Obituaries

Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC

Thomas Joseph Brooks

Thomas Joseph Brooks

May 22, 2009

Thomas Joseph Brooks Mr. Brooks, 64, of Charlotte, died Friday, May 22, 2009, at his home. Funeral service will be Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at 12:00 Noon at Gordon Funeral Service of Monroe, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. Burial will be at Forest Lawn East Memorial Park. The Brooks family will receive friends from 10:00 -12:00 Tuesday prior...

Wilbur "Bill" Cason

Wilbur "Bill" Cason

May 19, 2009

Wilbur Henry “Bill” Cason, 87, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. He was born on June 2, 1921 in Putnam County, Florida son of the late Willie Beckman and Theo Doro Baughman Cason. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 22, 2009 at 12:00 pm at Hermon Baptist Church, 10117 Lancaster Hwy, Waxhaw, NC 28173. Burial will be...

Keith Rodney Coble

Keith Rodney Coble

May 19, 2009

Dateline: Heath Springs, SC Keith Rodney Coble, 46, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2009. He was born in Union County, NC on January 26, 1963 son of Annie Lee Williams Coble and the late Keith Blair Coble. Keith was an employee of Parkdale Mills. The family will receive friends Friday, May 22, 2009 from 1:00 until 1:45 PM followed...

Betty Jo Pressley Moser

Betty Jo Pressley Moser

May 7, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Betty Jo Pressley Moser, 60 passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009. Born May 1, 1949 in Union County, NC daughter of Annie Rape Pressley, and the late George Clayton Pressley. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, May 9, 2009 in Gordon Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. Mrs. Moser is...

Billy Ray Moon

Billy Ray Moon

Apr 23, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Billy Ray Moon, 73, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2009. He was born in Douglas, Alabama on October 31, 1935 son of the late Calvin M. Moon and Sarah Sisson Cash. Mr. Moon was a US Navy veteran and a retired employee of IBM. He then worked for 7 years with the N.C. Dept. of...

Edward Glenn Helms

Edward Glenn Helms

Apr 20, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Edward Glenn Helms, 78, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2009. He was born in Union County, NC on June 12, 1930 son of the late Robert Glenn and Sally Eudy Helms. Mr. Helms was a retired employee of Randall Supply Co. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM in the...

Ruby Lee Helms

Ruby Lee Helms

Apr 19, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Ruby Lee “Mrs. Ruby” Helms, 78, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2009. She was born in Union County, NC on February 15, 1931 daughter of the late Clarance and Ester Walden Mangum. Mrs. Ruby was a Food Lion employee. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 2:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral...

Olin "Red" Taylor

Olin "Red" Taylor

Apr 17, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Olin Dewitt (Red) Taylor, 84, died April 17, 2009. He was born May 1, 1924 in Union County, NC, son of the late Cyrus Ed and Henrietta Godwin Taylor. Mr. Taylor was preceded in death by his wife, Goldie Windham Taylor. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 20, 2009 at 2:00 pm in Gordon Funeral...

Clyde Bennett Polk

Clyde Bennett Polk

Apr 14, 2009

Clyde Bennett Polk, 59, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Born March 14, 1950 in Union County, NC son to the late Sylvester L. and Ida Jane Caskey Polk. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM in New Hope Baptist Church, with burial to follow in church cemetery. Mr. Polk is survived by his...

Mark Jason Penegar

Mark Jason Penegar

Apr 12, 2009

Dateline: Monroe Mr. Mark Jason Penegar 26, died April 12, 2009. Jason was born in Union County October 31, 1982, son of Mark Hoyle Penegar and the late Pamela Kletter Penegar. He was employed by Teledyne Allvac Co. Funeral services will be held Wednesday April 15th 2009, at Emmanuel Baptist Church at 11:00 AM conducted by Rev. Bill Funderburk...

