Death Announcements
Buenaventura “Lula” Flores
Date of Death: July 18, 2020
A graveside service was held at 10:00 am on July 22 at Sarasota Memorial Gardens in Sarasota, FL.
Lydia R. Johnson
Date of Death: July 16, 2020
A private graveside service will be held in Montgomery, AL.
Betty Keistler King
Date of Death: July 16, 2020
Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 22 at Forest Lawn West, Charlotte, NC. Taylor Pride Barefoot will lead the service.
Cecil A. “Jack” Howell
Date of Death: July 15, 2020
A private service will be held at a later date in Columbia, SC.
Beth H amrick
Date of Death: July 8, 2020
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, July 11 at Sunset Cemetery in Shelby, NC.
Lisa Sanders Castleberry
Date of Death: July 4, 2020
Graveside service were held at 10:30 am Friday, July 10 at Bunton Cemetary in Dale, TX.
Mary McCracken Gray Yon (Mary Mac)
Date of Death: July 2, 2020
Service was held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, July 6, in the Sanctuary. J ames Howell led the service.
Mary Lib Pope Davenport
Date of Death: July 1, 2020
Arrangements were provided by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Raleigh, NC. Service was private.
Andrew Teden
Date of Death: June 26, 2020
Services took place in Scotland.
Mary Sue Goforth Thomas
Date of Death: June 23, 2020
A small, private Columbarium service was held at 10:00 am Saturday, June 27 with close f amily and friends. Bill Roth officiated.
Nancy Anderson
Date of Death: June 22, 2020
Arrangements entrusted to Cremation Society of Charlotte. No service plans were determined.
Doris E. “Dori” Fuller
Date of Death: June 21, 2020
Plans and arrangements remained private.
Susan Keith
Date of Death: June 19, 2020
Services were held in Oregon.
John Wellborn
Date of Death: June 18, 2020
Funeral plans are undetermined but will be held in the Wellborn’s hometown in eastern North Carolina.
Anna Wolf D amron
Date of Death: May 28, 2020
The f amily held a private graveside service and will plan a larger Celebration of Life at a later date.
Margaret Ann Schrum
Date of Death: May 27, 2020
A service was held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 31, in the columbarium garden. Bill Roth led the service.
Gladys Quinn
Date of Death: May 25, 2020
Plans for a service in Atlanta happened at a later date.
Allison “Allie” Boyle England
Date of Death: May 21, 2020
A memorial Service was held at a later date.
Charles “Charlie” Hall Ashford, Jr.
Date of Death: May 15, 2020
A service was held at 11:00 am Saturday, May 23, in the outdoor chapel at Christ Episcopal Church, New Bern, NC. Guests joined the f amily in the churchyard which allowed for social distancing. The f amily received visitors on the patio at home.
Sigurd Dean Johnsen
Date of Death: May 15, 2020
A private f amily service was held at 11:00 am Friday, May 22, in the columbarium garden. Uiyeon Kim presided.
Betty Jones Warren
Date of Death: May 14, 2020
A private graveside service was held at 11:00 am Monday, May 18, at Floral Garden Memorial Park in High Point, NC. A memorial service was held at Archdale United Methodist Church, Archdale, NC, at a later date.
A. Ward Peacock
Date of Death: May 13, 2020
A committal service was held on Saturday, May 23 at 3:00 p.m. in the columbarium. Bill Roth led the service. F amily gathered in the lobby at 2:45 p.m. to receive friends.
Dick Gurunian
Date of Death: May 8, 2020
No service plans determined yet.
Fredda Jo “Jody” Moore Reed
Date of Death: May 7, 2020
Kenneth Poe Funeral Service served the f amily.
A. Franklin McGuire
Date of Death: April 30, 2020
A f amily service was held at 11:00 am Tuesday, May 5, at Myers Park Presbyterian Church. Friends were invited to join them virtually.
Elsa Taylor Kalmbach
Date of Death: April 24, 2020
A memorial service was held at a later date.
Robert Artis Caudle
Date of Death: April 20, 2020
A funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 24, at McKewen Funeral Home, Mint Hill Chapel, Mint Hill, NC. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Mint Hill. Bill Roth officiated.
Julius Byron Walthall
Date of Death: April 17, 2020
No service occurred. Ashes were interned in the columbarium at 9:00 am Friday, June 5 with only f amily present. Taylor Barefoot assisted the f amily. A service celebrating his life will be held in one year.
