Obituaries

Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC

Margaret Clo Nash

Margaret Clo Nash

Dec 2, 2008

Dateline: Monroe, NC Mrs. Margaret Clo Nash, 75, of Monroe, NC passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2008 peacefully in her home in the loving company of her children. She was born August 31, 1933 in Union County, NC, the daughter of the late Charlie and Eva Manus. Mrs. Nash was retired from GM Nameplate and a member of Love...

Carolyn Presson

Carolyn Presson

Nov 28, 2008

Carolyn McNeely Presson, 80, died Friday, November 28, 2008. Born June 5, 1928 in Chesterfield County, SC daughter to the late Frank and Bertha Funderburk McNeely. Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 30, 2008 at 2:00 pm in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, with burial to follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. Mrs. Presson is survived by her husband LaVenn...

Billy Ted Rorie

Billy Ted Rorie

Nov 25, 2008

Dateline: Monroe NC Billy “Ted” Rorie, Sr. 75, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at his home. Born April 26, 1933 in Union County, NC son of the late Duke and Blanche Stewart Rorie. Ted graduated from Union High School Class of 1951, then joined the United States Marine Corp., where he served from 1952-1954, and retired from Rexham of...

Anne Walden

Anne Walden

Nov 23, 2008

Monroe, NC Anne Howey Walden, 84, died Sunday, November 23, 2008. Mrs. Walden was born in Union County, NC, September 28, 1924 daughter of the late Otho Singleton and Ona Price Howey. Anne was preceded in death by her husband Bradford Andrew Walden and sisters Sadie Thornton and Mary Howey. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 26, 2008...

Carmella Rose (Magliere) Amorosa

Carmella Rose (Magliere) Amorosa

Nov 22, 2008

Monroe, NC Carmella Rose Magliere Amorosa, “Carrie”, age 88, died Saturday, November 22, 2008 at her home in Monroe, NC after a lengthy illness. Born January 3, 1920 in Riccia Campobasso, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Guiseppe “Joe” and Louise Magliere. Formerly of Mount Union and Altoona, Pennsylvania, she was preceded in death by her husband...

Durwood Hatchell

Durwood Hatchell

Nov 21, 2008

Durwood Hatchell, 81, went home to be with his Lord, November 21, 2008. He was born in Duplin County, NC to the late John Bryant Hatchell and Ruth Edwards Hatchell. He graduated from Rose Hill High School, and served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Funeral arrangements for Mr. Hatchell will be held Monday, November...

Alma Gilbert Robinson

Alma Gilbert Robinson

Nov 19, 2008

Alma Gilbert Robinson, 89, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008. She was born in Lenoir County, NC on February 15, 1919 daughter of the late Franklin and Mary Brown Gilbert. She was a retired Federal employee. Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 4:00 PM in the Wingate Baptist Church 109 E. Elm St. Wingate NC, 28174....

William "Bill" Rowell

William "Bill" Rowell

Nov 17, 2008

Dateline: Monroe NC William Harold “Bill” Rowell, 79, died Monday, November 17, 2008. Bill was born May 27, 1929 in York County, SC, son of the late James Clayton and Ethel Louise Simpson Rowell. Bill was a retired carpenter and US Navy veteran. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 1:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral...

Rachel Jenkins Lee

Rachel Jenkins Lee

Nov 12, 2008

Mrs. Rachel Jenkins Lee, 91, died Wednesday Nov. 12, 2008. She was born in Chesterfield County, SC on August 22, 1917 daughter of the late William Columbus and Barbara Funderburk Jenkins. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, November 14, 2008 at 11:00 AM in the Walters Cemetery. Mrs. Lee is survived by her husband, Blake E. Lee, son,...

Sucthell Brooks Richardson

Sucthell Brooks Richardson

Nov 11, 2008

Dateline: Monroe, NC Sucthell Brooks Richardson, 92, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008. She was born in Union County, NC on November 9, 1916 daughter of the late Augustus and Giola Wade Brooks. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 2:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in the...

