Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Carolyn Ladell (Rogers) Bjorlin
Aug 19, 2014
Carolyn Rogers Bjorlin, 75, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014. She was born in Winter Garden, Florida on July 25, 1939 daughter of Era Smith Rogers and the late Henry David Rogers. Ms. Bjorlin received her BS and Masters in Nursing from the University of Florida. She was an administrator with Laurel OB/GYN of Charlotte and Monroe Family Medical...
Billy Ray Chaney
Aug 19, 2014
Billy Ray “Bill” Chaney, 77, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014. He was born in Union County on October 25, 1936, son of the late Hubert Winchester and Loma Estelle Byrum Chaney. He was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Bobbie Sims and Noah Chaney. Funeral services will be Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 2:00 PM in Benton’s Cross...
Christa "Chris" Austin
Aug 17, 2014
Christa Helms Austin of Monroe, NC won her battle with breast cancer on Sunday, August 17th 2014. Chris, as her family called her, was an incredible mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and colleague. A beloved teacher of 20 years, she taught more than 400 children while at Aquadale and New Salem Elementary schools. Chris was as beautiful on...
Annie Mable (Baker) Boyles
Aug 16, 2014
Mable Baker Boyles, 96, died Saturday, August 16, 2014. Mrs. Boyles was born in Union County, NC, October 29, 1917, daughter of the late Carl and Blanche Baucom Baker. She was also preceded in death by her husband Charles Wesley Boyles, four brothers, Vachel, Byron, Colson and Burris Baker and two sisters Jewel Hill and Louise Preslar. Graveside funeral...
Thomas Leonard Crooke
Aug 14, 2014
Thomas Leonard Crooke Sr, 75, of Wingate passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2014. Tom was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend, role model, and member of our community. He was a man who built his life around being of service to others, whether through his passionate efforts in education with the Union County Board of Education and South...
Iris Karen Simpson
Aug 13, 2014
Mrs. Karen Killough Simpson, 60, passed away at home on August 13, 2014. She was born December 23, 1953 in Mecklenburg County, daughter of the late Mabel Lee Killough and the late Curtis Killough of Indian Trail. Karen was preceded in passing by her parents, sister Patricia Killough and infant sister. Karen is survived by her husband Dennis Simpson;...
Larry Charles Jr. Shumpert
Aug 13, 2014
Larry Charles “Chad” Shumpert, Jr., 35, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014. He was born in Union County, NC, son of Larry Charles Shumpert, Sr. and Sandra Gulledge Shumpert. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister, Laney Allison Shumpert of Monroe, and paternal grandparents, Ralph Wayne and Mildred Alice Shumpert of Lumberton, NC. Funeral services...
Beulah Mae Helms
Aug 11, 2014
Beulah Mae Helms, 77, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014. She was born in Union County, NC on September 1, 1936 daughter of the late Earl and Nancy Carter Helms. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 11:00 AM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Waxhaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Helms is survived by...
Margaret Neal Fowler
Aug 8, 2014
Margaret Neal Fowler, 90, passed away Friday August 8, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 8, 1924 in Union County, NC daughter of the late Frank and Annie Gordon Fowler. Funeral services will be held 4:00 PM, Monday, August 11, 2014 in Gordon Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow at Hebron United Methodist...
Jay Patrick Jordan
Aug 8, 2014
Jay Patrick Jordan, 40, passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his family. We know Jesus welcomed him home because he was his child. He was born May 15, 1974 in Union County, NC son of Nick Andrea Jordan. He is also survived by his wife Heidi Heitz Jordan, two daughters Bethany, and Caraline Jordan,...
Samuel Billotto
Aug 5, 2014
Samuel Billotto, 69, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2014. He was born October 7, 1944 in Kings County, NY, son of the late Emilio “Carmine” and Elvira Gerardi Billotto. Mr. Billotto was a U.S. Army veteran, the Service Manager at Ben Mynatt Chevrolet in Concord, a past Cub Master in Florida and volunteered with the Westwood Baseball Association in...
James Donald Tucker
Aug 5, 2014
James Donald “Bud” Tucker, 76, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2014. He was born in Union County, NC on November 15, 1937 son of the late George and Frona Whitley Tucker. A memorial service will be held 4:00 PM Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Mary Elizabeth Baptist Church, 3703 Mary Elizabeth Church Rd., Waxhaw, NC 28173. Mr. Tucker is...
Thomas Milton Sr. Moyer
Aug 5, 2014
Thomas Milton Moyer, Sr., 88, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2014. He was born October 23, 1925 in Conesville, OH, son of the late Thomas Milton and Kathryn Shafer Moyer. Mr. Moyer was a WWII veteran, serving in the Pacific Theater. He was a career banker of 39 years, and retired from Bank of Stanly. Funeral services will be...
Msg. Thomas Richard Cobb
Jul 31, 2014
MSG. Thomas Richard Cobb, 58, passed away July 31, 2014. Mr. Cobb was born on March 30, 1956, in Guilford County, NC, to the late Robert Curtis Cobb and Emma Newell Cobb. Mr. Cobb was a retired army veteran, he was a very proud member of the 82nd Airborne, and served his country in Desert Storm. He was a...
Glennie Marie (Braswell) Price
Jul 22, 2014
Marie Braswell Baucom Price, 84, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014. She was born in Union County, NC on November 22, 1929 daughter of the late Solon and Lorena Baucom Braswell. Mrs. Price loved her family and her church members. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 1:00 PM in Mill Creek Baptist Church where she...
Marilyn (Price) Wilson
Jul 19, 2014
Marilyn Price Wilson, 95, died Saturday, July 19, 2014 in her home at the Emeritus at Eastover Assisted Living Community in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Wilson was born on June 7, 1919 in Buckhannon, West Virginia to the late Herbert Leroy and May Virginia Price. In 1938, she was a princess in the West Virginia Strawberry Festival. She also...
Tammy Sherie (Lee) Brewer
Jul 19, 2014
Tammy Sherie Lee Brewer, 54, passed away July 20, 2014. Tammy was born on December 3, 1959 in Oconee SC, to Bill Lee and Bobbie Ann Emerson Franks. A memorial service to celebrate Tammy’s life will be held Tuesday, July 22, 2014 beginning at 7:30 PM at her residence 6308 Landsford Road, Marshville, NC, 28103, the family will visit...
Jeffery Ray Dean
Jul 17, 2014
Jeffery Ray Dean, 59, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014. He was born October 4, 1954 in Gaston County, NC, son of Ray Dean and the late Ester Marie Chastain Dean. Jeffery was also preceded in death by his brother, Kevin Patrick Dean. A memorial service will be held Sunday, July 20, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in Gordon Funeral...
Laura Lynn (Mcwhorter) Mcclain
Jul 14, 2014
Lynn McWhorter McClain, 55, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014. She was born on September 23, 1958 in Union County, NC daughter of the late George Heath and Helen Irene Johnson McWhorter. Lynn was an employee of Windstream for 36 years. A graveside funeral service will be held Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at 12:00 noon in McWhorter Cemetery. Lynn...
Tony Ellis Stegall
Jul 10, 2014
Tony Ellis Stegall, 54, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014. He was born in Chesterfield, SC on August 29, 1959 son of the late Kenneth Stegall and Barbara Laney Faulk. A graveside service will be held Monday, July 14, 2014 at 12:00 noon at Lucy Helms Cemetery. Mr. Stegall is survived by his wife, Kathy Strawn Stegall, sons, Jeffrey...
