Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Frances (Pressley) Miller
Jun 1, 2013
Frances Pressley Miller, 86 of Waxhaw passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013. She was born August 18, 1926 daughter of the late Lex and Lola Rowell Pressley. She is also preceded in death by her husband George Matthew Miller, three sisters infant Peggy Ann Pressley, Billie Myddelton North, and Pauline Tadlock, and a brother Thomas Wiley TW Pressley. Funeral...
Robert Allen Morrow
May 27, 2013
Dateline: Monroe, NC Robert Allen Morrow, of Monroe, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2013 at 75 years of age. Born on July 24, 1937, Robert was a devoted and loving husband, father and Pop-Pop. He spent thirty years as a well-respected math professor. Twenty-four of those years were at Central Piedmont Community College where he was committed to...
Robert Morrow
May 27, 2013
Robert Allen Morrow MONROE - Robert Allen Morrow, of Monroe, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2013, at 75 years of age. Born on July 24, 1937, Robert was a devoted and loving husband, father and Pop-Pop. He spent thirty years as a well-respected math professor. Twenty-four of those years were at Central Piedmont Community College where he was...
David Odell Seymour
May 24, 2013
Dateline: Waxhaw, NC David Odell Seymour 63, passed away May 24, 2013 at his residence. A native of Mecklenburg County, NC he was the son of the late Walter Odell and Genevieve Caskey Seymour. David was a highly decorated Vietnam War Veteran, receiving many service medals including the Purple Heart. He served as the Region 6 Disaster Recovery Coordinator...
David Odell Seymour
May 24, 2013
David Odell Seymour 63, passed away May 24, 2013 at his residence. A native of Mecklenburg County, NC he was the son of the late Walter Odell and Genevieve Caskey Seymour. David was a highly decorated Vietnam War Veteran, receiving many service medals including the Purple Heart. He served as the Region 6 Disaster Recovery Coordinator with the NC...
Phil Campbell Lemmonds
May 20, 2013
Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Phil Campbell Lemmonds, 74, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013. He was born January 23, 1939 in Union County, son of the late Roy C. and Glennie Robinson Lemmonds. He is the grandson of the late Rev. Newton and Elizabeth Lemmonds and the late G. Nall and Ella McManus Robinson. Funeral services will be held Wednesday,...
Phil Lemmonds
May 19, 2013
Phil Campbell Lemmonds WAXHAW - Mr. Lemmonds, 74, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 11:00 AM in Mineral Springs United Methodist Church, 5817 Waxhaw Monroe Road, Monroe, NC 28112. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will visit with friends and relatives Tuesday, May 21, 2013 from...
Karen "Kay" Roess
May 18, 2013
Dateline: Monroe Mrs. Karen “Kay” Roess – Monroe Mrs. Karen Roess, loving mother, wonderful wife and creative artist, passed on May 18, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Dr. William B. Roess; her children, Jeffery Roess, Nancy Brightwell, Kenneth Roess, and Tracy Pribble; and four grandchildren Michael Roess, Lindsey Roess, Cory Hicks and Christopher Hicks. A memorial service...
Douglas "Doug" Fowler
May 18, 2013
Douglas Doug Fowler, 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at home on Saturday, May 18, 2013. He was born in Union County, June 4, 1949 son to the late Winfred V. and Kathryn Thomason Fowler. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Ebenezer Baptist Church, with entombment to follow in Lakeland Memorial...
Karen Roess
May 18, 2013
Karen Roess Kay MONROE - Mrs. Karen Roess, loving mother, wonderful wife and creative artist, passed on May 18, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Dr. William B. Roess; her children, Jeffery Roess, Nancy Brightwell, Kenneth Roess, and Tracy Pribble; and four grandchildren Michael Roess, Lindsey Roess, Cory Hicks and Christopher Hicks. A memorial service will be held...
Douglas Fowler
May 18, 2013
Douglas Fowler INDIAN TRAIL - Douglas Doug Fowler, 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at home on Saturday, May 18, 2013. He was born in Union County, June 4, 1949, son to the late Winfred V. and Kathryn Thomason Fowler. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Ebenezer Baptist Church, with entombment...
Beverly Wolfenden
May 16, 2013
Beverly Hagelie Wolfenden April 26, 1927- May 16, 2013 WAXHAW - Beverly Hagelie Wolfenden, 86, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 16, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on April 26, 1927 to Ordin and Lavina Hagelie. Beverly, along with her husband, Elmer, faithfully served the...
James Carroll Mangum
May 15, 2013
Dateline: Monroe, NC James Carroll Mangum, 71, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013. He was born October 6, 1941 in Union County, son of the late Clarence William and Esther Walden Mangum. He was preceded in death by his brother, Paul H. Mangum and sister, Ruby Lee M. Helms. Mr. Mangum is survived by his brother, Clarence Mangum, Jr....
James Mangum
May 15, 2013
James Carroll Mangum MONROE - Mr. Mangum, 71, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013. He was born October 6, 1941 in Union County, son of the late Clarence William and Esther Walden Mangum. He was preceded in death by his brother, Paul H. Mangum and sister, Ruby Lee M. Helms. Mr. Mangum is survived by his brother, Clarence Mangum,...
James Steele Helms
May 13, 2013
Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Mr. James Steele Helms, 89, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on February 3, 1924, son of the late James and Fannie Steele Helms. Mr. Helms was a WW II US Navy veteran and a retired Celanese Corp. employee. The family will receive friends Thursday, May 16, 2013, from...
L. J. Gann
May 12, 2013
L. J. Gann MONROE - Mr. L. J. Gann, 98, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 12, 2013, at the Presbyterian Hospital in Matthews, NC. He was born in Rockingham County, NC, on April 2, 1915, son of the late Jason and Annie Highfill Gann. Mr. Gann was a graduate of Appalachian State Teachers College and held a master's...
L.J. Gann
May 12, 2013
Mr. L. J. Gann, 98, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 12, 2013, at the Presbyterian Hospital in Matthews, NC. He was born in Rockingham County, NC, on April 2, 1915, son of the late Jason and Annie Highfill Gann. Mr. Gann was a graduate of Appalachian State Teachers College and held a master's degree from the University of...
Kenneth Walker
May 11, 2013
Kenneth Walker, 55, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013. He was born in Chesterfield County, SC on March 22, 1958 son of Carrie Blakeney Walker and the late Jason Walker. Private burial services will be held at a later date. Public viewing will be held Tuesday evening, May 14, 2013 from 6:00 until 8:00 at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904...
Carolle Jean (Helms) Penegar
May 10, 2013
Mrs. Carolle Jean Penegar, 76, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at Presbyterian Hospital Matthews. She was born in Union County, NC on June 24, 1936 daughter of the late Harold Houston and Mae Suzzane Little Helms. Carolle Jean was a secretary for Perfect Fit Industries in Monroe for 24 years. She also was a very caring person that...
Myra Cates Matthews
May 10, 2013
Myra Cates Matthews, 73, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013. She was born in Henry County Ga. on June 14, 1940 to the late James Orington Cates and Clara Gertrude White. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday May 14, 2013 at Horis Ward Funeral Home 376 Fairview Rd. Stockbridge, Ga. 30281. A visitation will be held prior...
