Obituaries

Jan 15, 2017

Darrell Morris Cranford, 72, of Concord passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 at CMC-Main. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Thursday, January 19, 2017 at St. Stephens Wesleyan Church with Pastor Gary Morris officiating. The family will receive friends from 12 Noon to 1:30 PM prior to the service. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. Darrell...

Jan 4, 2017

Louis Shelton Ennis, 86, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 in Croasdaile Pavilion after a gradual decline over the last year. Shelton was one of eight children, born November 17, 1930 in Harnett County to Euminese and Minnie Ellen (Lee) Ennis. Raised near the town of Coats, he learned hard work at an early age helping operate the family farm. Shelton...

Dec 23, 2016

Mr. Robert "Bobby" Glenn Capps, 72, of Mars Hill passed away on Friday, December 23rd, 2016. Bobby was born on February 7th, 1944 to the late Dewey "Bud" and Treca McElrath Capps in Cleveland, Ohio. Bobby graduated from Enka High School and later The Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science where he earned an associate's degree in Mortuary Science. In 1972...

Dec 17, 2016

Faye Albritton Farmer, age 83 died Saturday, December 17, 2016. Funeral service will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. from the Farmville Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Bruce Jones. Interment will be held at 2:00 P.M. in the Ayden Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Farmville Funeral home one hour prior to the service from 10 until 11:00...

Dec 8, 2016

Ronald Jay Hawkins, age 64 resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with his Lord on December 8, 2016 at his home. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC. He was preceded in death by his father, J B Hawkins. He was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church, Kings Mtn. NC where he was an Elder and Sunday...

Sep 30, 2016

Mrs. Robin Tilley Clements, 62, died Friday, September 30, 2016 at her home. She was born in Durham, the daughter of Clarine (Tootsie) Keck Tilley and the late Robert Carroll Tilley. Robin was recently preceded in death by her son, Edwin B. "Tripp" Clements, III. For several years Robin had suffered from a rare neurological disorder called Multiple System Atrophy...

Sep 27, 2016

Mrs. Mary Patterson Mauldin, 94, of Durham, died on Tuesday, September 27, 2016. Mrs. Mauldin was a native and lifelong resident of Durham. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, where she completed a study of the entire Bible. She was one of the best mommas in the world and made the best fudge. She was predeceased by her...

Sep 20, 2016

Edwin B. "Tripp" Clements, III, 33, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at his home. Tripp was born in Durham County, the son of Edwin B. Clements, Jr. and Robin Tilley Clements. He was a graduate of Riverside High School and Fayetteville Technical Community College. Tripp was an avid Duke fan and an Iron Duke. He was a loving husband and...

Jul 13, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Miller Hatley, 80, of Norwood passed away peacefully at the home of her son, Wednesday morning, July 13, 2016. A Celebration of Mary Elizabeth's Life will be held at 3:00PM Friday, July 15, 2016 in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Norwood. Rev. Todd McSwain will officiate and interment will follow in Norwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Jun 7, 2016

Catawba County mortuary executive, local government official and civic and educational activist, Benjamin Stuart Terry, 74, of Conover, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 7, 2016, following a 12 year battle with Parkinson's disease. After a distinguished career in the funeral service business in Raleigh, Terry returned to his native county and became a nationally-saluted leader in his profession. A Hickory...

May 17, 2016

Lester Sutton Sandlin, 74, of Durham died at his home on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. He was born on November 01, 1941 in Onslow Co, NC to R. Hugh Sandlin and Amy Alice Evans Sandlin. Mr. Sandlin served his country in the U S Army from 1961 to 1963. He is a 1965 graduate of Eckels College of Mortuary Science...

May 11, 2016

John Edwards Yelton, 56, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center, after a protracted battle with the disease of alcoholism and a brief related illness. Born May 30, 1959, in Concord, he was the son of the late J.D. and Jane Edwards Yelton. He was a 1977 graduate of Concord High School where he played on...

May 5, 2016

Roy B. Staton, 86, of Rockwell, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks in Salisbury, NC. He was born on April 4, 1930 to the late W. Fred and Neeta Thomas Staton in Marshville, NC. Roy was a 1949 graduate of Marshville High School. Roy was a dairy farmer in Union County, in...

Apr 19, 2016

Juanita Davis West, 87, of Dunn, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at her home. Mrs. West was born October 21, 1928 in Marion, South Carolina, a daughter of the late Robert Benjamin and Edith Mae Goude Davis. She had been a member of First Baptist church in Dunn since January, 1970 and had been active as a deacon, a...

Apr 11, 2016

Charles Vestal Wilkerson III, 46, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016, following a lengthy illness from a brain tumor. The funeral service will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Pinewood Memorial Park. Charles was born on May 8, 1969 in Greenville. He attended St. Peters Catholic School, A.G. Cox Middle...

Feb 26, 2016

Brian Edwin Keith, 52, of Raleigh, passed away peacefully early Friday, February 26, 2016. Brian was born August 28, 1963 in Wake County to the late Rufus Edwin Keith and Jenny Sue Jones Keith. He graduated from Enloe High School and received a Political Science Degree from UNC Chapel Hill in 1986. Brian was a devout Tar Heel fan through...

Feb 17, 2016

Scott Brian Spangler, age 49 of Hillsborough, NC, formerly of Bristol, TN, went home to be with his Savior, February 17, 2016 at his home. He was born May 1, 1966, in Bristol, Tennessee, the only son of the late Steve and Deanna Weaver Spangler. Scott had many talents, and making friends was one of his best. Another of his...

Feb 15, 2016

Anne McKenzie Powell, 87, of Fair Bluff died Monday, February 15, 2016, at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N. C. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Milton McKenzie and Annie Maie White McKenzie and was preceded in death by her husband, Bert Alexander Powell. She was a member of Fair Bluff Baptist Church where she...

Aug 28, 2011

Madeline Louise Lanning Galloway of Brevard, NC, departed this earthly life Tuesday, November 26, 2019, from Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC, following complications from a stroke just one week earlier. She had celebrated 85 wonderful years of life. She was born in Jackson County, NC, on August 25, 1934, the third of seven children born to the late Eugene...

Joe Edward Beeson went to be with his heavenly father after an eight year battle with cancer. He was born October 14, 1928 to Ira Earl Beeson Sr. and Iris Matthews Beeson in Forsyth County. His family operated Beeson Crossroads General Store where they lived and farmed for many years. He married Louise Wilkerson Beeson of High Point NC. They...