Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Sarah Ellen Ross
Feb 27, 2022
Sarah Ross, 89, passed away February 27, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Bertha Caudle Griffin; her husband, Hoover Ross; and brothers Frederick Griffin and Robert Griffin. Sarah is survived by her daughters, Sharon (David) Johnson of Marshville and Brenda (Mike) Peters of Charlotte; brother Francis (Bobbie) Griffin of Monroe; sisters-in-law Frances Griffin and...
Tsgt. Benjamin James Clouse
Feb 25, 2022
TSgt. Benjamin James Clouse, USAF, passed away on Feb. 25th, 2022, as a result of a motorcycle accident in Dixon, CA. Ben was born on Jan. 25, 1993, in Charlotte, NC. He is preceded in passing by his grandfather James Joseph Clouse. He is survived by his parents, Brian and Kathleen Clouse, two brothers, Joesph Furr of Winston Salem,...
Benny Sylvester Martin
Feb 25, 2022
Benny Sylvester Martin, 81, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022. He was born on October 8, 1940, son of the late Ernest Alonzo and Mary Putnam Martin, in Lincoln County, North Carolina. He is also preceded in death by his brother Donald Martin and sister Mary Allen. Benny was a man of the Baptist faith. He was the...
David Franklin Mcclure
Feb 21, 2022
David McClure, 80, of Monroe, NC passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022. He was born in Spartanburg County, SC, on August 9, 1941 son to the late David Franklin McClure Sr. and Mayme Lee Potter McClure. A graveside service will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Lakeland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends...
Kathy Annette Sossaman
Feb 21, 2022
Mrs. Kathy Annette Faile Sossaman, 64, of Pageland, SC, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022. She was born in Lancaster County on July 10, 1957 daughter to the late Woodrow Faile and Lila Sanders Faile. Kathy is survived by her husband Gilbert Sossaman Jr., son Steven Sossaman, brothers, Buster Faile and Jonathan Faile, sister, Sue Sanders Willis, and...
Geraldine Nance
Feb 21, 2022
Geraldine Starnes Nance passed away on February 21, 2022. She was born in Union County on February 9, 1937 daughter to the late Baxter Wade Starnes and Letha Mae Cook Starnes, she was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Lynn Nance. Geraldine was the mother of three daughters: Pam Lipsky (Hal), Paula Sanders, and Patti Griffin (Chas)....
Lawrence Warren Jordan
Feb 19, 2022
Lawrence Warren Jordan of Monroe, NC transitioned peacefully to be with our Lord on February 19, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. Larry was born on February 6, 1947 in Syracuse, NY. He grew up in the Mottville/Skaneateles area and was a 1965 graduate of Skaneateles High School. He spent his working career in Retail Management. Larry was a...
Darla Delisa Snipes
Feb 14, 2022
Darla Delisa Johnson Snipes, 55, passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022. She was born June 22, 1966, daughter to the late James H. and Helen Plyler Johnson. She is also preceded in death by her brother Chris Johnson. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, February 20, 2022 at Mount Zion Baptist Church...
Jimmy Carroll Deese, Jr.
Feb 14, 2022
Jimmy Carroll Deese Jr. passed away on February 14th, 2022. He was the son of Jimmy & Isabell Deese. Jimmy dedicated many years of his life to coaching--mainly coaching his boys through Piedmont Middle school football. To know Coach Deese was to love Coach Deese. Even many years later we hear stories from grown men on how Jimmy impacted...
Michael Lee Stroud
Feb 13, 2022
Michael Lee Stroud, 74, of Monroe, NC passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022. Mr. Stroud was born in Winston-Salem, NC, on July 29, 1947, son to the late W. Wayne Stroud and Doris Stroud. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 19, 2022 in Forest Lawn East Cemetery, 3700 Forest Lawn Drive, Matthews...
Mary Lee Moore
Feb 12, 2022
Mary Lee Brooks Moore, 98, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022. She was born December 3, 1923 in Jackson, NJ daughter to the late North Lee & Mary Luker Brooks. She worked in Jackson Township tax office, where she retired from her position after 45 years of service and moved to Monroe, NC in 2007. She is also preceded...
William Charles Voelker Jr.
Feb 11, 2022
William Charles Voelker, Jr., 86 passed away Friday, February 11, 2022. He was born July 3, 1935 in Long Island, NY son to the late William Charles Voelker, Sr. & Ruth Metsker Voelker, he is also preceded in death by his wife Catherine Mary Voelker. He was a US Army Veteran serving during 1958 through 1964 while stationed in...
Carmelita Maria Kelley
Feb 11, 2022
Carmelita Maria Kelley 85 of Waxhaw, NC, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loving family on February 11, 2022. She was born in Paget, Bermuda on November 8, 1936. She was the daughter of the late Jose Maria Oviedo and Camille Bernice Viera, also of Bermuda. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Bruce Theodore Kelley...
Roberta Deana Rising
Feb 10, 2022
Roberta Deana Rising, 75, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022. She was born July 8, 1946, daughter of the late Robert Jewson and Francis Mitchell Jewson. Family will receive friends from 1:00PM until 2:00PM Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. Roberta had a great sense of humor and fun loving personality....
Nancy Louise Price
Feb 10, 2022
Nancy Louise Price, 75, of Monroe, NC passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022. She was born in Union County, NC on February 25, 1946. She is also preceded in death by her mother Dorothy Mullis and son Galen Price. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 in Gordon Funeral Chapel, with burial to...
David Earl Rape
Feb 7, 2022
David Earl Rape, 64, passed away Monday, February 7, 2022. He was born December 19, 1957, son of the late David Matthew Rape and Mary Benton Rape. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Jerry Rape and Jimmy Rape; son-in-law, Bryan Malloy and granddaughter Haley Helms. David was an employee of Groz-Beckert for thirty-three years. He was...
Emlin Locklear
Feb 5, 2022
Emlin Locklear, 78, of Monroe, left this world Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Atrium-Union. He was born September 7, 1943 in Hoke County, North Carolina. He attended Prospect School in Prospect, NC. He moved to Michigan when he got older and worked for GM Motor Company. He then married his wife, Betty Jane and they were married for 55...
Hoyle Dwight Medlin
Feb 5, 2022
Mr. Hoyle Medlin, 79, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 5, 2022 with his family by his side. He was born on August 16, 1942, son of the late Henry and Mable Medlin. He is preceded in death by his sisters Margaret Rowell, Betty Lee, Carolyn Aycock, and brother Vann Medlin. A funeral service will be held at 2:00...
Emma "Lou" Patterson
Feb 5, 2022
Emma Lou Lowdermilk Patterson, known as Lou, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 in Marietta, GA. She was 87 years old and born in Asheboro, NC, on March 9, 1934 daughter to the late Clendon Stedman Lowdermilk and Dora Mae Kearns Lowdermilk. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at...
