Obituaries

Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC

Dillon Ray Laney

Dillon Ray Laney

Jan 13, 2013

Dateline: Monroe, NC Dillon Ray Laney, 70, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013. He was born February 9, 1942 in Union County son to the late Ray Vann and Kathleen Anderson Laney. He is also preceded in death by his brother Roger Laney, and a sister Judy Laney. He retired from Charlotte Plastics and was an avid hunter with...

Bobby Shaw

Bobby Shaw

Jan 10, 2013

Bobby Vernon Shaw MONROE - Bobby Vernon Shaw, 69, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013, following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on August 18, 1943 in Union County, son of the late Wesley Vernon and Avis Strawn Shaw. He was preceded in death by his brother, Wesley Ed Shaw. Mr. Shaw was a graduate of Western...

Bobby Vernon Shaw

Bobby Vernon Shaw

Jan 10, 2013

Monroe, NC Bobby Vernon Shaw, 69, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013, following a lengthy battle with cancer, and with his loving family by his side. He was born on August 18, 1943 in Union County, son of the late Wesley Vernon and Avis Strawn Shaw. He was preceded in death by his brother, Wesley Ed Shaw. Mr. Shaw...

Mary Humphries

Mary Humphries

Jan 6, 2013

Mary Viola Atwood Humphries MONROE - Mary Viola Atwood Humphries, 86, died on Sunday, January 6, 2013. She is predeceased by her husband, Herbert Brooks Humphries, Sr. Born on May 5, 1926 in Winston Salem, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Edgar Wiley Atwood and Ethel Mable Blakeley Atwood. Since Mary was 28 years old, she has...

Mikael "Mike" Helms

Mikael "Mike" Helms

Jan 3, 2013

Dateline: Monroe, NC Mikael “Mike” Dwight Helms, 54, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013. He was born November 10, 1958 in Mecklenburg County, NC, son of the late Dwight Carl and Laura Fowler Helms. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Lynne Helms. A memorial service will be Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 4:00 PM in Gordon...

Bobby Hardin

Bobby Hardin

Jan 2, 2013

Rev. Bobby Edward Hardin MONROE - Rev. Bobby Edward Hardin, 62, passed away January 2, 2013. He was born in Cherokee County, SC on January 21, 1950, son of Marjorie Campbell Clark and the late G. N. Hardin. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Daniel Hardin. Rev. Hardin was a U. S. Army veteran and a...

Marion Ralph Funderburk

Marion Ralph Funderburk

Jan 2, 2013

Dateline: Wesley Chapel, NC Marion Ralph Funderburk, 71, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013. He was born October 5, 1941 in Lancaster, SC, son of the late Ralph Claude and Eula Mae Funderburk. Marion was a quiet Southern gentleman; a man of gentle spirit, and wisdom that won him a treasure of friends. He was a bass fisherman, a...

Peggy (Austin) Pressley

Peggy (Austin) Pressley

Dec 31, 2012

Peggy Austin Pressley, 83, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012. She was born March 13, 1929 in Union County, NC daughter to the late Jonathan Clayton and Ocie Clontz Austin. She is also preceded in death by her husband Paul Wilson Pressley. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM, Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Mill Creek Baptist Church, burial...

Jacqueline Raye Crook

Jacqueline Raye Crook

Dec 31, 2012

Mrs. Jacqueline Raye Crook, 50, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012. She was the daughter of Amelia Jensen McCurdy and the late Rolly Charles Poulter. She is also preceded in death by her son Adam Blackburn. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Thursday January 3, 2013 at Gordon Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow in Lakeland Memorial Park....

Shirlene Mcgill Yeargins

Shirlene Mcgill Yeargins

Dec 27, 2012

Charlotte, NC Shirlene McGill Yeargins, 76, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 and went straight into the arms of her Saviour, Jesus Christ. She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC on April 14, 1936, daughter of the late John McNeill and Shirley Morse McGill. Mrs. Yeargins loved her Lord, living a life of service to Him. She was especially...

