Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
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...
Patricia Lee Lamb
Feb 5, 2022
Patricia Lee Lamb, 71, passed away Saturday, February 5, 2022. She was born in Washington DC, June 8, 1950 daughter to the late Charles Edwards & Margaret Aughinbaugh Campbell. She is also preceded in death by her sisters Susi Henson & Pamela Campbell. A private service will be held at a later date. She is survived by her loving...
Thomas Antley Bradley
Feb 4, 2022
Thomas Antley Bradley, 79, passed away on Friday, February 4, 2022. He was born in Camden, SC on April 1, 1942, son of the late Charles Pete and Ella Bell Arants Bradley. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Wanda C. Bradley. Mr. Bradley is survived by his sons, Mark Bradley (Claire) and Brian P. Bradley; grandchildren...
Larry Vance Rushing
Feb 3, 2022
Larry Vance Rushing, 80, of Monroe, NC passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022. He was born in Union County on May 4, 1941 son to the late Vance Fanander Rushing and Mary Gertrude Simpson. He is also preceded in death by his three brothers Fanander Rushing, Raeford Rushing and Norman Rushing, sister Mary Lee Medlin. Larry worked as...
Janet Austin Mangum
Feb 3, 2022
Janet Austin Mangum, 82, of Monroe, NC passed away peacefully, Thursday, February 3, 2022, surrounded by her daughters. She was born in Union County on July 1, 1939 daughter of the late Ellis E. Austin and Eunice Lilly Austin. She is preceded in death by her loving husband Paul Hayden Mangum. She is also preceded in death by her...
William Lee Price
Feb 1, 2022
William Lee “Bill” Price, 57, of Waxhaw, NC, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022. He was born on July 2, 1964 son to Linda Moore Price and the late W.H. Price. He is also preceded in death by his sisters Kathy Price Fincher and Maria Price Griffith. A memorial service will be held at 3:00PM on Saturday, February 5,...
Jane Bullock Furr
Feb 1, 2022
Mrs. Jane Bullock Furr, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, with her three children by her side. Her life was marked by quiet and enduring devotion to her family, students, and God. A loving wife, Mother, Grandmother, and GiGi, she will be greatly missed but cherished in our memories. She and her identical twin sister Jean...
Loyd Lamar Price
Jan 30, 2022
Rev. Loyd Lamar Price, 88, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022. He was born August 11, 1933, son of the late Loyd Thurmon Price and Betty Lee Simpson Price. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Irene Watkins Price, son, Tony Price, brother Norris Price, and three sisters Carol Pressley, Joann Snypes, and Bobbie Hamilton. Funeral...
