Obituaries

Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC

George Ray Mcwhorter

George Ray Mcwhorter

Oct 18, 2013

George R. McWhorter, 88, passed away Friday, October 18, 2013. He was born in Union County on December 19, 1924, son of the late George W. and Millie Starnes McWhorter. Mr. McWhorter was preceded in death by his wife, Roxie Holshouser McWhorter, brothers Allen Wilson McWhorter, W. Roy McWhorter, sisters, Mildred Starnes and Loerne Starnes . Mr. McWhorter is...

Doris (Miles) Griffin

Doris (Miles) Griffin

Oct 17, 2013

Doris Miles Griffin, 63, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013. She was born in Chesterfield County, SC on September 5, 1950 daughter of the late Lonnie Alex and Inez Demby Miles. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 2:00 PM in Gordon Funeral Chapel. Entombment will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. Mrs. Griffin is survived by...

Ray Edward Jr. Bartlett

Ray Edward Jr. Bartlett

Oct 15, 2013

Ray Edward Bartlett, Jr. 58, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013. He was born in Savannah, GA December 22, 1954 son of Joann Penland Bartlett, and the late Ray Edward Bartlett, Sr. Ray was owner and operator of Ray-mart Printing, was a supervisor with IMO Industries for 20 years. He was an avid fisherman, loved the outdoors, and had...

Ted Johnson

Ted Johnson

Oct 14, 2013

CHARLOTTE- After 68 adventurous years, Ted Augustus Johnson of Charlotte, “went out with his boots on” October 14, 2013, at Carolinas Medical Center Main. Ted was born April 30, 1945 in Charlotte, the son of the late Houston Perry and Pauline Inez Senter Johnson, both of Charlotte. Ted was a 1963 graduate of Harding High School and went on...

Jean Griffin Howey

Jean Griffin Howey

Oct 12, 2013

Jean Griffin Howey, 76, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013. She was born in Union County, N.C. on July 30, 1937 daughter of the late Corbitt Wilson Griffin and Katherine Hamilton Griffin Helms. The family will receive friends at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC, Wednesday, October 16, 2013 from 12:00 until 1:00 PM, followed by the...

Jean G. Howey

Jean G. Howey

Oct 12, 2013

Jean G. Howey CHARLOTTE - Jean Griffin Howey, 76, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013. She was born in Union County, NC, on July 30, 1937, daughter of the late Corbitt Wilson Griffin and Katherine Hamilton Griffin Helms. The family will receive friends at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC, Wednesday, October 16, 2013, from 12:00 until...

Florence A. (Lawrence) Campbell

Florence A. (Lawrence) Campbell

Oct 12, 2013

Florence A. Campbell of Waxhaw, NC and Parkersburg, WV died quietly at home in her sleep on October 12, 2013 at the age of 96 with both her children at her side. Florence was born May 7, 1917 in Cambridge, MA to John Francis and Florence Emily Lawrence. She was preceded in death by her husband James G. Campbell...

Jannie Loretta Price

Jannie Loretta Price

Oct 12, 2013

Jannie Loretta Price, 76, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013. She was born in Union County, August 30, 1937 daughter of the late Kern Neal and Etta Arilla Helms Price. A graveside funeral service will be held Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Lakeland Memorial Park. She is survived by sisters, Hazel Mason, Clara Mae Wooten and Lucille Helms, all...

Ward Stegall

Ward Stegall

Oct 11, 2013

Ward Napoleon Stegall MARSHVILLE - Ward Napoleon Stegall, 92, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2013. He was born on January 25, 1921, in Union County, son of the late Julian Benton and Pearl Gaddy Stegall. He was married to the late Helen Hinson Stegall for 63 years. He was also preceded in death by an infant son and...

Ward Napoleon Stegall

Ward Napoleon Stegall

Oct 11, 2013

Dateline: Marshville Ward Napoleon Stegall, 92, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2013. He was born on January 25, 1921, in Union County, son of the late Julian Benton and Pearl Gaddy Stegall. He was married to the late Helen Hinson Stegall for 63 years. He was also preceded in death by an infant son, another young son, Scott...

