Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Kathy Joan (Tucker) Crowe
Mar 1, 2015
Kathy Tucker Crowe, 61, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015. She was born in Union County, NC on December 31, 1953 daughter of John Henry Tucker and the late Lottie Mae Little Tucker. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 2:00 PM in New Testament Baptist Church. Entombment will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. Mrs. Crowe...
David Thomas Sr. Revell
Feb 28, 2015
David Thomas Revell SR of Monroe NC, born 4-18-60 went to be with the Lord on 2-28-2015 at his home with his wife by his side after a long fight with cancer. Dave was a devoted husband and father, an avid outdoorsman, loved caring for nature, the captain of his boat, and loved salt water fishing. He had a...
Betty Lee (Polk) Drake
Feb 28, 2015
Betty Lee Polk Drake, 85, went to be with our Lord and Savior Saturday, February 28, 2015. She was born April 23, 1929 in Union County daughter to the late William Carl Lillian Rushing Polk. She is also preceded in death by her husband James Fairley Drake Jr., a sister Linda Baucom, and a brother Ray Polk. Funeral services...
Ernest Bernard Wallace
Feb 27, 2015
Dateline: Monroe, NC Ernest (EB) Bernard Wallace, 95, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015. He was born in Mecklenburg County, NC on January 13, 1920 son of the late Ernest Baskerville and Bessie Jane Gilburt. Mr. Wallace was a conductor for the railroad and a US Army veteran serving in the Infantry during WW II. He was awarded four...
Eugene Barbee
Feb 23, 2015
Eugene Barbee, 82, passed away Monday, February 23, 2015. He was born on September 26, 1932 in Union County, NC son of the late John O. and Maude Taylor Barbee. Mr. Barbee was a U S Army veteran, a city mail carrier with the US Postal Service, in Monroe and was the former owner of Flowerland Florist. Funeral services...
Jerry Wayne Melton
Feb 21, 2015
Jerry Wayne Melton, 70, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015. He was born July 26, 1944 son of the late James Pemberton and Bonnie Mae Lane Melton. Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Sandy Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, 1106 Sandy Ridge Road, Monroe NC 28112. The family will visit following the service. Jerry...
Holly (Williams) Loy
Feb 19, 2015
Holly Williams Loy, 47, died peacefully on Thursday, February 19, 2015 in Plantation, Florida. She was born in Union County, NC on June 12, 1967. Holly graduated from Monroe High School in 1985 and Appalachian State University in 1989. She was a flight attendant with American Airlines since 1990. Holly is survived by her children, Kristina and Matthew, her...
Helen (Helms) Griffin
Feb 17, 2015
Helen Helms Griffin, 92, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015. She was born in Union County, NC on October 12, 1922 daughter of the late James Sanders and Fannie Ethel Steele Helms. The family will receive friends Friday, February 20, 2015 from 1:00 until 1:45 PM at Hermon Baptist Church, followed by the funeral service at 2:00 PM. Entombment...
Hazel Pauline (Harris) Simpson
Feb 11, 2015
Hazel Harris Simpson, 87, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015. She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC on October 20, 1927 daughter of the late John and Grace Henderson Harris. A graveside funeral service will be held Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM in Lakeland Memorial Park. Gordon Funeral Service is caring for the Simpson family. Online condolences...
Faye Hulett (Wells) Pullen
Feb 8, 2015
Faye Wells Pullen, 71, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015. She is survived by her husband Mark Pullen. A private memorial service will be held at a later date at their residence. Gordon Funeral Service Crematory is caring for the Pullen family.
Marjorie Rebecca (Miller) Botsko
Feb 5, 2015
Marjorie Rebecca Miller Botsko, 81, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015. She was born June 6, 1933 in Sewickley, PA, daughter of the late Ellis M. Sarah Brown Miller. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Lloyd Miller and Ellis M. Miller, Jr. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 2:00 PM in...
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....
