Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
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...
Buddy Erskine Couick
Aug 7, 2007
Buddy Erskine Couick, 39, died Tuesday, August 7, 2007. He was born in Union County, NC son of Bobby Erskine Couick and the late Mickey Furr Couick. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 10, 2007 at 6:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. He was preceded in death by his mother, half-brother, Randy Hopkins and a grandson, Noah...
Barbara Lee Carter Mills
Aug 4, 2007
Barbara Lee Carter Mills, 65, died August 4, 2007 in Chattanooga, TN while visiting relatives. She was born on September 4, 1941 in Danville, VA., to the late Stanley Weyman and Carrie Wilson Moorefield Carter. She was preceded in death by her sister, Patsy Carter Hertzog. Barbara was a loving wife, mother, grandmother (Mimi) and friend to all who...
Kathleen C. Rogers
Jul 31, 2007
Kathleen C. Rogers, 91, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007. She was born in Union County, NC on October 8, 1915 daughter of the late Milas Franklin and Ellie Helms Carter. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 2, 2007 at 11:00 AM in the Waxhaw United Methodist Church of which she had been a member for over 70 years....
Rebecca Rushing Shive
Jul 30, 2007
Rebecca Rushing Shive, 61, died Monday, July 30, 2007. She was born in Union County, NC on January 6, 1946 daughter of the late Rev. Glenn L. and Janie Simpson Rushing. Becky was a retired teacher, having taught for the Union County School System for 32 years. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 2, 2007 at 1:00 PM...
Gertrude Mccain Griffin
Jul 28, 2007
Gertrude McCain Griffin, 71, of Monroe went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 28, 2007. She was born on September 28, 1935 in Monroe NC. She was the daughter of the late William Raeford and Lillie Broome McCain. She was preceded in death by her husband Henry Wayne Griffin and daughter Marsha Griffin Walters....
Albert Doland Gordon
Jul 26, 2007
Albert Doland Gordon, 58, died Thursday, July 26, 2007. He was born in Union County, NC on June 24, 1949 son of the late Albert Steve and Verla Helms Gordon. Albert was the owner of Al’s Auto Sales in Norwood, NC, an ordained Baptist minister and was the pastor of Lakeside Baptist Church in Norwood. Funeral services will be...
L. "Bill" L. A. 'Bill' Simpson
Jul 13, 2007
L. A. “Bill” Simpson, died Friday, July 13, 2007, native of Union County son of the late Polly Byrum W. Brice Simpson. Bill was the owner of L.A. Simpson Machine Company since 1964. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, July 15, 2007 in Gordon Funeral Chapel, with entombment to follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. He...
Tressie H. Mckinney
Jul 10, 2007
Mrs. Tressie H. McKinney, 69, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at CMC-Union, Monroe, NC. Visitation will be held Saturday, July 14, 2007 from 6:30 until 8:00 PM at Gordon Funeral Cremation Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 15, 2007 at 3:00 PM in Pleasant Plain Missionary Baptist Church, 3721 Shiloh-Unity Rd.,...
Emily Nisbet Morrison
Jul 3, 2007
Emily N. Morrison MONROE - Emily Nisbet Morrison, 91, of Monroe, died Tuesday, July 3, 2007, in Monroe. Mrs. Morrison was born in Pineville on Aug. 15, 1915. She attended Wingate College, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and taught at Walter Bickett Elementary School until her retirement. She was a member of Daughters of the...