Willis "Bill" Walton

Willis "Bill" Walton

Dec 27, 2012

Dateline: Monroe, NC Mr. Willis (Bill) Wilson Walton, 86, of Monroe passed away Thursday morning, December 27, 2012 at Carolina Medical Center - Union, Monroe, NC. Mr. Walton was born April 15, 1926 in Union County, NC, a son of the late Mr. Clarke Willis Walton and the late Sarah Emma Wilson Walton. He was also preceded in death...

Mary Lou Johnson

Mary Lou Johnson

Dec 27, 2012

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Mary Lou Johnson, 73, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 14, 1939 daughter of the late Arthur Sidney and Thelma Ludington Marquell. Mrs. Johnson was a graduate of Burris High School, class of 1957 and attended Ball State University. A celebration of life service will be held...

Jordan Kenneth Salo

Jordan Kenneth Salo

Dec 27, 2012

Jordan Kenneth Salo, 24, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012. He was born in Erie County, Pa., October 1, 1988, son to Dale Michael Salo and Kelli Maryott Manczka. Jordan was a graduate of Sun Valley High School as well as UNC Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology degree. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m....

Willis Walton

Willis Walton

Dec 27, 2012

Willis Wilson Walton Bill MONROE - Mr. Willis Bill Wilson Walton, 86, of Monroe, passed away Thursday morning, December 27, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center - Union, Monroe, NC. Mr. Walton was born April 15, 1926 in Union County, NC, a son of the late Mr. Clarke Willis Walton and the late Sarah Emma Wilson Walton. He was also...

Frances "Frankie" Haywood

Frances "Frankie" Haywood

Dec 27, 2012

Dateline: Monroe, NC Frances Mangum Haywood “Frankie” passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation. She was born August 10, 1921 in Pageland, SC daughter of the late Curtis and Josephine Mangum. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lee Haywood, a daughter, Brenda Joyce Haywood, a sister, Mary Bailey and brother, Gene...

Jordan Kenneth Salo

Jordan Kenneth Salo

Dec 27, 2012

Jordan Kenneth Salo, 24, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012. He was born in Erie County, PA, October 1, 1988, son to Dale Michael Salo and Kelli Maryott Manczka. Jordan was a graduate of Sun Valley High School as well as UNC Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology degree. Funeral services will be held 2:00PM Saturday,...

Shirlene Mcgill Yeargins

Shirlene Mcgill Yeargins

Dec 27, 2012

Shirlene McGill Yeargins CHARLOTTE - Shirlene McGill Yeargins, 76, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012, and went straight into the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, on April 14, 1936, daughter of the late John McNeill and Shirley Morse McGill. Mrs. Yeargins loved her Lord, living a life of service to Him....

Anna Theresa Caruso

Anna Theresa Caruso

Dec 25, 2012

Dateline: Monroe, NC Anna Theresa Caruso, 78, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2012. She was born in Manhattan, New York on December 2, 1934 daughter of the late Nunzio and Filemina Castrigno Leuci. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 1:00 PM in Sardis Baptist Church. The family will receive friends following the service at...

Carolyn Helms

Carolyn Helms

Dec 24, 2012

Carolyn Hill Helms MONROE - Carolyn Helms, 73, of Monroe, NC, went to be with our Lord December 24, 2012. Carolyn was born Sept 24, 1939 in Monroe, NC. She was the daughter of the late Walter (Doc) Hill and Vinnie Secrest Hill and also preceded in death by her brothers Walter Everett Hill and Robert (Bobby) Milton Hill....

Darley (Martin) Walker

Darley (Martin) Walker

Dec 23, 2012

Darley Martin Walker, 36, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012. She was born in Charleston, WV, December 17, 1976 daughter to Barbara Wiseman Martin and the late Doyle William Martin. A memorial service will be held 4:00 PM Saturday, December 29, 2012 in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave. Monroe NC 28112. She is survived by her husband Kenneth...

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