Sebastian Capozzi
Date of Death: April 16, 2020
No service plans determined yet.
Billie Hoover H amlet
Date of Death: March 31, 2020
A private graveside burial service was held in Nashville, TN.
Pauline Doris Gross
Date of Death: March 30, 2020
A private graveside service was held for immediate f amily. A memorial service was held at a later date. Given-Dawson-Paisley Funeral Home, Coshocton, OH, served the f amily.
John (J.C.) Collett III
Date of Death: March 23, 2020
A small burial service was held on March 26.
Eula Mae Hargett Lyons
Date of Death: February 26, 2020
A Funeral Service was held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 7 at River Landing at Sandy Ridge in Colfax, NC. Eula was 104 years old.
Marie Triplett Teague
Date of Death: December 31, 2019
A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 4 at Boone Baptist Church in Boone, NC.
Louis “Lou” Ad ams Bledsoe, Jr.
Date of Death: December 25, 2019
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 29 in the Sanctuary. The f amily will receive friends in Jubilee Hall following the service. Committal will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
Sharon Gage Bowen
Date of Death: December 16, 2019
A funeral service has been tentatively scheduled for 11:00 am Friday, December 27 in Francis Chapel. J ames Howell will be leading the service.
Paul Edwin Patton
Date of Death: December 14, 2019
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 22 in the Sanctuary. Following the service, f amily will receive friends in Jubilee Hall. Bill Roth will be leading the service.
Harold “Dean” Hughes
Date of Death: December 13, 2019
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 17 at Highland United Methodist Church in Hickory, NC.
Anne K. (Dubbie) Brinkley
Date of Death: December 12, 2019
Service plans are incomplete at this time.
Joseph Boyles Dudley
Date of Death: November 25, 2019
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 2 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem, NC. A private burial will follow the service.
Thomas McGwynn Moore
Date of Death: November 23, 2019
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 3 in the chapel at Plantation Estates in Matthews, NC.
Ray Judson Boleman
Date of Death: November 23, 2019
A funeral service is scheduled at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 26 at Middle Forks Baptist Church in Blowing Rock, NC.
Mark Andrew Moses
Date of Death: November 17, 2019
Service plans are currently incomplete. More information will be forthcoming.
Mark D amian Swancy
Date of Death: November 17, 2019
A service will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, November 21 in the Sanctuary. Visitation will be at the f amily home. Rev. Uiyeon Kim will be leading the services.
Eleese “Dollye” Peay Walters
Date of Death: November 14, 2019
A service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 16 in the Sanctuary. Following the service, f amily will greet friends in Jubilee Hall. Rev. Bill Roth will be leading the services.
Lois Sparks Pittman
Date of Death: November 10, 2019
A service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 16 at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church in Reidsville, NC.
Juanita “Nita” Wolf Witte
Date of Death: November 2, 2019
A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 8 at Palmer, Bush, & amp; Jensen F amily Funeral Home in Lansing, MI.
Roy Bowman McKnight, Jr.
Date of Death: November 2, 2019
A committal service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday, November 8 at Evergreen, followed by a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. in Francis Chapel. Following the memorial service, f amily will receive friends in Jubilee Hall. Rev. Bill Roth will be leading the services.
Leslie C. “Buzz” Holshouser, Jr.
Date of Death: October 19, 2019
A funeral service was held on Wednesday, October 23 at First Baptist Church in Statesville, NC.
Joan Maxon Pickett
Date of Death: October 17, 2019
A service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 23 at Hayes Barton United Methodist Church in Raleigh, NC.
Nancy P. Chappell
Date of Death: October 14, 2019
A committal service will be held at 1:10 p.m. Saturday, October 26 in the columbarium. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Following the memorial service, f amily will receive friends in Jubilee Hall. Rev. Bill Roth will be leading the services.
Geraldine “Gerry” Anderson
Date of Death: October 12, 2019
A service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 24 in Francis Chapel. Following the service, the f amily will receive friends in the upstairs lobby. Rev. Bill Roth will be leading the services.
Josephine “Jo” Anthony Schofield
Date of Death: October 7, 2019
A committal service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 12 in the columbarium. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in Francis Chapel. F amily will receive friends in Jubilee Hall after the service. Rev. Nancy Watson will be leading the services.
