Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Lois Grant
Sep 7, 2021
Lois Riggins Grant passed away peacefully on September 7, 2021, with her son Gary by her side. Serving her Lord and her family were her top priorities. She was a very devoted pastor’s wife and a most dedicated and loving Mom, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. Many will fondly remember her as a gracious host and an outstanding...
Susan Freeman Munn
Sep 7, 2021
Susan Freeman Munn, age 80, formerly of Monroe, passed away on September 7, 2021 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, NC. Born December 1, 1940 in Biscoe, NC, she was the daughter of Clarence E. and Margaret S. Freeman. Susan graduated from Greensboro College in 1963. Susan married and moved to Monroe in 1974. She became a faithful employee,...
James Louie Brantley
Sep 7, 2021
James “Louie” Brantley, 94, of Charleston, SC, formerly of Monroe, NC, joined his Lord and Savior on September 7th, 2021, after a well-fought and courageous battle with dementia. A visitation will be held on Sunday, September 12th, 2021, from 1:45 - 2:45PM at Gordon Funeral Home, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC 28112, followed by a private family graveside service...
Carolyn Howey
Sep 6, 2021
Carolyn Godfrey Howey, 91, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021. She was born June 29, 1930 in Union County, daughter of the late William Blythe and Della Stephenson Godfrey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion Benjamin Howey and her son, Randy Howey. Ms. Howey was of the Methodist faith. A graveside service will be held Saturday,...
Connie Ramsfield Marr
Sep 6, 2021
Mrs. Connie Ramsfield Marr, 77, of Monroe, NC, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021. She was born in Bismark, North Dakota on June 11, 1944. She is preceded in death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ramsfield. A private family burial will take place at Monroe City Cemetery. Connie is survived by her loving husband of 57 years...
Mark Alan Grogan
Sep 4, 2021
Mark Alan Grogan, 48, of Charlotte, NC, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021. He was born in Richmond County, GA on June 30, 1973. He was a star athlete at Edmund Burke Academy where he played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track. He proudly attended the University of Georgia and, although he graduated in 1996, he remained a fervent...
Robert Dean "Tim" Williams
Sep 4, 2021
Robert Dean “Tim” Williams, 81, of Monroe, passed away on September 4th, 2021 at Atrium Health Union after a brief illness. Born in 1940, Tim was the son of Grady Valentine Williams and Sarah Ann Strawn Williams. A 1958 graduate of Union High School, Tim married his loving wife, Lynda, on October 7, 1961. He spent four years in...
Linda Helms Laney
Sep 3, 2021
Linda Helms Laney, 79, of Monroe, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021. She was born March 2, 1942 a daughter of the late Curtis and Faye Long Helms. She is also preceded in death by her husband Donnie Lee Laney, two sons, Ryan and Scott Laney, a sister, Barbara Byrum and a brother, Buck Helms. Linda worked over 60...
Charles William Anderson
Sep 3, 2021
Charles William Anderson, 87, of Monroe, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021. He was born December 31, 1933 in Marion County, Iowa, a son of the late Charles Henry and Vera May Anderson. Chuck is a graduate of Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, where he earned a B.S. in Chemistry. He worked at Westinghouse, Micarta Division in Pittsburgh, PA....
William Henry Walters
Sep 1, 2021
William Henry Walters, 85, of Marshville, NC passed away on Wednesday, September 1st, 2021. He was born in Polkton, NC on January 5th, 1936 son to the late Thomas Martin Walters and Ellena Dupree Walters. Mr. Walters was preceded in death by his brother Thomas Martin Walters Jr. and sister-in-law Hazel Lee Walters. Mr. Bill Walters is survived by...
Joe Darrell Griffin
Sep 1, 2021
Joe Griffin, 73, left this earth for a better place on September 1, 2021. He was born October 20, 1947, in Charlotte, NC to the late Joe D. Griffin of Portland, TN and Martha Garrison Griffin of Monroe, NC, where he spent most of his life. He joined Shiloh Baptist Church at the age of 12 years old. He...
Hal Quincy Rape
Aug 31, 2021
Hal Quincy Rape, Jr., 63, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021. He is the son of Hal Quincy Rape, Sr. and Bobbie Jane Marks Harris. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, George Monroe Rape, Sr.; grandmother, Helen Brown Todd Rape; uncle, George Monroe Rape, Jr. and brother, Philip Rape. A graveside service will be held 2:00PM Saturday,...
Shelby Jean Ford
Aug 30, 2021
Following an illness of two months, physical death came to Shelby Rackley Ford of Indian Trail, N.C. Monday, August 30,2021 at the Matthews Novant Hospital. Shelby was born July 3, 1938 in Clinton, N.C. In her young years, because of the work of her father her family lived in a variety of places, the last of which was the...
Maureen Margaret Connelly
Aug 26, 2021
Mrs. Maureen Margaret Connelly age 69, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 in Pineville, NC. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Eileen O'Connell Stelling, and preceded in death by her husband Michael Connelly, Sr. Mrs. Connelly was a retired bookkeeper and was of the catholic faith and a courageous fighter until the end, "She never...
Bobbie Jean Mcclain
Aug 23, 2021
Bobbie Jean Couick McClain, 87, daughter of Marcelle Thompson Couick and Jesse Couick passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021. She is preceded in death by her husband Willie Alexander McClain. Bobbie was a member of Good Shepherd UMC in Charlotte and a longtime Tent holder at Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting in Mineral Springs. She loved her family deeply...
Bobby Harold Earp
Aug 22, 2021
Bobby Harold Earp, 75, of Monroe, NC passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021. He was born in Union County on August 31, 1945, son to the late Harold Williams Earp and Dorothy Helms Earp. He just celebrated 58 wonderful years married to his loving wife, Donnie Sanford Earp who survives of the home. They have two children, Robin Barbee...
Gregory Gerald Knupp
Aug 21, 2021
Gregory “ Greg” Gerald Knupp, 71, of Monroe, NC., died August 21, 2021, at his residence. He was born June 29, 1950, in Harrisonburg, Va. to the late Gerald and Gay Reamer Knupp. Gregory graduated from Boadway High School and from Madison College (now James Madison University). He was a retired schoolteacher, having taught in Virginia and North Carolina....
Betty Sue Tsitouris
Aug 21, 2021
Mrs. Betty Sue Tsitouris, 92, of Monroe, NC passed away, Saturday, August 21, 2021. She was born in Union County on May, 18, 1929, daughter to the late Vernon Helms and Margaret Moore Helms. She is preceded in death by her husband Ernest Tsitouris. A graveside service will be held at 11:00AM, Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Shiloh Baptist...
Charles Richard Hutto
Aug 21, 2021
Mr. Charles Richard Hutto, 56, of Monroe, NC passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021 surrounded by his entire family enjoying watching two of his grandchildren Motocross Race, which he enjoyed, loved and made him, HAPPY. He was born on July 5, 1965, he is preceded in death by his father James Foster Hutto III. A funeral service will be...
Cortni Carriker Schenker
Aug 20, 2021
On Friday, August 20, 2021, Cortni Carriker Schenker, loving wife, daughter, sister and mother of three went home to be with the Lord at age 40. Cortni was born on February 28, 1981, in Monroe, NC to Reginald and Pamela (McGee) Carriker. Cortni showed a love for life and adventure early on, jumping from the high dive as a...
