Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Roy Cecil Hamilton
Dec 8, 2012
Roy Cecil Hamilton, Sr. Billy MONROE - Roy Cecil Billy Hamilton, Sr., loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away December 8th, 2012 after a lengthy illness. Roy began his life in depression-era Montgomery County on March 28th of 1924. He worked from the time he was a very young boy to help his family survive this difficult time...
Patrick E. Boyles
Dec 8, 2012
Patrick E. Boyles MONROE - Mr. Patrick Eugene Boyles, 48, passed away Saturday December 8, 2012. He was a native of Clarion County PA. He was born April 26, 1964, son of Paul Frederick Boyles and Patricia Jane Gourley Boyles. Mr. Boyles was an IT Consultant in the Computer industry. Patrick was a proud eagle scout and served as...
Roy "Billy" Hamilton
Dec 8, 2012
Monroe, N.C. Roy Cecil Billy Hamilton, Sr., loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away December 8th, 2012 after a lengthy illness. Roy began his life in depression-era Montgomery County on March 28th of 1924. He worked from the time he was a very young boy to help his family survive this difficult time in history. He moved...
Robert Gene Matheson
Dec 6, 2012
Indian Trail, NC Robert Gene Matheson, 62, died Thursday, December 6, 2012. Gene was born in Union County, NC, August 18, 1950 son of Margaret Matheson Conner of Monroe, NC and the late Joseph Benjamin Matheson. He was a US Navy veteran. Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 2:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel....
Clara Jaeger Carran
Dec 6, 2012
Waxhaw, NC Clara Jaeger Carran, 94, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 17, 1918 daughter of the late Phillip Smith and Florence Tiffany Jaeger. Clara was a graduate of Shaker Heights High School and attended Cleveland School of Art. Mrs. Carran was a former secretary for St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in...
Ann Jenkins Mccain
Dec 2, 2012
Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Ann Jenkins McCain, 85, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012. She was born in Chesterfield County, SC on May 10, 1927, daughter of the late Henry and Louisa Jane Pate Jenkins. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Donald McCain. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in Gordon...
Martha Jane Jenkins Helms
Dec 2, 2012
Dateline: Monroe, NC Martha Jane Jenkins Helms, 72, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012. She was born in Mecklenburg County on October 29, 1940, daughter of the late Dexter Wilford and Eliza Haney Jenkins. She was preceded in death by her husband, E. Carl Helms, Jr. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in...
Sheila Nadine (Privette) Witmore
Dec 2, 2012
Dateline: Monroe, NC Sheila Nadine Privette Witmore, 61, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012. She was born in Union County, NC on April 12, 1951 daughter of Jennie Mae Privette and the late Edmond Alexander Privette. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Friday, December 7, 2012, conducted by Rev. Richard Merritt at Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave.,...
Callie Helms
Nov 30, 2012
Dateline: Monroe, NC Callie Helms, 84, passed away November 30, 2012. She was born June 10, 1928, daughter of the late Charles Price and Connie McCoy Helms. She was preceded in death by her husband Emery Richard Helms. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in Shining Light Baptist Church. Burial will follow in...
Marie Rodden Hinson
Nov 30, 2012
Dateline: Monroe, NC Marie Rodden Hinson, 67, died Friday, November 30, 2012. Marie was born in Union County, NC, December 22, 1944 daughter of the late Alvin and Ethel Helms Rodden. She was a loving wife and mother. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at 11:00 AM in Lakeland Memorial Park. Mrs. Hinson is survived...
Michael Wilson Griffin
Nov 29, 2012
Michael Wilson Griffin MONROE - Michael Wilson Griffin, 63, passed away November 29, 2012. Mike was born March 15, 1949 in Union County, son of the late Zeb Wilson and Ettra Helms Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a graduate of Piedmont High School and Hamilton Business College. Upon graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy as a gunner's mate on...
Russell "Uncle Billy" Hopper
Nov 29, 2012
Dateline: Monroe, NC Russell Hopper, “Uncle Billy”, 82, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012. He was born in Greenville County, SC on April 13, 1930, son of the late Russell and Mattie Bell Hopper. Private funeral services will be held at a later date. Gordon Funeral Service and Crematory is caring for the Hopper family. Published online on December...
Elease (Parker) Benton
Nov 28, 2012
Elease Parker Benton, 75, passed away at home surrounded by her family, Wednesday, November 28, 2012. She was born in Union County, NC on June 28, 1937, daughter of the late Amos S. and Arlene Mills Parker. Mrs. Benton was a graduate of Appalachian University with a Masters degree in Elementary education. She retired from the Union County School...
