Obituaries

Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC

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...

David Lee Price

David Lee Price

Dec 20, 2012

David Lee Price, 78, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012. He was born June 9, 1934 in Union County, NC to the late Jay Braxton and Mary Alice Hill Price. He is also preceded in death by a granddaughter Morgan Wakefield, and a brother Danny Price. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 2:00 PM in...

Lillian Christine Knight

Lillian Christine Knight

Dec 18, 2012

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Lillian Christine Knight, 86, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012. She was born in Lancaster County, SC on February 27, 1926, daughter of the late Wesley and Lula Small Whitaker. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 21, 2012 at 3:00 PM in Walkersville Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Knight is...

Arthur Ray Taylor

Arthur Ray Taylor

Dec 17, 2012

Dateline: Peachland, NC Arthur Ray Taylor, 84, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012. He was born in Anson County, NC on November 17, 1928 son of the late Henry Foster and Jennie Bet Sheppard Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a US Army veteran and a retired shop foreman with the NC Department of Transportation. Funeral services will be held Thursday,...

Arthur Taylor

Arthur Taylor

Dec 17, 2012

Arthur Ray Taylor PEACHLAND - Arthur Ray Taylor, 84, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 11:00 AM in Hopewell United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church following the burial. Gordon Funeral Service of Monroe is caring for the...

Annie Keziah

Annie Keziah

Dec 17, 2012

Annie Lou Outen Funderburk Keziah MONROE - Annie Lou Outen Funderburk Keziah, 80, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012. She was born in Union County, NC on March 16, 1932 daughter of the late Samuel Durant and Ellie Mae Medlin Outen. Annie worked at Delmar Printing Company in Matthews for a number of years in the early 70's, then...

Martha Parris

Martha Parris

Dec 16, 2012

Martha Ann Mooney Parris MONROE - Martha Ann Mooney Parris, 70, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012. She was born in Gaffney, SC on May 24, 1942 daughter of the late James Stewart and Nora Smith Mooney. Martha owned and operated Prudential Carolinas Realty as Broker in Charge. She also served as President of the Union County Board of...

Mandy Tucker Bigham

Mandy Tucker Bigham

Dec 16, 2012

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Mandy Tucker Bigham, 91, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012. She was born July 27, 1921 in Stanly County, NC, daughter of the late Henry Duncan and Lessie Furr Tucker. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM in Waxhaw Baptist Church, 8213 Old Waxhaw-Monroe Road, Waxhaw, NC 28173, with burial to...

James Bartlett

James Bartlett

Dec 15, 2012

James Arthur Bartlett Jim WAXHAW - James Jim Arthur Bartlett, 83, loving husband, father and grandfather, went to be with his Lord and Savior December 15, 2012. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 5, 1929, son of the late James Leslie Bartlett and Anna Genevieve Dwyer Bartlett. He served in the US Army during the Korean War....

Charles Earl Heafner

Charles Earl Heafner

Dec 10, 2012

Dateline: Monroe, NC Charles Earl Heafner, 84, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012. He was born in Mecklenburg County on July 29, 1928, son of the late William Wesley and Irva Cornwell Heafner. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Frances Heafner, who died March 18, 1996. He served in the U.S. Navy and retired as purchasing...

Charles Heafner

Charles Heafner

Dec 10, 2012

Charles Earl Heafner MONROE - Charles Earl Heafner, 84, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012. He was born in Mecklenburg County on July 29, 1928, son of the late William Wesley and Irva Cornwell Heafner. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Frances Heafner, who died March 18, 1996. He served in the U.S. Navy and retired...

Brenda Faye Smith

Brenda Faye Smith

Dec 10, 2012

Dateline: Monroe, NC Brenda Faye Smith, 65, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012. She was born in Richmond County, NC on June 16, 1947 daughter of the late William Floyd and Louise Jacobs Scarboro. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 10:30 AM in Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. The family...

Evelyn Mcfadden Yarbrough

Evelyn Mcfadden Yarbrough

Dec 10, 2012

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Evelyn McFadden Yarbrough, 94, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012. She was born in Chester County, SC on October 6, 1918, daughter of the late Walter B. and Janie C. McFadden. She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin C. Yarbrough, Sr., sister, Ruth McFadden, brothers, Walter R. McFadden and Walter B. McFadden, Jr. Mrs....

Evelyn Mcfadden Yarbrough

Evelyn Mcfadden Yarbrough

Dec 10, 2012

Evelyn McFadden Yarbrough WAXHAW - Evelyn McFadden Yarbrough, 94, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012. She was born in Chester County, SC on October 6, 1918, daughter of the late Walter B. and Janie C. McFadden. She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin C. Yarbrough, Sr., sister, Ruth McFadden, brothers, Walter R. McFadden and Walter B. McFadden,...

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