Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Verdie Ellis Wells
Dec 3, 2007
Dateline: Monroe, NC Verdie Ellis Wells, 86, died Monday, December 3, 2007. She was born in Union County, NC on March 31, 1921 daughter of the late James Bynum and Verdie Montgomery Ellis. Mrs. Wells was a retired U S Government employee. A graveside funeral service will be held Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Lakeland Memorial...
Ray Calvin O'Shields
Dec 2, 2007
Ray Calvin O’Shields, 72, died Sunday, December 2, 2007. He was born in Spartanburg County, SC on February 14, 1935 son of the late Floyd and Elouise Jones O’Shields. Mr. O’Shields was a retired City of Monroe employee and a retired US Navy veteran. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Mineral Springs...
Judy Diane Crump Tarleton
Nov 18, 2007
Dateline: Mt. Croghan, SC Judy Diane Crump Tarleton 56, passed November 18, 2007. A native of Union County she was born June 26, 1951, daughter of Peggy Gray Crump and the late Tommy Crump. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 21, 2007, at 12:00 PM in Shining Light Baptist Church, with burial to follow in Lakeland Memorial Park....
Roy Douglas Williamson
Nov 13, 2007
Roy Douglas Williamson, 64, died Tuesday, November 13, 2007. He was born in Morven, NC on May 14, 1943 son of the late Roy and Beatrice Williamson. Douglas graduated from Morven High School, attended Wingate College and Gaston Technical Institution. He served in the United States Air Force from 1964 to 1968 and was stationed in Thailand during the...
Kristen "Alex" Kahle
Nov 4, 2007
MONROE, NC -- Miss Kristen Alexandra (“Alex”) Kahle, 17, of Monroe, loving daughter, granddaughter, sister, and friend, departed this life on Sunday, November 4, 2007, in Monroe, North Carolina, following a motor vehicle accident. Born in Union County on March 19, 1990, Alex was the only child born to Richard Hollis Kahle and Patricia Ann Trussell Kahle, who survive...
Yvonne Decarol Ritch Pierce
Oct 28, 2007
Mrs. Yvonne Decarol Ritch Pierce 54, died October 28, 2007. She was a native of Mecklenburg County, born January 19, 1953, daughter of the late Grady Stanford and Bryte Era Griffin Ritch. Funeral services will be held Thursday in the Gordon Funeral Chapel at 11:00 AM with burial to follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. She was preceded in death...
Allen "Turtle" Webb
Oct 28, 2007
Allen Ray “Turtle” Webb, Jr., 42, died October 28, 2007. He was born in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of Allen Ray Webb, Sr. and Ann Honeycutt Neal. Allen was a 1984 graduate of Central Cabarrus High School. He was a NASCAR fan, especially of Car #24, and a Panther fan. He enjoyed restoring antique cars, spending time in...
Rebecca Ann Leighow
Oct 17, 2007
Rebecca Ann Leighow, 56, “Gods gift to those who know her”, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007. She was born in Asheville, NC on February 18, 1951 daughter of the late Buford Leonard and Emily Carter Edwards Humphries. Rebecca was a laboratory technologist with Carolinas Medical Center in Pineville, NC. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 20, 1007 at...
Max Parker
Oct 16, 2007
Max Parker, 67, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007. He was born in Union County, NC on March 14, 1940 son of Mildred Thomas Parker and the late Cull Parker. He was retired from Concrete Supply Co. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 19, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Lakeland Memorial...
Bette Brooks Hill
Oct 9, 2007
Bette Brooks Hill, 77, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister died Tuesday, October 9, 2007. She was born in Greenville, SC on August 19, 1930 daughter of the late Lloyd Thomas and Kathleen Lillian Dodd Brooks. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 12, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Mountain Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Union Baptist...
James O. Wall
Oct 6, 2007
James O. Wall, Sr., 69, died Saturday, October 06, 2007. Mr. Wall was born in Knox County, Tennessee February 11, 1938, son of the late Onnie Lottie and Bertie Kirkham Wall, Jr. He was also preceded in death by a brother Steven H. Wall. James was a US Army veteran and a real estate developer and investor. A memorial...
Janice Bailey Townsend
Oct 4, 2007
Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Janice Bailey Townsend, 86, died October 4, 2007. She was born on July 16, 1921 in National City, California, daughter of the late Orlando and Emma Scott Bailey. Burial will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, October 9, 2007 in Waxhaw City Cemetery. A memorial service will be held in the Townsend Auditorium of the JAARS Center, 7405...
Sue Sharp Deming
Sep 25, 2007
Sue Sharp Deming, 72, died Tuesday, September 25, 2007. Mrs., Deming was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma August 16, 1935 daughter of the late Wilbur Randal and Gladys Clemmons Sharp. Mrs. Deming received her RN at St. John’s School of Nursing in Tulsa, OK and also studied linguistics at the University of Oklahoma. Serving with Wycliffe Bible Translators, Sue and...
Luis Fernando Lizarazo
Sep 22, 2007
In Loving Memory of LUIS FERNANDO LIZARAZO Luis passed away suddenly late Saturday, September 22, 2007 at his home in Waxhaw. Luis was born June 8, 1962 in Colombia, South America and was a lifelong resident of the Charlotte area. He was the loving son of Alirio Lizarazo and Carmen Romero Creus; the beloved husband of 13 years to...
Jerry Dean Suggs
Sep 17, 2007
Jerry Dean Suggs, 71 of Monroe died Monday September 17, 2007. He was born in Stanly County October 15, 1935 son of the late T.W. Thelma Parker Suggs. Jerry was a member of Pageland United Methodist Church, was retired from Windsor Windows of Monroe. The family will receive friends Tuesday, September 18, 2007 from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM...
Richard Charles Lane
Aug 25, 2007
Richard Charles Lane, 85, of Charlotte died Saturday, August 25, 2007 at Carolinas Medical Center in Pineville. He was born in Ottawa, Canada on September 25, 1921. Mr. Lane spent his childhood in Sandy Hook, Conn., returning to Canada during WWII to serve in the Royal Canadian Navy. After service he attended nursing school in Queens, NY and graduated...
Tonya Hargette Brigman
Aug 23, 2007
Tonya Hargette Brigman, 34, died Thursday, August 23, 2007. She was born in Union County, NC on August 25, 1972 daughter of Hugh Clarke and Rachel Richardson Hargette. Tonya was a pre-school teacher at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 11:30 AM at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Lakeland Memorial...
Doris Jean Little
Aug 16, 2007
Doris Jean Little, 75, died Thursday, August 16, 2007. She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC on August 5, 1932 daughter of the late Vann Eugene and Beulah Beatrice Helms McRorie. Jean was a retired Piedmont High School Cafeteria employee. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, August 18, 2007 at Lakeview Baptist Church. Burial will follow in...
Edith Pearson Myers
Aug 14, 2007
Edith Pearson Myers, 81, died Tuesday, August 14, 2007. She was born in Buncombe County, NC on July 11, 1926 daughter of the late Willie L. and Julia G. Pearson. Edith was formally of Asheville N C in which she lived most of her life. She is a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Monroe, was...
William "Bill" Mcinnis
Aug 12, 2007
William Donald “Bill” McInnis, 75, died Sunday, August 12, 2007. He was born in Iredell County, NC on February 21, 1932 son of Mable Ursery McInnis and the late George Franklin McInnis. Bill was a graduate of the University of Maryland where he was an outstanding collegiate boxer, having been inducted into the North Carolina Boxing Hall of Fame...
