Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
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...
Dr. Earl ""Mac"" Griffin
Jan 8, 2015
Dr. Earl McCray “Mac” Griffin, Jr., 70 passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015. He was born on November 12, 1944 son of the late Earl M. Griffin Sr. and Dorothy Louise Wallace Griffin. He planted, pastored and served many churches in the area, served as the elder of Monroe Baptist Fellowship and president of Emmanuel Theological Seminary. Dr. Mac...
Julia Elizabeth (Griffin) Trull
Jan 7, 2015
Julia Griffin Trull passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015. She was born in Union County, NC on February 18, 1938, daughter of the late W.M. (Mib) Griffin and Lillian A. Griffin Stack. Mrs. Trull was predeceased by her husband of 44 years, William James (Chub) Trull; four sisters, Grace P. Mills, Bertha Moser, Ada Aycoth and Ruby Griffin; five...
Lori Ann (Jenkins) James
Jan 2, 2015
Lori Ann Jenkins James, 48, born December 27, 1966 in Greene County, MO, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 2, 2015. She was the daughter of Mr. Jerry Albert and Margaret Decker Jenkins. Funeral services will be Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 3:00 PM in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC 28112. Burial will...
Linda Sue (Little) Walser
Jan 1, 2015
Linda Sue Little Walser, 69, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015. She was born in Monroe, NC on August 29, 1945 daughter of the late Price Labon and Madge Baucom Little. Linda retired after 35 years as an accountant for GMAC. The family will receive friends Monday, January 5, 2015 from 10:00 until 10:45 AM at Gordon Funeral Service,...
Margaret Christine (Baughman) Moss
Dec 30, 2014
Margaret Baughman Moss, 84, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014. She was born in Palatka, Florida on August 25, 1930 daughter of the late Perry Thomas and Wilma Spivey Baughman. Graveside services will be held Friday, January 2, 2014 at 1:00 pm in Lakeland Memorial Park with Dr. Mike Whitson officiating. Mrs. Moss was preceded in death by her...
Kenneth Derwood Hawley
Dec 29, 2014
Kenneth Derwood Hawley, 85, passed away in Monroe, NC on December 29, 2014. He was born September 14, 1929 in Wilson, NC. He lived and worked in the Washington D.C. Metro Area for most of his adult life. He served his Country as a member of the United States Air Force and also the Air Force Reserve. He officially...
Gerald Wayne Sr. Melton
Dec 29, 2014
Gerald Wayne Melton, Sr., 49, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014. He was born in Union County, NC on October 10, 1965 son of Benjamin Franklin Melton and the late Mable Ann Aldridge Melton. A memorial service will be held Friday, January 2, 2015 at 1:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. The...
Ira "Sid" Handsel
Dec 28, 2014
Ira Sidney “Sid” Handsel, 84, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014. He was born in Union County, October 18, 1930 son of the late Mulba and Effie Coulbourne Handsel. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 31, 2014 in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave, Monroe NC 28112. Burial will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. The family...
Donald Burrell Sr. Pressley
Dec 27, 2014
Donald “ Burrell” Pressley, Sr., 80, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014 at his residence. He was born October 18, 1934 in Union County son of the late Samuel Houston Pressley, Sr. and Sally Mae Medlin Pressley. He is also preceded in death by his first wife, Carolyn Hill Pressley, a brother, Paul Pressley, Sr. and a grandson, Joseph...
