Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Daisy Rea Huey Howie
May 17, 2010
Waxhaw, NC Daisy Rea Huey Howie, 81, passed away Monday, May 17, 2010. She was born on January 25, 1929 in Lancaster County, SC daughter of the late Will and Bessie Brown Huey. Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs....
John Henry Hancock
May 12, 2010
Monroe, NC John Henry Hancock, 85, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2010. He was born August 4, 1924 in Union County, son of the late John Lee and Bessie Broome Hancock. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel Crow Hancock, a brother, Tillman Lee Hancock and a sister, Bessie Jane Rowell. Mr. Hancock graduated from Mineral Springs...
Richard Hammond Gogatz
May 4, 2010
Dateline: Monroe, NC Richard Hammond Gogatz, Jr., passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2010. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 17, 1960 son of the late Richard H., Sr. and Rose Magro Gogatz. Richard is survived by a brother, Robert Gogatz of Marshville and sister, Linda Tracy of Centereach, New York. A funeral service will be held...
Michael Keith Simpson
May 2, 2010
Monroe, NC Michael Keith Simpson passed away on May 2, 2010 at CMC-Union Hospital following an extended illness. Mike is survived by his wife, Alison “Alie” of Monroe; three children, Dorothy “Dottie” Jewell Caleb Michael of the home, and Rachel Danielle of Texas; one grandchild Brayden Mark of Texas; brothers Ray, Bob, John of Arkansas; sisters Linda, Susan Sandy...
William Ormand (Bill) Mcwhorter
Apr 22, 2010
Monroe, NC Mr. William Ormand (Bill) McWhorter, age 68, died Thursday, April 22, 2010, at the McWhorter House of Hospice of Union County. He was born in Union County, NC on February 12, 1942, son of the late William Roscoe McWhorter and the late Lenola Couick McWhorter Clayton. In addition to his parents, Mr. McWhorter was preceded in death...
Evelyn Ormond Rains
Apr 21, 2010
Monroe, NC Evelyn Ormond Rains, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, surrounded by the love and support of her family. Born Evelyn Rose in Hookerton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Lee and Ola Brady Ormond. Evelyn is survived by her loving husband, Jim, to whom she was married for 61...
William "Todd" Taylor
Apr 5, 2010
William “Todd” Taylor, 42, passed away Monday, April 5, 2010. He was born in Union County, NC on October 8, 1967, son of Joyce Williams Taylor and the late William Sherrill “Bill” Taylor. He was a truck driver and a volunteer assistant for the Forest Hills High School football team. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 8, 2010 at...
Daniel Scott Shortt
Apr 3, 2010
Daniel Scott Shortt Daniel, 16, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010. He was born April 7, 1993 in Henrico County, VA. Daniel was a member of the Junior class at Piedmont High School, a member of the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department, and was a member of the Explorer Unit for the Union County Sheriffs Department. A celebration of life...
Fred George * Jacobs
Mar 12, 2010
MONROE - Fred George Jacobs, 87, passed away Friday, March 12, 2010. He was born in Scotland County on Jan. 26, 1923, son of the late George and Ida Dow Jacobs. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II, and retired from R.C. Etters Insurance Agency. Mr. Jacobs is survived by his loving wife of 67 years,...
Ronald Edward Alexander
Mar 2, 2010
Dateline: Monroe, NC Ronald Edward Alexander, 52, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010. He was born in Union County, NC on August 19, 1957 son of the late Fairley Alexander and Bertha Pressley Alexander Smith. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 5, 2010 at 11:00 AM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Lakeland Memorial Park....
H. F. Mccray
Mar 2, 2010
Monroe, NC H. F. McCray, Jr., passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010. He was born in Chesterfield County, SC on August 13, 1923 son of the late Hurley Franklin and Mary Francis Snyder McCray. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Wolf Pond Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr....
Joyce Tucker Griffin
Jan 30, 2010
Dateline: Monroe, NC Joyce Tucker Griffin, 79, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010. She was born in Greensboro, NC on January 12, 1931 daughter of the late Dwight Nicholas and Alma Rorie Tucker. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 2:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. Mrs. Griffin...
Doris Ruth Funk
Jan 18, 2010
Dateline: Fort Mill, SC Doris Ruth Funk, 83, passed away Monday, January 18, 2010. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 30, 1926 daughter of the late William and Bessie Tew Horrocks. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 11:00 AM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel, officiated by Mr. Rex Trogdon and Rev. David Horrocks....
Bessie Lee Rodgers
Jan 4, 2010
Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Bessie Lee Robinson Rodgers, 95, died Monday, January 4, 2010. She was born in Union County on July 17, 1914, daughter of the late Albert Eugene and Mattie Lee Carter Robinson. Mrs. Rodgers was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Rodgers, sons Jerry and David Rodgers, daughter-in-law Rita Rodgers and brothers, Neil and Kelly Robinson....
Donald Mack Byrum
Dec 31, 2009
Monroe, NC Donald Mack Byrum, 74, died Thursday, December 31, 2009. Don was born in Union County, NC, July 25, 1935, son of the late Torrence William and Bleeka Elizabeth Helms Byrum. Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 3, 2010, at 2:00 PM in Trinity Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. The family will receive...
Robert Allen Bull
Nov 12, 2009
Dateline: Wesley Chapel, NC Robert Allen Bull, 56, died Thursday, November 12, 2009. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri on January 29, 1953, son of the late Donald Burns and Juanita Rose Marie Halim Bull. He was preceded in death by a brother, Theodore Bull. He was a construction director with Family Dollar Stores, and served in the...
John * Mack
Sep 30, 2009
MOUNT HOLLY - John Bailey Mack Jr., 57, passed away Sept. 30, 2009. He was born in Columbia, S.C. on March 7, 1952, son of Nancy Ava Summer Mack and the late John Bailey Mack Sr. The family will receive friends 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Sunday at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC, 28112, followed by funeral...
Gary Sylvanus Burnette
Sep 28, 2009
Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Gary Sylvanus Burnette, 70, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2009. He was born in Gaston County, NC on May 19, 1939 son of the late Cecil and Dessie Reagan Burnette. A funeral service will be held Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 7:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends following the...
Kirk Douglas Mills
Aug 28, 2009
Dateline: Wingate, NC Kirk Douglas Mills, 54, died Friday August 28, 2009. Kirk was born in Louisville, KY June 21, 1955, son of Lois Shelton Mills and the late Oscar Mills, Jr. Kirk was an operations manager with AT T Company. Funeral services will be held at a later date. Kirk is survived by his mother; wife Donna Clapeck...
Mary Rushing Lingle
Aug 12, 2009
Monroe, NC Mary Rushing Lingle, 87, of Monroe, N.C. died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center-Union. Mrs. Lingle was born April 6, 1922 in Pageland, SC. Her parents were William David and Wincie Pierce Rushing. She was married in 1951 to John Hughes Lingle in Lancaster, SC. She lived her adult life and raised her family in...
