Obituaries

Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC

James Mangum

James Mangum

May 15, 2013

James Carroll Mangum MONROE - Mr. Mangum, 71, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013. He was born October 6, 1941 in Union County, son of the late Clarence William and Esther Walden Mangum. He was preceded in death by his brother, Paul H. Mangum and sister, Ruby Lee M. Helms. Mr. Mangum is survived by his brother, Clarence Mangum,...

James Steele Helms

James Steele Helms

May 13, 2013

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Mr. James Steele Helms, 89, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on February 3, 1924, son of the late James and Fannie Steele Helms. Mr. Helms was a WW II US Navy veteran and a retired Celanese Corp. employee. The family will receive friends Thursday, May 16, 2013, from...

L. J. Gann

L. J. Gann

May 12, 2013

L. J. Gann MONROE - Mr. L. J. Gann, 98, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 12, 2013, at the Presbyterian Hospital in Matthews, NC. He was born in Rockingham County, NC, on April 2, 1915, son of the late Jason and Annie Highfill Gann. Mr. Gann was a graduate of Appalachian State Teachers College and held a master's...

L.J. Gann

L.J. Gann

May 12, 2013

Mr. L. J. Gann, 98, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 12, 2013, at the Presbyterian Hospital in Matthews, NC. He was born in Rockingham County, NC, on April 2, 1915, son of the late Jason and Annie Highfill Gann. Mr. Gann was a graduate of Appalachian State Teachers College and held a master's degree from the University of...

Kenneth Walker

Kenneth Walker

May 11, 2013

Kenneth Walker, 55, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013. He was born in Chesterfield County, SC on March 22, 1958 son of Carrie Blakeney Walker and the late Jason Walker. Private burial services will be held at a later date. Public viewing will be held Tuesday evening, May 14, 2013 from 6:00 until 8:00 at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904...

Carolle Jean (Helms) Penegar

Carolle Jean (Helms) Penegar

May 10, 2013

Mrs. Carolle Jean Penegar, 76, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at Presbyterian Hospital Matthews. She was born in Union County, NC on June 24, 1936 daughter of the late Harold Houston and Mae Suzzane Little Helms. Carolle Jean was a secretary for Perfect Fit Industries in Monroe for 24 years. She also was a very caring person that...

Myra Cates Matthews

Myra Cates Matthews

May 10, 2013

Myra Cates Matthews, 73, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013. She was born in Henry County Ga. on June 14, 1940 to the late James Orington Cates and Clara Gertrude White. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday May 14, 2013 at Horis Ward Funeral Home 376 Fairview Rd. Stockbridge, Ga. 30281. A visitation will be held prior...

Agnes (Williams) Connell

Agnes (Williams) Connell

May 10, 2013

Mrs. Agnes Williams Connell 96, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013. A native of Union County she was born February 19, 1917 daughter of the late Troy and Sarah Biggers Williams. Graveside services will be held Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Crooked Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, 7920 Crooked Creek Church Rd. Monroe, NC 28110 conducted by Rev. Paul...

Carolle Jean Penegar

Carolle Jean Penegar

May 10, 2013

Carolle Jean Penegar MINERAL SPRINGS - Mrs. Carolle Jean Penegar, 76, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, at Presbyterian Hospital, Matthews. She was born in Union County, NC, on June 24, 1936, daughter of the late Harold Houston and Mae Suzzane Little Helms. Carolle Jean was a secretary for Perfect Fit Industries in Monroe for 24 years. She also...

Agnes Connell

Agnes Connell

May 10, 2013

Agnes Williams Connell MONROE - Mrs. Agnes Williams Connell, 96, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013. A native of Union County she was born February 19, 1917 daughter of the late Troy and Sarah Biggers Williams. Graveside services will be held Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Crooked Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, 7920 Crooked Creek Church Rd., Monroe, NC...

Jeffrey Allen Whitener

Jeffrey Allen Whitener

May 7, 2013

Dateline: Monroe, NC Jeffrey Allen Whitener, 26, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on January 13, 1987. Jeffrey was an all-around great man. He was a great husband, son, brother, friend and most of all he was the best daddy a little girl could ask for. Anyone that knew him knows that...

Richard "Dick" Wall

Richard "Dick" Wall

Apr 30, 2013

Mr. Richard Arthur Dick Wall, 94, of 6920 Marching Duck Drive, Charlotte, formerly of Port Washington, NY, died at Presbyterian Hospital on April 30, 2013. Mr. Wall was born December 14, 1918, in Brooklyn, NY and was raised in Hollis, Queens, NY where he graduated from Jamaica High School. He graduated in 1941 from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine...

Bobby Ray Wallace

Bobby Ray Wallace

Apr 30, 2013

Dateline: Monroe, NC Bobby Ray Wallace, 72, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2013. He was born in Union County on September 12, 1940, son of the late C. Ray and Myrtle K. Wallace. He was preceded in death by his sister, Lynda Hinson. A memorial service will be Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 11:00 AM in Gordon Funeral Chapel,...

Bobby Wallace

Bobby Wallace

Apr 30, 2013

Bobby Ray Wallace MONROE - Bobby Ray Wallace, 72, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2013. He was born in Union County on September 12, 1940, son of the late C. Ray and Myrtle K. Wallace. He was preceded in death by his sister, Lynda Hinson. A memorial service will be Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 11:00 AM in Gordon...

Richard Wall

Richard Wall

Apr 30, 2013

Richard A. Wall CHARLOTTE - Mr. Richard Arthur Dick Wall, 94, of 6920 Marching Duck Drive, Charlotte, formerly of Port Washington, NY, died at Presbyterian Hospital on April 30, 2013. Mr. Wall was born December 14, 1918, in Brooklyn, NY and was raised in Hollis, Queens, NY where he graduated from Jamaica High School. He graduated in 1941 from...

Roland Bartlett

Roland Bartlett

Apr 27, 2013

Roland Boyd Bartlett MONROE - Roland Boyd Bartlett, 77, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on April 8, 1936 son of the late Babe Bartlett and Francis Doris McManus. The family will receive friends from 12:00 until 12:45 Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112...

Roland Boyd Bartlett

Roland Boyd Bartlett

Apr 27, 2013

Dateline: Monroe, NC Roland Boyd Bartlett, 77, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on April 8, 1936 son of the late Babe Bartlett and Francis Doris McManus. The family will receive friends from 12:00 until 12:45 Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112 followed by...

Jimmy Hutchinson Belk

Jimmy Hutchinson Belk

Apr 24, 2013

Jimmy Hutchinson Belk, 81, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013. He was born on December 24, 1931 son of the late Carl Clayton Belk, Sr. and Myrtle Yarbrough Belk. Mr. Belk was a retired foreman with Georgia Pacific and a US Army veteran. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 26, 2013 at 3:00 PM in Prospect United Methodist...

Keith Aldridge

Keith Aldridge

Apr 23, 2013

Keith Neviel Aldridge PAGELAND - Keith Neviel Aldridge, 81, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on September 17, 1931 son of the late General Bunyan and Mary Threatt Aldridge. Mr. Aldridge was a US Navy veteran and a retired insurance salesman. The family will receive friends Friday, April 26, 2013 from 12:30...

Keith Neviel Aldridge

Keith Neviel Aldridge

Apr 23, 2013

Keith Neviel Aldridge, 81, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on September 17, 1931 son of the late General Bunyan and Mary Threatt Aldridge. Mr. Aldridge was a US Navy veteran and a retired insurance salesman. The family will receive friends Friday, April 26, 2013 from 12:30 until 1:45 PM at Gordon...

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