Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Bobby Knight
Mar 6, 2009
Dateline: Monroe, NC Bobby Joel Knight, 65, passed away Friday, March 6, 2009. He was born in Iredell County, NC on March 17, 1943 son of the late Henry Oscar and Ruby Catherine Eubanks Knight. Bobby was involved with the automotive sales and service business his entire life. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 11:00...
Beverly Ann Deese
Mar 4, 2009
Dateline: Monroe, NC Beverly Ann Deese, 47, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009. She was born in Union County, NC on May 27, 1961. Beverly was a courageous woman with the strength and determination that most people dream of. After 20 plus years of dedicated service at Pennsylvania House, Beverly was laid off. Despite sudden unemployment, Beverly enrolled at...
Beverly Ann Deese
Mar 4, 2009
Beverly Ann Deese, 47, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009. She was born in Union County, NC on May 27, 1961 and was a nurse at Rehabilitation Nursing Center in Monroe. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Prospect United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Beverly is survived by...
Reginald Hatch Stearns
Feb 5, 2009
Reginald Hatch Stearns, 68, died February 5, 2009. He was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on August 30, 1940, son of the late Henry Pope and Frances Elsie Hatch Stearns. Mr. Stearns is survived by his daughters, Ginger Stokes-Gossett of Charlotte; Kristie S. Lee of Marshville; brothers Joe Stearns of Raleigh and Ray Stearns of Corpus Christi, Texas; and...
Sidney Denver Griffin
Feb 4, 2009
Dateline: Monroe, NC Sidney Denver Griffin, 75, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2009. He was born in Union County, NC on May 6, 1933 son of the late Sidney McCoy and Thetus Melton Griffin. Mr. Griffin was also preceded in death by his first wife, Margaret Helms Griffin, son, Greg Griffin, brothers, Charlie and Lavern Griffin, sisters, Myrtle Montgomery,...
Pamela Jean Jackson
Feb 3, 2009
Dateline: Charlotte, NC Pamela Jean Jackson, 54, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2009. She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC on October 9, 1954 daughter of the late Elbert Herman Jackson and Elizabeth “Betty” Pierce Jackson. A graveside funeral service will be held Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Belair United Methodist Church Cemetery, Indian Land, SC....
John Hamilton
Feb 1, 2009
Monroe, NC John Hamilton, 88, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2009. He was born in Pike County, Kentucky on March 31, 1920 son of the late Aaron and Margaret Sawyer Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton was a coal miner for 40 years, was a US Army veteran serving in WW II and was a Jehovah’s Witness since 1973. Funeral services will...
William Marther (Willie) Giles
Jan 23, 2009
Dateline: Monroe, NC William (Willie) Marther Giles, 87, passed away Friday, January 23, 2009. Born June 6, 1921, in Jackson County, Fl. son to the late Jessie and Lee Daniels Giles. Willie retired from Union Power Cooperative, and served in the US Army during WWII. He is preceded is death by his wife Alma Plyler Giles, two sisters Beatrice...
Ruby Alice Strawn Hildreth
Jan 14, 2009
Ruby Alice Strawn Hildreth, 87, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Born in Union County, January 27, 1921 daughter to late Charlie Lilly Alice Cook Strawn. She was preceded in death by her husband Carlton L. Hildreth, Sr. and one son Billy Ray Hildreth. A graveside service will be held 1:00 PM Friday, January 16, 2009 in Lakeland Memorial...
William Harvey Morrison
Jan 12, 2009
William Harvey Morrison, Jr. 'Harvey' MONROE - William Harvey Morrison, Jr., 94, of Monroe, passed away Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, at his residence following a brief illness. Born Sept. 24, 1914, Mr. Morrison was the oldest son of the late Julia Alexander Morrison and William Harvey Morrison, Sr. Mr. Morrison spent much of his childhood in Charlotte, moving with...
Leroy Adams
Jan 9, 2009
Pastor Leroy Adams, Jr. of Ruby, SC, (formerly of Monroe, NC) went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 9, 2009. Born in Union County July 12, 1938 to the late Leroy Adams Sr. and Madelean Helms Adams. He is preceded in death by a great grandson Kenton Mull and a sister-in-law Diane Adams. Funeral services will...
Bette A. Hawfield
Jan 8, 2009
Dateline… Myrtle Beach, SC: Bette A. Hawfield, 77 died Thursday January 8, 2009 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC. She was born July 25, 1931 in Gaston County, NC, a daughter of the late Lawrence S. and Eva Shires Auten. Her daughter Terri H. Mack, a brother, Larry Auten and a sister, Dolores Abernathy all...
George Marvin Crook
Jan 6, 2009
George Marvin Crook, Sr., passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009. He was born in Union County, NC on September 8, 1916 son of the late Issac Jacob and Carrie Mullis Crook. Mr. Crook was a US Army Air Corps WW II veteran, an active member of Grace United Methodist Church where he served as former choir director. Funeral services...
James "Doc" Sorber
Dec 31, 2008
Wingate, NC James Melvin “Doc” Sorber, 56, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008. Mr. Sorber was born in Texas, June 18, 1952 son of Mason Sorber and the late Nora Sorber. “Doc” was a US Army, Combat Medic, Vietnam veteran with the 173rd Airborne Division and a past Commander of the VFW Post #5464 in Monroe, NC. A memorial service...
James Darrell Helms
Dec 30, 2008
James Darrell Helms, 77, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Born July 30, 1931 in Chesterfield County, SC, son to the late John Daniel and Cleo Virginia Helms. A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM Friday, January 2, 2008 in Lakeland Memorial Park. He is survived by one son Dennis Helms of Harrisburg; one daughter Hazel Isaac of Concord,...
Sharon Ann Valentine
Dec 30, 2008
Waxhaw NC Sharon Ann Valentine 69, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Born April 25, 1939 in Meridian, MS, daughter to the late Clifton and Adeline Harbour. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Huey Valentine, son Bryan Toman Valentine, and two granddaughters Alexis and Victoria Valentine. Mrs. Valentine was raised in Meridian MS, graduate of Mississippi College...
Ida Maloney Konecny
Dec 27, 2008
Monroe, NC Mrs. Ida Maloney Konecny 83, died Saturday December 27, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Winding Gulf, West Virginia on September 26, 1925 daughter of the late Wick and Emma Harris Maloney. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 2:00 PM in Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, NC. She was preceded in...
Vera Almira Malmstrom
Dec 26, 2008
Waxhaw, NC Vera Almira Malmstrom, 96, died Friday, December 26, 2008. She was born in Manton, Michigan on July 16, 1912, daughter of the late John and Lilly Saxton Isler. A memorial service will be held Friday, January 2, 2009 at 2:00 PM in Hermon Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin T. Malmstrom and...
Ethel Plyler
Dec 26, 2008
Dateline: Monroe NC Ethel Crook Plyler, 83, passed away Friday, December 26, 2008. Born in Union County March 12, 1925, she was a daughter to the late Carl V. and Annie Belle Yarbrough Crook. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed cooking, working with flowers in her garden, and spending time with her loving...
Henry Cobia West
Dec 25, 2008
Monroe, NC Henry Cobia West, Jr., 85, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2008 in Irmo, SC. A memorial service will be held Friday, January 2, 2009 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Monroe, NC. The family will receive friends following the service in the Parish Hall. Henry also known as “Buddy” was born and raised in...
