Obituaries

Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC

Lindsay Harris

Lindsay Harris

Aug 19, 2021

Lindsay Louise Harris, 30, ascended to heaven to be with the Lord on Thursday August 19, 2021. She was born February 14, 1991in Mecklenburg County, daughter of Joseph & Denice Davis Harris. Lindsay was an accomplished musician and adventurer that loved her family deeply and was always on a quest to better understand the world and her place in...

Robert Gordon Booth

Robert Gordon Booth

Aug 18, 2021

Robert Gordon Booth, 80, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021. He is the son of the late Andrew J. Booth and Bethyl Way Booth. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Linda Williams Booth and a brother Tommy Booth. Funeral services for Robert will be held at 4:30PM Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Macedonia Baptist Church, 610...

Betty Juanita Stegall

Betty Juanita Stegall

Aug 18, 2021

Betty Juanita Stegall, 71, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021. She is the daughter of the late Betty Lou Estes Keziah. She is also preceded in death by her son, Steve Matthews and a granddaughter, Hailey Miranda. Betty is survived by her husband, Steve Wayne Stegall; sons Terry Stegall and Tim Stegall; daughters, Melissa Stegall (Brian) and Retta Threatt...

Charles Brown

Charles Brown

Aug 17, 2021

Charles Lloyd Brown, 72, passed away Tuesday August 17, 2021. He is the son of the late Grady Brown and Frances Williams Brown. He is also preceded in death by his daughter, Carrie Beth Barnett and a brother, Russell Brown. Charles was an Air Force veteran and proudly served his country twenty-five years in the military. He also played...

Gary  Dale Starnes

Gary Dale Starnes

Aug 17, 2021

Gary Dale “Birdie” Starnes, 65, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021. He was born May 6, 1956 in Union County, NC son of James Brice Starnes, and the late Nellie Belk Starnes. He graduated from Parkwood High School. He went to work for Alvac in 1996 and retied in 2020 with just a little less than 25 years of...

Lloyd Lewis Fox

Lloyd Lewis Fox

Aug 17, 2021

Lloyd Lewis Fox, 70, went into the arms of Jesus August, 17, 2021. Born in Hagerstown, MD on Februay 19, 1951, he is the son of the late Howard L. and Audrey Ellen (McManus) Fox. He is also preceded in death by a son, David L. Fox; son-in-law Bryan Garceau and an infant brother David Lee Fox. A celebration...

Charles Jerry Hill

Charles Jerry Hill

Aug 14, 2021

Charles Jerry Hill, 83, passed away Saturday. August 14, 2021. He was born January 5, 1938 in Union County, NC son of the late Wriston Lee & Martha Strawn Hill. Jerry was an avid fisherman, and loved to cook. He was a member of Altan Presbyterian Church, and served many years, as a volunteer fireman with Mineral Springs Fire...

Sharon Ruth Tomberlin

Sharon Ruth Tomberlin

Aug 13, 2021

Sharon Doster Tomberlin, 75, passed away August 13, 2021. She was born in Union County, NC July 16, 1946 daughter of the late James Milburn & Susie Carnes Doster. She is also preceded in death by a brother James Doster, two sisters: Bobbie Sue McManus and Mary Funderburk. A graveside service will be held 4:00 PM Sunday, August 15,...

Bobby Erskine Couick

Bobby Erskine Couick

Aug 12, 2021

Bobby E. Couick, 87, passed away Thursday, August 12, 2021. He was born January 22, 1934 in Union County, NC son of the late Gideon Odell & Carrie Sims Couick. He is also preceded in death by his wife Mickey Lucille Couick, and a son Buddy Couick. A memorial service will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, August 15, 2021...

Daniel  Jason Godfrey

Daniel Jason Godfrey

Aug 11, 2021

Daniel Jason Godfrey, 43, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 11, 2021. He is the son of Howard Eugene “Pete” Godfrey and Donna Burnett Godfrey. A memorial service will be held at 1:30PM Sunday, August 15, 2021 at Calvary Baptist Church, 2518 Lancaster Hwy. Monroe, NC 28112, conducted by Rev. Eddie Price. Daniel worked in the family...

