Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Thirby Glenn Harrill
Oct 31, 2010
Monroe, NC Thirby Glenn Harrill, 59, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2010. He was born on November 28, 1950 in Rutherford County, NC son of the late Robert Glenn and Mary Ruppe Harrill. Mr. Harrill was employed by the Goulston Technologies Inc. A memorial service will be held Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 1:00 PM at First Baptist Church...
Joan Schempp
Oct 22, 2010
Dateline: Monroe, NC Joan Schempp, 83, died Friday, October 22, 2010. Joan was born, January 1, 1927 in Bridgeport, Connecticut daughter of the late George and Margaret Larson Macholowski. She was preceded in death by her husband George Russell Schempp in 1977. Funeral services will be held in Bridgeport, CT at a later date. Mrs. Schempp is survived by...
Okey John High
Oct 16, 2010
Dateline: Monroe Mr. Okey John High, 89, of Monroe, went home to be with his Lord, Saturday, October 16, 2010, while residing at Hospice House of Union County. He was born June 18, 1921 in Peachland, NC, son of the late George Franklin High and Annie Griffin High. Mr. High retired from Duff-Norton, Wadesboro and was a recognized WW...
Marion Lynn Byrum
Oct 9, 2010
Marion Lynn Byrum, 63, went home to be with his Lord, Saturday, October 9, 2010. He was born in Union County, on April 9, 1947, son of Walter Mason and Lorraine Helms Byrum. Mr. Byrum was a residential builder. He enjoyed the beach, fishing, the mountain house and was an avid Tar Heel fan. He especially enjoyed serving the...
Jill Robinson
Sep 28, 2010
Dateline: Monroe, NC Miss Jill Elaine Robinson, 67, of Monroe, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at the Liberty Skilled Nursing and Hospice Care Center. Miss Robinson was born on October 12, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of the late William and Carrie (Meisner) Robinson. She is survived by one brother, David, at home; and sixteen nieces...
Bernice C. Rainey
Sep 13, 2010
Monroe, NC Bernice C. Rainey, goes home to be with her Saviour and Lord on September 13, 2010 at the age of 88. She was the daughter of the late Leslie Daniel Izzard and Anna Crisp Izzard of Pickford, Michigan. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 17, 2010 at 2:00 PM at New Testament Baptist Church, conducted by...
Margie Lee Pressley
Sep 9, 2010
Monroe, NC Margie Lee Pressley, 87, passed away Thursday, September 9, 2010. She was born in Robeson County, NC on October 10, 1922, daughter of the late Needom and Caroline Cartwright Anderson. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 3:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Lakeland Memorial Park. Mrs. Pressley was...
George Lewis Guhse
Sep 7, 2010
Monroe, NC George Lewis Guhse, 84, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2010. He was born in Somerville, New Jersey on December 5, 1925 son of the late Ewald and Maud Brown Guhse. Mr. Guhse was a US Army, World War II veteran. He was an avid bird watcher and gardener and enjoyed fishing, camping, and hunting. He also volunteered...
Kathleen Fowler
Sep 6, 2010
Dateline: Monroe, NC Kathleen Belk Fowler, 87, died Monday, September 6, 2010. Mrs. Fowler was born in Union County, NC, June 17, 1923, daughter of the late Luther Lamar and Cora Lee Kizer Belk. Kathleen was a beloved mother, an active lifelong church member and the Order of the Eastern Star. Kathleen was also preceded in death by her...
Nancy Peters Lilley
Sep 6, 2010
Dateline: Monroe, NC Nancy Peters Lilley, 75, passed away Monday, September 6, 2010. She was born in Bristol, VA on March 25, 1935, daughter of the late Carl and Meda Scyphers Peters. A memorial service will be held Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 7:00 PM in Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church. The family will visit with friends and relatives...
Blake Marie Carriker Brooks
Aug 31, 2010
Monroe, NC Blake Marie Carriker Brooks departed this life into the presence of God on August 31, 2010. She was surrounded by her family. Mrs. Brooks was a life-long resident of Union County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Brooks and her parents, the late Barney S. and Minnie Hinson Carriker. Mrs. Brooks was 81 years...
Evelyn Marie Grider
Aug 21, 2010
Dateline: Monroe, NC EVELYN MARIE MYERS GRIDER Dec. 7, 1952 - August 21, 2010 Marie was born on December 7, 1952 to the late James Myers and Grace Butler Myers of Clinton, NC. Marie passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 21, 2010 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Marie and Walt lived in Monroe, NC for the...
Will E. Goodall
Aug 13, 2010
Dateline: Monroe, NC Will Edward (Bill) Goodall, age 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 13, 2010. He was born January 22, 1920, in Lebanon, Tennessee, to the late Earl Carson Goodall and Ada Purnell Goodall. He was preceded in death by one of his sons, Albert Ronald (Ron) Goodall and by two sisters, Martha Belle Bobo and Era...
Mary Freeman
Aug 13, 2010
Dateline: Monroe, NC Mary Elizabeth Freeman, 69, died Friday, August 13, 2010. Mrs. Freeman was born in Charleston, SC, August 8, 1941 daughter of the late John Richard and Bernice Benford Morris. Funeral services will be private. Mary is survived by three sons Bruce Wayne Baker of Lenexa, Kansas, Phillip Clark of Las Cruces, NM and John Scott of...
Bright "Lib" Benton
Aug 8, 2010
Dateline: Monroe, NC Bright Elizabeth “Lib” Benton, 89, died Sunday, August 8, 2010. Lib was born in Union Co., NC on October 27, 1920, daughter of the late John Nathan and Sarah Minnie Therrell Hargett. Lib was preceded in death by her husbands, William McDowell, Eustace Walden and J. D. Benton, sons, Sammy and Jimmy McDowell and ten brothers...
Reese Eugene Wilson
Aug 3, 2010
Charlotte, NC Reese Eugene Wilson, 88, of Mint Hill, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at Presbyterian Hospital, Matthews. Funeral service will be Friday, August 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM in the First Baptist Church of Matthews with burial to follow at 1:00 PM at New Home Baptist Church Cemetery in Anson County, NC. The family will receive...
Khang Van Nguyen
Aug 2, 2010
Monroe, NC Khang Van Nguyen, 66, died Monday, August 2, 2010. Khang was born in Vietnam, January 8, 1944, son of the late Nghi Van Nguyen and Lieu Thi Bui. He was an employee of Vanguard Supreme Machine Company. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at 10:00 AM in the Monroe City Cemetery. The family will...
Albert Thomas Helms
Aug 1, 2010
Lancaster, SC Albert Thomas Helms, III, 25, formerly of Waxhaw, passed away August 1, 2010. He was born April 1, 1985 in Union County, NC to Albert Thomas Helms, Jr. and Cynthia Ann Starnes Helms. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Thursday, August 5, 2010 in Gordon Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. Albert...
Emma Goulet
Jul 21, 2010
Dateline: Indian Trail, NC Emma Katharine Goulet, 88, passed away, Wednesday, July 21, 2010. She was born in Gloversville, New York on January 21, 1922 daughter of the late William and Lucy Fuller Ercanbrack. Emma was also preceded in death by her husband Lionel Goulet and a son Bruce Goulet. She and her husband owned and operated Lee’s Snack...
Elaine Goodwin
Jul 13, 2010
Dateline: Mineral Springs, NC Elaine Goodwin, 85, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010. She was born on November 10, 1924 in Union County, NC daughter of the late Walter and Lillie Wolfe Hemby. Mrs. Goodwin was a member of Mineral Springs United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 16, 2010 at 12:00 noon at Gordon Funeral...
