Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Karen "Kay" Roess
May 18, 2013
Dateline: Monroe Mrs. Karen “Kay” Roess – Monroe Mrs. Karen Roess, loving mother, wonderful wife and creative artist, passed on May 18, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Dr. William B. Roess; her children, Jeffery Roess, Nancy Brightwell, Kenneth Roess, and Tracy Pribble; and four grandchildren Michael Roess, Lindsey Roess, Cory Hicks and Christopher Hicks. A memorial service...
Douglas "Doug" Fowler
May 18, 2013
Douglas Doug Fowler, 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at home on Saturday, May 18, 2013. He was born in Union County, June 4, 1949 son to the late Winfred V. and Kathryn Thomason Fowler. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Ebenezer Baptist Church, with entombment to follow in Lakeland Memorial...
Karen Roess
May 18, 2013
Karen Roess Kay MONROE - Mrs. Karen Roess, loving mother, wonderful wife and creative artist, passed on May 18, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Dr. William B. Roess; her children, Jeffery Roess, Nancy Brightwell, Kenneth Roess, and Tracy Pribble; and four grandchildren Michael Roess, Lindsey Roess, Cory Hicks and Christopher Hicks. A memorial service will be held...
Douglas Fowler
May 18, 2013
Douglas Fowler INDIAN TRAIL - Douglas Doug Fowler, 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at home on Saturday, May 18, 2013. He was born in Union County, June 4, 1949, son to the late Winfred V. and Kathryn Thomason Fowler. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Ebenezer Baptist Church, with entombment...
Beverly Wolfenden
May 16, 2013
Beverly Hagelie Wolfenden April 26, 1927- May 16, 2013 WAXHAW - Beverly Hagelie Wolfenden, 86, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 16, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on April 26, 1927 to Ordin and Lavina Hagelie. Beverly, along with her husband, Elmer, faithfully served the...
James Carroll Mangum
May 15, 2013
Dateline: Monroe, NC James Carroll 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, Jr....
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
