Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Joel Richard Jackson
Sep 16, 2012
Dateline: Monroe, NC Joel Richard Jackson May 30, 1939 - September 16, 2012 Joel Richard Jackson passed away peacefully the evening of Sept. 16, 2012, at home with his family. Born to Henry Richard and Rose Spiegel Jackson in Wausau, WI, on May 30, 1939, Joel was the youngest of four children, Mary Jackson Rush, David Jackson and twin-sister...
Mary Lee (Dowless) Blackburn
Sep 15, 2012
Mary Walters Blackburn, 86, had her children by her side when she passed away peacefully Saturday, September 15, 2012. She was born July 27, 1926 in Anson County to the late Marion Lester and Addie Tucker Walters. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Clarence Blackburn, and a stepdaughter Susie Blackburn Oxford. She is...
Christopher Lowery
Sep 13, 2012
Christopher Lowery, 46, of Monroe, NC died Wednesday, September 13, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. He was born in Newport, RI on October 10, 1965. He was the son of Dawn and Snyder Griffin of Monroe, and Robert Lowery of Wilmington, NC. He is survived by his parents Dawn and Snyder Griffin and Robert Lowery, three...
Robert Ney Brantley
Sep 13, 2012
Robert Ney Brantley, age 80, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at the Hospice House in Monroe. Mr. Brantley was born November 11, 1931 in Monroe, a son of the late Murphy Secrest Brantley and Connie Helms Brantley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Clayton Duck Brantley and Clarence Sug...
Myra Welsh Shannonhouse
Sep 11, 2012
Myra Welsh Shannonhouse of Baltimore, MD, 84, had her family by her side when she died peacefully Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Sardis Oaks Nursing Home in Charlotte, NC. She was born May 8, 1928, in Monroe to William Bratton Welsh and Gladys Bass Welsh. She is preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Royal Graham Shannonhouse...
Ray Polk
Sep 9, 2012
Mr. Arnold Ray Polk died Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the Hospice House in Monroe. Born June 20, 1935, he was the son of the late Carl and Lillian Rushing Polk. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Walters Polk (August 24, 1997), daughter Kathy Dawn Polk (July 13, 1975) and a sister, Linda Polk Baucom...
Judith Sandra Murphy
Sep 8, 2012
Judith Judy Sandra Murphy, 64, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2012. She was born in Manchester, NH on May 19, 1948 to Irene Martineau Crunkleton and the late Leo Joseph Raymond. Judy is survived by her mother Irene Martineau Crunkleton of Monroe, two daughters Lora Murphy of Monroe, Patricia Bowman of PA, two brothers Roy and Bill Crunkleton both...
Pope Lee Buford
Sep 2, 2012
Dateline: Wingate, NC Pope Lee Buford, III, 68, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012. He was born in Newberry, SC on October 21, 1943 son of the late Pope Lee and Nan Drucilla Dawkins Buford. A memorial service will be held 6:00 PM Friday, September 7, 2012 at Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. The family...
Katlynn Carol Keziah
Sep 1, 2012
Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Katlynn Carol Keziah, the love of everyone’s life, passed away September 1, 2012. She was born April 19, 2011 in Mecklenburg County, NC. She was the loving little sister of Holden and Rylynn Keziah. She was hands-down the greatest baby in the Carolinas and loved more than anything in the world by her mother and father,...
George Elton Hart
Aug 30, 2012
Dateline: Jenison, MI George Elton Hart, 90, passed away August 30, 2012. He was born in Montcalm County, MI on June 14, 1922, son of the late George Wilbur and Ellen Thayer Hart. Mr. Hart is survived by two sons, Douglas Hart of Fremont, OH and Richard Hart of Cochabamba, Bolivia; a daughter, Karen Hayden of Harleysville, PA; a...
A. Dale Starnes
Aug 23, 2012
A. Dale Starnes, 66, passed away August 23, 2012. He was born in Union County on January 7, 1946, son of the late Amon and Lela Walden Starnes. Funeral services will be Monday, August 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM in Roanoke Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Sunday, August 26, 2012...
Donnie William Deese
Aug 21, 2012
Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Donnie William Deese, 55, passed away August 21, 2012. He was born in Union County on April 1, 1957, son of the late Milton W. and Dezilee Baker Deese. He was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Deese and a nephew, Brian Deese. Funeral service will be Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 11:00 AM in...
Harold Phillips
Aug 21, 2012
Harold Phillips, 90, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2012. He was born in Union County, NC on October 5, 1921 son of the late William Hoyte and Fronnie Baker Phillips. Mr. Phillips was a U S Army, WW II veteran and a retired rural mail carrier for the US Postal Service. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00...
Janie Mae Robinson Starnes
Aug 17, 2012
Dateline: Monroe, NC Janie Mae Robinson Starnes, 95, passed away August 17, 2012 at the Jesse Helms Nursing Center. Born in Union County on December 24, 1916, Janie was the only child of William Erwin and Eunice Wilson Robinson. She was married to Kermit D. Starnes, who predeceased her. A graduate of East Carolina University, Janie began teaching at...
Mary Ellis Riggins
Aug 14, 2012
Dateline: Monroe, NC Mary Ellis Riggins, 88, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2012. She was born in Union County, NC on June 7, 1924 daughter of the late Caster Jones and Myrtle Belk Ellis. Mrs. Riggins was preceded in death by her husbands, William E. Webster, J. C. Curlee and Paul Riggins. She was also preceded in death by...
Janie Arnette Hellmer
Aug 13, 2012
Dateline: Monroe, NC Janie Arnette Hellmer, 78, passed away, Monday, August 13, 2012. She was born in Hot Springs, Virginia on April 22, 1934 daughter of the late Carroll and Martha Jane Moon Arnette. The family will receive friends Friday, August 17, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, followed by the funeral mass at...
Arthur L. Beaver
Aug 9, 2012
Arthur L. Beaver, lovingly known as Mr. Ott, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012. Born on a farm in rural Union County on April 6, 1916 son of the late Luther and Effie Griffin Beaver, Mr. Ott remained an active resident of the Sandy Ridge community for 96 years. The family will receive friends Saturday, August 11, 2012 from...
Ward Helms
Aug 7, 2012
Zeb Ward Helms, 95, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012. He was born March 11, 1917 in Union County, son of the late Zeb Sampson and Mary Broome Helms. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. A memorial service will be held Friday, August 10,...
Paul Hayden Mangum
Aug 3, 2012
Paul Hayden Mangum, 75, passed away Friday, August 3, 2012. He was born on November 20, 1936 in Union County, son of the late Clarence W. and Ester Walden Mangum. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Helms, and a grandson Stephen Alan Jones. Mr. Mangum worked with the Monroe City Fire Department and later retired as...
Anthony "Tony" Frascona
Aug 1, 2012
Anthony Tony James Frascona, 75, passed away August 1, 2012. He was born January 23, 1937, in Bronx, New York, son of the late Anthony James and Irene Hoehiem Frascona. He was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Mitchell Frascona and a sister, Carol DiDamo. Funeral service will be Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 10:00 AM in Corinth...
