Obituaries

Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC

George Heath Mcwhorter

George Heath Mcwhorter

Apr 10, 2014

George Heath McWhorter, 78, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014. He was born April 6, 1936, son of the late William Samuel and Willie Deese McWhorter. A graveside service was held Saturday, April 12, 2014 at McWhorter Cemetery at 2:00 PM. He is survived by his loving wife, Karen G. McWhorter, daughters, Lynn McClain and husband Ike and Janet...

H. Clark Goodwin

H. Clark Goodwin

Apr 10, 2014

H. Clark Goodwin, 79, of Monroe, NC entered Life Eternal on Thursday, April 10, 2014. He was the eldest son of Sam and Ruth Goodwin of Monroe and was born on November 24, 1934. Clark was raised in Union County and graduated from Monroe High School. He attended Wingate Junior College and transferred to the University of North Carolina...

K. C. Long

K. C. Long

Apr 9, 2014

Mr. K. C. Long, 92, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014. He was born in Union County, NC on September 6, 1921 son of the late Lawrence Edward and Odessa Secrest Long. Mr. Long served on the Board of Directors for the American Children’s Home, Lexington, NC, and the North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association and was one of the original...

Macie (Liles) Geddes

Macie (Liles) Geddes

Apr 9, 2014

Macie Liles Geddes, 88, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014. She was born in Union County, NC on August 1, 1925, daughter of the late James Benjamin and Minnie Medlin Liles. Mrs. Geddes loved Denver Colorado and her many friends, where she lived and worked for Broad Moore Hotel and Denver Dry Goods for 50 plus years. A graveside...

Buck Small

Buck Small

Apr 7, 2014

Otha Burris “Buck” Small, 95, passed away Monday, April 07, 2014. He was born September 12, 1918 in Union County to the late Andrew Carl Lessie Mable Smith Small. He is preceded in death by his wife of 72 years, Frances Richardson Small. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 9, 2014 in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904...

Sue Ellen (Ferguson) Williams

Sue Ellen (Ferguson) Williams

Apr 7, 2014

Sue Ellen Ferguson Williams, 66, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014. She was born November 7, 1947, daughter of the late Hoy Adam and Thelma Willer Eury Ferguson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clayton Williams, Jr. Funeral services will be Friday, April 11, 2014 at 11:00 AM in West Monroe Baptist Church. Burial will follow in...

Barbara Ann (Luckadoo) Wingard

Barbara Ann (Luckadoo) Wingard

Apr 3, 2014

Barbara Ann Luckadoo Wingard, 70, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014. She was born August 25, 1943 in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Albert Alexander Viola Silvers Luckadoo. She is also preceded in death by a daughter Tina W. Crawford. Funeral services will be held on 3:00 PM, Sunday, April 6, 2014 in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904...

Roger Dale Jr. Harrison

Roger Dale Jr. Harrison

Apr 3, 2014

Roger Dale Harrison, Jr. 43, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014. He was born July 10, 1970 in Union County, NC. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2014 at Center Grove Primitive Baptist Church, 600 NW Main St., Waxhaw, NC 28173. Burial will follow in Waxhaw City Cemetery. Roger is survived by his parents Roger...

Ella Ramelle (Pope) Baucom

Ella Ramelle (Pope) Baucom

Apr 2, 2014

Ella Ramelle Baucom, 85, passed away, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. She was born in Union County, NC on October 24, 1928 daughter of the late Edmond and Eula Bryant Pope. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 4, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Union Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Baucom was preceded in death...

Ronald Starnes

Ronald Starnes

Apr 2, 2014

Ronald Starnes, 67, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014. He was born in York County, SC on August 24, 1946, son of Fannie Craig Starnes Williams and the late Charles Otto Starnes. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Steve Starnes. Mr. Starnes honorably served in the U. S. Marines. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April...

