Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
John Richard Maier
Jun 5, 2018
John R Maier,92, of Monroe, NC, passed peacefully into the light at his home on June 5, 2018, surrounded by his children and caregivers. He was born on March 6, 1926, in Nutley, NJ, and grew up in nearby Clifton, NJ. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served in Europe aboard a supply ship supporting the...
Henry Franklin Mcwhorter
Jun 5, 2018
Henry Franklin McWhorter, 84, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2018. He was born in Waxhaw, NC on November, 27, 1933. Graveside services will be held 2:00p.m. Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the McWhorter Family Cemetery, Waxhaw, NC. Online Condolences may be made at www.gordonfuenralservice.com Gordon Funeral Services is caring for the McWhorter family.
Hazel Jean (Melton) Mcinnis
Jun 5, 2018
Hazel Jean Melton McInnis, 78, of Monroe, NC, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Jean was born March 26, 1940 in Kannapolis, N.C. to Curtis W. Melton and Ida Broome Melton. She completed her public working career after retiring from Harris Teeter Corporate Offices in Matthews, NC. She was...
Donald Eugene Fly
Jun 4, 2018
Donald “Don” Eugene Fly, 88, passed away Monday, June 4, 2018. He was born in Huntington, WV on April 26, 1930, son of the late Thomas Jesse and Gertha Gladys Young Fly. Mr. Fly was preceded in death by his wife Shirley Simpson Fly of 43 years, brothers, James Hayward, Thomas Glenn, Edward Leroy and Richard Nelson and sisters,...
Bill Ormand Medlin
May 31, 2018
James “Bill” Ormand Medlin, 89 passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018. He was born September 17, 1928 in Union County, NC son to the late James Lula Griffin Medlin. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Friday, June 8, 2018 at Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Sandy Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. Bill is survived by his son...
Richard Oliver Angelo
May 30, 2018
Richard Oliver Angelo, 22, of Matthews, NC passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018. He was born November 5, 1995 in Ashtabula, OH, son of Roy and Heather Westlake Smith. The family will receive friends at 3:00pm, Sunday, June 3, 2018 at Providence Baptist Church, 3606 Providence Rd, South, Waxhaw, NC 28173. A memorial service will follow the visitation. Richard...
Samuel Alvin Lathan
May 28, 2018
Samuel Alvin Lathan, 84, of Monroe passed away Monday, May 28, 2018. He was born in Union County on May, 15, 1934, son of the late Samuel Brickman and Mildred Richardson Lathan. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Carolyn Morris Lathan. He is survived by his two sons, Warren Lathan, wife Leslie of Monroe, and...
Sonia Leigh (Autry) Cumber
May 26, 2018
Sonia Autry Cumber, 48 passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018. She was born November 7, 1969 in Union County. A memorial service will be held at 6:00pm Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave, Monroe, NC 28112. The family will receive friends following the service. Sonia is survived by her parents Jimmy and Linda Purser...
Charles Clayton Greene
May 24, 2018
Charles Clayton Greene, 83, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 at his home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 4:00pm at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, 7608 Concord Hwy, Monroe, NC 28110. Visitation will be prior to the service from 2:00pm until 4:00pm. Charles was born March 10, 1935 in Monroe, NC to the...
Shirley Jane (Newsome) Griffin
May 24, 2018
Shirley Jane Newsome Griffin, of Monroe went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Hillcrest Baptist Church Rest Home where she resided. She was born on June 27, 1933 in Union County to the late George and Nancy Jane Newsome. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, J.B. Newsome, Grover...
Joseph George Rudy
May 23, 2018
Joseph Rudy passed away quietly at his home with his family on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. He was pre-deceased by his parents and brother. The family will receive friends and family from 4:00pm until 7:00pm Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave, Monroe, NC 28112. Joe is survived by his wife, Deborah and son Ben,...
Wanda Mae (Hunter) Smith
May 23, 2018
Wanda Hunter Smith, 80, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018. She was born June 29, 1937 in Union County, NC daughter to the late Wildred Harry Minnie Kate Starnes Hunter. She is also preceded in death by two granddaughters, Erin Roberts, and Christy Roberts. Funeral services will be held 4:00, Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Prospect United Methodist Church...
Delana (Ross) Helms
May 22, 2018
Delana Ross Helms, 85, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018. She was born in Union County, NC on November 6, 1932, daughter of the late John Velton and Daisie Mae Baucom Ross. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Franklin Helms, Sr.; her brother, William V. Ross and her sister, Frances Ross Long. A memorial service...
William Melvin Clontz
May 20, 2018
William Melvin Clontz, 85 of Monroe, passed away at Atrium Health-Monroe surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, May 20, 2018, after a long battle with polymyositis. His parrents were the late Richard Eliam Clontz and Essie Baucom Clontz. Funeral services will be held 2:00PM Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Union Grove Primitive Baptist Church with burial to follow...
Richard Martin Dowless
May 16, 2018
Richard Martin Dowless, age 65 of Monroe, NC, went home to be with the Lord May 16, 2018. He was born in Robeson County on September 26, 1952, son of the late Worth and Emma Lou Dowless. A celebration of Richard’s life will be held 2:00 pm, Saturday, May 19th, 2018 at Community Church of Monroe, 224 East Old...
Cheryl Lynne (Lloyd) Meggs
May 14, 2018
Cheryl Lynne Meggs of Marshville, North Carolina passed away Monday, May 14, 2018,. She was born July 12, 1962, daughter of the late Gerald Dewitt Lloyd, Jr Judith Carol Stephens Lloyd. A memorial service will be held 3:00 pm Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave, Monroe, NC 28112. The family will receive friends and...
Gildardo Garcia Villasenor
May 14, 2018
Gildardo Garcia Villasenor, 60, passed away Monday, May 14, 2018. He was born October 17, 1957 in Mexico, son of the late Marcos Garcia Lopez and Sahra Villasenor Arreola. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 17, 2017 at 11:00 AM in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 725 Deese Street, Monroe, NC 28112. Interment will follow in Monroe...
Barbara Helen (Price) Pigg
May 12, 2018
Barbara Price Pigg July 8, 1946 - May 12, 2018 Barbara Pigg, 71, of Monroe, North Carolina went to her heavenly home on Saturday, May 12, 2018 after a victorious battle with cancer surrounded by her family. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God encouraged her in her fight and ultimately gave her peace. She...
Sarah Kathryn (Fowler) Mullis
May 10, 2018
Sarah Kathryn Fowler Mullis of Monroe passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 10th, 2018 at Fairfield Manor in Marshville where she resided. Mrs. Mullis was born on April 28th, 1927 in Union County to the late Andrew Clarin and Rossie Helms Fowler. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, James M. Mullis, and her three...
Linda Susie (Mcwhorter) Wallace
May 10, 2018
Linda “Susie” McWhorter Wallace, 68, passed away May 10, 2018. She was born January, 1950 in Germany, daughter of the late James Clay and Gerlinde Schneider McWhorter. Ms. Wallace is survived by loving husband, Ronnie Wallace, two sons, Anthony Clay Wallace of Paris, TN and Brent Ray Wallace of Monroe, a brother, James A. McWhorter of Monroe; sisters, Nancy...
