Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Danny   Lovett, Jr.

Danny Lovett, Jr.

Nov 16, 2015

James Daniel "Danny" Lovett, Jr., 64, of Huntersville, NC passed away Monday, November 16, 2015.  Danny was born January 2, 1951 in Macon Georgia to James and Ruby Lashley Lovett.A Celebration Gathering will be held from 7:00-9:00 pm on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home, Huntersville, NC.

Wendell Eugene Canipe

Wendell Eugene Canipe

Nov 14, 2015

Wendell Eugene Canipe, 77, of Charlotte, NC, passed away Saturday November 14, 2015. Wendell was born April 4, 1938 in Charlotte, to the late Laurie Eugene Canipe and Evah Honeycutt Canipe. He retired as a Captain for the Mecklenburg County Police Department and went on to become a U.S. Marshall at the U.S. Federal Courthouse, for 13 years in Charlotte....

Donna Jo Gillespie Springs

Donna Jo Gillespie Springs

Nov 13, 2015

Donna Jo Gillespie Springs, 57, of Denver, NC passed away Friday, November 13, 2015. Donna was born December 23, 1957 in Asheville, NC to Jimmy Claude Gillespie and Sonia Faye Harrison Gillespie. She was an account manager for Blum, Inc. in Lowesville, NC. Donna loved spending time at the beach and cherished her time with her family. Along with her...

Vera May Ozbun Turk

Vera May Ozbun Turk

Nov 12, 2015

Vera May Ozbun Turk, 99, of Huntersville, NC passed away peacefully on November 12, 2015. Vera was born August 18, 1916 in Glencoe, OK to the late Fredreick and Lillian Biggs Ozbun. She grew up in Arkansas City, KS, the oldest of three girls. Vera spent 71 years with her loving and devoted husband Paul P. Turk. They were an...

Emma   Valentin

Emma Valentin

Nov 12, 2015

Services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, November 13, 2015 at Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home, Huntersville, NC. Internment will follow at Mt. Zion Community Church Cemetery.

Charles MacDonald Coffey

Charles MacDonald Coffey

Nov 11, 2015

Dr. C. Don Coffey of Davidson, NC died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at the Pines Retirement Community in Davidson. He was born November 16, 1927 in North Wilkesboro, NC, son of Charles MacDonald Coffey Jr. and Martha Lura Finley Coffey. Don attended McCallie School and received a BS in Business from Davidson College in 1949, where he was Phi Beta...

Althea May Craig

Althea May Craig

Nov 10, 2015

Althea May Craig, 88, of Huntersville passed away November 10, 2015 at her home. Arrangements are private.

Jeanne May Swank

Jeanne May Swank

Nov 9, 2015

Memorial Services to held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2015, Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home, Huntersville, NC.

Christine   Hamill

Christine Hamill

Nov 7, 2015

Christine Hamill (Cornell - McDonald), 70, of Middleton, ID, lost her five-year battle to cancer in her Mooresville, NC home on November 7, 2015. She spent most of her life working in a corporate environment, in addition to starting and running a successful business. She enjoyed horses, gardening, traveling, and reading. She loved spending time with family and friends, and...

Andrew    Dare

Andrew Dare

Nov 7, 2015

U.S. airman Andrew Brian Dare, 24, passed away on November 7, 2015 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Andrew was originally from Voorhees Township, New Jersey and moved to North Carolina in 2006 with his family. He became a member of the U.S. Air Force in January, 2015 and was stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. He is preceded...

Howard   Ray, Jr.

Howard Ray, Jr.

Nov 5, 2015

Howard Donald Ray, Jr., 47, of Huntersville passed away November 5, 2015 at CMC Main in Charlotte, NC. Born in Iredell County May 11, 1968 to the late Howard Donald Ray and surviving Sara Ray, he was a Heavy Equipment Operating in the Grading Industry. Howard loved to hunt along with spending time with his family. Leaving to cherish his...

Lillian B. Kyser Riley

Lillian B. Kyser Riley

Oct 31, 2015

Lillian B. Kyser Riley, 96, formerly of Huntersville, NC passed away October 31, 2015 at the Brian Center in Gastonia, NC. Lillian was born July 10, 1919 in Rochester, NY to the late Jacob and Mary Rojeck Kyser. She was a teacher with the state of Pennsylvania, working with the Special Needs Division for 11 years. She was a member...

Camille Bass Smith

Camille Bass Smith

Oct 30, 2015

Camille Bass Smith, 69, of Charlotte, NC passed away October 30, 2015. Camille was born on September 16, 1946 in Conway, SC to her parents John Henry Bass and Nina Proctor Bass. She attended East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she graduated with a degree in Journalism. After graduating, she moved to New...

Lois Evelyn Johnston

Lois Evelyn Johnston

Oct 29, 2015

Lois Evelyn Johnston, 83, of Huntersville, NC passed away October 29, 2015 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House, Huntersville, NC after a brief illness. She was born December 25, 1931 in Huntersville to the late Albert G. Johnston and Sara Mae Johnston Caldwell. Evelyn retired from Mecklenburg County Treasury Dept. in 1990 after 39 years of service. She was preceded...

