Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Donald Reece Simpson
Nov 25, 2015
Donald Reece Don Simpson, 80, of Indian Trail, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at Clare Bridge in Monroe. He was born March 23, 1935, in Union County to the late Louie Ervin Simpson and Velma Broome Simpson. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Simpson was a member of First Baptist Church Indian Trail, and was a Mason....
Lois (Hopson) Jones
Nov 25, 2015
Lois H. Jones, 87, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Hospice of Union County. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great grandmother and homemaker. The family will receive friends Saturday, November 28, 2015 from 11:30 to 12:45 PM at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112 followed by the funeral service at 1:00 PM in the Gordon...
Vestle (Warren) Parker
Nov 24, 2015
Vestle Warren Parker, 93, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015. She was born October 10, 1922 in Johnston County, NC, but lived most of her adult life in Charlotte, NC. She was the daughter of the late Dennis B. and Vioma Barefoot Warren. Mrs. Parker was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Parker and siblings, Howard, Graylan, Charles,...
Faire (Lathan) Funderburk
Nov 24, 2015
Faire Lathan Funderburk, age 102, passed away peacefully on November 24th at The Haven in Pineville. A service celebrating her life and faith will be held in the Chapel of Central United Methodist Church in Monroe at 2:00 pm on Sunday, November 29th, with burial to follow in the Prospect United Methodist Church cemetery. Visitation will be in the...
Polk Dixon Gyles
Nov 20, 2015
Polk Dixon Gyles, 59, of Indian Trail, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015. He was born September 9, 1956, in Gaston County, NC to Anna Ruth Dixon Gyles and the late Ronald Corbin Gyles. Mr. Gyles was an industrial service technician for over 40 years, most recently employed at GE-Energy Management, designing a medium voltage circuit breaker vacuum conversion,...
Roy Emerson Speir
Nov 17, 2015
Elder Roy Emerson Speir, 89, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015. He was born in Fulton County, GA on August 2, 1926, son of the late Stephen Alexander and Sarah Jinks Speir. He was preceded in death by seven siblings. Elder Speir served in the U. S. Navy in the Philippines during World War II. After the Navy, he...
Arlie Key Baucom
Nov 14, 2015
Arlie Baucom, 78, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015. He was born May 4, 1937 son to the late John Lena Mae Hinson Baucom. He retired from General Tire Rubber and from Bowie Ford. He was a member of Marshville United Methodist Church and Beaver Dam Masonic Lodge # 276 AF AM. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM,...
Pamela ""Pam"" Hilton
Nov 13, 2015
Pamela W. Hilton passed away peacefully into the arms of our heavenly father Friday, November 13, 2015 after battling cancer for two years. She was born in Union County, daughter to the late Clifford William Marie Griffin Whitley. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Saturday, November 21, 2015, in Gordon Funeral Chapel 1904 Lancaster Ave. Monroe, NC 28112....
Carolyn Oletta (Whiteside) Manus
Nov 12, 2015
Carolyn Whiteside Manus, 75, of Matthews went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 12, 2015. She was born in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born November 27, 1939 daughter to the late Floyd and Ethel Whiteside. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 54 years Robert Manus and a brother Wayne Whiteside. Funeral...
Jerry Franklin Sr. Edwards
Nov 7, 2015
Jerry Franklin Edwards, Sr., 70, of Monroe, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015, at the Jesse Helms Nursing Center in Monroe. He was born January 17, 1945, in Wilmington, NC to the late Joseph Franklin and Billie Black Edwards. Mr. Edwards was a graduate of Harding High School and was a Police Officer with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. A member...
Olivia Benton
Nov 4, 2015
Olivia Benton, 91, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015. She was born on February 19, 1924 in Union County, NC daughter of the late Clinton D. Benton, Sr. and Murielle Hinde Benton. Miss Benton was a retired supervisor with the Union County Department of Social Services and was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. She is survived by...
Jane Van Den Broek
Nov 2, 2015
Jane Corcoran van den Broek, 88, of Monroe, NC, formerly of Williamstown, NJ, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015. Mrs. van den Broek was born July 14, 1927, in Philadelphia, PA to the late Robert Adrian Corcoran and Susan Douglass Corcoran. She was a retiree of Verizon. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Anton van den...
Clinton Cox
Oct 30, 2015
Clinton Cox, 83, of Monroe, passed away Friday, October 30, 2015, at his residence. He was born December 3, 1931, in Union County, son of the late Stanley Moses and Kate Griffin Cox. Mr. Cox was a 1950 graduate of Prospect High School and was former co-owner of Helms and Cox Greenhouses. A member of Union Grove Primitive Baptist...
Edward Wallace Sr. Kimball
Oct 26, 2015
Edward Eddie Wallace, Kimball, Sr., passed away in the company of family at Novant Health Medical Center in Matthews, NC, on October 26, 2015, after an extended illness. Mr. Kimball was born June 3, 1937, in Warner, NH, to his parents, Herbert and Ruth Kimball. He graduated from Stephens High School in Claremont, NH, and then served in the...
Margaret (Crockett) Sims
Oct 23, 2015
Margaret C. Sims, 72, of Monroe, NC, passed peacefully October 23, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was born January 22, 1943, in Alabama, the daughter of the late John and Hazel Crockett and sister of the late Wayne Crockett She is survived by her husband and soul mate of 53 years, Larry Sims of Monroe, NC; son, Keith...
Michael Victor Fleishman
Oct 23, 2015
Michael Victor Fleishman, 43, of Monroe, NC, passed away October 23, 2015. He was born August 28, 1972, in New York City, the son of Steve and the late Pamela Fleishman. He is survived by his wife Cherokee Turner-Fleishman of Monroe, father, Steve Fleishman of Monroe, sister, Melissa Leaf (David) of Durham, and daughter Tierney Bookless of Waxhaw. A...
Jerry William Kirkman
Oct 22, 2015
Jerry William Kirkman, 82, died Thursday, October 22, at his home in Wingate, after a battle with cancer, surrounded by his wife and three children. He was born July 22, 1933 in Kernersville, North Carolina. After high school graduation, he enjoyed a short stint playing minor league professional baseball and then served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S....
Bo Mcwhorter
Oct 20, 2015
Bo McWhorter, 54, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015. He was born in Union County on September 17, 1961, son of the late Allen Wilson and Kathleen McManus McWhorter. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Beckham. Funeral services will be Friday, October 23, 2015 at 11:00 AM in Mary Elizabeth Baptist Church, 3703 Mary Elizabeth...
Roger Neal Arant
Oct 19, 2015
Roger Neal Arant, 55, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015. He was born in Union County, NC on July 2, 1960 son of the late George and Eldis Plyler Arant. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 3:00 PM in Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, 3530 Hwy. 601 N., Pageland, SC 29728. Burial will follow in the...
Jo Nell Mccain
Oct 14, 2015
Jo Nell Starnes McCain, age 81, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 14, 2015. She was born on May 23, 1934, in the Prospect Community of Union County, NC. Her parents were the late C. Foster Starnes and Ada Sims Starnes. Jo Nell married Robert Lee McCain on June 9, 1957. Robert is the...
