Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Mattie Lee Polston Almond

Mattie Lee Polston Almond

Nov 9, 2012

Mrs. Mattie Lee Polston Almond, 89, of Huntersville, NC died Friday, November 9, 2012 at the Oaks Nursing Home. Born December 29, 1922 in Darlington SC she was the daughter of the late Pless W. Polston and Maude Harold Polston. Mrs. Almond was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church where she served on a church circle and was a...

Donald Robinson Webber

Donald Robinson Webber

Nov 8, 2012

Mr. Donald Robinson Webber, 95, of Davidson, NC died Thursday November 8, 2012 at his residence. Born May 25, 1917 in Fort Salonga, NY he was a son of the late William Webber and Alice Louise Robinson Webber. Mr. Webber was a World War II US Army Air Corps veteran and retired from the aircraft maintenance dept of Mobil Oil...

Gladys L. Edwards

Gladys L. Edwards

Nov 8, 2012

Beloved grandmother and great grandmother, Gladys Louella Wallace Edwards, 93 of Newton, NC formerly of Stanley NC died Thursday November 8, 2012 at the Abernathy Laurels. Born September 2, 1919 in Rockingham NC she was a daughter of the late Hugh T. Wallace and Laura Kelly Wallace. Graveside services will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 12, 2012 at Sharon...

Thomas   Surratt

Thomas Surratt

Nov 4, 2012

Mr. Thomas M. Surratt, 83, passed away peacefully at Presbyterian Hospital on November 4, 2012. He was born August 17, 1929 in Salisbury, NC to the late Thomas Mitchell Surratt and Florence Fesperman Winecoff Surratt. He was preceded in death by sisters, Fleta W. Cloyd, Hazel W. Eller Bowles and Rachel W. Bolt. Mr. Surratt graduated from Boyden High School,...

Benjamin   Hubbard

Benjamin Hubbard

Nov 4, 2012

Mr. Benjamin Franklin Hubbard, 83, of Concord, NC died Sunday, November 4, 2012 at CMC Northeast. Born March 5, 1929 in Mecklenburg County he was a son of the late James Oscar Hubbard and Mary Louise Grier Hubbard. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church in Harrisburg, a former member of Gilead ARP Church and retired from Barton Security...

Margaret Kelemen Howard

Margaret Kelemen Howard

Nov 4, 2012

Margaret Kelemen Howard, 94, of Charlotte, NC passed away Sunday November 4, 2012 at the Asbury Care Center, Charlotte, NC. Margaret was born January 6, 1918 in Jenkins, Kentucky to the late Stephen and Julia Kelemen . Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas W. Howard, Jr., brothers; Alex Kelemen and Steve Kelemen sisters;...

Helen Christine Linn

Helen Christine Linn

Oct 30, 2012

Helen Christine Tomrop Linn, 89, of Cowans Ford Community of Stanley, NC passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 30, 2012 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House, Huntersville, NC. Helen was born December 27, 1922 in New York City to the late Charles and Alice Carty Tomrop. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Helen spent many years...

Susan Diane Boyd Hyman

Susan Diane Boyd Hyman

Oct 30, 2012

Mrs. Susan Diane Boyd Hyman, 66 of Mooresville, NC passed away peacefully Tuesday October 30, 2012 at Genesis in Mooresville, NC. Born August 2, 1946 in Iredell County she was a daughter of the late Samuel Ira Boyd and Ethel Olsen Boyd. Mrs. Hyman retired from Burlington Industries. Memorial services will be conducted at a later date. She leaves to...

Letitia   Taylor

Letitia Taylor

Oct 26, 2012

On October 26, 2012 at 9:15 p.m. Letitia Lynch Taylor passed from this life into the next and now resides in heaven. Letitia was born September 14, 1918 in Kingsport, TN to the late Robert L. and Sarah Jane Keith Lynch. Letitia was the first female assistant manager of the Army-Navy Club, in Washington, DC. and was the former secretary/bookkeeper...

Linnie Ross Suddreth

Linnie Ross Suddreth

Oct 25, 2012

Mr. Linnie Ross Suddreth, 71, of Iron Station, NC died October 25, 2012 at his home. Born October 7, 1941 in Greensboro, NC he was a son of the late Wade Dean Suddreth and Frances Baynes Suddreth. Mr. Suddreth was a veteran of the US Marines where he received the Good Conduct Medal and prior to his retirement in 2009,...

