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Billy Ray Moon

Billy Ray Moon

Apr 23, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Billy Ray Moon, 73, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2009. He was born in Douglas, Alabama on October 31, 1935 son of the late Calvin M. Moon and Sarah Sisson Cash. Mr. Moon was a US Navy veteran and a retired employee of IBM. He then worked for 7 years with the N.C. Dept. of...

Edward Glenn Helms

Edward Glenn Helms

Apr 20, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Edward Glenn Helms, 78, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2009. He was born in Union County, NC on June 12, 1930 son of the late Robert Glenn and Sally Eudy Helms. Mr. Helms was a retired employee of Randall Supply Co. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM in the...

Ruby Lee Helms

Ruby Lee Helms

Apr 19, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Ruby Lee “Mrs. Ruby” Helms, 78, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2009. She was born in Union County, NC on February 15, 1931 daughter of the late Clarance and Ester Walden Mangum. Mrs. Ruby was a Food Lion employee. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 2:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral...

Olin "Red" Taylor

Olin "Red" Taylor

Apr 17, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Olin Dewitt (Red) Taylor, 84, died April 17, 2009. He was born May 1, 1924 in Union County, NC, son of the late Cyrus Ed and Henrietta Godwin Taylor. Mr. Taylor was preceded in death by his wife, Goldie Windham Taylor. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 20, 2009 at 2:00 pm in Gordon Funeral...

Clyde Bennett Polk

Clyde Bennett Polk

Apr 14, 2009

Clyde Bennett Polk, 59, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Born March 14, 1950 in Union County, NC son to the late Sylvester L. and Ida Jane Caskey Polk. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM in New Hope Baptist Church, with burial to follow in church cemetery. Mr. Polk is survived by his...

Mark Jason Penegar

Mark Jason Penegar

Apr 12, 2009

Dateline: Monroe Mr. Mark Jason Penegar 26, died April 12, 2009. Jason was born in Union County October 31, 1982, son of Mark Hoyle Penegar and the late Pamela Kletter Penegar. He was employed by Teledyne Allvac Co. Funeral services will be held Wednesday April 15th 2009, at Emmanuel Baptist Church at 11:00 AM conducted by Rev. Bill Funderburk...

Wilma Jean Helms

Wilma Jean Helms

Apr 10, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Wilma Jean Helms, 76, died Friday, April 10, 2009. Mrs. Helms was born in Lancaster County, SC, February 5, 1933, daughter of the late Bright and Eva Secrest McCain. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at 2:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. The family will...

Randell Scott Clark

Randell Scott Clark

Apr 2, 2009

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Randell Scott Clark, 65, died Thursday, April 2, 2009. Mr. Clark was born in York County, SC, May 11, 1943, son of the late Fredrick Allen and Picola Mitchell Clark. Randell is survived by his wife Ann Clark; son Stephen R. Clark of Waxhaw, NC; daughters Kimberly C. Ward and Rondalyn C. Carter both of Waxhaw,...

Timothy Daniel Reiter

Timothy Daniel Reiter

Mar 24, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Timothy Daniel Reiter January 24, 1969 - March 24, 2009 Timothy Daniel Reiter went to Heaven to be with his Lord and mother, Coila June Stephenson Reiter on March 24, 2009. Timothy leaves behind his life partner and true soul mate Susan Gordon Thomas in Monroe, NC, his loving father, James W. Reiter and wife Amy...

Gladys Baucom Rogers

Gladys Baucom Rogers

Mar 21, 2009

Mrs. Gladys Baucom Rogers 88, died Saturday, March 21, 2009. She was a native of Union County born August 5, 1920, daughter of the late Lonnie P. Baucom and Mary Thomas Baucom. Her husband was the late Amos Rogers who died in 1992. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday March 24th, at 11:00 AM by the Graveside in Lakeland...

Stephen Wayne Carter

Stephen Wayne Carter

Mar 20, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Stephen Wayne Carter, 55, passed away Friday, March 20, 2009. He was born in Union County, NC, June 18, 1953 son of Archie Lee Carter and the late Jackie Moore Carter. Steve was co-founder and owner of ABS Insulation and Guttering Co. The Celebration of Life Service will be held Tuesday March 24, 2009 at 3:00...

Virginia Lee Cash

Virginia Lee Cash

Mar 19, 2009

Dateline: Stanley, NC Virginia Lee Cash, 90, of Stanley, formerly of Monroe, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2009. She was born in Anson County, NC on August 26, 1918 daughter of the late Postell and Esta Mills Lee. A private graveside service will be held. Mrs. Cash is survived by a son, J. R. Austin of Columbia, SC, daughters,...

William Henry Armstrong

William Henry Armstrong

Mar 18, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC William Henry Armstrong, IV Mr. Armstrong, 62, of Monroe, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. He was born in Memphis, TN to the late William Henry Armstrong III and Louise Fox Armstrong, who resides in Safety Harbor, FL. He is also survived by one brother, John and Mary Armstrong of Inverness,...

Charlie Faulkenbury

Charlie Faulkenbury

Mar 15, 2009

Charlie Faulkenbury, 86, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009. He was born in Union County, NC, September 7, 1922 son of the late Robert and Augnus McCray Faulkenbury. He was preceded in death by his first wife Elvie Faulkenbury, second wife Maxine Gordon Faulkenbury, three sons, Charlie Faulkenbury, Robert Faulkenbury, Richard Faulkenbury, and one sister, Ollie Faulkenbury Boone. Funeral...

Wesley Trull

Wesley Trull

Mar 8, 2009

Dateline: Wingate, NC Mr. Wesley Franklin Trull 88, died March 8, 2009. A native of Union County he was born July 13, 1920, son of the late Thomas L. Trull and Lillie Adams Trull. He was retired from Yale Security and Farming. His wife was the late Lela Price Trull. Funeral services will be held Tuesday March 10th at...

Mary Lou Carter Tyson

Mary Lou Carter Tyson

Mar 8, 2009

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Mary Lou Carter Tyson, 62, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009. She was born in Union County, NC on August 13, 1946 daughter of the late Alexander and Lillie Mae Helms Carter. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 11:00 AM in Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in the Waxhaw City Cemetery....

Bobby Knight

Bobby Knight

Mar 6, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Bobby Joel Knight, 65, passed away Friday, March 6, 2009. He was born in Iredell County, NC on March 17, 1943 son of the late Henry Oscar and Ruby Catherine Eubanks Knight. Bobby was involved with the automotive sales and service business his entire life. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 11:00...

Beverly Ann Deese

Beverly Ann Deese

Mar 4, 2009

Dateline: Monroe, NC Beverly Ann Deese, 47, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009. She was born in Union County, NC on May 27, 1961. Beverly was a courageous woman with the strength and determination that most people dream of. After 20 plus years of dedicated service at Pennsylvania House, Beverly was laid off. Despite sudden unemployment, Beverly enrolled at...

Beverly Ann Deese

Beverly Ann Deese

Mar 4, 2009

Beverly Ann Deese, 47, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009. She was born in Union County, NC on May 27, 1961 and was a nurse at Rehabilitation Nursing Center in Monroe. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Prospect United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Beverly is survived by...

Reginald Hatch Stearns

Reginald Hatch Stearns

Feb 5, 2009

Reginald Hatch Stearns, 68, died February 5, 2009. He was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on August 30, 1940, son of the late Henry Pope and Frances Elsie Hatch Stearns. Mr. Stearns is survived by his daughters, Ginger Stokes-Gossett of Charlotte; Kristie S. Lee of Marshville; brothers Joe Stearns of Raleigh and Ray Stearns of Corpus Christi, Texas; and...

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