 Rev. Zane Grey Norton

Rev. Zane Grey Norton

Oct 27, 2015

Rev. Zane Grey Norton, 91, of Harrisburg, NC, passed away Tuesday October 27, 2015 at 1st Assembly Living Center in Concord. Born April 16, 1924 to the late Manly and Harriet Norton, he served as a United Methodist minister from 1952-1990. Rev. Norton served in the Navy during World War II and graduated from Duke University with an AB in...

Norma Dixon Clark

Norma Dixon Clark

Oct 27, 2015

Norma Dixon Clark, 81, went to be with her Lord Tuesday October 27, 2015 at the Davis Community, Wilmington NC. She was a native of Mecklenburg County and the daughter of the late Robert Love and Edna Pendleton Dixon. Visitation will be 1:00pm Saturday October 31, 2015 at Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home in Huntersville, NC. Funeral service to follow at 2:00pm,...

Sandra Jean Stuart

Sandra Jean Stuart

Oct 26, 2015

Sandra J. Stuart of Huntersville passed away peacefully with her loving family at her side on Monday October 26, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Marlborough, Massachusetts in 1938, she was the daughter of Myrtle Gisriel and Stanford Holder. She was a graduate of Northboro High School. Sandra married the love of her life, Craig, in 1958....

William J. Collins

William J. Collins

Oct 26, 2015

William (Bill) Collins, 69, of Huntersville, NC, husband of Sally Thompson Collins, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center after a long battle with Leukemia. Bill grew up in Collingdale, PA before moving to South Jersey and eventually residing in Huntersville. Bill was a 1964 graduate of Collingdale High School, Collingdale, PA. He was an Alum...

Loretta   Dowens

Loretta Dowens

Oct 24, 2015

Arrangement's are pending at this time.

Dr. Richard Hardy Maley

Dr. Richard Hardy Maley

Oct 23, 2015

Dr. Richard Hardy Maley, Sr. MD, 85, of Charlotte, NC passed away peacefully Friday October 23, 2015 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House, Huntersville, NC. Dr. Dick Maley was born August 22, 1930 in Wilkinsburg, PA and lived in Pittsburgh, PA until relocating to Charlotte, NC in 2009. A graduate of Baldwin High School in 1948, and the University of...

Local Obituaries for the Lake Norman Community

Danny   Lovett, Jr.

Danny Lovett, Jr.

Nov 16, 2015

James Daniel "Danny" Lovett, Jr., 64, of Huntersville, NC passed away Monday, November 16, 2015.  Danny was born January 2, 1951 in Macon Georgia to James and Ruby Lashley Lovett.A Celebration Gathering will be held from 7:00-9:00 pm on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home, Huntersville, NC.

Wendell Eugene Canipe

Wendell Eugene Canipe

Nov 14, 2015

Wendell Eugene Canipe, 77, of Charlotte, NC, passed away Saturday November 14, 2015. Wendell was born April 4, 1938 in Charlotte, to the late Laurie Eugene Canipe and Evah Honeycutt Canipe. He retired as a Captain for the Mecklenburg County Police Department and went on to become a U.S. Marshall at the U.S. Federal Courthouse, for 13 years in Charlotte....

Donna Jo Gillespie Springs

Donna Jo Gillespie Springs

Nov 13, 2015

Donna Jo Gillespie Springs, 57, of Denver, NC passed away Friday, November 13, 2015. Donna was born December 23, 1957 in Asheville, NC to Jimmy Claude Gillespie and Sonia Faye Harrison Gillespie. She was an account manager for Blum, Inc. in Lowesville, NC. Donna loved spending time at the beach and cherished her time with her family. Along with her...

Vera May Ozbun Turk

Vera May Ozbun Turk

Nov 12, 2015

Vera May Ozbun Turk, 99, of Huntersville, NC passed away peacefully on November 12, 2015. Vera was born August 18, 1916 in Glencoe, OK to the late Fredreick and Lillian Biggs Ozbun. She grew up in Arkansas City, KS, the oldest of three girls. Vera spent 71 years with her loving and devoted husband Paul P. Turk. They were an...

Emma   Valentin

Emma Valentin

Nov 12, 2015

Services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, November 13, 2015 at Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home, Huntersville, NC. Internment will follow at Mt. Zion Community Church Cemetery.

Charles MacDonald Coffey

Charles MacDonald Coffey

Nov 11, 2015

Dr. C. Don Coffey of Davidson, NC died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at the Pines Retirement Community in Davidson. He was born November 16, 1927 in North Wilkesboro, NC, son of Charles MacDonald Coffey Jr. and Martha Lura Finley Coffey. Don attended McCallie School and received a BS in Business from Davidson College in 1949, where he was Phi Beta...

