Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Mary Eldis Thomas
May 21, 2015
Eldis Bowden Thomas, 91, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015. She was born September 2, 1923, daughter of the late Jesse Thomas and Iva Strawn Bowden. Mrs. Thomas was also preceded in death by a son, Rondle Louis Thomas and two sisters, Lynn Newman and Jonell Thomas. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 3:00 PM...
Ruby Elizabeth (Failing) Clarkson
May 15, 2015
Ruby Failing Clarkson, 86, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015. She was born in Hornell, NY, on January 31, 1929, daughter of the late Emmett Lee and Nima Dickey Failing. Mrs. Clarkson is survived by her husband, John Charles Clarkson; her sons, Steve and Kevin Clarkson; grandchildren, Joanne and Andrew and great-grandson, Dathan. The family will receive friends Wednesday,...
Trenton Alexander Phillips
May 12, 2015
Trenton Alexander Phillips, 26, of Monroe passed away on May 12, 2015. Trenton was born February 27, 1989. Trenton graduated from Parkwood High School and attended NC State University but his heart was always with the Heels. Trenton loved sports and loved even more to kid his dad about anything going on in the sports world. He also loved...
Joe David Funderburk
May 9, 2015
Joe David Funderburk, 75, passed away May 9, 2015. He was born in Union County, NC on September 2, 1939 son of the late Joe and Ruth Baker Funderburk. David was a man who loved his Lord, his family and missions. His wife of 33 years was the love of his life. They were partners in all they did...
Charlie Douglas Helms
May 7, 2015
Charlie Douglas Helms, 56, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015. He was born in Union County, NC on January 28, 1959 son of Magalene Pressley Helms and the late Charlie Helms. Mr. Helms was a US Army veteran. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 2:00 pm in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in...
Susan Eleanor (Flow) Helms
May 6, 2015
Eleanor Parker Helms, 89, of Monroe passed away on May 6, 2015. She was born on February 10, 1926 to the late Dan and Minerva Flow. Eleanor is survived by her son, Bill Parker, wife Bonnie and two grandchildren, Owen Parker, wife Stacie and Alissa Parker Isaacs, husband Kevin. She also leaves behind 4 great grandchildren, two step grandchildren...
Roger Dale Harrison
May 5, 2015
Mr. Roger Dale Harrison, 65, of Waxhaw, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at his residence. He was born July 22, 1949, in Camden, SC to the late Walter Lee Harrison and Viola Polston Harrison. He was also preceded in death by his son, Roger Dale Harrison, Jr. Mr. Harrison is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Braswell Harrison;...
Alice Petty
May 5, 2015
Alice Petty, 74, passed away May 5, 2015. She was born on January 8, 1941 daughter of the late Johnny and Roosevelt Brooks Maynor. The family will receive friends Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC followed by the funeral service at 11:00 AM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial...
Stuart Jerome Jr. Black
May 1, 2015
Stuart Jerome Black, Jr., 67, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015. He was born in Cabarrus County, NC on December 13, 1947 son of the late Stuart Jerome and Margaret Wright Black. Jerome was the owner and operator of S. J. Black Son and Blacks Equipment. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:45 PM, Monday, May 4,...
Martha Marion (Griffin) Esposito
May 1, 2015
Martha Griffin Esposito, 88, is rejoicing in Heaven with her Savior, her husband and those gone before her after a short hospital stay. She was born April 18, 1927 in Chester County, SC, daughter to the late James W. Janie Gunn Griffin. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Sal Esposito, and sons, James Thomas Esposito, Albert...
Geoffrey Michael Fugere
Apr 30, 2015
Geoffrey Michael Fugere, 57, passed away on April 30, 2015. He was born in Allentown, PA on December 22, 1957 son of the late George Thomas and Carolyn Sivak Fugere. Mr. Fugere is survived by his wife, Ellen Rich Fugere, son, Christopher Anthony Fugere of Matthews, daughter, Breanne Nicole Fugere of Falls Church, VA, sisters, Michele Morris of Denver,...
Joanne (Colt) Mcgowan
Apr 30, 2015
Joanne Colt McGowan, 84, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015. She was born in Pittsfield, MA on February 4, 1931 daughter of the late Zenas Crane and Cynthia Means Colt. Mrs. McGowan was a graduate of Drexel University and received her Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was a nutritionist...
Charles A. Griffin
Apr 30, 2015
Mr. Charles Augustus Griffin, 89, of Monroe, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015, at his residence. He was born December 31, 1925, in Union County, NC, son of the late Hazel Griffin and Loma Shuman Griffin. A Veteran of the U.S. Navy Reserve during World War II, Mr. Griffin was a mechanic with Griffin Implement and Milling for 15...
Debra Lynn Richardson
Apr 24, 2015
Debra Lynn Richardson, 59, of Lancaster, SC, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015, at her residence. She was born December 29, 1955, in Union County, NC to Betty R. Boxer and Gene Richardson, who preceded her in death. She is survived by John Crenshaw of Lancaster, SC; sister, Karen Purser (Rodney) of Weddington, NC; brother, David Richardson (Beverly Whittington)...
Jacqueline Carol (Lightle) Rutter
Apr 24, 2015
Jacqueline Carol Rutter, 76, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015. She was born in Washington Court House, Ohio on October 27, 1938 daughter of the late John Arden and Roselyn Knisely Lightle. The family will receive friends Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 2:00 until 2:45 PM at Covenant Baptist Church, 165 Craig Manor Rd., Lancaster, SC followed by the...
Evelyn Jeanette (Small) Owen
Apr 22, 2015
Mrs. Evelyn S. Owen, 92, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at Asbury Care Center in Charlotte, NC. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, May 17, 2015, in the Chapel of Aldersgate Retirement Community, 3800 Shamrock Dr., Charlotte, NC. Mrs. Owen was born in Monroe, NC on November 6, 1922. Her children, Suzy Owen Mauney, Jeff...
Louise (Pierce) Eudy
Apr 20, 2015
Mrs. Louise Pierce Eudy, 87, of Marshville, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015, at her residence. A lifelong Union County resident, she was born December 7, 1927, daughter of the late Lee and Pearl Edwards Pierce. She is survived by her two daughters, Linda Williams of Marshville and Sharon Pegram of Charlotte; three grandchildren, Paul Ward, Christy Cook, and...
Earl C. Mclean
Apr 17, 2015
Earl Crawford McLean, 81, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015. He was born October 31, 1933 in Richmond County, NC son to John William and Fannie Elizabeth Liles McLean. Funeral services will be 3:00 PM Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Roanoke Baptist Church, 618 Roanoke Church Rd., Monroe, NC 28110. Burial will follow at Lucy Helms Cemetery. The family...
Florence Patricia (Grant) Trevor
Apr 15, 2015
Florence Grant Trevor, 88, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015. She was born in Orlando, Florida on July 1, 1926 daughter of the late Leo Washington Grant and Anna Gregory Gufford Grant. She was also preceded in death by her husband George S. Trevor, Jr. Mrs. Trevor graduated from Barnard College and received her MA in education from The...
Martha Jean (Helms) Myers
Apr 10, 2015
Jean Helms Myers, 88, died April 10, 2015 at the Jesse Helms Center, where she had resided since suffering a stroke Christmas Eve. Although the stroke had robbed her of her speech, she retained her ability to sing and could be heard singing her favorite hymns to the very end. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM, Monday, April...