Wilma Jean Helms

Wilma Jean Helms

Apr 10, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Wilma Jean Helms, 76, died Friday, April 10, 2009. Mrs. Helms was born in Lancaster County, SC, February 5, 1933, daughter of the late Bright and Eva Secrest McCain. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at 2:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. The family will...

Randell Scott Clark

Randell Scott Clark

Apr 2, 2009

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Randell Scott Clark, 65, died Thursday, April 2, 2009. Mr. Clark was born in York County, SC, May 11, 1943, son of the late Fredrick Allen and Picola Mitchell Clark. Randell is survived by his wife Ann Clark; son Stephen R. Clark of Waxhaw, NC; daughters Kimberly C. Ward and Rondalyn C. Carter both of Waxhaw,...

Timothy Daniel Reiter

Timothy Daniel Reiter

Mar 24, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Timothy Daniel Reiter January 24, 1969 - March 24, 2009 Timothy Daniel Reiter went to Heaven to be with his Lord and mother, Coila June Stephenson Reiter on March 24, 2009. Timothy leaves behind his life partner and true soul mate Susan Gordon Thomas in Monroe, NC, his loving father, James W. Reiter and wife Amy...

Gladys Baucom Rogers

Gladys Baucom Rogers

Mar 21, 2009

Mrs. Gladys Baucom Rogers 88, died Saturday, March 21, 2009. She was a native of Union County born August 5, 1920, daughter of the late Lonnie P. Baucom and Mary Thomas Baucom. Her husband was the late Amos Rogers who died in 1992. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday March 24th, at 11:00 AM by the Graveside in Lakeland...

Stephen Wayne Carter

Stephen Wayne Carter

Mar 20, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Stephen Wayne Carter, 55, passed away Friday, March 20, 2009. He was born in Union County, NC, June 18, 1953 son of Archie Lee Carter and the late Jackie Moore Carter. Steve was co-founder and owner of ABS Insulation and Guttering Co. The Celebration of Life Service will be held Tuesday March 24, 2009 at 3:00...

Virginia Lee Cash

Virginia Lee Cash

Mar 19, 2009

Dateline: Stanley, NC Virginia Lee Cash, 90, of Stanley, formerly of Monroe, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2009. She was born in Anson County, NC on August 26, 1918 daughter of the late Postell and Esta Mills Lee. A private graveside service will be held. Mrs. Cash is survived by a son, J. R. Austin of Columbia, SC, daughters,...

William Henry Armstrong

William Henry Armstrong

Mar 18, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC William Henry Armstrong, IV Mr. Armstrong, 62, of Monroe, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. He was born in Memphis, TN to the late William Henry Armstrong III and Louise Fox Armstrong, who resides in Safety Harbor, FL. He is also survived by one brother, John and Mary Armstrong of Inverness,...

Charlie Faulkenbury

Charlie Faulkenbury

Mar 15, 2009

Charlie Faulkenbury, 86, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009. He was born in Union County, NC, September 7, 1922 son of the late Robert and Augnus McCray Faulkenbury. He was preceded in death by his first wife Elvie Faulkenbury, second wife Maxine Gordon Faulkenbury, three sons, Charlie Faulkenbury, Robert Faulkenbury, Richard Faulkenbury, and one sister, Ollie Faulkenbury Boone. Funeral...

Wesley Trull

Wesley Trull

Mar 8, 2009

Dateline: Wingate, NC Mr. Wesley Franklin Trull 88, died March 8, 2009. A native of Union County he was born July 13, 1920, son of the late Thomas L. Trull and Lillie Adams Trull. He was retired from Yale Security and Farming. His wife was the late Lela Price Trull. Funeral services will be held Tuesday March 10th at...

Mary Lou Carter Tyson

Mary Lou Carter Tyson

Mar 8, 2009

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Mary Lou Carter Tyson, 62, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009. She was born in Union County, NC on August 13, 1946 daughter of the late Alexander and Lillie Mae Helms Carter. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 11:00 AM in Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in the Waxhaw City Cemetery....

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