Althea May Craig

Althea May Craig

Nov 10, 2015

Althea May Craig, 88, of Huntersville passed away November 10, 2015 at her home. Arrangements are private.

Jeanne May Swank

Jeanne May Swank

Nov 9, 2015

Memorial Services to held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2015, Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home, Huntersville, NC.

Christine   Hamill

Christine Hamill

Nov 7, 2015

Christine Hamill (Cornell - McDonald), 70, of Middleton, ID, lost her five-year battle to cancer in her Mooresville, NC home on November 7, 2015. She spent most of her life working in a corporate environment, in addition to starting and running a successful business. She enjoyed horses, gardening, traveling, and reading. She loved spending time with family and friends, and...

Andrew    Dare

Andrew Dare

Nov 7, 2015

U.S. airman Andrew Brian Dare, 24, passed away on November 7, 2015 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Andrew was originally from Voorhees Township, New Jersey and moved to North Carolina in 2006 with his family. He became a member of the U.S. Air Force in January, 2015 and was stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. He is preceded...

Howard   Ray, Jr.

Howard Ray, Jr.

Nov 5, 2015

Howard Donald Ray, Jr., 47, of Huntersville passed away November 5, 2015 at CMC Main in Charlotte, NC. Born in Iredell County May 11, 1968 to the late Howard Donald Ray and surviving Sara Ray, he was a Heavy Equipment Operating in the Grading Industry. Howard loved to hunt along with spending time with his family. Leaving to cherish his...

Lillian B. Kyser Riley

Lillian B. Kyser Riley

Oct 31, 2015

Lillian B. Kyser Riley, 96, formerly of Huntersville, NC passed away October 31, 2015 at the Brian Center in Gastonia, NC. Lillian was born July 10, 1919 in Rochester, NY to the late Jacob and Mary Rojeck Kyser. She was a teacher with the state of Pennsylvania, working with the Special Needs Division for 11 years. She was a member...

Camille Bass Smith

Camille Bass Smith

Oct 30, 2015

Camille Bass Smith, 69, of Charlotte, NC passed away October 30, 2015. Camille was born on September 16, 1946 in Conway, SC to her parents John Henry Bass and Nina Proctor Bass. She attended East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she graduated with a degree in Journalism. After graduating, she moved to New...

Lois Evelyn Johnston

Lois Evelyn Johnston

Oct 29, 2015

Lois Evelyn Johnston, 83, of Huntersville, NC passed away October 29, 2015 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House, Huntersville, NC after a brief illness. She was born December 25, 1931 in Huntersville to the late Albert G. Johnston and Sara Mae Johnston Caldwell. Evelyn retired from Mecklenburg County Treasury Dept. in 1990 after 39 years of service. She was preceded...

 Rev. Zane Grey Norton

Rev. Zane Grey Norton

Oct 27, 2015

Rev. Zane Grey Norton, 91, of Harrisburg, NC, passed away Tuesday October 27, 2015 at 1st Assembly Living Center in Concord. Born April 16, 1924 to the late Manly and Harriet Norton, he served as a United Methodist minister from 1952-1990. Rev. Norton served in the Navy during World War II and graduated from Duke University with an AB in...

Norma Dixon Clark

Norma Dixon Clark

Oct 27, 2015

Norma Dixon Clark, 81, went to be with her Lord Tuesday October 27, 2015 at the Davis Community, Wilmington NC. She was a native of Mecklenburg County and the daughter of the late Robert Love and Edna Pendleton Dixon. Visitation will be 1:00pm Saturday October 31, 2015 at Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home in Huntersville, NC. Funeral service to follow at 2:00pm,...

Sandra Jean Stuart

Sandra Jean Stuart

Oct 26, 2015

Sandra J. Stuart of Huntersville passed away peacefully with her loving family at her side on Monday October 26, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Marlborough, Massachusetts in 1938, she was the daughter of Myrtle Gisriel and Stanford Holder. She was a graduate of Northboro High School. Sandra married the love of her life, Craig, in 1958....

William J. Collins

William J. Collins

Oct 26, 2015

William (Bill) Collins, 69, of Huntersville, NC, husband of Sally Thompson Collins, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center after a long battle with Leukemia. Bill grew up in Collingdale, PA before moving to South Jersey and eventually residing in Huntersville. Bill was a 1964 graduate of Collingdale High School, Collingdale, PA. He was an Alum...

Loretta   Dowens

Loretta Dowens

Oct 24, 2015

Arrangement's are pending at this time.

Dr. Richard Hardy Maley

Dr. Richard Hardy Maley

Oct 23, 2015

Dr. Richard Hardy Maley, Sr. MD, 85, of Charlotte, NC passed away peacefully Friday October 23, 2015 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House, Huntersville, NC. Dr. Dick Maley was born August 22, 1930 in Wilkinsburg, PA and lived in Pittsburgh, PA until relocating to Charlotte, NC in 2009. A graduate of Baldwin High School in 1948, and the University of...