Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
James "Jim" Muldrow
Jan 27, 2013
Dateline: MONROE James Steven (Jim) Muldrow passed away Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, after a two-year battle with intestinal cancer. Jim was born in Monroe, N.C., on May 1, 1958. He attended Wingate Elementary, East Union Middle School and Forest Hills High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in 1980 from his beloved University of North Carolina...
James Muldrow
Jan 27, 2013
James Steven Muldrow Jim MONROE - James Steven Jim Muldrow passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013, after a two-year battle with intestinal cancer. Jim was born in Monroe, N.C., on May 1, 1958. He attended Wingate Elementary, East Union Middle School and Forest Hills High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in 1980 from his beloved...
John Edward Lipke
Jan 25, 2013
John Edward Lipke, 65, passed away, January 25, 2013. He was born September 2, 1947 to in Derby, CT. son to the late Edward Irene Valvick Lipke. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 31, 2013 from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave. Monroe NC, 28112. John is survived by a daughter Mary Beth...
Hymie Jacob Williams
Jan 23, 2013
Dateline: Monroe, NC Hymie Jacob Williams, 88 of Unionville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Hymie was born in Canton, Ohio on April 30, 1924, son of the late Celia and Louis Williams. He attended Moody Bible Institute where he met his beloved wife, Martha Seabolt. He was an accomplished musician and traveled...
Ruby Jewel Pressley
Jan 22, 2013
Dateline: Monroe, NC Ruby Jewel Pressley, 81, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013. She was born in Union County on March 11, 1931, daughter of the late Onis and Dora Ann Williams Guion. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Craven Eugene Pressley. Mrs. Pressley is survived by her daughter, Barbara Richardson, of Charlotte; brothers, Harold Guion...
Evelyn Dare Starnes Twitty
Jan 18, 2013
Monroe NC Evelyn Dare Starnes Twitty, 104, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 at Lake Park Nursing Center. She was born in Union County on April 3, 1908, daughter of the late Thomas Eli Drake and Ida Cunnup Starnes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Boyet Avery Twitty, Sr., after whom Lake Twitty was named. She was...
Evelyn Dare Starnes Twitty
Jan 18, 2013
Evelyn Dare Starnes Twitty MONROE - Evelyn Dare Starnes Twitty, 104, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013, at Lake Park Nursing Center. She was born in Union County on April 3, 1908, daughter of the late Thomas Eli Drake and Ida Cunnup Starnes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Boyet Avery Twitty, Sr., after whom Lake Twitty...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