Vincent “Vince” Joseph Montuoro
Date of Death: October 3, 2019
Services will be held in Vero Beach, FL.
J ames Edward Mortimer
Date of Death: September 30, 2019
A committal service will be held at 2:10 p.m. on Thursday, October 10 in the columbarium. A memorial service will follow at 3:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. The f amily will be receiving friends at 3:30 p.m. in Jubilee Hall following the service. Rev. Bill Roth will be leading the services.
John Robert Shell, Sr.
Date of Death: September 28, 2019
A private graveside service will be held under the direction of Riles Funeral Home, Vicksburg, MS.
Anne Lumadue
Date of Death: September 19, 2019
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24 in the Sanctuary. F amily will receive friends in Jubilee Hall after the service. Rev. Bill Roth will be leading the services.
Janet Susan Dertien
Date of Death: September 15, 2019
Service plans are currently incomplete.
Dorothy “Dot” Phelps Cribbins
Date of Death: September 13, 2019
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17 at St. Giles Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, NC.
Durward Lorenzo Jewett
Date of Death: September 10, 2019
A service will be held on Friday, September 13 at Bryant Funeral Home in Berlin, NH.
Helen Robertson Tisdale
Date of Death: September 8, 2019
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 12 in the J. Henry Stuhr Mount Pleasant Chapel in Mount Pleasant, SC.
John Shepley “Jack” Schofield III
Date of Death: September 1, 2019
A committal service will be held at 1:10 p.m. on Friday, September 6 in the Columbarium. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in Francis Chapel. F amily will receive friends in Jubilee Hall afterwards. Rev. Bill Roth will be leading the services.
Jack Allen Green III
Date of Death: August 24, 2019
A service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, August 30 at First Presbyterian Church in Gastonia, NC.
J ames Willi am Corbett, Jr.
Date of Death: August 19, 2019
A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Friday, August 23 at Christ Episcopal Church.
Mildred Smith
Date of Death: August 19, 2019
Plans for a memorial service are pending. Mildred was a resident of Selbyville, Delaware.
Helen Robbs Tate
Date of Death: August 17, 2019
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 21 at First Baptist Church in Kings Mountain, NC.
Verna Bontrager
Date of Death: August 15, 2019
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, August 20 at Mt. Joy Conservative Mennonite Church in Goshen, Indiana. Burial will follow at Clinton Union Cemetery in Goshen, IN.
Stephen “Randy” Randolph Layman
Date of Death: August 11, 2019
Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 23 at Quail Hollow Presbyterian Church.
Jane Harrell
Date of Death: August 5, 2019
A Celebration service will be held at 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 9 at Quail Hollow Country Club. A reception will follow the service.
Mary Anne Hood Pearce
Date of Death: August 4, 2019
A memorial service will be held at a later date – to be determined.
Frank Hugh Edwards
Date of Death: August 2, 2019
A viewing will be held at 9:30 am Friday, August 9 in the Sanctuary. Following the viewing, a reception will be held at 10:00 am in Jubilee Hall. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 am in the Sanctuary and burial will follow. Rev. J ames Howell will be leading the services.
Thomas Nelson Lawson
Date of Death: July 31, 2019
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, August 10 at J ames Funeral Home in Huntersville, NC. The f amily will receive friends at a reception immediately following the service.
Ruth “Patsy” Moser Sumner
Date of Death: July 28, 2019
Inurnment service will be held at 10:15 am Thursday, August 18 in the columbarium, followed by a service at 11:00 am in the sanctuary. Rev. J ames Howell will be leading the service. Following the service the f amily will receive friends in Jubilee Hall.
Ann Chaplin McNinch
Date of Death: July 27, 2019
Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 2 in the Sanctuary. Rev. Bill Roth will be leading the service. Following the service, the f amily will receive friends in rooms 103, 104, & amp; 105 in the Parish Life building.
Sandy Patton
Date of Death: July 27, 2019
A memorial service will be held Sunday, August 11 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Junius Royal “Jay” Judson II
Date of Death: July 25, 2019
Memorial service will be held Saturday, October 5 in Rochester, NY.
amelia ” amy” Lyons Esteras
Date of Death: July 14, 2019
Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at the Life Tribute Center at Cumby F amily Funeral Service in High Point, NC.