Darlene Marie Bowman

Darlene Marie Bowman

Aug 11, 2021

Darlene Marie Hubert Bowman passed away August 11, 2021. She is the daughter of the late Alfred Hubert, Sr. and Agnes Good Hubert. She is in heaven now flying high with her mom, dad, sister Patricia, father-in-law Gerald Bowman and mother-in-law Ruth Bowman. A memorial service will be held for Darlene at 10:00AM Saturday, August 21, 2021 at The...

Lester Avon Bradshaw

Lester Avon Bradshaw

Aug 10, 2021

Lester Avon Bradshaw, 85, passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021. He was born in Yazoo City, MS, to the late Loniel Lester Bradshaw and Mamie Parker Bradshaw. He is also preceded in death by a sister Josephine McMaster (Edmond). A graveside service will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery, 8213 Old Waxhaw...

William Arthur Bunnell

William Arthur Bunnell

Aug 8, 2021

William Arthur Bunnell, 65 of Waxhaw NC previously of Kennebunk, Maine passed away peacefully on August 8, 2021 surrounded by his family. William was born on July 1, 1956 to Jesse and Ethel Bunnell. At the age of 17 he married Barbara Hatch. They had a bond like no other and they were always by each other’s side. In...

Cornelia Elizabeth Fenrick

Cornelia Elizabeth Fenrick

Aug 5, 2021

Mrs. Cornelia Elizabeth Fenrick was born September 18, 1935, to the union of the late Robert Jackson Sr. and Lucinda Ellis Jackson in Columbia, Louisiana, she was the 10th of 11 children. She passed from us to be with our Lord Thursday, August 5, 2021, of complications from a stroke suffered on Monday, August 2, 2021, in Charlotte, North...

Coy Cecil Helms

Coy Cecil Helms

Aug 5, 2021

Coy Cecil Helms, Jr, 65, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021. He is the son of the late Coy Cecil Helms, Sr. and Helen Hill Helms. The family will receive friends and family Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 4:00PM until 7:00PM at Shining Light Baptist Church, 2541 Old Charlotte Avenue, Monroe, NC 28110. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM...

Betty  Jo Jones

Betty Jo Jones

Aug 5, 2021

Betty Jo Jones, 89, passed away Thursday, August 05, 2021 at home surrounded by her family. She is a native of Union County and the daughter of the late Henry C. Baker and Callie Aldridge Baker. She is preceded in death by her husband, W.A. “Bill” Jones; brother, Conrad Baker and sister, Margie Fite. Funeral services will be 3:00PM...

Kenneth George Elko

Kenneth George Elko

Aug 3, 2021

Kenneth George Elko, Jr., 56, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021. He is the son of Kenneth Elko, Sr. of Elizabeth Township, PA and the late Patricia Coughenour Elko. He is also preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Hamrick. A memorial service for Kenneth will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904...

David Michael Richardson

David Michael Richardson

Aug 3, 2021

David Michael Richardson, 64, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021. He is the son of the late Gene Richardson and Betty Robinson Richardson. He is also preceded in death by his sister Debra Richardson. A graveside service will be held at 11:00AM, Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at Lakeland Memorial Park, 1901 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC 28112. After the service,...

Joe Ann Griffin

Joe Ann Griffin

Aug 3, 2021

Mrs. Joe Ann Moore Griffin, 65, of Rockwell, NC passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021. She was born in Union County on November 8, 1955, daughter to the late Bill Moore and Adela Simpson Moore. She is also preceded in death by her two brothers, Buddy Moore and Tim Moore. A funeral service will be held at 5:00PM, Sunday,...

Shirley Ann Suggs

Shirley Ann Suggs

Aug 2, 2021

Mrs. Shirley Thomas Suggs, 85, of Monroe, NC passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021. She was born in Anson County on December 1, 1935, daughter to the late Carl Thomas and Wilma Taylor Thomas. She is also preceded in death by her loving husband Jerry Dean Suggs, as well as son Wesley T. Suggs. A graveside service will...

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