Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Robert "Pastor Bobby" Olden Helms
Jan 8, 2026
Robert "Pastor Bobby" Olden Helms III, 58, of Monroe, NC passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026. He was born on September 6, 1967, son to Ruth Helms and Robert Olden Helms Jr. He is also preceded in death by his son, Benjamin Hyles Helms as well as his father Robert Olden Helms Jr.
A funeral service will be held at...
Steven Crowell "Steve" Mills
Jan 25, 2026
Mr. Steven Crowell “Steve” Mills, 67, of Monroe, NC passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026. He was born in Union County on February 23, 1958, and the son of Eloise Crowell Mills Ellis and Calvin J. Mills.
Steve is survived by his loving wife Michelle M. Mills, daughter; Ashley Knight (Chris), and son; Alexander Mills, along with three grandsons: Maddox, Dexton,...
Christopher Scott Drake
Jan 22, 2026
Christopher Scott Drake, 29, of Monroe, NC passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026. He was born in Union County, on October 22, 1996, son to Christopher Todd Drake and Lisa Kiker Drake.
A funeral service will be held at 3:00PM on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at Antioch Baptist Church, 6223 Love Mill Rd, Monroe, NC 28110, with burial to follow...
Evelyn Smith Cassels
Jan 22, 2026
Evelyn Smith Cassels passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 93, in Charlotte, North Carolina, at a hospice supported care facility. Evelyn was born in Monroe, NC on November 14, 1932, and spent her entire life in the Charlotte and Monroe area. She worked in the North Carolina State Employees System and was a member of First Baptist Church...
Bernice McManus Ross
Jan 22, 2026
Mrs. Bernice McManus Ross
Mrs. Bernice McManus Ross, age 96, was born in Union County North Carolina and came to the end of her life’s journey on January 22, 2026, in Monroe, North Carolina surrounded by her family and friends.
She is survived by her children Gary Ross, Melinda Bailey, and Sheila Helms of Monroe, North Carolina, Ronnie Ross of Palestine, Texas,...
Stephen Gaylord Andrews
Jan 20, 2026
Stephen Gaylord Andrews, 76, of Waxhaw, NC passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. He was born in Marquette, MI, on March 12, 1949, son to the late John Gaylord Andrews and Florence Nelsen Andrews.
A memorial service will be held in Michigan this summer.
Steve is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Kathleen Holtman Andrews and their children, Jennifer...
Wallace "Wally" Lloyd Schott
Jan 19, 2026
Wallace “Wally” Lloyd Schott, 87, of Stallings, NC, passed away at home on Monday, January 19, 2026. He was born in Westerville, Ohio, on February 8, 1938, son of the late Otho “Coke” Edmond Schott and Ruth Gantz Schott.
Wally is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Belva “Jean” Schott; a daughter, Kim Salisbury (Paul); a son, Mike Schott...
James "Jim" Harold Rankin
Jan 18, 2026
James “Jim” Harold Rankin, 78, of Monroe, NC passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026. He was born in Wyoming County, WV on January 5, 1948, son to the late Clarence Rankin and Ruth Rankin. He is preceded in death by his sister Marcia Cherry and granddaughter Alexandra Kirton.
A memorial service will be held 6:00PM on Friday, February 6, 2026,...
John Hurst
Jan 18, 2026
John Hurst, 85, of Monroe, NC passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026. He was born on May 23, 1940. Gordon Funeral Service and Crematory, 1904 Lancaster Ave, Monroe, NC 28112 is honored to care for the Hurst Family.
Paul Anderson Vogler, Jr.
Jan 17, 2026
Paul Anderson Vogler Jr., 86, of Monroe, NC passed away on January 17, 2026. He was born in Cabarrus County, NC on May 21, 1939, son to the late Paul Anderson Vogler Sr. and Ruth Cullins Faulkner.
A funeral service will be held at 12:00PM on Friday, January 23, 2026, at First Baptist Church of Indian Trail, with burial to follow...
