Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Hazel (Bliss) Starnes
May 6, 2012
Hazel Bliss Starnes, 83, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012. She was born September 22, 1929 in Union County daughter to the late Albert Edward Bliss and Martha Jane Helms Bliss. She is survived by her husband, Ralph Starnes, children; Bill Starnes (Kay), Wanda Morrison (Hank), Debbie Keeter, and Jeff Starnes (Lynn). Grandchildren; Patrick Starnes, Kyle Starnes, Tonya Hance,...
Laura "Jack" Smith
May 2, 2012
Laura Jack Gathings Smith, 85, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012. She was born in Chesterfield County, SC on August 8, 1926 daughter of the late James M. and Minnie Smith Gathings. The family will receive friends Sunday, May 6, 2012 from 2:00 until 3:15 pm at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC followed by the funeral...
Ruby Stewart Bell Foster
Apr 29, 2012
Ruby Stewart Bell Foster, 81, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012. She was born in Magnolia, AR October 5, 1930 daughter to the late Edgar Julia Perry Stewart. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave. Monroe, NC 28112. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Baptist Church cemetery. The family...
William "Bill" Corley
Apr 28, 2012
Dateline: Monroe, NC William Neal “Bill” Corley, 78, of 1021 Folger Drive, Monroe, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 28, 2012 after a courageous year long battle with cancer. Funeral service will be 11:00am Wednesday at Central United Methodist Church, burial will follow at Lakeland Memorial Park. The Corley family will receive friends from...
Lisa Kay Stephens
Apr 27, 2012
Dateline: Salisbury, NC Mrs. Lisa Kay Stephens, 35, passed away at her residence April 27, 2012. A native of Green County, Wisconsin, she was born August 10, 1976, daughter of Lorraine Kay Davidson Schwartz and the late Dennis Allen Schwartz. Lisa was employed as a MRI technologist with Rowan Regional Hospital. Surviving is her mother Lorraine of Durand, Illinois,...
Lisa Kay Stephens
Apr 27, 2012
Lisa Kay Stephens SALISBURY - Mrs. Lisa Kay Stephens, 35, passed away at her residence, Friday, April 27, 2012. A native of Green County, Wisconsin, she was born Aug. 10, 1976. She was a daughter of Lorraine Kay Davidson Schwartz and the late Dennis Allen Schwartz. Lisa was employed as a MRI technologist with Rowan Regional Hospital. Survivors include...
Benny Neal Knight
Apr 25, 2012
Dateline: Monroe, NC Benny Neal Knight, 63, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012. He was born in Union County, NC on May 8, 1948 son of the late Miller and Louise Jenkins Knight. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 2:00 pm at Eastwood Forest Baptist Church. The family will receive friends following the service....
Wallace Griffin
Apr 23, 2012
Wallace “Kymbo” Griffin, 52, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012. He was born in Union County, NC on December 5, 1959 son of the late Earl McCray and Louise Wallace Griffin. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 27, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Crossroads Baptist Church, 3300 Rocky River Rd. N., Monroe, NC 28110. Burial will follow in...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
