Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Coy Lee Pressley
Mar 2, 2007
Coy Lee Pressley, 81, died Wednesday, Mary 2, 2007. He was born in Union County, NC on July 25, 1925 son of the late Earl and Georgia Pressley. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 4, 2007 at 2:00 PM in Secrest Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Pressley is survived by his wife,...
Richard B. Warburton
Feb 18, 2007
Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Richard B. Warburton, 70, died Sunday, February 18, 2007. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on April 30, 1936 son of the late Bennett and Alice Jones Warburton. Mr. Warburton was a U.S. Army veteran and a carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Janice Becker Warburton, daughters, Lori Asbury and husband Billie of Kershaw, SC,...
Fred Nolan Clark
Feb 14, 2007
Dateline: Marshville, NC Fred Nolan Clark, Jr., 63, died Wednesday, February 14, 2007. He was born in Fulton County, Georgia on June 23, 1943 son of the late Fred Nolan Clark and Mary Louise Sosebee Smith. Mr. Clark was a US Army veteran and a Union County employee. If he knew you had a need, He couldn’t sleep at...
Thomas Leopold Mentus
Feb 9, 2007
Dateline: Monroe, NC Thomas Leopold Mentus, 65, died Friday, February 9th, 2007 in Monroe, NC. Thomas was the son of the late Leo and Eleonore Mentus of Rochester, NY. He retired from the United States Navy as a Chief Petty Officer after serving over twenty years. He also retired as the Circulation Department District Manager of Gannett Newspaper in...
Frances Alma Baucom Braswell
Feb 8, 2007
Frances Alma Baucom Braswell, died, February 8th, 2007, in the Carolina Medical Center - Union in Monroe. Mrs. Braswell had lived in the Smith Nursing Center for the past year where she was cared for and loved by an attentive, professional staff. During her last months on this earth she was made comfortable and lived with dignity thanks to...
Johnnie Courtney Collins
Feb 2, 2007
Dateline: Monroe, NC Johnnie Courtney Collins, affectionately known as “Toppie” by friends and relatives, passed away today, February 2, 2007 after a struggle with melanoma cancer. She is survived by an adored husband of 54 years, Hoover Collins, and a precious daughter Angela Collins of Matthews, NC. Johnnie is the daughter of the late Joe and Wilma Courtney. She...
Christine Camp Blanton
Feb 1, 2007
Dateline: Monroe, NC Christine Camp Blanton, 99, formerly of Shelby, NC went home to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, February 1, 2007. Mrs. Blanton was born in Rutherford County, NC, September 11, 1907 daughter of the late Robert Lee and Nora Hamrick Camp. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Kennon Blanton, Sr. May 12,...
Mary Jane Plumley
Jan 28, 2007
Plumley, Mary Jane Born November 20, 1922, she passed away on January 28, 2007. Preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Landis Plumley in 1974. She is survived by her children, David Plumley, Christy Rodrigues and Paula Ramirez, all of Waxhaw, NC; brother, Jack Decker of Austin, Texas; eight grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. Graveside service will be on...
Frances Ellen Little
Jan 14, 2007
Wingate, NC Frances Ellen Little, 77, died Sunday, January 14, 2007 in Plano, Texas. She was born in Union County, NC on July 28, 1929 daughter of the late Vann W. and Daisy Tarlton Little. Mrs. Little was a retired employee of United Carolina Bank, now BBT and a member of Wingate United Methodist Church. She was active in...
Cheyenne Marcel Handy
Jan 13, 2007
Monroe, NC Cheyenne Marcel Handy, 7, died Saturday, January 13, 2007. Born September 10, 1999 in Union County, she was the daughter of Josh and Carol Saunderson Handy and was a second grade student at Union Elementary School. Cheyenne was the light of her family’s lives. She brought color into our world. Cheyenne lived her short life to the...
Velma Pressley Helms
Jan 12, 2007
Velma Pressley Helms of Monroe passed away from this earth into the loving arms of her Lord Jesus Christ on January 12, 2007. She was 94. Mrs. Helms was born on July 25, 1912 in Unionville, NC and was the daughter of the late Rufus A. and Dora Keziah Pressley. She was married to the late Floyd M. Helms...
Mary T. Baker
Dec 25, 2006
Monroe, NC Mrs. Mary T. Baker, 97, died Monday, December 25, 2006, in Autumn Care of Marshville. Mrs. Baker was born December 19, 1909 in Union County, and was the daughter of the late W. L. and Julia Smith Thomas. She was a retired teacher with the Union County Public Schools and a member of the First Baptist Church...
Marcus "Mark" Smith
Dec 15, 2006
Dateline: Monroe, NC Marcus Edmond “Mark” Smith, 79, died Friday, December 15, 2006. He was born in Stanly County, NC on April 5, 1927 son of the late Edmond and Ila Eudy Smith. Mr. Smith was a WW II U. S. Army veteran and a retired employee of Springs Industries. Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 17, 2006...
Martha Jane Stewart King
Nov 8, 2006
Monroe, NC Martha Jane Stewart King, 89, died November 8, 2006. She was born in Wyoming County, WV on January 29, 1917 daughter of the late Birt and Lillie Belle Allen Stewart. Mrs. King was preceded in death by her husband Robert Jesse King, one son Thomas Harrison King, one daughter Sandra Kay Perry, three brothers Chaffin, Joe, and...
Michael E. Bailey
Nov 2, 2006
Michael E. Bailey WAXHAW -- Mr. Bailey, 50, died of sudden heart failure Thursday, November 2, 2006. He was born in San Antonio, Texas, on February 11, 1956, son of Bill and Barbara Smith Bailey. Michael was Vice President of Engineering for Source Technologies of Charlotte, NC. Michael earned his Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State...
M. June Ickes
Oct 24, 2006
Dateline: Monroe, NC M. June Ickes, 77, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006. She was born in Altoona, PA on July 7, 1929 daughter of the late Willis and Mae Smith Chathams. June was a retired bookkeeper for Jay’s Shoes. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 27, 2006 at 2:00 PM in New Hope United Methodist Church. Burial will...
George C. Funderburk
Oct 17, 2006
Dateline: Monroe, NC George C. Funderburk, Jr., 75, died Tuesday, October 17, 2006. He was born in Union County, NC on June 16, 1931 son of the late George C. and Cleo Horne Funderburk. Mr. Funderburk was a farmer and welder. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 11:00 AM in Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will...
Sara Craig Dickerson
Oct 6, 2006
Dateline: Monroe, NC Sara Craig Dickerson died on October 6, 2006 in Wilmington, NC where she lived for the past several years. Sara was born in Monroe, NC on October 10, 1918. Her parents were Anna Welsh Craig and Gillam Craig. Some of Sara’s fondest memories were of growing up as a “tomboy” on Washington Street in Monroe. She...
John Henry Walters
Aug 21, 2006
Dateline: Waxhaw NC John Henry Walters, 87, died Monday, August 21, 2006. He was born in Union County, NC on February 19, 1919 son of the late William Brady and Bessie Taylor Walters. Mr. Walters was a US Army WW II veteran and a retired electronic technician. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 24, 2006 at 1:00 PM...
Rosa Lee Melton
Aug 14, 2006
Dateline: Monroe, NC Rosa Lee Melton, 90, died Monday, August 14, 2006. She was born in Chesterfield County, SC on February 20, 1916 daughter of the late Spoffard Lee and Ada Moree Funderburk. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 2:00 PM in Sandy Ridge Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery...