Earl “E.B.” Lewis
Date of Death: July 14, 2019
Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, July 17 at Huntersville United Methoidst Church in Huntersville, NC.
Sandra Johnson
Date of Death: July 14, 2019
F amily Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, July 17 following a gathering for f amily and friends at Lake Hickory Country Club in Hickory, NC.
Willi am “Bill” C. Moore
Date of Death: July 10, 2019
Committal service will be held at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, July 14 in the columbarium. Memorial service will follow at 3:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Uiyeon Kim will be leading the services. Following the memorial service, the f amily will receive friends in the upstairs lobby.
Cheryl Raye Clark Brown
Date of Death: July 9, 2019
Committal service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 12 in the Columbarium; Memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Bill Roth will lead the service. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
J ames Edward Meyer
Date of Death: July 5, 2019
Memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, July 20 in the Sanctuary. Nancy Watson will lead the service. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
Ralph Willi am Gable
Date of Death: July 5, 2019
Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 14 at Aldersgate in Charlotte, NC. Karen Moore will be leading the service.
J ames G. Dalton, Sr.
Date of Death: July 3, 2019
Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 9 at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, GA.
Willi am Hill Orders
Date of Death: July 3, 2019
Services were held Sunday, July 7 in the Sanctuary of Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, Greenville, N.C.
Wallace Harding Henson
Date of Death: July 3, 2019
Graveside service will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, July 9 at Lawrence County Memorial Gardens, Lawrenceburg, TN
Richard Lee Sigmon
Date of Death: June 25, 2019
Services were at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 27, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lexington, N.C.
Willi am Bristol Cheek
Date of Death: June 20, 2019
Service was Sunday, June 23, in Statesville.
Bob L. Pruitt
Date of Death: June 15, 2019
Services were privately held with the f amily in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Jesse Dalton “J.D.” Higgins
Miri am Juanita Higgins
Date of Death: June 15, 2019
Memorial service plans are incomplete.
Jay Allen Carroll
Date of Death: June 6, 2019
Memorial service will be at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, at The Exchange in Asheboro, N.C.
Gaston Hemphill Gage Sr.
Date of Death: June 10, 2019
Memorial service will be 11:00 am Friday, June 14, in the Sanctuary. Dr. Howell will lead the service. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
Donald Sanborn Redding
Date of Death: June 2, 2019
Memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 24, in the Sanctuary. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the service. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
Lenoir Willi ams Tucker
Date of Death: May 22, 2019
Memorial service will be Saturday, June 15, at Black Mountain Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Belmont.
Leslie Elton Willis
Date of Death: May 14, 2019
A private service in Richmond, Va., is planned.
John Robert Noles
Date of Death: May 11, 2019
Memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in Francis Chapel. Dr. Howell will lead the service. Visitation follows in Room 103 in the Parish Life Building.
Herman J. Hubbard
Date of Death: May 9, 2019
Visitation is 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 13, followed by the funeral at 2:00 p.m. at McEwen Funeral Service at Sharon Memorial Park, 5716 Monroe Road, Charlotte.
Carolyn Elizabeth Hawes
Date of Death: May 8, 2019
Graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 26.
Juanita “Nita” Tillman Henderson
Date of Death: May 7, 2019
Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 10, in Francis Chapel. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
Helen Boyette Allen
Date of Death: May 6, 2019
Private f amily service was May 8.
Ethel Alexander “Buddy” Boyd
Date of Death: May 3, 2019
Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, in Francis Chapel. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the service. Visitation follows upstairs in the Parish Life Building lobby.
Martha Belle Borders Etter
Date of Death: April 25, 2019
Service is 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at University City United Methodist Church, San Antonio, Texas.
DAVID ASTOR DOWDY
Date of Death: April 24, 2019
Funeral was April 28 in High Point.
WILLI am “WHIT” GALLMAN
Date of Death: April 21, 2019
Service will be at 11:00 am Saturday, May 4, in Jubilee Hall. Dr. Howell will lead the service.
WALTER JOHNSON RILEY
Date of Death: April 18, 2019
A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 2, in the Sanctuary, led by Rev. Bill Roth. A committal service will be at Sharon Memorial before the service. The f amily will receive friends in Jubilee Hall after the 2:00 p.m. service.
