Obituaries

Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC

Elaine Rowe Walters

Elaine Rowe Walters

Apr 21, 2012

Dateline: Greenville, SC Elaine Rowe Walters of Greenville, SC, died peacefully surrounded by family at NHC Greenville on Saturday, April 21, 2012. She was 87 years old. She was born in Melbourne, Australia on June 23, 1924. There she met and married Marine Captain Roy L. Walters in 1943. They resided in Monroe, NC until their retirement years in...

Dorothea Tenhengel (Dottie) Baucom

Dorothea Tenhengel (Dottie) Baucom

Apr 18, 2012

Dorothea Tenhengel Baucom (Dottie), 82, of Plantation Estates, Matthews, NC went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, April 18, 2012. She was born in Morristown, New Jersey on September 4, 1929 daughter of the late John Fredrick and Jean Smith Tenhengel. She moved to Charlotte, NC in 1948 where she married Mr. Johnnie Vance Baucom, who preceded her...

Thomas Lalley

Thomas Lalley

Apr 18, 2012

Thomas J. Lalley, 79, died at home in Indian Trail surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. He was born January 1, 1933 in Scranton, PA, one of eight children of John D. Lalley and Marjorie Kelley Lalley. Mr. Lalley graduated from the University of Scranton and attended the Catholic University School of Law. He served...

John "J.B." Thomas

John "J.B." Thomas

Apr 17, 2012

Dateline: Monroe, NC John (J. B.) Thomas, 83, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012. He was born in Union County, NC on April 21, 1928 son of the late Sebern and Arrie Thomas. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, April 20, 2012 in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. Mr. Thomas was...

Martha Elizabeth (Manus) Bigham

Martha Elizabeth (Manus) Bigham

Apr 16, 2012

Martha Manus Bigham, 83, passed away Monday, April 16, 2012. She was born in Union County, NC on March 25, 1929 daughter of the late William Arthur and Amanda Helms Manus. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Waxhaw Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bigham was preceded in...

Allen Boyd Keziah

Allen Boyd Keziah

Apr 14, 2012

Dateline: Monroe, NC Allen Boyd Keziah, Jr., 64, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012. He was born in Union County, NC on March 16, 1948 son of the late Allen Boyd Keziah, Sr. and Virginia Jeanette Trull Keziah. Mr. Keziah was a retired employee of Teledyne Allvac. The family will receive friends Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 10:00 until...

Mary Ann (Stilwell) Smith

Mary Ann (Stilwell) Smith

Apr 6, 2012

Mary Ann Smith, 83 of Monroe, NC, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, April 6, 2012 after a long illness. Mary Ann was born in Charlotte, NC on March 17, 1929 daughter of the late Donald and Betty Stilwell. She graduated with a teaching degree from Women's College in Greensboro, NC in 1951 and married the...

James Huntley

James Huntley

Apr 4, 2012

Dateline: Marshville, NC James Huntley, Jr., 62, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012. He was born on July 22, 1949 in Monroe, NC son of the late James and Millie Christine Lowery Huntley. Mr. Huntley was a US Postal Service employee. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 6, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Marshville United Methodist Church...

Dean Carrol Huneycutt

Dean Carrol Huneycutt

Apr 4, 2012

Dateline: Wingate, NC Dean Carrol Huneycutt, 56, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012. He was born on January 13, 1956 son of the late Henry Boyce and Mardre Phifer Huneycutt. The family will receive friends Thursday, April 5, 2012 from 1:00 until 1:45 PM at Gordon Funeral Service, followed by the funeral service at 2:00 PM in the chapel....

Edward "Eddie" Parr

Edward "Eddie" Parr

Apr 2, 2012

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Edward C. Parr (Eddie), 70 of Waxhaw, NC, formerly of Charlotte, passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by his side Monday, April 2, 2012 after a short battle with cancer. Born August 9, 1941 in Rockingham, NC he moved to Charlotte in 1961. He is survived by the love of his life, Frances...

