Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Janice Rea (Sykes) Mastin
Sep 29, 2017
Mrs. Janice Rae Sykes Mastin, daughter of the late Roy Edgar Sykes and Moncie Ratliff Sykes, was born on September 28, 1935 in Pike County, Kentucky. She quietly departed this life with her loving husband, William E. Mastin, by her side on Friday, September 29, 2017 at Novant Medical Center in Matthews, North Carolina. A memorial service will be...
Marjorie Elmira (Yarborough) Joyner
Sep 29, 2017
Marjorie Yarborough Joyner, 100, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017 at CMC - Union, surrounded by her family. She was born in Union County on November 8, 1916, daughter of the late Edward Heath and Effie Weir Yarborough. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, John Elliott Joyner; her son, David Lamar Joyner and...
Fred Carson Long
Sep 27, 2017
Fred Carson Long, 91, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. He was born on May 5, 1926 in Union County, son of the late Walter and Cordia Long. He is also preceded in death by his loving wife of almost 72 years, Jean Conder Long. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Sunday, October 1,...
Iva Diane Helms
Sep 24, 2017
Iva Diane Rowell Helms, 75, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017. She was born in Union County on January 23, 1942, daughter to the late John and Iva Baker Rowell. Funeral services for Ms. Helms will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Trinity Baptist Church, 2613 Concord Hwy. Monroe, NC 28110. Burial will...
Margaret (Little) Wortman
Sep 24, 2017
Margaret Little Wortman, 92, of Monroe, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017. She was born June 24, 1925 in Union County a daughter of the late Elizabeth Lizzie Broome. She is preceded in death by her husband Paul C. Wortman who passed away April 15, 1982 and a son Kenneth Wortman Funeral services for Mrs. Wortman will be held...
Emma Lee (Jackson) Sims
Sep 22, 2017
Emma Lee Jackson Sims, 102, passed away after a short illness at her daughter’s residence on Friday, September 22, 2017. She was born May 15, 1915 in Lancaster County, SC daughter of the late Samuel Boyd and Hester Haywood Jackson. She is preceded in death by her husband, John Sims of Waxhaw NC, who passed away in 1954, she...
Helen Ruth (Simpson) Rushing
Sep 22, 2017
Helen Ruth Rushing, 75, passed away Friday, September 22, 2017. She was born November 28, 1941 in Union County, a daughter of the late John Culpepper and Alma Faye Baucom Simpson. She is preceded in death by her husband James Lowell Rushing. She was an example of unconditional love to all being a caregiver for family and friends. Funeral...
Douglas Lynn Crooke
Sep 21, 2017
Douglas “Lynn” Crooke, 75, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017. He was born in Union County on October 15, 1941, son of the late Harold and Mary Phifer Crooke. He is also preceded by a sister-in-law, Jackie Crooke. A funeral service will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Love Baptist Church, 707 Deese Rd,...
Max Melton
Sep 14, 2017
Olin Max Melton, 84, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017. He was born July 30, 1933, son of the late Olin Wayne and Reecie Griffin Melton. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Bill Melton. Funeral services will be Monday, September 18, 2017 at 2:00 PM in First Baptist Church, 109 W. Morrow Street, Monroe, NC 28112....
Betty (Burgess) Cauthen
Sep 14, 2017
Betty Burgess Cauthen, 77, of Lexington, SC, formerly of Monroe, passed away Thursday, September, 14, 2017 at the Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, SC. She was born January 10, 1940 in Union County, a daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson and Bleeker Hegler Burgess. Funeral services for Betty will be held from the graveside Saturday, September 23, 2017...
Janet Isabella (Loucks) Stephenson
Sep 14, 2017
Janet Wilson Stephenson, 95, of Matthews, NC, went to be with her Lord on September 14, 2017, after a brief illness. She was born in Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, Canada, on May 30, 1922, daughter to the late Norman and Nancy Gordon Loucks, and was the sole remaining member of her family of three brothers and one sister. She was married...
Virginia Ann Zalewski
Sep 13, 2017
A memorial service will be held 6:00PM Saturday, September 16, 2017 in the Gordon Funeral Chapel 1904 Lancaster Ave Monroe, NC 28112. Friends may call following the memorial service Saturday evening from 7:00PM to 9:00PM at the funeral home. The family request memorials be made to Hospice Palliative Care Charlotte Region 1420 East Seventh Street, Charlotte, NC 28204. Gordon...
Breanna Rae Ringersen
Sep 11, 2017
Breanna Rae Ringersen, 22, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2017 due to a horrific car accident. She was born in Boynton Beach Florida on May 4, 1995, daughter to Craig and Loreen Snyder Ringersen their only child. During the early part of Breanna’s life she participated in soccer, gymnastics, dance, cheerleading until she found her passion for the...
Ruby Aline (Keeter) Starnes
Sep 11, 2017
Ruby Aline Keeter Starnes, 73, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017. She was born December 22, 1943 in Union County, NC, daughter to the late Herman Nellie Broome Keeter. She was preceded in death by husband, Byron Max Starnes, and daughter, Theresa Smith. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM, Saturday, September 16, 2017 in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904...
Alberta Hearn Toms
Sep 8, 2017
Alberta “Bert” Hearn Toms, 93, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017. She was born in Badin, NC on November 15, 1923, daughter to the late John Willoughby, Sr. and Lillie Richardson Hearn. She is also preceded in death by her loving husband Henry C. “Hap” Toms. Early in Ms. Toms’ life (1940’s) she worked in civil service in...
Jean Connell (Connell) Helms
Sep 6, 2017
Jean Connell Helms, 88, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017. She was born in Union County on March 26, 1929, daughter to the late Walter Eli and Gracie Mae Deese Connell. She is preceded in death by her husband Wriston Pete Lee Helms. Funeral services for Mrs. Helms will be held 3:00 pm Sunday, September 10, 2017 at the...
Gary Dean Kight
Sep 3, 2017
Gary Dean Kight, 63, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017 at his home in Montgomery County. He was born in Union County on October 1, 1953, son to the late William Kight and Mary Kiser Bante. He is also preceded in death by his wife Mickie Kight of Montgomery County, maternal grandparents, Roscoe and Dora Kiser of Waxhaw, NC...
Doris Pemelia Ritch
Sep 2, 2017
Doris Ritch, 67, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017. She was born August 23, 1950 in Union County, NC daughter to the late Robert C. Mildred Watkins Ritch. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM, Monday, September 4, 2017 in Ritch Family Cemetery, Indian Trail, NC 28079. She is survived by a brother Roger Ritch, wife Hilda, of Aiken...
Louise (Wancio) Daley
Sep 1, 2017
Louise Wancio Daley, 89, passed away Friday, September 1, 2017. She was born July 17, 1928 in Shamokin, PA daughter to the late Constantine Julia Yawin Wancio. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Girard Daley. She was a wonderful mother who will be missed by many including her five children; Maureen Mauney and her husband Lamar...
Theresa (Keeter) Smith
Aug 31, 2017
Theresa Keeter Smith, 56, of Monroe, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 at her home. She was born August 11, 1961 in Mecklenburg County a daughter of the late Herman and Nellie Broome Keeter. She is preceded in death by three sisters, Nancy Hammonds, Lillian Pate and Delane Vestal, two brothers, Nathan Keeter and Frank Keeter. Funeral services for...
