Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
John Spencer Corcoran
Feb 21, 2016
John “Opie” Spencer Corcoran, 44, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016. He was born October 4, 1971 in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, son of Elizabeth Belk Corcoran and the late Eugene Albert Corcoran. He was owner of JSC Concrete for over 20 years. The family will visit with friends and relatives Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 6:00 until 8:00...
Elizabeth (Penegar) Winchester
Feb 20, 2016
Martha Elizabeth Winchester of Mineral Springs, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016, after losing her battle with melanoma. She was born on August 22, 1930 in Union County, North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ware H. and Velma Howie Penegar, and a brother, Jacob Penegar, all of Mineral Springs. She is survived...
Robert Daniel Gravatt
Feb 18, 2016
Robert Daniel Gravatt, 96, of Clarksburg, NJ, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016, at the home of his daughter, Harriet Metrosky, in Monroe, NC. A lifelong resident of Millstone Township, NJ, he was born June 8, 1919, son of the late Robert and Lily Test Gravatt. Mr. Gravatt will be remembered as a man who lived a quiet peaceful...
C.G. Davis
Feb 18, 2016
C. G. Davis, 71, of Monroe died Thursday, February 18, 2016 at home. He was born in Duplin County, NC on November 7, 1944 son of the late Hubert Avery and Lois Spence Davis. He was also preceded in death by a son, Charles Timothy Davis and a brother, Avery H. Davis who died November 27, 2014. C. G....
Charles Thomas Greene
Feb 18, 2016
Charles Thomas Greene, 82, passed away Feb. 18, 2016 peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Union County, NC, Charles was the son of the late Thomas A. and Dixie Thompson Greene. He moved to Hampton, VA, in 1963, where he owned and operated GG Tile Co. He later moved to Smithfield, VA, in 1981 and...
Paul Robert Sr. Murphy
Feb 12, 2016
Paul Robert Murphy, Sr., 70, of Monroe, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016. He was born November 16, 1945, in Riverside, NJ to the late George and Dorothy Shedaker Murphy. Mr. Murphy retired from Berry Plastics as the Tooling Room Manager. He enjoyed wrestling and boxing and was an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan and since moving to North Carolina,...
Marjorie Wilkins (Edwards) Plyler
Feb 8, 2016
Marjorie Edwards Plyler, of The Cypress of Charlotte, formerly of Monroe and the loving wife of the late James C. “Jake” Plyler, Sr., died on February 8, 2016 in the presence of family at The Stewart Health Center. She was born September 17, 1921 in Anson County, daughter of the late William Hertly and Bertha Baucom Edwards, was a...
Donald Ray Griffin
Feb 6, 2016
Donald Ray Griffin, 69, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016. He was born in Union County, NC on December 30, 1946, son of the late John Doyle Griffin, Jr. and Audna Jane Hinson Griffin. Mr. Griffin is survived by his wife, Jane Carpenter Griffin, sons, Charles Darryl Griffin and Jason Doyle Griffin and wife Delphine, brother, Bobby Warren Griffin...
Clayton Carroll Deason
Feb 5, 2016
Clayton Carroll Deason, 74, passed away Friday, February 5, 2016. He was born November 4, 1941 in Union County, son of the late Clayton Deason and Annie Mae Aycoth Deason Montgomery and step-father, Raymond Montgomery. Funeral services will be Monday, February 8, 2015 at 2:00 PM in Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 6907 Gus Eubanks Road, Monroe, NC. Burial will...
James Morris Rains
Feb 2, 2016
James Morris Rains, passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, surrounded by the love and support of his family. Known as Jim, Pop and Jaybird, he was born in 1926 as the second of nine children to Walter Bruce and Odessa Godwin Rains in Princeton, NC. He served his country in the Navy SeaBee’s and...
Travis Keziah
Feb 2, 2016
William “Travis” Keziah, 35, passed away February 2, 2016. He was born on July 13, 1980 son of Donald Jackson Keziah and Delisa Chaney Cotton. Travis was an employee of International Paper Company and was a member of Lee Park Baptist Church. He enjoyed kayaking, traveling, fishing, visiting the mountains and riding motorcycles. The family will receive friends Saturday,...
Otis Jr. Horton
Jan 31, 2016
Joel Otis Horton, Jr., 91 passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016. He was born in Union County, NC on July 6, 1924 son of the late Joel Otis and Florence Clark Horton. Mr. Horton was a long time member of Hebron United Methodist Church, a Mason and Shriner, a veteran of the US Navy during WW II and later...
William Bryant Kennington
Jan 30, 2016
William (Bill) Bryant Kennington, 80, originally from Pageland SC, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016 at home from natural causes. During his life, he had a football scholarship to Wofford, served in the Navy, was a Boy Scout Master and was very active in his Masonic Lodge. He had been awarded a lifetime membership to Mt. Morama Lodge, Oasis...
Jerry Clark Spittle
Jan 28, 2016
Jerry Clark Spittle, 72, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016. He was born in Monroe, NC on January 29, 1943 son of the late Charles Murray and Lessie Atlas Howell Spittle. Mr. Spittle was a retired US Air Force veteran. A private memorial service with military honors will be held Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 2:00 PM in the...
Dr. David C. Hayes
Jan 26, 2016
Dr. David C. Hayes, 48, went home to be with his Lord Savior Jesus Christ Tuesday, January 26, 2016. He was born in Greenville, SC on January 5, 1968. David was a loving husband, father, and was loved by all that knew him. He served as senior pastor at different churches during his ministry including, Valley Creek Baptist, Leonard,...
Betty Lou (Griffin) Carter
Jan 25, 2016
Betty Griffin Carter, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016. She was born in Union County, NC daughter of the late Joe L. and Miranda Stuart Griffin. Mrs. Carter was a longtime member of Tirzah Presbyterian Church in Waxhaw and was an active member of the Jackson/Waxhaw community as long as she lived there. A memorial service will be held...
Marcine (Griffin) Robinson
Jan 24, 2016
Marcine Griffin Robinson, 87, of Waxhaw, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016, at Hospice of Union County. She was born March 31, 1928, in Union County to the late Roy Vann Griffin and Lois Hinson Griffin. Mrs. Robinson was a graduate of Lander College and retired after 33 years as a teacher with Union County Public Schools, having taught...
Martha Beatrice (Hinson) Parker
Jan 21, 2016
Martha Beatrice Hinson Parker, 89, of Matthews, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016. She was born January 14, 1927, in Union County to the late John A. and Eulalia Little Hinson. Mrs. Parker was preceded in death by her husband, Vann H. Parker. She is survived by her children, John Michael Parker and wife, Barbara, of San Diego, CA,...
Gaylene (Miller) Price
Jan 20, 2016
Gaylene Miller Price passed away on Wednesday evening, January 20, 2016 at Pineville CMC. She was born to parents Royal William Miller Mildred Gay Miller in Jefferson City, MO. Gaylene graduated from Jefferson City Senior High before receiving a B.A. in English from the University of Missouri--Columbia. She was a sports enthusiast and rooted her high school and college...
Ricky Dean Shrum
Jan 18, 2016
Rick Dean Shrum, 60, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016. He was born June 15, 1955 in Mecklenburg County, son of the late Mason Kenneth and Frances Katherine Hooper Shrum. He was also preceded in death by a son, Joshua Neil Shrum. Mr. Shrum was retired from Nascar Technical Institute, with over 40 years of experience in the automotive...
