olin Trull
Feb 9, 2026
Olin C. Trull, 91, passed away on February 9, 2026. He was born in Union County, son of the late J. Carlyle Trull and Bonnie H. Trull. Mr. Trull was a proud graduate of Unionville High School and N.C. State University with a degree in agricultural engineering. He worked at Powell Manufacturing Company for more than 30 years, where he...
James "Jim" William Hill
Feb 7, 2026
James “Jim” William Hill, 74, of Monroe, NC passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2026. He was born in Cabarrus County, NC on April 28, 1951, son of the late William Greene Hill and Alma Petrea Hill.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
James is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Barbara Emrick Hill, son,...
Wanda Sue McCord
Feb 6, 2026
It is with very heavy hearts that we announce that Wanda Sue McCord, 75, of Huntersville, NC peacefully went to sleep and passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026. She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC on September 28, 1950, daughter of the late Leonard Stokley Lunsford and Bettie Sue Helms Lunsford. She is also preceded in death by a...
Magda Hrvatin
Feb 6, 2026
Magda Hrvatin, 78, of Waxhaw, NC passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026. She was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba on August 12, 1947, daughter to the late Jose Manuel Rama and Belen Rama Diaz. She is also preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband Sergio Hrvatin.
Magda is survived by her son Edward Hrvatin (Patricia), daughter, Katherine...
Ellen Loraine Nilsen
Feb 5, 2026
Ellen Loraine Nilsen, 71, of Indian Trail, NC passed away on February 5, 2026. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 23, 1954, daughter to the late Kristian August Nilsen and Ruth Olsen Nilsen. She is also preceded in death by her brother Arvin Olav Nilsen.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM on Thursday, February 12, 2026...
Keith Edward "Doodle" Keziah
Feb 5, 2026
Keith Edward “Doodle” Keziah, 74, of Monroe, NC passed away on February 5, 2026. He was born in Union County, NC, on March 30, 1951, son to the late Duncan Vann Keziah and Annie Mae Collins Keziah. He is also preceded in death by two brothers, Earl Vann Keziah, Norris Larry “Tom” Keziah, and his little dog, Cleatus.
A funeral service...
Gloria Tutor McLean
Jan 31, 2026
Gloria Tutor McLean, 76, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 31, 2026, while she was sleeping at her home. Gloria was born on May 7, 1949, daughter to the late James Lenwood Tutor and Marva Lee Tutor.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, February 6, 2026, at Sandy Ridge Baptist Church, 1106 West Sandy Ridge...
Sandra Kay Hess
Jan 30, 2026
Kay Hess, 71 of Monroe, NC, went to be with Jesus on Friday, January 30, 2026.
She was born on April 18, 1954, in Bluefield, West Virginia, she was the daughter to the late Harry and Edna Hess.
A celebration of life service will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at Love Baptist Church, 707 Deese Road, Monroe, NC...
Ruth Ann Goodwin
Jan 28, 2026
Ruth Ann Goodwin of Albemarle, North Carolina, passed away on January 28th, 2026. Born in Monroe on December 1, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Clegg Goodwin and Ruth Thomason Goodwin. A graduate of Monroe High School and East Carolina University, Ruth began her teaching career in Union County before returning to ECU for her Masters in...
Dr. Lani Achor Ford
Jan 28, 2026
Dr. Lani Achor Ford, 84, of Indian Trail, North Carolina passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, in her home with her husband, her sister, and friends by her side. She was born in Līhuʻe on the island of Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi on April 17, 1941. Her parents were the late Arthur Achor and Doris Larson Achor.
A funeral will be held...
Michel Rene Rubin
Jan 25, 2026
Michel René Rubin, 76, went home to the smiling face of Jesus on the snowy morning of Sunday, January 25, 2026, surrounded by his family at their home in Waxhaw, North Carolina. His wife faithfully cared for him for three years in his fight with advanced Parkinson disease.
Michel was born in the village of Sainte-Croix, Switzerland, nestled in the Jura...
Betty Greenway Revels
Jan 25, 2026
Betty Greenway Revels, 94, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at her home surrounded by family. She was born in Shelby, NC on August 11, 1931, daughter to the late Fred Greenway and Bertha Lail Greenway. She is also preceded in death by her sister, Martha Howe.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, January 29,...
Richard Clifton Daugherty
Jan 25, 2026
Richard Clifton Daugherty, 61, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, January 25, 2026, surrounded by loved ones and with snow on the ground outside. He fought a long, hard battle against kidney cancer and never got to ring the victory bell at the oncologist. He is ringing all of heaven’s bells now.
Richard was born in Augusta, Georgia...
