Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Garry Hoyle Little
May 2, 2016
Garry Hoyle Little, 84, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016. He was born in Union County, NC on May 7, 1931 son of the late Hoyle and Ella Helms Little. Mr. Little was a retired electrical superintendent with Steele Electric Co. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 6, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Shiloh Advent Christian Church. Burial...
Carolyn Elizabeth (Mullis) Benton
May 1, 2016
Carolyn Elizabeth Mullis Benton, 76, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016. She was born May 6, 1939 in Union County, daughter to the late Winferd Ray Saddie Austin Mullis. She is also preceded in death by her husband Amos Benton and a brother Buddy A. Mullis. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Shiloh...
Vera Sue (Underwood) Ammons
May 1, 2016
Vera Underwood Ammons, 69, of Matthews, passed away peacefully, Sunday, May 1, 2016, in her home. She was born August 13, 1946, in Union County, NC to the late Clayton Joseph Underwood and Edith Hemby Underwood. A service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 7, in the mausoleum at Lakeland Memorial Park, 1901 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC...
Patricia Ann (Helms) Tomberlin
Apr 28, 2016
Patricia Helms Tomberlin, 69, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016. She was born May 19, 1946 in Union County, daughter of the late George B. and Myrtle Smith Helms. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Andrew Tomberlin. Funeral services will be Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 5:00 PM in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe,...
Kay Davis (Price) Tanner
Apr 25, 2016
Kay Price Tanner, 69, of Monroe, died Monday, April 25, 2016, at Hospice of Union County. Kay was born August 14, 1946, in Guilford County, NC to the late Zeb Vance Price and Ruby Wright Price. A memorial service will be held Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 6:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC...
Doris Kay (Griffin) Martin
Apr 24, 2016
Doris Griffin Martin, 71, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 in Simpsonville, SC. She was born in Union County, NC on May 16, 1944 daughter of the late Graham Vernon and Clara Jane Austin Griffin. A memorial service will be held Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 1:30 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112....
William Franklin Strickland
Apr 21, 2016
William “Bill” Franklin Strickland Bill passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Pruitt Health/Union Pointe after a long, courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Cumberland County to the late Walter and Vera McMillan Strickland on April 6, 1936. Bill graduated from Central High School in Cumberland County and attended Fayetteville Technical College. He retired as...
Dorothy Angela (Aycoth) Mills
Apr 21, 2016
Dorothy Aycoth Mills, 87, went home to be with Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior, on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Monroe Manor. She was born May 5, 1928, in Union County, daughter of the late Robert Ellis Aycoth and Faye Moore Aycoth. Dorothy was a graduate of Prospect High School. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
John Jr. Hammonds
Apr 21, 2016
John Hammonds, Jr., 88, passed away, Thursday, April 21, 2016. He was born May 4, 1927 in Union County, son of the late John Harrison and Mary Bright Helms Hammonds. He was also preceded in death by his sons, Larry and Garry Hammonds and sisters, Dorothy “Dot” Reedy and Virginia Brooks. Funeral services will be Sunday, April 24, 2016...
Myrtle Lee (Bryant) Johnson
Apr 19, 2016
Myrtle Bryant Johnson, 97, of Monroe, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Autumn Care of Marshville. She was born June 24, 1918, in Union County, to the late Clement Marshall Bryant and Betty Smith Bryant. Mrs. Johnson attended New Salem School and retired as an instructor at Springs Industries. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 21, 2016,...
David Alson Helms
Apr 18, 2016
David Alson Helms, 89, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016. He was born in Union County, NC on February 15, 1927 son of the late Bascom Alson and Mary Elizabeth Laney Helms. Mr. Helms was a US Navy Veteran and was retired manager of the printing department of Monroe Hardware Co. Mr. Helms is survived by his wife, Mary...
John David Williams
Apr 17, 2016
John David Williams, 87, of Monroe, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016. He was born January 11, 1929, in Union County, NC to the late Grady V. Williams, Sr., and Sarah Ann Strawn Williams. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 20, from 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 2811,...
Bess Jean (Smith) Handsel
Apr 12, 2016
Bess Jean “Becky” Handsel, 84, passed away Tuesday April 12, 2016. She was born in Union County, March 16, 1932 daughter of the late Martin L. Smith and Bessie Gurley Smith. The family will receive friends Saturday, April 16, 2016 from 10:00 until 10:45 AM at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112, followed by the funeral...
Thomas Wade Mcclain
Apr 12, 2016
Thomas “Wade” McClain, 94, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016. He was born in Mecklenburg County on April 6, 1922, son of the late Thomas Jackson and Mattie Manus McClain. Mr. McClain enjoyed hunting and gardening. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday, April 15, 2016 in Waxhaw Baptist Church, 8213 Old Waxhaw-Monroe Road,...
Joseph Wayne Cox
Apr 11, 2016
Joseph Wayne Cox, 23, passed away Monday, April 11, 2016. He was born in Union County on June 23, 1992, son of Robert Allen Cox and Loma Annette Phifer. Funeral services will be Friday, April 15, 2016 at 2:00 PM in Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will visit with friends and...
Grace (Draughon) Daniels
Apr 8, 2016
Grace Daniels, 94, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016. She was born January 10, 1922 in Sampson County, NC, daughter of the late Wesley Pruett and Laura Wacaster Draughon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hal Fletcher Daniels. Funeral services will be Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 3:00 PM in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe,...
Jane (Coyle) Smith
Apr 4, 2016
Eleanor Jane Smith, 93, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016. She was born in Wellston, Ohio on March 23, 1923, daughter of the late William Coyle and Jesse Collins Coyle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Clayton Smith, Jr. in 1970. Funeral services will be at 3:00 PM Thursday, April 7, 2016 in Central United Methodist...
Barbara Lee (Horton) Alexander
Apr 4, 2016
Barbara Lee Alexander, 67, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016. She was born in Union County, NC on February 16, 1949 daughter of the late Joel Otis Horton, Jr. and Sadie Gordon Horton. A graveside funeral service will be held Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Lakeland Memorial Park. Barbara is survived by her husband, James C....
James Henry Mcinnis
Apr 3, 2016
James Henry McInnis, 81, of Monroe, NC, received his eternal healing on Sunday morning, April 3, 2016. James was born October 10, 1934 in Hartsville, S.C. to Roland Curtis McInnis and Loma Courtney McInnis. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and then had a career in the life insurance sales field, retiring from Independent Life. James...
Lynn Temple
Apr 3, 2016
Norman “Lynn” Temple, 70, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016. He was born in Union County on November 27, 1945, son of the late Floyd Dewitt and Ellie Bowers Temple. Mr. Temple enjoyed his church family, especially his Sunday School class, Emmanuel, which he taught for over 20 years. He loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren,...
