Obituaries

Aug 1, 2021

Gary Edward Long, 71, passed away Sunday August 1, 2021. He is the son of the late Charles Edward Long and Lois Lemmond Snipes. He is also preceded in death by his son Jeffery Edward Craig Long and granddaughter Daniela Meza-Long. Funeral services will be held from the graveside 1:00PM Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Sunset Memory Gardens, 8901...

Jul 31, 2021

Patricia H. Rushing, 81, passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2021. She was born August 11, 1939 in Gaston County, daughter of the late Cyril & Frances Taylor Honeycutt. The family will hold a private service at a later date. She is survived by her loving husband, Jason B. Rushing, children, Lee Rushing and Scott Rushing, a sister Peggy...

Jul 31, 2021

Thomas “TC” Owen, 80, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2021. He is the son of the late Robert Roak Owen and Ethel Hoover Owen. He is also preceded in death by his brothers, Richard, Donald, John, Earl and James Owen; and sisters, Pauline Rockwell and Roberta Johnston. A memorial service will be held 4:00PM Friday, August 6, 2021 at...

Jul 25, 2021

Joe Aycoth, 88, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021. He was born March 6, 1933 in Union County, NC son of the late Sam Wesley & Myrtle Lucille Hemby Aycoth. He is also preceded in death by two sisters Marilyn Aycoth & Jean McCray. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Gordon Funeral Chapel,...

Jul 23, 2021

Ashley Nichole Tyson 33, passed away Friday, July 23, 2021. She was born April 24, 1988 in Fort Pierce, FL. A funeral service will be held at 11:00AM, Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Gordon Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 9:30AM until 10:45AM at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave, Monroe, NC 28112....

Jul 20, 2021

Alan Robert Kessel, 78, of Matthews, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on July 24, 1942, in Bradford, PA, son of the late William O. and Marjorie Warner Kessel. Al was blessed to grow up with older brother Richard L. Kessel and younger sister Martha K. Wilcox (Robert), who...

Jul 19, 2021

Lynda Price Williams, 79, of Monroe, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021 at her home surrounded by family, after a decade long battle with cancer. Born July 25, 1941, Lynda was the daughter of the late Marvin Erastus Price and Mildred Haigler Price. A graduate of Unionville High School, Lynda married her devoted spouse, Tim Williams, on October...

Jul 19, 2021

Russell David Melton, 44, of Monroe, NC passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021. He was born in Union County on November 29, 1976. A funeral service will be held at 2:00PM, Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Gordon Funeral Chapel, burial to follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:00PM until...

Jul 19, 2021

Carrie Lee Blakeney Walker was born on October 18, 1934 in Chesterfield County, SC to the late Robert Blakeney and Flossie Lowery Blakeney. She was married to the late Jason James Walker. She was a lifelong member of Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Tradesville, SC. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. To some she was...

Jul 18, 2021

James Lane Tompkins, 69, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021. He was the son of the Late Clarence and Bernice Tompkins. He was also preceeded in death by a brother, Evan Marcus Tompkins, and wife Joan Christine (Nelson) Tompkins. Jim, a New York City boy by birth but a bit country by nature, began his working life - and...

Jul 17, 2021

Harry Alonzo Godfrey, 94, passed away in his sleep at his home in Monroe, North Carolina on July 17, 2021. He was born January 27, 1927 in Union County, son of the late William Blythe Godfrey and Della Stephenson Godfrey. He is also preceded in death by two brothers, William Godfrey and Douglas Godfrey, and three sisters, Helen McLean,...

Jul 17, 2021

Ray Steven (Steve) Upperman, 73, passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2021. He was the son of the late Ray Eugene Upperman and Ruth Pabst Upperman. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Bruce W. Upperman. The funeral service will be at 11:30AM on Friday, July 23, 2021 at Gordon Funeral Chapel with burial following at Lakeland...

Jul 16, 2021

Audrey Louise Dodd Bales, age 100, died on July 16, 2021. She was born in Boaz, AL on March 1, 1921, one of nine children of the late David Edward and Maude Smith Dodd. She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence and her son Duane. Audrey graduated in 1942 from Berea College KY, where she met Clarence....

Jul 15, 2021

Charles Franklin “Frank” Chaney Jr., 70, of Monroe, NC passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at the Hospice House in Monroe surrounded by his wife and sons. He was born in Union County on November 12, 1950, son of the late Charles Franklin Chaney Sr., and Billie Lee Williams Chaney. Frank was a graduate of Forest Hills High...

Jul 14, 2021

Jessie Smith Purnell, 92, of Monroe, NC, died peacefully on July 14, 2021 at Waltonwood Cotswold in Charlotte, NC. She was born on September 26, 1928 in Monroe to the late Martin and Bessie Smith. Jessie is also preceded in death by her husband Rial Omega Purnell, five sisters: Verna Jones, Willy Ruth Presson, Christine Helms, Elvie HInson, and...

Jul 13, 2021

Jul 13, 2021

Chester “Chet” Lee Moore, 74, of Monroe, NC passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2021. He was born in Lakewood, NJ, on October 10, 1946, son to the late Chester Atwood Moore. A memorial service will be held at 2:00PM, Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave, Monroe, NC 28112. The family will receive friends following...

Jul 12, 2021

Wiley Kenneth Helms, 86, passed away Monday, July 12, 2021. He was born on June 1, 1935 in Union County, NC, son of the late Duke Helms and Vera Lomax Helms Flynn and step-father, Johnny Flynn. Mr. Helms graduated from Benton Heights High School in 1953. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and a Union County Sheriff’s Deputy. He...

Jul 11, 2021

Rodney Boutwell, 77 of Monroe, NC passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021. He was born in Santa Clara County, CA, on October 15, 1943, son of the late Dr. Charles Rodney Boutwell Sr., and Gladys Cordella Campbell Boutwell. He is also preceded in death by his brother Paul Boutwell. A military committal service will be held at 9:00AM...

Jul 10, 2021

Johnny Glenn Latham, 86, of Monroe, NC passed away at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Union County on February 15, 1935 son to the late E. G. Latham and Helen Mae Holloway Latham. He is also proceeded in death by a sister-in-law Gail Fowler Latham, and a brother-in-law Tom McCaskill. A funeral service will...