Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Lois Regina Ogno
Jul 21, 2026
Lois Regina (Boock) Ogno, age 85, peacefully transitioned to her eternal home on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at Atrium Health Hospice & Palliative Care Monroe North Carolina.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 12, 1940, Lois was the daughter of the late Mildred and Harold Boock. She was the second of eight siblings. She is also preceded in death by...
Marjorie Linzey Jennette
Jul 18, 2026
Marjorie (“Margie”) Linzey Jennette passed away on July 18, 2026, at the age of 89. She was born on May 22, 1937, in Greensboro, NC, to Ernest and Alma Linzey. Margie spent most of her childhood in Raleigh and was a proud graduate of Broughton High School and Peace College. In 1956, she went on a blind date with Marshall...
Billy "Bill" Kirk McAteer
Jul 18, 2026
Billy “Bill” Kirk McAteer, 90, of Monroe, NC passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2026. He was born in Union County, NC on February 22, 1936, son to the late Paul Joseph McAteer and Catherine Griffin McAteer. He is also preceded in death by his three sisters, Sue McAteer Eubanks, Donna McAteer Fink, Kay McAteer Dillon.
A funeral service will be...
Juan Manuel Lopez Meza
Jul 16, 2026
Juan Manuel Lopez Meza, 64, of Marshville, NC, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2026. He was born in Mexico on July 3, 1962, to the late Edilverta Meza Dominguez and Francisco Lopez Torrez. He is also preceded in death by his daughter, Rosa Lopez, and siblings, Ponciano, Belen, David, and Tereso.
A funeral mass will be held at 1:00 PM...
Paul Neff Erckman, MD
Jul 14, 2026
Dr. Paul Neff Erckman, 88, of Monroe, NC, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. He was born in Shelby County, TN, on March 7, 1938, to the late Robert Bull Erckman and Elizabeth Louise Neff. He is also preceded in death by his son, Robert Mark Erckman, two daughters, Catherine Elizabeth Dover and Lyndsay Horton, and one brother, Richard...
Sonny Jameson Rains
Jul 14, 2026
Sonny Jameson Rains passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. He was born in Mecklenburg County on January 16, 2026, son to Connor Jameson Rains and Maggie Victoria Rains. He is also preceded in death by his aunt, Kailey Rains.
A funeral service to honor Sonny will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at Lee Park Church, 2491...
Robert "Pete" Mitchell Griffin
Jul 14, 2026
Robert “Pete” Mitchell Griffin, 89, of Monroe, NC passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. He was born in Union County, NC on November 21, 1936, son to the late John Floyd Griffin and Ruth McManus Griffin. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Jean Morton Griffin, four brothers, Jim Griffin, John Parks Griffin, Louie Griffin, Dillon Griffin,...
Leola Hayes Whitley
Jul 11, 2026
Leola Hayes Whitley, 94, of Monroe, NC passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2026. She was born in Union County on August 26, 1931, daughter to the late Jesse Lee Hayes and Euna “Bright” Fincher Hayes. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Billy D. Whitley, two brothers, Clarence Hayes, J.B. Hayes, seven sisters, Jesse Carter, Hazel Aycoth,...
Christopher Lloyd Hope, Jr.
Jul 8, 2026
Christopher Lloyd Hope, Jr., 83, of Monroe, NC, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, with his loving family by his side.
He was born on February 27, 1943, in Gastonia, NC, to the late Christopher Lloyd Hope, Sr., and Wilma McDaniel Hope. He was also preceded in death by his son, Christopher Lloyd Hope III, affectionately...
Pamela Sue McAuley
Jul 6, 2026
Pamela Sue McAuley, lovingly known as Pam, went to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ on July 6, 2026, at the age of 64.
Pam was born on December 27, 1961, in Okinawa, Japan, while her father was serving in the military. She later made her home in Monroe, North Carolina, where she built a life centered on family, hard work,...