Rev. Sylvanus   Carter

Rev. Sylvanus Carter

Oct 20, 2012

Rev. Sylvanus Carter, 85, of Charlotte, NC died peacefully Saturday, October 20, 2012 with his beloved wife by his side. Born June 18, 1927 in Holland, Kentucky he was a son of the late David Allen Carter and Viola Pippen Carter. Prior to retiring to NC he was a pastor of the Church of the Nazarene for 56 years in...

James   Hinchey

James Hinchey

Oct 20, 2012

James (Jim) Hinchey, age 68, of Cornelius, North Carolina, died October 20, 2012. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina on August 28, 1944 to Allen Drewery Hinchey, Sr. and Permelia Louise Wilson. In addition to his parents, three brothers and one sister, he was preceded in death by his son Brian Keith Hinchey. Jim is survived by his...

Hilde   Ratliff

Hilde Ratliff

Oct 15, 2012

Hilde Ratliff, 82, of Charlotte, NC passed away Monday, October 15, 2012 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born December 25, 1929 in Karlsruhe, Germany to the late Marie Minnet. She was a proud member of her church, loved gardening, and enjoyed spending time with her family. She is preceded in death by her mother. Hilde leaves to...

Mary Elizabeth Connell

Mary Elizabeth Connell

Oct 14, 2012

Mary E. "Lib" Knight Connell, 98, of Charlotte, NC passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012 at Huntersville Oaks. She was born on June 13, 1914 to the late George and Estelle Hopper Knight. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Robert; sister, Eugenia Angel; and brothers, Reaford Knight, Carlee Knight, and Wilbert Knight. Mary leaves...

Harry Fisher Porter

Harry Fisher Porter

Oct 11, 2012

Mr. Harry Fisher Porter, Jr. 63, of Charlotte, NC died Thursday October 11, 2012 at his residence. Born February 10, 1949 in Charlotte he was the son of the late Harry F. Porter Sr. and Idell Davis Porter. He was the owner of Harry Porter Real Estate Company in Charlotte, NC. Harry was a loving and devoted uncle to his...

Jean Hamlin Edwards

Jean Hamlin Edwards

Oct 10, 2012

Mrs. Jean Hamlin Edwards, 74, of Liberty SC died from complications of surgery Wednesday October 10, 2012 at Levine Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, NC. Born August 29, 1938 in Pickens County she was a daughter of the late Edward and Pauline Welborn Hamlin. She and her husband, the late Charles "Skeet" Edwards, owned and operated Edwards Dry Cleaning in...

Thelma Louise Coffey

Thelma Louise Coffey

Oct 8, 2012

Mrs. Thelma Louise Coffey, 89, of Charlotte, NC died Monday October 8, 2012 at her residence. Born November 7, 1922 in Holt, MI she was a daughter of the late Geoffrey White and Flora Ketchem White. Memorial services will be conducted in Davidsonville, MD at a later date She leaves to cherish her memory her son, Geoffrey Farnsworth and wife...

Marie B. Sloat DiBella

Marie B. Sloat DiBella

Oct 6, 2012

Marie B. Sloat DiBella, 87, of Cornelius, NC passed away Saturday, October 6, 2012 at her residence. She was born January 5, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Russell and Helen Moorehouse Sloat. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister, Peggy George. Marie leaves to cherish her memory, her husband Sam; children, Frank (Cathy)...

Brenda Roberts Harris

Brenda Roberts Harris

Oct 5, 2012

Brenda Rae Roberts Harris, 64, of Charlotte, NC passed away Friday October 5, 2012. Brenda was born May 20, 1948 in Charlotte, NC to the late Holly Ray Roberts and Mary Hazel Lee Roberts. She was retired from the Jeld-Wen Window Manufacturing Co.and a member of the ladies auxillary of the VFW. Brenda loved spending time outdoors surrounded by nature...

Michael Allen Zeigler

Michael Allen Zeigler

Oct 3, 2012

Michael "Lil Mike" Allen Zeigler, 23, of Huntersville, NC died Wednesday October 3, 2012 at home surrounded by his family and friends after suffering from a life-long illness, Dyskertosis. Born April 8, 1989 in Charlotte, he was the son of David Eugene Zeigler and Sherry Stuart Zeigler. He attended Long Creek Elementary, Bradley Middle School and graduated in 2007 from...

