Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Bruce Henry Drake, Jr.
Aug 11, 2025
Bruce Henry Drake, Jr., 77, passed away Monday, August 11, 2025. He was born September 21, 1947 in Union County, son of the late Bruce Henry Drake, Sr. and Edna Starnes Drake. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Tommy Drake and sisters, Shirley Sims and Carol Drake.
Mr. Drake retired from Lance Manufacturing, having worked there for 55...
Anne Yarbrough
Aug 10, 2025
Anne Suggs Yarbrough, 94, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2025. She was born on January 5, 1931, in Rutherford County, NC, daughter of the late William Walter Suggs and Eula Christy Suggs. She is also preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, Billy P Yarbrough.
A funeral service will be held Friday, August 15, 2025, at 2:00 PM in...
Timothy Cushman
Aug 10, 2025
Timothy David Cushman, 73, of Monroe, passed away on Sunday August 10, 2025. He was born in Kitsap County, WA on May 13, 1952, son to the late David Dawson Cushman and Donna Jean Phillips Cushman.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Timothy is survived by his loving wife, Debbie Shirlen Cushman, two sons, Adrian Cushman, Sherwin Avila,...
Calvin Hoyle Riggins
Aug 10, 2025
Calvin “Hoyle” Riggins, 94, of Charlotte, NC passed away on August 10, 2025. He was born in Union County, NC on December 31, 1930, son to the late Roy Lee Riggins and Alice Sneed Riggins. He is also preceded in death by the mother of his children Barbara Flowe Lustig as well as his late wife Barbara Oglesby Riggins, brothers,...
Tina Millen
Aug 9, 2025
Tina Younce Millen, 60, of Monroe, NC passed away on August 9, 2025. She was born in Union County, NC on October 31, 1964, daughter to the late Glenn Edward Mullis and Mattie Rushing Mullis. A funeral service will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, August 15, 2025, at Midway Baptist Church, 4615 Olive Branch Rd, Wingate, NC 28174, with...
Robert “Bob” Lane Stegall
Aug 9, 2025
Robert “Bob” Lane Stegall, 83, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Cabarrus County, NC on November 8, 1941, son to the late Hoyle “Jack” Stegall and Mary “Ailene” Mullis Stegall. He is also preceded in death by his sister, Carolyn Ann Stegall.
A graveside service will be held at...
Franklin Douglas Wharam
Aug 8, 2025
Franklin Douglas Wharam, Sr., died on August 8, 2025, after a long battle with leukemia. He was born on March 22, 1951, in Arlington, VA to Moody and Ethel Wharam. He graduated from Washington-Lee High School in 1969 and later built a long and successful career in the men’s apparel industry. His work took him all over the country, and...
Renata M. Walek Bros
Aug 8, 2025
Renata Marzena Bros, 53, of Monroe, NC passed away on Friday, August 8, 2025. She was born in Poland on January 31, 1972. Renata is preceded in death by her father Ryszard Walek.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Renata is survived by her mother, Jolanta Dziobak Walek, son Oscar Bros, daughter, Veronica Bros, brother, Wiesiek Walek,...
Bobby "Bob" Gordon Boling
Aug 3, 2025
Bobby “Bob” Gordon Boling, 83, of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2025. He was born in Marble, NC on August 25, 1941, son to the late Reverend TM and Beaulah Boling. He is also preceded in death by his brothers and sisters, Louise, Hugh, Tommy, James, Beaulah, Allen and Gary.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00PM on...
Margie Baucom Carroll
Aug 1, 2025
Margie Baucom Carroll, 75, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025. She was born in Union County, NC on March 22, 1950, daughter to the late Winfred Baucom and Loma Chaney Baucom. She is also preceded in death by her brothers, Joe Baucom, Earl Baucom, and Junior Baucom, as well as her sister Rachel Preslar.
Funeral services will be held at...
Ellen Eugenia Moore
Aug 1, 2025
Ellen Eugenia McCorkle Moore, 87, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025. She was born in Union County, NC on September 19, 1937, daughter to the late Dowd Herman McCorkle and Thelma Little McCorkle. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Henry Wilson Moore.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 11:00 AM in the...
Marian Elizabeth (Brown) Johanknecht
Jul 30, 2025
Marian Elizabeth (Brown) Johanknecht passed away peacefully on July 30, 2025 in Monroe North Carolina, with her daughters at her side. She was born in Scottsville, New York on September 8, 1932, daughter to the late Ned C.L. Brown, Frances Edmonds Brown and stepmother Jean E. Brown. She is also preceded in death by her four brothers – Larry, Arthur,...
Arlene Sawyer Sullivan
Jul 30, 2025
Arlene Louise Sawyer Sullivan, 92, of Monroe, passed away on Wednesday July 30, 2025. She was born in St. Lawrence County, NY on December 9, 1932, daughter to the late William and Marion Sawyer. She is also preceded in death by her brothers Roger, Gordon, William and Thomas, Husband Lawrence Thomas Sullivan, two sons Larry Paul Sullivan and Michael Joseph,...
Michael Timothy Simpson
Jul 29, 2025
Michael Timothy Simpson, 64, passed away on July 29, 2025. He was born in Hickory, NC on April 16, 1961 son to the late Roy Edwin Simpson Sr. and Mary Thompson Simpson. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Roy Edwin Simpson Jr.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at Tirzah...
Mavis Manus Graham
Jul 28, 2025
Mavis Manus Graham, 81, of Union County, NC, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025. She was born in Union County, NC on January 28, 1944, daughter to the late Walter Manus and Lydia Helms Manus. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband George Thomas Graham and brother Herbert Manus.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00...
Stanley "Stan" Hampton Scruggs
Jul 27, 2025
Stanley Hampton Scruggs, 88, of Monroe, NC, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025. He was the youngest child of the late Lemuel Hampton Scruggs and Maria Tinsley Scruggs. He is also preceded in death by his first wife, Margaret Larson Scruggs, and two sisters, Doris Flynn and Marguerite Fullbright.
Stan was born in Brevard,...
James "Maurice" Richardson
Jul 26, 2025
James Maurice Richardson, 88, of Monroe, NC passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2025. He was born in Union County, NC on July 31, 1936 son to the late James Willis Richardson and Mae GeNora Hinson Richardson. He is also preceded in death by his son, Michael Richardson, and two granddaughters, Karli Richardson and Kelsey Richardson.
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Pauline Griffin Funderburk
Jul 24, 2025
Pauline Griffin Funderburk, 91, of Union County, passed away on July 24, 2025. She was born in Union County, daughter to the late George and Gertha Austin Griffin. She is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years Harold Funderburk, two brothers, Donald Griffin and Dwight Griffin, sister Ercel McManus, and grandson Steven Laney.
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Kenneth Wayne Bridges
Jul 24, 2025
Kenneth “Ken” Wayne Bridges, 85, of Indian Trail, NC passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025. He was born in Shelby, NC on August 3, 1939. Kenneth was a Veteran of the United States Army and retired as a special agent from Florida Department of Law Enforcement after 29 years of service. Ken was the third child of Forrest...
Ann Satterwhite Lida
Jul 21, 2025
Iva “Ann” Satterwhite Lida, also known as Mama and Nanny, 86, went to her heavenly home Monday, July 21, 2025.
Ms. Ann was born in Lauren’s County, SC December 27, 1938. She was the daughter of the late Rufus S. and Iva F. Satterwhite. Ann was preceded in death by her loving husband...
