Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Anna Sadiwnyk
Mar 27, 2019
Mrs. Anna Sadiwnyk, 66, of Monroe, NC passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019. She was born in Hungary on July 8, 1952 to the late Vendel and Erzsebet Pary Redling. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Monday, April 1, 2019 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 725 Deese St., Monroe, NC 28112. Burial will follow at Lakeland...
James Randall Cox
Mar 24, 2019
James Randall Cox (Randy), born May 9th, 1951, died March 24th, 2019 at his home in Union County of natural causes. He is preceded in death by his mother Melva Williams and his father Allen Cox, step-mother Mable Price, step-father Raymond Williams and a stepbrother David Williams. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Thursday, March 28, 2019...
Kenneth Larry Edwards
Mar 19, 2019
Kenneth Larry Edwards, 75, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019. He was born in Union County on October 8, 1943 to the late Herman and Helen Fowler Edwards. A funeral service will be held at 11:00am Friday, March 22, 2019 at Love Baptist Church, burial will follow in the church cemetery. Larry is survived by his loving wife Verla...
Johnny Lee Hildreth
Mar 15, 2019
Johnny “Homer” Lee Hildreth, 63, of Monroe passed away Friday, March 15, 2019. He was born April 5, 1955 son to Leta Ann Helms Hildreth and the late James Andrew Hildreth. He is also preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Eddie Lynn Griffin, two nephews; Jamie Maynard Hildreth and Jeffery Lynn Hildreth. A celebration of Homer’s life will be...
John Edward Wright
Mar 13, 2019
John Edward Wright was the son of William and Kathleen Wright. He attended public school in Forsyth county and Atkins High School. He graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts. He was a talented musician and played several instruments. His favorites include the piano and oboe. His educational accomplishments included Johnson C. Smith, New York University and UNC...
James Talven Taylor
Mar 13, 2019
James (J.T.) Talven Taylor, 81, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019. James was born to the late Fairley Lee Taylor and Minnie Faye Taylor on February 2, 1938. He is also preceded in death by his brothers, Willis “Bill” Taylor and Everette Taylor. Funeral services will be held at 11:30am on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Lee Park Church,...
Bernice Bicknell
Mar 10, 2019
Bernice Steffler Bicknell, 86, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019. Born in Anderson, Indiana on August 12, 1932 to the late Frank Harley Steffler and Helen Elizabeth Redding. She is also preceded in death two brothers; Frank Steffler, and Fred Steffler, her son, James Harley Steffler, and grandson, Shawn Steffler. She retired from Delco Remy in 1987. She...
Don S. Simpson
Mar 9, 2019
Don S. Simpson, 79, of Monroe, NC passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019. Don was born in Union County on October 29, 1939 son to the late Bernard and Reitha Broadway Simpson. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Earl Simpson and a sister-in-law, Kay Simpson. The family will receive friends Tuesday, March 12, 2019 from 12:30pm...
William Dean Amos
Mar 4, 2019
William Dean Amos, 62, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 4, 2019. He courageously battled cancer for over two years holding his daughter and family as the anchor for the fight. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 2:00pm at Gordon Funeral Service. The family will receive friends and family from 1:00pm until 1:45pm prior...
Gary Worth Riggins
Mar 3, 2019
Gary Worth Riggins, 83, of Monroe, NC, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019. He was born in Union County, NC on May 7, 1935 to the late Roy L and Alice Riggins. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife Linda Crook Riggins. Worth retired as manager of Gate Petroleum. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm,...
Rachel Ruth Dale Liles
Mar 3, 2019
Rachel Ruth Dale Liles, 82, was called home to our Lord on Sunday, March 3, at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born in Monroe on November 21, 1936 to John Floyd and Ruth Lela McManus Griffin. She was the wife of the late Donald Wayne Liles of Monroe, they shared 60 years of...
Jim Harmon Starnes
Mar 3, 2019
Jim Harmon Starnes, 81, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019. He was born October 16, 1937 in Union County, NC son of the late Marvin & Kate Harmon Starnes, he is also preceded in death by two brothers; Patrick “Pat” Starnes, M.H. Starnes, and a sister Nell S. Starnes. Jim was retired owner of J & S Plumbing Contractors....
Virgilio Soriano Ipapo
Mar 1, 2019
Virgilio Soriano Ipapo, M.D. passed away on March 1st, 2019 at Atrium Health Union in Monroe, NC. Virgil, as he was widely known by his family, friends, and community, left his body at age 72 after a brief but fierce battle with cancer and a lifetime of distinguished medical service, unwavering camaraderie, and immense compassion for the countless lives...
Richard Banks Mccain
Feb 28, 2019
Dick McCain passed away February 28, 2019. He was the son of the late Richard B. McCain and Edna Walkup McCain. Dick was a native of Monroe, NC, graduating from Monroe High School. He continued his education at Davidson College and UNC Chapel Hill, graduating with a degree in accounting. Following graduation, Dick served in the US Army for...
Wanda Adams Springs
Feb 27, 2019
Wanda Adams Springs, 84, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019. She was born September 13, 1934 in Mecklenburg County, NC daughter of the late Leroy Adams, Sr. & Madelean Helms Adams. She is also preceded in death by her husband Charles Ray Springs, two brothers; Leroy Adams, Jr. and Tom Adams. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM, Saturday,...
Johnny Calvin Phifer
Feb 26, 2019
Johnny Calvin Phifer, 82, of Mint Hill, NC, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019. He was born January 20, 1937 in Mecklenburg County, NC, to the late Bruce and Edna Phifer. He is also preceded in death by his loving wife Yvonne Hinsdale Phifer and a son John Calvin Phifer Jr. He was a lifelong member of Oakhurst Baptist...
William Joel Bradley
Feb 26, 2019
William "Joel" Bradley, 62, of Waxhaw, was born on June 28, 1956 in Columbia, SC to Joan Bradley Spoerer and the late William Wideman Bradley, III. Joel was taken from this earth on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, in Waxhaw, NC. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his loving wife, Cheryle Ann Bradley; three children: daughter Leah...
David Franklin Kimbell
Feb 24, 2019
Mr. David Kimbell, son of the late Walker Eugene Kimbell II and Lucy Singleton Kimbell, was born June 7, 1947 in Atlanta, GA. He graduated from Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology. He was a registered respiratory therapist and later owned his own Chick-fil-A franchise in Monroe, NC. He professed his faith in...
Frank Walling
Feb 20, 2019
Frank was born on July 9, 1931 to Bernie and Bettie Walling in Antlers Oklahoma. He was the youngest of 9 children. When he was six, the family moved to southern California where he lived until adulthood. In 1951 Frank joined the Navy and served aboard the USS Rochester during the Korean war. A memorial service will be held...
Patricia Ann Hinson
Feb 19, 2019
Patricia Ann Hinson, 72, born in Brunswick, GA on October 30, 1946, passed away February 19, 2019 in Monroe, NC. She was born to the late Junius Edward Blackmon and Hattie Tyner Blackmon. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00am on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Bethany Presbyterian Church with Janet Tyson to officiate. Among her parents, she...
