Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Harold Calvin Funderburk
Jun 17, 2018
Harold Calvin Funderburk, 87, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018. Harold was born in Union County on December 19, 1930. He was the son of the late Robert Calvin and Sarah Jones Funderburk. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00AM, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at First Baptist Church, Monroe, NC. Visitation will be held prior to the service...
Rev. Roy Leon Trexler
Jun 14, 2018
Rev. Roy Leon Trexler, 87, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018. He was born in Salisbury, NC on June 23, 1930, son of the late Nat F.H. Trexler and Clara Morgan Trexler. Rev. Trexler was baptized by Pastor Kenneth Hewett of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Rockwell, NC on September 7, 1930. He was an active member of St. Peter’s...
Gregory John Homjak
Jun 12, 2018
Gregory John Homjak, 55, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018. He was born April 5, 1963 in Sewickley, PA, son of the late Theodore Marie Dacko Homjak. Funeral services will be held 6:00 PM, Friday, June 15, 2018 at Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. The family will visit prior to the service from 4:00 PM...
Myra (Tucker) Poplin
Jun 12, 2018
Myra Tucker Poplin, 80, passed away at her home on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. She was born July 27, 1937 in Union County, NC daughter to the late John Neil Hazel Gordon Tucker. She is also preceded in death by her husband John Lee Poplin, Jr, and a brother, Johnny Tucker. A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM...
Lawence Laird Friend
Jun 11, 2018
Lawrence “Larry” Friend of Waxhaw, NC passed away Monday, June 11, 2018. Larry was the son of the late Fred and Elvira Winn Friend. Larry served his country as a US Navy Veteran. He also served Union County Public School as a school bus driver. Funeral services will be private. Larry is survived by his wife of 30 years,...
Vincent Michael Saiz
Jun 10, 2018
Vincent Michael Saiz, 48, passed away suddenly Sunday, June 10, 2018 at home. Vince was born February 14, 1970 in Burbank, CA. His family relocated to Clovis NM. He moved to Union County, NC in 1995 and for the last 13 years was employed by Miller Contracting Services. A Graveside service for Vincent will be held at 11:00AM, Monday,...
Norman "Judd" Joyner
Jun 9, 2018
Norman Judson (Judd) Joyner, 96, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2018. He was born October 18, 1921 in Murfreesboro, NC son to the late Norman Shaw Laura Blanchard Joyner. He is also preceded in death by this wife Betty Joyner, three brothers, John Joyner, N.S. Joyner, and Ralph Joyner; three sisters, Marion Gillis, Earline Joyner, and Donnie Helms. The...
Andrea Lynn Powell
Jun 9, 2018
Andrea Powell, 70, of Charlotte, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2018. She was born March 16, 1948 in Chattanooga, TN a daughter of the late James Edwin and Daisy Brooks Powell. Funeral services will be held 9:00AM Monday, June 11, 2018 at St. Anthony the Great Orthodox Church 3075 Long Meadow Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730 with Father Paul...
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...