Local Obituaries for the Lake Norman Community

Mattie Lee Polston Almond

Mattie Lee Polston Almond

Nov 9, 2012

Mrs. Mattie Lee Polston Almond, 89, of Huntersville, NC died Friday, November 9, 2012 at the Oaks Nursing Home. Born December 29, 1922 in Darlington SC she was the daughter of the late Pless W. Polston and Maude Harold Polston. Mrs. Almond was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church where she served on a church circle and was a...

Donald Robinson Webber

Donald Robinson Webber

Nov 8, 2012

Mr. Donald Robinson Webber, 95, of Davidson, NC died Thursday November 8, 2012 at his residence. Born May 25, 1917 in Fort Salonga, NY he was a son of the late William Webber and Alice Louise Robinson Webber. Mr. Webber was a World War II US Army Air Corps veteran and retired from the aircraft maintenance dept of Mobil Oil...

Gladys L. Edwards

Gladys L. Edwards

Nov 8, 2012

Beloved grandmother and great grandmother, Gladys Louella Wallace Edwards, 93 of Newton, NC formerly of Stanley NC died Thursday November 8, 2012 at the Abernathy Laurels. Born September 2, 1919 in Rockingham NC she was a daughter of the late Hugh T. Wallace and Laura Kelly Wallace. Graveside services will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 12, 2012 at Sharon...

Thomas   Surratt

Thomas Surratt

Nov 4, 2012

Mr. Thomas M. Surratt, 83, passed away peacefully at Presbyterian Hospital on November 4, 2012. He was born August 17, 1929 in Salisbury, NC to the late Thomas Mitchell Surratt and Florence Fesperman Winecoff Surratt. He was preceded in death by sisters, Fleta W. Cloyd, Hazel W. Eller Bowles and Rachel W. Bolt. Mr. Surratt graduated from Boyden High School,...

Benjamin   Hubbard

Benjamin Hubbard

Nov 4, 2012

Mr. Benjamin Franklin Hubbard, 83, of Concord, NC died Sunday, November 4, 2012 at CMC Northeast. Born March 5, 1929 in Mecklenburg County he was a son of the late James Oscar Hubbard and Mary Louise Grier Hubbard. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church in Harrisburg, a former member of Gilead ARP Church and retired from Barton Security...

Margaret Kelemen Howard

Margaret Kelemen Howard

Nov 4, 2012

Margaret Kelemen Howard, 94, of Charlotte, NC passed away Sunday November 4, 2012 at the Asbury Care Center, Charlotte, NC. Margaret was born January 6, 1918 in Jenkins, Kentucky to the late Stephen and Julia Kelemen . Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas W. Howard, Jr., brothers; Alex Kelemen and Steve Kelemen sisters;...

Helen Christine Linn

Helen Christine Linn

Oct 30, 2012

Helen Christine Tomrop Linn, 89, of Cowans Ford Community of Stanley, NC passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 30, 2012 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House, Huntersville, NC. Helen was born December 27, 1922 in New York City to the late Charles and Alice Carty Tomrop. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Helen spent many years...

Susan Diane Boyd Hyman

Susan Diane Boyd Hyman

Oct 30, 2012

Mrs. Susan Diane Boyd Hyman, 66 of Mooresville, NC passed away peacefully Tuesday October 30, 2012 at Genesis in Mooresville, NC. Born August 2, 1946 in Iredell County she was a daughter of the late Samuel Ira Boyd and Ethel Olsen Boyd. Mrs. Hyman retired from Burlington Industries. Memorial services will be conducted at a later date. She leaves to...

Letitia   Taylor

Letitia Taylor

Oct 26, 2012

On October 26, 2012 at 9:15 p.m. Letitia Lynch Taylor passed from this life into the next and now resides in heaven. Letitia was born September 14, 1918 in Kingsport, TN to the late Robert L. and Sarah Jane Keith Lynch. Letitia was the first female assistant manager of the Army-Navy Club, in Washington, DC. and was the former secretary/bookkeeper...

