Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
James * Abee
Feb 5, 2012
MONROE - James Lee Abee, 69, passed away Feb. 5, 2012. He was born in Gaston County on June 19, 1942, son of the late John Samuel and Claudia Louise Owens Abee. Mr. Abee was a minister with the Living Waters Ministries. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in...
Curtis Lee Billingsley
Feb 4, 2012
Curtis Lee Billingsley passed away February 4th, 2012 at his home. He was born on June 17, 1926 in Union county and was the son of the late Tinnie Pressley and Lee Thomas Billingsley. Curt was a faithful servant of our lord as a founding member of Benton Heights Methodist church and current member of Open Book Baptist Church....
Arnold Ty Christensen
Feb 2, 2012
Arnold Ty Christensen, 69, of Indian Land, SC (Sun City) passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC after a valiant battle with leukemia. Ty is survived by his wife Jeanne and their three children: Mark Christensen of San Francisco and his fiancée Roxanne Rapan, Carol Ann (Christensen) and her husband Rocky Hankins of...
Wilma Mccollum
Feb 1, 2012
Wilma Baucom McCollum, 83, of Monroe died on February 1, 2012 at Autumn Care of Marshville. She was born on June 14, 1928 in Monroe, NC and was the daughter of the late Inez Bass Baucom and Preston Baucom Sr. of Monroe. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Howard McCollum. Wilma grew up in the Benton...
Tammy Blackburn
Jan 31, 2012
Tammy Jordan Blackburn, 43, passed away January 31, 2012. She was born in Union County on June 28, 1968 daughter of William Ralph Jordan and Linda Parker Jordan. A graveside funeral service will be held Friday, February 3, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Lakeland Memorial Park. Tammy is survived by her father, Ralph Jordan and wife Carolyn of Indian...
Bynum Broadway
Jan 30, 2012
Bynum Bob Broadway, 83, of Monroe, NC passed away on January 30, 2012. He was born on May 7, 1928 to Ray Broadaway and Ressie Parker Broadaway. His stepmother was Ruth Huneycutt Broadaway. Mr. Broadway was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Bob loved gardening and his five grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Bob was married to Margaret Louise...
Patricia Barone Zubrowski
Jan 26, 2012
Patricia Barone Zubrowski, 49, passed away January 26, 2012. She was born in Syracuse, NY on March 30, 1962, daughter of Peggy Casey Barone and the late Edward Thomas Barone. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 30, 2012 at 1:00 PM in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC 28112. Burial will follow in Waxhaw City Cemetery....
Jo Crook Secrest
Jan 24, 2012
Jo Crook Secrest, 91, passed away, Tuesday, January 24, 2012. She was born in Union County, NC on May 19, 1920 daughter of the late John A. Crook, Sr. and Wilma Bass Crook. A graveside funeral service will be held Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Lakeland Memorial Park. Mrs. Secrest was preceded in death by her...
Doyle William Martin
Jan 24, 2012
Doyle William Martin, 72, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia on February 1, 1939 son of the late William and Darley Strickland Martin. The family will receive friends Friday, January 27, 2012 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. Mr. Martin is survived by...
Robert Belk Neill
Jan 23, 2012
Robert Belk Neill, 96, of Monroe, passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 at his home. Funeral services to celebrate his life will be conducted at 2:30 PM, Thursday, January 26, 2012 at First Presbyterian Church, officiated by Rev. Jason Haas. Interment will follow at Lakeland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 to...
Frank Michael Meyer
Jan 15, 2012
Frank Michael Meyer, 72, died in his sleep on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at White Oak Manor in Charlotte. Born in Chicago, Illinois on February 12, 1939, he was the only son of the late Frank E. Meyer and Florence S. Meyer. Frank grew up outside of Chicago in Glenview, Illinois and was married to Karen S. Meyer on...
Randall "Randy" Owen
Jan 11, 2012
Randall Randy Gerald Owen, 61, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012. He was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on December 18, 1950 son of the late Robert and Hazel Wheeler Owen. Mr. Owen was a US Marine veteran. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 16, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Lakeland...
Mary Lee Griffin Connell
Jan 11, 2012
Dateline: Monroe, NC Mary Lee Griffin Connell, 85, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012. She was a joy to her family and friends and was caring and kind to all she came into contact with. Mrs. Connell enjoyed the outdoors, especially gardening, and she enjoyed her favorite cat. The family will receive friends Friday, January 13, 2012 from 1:00...
Mary Lee (Blount) Rushing
Jan 6, 2012
Mary Lee Blount Rushing, 80, died Friday, January 6, 2012. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday January 10, 2012 at 1:00 PM in the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 5909 Wolf Pond Rd., Monroe, NC 28112. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Gordon Funeral Service is caring for the Rushing family Published online on January 14, 2012 courtesy of...
Clarence Blackburn
Jan 5, 2012
Clarence Edward Blackburn, 88, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2012. He was born in York County, SC on September 25, 1923 son of the late Murphy Vanford and Jennie Goldie Williams Blackburn. Mr. Blackburn was the retired owner of C B Appliance Repair and was a US Army WWII veteran. A graveside service with military honors will be held...
Ronald Spohn
Jan 5, 2012
Ronald Eugene Spohn, 72, passed away January 5, 2012. He was born February 28, 1939, in Cook County, IL, son of the late Leslie John and Josephine Duran Spohn. Funeral mass will be held Monday, January 9, 2012 at 11:00 AM in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. A rosary service will be held Sunday, January 8, 2012 at...
Clifford Fowler
Jan 4, 2012
Clifford Clinton Fowler, 85, died on Wednesday, January 4, 2012. He was a man who loved his Lord, his family and his country. A veteran of World War II, he was a member of the American Legion and the Waxhaw Masonic Lodge. He and his lovely wife of 64 years were the proud parents of three children and grandparents...
William "Billy" Watkins
Dec 30, 2011
William Billy Edward Watkins, 81, passed away Friday, December 30, 2011. Billy was born November 29, 1930, in Union County, NC, son of the late Lonnie Baxter and Margaret Elma Hargett Watkins, he is also preceded in death by a son Edward Eddie Watkins. Funeral services will be held 2 :00 PM, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 in Gordon Funeral...
Winfred Dewitt Rape
Dec 30, 2011
Winfred Dewitt Rape, 94, passed away December 30, 2011. He was born in Union County on September 15, 1917, son of the late Dewitt and Willie Arant Rape; he is also preceded in death by two brothers Millon Rape, Odell Rape, and a sister Mary Snead. Funeral services will be held in Gordon Funeral Chapel on Monday, January 2,...
Lewis Donald Taylor
Dec 27, 2011
Lewis Donald Taylor, 67, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011. He was born in Anson County, NC on July 6, 1944 son of the late Wilson and Agnes Ferree Taylor. A memorial service will be held Friday, December 30, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Prospect United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Taylor was...