THOMAS RALPH SIGMON
Date of Death: April 5, 2019
Memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the Sanctuary. Dr. Howell and Rev. Karen Moore will lead the service. Visitation follows in Jubilee Hall.
JACK ARDELE SALZER
Date of Death: February 13, 2019
Funeral was in Jacksonville, Fla.
BOBBIE SMALL BURRIS
Date of Death: March 28, 2019
Visitation will be at McEwen Funeral Home in Mint Hill from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 5. Service will be at 10:00 am Saturday, April 6, at Wilson Grove Baptist Church in Mint Hill.
CHARLES ALEXANDER “CHUCK” L amBERT
Date of Death: March 31, 2019
The f amily honored Chuck’s request for no service.
TRUDY ALLEN L amPLEY
Date of Death: March 25, 2019
Committal service will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 5, in the columbarium. The memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the services. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
KIMBRA JANE AUDETTE
Date of Death: March 21, 2019
Memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at Meredith College Jones Chapel in Raleigh.
RALPH LANE MCGRATH
Date of Death: March 21, 2019
Service was March 24.
BERT DEEMS MAY SR.
Date of Death: March 11, 2019
Memorial service was March 18 in Lexington, N.C.
JOHN MARK BIGGERS
Date of Death: March 8, 2019
Committal service will be 10:00 am Saturday, March 16, at Sharon Memorial, followed by a memorial service at 1:00 p.m. in the small chapel. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the services. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall. Memorial service will move to the Sanctuary if needed.
J amES CONWAY EATON
Date of Death: March 2, 2019
Memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Plantation Estates. Interment service follows at 3:00 p.m. in the columbarium. Dr. Howell will lead the interment service.
LESLIE H. HITCHENS
Date of Death: March 1, 2019
Service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Southminster. Visitation will be at the home of Peter and amy Hitchens from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 8.
WILLI am DOYLE CAREY
Date of Death: February 26, 2019
Service was February 28.
MICHAEL D. HERRON
Date of Death: February 20,2019
Memorial service was February 24.
ROBERT I. DALTON JR.
Date of Death: February 28, 2019
Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, in the Sanctuary. Dr. Howell will lead the service. Visitation follows in Jubilee Hall.
ELIZABETH MARLEY HOWELL
Date of Death: February 28, 2019
Dr. Howell’s mother.
Graveside service will be private.
WESLEY MALCOM ROBISON
Date of Death: February 19, 2019
Rev. Ellen Robison’s father.
Memorial service will be at 11:00 am Saturday, February 23, at First Baptist Church in Monroe, Ga.
ELIZABETH JACQUELINE “JACKIE” TATE
Date of Death: January 21, 2019
Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 26, at Park Street United Methodist Church, 120 Park St., Belmont.
JUANITA SPARKS
Date of Death: January 17, 2019
Service at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church in Reidsville will be held at a later date and time to be determined.
ELOISE SCHUMANN
Date of Death: January 7, 2019
Memorial service will be in Buena Vista, Va.
GABRIEL ORTIZ
Date of Death: January 1, 2019
Service will be at noon Saturday, January 5 in the Sanctuary. Dr. Howell will lead the service. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
ARIEL MORENO
Date of Death: January 1, 2019
Service will be in Colombia, South america.
RITA MILLER JOHNSON
Date of Death: December 21, 2018
Funeral was December 26 in Winston-Salem.
MARY FRANCES BYRD
Date of Death: December 19, 2018
Funeral service was December 22 in Tylertown, Miss.
CAROLYN REEDER
Date of Death: December 18, 2018
Service plans not yet finalized.
BETTY LEE DUCKER MCGRATH PAUMIER
Date of Death: December 9, 2018
On Saturday, December 15, there will be two committal services: At 12:30 p.m. at Sharon Memorial Park, then at 1:10 p.m. at our columbarium. The memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary, led by Rev. Bill Roth. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
REV. WILLI am CLAUDE HARRELSON
Date of Death: December 6, 2018
Service was December 8 in Reidsville.
MILDRED HOOD BOST
Date of Death: December 6, 2018
Graveside service was December 8.
FERN BRAZELL
Date of Death: December 1, 2018
Memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 8, at Davidson United Methodist Church, led by Rev. Shane Page.
STANLEY H. PACK
Date of Death: November 30, 2018
No service is scheduled at this time.