Johnsie Bruce Montgomery

Johnsie Bruce Montgomery

Nov 3, 2008

Monroe, NC Johnsie Bruce Montgomery, 69, died Monday, November 3, 2008. She was born in Union County, NC on November 24, 1938 daughter of the late Bruce and Pauline McWhorter Flowers. A memorial service will be held Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 6:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Montgomery...

Cristobal Perez Cortez

Cristobal Perez Cortez

Nov 2, 2008

Dateline: Monroe, NC Cristobal Perez Cortez, 23, died Sunday, November 2, 2008. He was born in Mexico on October 17, 1985 son of Francisca Cortez and the late Jose Cristobal Perez. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 10:30 AM at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. He is...

Clinton Dreyfus Benton

Clinton Dreyfus Benton

Nov 2, 2008

Dateline: Monroe, NC Clinton Dreyfus Benton, III, 59, died Sunday, November 2, 2008. He was born in Smithville, NC on January 16, 1949 son of the late Clinton D. and Alice Ramona Gardner Benton, Jr. Mr. Benton was a US Marine veteran, serving in Vietnam. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. He is survived...

O.T. Starnes

O.T. Starnes

Nov 1, 2008

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC O. T. Starnes, Jr., 80, died Saturday, November 1, 2008, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Union County, NC on October 19, 1928 son of the late Odus Theodore and Stella McWhorter Starnes. Mr. Starnes was a U.S. Army veteran and a retired employee of Springs Industries. He was a member...

Amy Williams Brown

Amy Williams Brown

Oct 31, 2008

Amy Williams Brown Mrs. Brown, 39, of Matthews, died Friday, October 31, 2008. She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, on May 18, 1969, daughter of William Raeford and Lynda Tomberlin Williams. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 4, 2008, at 2pm in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Shiloh Advent Christian Church Cemetery. Amy is...

Amy Williams Brown

Amy Williams Brown

Oct 31, 2008

Dateline: Matthews, NC Amy Williams Brown, 39, died Friday, October 31, 2008. She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC on May 18, 1969 daughter of William Raeford and Lynda Tomberlin Williams. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 2:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Shiloh Advent Christian Church Cemetery. Amy is...

Ann Y. Couick

Ann Y. Couick

Oct 26, 2008

Dateline: Monroe, NC Ann Y. Couick, 63, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 26, 2008. She was born in Lancaster County, SC on October 23, 1945 daughter of Mary Cleo Couick of Monroe and the late Wilburn Couick. She was an employee of the Harris Teeter Store in Wesley Chapel, NC. Ann is also survived by...

Timothy Charles Moses

Timothy Charles Moses

Oct 21, 2008

Dateline: Monroe, NC Timothy Charles Moses, 55, died Tuesday, October 21, 2008. He was born in Mecklenburg County on July 17, 1953, son of Shukree “Chick” Moses of Belmont and the late Edith Ligon Moses. Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 3:00 PM in Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC 28112. In addition...

Marian Upchurch Dowdee

Marian Upchurch Dowdee

Oct 19, 2008

Dateline: Monroe, NC Marian Upchurch Dowdee, 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 19, 2008, at Union County Hospice, Monroe, NC. She was born in Oxford, NC daughter of the late Rev. C. A. and Frances Reynolds Upchurch. Mrs. Dowdee was a retired school teacher, having spent most of her career at Fairview Elementary and Unionville Elementary schools. Funeral...

Willie Ruth Keziah

Willie Ruth Keziah

Oct 17, 2008

Dateline: Monroe, NC Willie Ruth Keziah, 68, died October 17, 2008. She was born May 17, 1940, daughter of the late Clarence and Ruth Simpson Helms. She was preceded in death by her brother, Harold Lee Helms. Funeral services will be Monday, October 20, 2008 at 2:00 PM in Corinth Baptist Church. Entombment will follow at Lakeland Memorial Park....

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