Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Marion Susan (Grier) Steele
Dec 4, 2014
Marion “Susan” Grier Steele, 66, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014. She was born December 3, 1948 in Union County, daughter of the late Marion and Mattie Walters Grier. She was an educator in the public school system. A memorial service will be Saturday, December 4, 2014 at 4:00 PM in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC...
John Neal Smith
Dec 4, 2014
John Neal Smith, 78, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014. He was born July 21, 1936 in Union County, NC, son of the late John William and Fronie Helms Smith. Graveside services will be Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 11:00 AM in Lakeland Memorial Park, 1901 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Louise...
Eva Edith (Yow) Routh
Dec 2, 2014
Eva Edith Yow Routh was born April 15, 1915 in Greensboro, NC; the oldest of seven children, to Hampton Mossie Yow. She passed away on December 2, 2014, at 99 years of age in Dallas, TX. She married Ernest Leonard Routh on June 1, 1935. Years later, Leonard went into the ministry Edith served as a Southern Baptist pastor's...
Joyce Elaine (Moore) Nash
Dec 1, 2014
Joyce Moore Nash, 69, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014. She was born in Mecklenburg County July 14, 1945, daughter of the late Joseph Thomas and Frances Blythe Moore. She was preceded in death by her brother, Tom Moore. She was a dedicated church worker at Heath Memorial United Methodist Church, where she served as church historian and was...
Elsie Jane (Furlin) Sterling
Dec 1, 2014
Elsie Furlin Sterling, 41, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014. She was born July 10, 1973 in Essex County, NJ, daughter of Mildred Hopwood Furlin and the late Roger Charles Furlin. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 11:00 AM in Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Waxhaw City Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...
Peggy Sue (Wells) Wylie
Nov 27, 2014
Peggy Sue Wells Wylie passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014. She was born in Union City, TN, daughter to the late Edward Carter Daisy Geneva Bondurant Wells. She is also preceded in death by her significant other Ed Rushing. Peggy was a brilliant and avid artist, creating phenomenal art through paintings, wood working, jewelry, clay, knitting and crocheting. She...
Craig M. Horsman
Nov 26, 2014
Craig Marshall Horsman, Sr. died November 26, 2014 after a brave battle with cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Craig was born November 9, 1933 in Washington, D.C. to Mildred and Eugene Horsman. Craig was a graduate of Morristown Boys Boarding School in Morristown, N.J. He went on to UNC-Chapel Hill where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree. Three weeks...
Arlene Jewell () Smith
Nov 25, 2014
Arlene Jewell Smith, 80, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014. She was born February 18, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Michael Smith Sr. and Florence Klaymier Smith. Ms. Smith is survived by her son, Roy Richard Lee and wife Georgia, of Kennesaw, GA; daughter, Brenda Schaaf of Waxhaw; grandchildren, Mary Lee Gregory, Joshua Garrett Lee, and...
Rabon Spencer Duck
Nov 24, 2014
Rabon Spencer Duck, age 76, of Monroe, NC died Nov. 24, 2014. Mr. Duck was born in Kenton, TN on April 12, 1938 to Carlie and Flora Duck. He was raised in Blue Island, IL, but he always returned to Kenton for joyful summers with his cousins. He attended David Lipscomb College in Nashville where he met Jan Davis....
James Douglas Ware
Nov 19, 2014
James Douglas Ware, 60, passed away November 19, 2014. James was born in Gaston County, NC, on November 28, 1953 to the late James Douglas Ware and Bonnie Carleen Moore Ware Black. He was a retired detective of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Monday, November 24, 2014 in the Gordon Funeral...
Kenneth Eugene Collins
Nov 17, 2014
Kenneth Eugene Collins “Ken” passed away at Carolinas Medical Center in Monroe on November 17, 2014. He was born April 21, 1937 in Rock Hill, South Carolina to the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernest O. Collins (Violet Smith). He grew up in Rock Hill and graduated from Rock Hill High School. He furthered his education at the University of...
William Hood Mcleod
Nov 13, 2014
Dr. William Hood “Bill” McLeod of Monroe, N.C., died November 13, 2014 at the Hospice House in Monroe, N.C. He was 91 years old. He is survived by his wife Nell; daughters Adele Willard, Julie McLeod and Laurie Tardif; and grandchildren Walker McLeod Bryant, Erin Tardif and Garrett Tardif. A memorial service will be held 11:30 AM, Monday, November...
Barry Asgill Helms
Nov 13, 2014
Barry Asgill Helms, 72, passed away peacefully at his home Thursday, November 13, 2014, following a long, courageous battle with lung cancer and congestive heart failure. He was born May 27, 1942 in Union County son of the late Willie Clay and Ruth Baucom Helms. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, November 16, 2014 at Union Grove...
Emma Caroline Hinson
Nov 12, 2014
Emma Caroline Hinson, infant, passed away November 12, 2014. She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC on August 28, 2014 to Jamie Harold and Jennifer Renee Forbis Hinson. A graveside funeral service will be held Friday, November 14, 2014 at 3:00 PM in the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, 420 Hopewell Church Road, Monroe, NC 28110. The family will visit...
Mary Ree (Aycoth) Outlaw
Nov 11, 2014
Mary Aycoth Outlaw, age 95, of Monroe, passed peacefully on Tuesday (November 11, 2014) at Jesse Helms Nursing Center. Born on September 1st, 1919, Mary was known for her spunky personality, sharp wit, and thoughtfulness. More so, she was known for being a lifetime devoted Christian and hard worker, all of which contributed to her longevity. She was preceded...
Nancy Carolyn (Beaver) Hurley
Nov 9, 2014
Carolyn Beaver Hurley age 80 of Wingate passed away at The Brian Center of Monroe on November 9, 2014. She was born in Greensboro, NC to the late Herman Lewis Beaver and Stella Coleman Beaver. She was a beloved member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Monroe. She was also a previous music director...
Doris Jean (Tarlton) Love
Nov 9, 2014
Doris Tarlton Love, 80, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014. She was born in Union County, NC on September 19, 1934 daughter of the late Reece Edgar and Oris Myrtle Blackburn Tarlton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Willard H. Love. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 1:00 PM in Shiloh Baptist...
Lucille Richardson
Nov 8, 2014
Lucille Richardson, 67, passed away November 8, 2014. She was born in Union County, NC, on December 1, 1946 to Erskine Dale Richardson Sr. and Josephine Griffin Richardson. A funeral service will be held 3:00 PM, Monday, November 10, 2014 in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. The family will visit with family and friends following the funeral. She was preceded...
Shirley Yvonne (Crow) Gobey
Nov 8, 2014
Shirley Yvonne Gobey, 78, of Matthews, formerly of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014. She was born in Duval County, Florida on July 6, 1936, daughter of the late Ned and Dorothy Todd Crow. Mrs. Gobey was a retired employee of Broward Community College. Mrs. Gobey was preceded in death by her husband, Nathan Gobey, daughter,...
Michael Hugh Smith
Nov 7, 2014
Michael H. Smith (affectionately called Mike), passed away peacefully at this home in Mineral Springs on Friday morning at 1:12 a.m. Mike had been battling Parkinson's Disease since 2003 and Dementia for the past several years. He and his wife, Carolyn, actually travelled to Beijing, China, in 2008 for 2 months of Stem Cell therapy for his Parkinsons's Disease...