WILLI am GANE ROBINSON
Date of Death: November 25, 2018
Committal service will be at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, December 4, at Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary, led by Rev. Bill Roth. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
AGNES BUREN BOYCE ROSE
Date of Death: September 16, 2018
Service was September 21, 2018, at Hankins & amp; Whittington Chapel in Charlotte.
JUDY DULABAN
Date of Death: November 26, 2018
Service plans in Clinton, Missouri, are incomplete.
REV. WILLI am “BILL” RICHARD DOSER
Date of Death: November 25, 2018
A graveside service will be at 11:00 am Thursday, November 29, at Hollybrook Cemetery in Lincolnton, with Rev. David Wyant officiating. A memorial service will be at a later date at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Charlotte.
STATEN LANGBOURNE WILCOX
Date of Death: November 25, 2018
Service will be at noon Saturday, December 1, in the Sanctuary, led by Dr. Howell. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
DOUGLAS ROACH BEARD JR.
Date of Death: November 17, 2018
Service will be at 11:00 am Friday, November 23, in the Sanctuary, led by Dr. Howell. Internment follows at Sharon Memorial Park.
ROGER “BUD” WILLI amS WILKERSON III
Date of Death: November 16, 2018
Inurnment service will be at 10:00 am Wednesday, November 21, in the columbarium. Memorial service will follow at 11:00 am in the Sanctuary, led by Rev. Nancy Watson. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
PHILLIP C. CHA p.m.AN
Date of Death: November 15, 2018
Committal service will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, in the columbarium. A memorial service follows at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary, led by Rev. Bill Roth. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
BRENDA LITAKER
Date of Death: November 6, 2018.
MARGARET “BOOTSIE” MCWILLI amS GOFORTH
Date of Death: November 1, 2018
Committal will be at 11:00 am Monday, November 5, at Elmwood Cemetery. Memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary, led by Rev. Bill Roth. Visitation follows in Jubilee Hall.
JOHN WILLARD DICKENS SR.
Date of death: October 29, 2018
Service is at 11:00 am Thursday, November 1, at First Baptist Church in Laurens, S.C. Visitation follows at the church.
WILLI am H amPTON BALLENTINE
Date of Death: October 12, 2018
Service plans incomplete at this time.
BETSY C. THOMAS
Date of Death: October 24, 2018
Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, October 28, at Elmwood Cemetery in Charlotte.
BONNIE STONESTREET STURKEY
Date of Death: October 19, 2018
Visitation is from 11:00 am to 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 26, in Jubilee Hall. Funeral service will follow at 1:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the service. Burial will be in Sharon Memorial.
FRANK COUVILLON
Date of Death: October 3, 2018
Service will be Monday, October 8, in Shallotte, N.C.
COLIN McNARY WESTMORELAND
Date of Death: October 1, 2018
Service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 6, in the Sanctuary, led by Rev. Nathan Arledge. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
BILL MICHAEL KING
Date of Death: September 13, 2018
Memorial service was September 20 at Heritage Funeral Home in Matthews.
CAROLYN E. WALKER
Date of Death; September 20, 2018
Memorial service will be at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, September 27, at The Cypress. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the service. A second memorial service will be at Blowing Rock United Methodist Church at a later date, led by Rev. Michael Brown.
WILLI am H. ‘DOC’ SIMENDINGER JR.
Date of Death: September 18, 2018
Service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 22, at Harry and Bryant Funeral Home. Interment follows at Forest Lawn West. Rev. Nancy Watson will officiate.
MARY JANE FRAZER
Date of Death: September 12, 2018
Celebration of Life service was September 18 in Middletown, Ohio.
JUDITH M. PIERCE
Date of Death: September 17, 2018
Service plans are incomplete.
ALBERT “AL” RAYMOND DEERING
Date of Death: September 16, 2018
A prayer service will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 20, and again at 6:00 p.m. at Toale Brothers Colonial Chapel, Sarasota, Fla. A Rite of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 am Friday, September 21, at Church of St. Patrick in Sarasota, Fla.
MARCY YANDLE COLEMAN
Date of Death: September 5, 2018
Service was September 9 at Steele Creek Presbyterian Church.
WILLI am J amES WATSON
Date of Death: September 9, 2018
Memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 13, at Dilworth United Methodist Church. The f amily will receive friends afterward at the church.
