Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Ralph Ward Sr. Helms
Feb 4, 2015
Ralph Ward Helms, 74, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015. He was born in Union County, NC on October 31, 1940 son of the late Zeb Ward and Beatrice Furr Helms. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 11:00 AM in Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 9:30 until 10:45...
Annie Lee (Williams) Hill
Feb 3, 2015
Annie Lee Hill, 93, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015. She was born in Union County, NC on August 25, 1921 daughter of the late Grady V. Williams, Sr. and Sarah Strawn Williams. Mrs. Hill attended Walter Bickett High School, was a retired business woman, working beside her husband, the late W. T. Hill and also retired from Allen...
David Edgar Griffin
Jan 29, 2015
David Edgar Griffin, 68, went to Heaven Thursday, January 29, 2015. He was born in Union County, NC on August 23, 1946 son of the late K.W. and Edna Eury Griffin. Mr. Griffin was retired owner of Monroe Home Furnishings and manager of Plaza Appliance of Charlotte. He was an avid Tar Heel fan, being a history buff he...
Lionel Edward Cofield
Jan 28, 2015
Lionel Edward Cofield, 53, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015. The family will receive friends Saturday, January 31, 2015 from 3:00 until 5:00 PM at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 1, 2015 at 1:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Monroe City Cemetery. Memorials...
Kathleen (Mcdonald) Tesar
Jan 28, 2015
Kathleen McDonald Tesar, 92, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015. She was born August 31, 1922 in Shelby County, TN, daughter of the late Robert Emmette and Charlotte Baxter Reid McDonald. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerome James Tesar, son Robert J. Tesar and a daughter, Sandra K. Tesar. An informal celebration will be Thursday, February...
Willie Dwight Deese
Jan 25, 2015
Willie Dwight Deese, 83, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015. He was born on May 8, 1931 son of the late George Elmer and Lelon Elizabeth Helms Deese. Mr. Deese was a US Army veteran and a retired insurance agent for Liberty Life Insurance Co. for 35 years. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 11:00...
Sarah Ann (Medlin) Price
Jan 24, 2015
Sarah Ann Medlin Price, 73, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015. She was born November 29, 1941 in Union County, daughter to the late Lonnie and Sarah Ellen Kiker Medlin. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 52 years Billy James Price, a brother Lonnie Ray Medlin, and a sister Foy Medlin Chaney. Mrs. Price was...
Minnie Taylor
Jan 23, 2015
Minnie Helms Taylor, 92, passed away Friday, January 23, 2015. She was born November 17, 1922 in Union County, daughter of the late George Washington and Carrie Pressley Helms. A graveside service will be Monday, January 26, 2015 at 11:00 AM in Lakeland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Sunday, January 25, 2015 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM...
Simeon Kenneth Couick
Jan 23, 2015
Mr. Simeon Kenneth Couick, age 81, of Waxhaw, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 23, 2015 surrounded by his family and friends. Funeral services are being conducted on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 3:00 PM in Mary Elizabeth Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Curtis Laney, Rev. Richard Johnson and Mr. Greg Couick. Interment will follow in the church cemetery....
Deborah Lynn Watwood
Jan 22, 2015
Deborah Lynn Watwood, 48, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015. She was born March 24, 1966 in Mecklenburg County, daughter of Willie Ruth Hunnicutt Watwood and the late Harry Lee “Skipper” Watwood, III. Debbie worked for Union County Public Schools as a music and chorus teacher, and also for Bethlehem Presbyterian Church. She was the director of Union County...
Helen Brown (Todd) Rape
Jan 21, 2015
Helen Todd Rape, 97, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015. She was born in Union County, NC on November 19, 1917 daughter of the late William and Odessa Tyson Todd. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George Monroe Rape and a son, George M. Rape, Jr. Mrs. Rape was a member of Mineral Springs United Methodist...
Helen Jane (Howey) Walden
Jan 20, 2015
Helen Howey Walden, 86, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015. She was born in Union County, NC on April 19, 1928 daughter of the late Otho Singleton and Ona Lee Price Howey. Mrs. Walden was a member of Lee Park Baptist Church and the Fellowship Sunday School Class. She was a retired accounting clerk with Producers Co-op, also worked...
Barry Hugh Rowell
Jan 17, 2015
Barry Hugh Rowell, 52, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015. He was born in Wayne County, NC September 19, 1962. He is preceded in death by his wife, LaDonna Jo Helms Rowell. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Corinth Baptist Church, 3805 Corinth Church Road, Monroe, NC 28112. Burial will follow in...
Christine (Smith) Helms
Jan 16, 2015
Christine S. Helms, 89, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015. She was born on July 10, 1925, in Union County, NC, the daughter of the late Mark L. Smith and Bessie Gurley Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren G. Helms in 2009. Mrs. Helms was member of Memorial United Methodist Church, Monroe, NC. She is...
Kenneth Moser
Jan 16, 2015
Kenneth Moser of Monroe passed away on January 15, 2015. He was born June 3, 1943 to Marjorie Moser Melton. He will be remembered as a man of laughter and love. His passion for life was contagious, as witnessed by all that knew him. Kenneth was a life-time member of Bethlehem UMC where he served in many capacities. He...
Eugene Albert Corcoran
Jan 13, 2015
Eugene Albert Corcoran, 74, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015. He was born in Rome, NY, on November 2, 1940 son of the late Spencer Augustus and Catherine Amy Walters Corcoran. Mr. Corcoran was a Chief Petty Officer, retired from the U S Navy after 20 years and was a retired employee of Equipment Supply Co after 31 years....
Debra Ann (Sweet) Robinson
Jan 12, 2015
Debra Ann Robinson, 57, passed away January 12, 2015. She was born in New York on July 18, 1957. Funeral services were held Thursday, January 15, 2015 in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Union County, 700 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe, NC 28110.
Willie Deane (Hinson) Little
Jan 12, 2015
Deane Hinson Baucom Little, 79, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015. She was born in Union County, NC on April 13, 1935 daughter of the late Robert Winslow and Cora Jane Medlin Hinson. Mrs. Little was also preceded in death by her first husband, Billie M. Baucom, her brothers, Bill, Beverly, Norman, Dub and Alton Hinson, sisters, Audna Griffin...
Billy Joe Hinson
Jan 10, 2015
Billy Joe Hinson, 79, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015. He was born April 6, 1935 in Union County, NC son of the late Henry LeRoy and Mary Ozell Long Hinson. He is also preceded in death by his wives Shirley Dulin Hinson and Lynda Wallace Hinson. Funeral services will be held on Monday January 12, 2015 at Antioch...
Yates Neil Gordon
Jan 8, 2015
Yates Neil Gordon, 91, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015. He was born in Union County, NC on December 13, 1923 son of the late Charles Baxter and Minnie Keziah Gordon. Mr. Gordon was a US Army veteran serving in the Infantry during WW II, was an employee of Spring Industries for 37 years and was a lifetime member...
