Obituaries

Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC

Bill Stanley Geer

Bill Stanley Geer

Aug 29, 2020

Mr. Bill Stanley Geer, age 89, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020 in Monroe, NC. Born in Martin Ferry, Ohio a son of the late Wilbert and June Rice Geer. Mr. Geer was a retired business owner, and the president of his own company, he was positive thinker, and loved playing golf and a member of the Rolling...

Franklin Wayne Greene

Franklin Wayne Greene

Aug 29, 2020

Mr. Franklin Wayne Greene, 74, of Monroe, NC passed away Saturday, August 29, 2020. He was born in Union County on July 14, 1946 son to the late James “Yewell” Greene and Edith Helms Greene. He is also preceded in death by his wife Eloise Greene, as well as his brother, Rondall Greene and sister, Rebecca Greene. A private...

Brian Stacy Plyler

Brian Stacy Plyler

Aug 27, 2020

Mr. Brian Stacy Plyler, 48, of Monroe, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020. He was born in Union County on May 29, 1972 son to Barnes Plyler and Kay Baucom Plyler. Brian is preceded in death by his brother, Terry Plyler and a niece Cassidy Plyler. A funeral service will be held at 11:00AM, Monday August 31, 2020 at...

Ruth Morgan Sutton

Ruth Morgan Sutton

Aug 26, 2020

Ruth Morgan Sutton, 79, loving wife, aunt and friend, ascended to her heavenly reward Wednesday, August 26, 2020. She was born April 10, 1941, in Monroe, NC to the late Howard and Leola Morgan. Ruth was predeceased by her devoted husband, Frank Sutton. Ruth and Frank lived most of their adult lives in Wilmington, NC and were faithful and...

Jack Bernhardt Bock

Jack Bernhardt Bock

Aug 25, 2020

Mr. Jack Bernhardt Bock age 80, passed away on August 25, 2020 at his home. Born in Indiana on July 27, 1940 he was the son of the late Melvin Earl Bock and Dorothy Jackson Bock. Mr. Bock was a retired Navy Veteran proudly serving our country, a ordained minister, he loved the Gaithers, and the Washington Redskins and...

Robert Eugene Hinson

Robert Eugene Hinson

Aug 22, 2020

Robert “Robbie” Eugene Hinson, 59, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020. He was born and raised in Monroe, NC. He is survived by his loving family, including his father, William O’Neal Hinson and his mother, Margaret Suzanne Hinson of Monroe, NC. A private memorial service to honor his life will be held at a later date. Robbie is also...

Diane Lynn Helms

Diane Lynn Helms

Aug 21, 2020

On August 21, 2020 Mrs. Diane Sprinkle Helms, 68, left the loving embrace of her family and entered eternal life in the arms of her Heavenly Father. Diane was born in Radford, VA on December 14, 1951 to loving parents, Clarence D. Sprinkle and Sylvia St. Clair Sprinkle, both preceded her in death. Her surviving devoted sister and dear...

Modene Mccorkle Howie

Modene Mccorkle Howie

Aug 20, 2020

Modene McCorkle Howie, 90, of Mineral Springs, passed away on August 20, 2020. She was born April 17, 1930 in Union County, NC. She was the daughter of the late Henry Heath McCorkle and Isabel Gordon McCorkle Martin. Modene committed her life to serving others. Beginning at the age of three she was playing the piano. She played on...

Bedie Perry Baucom

Bedie Perry Baucom

Aug 20, 2020

Mrs. Bedie Perry Baucom, 83, of Monroe, NC passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, August 20, 2020. She was born in Union County on May, 25, 1937 daughter to the late J.A. Perry and Clemmie Connell Perry. She is also preceded in death by her husband Jimmy “Jim” Baucom, as well as two sisters; Dorothy Carnes and...

Shirley Roberta Cline

Shirley Roberta Cline

Aug 19, 2020

Shirley R. Cline, 86, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020. She was born April 20, 1934 in Putnam County, Indiana daughter of the late Clyde & Leoma Toney Carrington. The family will receive friends on Sunday, August 23, 2020 from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave. Monroe, NC 28112. She is survived by...