DAVID WISE OHL
Date of Death: September 5, 2018
Service will be at 11:00 am Friday, September 14, at Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church, Huntington, West Virginia. Visitation will be 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 13, at Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary.
SUSAN HUNTER TROXLER
Date of Death: September 4, 2018
Memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 12, in the Sanctuary. Rev. Uiyeon Kim will lead the service. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
TURNER “BARRY” THACKSTON III
Date of Death: August 27, 2018
Memorial service was August 30 at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte.
FRANK “MIKE” MICHAEL CUMMINS
Date of Death: August 31, 2018
Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 8, at Chapel in the Pines, Seven Lakes, N.C. A reception follows at 3:00 p.m. at Pennick Village Grand Hall in Southern Pines.
HELEN “JUNE” FLOWE
Date of Death: September 2, 2018
Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, at Bethel United Methodist Church in Midland, N.C.
SUZANNE “SUE” LILLICRAPP ANDERSON
Date of Death; September 1, 2018
A memorial service is at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 27, in the Sanctuary. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the service. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
J amES LEE CH amBERS
Date of Death: August 31, 2018
Inurnment service will be Thursday, September 6, in the columbarium, followed by a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the service. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
BETTY HARVEY H am
Date of Death: August 28, 2018
Service will be at 11:00 am Saturday, September 1, at First Presbyterian Church in Hickory. The f amily will receive friends afterward in the church fellowship hall.
DOUGLAS H. SPRINKLE
Date of Death: August 16, 2018.
A memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m. October 7 at Ste amboat United Methodist Church in Ste amboat Springs, Colo.
ELLEN McDONALD CHASON
Date of Death; August 20, 2018
Private memorial service will be Saturday, August 25, in the garden by the columbarium, led by Rev. Uiyeon Kim.
LARRY DAVID TH amES
Date of Death: August 21, 2018
Inurnment service will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, August 25, in the columbarium, followed by a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Dr. Howell will lead the services. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
LINDA MEANS
Date of Death; August 17, 2018
Service plans are private.
WILLI am EDWARD “EDDIE” POE JR.
Date of Death: August 9, 2018
Service is 11:00 am Tuesday, August 14, at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. The f amily will receive friends afterward.
RICHARD SEUGLING
Date of Death: July 28, 2018
Service plans likely to be private.
FRANCES N. AIKEN
Date of Death: July 21, 2018
Service was July 24 at First United Methodist Church in Charlotte.
THOMAS EARL SOYARS
Date of Death: July 22, 2018
Memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at Fletcher United Methodist Church in Fletcher, N.C.
HENRIETTA ALLEN
Date of Death: July 17, 2018
Funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 20, at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church in Concord.
JEAN P. THOMASON
Date of Death: July 17, 2018
Graveside memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m. Monday, July 23, at the Columbarium. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the service.
EDWARD HARVEY MCINTOSH SR.
Date of Death: June 23, 2018
Memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 4, at Forestbrook Baptist Church, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
VIRGINIA MOORE “GINKY” BUDD
Date of Death: June 26, 2018
Service was June 28 in Athens, Ga.
CAROL ANN LYNCH
Date of Death: July 2, 2018
Mass was held July 6 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
GRANVILLE E. HEARN JR.
Date of Death: July 12, 2018
Memorial service will be at 11:00 am Saturday, July 21, in the Sanctuary. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the service. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
MYRTLE CULBRETH BENNETT (105 YEARS OLD)
Date of Death: June 26, 2018
Service was at McMahan’s Funeral Home in Rutherfordton, N.C.
HENRY HALE NICHOLSON
Date of Death: June 30, 2018
A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 7, in the Sanctuary, led by Dr. Howell. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
SARA ANN RICHARDSON LAYMAN
Date of Death: June 29, 2018
F amily will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 6, at Harry & amp; Bryant in Charlotte. A funeral Mass will be at St. Ann Catholic Church on Saturday, July 7. Time of Mass has not been confirmed.
BARBARA TRUSCELLO
Date of Death: June 14, 2018
Service will be Saturday, June 30, at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the service. Visitation follows in Jubilee Hall.
CAROL WOHLFORD MESROBIAN
Date of Death: June 10, 2018
Memorial service will be Saturday, July 14, at Little Church on the Lane in Charlotte. The service time will be determined later. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the service.