Kenneth Hoyle Davis

Kenneth Hoyle Davis

Mar 29, 2014

Kenneth Hoyle Davis, 84, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014. He was born in Oglesby, Texas on July 2, 1929 son of the late Wesley Brittain and Carrie Walker Davis. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mabel Ingram Davis and a son, Stephen Manning Davis. The family will receive friends from 11:00 until 11:45 AM Wednesday,...

Lloyd Taft Jr. Tucker

Lloyd Taft Jr. Tucker

Mar 23, 2014

Lloyd “Butch” Tucker, 68, died Sunday, March 23, 2014. Born May 7, 1945 in Monroe, NC, he was the son of Mary Surratt Tucker and the late Lloyd Tucker, Sr. Butch grew up in the Benton Heights area and attended Monroe High School before continuing his studies at both Wingate University and Campbell University. After college, he served his...

Frances Ellen (Richardson) Small

Frances Ellen (Richardson) Small

Mar 19, 2014

Frances Richardson Small, 92, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014. She was born in Union County, NC on January 28, 1922 daughter of the late John Hoyle and Euna Viola Tyson Richardson. She graduated from Mineral Springs High School and Carolina Business School. Mrs. Small worked at Camp Sutton in the civilian payroll department until it closed, then later...

Wanda Lee (Norman) Conley

Wanda Lee (Norman) Conley

Mar 18, 2014

Wanda Norman Conley, 78, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at CMC-Pineville. She was born November 4, 1935 in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Ruby Turner Page. She was preceded in death by her brother, Bobby Norman. Mrs. Conley was a retired food broker. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. She was...

Herman Franklin Hannah

Herman Franklin Hannah

Mar 13, 2014

Herman Franklin Hannah, 81, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014. He was born August 26, 1932 in Union County, son of the late John and Minnie Lee Helms Hannah. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Linda Diane Crump and brothers, Bill Hannah and Joe Hannah. He was retired from Springs Industries, after 34 years of service. Funeral...

Charlotte (Conder) Thomas

Charlotte (Conder) Thomas

Mar 12, 2014

Dateline: Midland NC Charlotte Conder Thomas, 63, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Charlotte was born on May 16, 1950 to the late Boyce Herman and Melba Billingsley Conder. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Indian Trail. Charlotte is preceded in death in addition to her parents by her loving husband Jack Chalmers Thomas. Charlotte is...

Betty Jo (Helms) Bivens

Betty Jo (Helms) Bivens

Mar 10, 2014

Betty Helms Bivens, 84, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014. She was born in Union County, NC on February 14, 1930 daughter of the late Roy C. and Odessa Craig Helms. The family will receive friends Wednesday, March 12, 2014 from 10:00 until 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church with the funeral service following at 11:00. Burial will follow...

Rebecca Sue (Osborne) Fleetwood

Rebecca Sue (Osborne) Fleetwood

Mar 8, 2014

Sue O. Fleetwood, age 94, of Monroe, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Sparta, NC on April 20, 1919 to the late Walter and Virgie Osborne. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Robert Fleetwood and her son Bob Fleetwood, one sister Mary Thompson of Sparta,...

Sergio Orlando Pellane

Sergio Orlando Pellane

Mar 8, 2014

Sergio Orlando Pellane, 73, died Saturday, March 8, 2014. Mr. Pellane was born in Chile, South America, October 15, 1940, son of the late Alejandro and Maria Mansilla Pellane. Funeral services will be held Wednesday March 12, 2014 at 2:00 PM in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. The family will receive...

Clarence Wallace Faulkerson

Clarence Wallace Faulkerson

Mar 5, 2014

Clarence Wallace Faulkerson, Sr. 69, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014. He was born July 5, 1944 in Ashtabula, Ohio son to the late Clarence William Gertrude Schieldel Faulkerson, he is also preceded in death by his loving wife of 44 years Margaret Hopson Faulkerson, a brother Richard Faulkerson, two sisters Gertrude McLemore and Diane Faulkerson, adopted son, Rell...

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