Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

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...

Auvalene Love Wilson Magee

Auvalene Love Wilson Magee

Oct 23, 2015

Auvalene Love Magee of Huntersville, NC passed away on October 23, 2015. She was born November 23, 1946 in Lancaster, SC to the late Dellward Pressley and Ann Auvalene Lucille Love Wilson. She was a forensic mortgage underwriter, and a booking agent for the motion picture industry. She was a member of several organizations including: DAR, Daughters of the Confederacy...

Elizabeth Helene  Speck

Elizabeth Helene Speck

Oct 17, 2015

Elizabeth H. Parro Speck, 97, born in Cleveland OH, passed away peacefully October 17, 2015, in Huntersville, NC surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Parro. Betty will join her three siblings in Heaven: Louis Parro, Margaret DeVoe, and William Parro. Betty graduated from West Tech High School, where she met her late...

Louis    Pinto

Louis Pinto

Oct 17, 2015

Louis Dominick Pinto, 86, of Cornelius, passed away October 17, 2015 at Levine and Dickson Hospice House. Born June 14, 1929 in Jamaica Queens, New York to the late Philip and Anna Pinto, he was an inspector for a self defense company in the military. Louis served in the Korean War and was a big Frank Sinatra fan and New...

Denise   Bridinger

Denise Bridinger

Oct 15, 2015

Denise Bridinger, 61, passed away October 15, 2015 at Levine and Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville.

Sam   Annie, Jr.

Sam Annie, Jr.

Oct 15, 2015

Services to be held in West Virginia. Service Time and date are Pending.

Esther   Nickerson

Esther Nickerson

Oct 14, 2015

Services will handled by Kepner Funeral Home in Wheeling, WV.

Maureen    Dacey

Maureen Dacey

Oct 14, 2015

Maureen "Reenie" Dacey, 64, of Stanley, NC passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 in Charlotte, NC. Born October 16, 1950, in Goshen, NY, she spent her formative years and early adulthood in upstate New York before settling down in Sandy Hook, CT. Reenie served as an inspiration to many, both in her personal and professional life. Those who knew her...

Local Obituaries for the Lake Norman Community

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...

Auvalene Love Wilson Magee

Auvalene Love Wilson Magee

Oct 23, 2015

Auvalene Love Magee of Huntersville, NC passed away on October 23, 2015. She was born November 23, 1946 in Lancaster, SC to the late Dellward Pressley and Ann Auvalene Lucille Love Wilson. She was a forensic mortgage underwriter, and a booking agent for the motion picture industry. She was a member of several organizations including: DAR, Daughters of the Confederacy...

Elizabeth Helene  Speck

Elizabeth Helene Speck

Oct 17, 2015

Elizabeth H. Parro Speck, 97, born in Cleveland OH, passed away peacefully October 17, 2015, in Huntersville, NC surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Parro. Betty will join her three siblings in Heaven: Louis Parro, Margaret DeVoe, and William Parro. Betty graduated from West Tech High School, where she met her late...

Louis    Pinto

Louis Pinto

Oct 17, 2015

Louis Dominick Pinto, 86, of Cornelius, passed away October 17, 2015 at Levine and Dickson Hospice House. Born June 14, 1929 in Jamaica Queens, New York to the late Philip and Anna Pinto, he was an inspector for a self defense company in the military. Louis served in the Korean War and was a big Frank Sinatra fan and New...

Denise   Bridinger

Denise Bridinger

Oct 15, 2015

Denise Bridinger, 61, passed away October 15, 2015 at Levine and Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville.

Sam   Annie, Jr.

Sam Annie, Jr.

Oct 15, 2015

Services to be held in West Virginia. Service Time and date are Pending.

Esther   Nickerson

Esther Nickerson

Oct 14, 2015

Services will handled by Kepner Funeral Home in Wheeling, WV.

Maureen    Dacey

Maureen Dacey

Oct 14, 2015

Maureen "Reenie" Dacey, 64, of Stanley, NC passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 in Charlotte, NC. Born October 16, 1950, in Goshen, NY, she spent her formative years and early adulthood in upstate New York before settling down in Sandy Hook, CT. Reenie served as an inspiration to many, both in her personal and professional life. Those who knew her...