EDWIN SEYBOURNE POOLE III
Date of Death: June 9, 2018
Memorial service will be at 11:00 am Saturday, June 16, in the Sanctuary. Dr. Howell will lead the service. Visitation follows in Room 108 of the Parish Life Building.
HELEN COMPTON NEWMAN
Date of Death: June 8, 2018
Memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 14, in the Sanctuary. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the service. Visitation follows in Jubilee Hall.
FRANCES HARWARD CONNELL
Date of Death: April 5, 2018
Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 16, in Francis Chapel. Rev. Barbara Barden will lead the memorial service. Visitation follows in Room 141 in the Snyder Building.
JUSTIN YOUNG H amPTON
Date of Death: May 22, 2018
Memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 2, in the Sanctuary. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the service. Afterward, the f amily will receive friends in Jubilee Hall.
LAVERN PHIFER
Date of Death: May 22, 2018
Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, in the Sanctuary. Dr. Melanie Dobson will lead the service.
CATHERINE “JEAN” FARRIS
Date of Death: May 18, 2018
Memorial service at 3:00 p.m. Monday, May 21, at Aldersgate.
DAVID STANFORD BAKER II
Date of Death: May 14, 2018
An inurnment service will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 18, in the columbarium. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the services. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Jubilee Hall.
ANNE SMITH HALL
Date of Death: May 9, 2018
A memorial service will be at 11:00 am Friday, May 18, at First United Methodist Church in Conover, N.C. The f amily will receive friends afterward at the church.
GLADYS CURLEE CAUDLE
Date of Death: March 30, 2018
Service was April 7 in Peachland, N.C.
P amELA “P am” G. GORDON
Date of Death: April 19, 2018
Service was April 22 at University of Alab ama School of Music in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
MARY HADEN WHATLEY SPRINGER
Date of Death; May 5, 2018
Memorial service planned for Wednesday, May 9, at First United Methodist Church, Montgomery, Ala.
PEGGY KING SMITH
Date of Death: May 1, 2018
Graveside service at 11:00 am Friday, May 4, at Sunset Memory Gardens. The f amily will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 am in the mausoleum at the cemetery.
JOHN WEBB WEEKS
Date of Death: April 25, 2018
Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the Sanctuary. Rev. Bill Roth will lead the service. Visitation follows in Jubilee Hall.
IMOGENE AUSTIN JORDAN
Date of Death: April 26, 2018.
Service was April 30, 2018, at McEwen Funeral Home, with committal at Sharon Memorial.
MARILYN BAXLEY WEBB
Date of Death: April 21, 2018
Private graveside service will be Wednesday, April 25, led by Rev. Bill Roth.
TARA ANASTASIA “ANNA” THOMAS
Date of Death: April 18, 2018
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home in Mooresville. A celebration of her life follows at 7:00 p.m.
PEARL SHAW HEARN
Date of Death: April 12, 2018
Service at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 21, in Francis Chapel, led by Rev. Bill Roth. Visitation follows.
BELVA FARMER OELRICH
Date of Death: April 11, 2018
Memorial service at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at First Presbyterian Church, Sanford, N.C.
VIRGINIA REEVE PENSE MOORE
Date of Death: April 12
Service at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 15, in Francis Chapel. Rev. Parker Haynes will lead the service. The f amily will receive friends afterward in Room 103 in the Parish Life Building.
SANDRA PAYSEUR VAUGHAN
Date of Death: April 8.
Service April 12, McEwen Funeral Home, Monroe Road
JON P. HADDOCK
Date of Death: April 5.
Service in Columbia. No date set.
P amELA SUE GARVIN CHRISTENSEN
Date of Death: April 1.
TRULA SUTTON BOOTH
Date of Dea th: March 23.
ANDREW “ANDY” LEE SAYRS
Date of Death : March 12, 2018.
Service 2:00 p.m. March 16 in Sanctuary. Visitation follows in Jubilee Hall.
TIMOTHY TRUITT MIZELLE
Date of Death: March 10, 2018
Service at 1:00 p.m. March 18 at Arboretum at NC State.
SUSAN SHIPP
Date of Death: March 8, 2018
Service plans in works.
ROSS DELBERT WINEGARDNER
Date of Death: March 3, 2018
Service March 10 in Thornville, Ohio.
JESSE MOORE BARTON JR.
Date of Death: March 3, 2018.
Service plans incomplete.
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