Brenda Griffin Gordon

Brenda Griffin Gordon

Mar 30, 2012

Dateline: Monroe, NC Brenda Griffin Gordon, 67, passed away March 30, 2012. She was born in Mecklenburg County on August 8, 1944, daughter of Agnes Helms Griffin and the late Clegg Griffin. She was preceded in death by her brother, Dink Griffin. Brenda was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be missed by all who knew her....

Martin L. Mcgee

Martin L. Mcgee

Mar 30, 2012

Dateline Monroe NC Mr. Martin L. McGee, 91 years of age, passed away Friday, March 30, 2012, at Carolinas Medical Center – Union. Mr. McGee was born July 11, 1920, in Florence County, South Carolina, to the late Mary Jane Mullis McGee and John William Jesse McGee. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 62...

Thurman "Pete" Helms

Thurman "Pete" Helms

Mar 28, 2012

Thurman Mr. Pete Brown Helms, 90, passed away March 28, 2012. He was born September 5, 1921 in Union County, NC, son of the late George Winford and Mamie Williams Helms. A graveside service will be held 2:00PM Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Monroe City Cemetery. Mr. Pete is survived by his wife Agnes Carroll Helms, and a son...

Billy Yarbrough

Billy Yarbrough

Mar 28, 2012

Billy Price Yarbrough, 86, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012. He was born on November 1, 1925 son of the late Samuel Robinson and Ida Carpenter Yarbrough. Mr. Yarbrough was US Army veteran and was a Southern Bell employee for 35 years. Mr. Yarbrough is survived by his wife, Anne Suggs Yarbrough, daughters, Karen Ousley (Mike) of Macon, GA...

Robert "Bob" Davis

Robert "Bob" Davis

Mar 20, 2012

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Robert (Bob) Alexander Davis of Waxhaw, NC passed away peacefully March 20, 2012 at Presbyterian Hospital, Matthews, NC. Bob was born in Union County on April 5, 1926 to the late William N. Davis and Ione Plaxco Craig Davis. After serving in the Navy during World War II, Bob graduated from Erskine College, Class of 1950,...

Thomas Jack Haney

Thomas Jack Haney

Mar 19, 2012

Dateline: Monroe, NC Mr. Thomas Jack Haney, 86, of Monroe, NC passed away Monday, March 19, 2012 at Carolina Medical Center-Union. He was born October 28, 1925 in Marshville, NC to the late Thomas Clegg Haney and Bessie Williams Haney. Mr. Haney is survived by his wife, Ruth Hilton Haney, and two sons, Kenneth J. Haney of Ash, NC...

Aaron Donald Tyson

Aaron Donald Tyson

Mar 17, 2012

Aaron Donald Tyson, 84 passed away Saturday, March 17, 2012. He was born in Union County, May 21, 1927 son to the late James Bryan Tyson, Sr. and Daisy Tyson. Donald was an active member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church where he was a choir member; he also served on numerous boards, a member of Woodmen of the World,...

Amanda Sue (Williams) Plyler

Amanda Sue (Williams) Plyler

Mar 15, 2012

Amanda Sue Williams Plyler, 60, passed away March 15, 2012. She was born in Union County, NC, daughter of the late Clayton and Evelyn Helms Williams. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 1:00 PM in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC 28112. Burial will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. The family will visit with...

Dorothy Rebecca (Langdon) King

Dorothy Rebecca (Langdon) King

Mar 14, 2012

Dorothy Langdon King, 88, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in Monroe, NC. Fr. Lucien Longtin, SJ, nephew of Mrs. King, will celebrate a Mass of Christian Burial, followed by interment in the Belmont Abbey Cemetery, on Monday, March 19, 1:30 pm at Belmont Abbey Basilica, Belmont, NC. Following the interment, friends are invited to join the family...

Elton A. Hubbard

Elton A. Hubbard

Mar 12, 2012

Elton A. Hubbard, 96, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012. He was born on August 12, 1915 in Cary, NC son of the late Paul and Lillian Hicks Hubbard. Mr. Hubbard was a US Army WW II veteran and retired from the North Carolina National Guard after 28 years. He also worked for the Charlotte News/Observer in circulation until...

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