Obituaries

Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC

Amy Nicole Price

Amy Nicole Price

Dec 26, 2014

Amy Nicole Price, 43, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014. She was born on February 17, 1971 in Union County, NC daughter of Sherrill and Lou Nell Haigler Price. Amy was an employee of Teledyne Allvac. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Love Baptist Church, 707 Deese Rd., Monroe, NC 28110. Burial...

Carrie Elizabeth (Pate) Aldridge

Carrie Elizabeth (Pate) Aldridge

Dec 22, 2014

Carrie Elizabeth “Libby” Pate Aldridge, 64, went home to be with Jesus Monday, December 22, 2014. She was born October 17, 1950 in Union County daughter of the late Henry Hampton and Helen Matheson Pate. Funeral services will be held 12:00 PM Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Gordon Funeral Chapel 1904 Lancaster Ave. Monroe NC 28112. Burial will follow...

Anita Marcelle (Holt) Purser

Anita Marcelle (Holt) Purser

Dec 22, 2014

Anita M. Holt Purser, 43, passed away at home Monday, December 22, 2014. She was born November 10, 1971 in Orlando Fl. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at New Hope Baptist Church 5928 New Salem Road, Marshville NC 28103. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Anita is survived by her loving husband...

James Allen Buchanan

James Allen Buchanan

Dec 19, 2014

James “Jim” Buchanan, 75, passed away December 19, 2014 at his home in Waxhaw, NC. He was first born of five sons to James and Francis Buchanan. He was born December 12th, 1939 in Morgantown, WV. He served his country in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged. After living and working in Seattle Washington, he returned...

Rachel (Eason) Defore

Rachel (Eason) Defore

Dec 18, 2014

Rachel Eason DeFore, 79, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014. She was born January 14, 1935 in Union County, daughter of the late Thomas Roscoe and Hattie Watkins Eason. She was preceded in death by a son, Dennis Avery Crooke. Funeral services will be Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 11:00 AM in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe,...

Agnes Carroll (Carroll) Helms

Agnes Carroll (Carroll) Helms

Dec 14, 2014

Agnes Carroll Helms, 98, passed away December 14, 2014. She was born December 7, 1916 in Union County, NC, to the late John Monroe and Eula Autin Carroll. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Monroe City Cemetery. Mrs. Agnes is survived by her son Eugene Helms of Monroe. She was preceded...

David Lee Sims

David Lee Sims

Dec 11, 2014

David Lee Sims, 71, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014. He was born in Union County, NC, September 25, 1943, son of the late Richard Edwin and Inez Pierce Sims. David loved life, the beach and his family and friends. Funeral services will be Sunday, December 14, 2014 at 2:00 PM in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe,...

Shelia Jean (Bivens) Thomas

Shelia Jean (Bivens) Thomas

Dec 10, 2014

Jean Bivens Thomas, 65, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014. She was born December 6, 1949 in Union County daughter of the late Charles Franklin and Betty Jo Helms Bivens. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, December 13, 2014 at First Baptist Church of Monroe. The family will visit prior to the service beginning at 1:30...

Clara (Mills) Underwood

Clara (Mills) Underwood

Dec 6, 2014

Clara Mills Underwood, 82, passed away December 6, 2014. Clara was born in Chesterfield, SC, on February 21, 1932 to the late James and Nettie Mae Rayfield Mills. Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 10, 2014 in the Gordon Funeral Chapel with a visitation prior to the service from 12:30 PM until 1:45 PM at Gordon...

Carl Junior Haigler

Carl Junior Haigler

Dec 5, 2014

Carl Junior Haigler, 83, passed away Friday, December 5, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Union County on June 14, 1931, son of the late Gus William and Bessie Mae Rushing Haigler. Mr. Haigler has served as a Deacon for over 50 years at Union Grove Primitive Baptist Church. He was ordained as a deacon...

Peggy (Carnes) Brock

Peggy (Carnes) Brock

Dec 4, 2014

Peggy Carnes Brock, 85, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014. She was born January 12, 1929 in Union County, daughter of the late Alexander Brown and Margie Ethel Conder Carnes. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles W. Brock. Funeral services will be Monday, December 8, 2014 at 11:00 AM in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Avenue,...

Marion Susan (Grier) Steele

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

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