Elizabeth "Ann" Mangum
Jan 16, 2026
Elizabeth “Ann” Beasley Mangum, 81, of Monroe, NC passed away peacefully at her residence on January 16, 2026. She was born in Union County, NC on May 30, 1944, daughter to the late Charlie Curtis Beasley and Pauline High Beasley. She is also preceded in death by her sister, Kay Beasley.
Ann was a loving and devoted wife, mom and grandma....
Joyce Shultz Whitaker
Jan 14, 2026
Joyce Shultz Whitaker, 79, of Wingate, NC passed away on January 14, 2026. She was born in Gaston County, NC on April 19, 1946, daughter to the late Otis Roy Shultz and Roxie Pate Shultz. She is also preceded in death by her brother Doug Couick and sister Ola Mae “Pug” Stirewalt.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00AM on...
Patsy Ann Smith
Jan 12, 2026
Patsy Kelly Smith, 89, of Monroe, NC passed away on January 12, 2026. She was born in Giles County, VA on July 18, 1936, daughter to the late Howard Kelly and Ethel Clements (Kelly). She is also preceded in death by her husband Marion Otis Smith and a sister Ada Branscon.
A graveside service will be held at 4:00PM on Thursday,...
Carolyn Marie Myers
Jan 12, 2026
Carolyn Marie Myers, 83, of Waxhaw, NC passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026. She was born in Logan County, WV on June 14, 1942, daughter to the late Joseph Lesher and Martha Drake Lesher. She is preceded in death by her five brothers, Paul Lesher, Eurl Lesher, Terry Lesher, Joseph Lesher, Bobby Lesher, and a grandson Justin Myers.
A private...
Eugene Purser
Jan 10, 2026
Eugene Purser 76, of Union County passed peacefully Saturday January 10, 2026, at Atrium Hospice of Monroe. He was born in Union County on November 17, 1949, son of the late Haron & Lucille McRorie Purser.
Eugene is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Beverly; three sons, Brian Purser (Yvonne), Darren Purser (Kimberly), Brandon Purser, a daughter Ashlyn Schneider...
William Craven Mangum
Jan 9, 2026
William Craven Mangum, 91, danced through Heaven’s Gates on January 9th, 2026. He was born on November 21, 1934, to William Parks Mangum and Lucille Hinson Mangum. Craven was a lifelong resident of Monroe NC, where he graduated from Union High School and Queen’s College. He served in the US Army, stationed in both Korea and Japan and then went...
William "Bill" Michael Rowell
Jan 4, 2026
William (Bill) Michael Rowell, age 73, of Monroe, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2026, just three days before his 74th birthday.
Born January 7, 1952, in Cabarrus County to the late Walter Earnest Rowell and Helen Theola Pressley, Bill married Terri Ann Couick in 1975, and they shared over 50 years together.
Bill worked hard his whole life, but...
Mr. Billy Ray Hinson
Jan 3, 2026
Billy Ray Hinson, 86, was called home to be with his Heavenly Father on Saturday, January 3, 2026. He was born in Union County, NC on March 6, 1939, son to the late Ray B. Hinson and Flossie Helms Hinson. Billy Ray married the love of his life, Bonnie Lynn Snipes Hinson, and celebrated 50 years of marriage before she...
Swaim Craig Strong
Jan 2, 2026
Beloved wife, mother, and grandma, Mary “Swaim” Strong, 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 2, 2026. She was born on November 18, 1937, in Leaksville, NC, to the late Joseph Armfield Craig and Ruby Mayhew Craig. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Philip Earl “Phil” Strong, and her brother, David Craig.
A Celebration of Life service will...
Karen Ormond Griffin
Jan 2, 2026
Karen Ormond Griffin, 68, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026. She was born in Union County, NC on August 27, 1957, daughter to Phyllis Simpson Monda and the late Melton Duean Ormond.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Calvary Baptist Church, 2518 Lancaster Ave. Monroe, NC 28112, with burial to follow at...
