Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
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...
Margaret "Marge" Price
Jun 1, 2007
Mrs. Margaret Grimm “Marge” Price, 88, passed away on June 1, 2007 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe, NC. Marge was born on April 7, 1919 in Elgin, Iowa daughter of the late John Grimm, Jr. and Julia Bracker Grimm. A graveside service will be held Monday, June 4, 2007 at 11:00 AM at Lakeland Memorial Park. She...
Virginia Willowdene Brooks Gann
May 28, 2007
Dateline: Monroe, NC Mrs. Virginia Willowdene Brooks Gann, 83, died May 28, 2007. She was born in Union County, NC on May 20, 1924 daughter of the late William Henry and Sena Adeline Baucom Brooks. Mrs. Gann will be taken to Hopewell Baptist Church at 1:00 PM Thursday, May 31, 2007 with funeral services to be held at 2:00...
Ruth Sarah Thomason Goodwin
May 16, 2007
Mrs. Ruth Sarah Thomason Goodwin, 94, died Wednesday, May 16, 2007. She was born in Brevard, NC on May 14, 1913 daughter of the late Welsland (Welsey) Yarborough Thomason and Harriet Elizabeth Clark Thomason. Ruth’s parents, her sister, Helen LaRue Thomason Fowler and her husband, Samuel C. Goodwin, preceded her in death. Ruth was a charter member of Benton...
George Dick Pierce
May 15, 2007
It is with great sadness to say Mr. G. Dick Pierce, 82, died May 15, 2007 at his residence. George Dick Pierce or Dick as he preferred, was born in Topeka, Kansas on November 30, 1924. Dick was the 3rd and youngest son of Esther Rodgers Pierce and Robert Stevens Pierce. After graduating from Topeka High School, he was...
Mary Elizabeth Devault Wright
May 11, 2007
Dateline: Marshville, NC Mary Elizabeth DeVault Wright, 85, died Friday, May 11, 2007. Mary was born in Fairmont, WV. Oct. 6, 1921, daughter of the late Wayne and Blanche Long DeVault. She was preceded in death by her husband George Nathan Wright and son William Conley. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 14, 2007 at 1:00 PM in...
David Michael Braswell
May 3, 2007
Dateline: Monroe, NC David Michael Braswell, 37, died Thursday, May 3, 2007. He was born in Union County, NC on July 17, 1969. David graduated from Piedmont High School in 1989 and was a production manager for CPS Resources. He was a loving and dedicated husband, father and friend. David loved sports, enjoyed working with kids in church and...
Larry Von Deese
Apr 25, 2007
Larry Von Deese, 60, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at CMC-Union. He was born December 16, 1946 to the late Milton and Dezilee Baker Deese. He was also preceded in death by his best friend and only son Brian Deese on March 9, 1998. He was previously self-employed as a landscaper for about 25 years and most recently as...
Marvin (Ron) Hargette
Apr 23, 2007
Marvin (Ron) Hargette, 63, a native of Union County died April 23, 2007. The story of his life started in Monroe, NC. He was born in 1943 to the parents of Marvin Rae and Jessie Mae (Helms) Hargette of Monroe. He also has a sister Loretta Brauda. Dedicated to his country, he enlisted in the Marine Corp. in 1967....
Sarah Hill Morgan
Apr 8, 2007
Sarah Hill Morgan, of Monroe died Sunday, April 8, 2007. She was born in Abbeville, SC and attended Abbeville schools and Lander College. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Michael Morgan and Jo DuPre Morgan, brothers, Dr. John Michael Morgan, Jr. of Spartanburg, SC and Joe Dupre Morgan of Gadsden, AL. She is survived by sisters-in-law...
Leonard "Randy" Lathan
Apr 3, 2007
Leonard Randall “Randy” Lathan, 79, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007. He was born in Durham County, NC on June 27, 1927 son of the late Samuel Howard and Evelyn Randall Lathan. Randy was a US Navy WW II veteran and a retired employee of GIMCO, Inc. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 11:00 AM in...
Peggy Corbett Mccabe
Mar 21, 2007
Mrs. Peggy Corbett McCabe, 72, passed away March 21, 2007. She was a native of Sherman, Texas and raised in California. Her parents were the late James E. and Laura Rogers Corbett, and she was a self employed bookkeeper. At her request no services are planned. Survivors include her loving husband of 52 years Marvin McCabe, devoted children, M....
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...