Lois Helms

Lois Helms

Aug 18, 2020

Lois Evan Helms, 90, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020. She was born December 12, 1929 in Chesterfield County, SC, daughter of the late Richard & Annie Laney Evans. She is also preceded in death by two sons Richard Van Huggins & Randy Huggins, and a daughter Betty Sikes. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Friday August 21,...

Jerry Lee Surratt

Jerry Lee Surratt

Aug 16, 2020

Dr. Jerry L. Surratt passed away quietly with his three daughters by his side at 12:15 am on August 16, 2020 at Carolinas Medical Center after a brief battle with Glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Dr. Surratt was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on October 18, 1936, the eldest child of Robert Lee Surratt and Cleo Phelps...

Pasquale Patrick Antonucci

Pasquale Patrick Antonucci

Aug 15, 2020

Patrick Gennaro Antonucci (“Nucci”) passed away Saturday night, August 15, 2020, after a 28-month battle with Pancreatic Cancer. He was born June 2, 1953 to Jerome and Catherine Torre Antonucci in Brooklyn, NY. He attended St Margaret’s Catholic Elementary School and Regis High School in New York. The family moved to Rocky Point, New York where he graduated from...

Barbara Frances Rennie

Barbara Frances Rennie

Aug 14, 2020

Barbara Frances Rennie, 88, of Monroe, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020. She was born June 2, 1932 In Bedford, New Hampshire, a daughter of the late Herbert and Lillian Morgan Johnson. Funeral services will be private. Barbara is survived by her husband of 65 years, Robert Rennie, two sons, Michael Rennie (Jody) of Easton, MD, Steve Rennie (Carol)...

Billy  Ray Deese

Billy Ray Deese

Aug 12, 2020

Dateline: Indian Trail, NC Billy Ray Deese, 56, of Indian Trail, NC passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020. He was born in Union County, NC on April 25,1964 son to Homer Eugene Deese and Lou Ellen Helms Deese. A graveside service will be held at 10:00AM Saturday, August 15,2020 at Lakeland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior...

Steven  Edwin Howard

Steven Edwin Howard

Aug 10, 2020

Mr. Steven Edwin Howard,72, of Marshville, NC passed away Monday, August 10, 2020. He was born in Mecklenburg County on February 14, 1948 to the late Harley Edwin Howard and Betty Shore Howard. A service to honor Steve will be held at a later date. Steve served his country as a Drill Sergeant in the United States Army, based...

Rachel Ellen Fuller

Rachel Ellen Fuller

Aug 9, 2020

Rachel Sanders Fuller passed away on August 9, 2020 at Plantation Estates in Matthews, NC. She lived in Monroe, NC for over 51 years before moving to Plantation Estates in 2005. Rachel was born in Chesterfield County, SC on April 6, 1927, daughter of the late Boyce Heath and Annie Hicks Sanders. Survivors include her daughter, Kelly Vrabel and...

Ernest Oren Simpson

Ernest Oren Simpson

Aug 4, 2020

Mr. Ernest Oren Simpson, 84, of Monroe, NC passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020. He was born in Union County on May 28, 1936 son to the late Fred Simpson and Ruth Presson Simpson. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, John Dowd Simpson, George Lowell Simpson and a sister, Fredine S. Page. Oren, served his country...

Justin  Lee Simpson

Justin Lee Simpson

Aug 4, 2020

Mr. Justin Lee Simpson, 24, of Monroe, NC passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020. He was born on August 27, 1995 in Union County, son to Bryine Keith Simpson and Pamela Simmons Simpson. Justin served his country in the United States Army, serving in Korea and was awarded several medals. He loved to create laughter with those among him...

David Larke Plyler, Sr.

David Larke Plyler, Sr.

Jul 31, 2020

Dateline: Matthews Known for selflessly giving so much of his time, energy, and attention to help others, David Larke Plyler Sr. always said “I will rest when the good Lord tells me to rest.” After 62 years of helping others, the Lord swiftly called Larke to rest this week. He passed away on July 31, 2020 in his home...

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