Linda Moore Price
Jul 6, 2026
Linda Moore Price, 89, of Monroe, NC passed away on July 6, 2026. She was born in Union County, NC on June 26, 1937, daughter of the late Henry Moore and Thelma Hartis. She is also preceded in death by her loving husband, William Homer Price Jr., two daughters, Maria Griffith, Kathy Fincher and husband Darrell Fincher, son, William Lee...
Peggy Bradshaw Myers
Jul 4, 2026
Peggy Bradshaw Myers, 77, of Marshville, NC passed away on July 4, 2026. She was born in Washington County, NC on April 27, 1949, daughter to the late Ceciel Bradshaw and Carrie Cauley Bradshaw. She is also preceded in death by her husband Jack Myers Jr.
A private memorial service will be held at Euto Baptist Church.
Peggy is survived by her...
Stephen Goth
Jul 3, 2026
Stephen Goth, 81, of Waxhaw, NC passed away on Friday, July 3, 2026. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on April 25, 1945, son to the late Ferdinand Goth and Emily Mickunas Goth. He is also preceded by his two sisters, Rita Hoelper and Fernanda Kinsch, and brother, David Goth.
A memorial service is planned, but date and location are to...
Patricia "Pat" Bates Asher
Jul 2, 2026
Patricia “Pat” Bates Asher, 96, of Monroe, NC passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2026. She was born in Flint, MI on May 1, 1930, daughter to the late George Bates and Mabel DeRosier Esparcia. She is also preceded by her husband, L.T. Asher and daughters, Patsy Surtees, and Linda Lanthorn, as well as a grandson, Billy Surtees.
As a proud...
Walter Lyndon Beck, Jr.
Jun 30, 2026
Walter Lyndon Beck Jr., 92, of Charlotte, NC passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2026. He was born in Birmingham, AL on May 9, 1934, son of the late Walter Lyndon Beck Sr. and Glennie Greene. He is also preceded in death by his loving wife, Martha Dell Hill Beck, brother, Dale Beck, and sister, Carol Oswald.
A funeral service will be...
Bill Eugene Sparrow
Jun 29, 2026
Billy Eugene Sparrow, 83, of Mineral Springs, passed away Monday, June 29, 2026. He was born in Kings Mountain, NC on November 27, 1942, son to the late Thomas Sparrow and Flora Holloway Sparrow. He is also preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary Ann Newell Sparrow.
A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in...
Edith Simpson
Jun 28, 2026
Will the circle be unbroken? We believe that through the grace and mercy of our Savior, indeed it will. Edith Pauline Green Simpson died Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the age of 101. She was born March 27,1925, in Union County, NC, a daughter of the late Lonnie Wilson and Jane Hinson Green. In addition to her parents and her husband,...
Doris Greene Crook
Jun 27, 2026
Doris Greene Crook, 91, passed away on June 27, 2026. She was born in Union County, NC on March 24, 1935, daughter to the late Plase Greene and Ruth Aycoth Greene. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Hall Titus “J. C.” Crook, Jr., infant son, Larry Dean Crook, and two sisters, Faye Graham and Elsie Wilcox.
A funeral...
Rita T. Davis
Jun 26, 2026
Rita T. Davis, 90, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2026. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on March 7, 1936 to the late Gregorio George Mazzotta and Lucia Samperi Mazzotta. She is also preceded by her husband, George E. Davis, as well as her brother, Sonny Mazzotta.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, July 1, 2026...
Robert "Bobby" Thomas Alexander
Jun 25, 2026
Robert “Bobby” Thomas Alexander, 84, passed away at his home on June 25, 2026. He was born in Union County, NC on April 1, 1942, Bobby was the son to the late Hazel “Bus” Alexander and Ruby Spittle Alexander. He is also preceded in death by his son Robert “Robbie” Wayne Alexander.
Bobby enjoyed being outdoors, He loved being at home,...
