Obituaries

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Dorothy Collins Price Connell

Dorothy Collins Price Connell

Jun 13, 2013

Dorothy Collins Price Connell passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at CMC Main after a brief illness. Dorothy was born in Union County, NC on July 28, 1928 to Henry S. and Lessie Presson Collins. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her first husband of 48 years Clegg Price, and her second husband of...

Dorothy Connell

Dorothy Connell

Jun 13, 2013

Dorothy Collins Price Connell MONROE - Dorothy Collins Price Connell passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at CMC Main after a brief illness. Dorothy was born in Union County, NC on July 28, 1928 to Henry S. and Lessie Presson Collins. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her first husband of 48 years Clegg...

Allison Walters Taylor

Allison Walters Taylor

Jun 11, 2013

Allison Walters Taylor, 57, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013. She was born on August 23, 1955 daughter of the late Bill and Ruth Eileen Braswell Walters. Allison is survived by her husband, Alfred (Al) Taylor, sons, Matthew Gilbert of Charlotte and Marshall Gilbert of Boone and a sister, Jane Honeycutt of Monroe. A memorial service will be held...

William Edward Dunster

William Edward Dunster

Jun 9, 2013

DUNSTER, WILLIAM EDWARD, 81, of Monroe, NC, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013. He was born in Oldham County, KY, on November 28, 1931 son of the late William Edmund and Odella Parkman King Dunster. Mr. Dunster was a US Navy Veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Lyon Dunster; and a sister, Dorothy Ann Dunster....

George Lee Estridge

George Lee Estridge

Jun 9, 2013

George Lee Estridge, 92, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on August 2, 1920 son of the late George Washington and Lessie Jane Plyler Estridge. The family will receive friends Thursday, June 13, 2013 from 10:00 until 11:00 am at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. Graveside funeral services...

William Dunster

William Dunster

Jun 9, 2013

William Edward Dunster, 81, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013. He was born in Oldham County, Kentucky on November 28, 1931 son of the late William Edmund and Odella Parkman King Dunster. Mr. Dunster was a US Navy Veteran. A reception will be held Wednesday, June 12, 2013 from 6:00 until 7:30 PM at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster...

Raymond Romillus Medlin

Raymond Romillus Medlin

Jun 6, 2013

Raymond Romillus Medlin, 81, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013. He was born December 17, 1931 in Union County, son of the late George Washington and Esther Helms Medlin. He is also preceded in death by his daughter, Barbara Miller, and a step-son, Dillon Funderburk. Funeral services will be Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 2:00 PM in Gordon Funeral...

Larry Stevens Furtick

Larry Stevens Furtick

Jun 5, 2013

Larry Stevens Furtick, 60, died June 5, 2013, at his home in Charlotte after a two year battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, June 10, 7:00 PM, at Elevation Blakeney, 8835 Blakeney Professional Dr., Charlotte, NC 28277. Mr. Furtick was born July 1, 1952, in Swansea,...

Larry Furtick

Larry Furtick

Jun 5, 2013

Larry Stevens Furtick CHARLOTTE - Larry Stevens Furtick, 60, died June 5, 2013, at his home in Charlotte after a two year battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, June 10, 7:00 PM, at Elevation Blakeney, 8835 Blakeney Professional Dr., Charlotte, NC 28277. Mr. Furtick was born...

Frankie Dean Benton

Frankie Dean Benton

Jun 3, 2013

Frankie Dean Benton, 72, passed away Monday, June 3, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on April 16, 1941, son of the late George Frank and Emma Lorraine McRorie Benton. Frankie retired as a lieutenant, after 30 years of service with the Monroe Police Department. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 1:00 PM...

Frankie Benton

Frankie Benton

Jun 3, 2013

Frankie Dean Benton MONROE - Frankie Dean Benton, 72, passed away Monday, June 3, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on April 16, 1941, son of the late George Frank and Emma Lorraine McRorie Benton. Frankie retired as a lieutenant, after 30 years of service with the Monroe Police Department. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June...

Frances Miller

Frances Miller

Jun 1, 2013

Frances Pressley Miller WAXHAW - Frances Pressley Miller, 86 of Waxhaw passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013. She was born August 18, 1926 daughter of the late Lex and Lola Rowell Pressley. She is also preceded in death by her husband George Matthew Miller, three sisters infant Peggy Ann Pressley, Billie Myddelton North, and Pauline Tadlock, and a brother...

Francis Lipe

Francis Lipe

Jun 1, 2013

Francis Lipe CONCORD Francis Hatley Lipe, 86, of Mountview Court, died peacefully Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Tucker Hospice House. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m., today, (Wednesday, June 5), at St. John's Lutheran Church, in Concord. Officiating will be the Rev. Dr. Mark Ericson. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends,...

Frances (Pressley) Miller

Frances (Pressley) Miller

Jun 1, 2013

Frances Pressley Miller, 86 of Waxhaw passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013. She was born August 18, 1926 daughter of the late Lex and Lola Rowell Pressley. She is also preceded in death by her husband George Matthew Miller, three sisters infant Peggy Ann Pressley, Billie Myddelton North, and Pauline Tadlock, and a brother Thomas Wiley TW Pressley. Funeral...

Robert Allen Morrow

Robert Allen Morrow

May 27, 2013

Dateline: Monroe, NC Robert Allen Morrow, of Monroe, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2013 at 75 years of age. Born on July 24, 1937, Robert was a devoted and loving husband, father and Pop-Pop. He spent thirty years as a well-respected math professor. Twenty-four of those years were at Central Piedmont Community College where he was committed to...

Robert Morrow

Robert Morrow

May 27, 2013

Robert Allen Morrow MONROE - Robert Allen Morrow, of Monroe, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2013, at 75 years of age. Born on July 24, 1937, Robert was a devoted and loving husband, father and Pop-Pop. He spent thirty years as a well-respected math professor. Twenty-four of those years were at Central Piedmont Community College where he was...

David Odell Seymour

David Odell Seymour

May 24, 2013

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC David Odell Seymour 63, passed away May 24, 2013 at his residence. A native of Mecklenburg County, NC he was the son of the late Walter Odell and Genevieve Caskey Seymour. David was a highly decorated Vietnam War Veteran, receiving many service medals including the Purple Heart. He served as the Region 6 Disaster Recovery Coordinator...

David Odell Seymour

David Odell Seymour

May 24, 2013

David Odell Seymour 63, passed away May 24, 2013 at his residence. A native of Mecklenburg County, NC he was the son of the late Walter Odell and Genevieve Caskey Seymour. David was a highly decorated Vietnam War Veteran, receiving many service medals including the Purple Heart. He served as the Region 6 Disaster Recovery Coordinator with the NC...

Phil Campbell Lemmonds

Phil Campbell Lemmonds

May 20, 2013

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Phil Campbell Lemmonds, 74, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013. He was born January 23, 1939 in Union County, son of the late Roy C. and Glennie Robinson Lemmonds. He is the grandson of the late Rev. Newton and Elizabeth Lemmonds and the late G. Nall and Ella McManus Robinson. Funeral services will be held Wednesday,...

Phil Lemmonds

Phil Lemmonds

May 19, 2013

Phil Campbell Lemmonds WAXHAW - Mr. Lemmonds, 74, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 11:00 AM in Mineral Springs United Methodist Church, 5817 Waxhaw Monroe Road, Monroe, NC 28112. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will visit with friends and relatives Tuesday, May 21, 2013 from...

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