Donald Gene Privett

Donald Gene Privett

Oct 10, 2013

Donald Gene Privett, 76, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2013. He was born in Charlotte, NC on April 12, 1937 son of the late Velma Privett. Mr. Privett was a retired US Air Force veteran and also retired from Carolinas Health Care System. A graveside funeral service will be held Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 11:00 AM in Lakeland...

Linda Aycoth Richardson

Linda Aycoth Richardson

Oct 10, 2013

Linda Aycoth Richardson, 62, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2013. She was born in Union County, NC on December 27, 1950 daughter of the late Clarence and Ruby Hinson Aycoth. The family will receive friends Sunday, October 13, 2013 from 5:00 until 5:45 PM at New Hope United Methodist Church with a memorial service to follow at 6:00 PM....

Donald Privett

Donald Privett

Oct 10, 2013

Donald Gene Privett MONROE - Donald Gene Privett, 76, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2013. He was born in Charlotte, NC on April 12, 1937 son of the late Velma Privett. Mr. Privett was a retired US Air Force veteran and also retired from Carolinas Health Care System. A graveside funeral service will be held Saturday, October 12, 2013...

Lavonne Little

Lavonne Little

Oct 10, 2013

Lavonne Williams Little CONCORD - Lavonne Williams Little, born August 13, 1929, died quietly at the Baptist Retirement Home, The Gardens of Taylor Glen, in Concord, NC on October 10, 2013. She was the daughter of the late William Oscar Williams and Fannie Bell Hargett Williams Holloway of Monroe, NC. Mrs. Little is survived by her two daughters, Janet...

Lavonne Williams Little

Lavonne Williams Little

Oct 10, 2013

Lavonne Williams Little, born August 13, 1929, died quietly at the Baptist Retirement Home, The Gardens of Taylor Glen, in Concord, NC on October 10, 2013. She was the daughter of the late William Oscar Williams and Fannie Bell Hargett Williams Holloway of Monroe, NC. Mrs. Little is survived by her two daughters, Janet Covey of Braselton, GA and...

Ruth Burrows East

Ruth Burrows East

Oct 9, 2013

Ruth Burrows East, 74, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2013 as a resident of White Oaks nursing home in Waxhaw. She was born in Washington, DC on March 3, 1939 daughter of the late Lester and Alice Coleback Burrows. The family will receive friends Monday, October 14, 2013 from 5:00 until 5:45 PM at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster...

Ruth Burrows East

Ruth Burrows East

Oct 9, 2013

Ruth Burrows East MONROE - Ruth Burrows East, 74, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2013 as a resident of White Oaks Nursing Home in Waxhaw. The family will receive friends Monday, October 14, 2013 from 5:00 until 5:45 PM at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112 followed by a private memorial service at 6:00 PM in...

David Larry Moore

David Larry Moore

Oct 8, 2013

David Larry Moore, 70, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013. He was born in Union County, June 22, 1943 son of the late Richard and Annie Medlin Moore. Mr. Moore was a retired US Army veteran and also a retired employee of Monroe Hardware Co. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM in Solid...

Jeanne Davis-Diehl

Jeanne Davis-Diehl

Oct 7, 2013

Jeanne Marie Davis-Diehl October 2, 1944 - October 7, 2013 MONROE - Jeanne Marie Davis-Diehl, beloved wife and mother, peacefully passed away at her residence in Monroe, NC, on October 7, 2013, after her hard fought battle with cancer. She was born on October 2, 1944, in Berwyn, Illinois. After raising two daughters, and working for 30 years as...

Jeanne Marie (Mackey) Davis-Diehl

Jeanne Marie (Mackey) Davis-Diehl

Oct 7, 2013

Jeanne Marie Davis-Diehl October 2, 1944 – October 7, 2013 Jeanne Marie Davis-Diehl, beloved wife and mother, peacefully passed away at her residence in Monroe, NC, on October 7, 2013, after her hard fought battle with cancer. She was born on October 2, 1944, in Berwyn, Illinois. After raising two daughters, and working for 30 years as a marketing...

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