Linnie Ross Suddreth

Linnie Ross Suddreth

Oct 25, 2012

Mr. Linnie Ross Suddreth, 71, of Iron Station, NC died October 25, 2012 at his home. Born October 7, 1941 in Greensboro, NC he was a son of the late Wade Dean Suddreth and Frances Baynes Suddreth. Mr. Suddreth was a veteran of the US Marines where he received the Good Conduct Medal and prior to his retirement in 2009,...

Rev. Sylvanus   Carter

Rev. Sylvanus Carter

Oct 20, 2012

Rev. Sylvanus Carter, 85, of Charlotte, NC died peacefully Saturday, October 20, 2012 with his beloved wife by his side. Born June 18, 1927 in Holland, Kentucky he was a son of the late David Allen Carter and Viola Pippen Carter. Prior to retiring to NC he was a pastor of the Church of the Nazarene for 56 years in...

James   Hinchey

James Hinchey

Oct 20, 2012

James (Jim) Hinchey, age 68, of Cornelius, North Carolina, died October 20, 2012. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina on August 28, 1944 to Allen Drewery Hinchey, Sr. and Permelia Louise Wilson. In addition to his parents, three brothers and one sister, he was preceded in death by his son Brian Keith Hinchey. Jim is survived by his...

Hilde   Ratliff

Hilde Ratliff

Oct 15, 2012

Hilde Ratliff, 82, of Charlotte, NC passed away Monday, October 15, 2012 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born December 25, 1929 in Karlsruhe, Germany to the late Marie Minnet. She was a proud member of her church, loved gardening, and enjoyed spending time with her family. She is preceded in death by her mother. Hilde leaves to...

Mary Elizabeth Connell

Mary Elizabeth Connell

Oct 14, 2012

Mary E. "Lib" Knight Connell, 98, of Charlotte, NC passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012 at Huntersville Oaks. She was born on June 13, 1914 to the late George and Estelle Hopper Knight. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Robert; sister, Eugenia Angel; and brothers, Reaford Knight, Carlee Knight, and Wilbert Knight. Mary leaves...

Harry Fisher Porter

Harry Fisher Porter

Oct 11, 2012

Mr. Harry Fisher Porter, Jr. 63, of Charlotte, NC died Thursday October 11, 2012 at his residence. Born February 10, 1949 in Charlotte he was the son of the late Harry F. Porter Sr. and Idell Davis Porter. He was the owner of Harry Porter Real Estate Company in Charlotte, NC. Harry was a loving and devoted uncle to his...

Jean Hamlin Edwards

Jean Hamlin Edwards

Oct 10, 2012

Mrs. Jean Hamlin Edwards, 74, of Liberty SC died from complications of surgery Wednesday October 10, 2012 at Levine Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, NC. Born August 29, 1938 in Pickens County she was a daughter of the late Edward and Pauline Welborn Hamlin. She and her husband, the late Charles "Skeet" Edwards, owned and operated Edwards Dry Cleaning in...

Thelma Louise Coffey

Thelma Louise Coffey

Oct 8, 2012

Mrs. Thelma Louise Coffey, 89, of Charlotte, NC died Monday October 8, 2012 at her residence. Born November 7, 1922 in Holt, MI she was a daughter of the late Geoffrey White and Flora Ketchem White. Memorial services will be conducted in Davidsonville, MD at a later date She leaves to cherish her memory her son, Geoffrey Farnsworth and wife...

Marie B. Sloat DiBella

Marie B. Sloat DiBella

Oct 6, 2012

Marie B. Sloat DiBella, 87, of Cornelius, NC passed away Saturday, October 6, 2012 at her residence. She was born January 5, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Russell and Helen Moorehouse Sloat. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister, Peggy George. Marie leaves to cherish her memory, her husband Sam; children, Frank (Cathy)...

Brenda Roberts Harris

Brenda Roberts Harris

Oct 5, 2012

Brenda Rae Roberts Harris, 64, of Charlotte, NC passed away Friday October 5, 2012. Brenda was born May 20, 1948 in Charlotte, NC to the late Holly Ray Roberts and Mary Hazel Lee Roberts. She was retired from the Jeld-Wen Window Manufacturing Co.and a member of the ladies auxillary of the VFW. Brenda loved spending time outdoors surrounded by nature...

Michael Allen Zeigler

Michael Allen Zeigler

Oct 3, 2012

Michael "Lil Mike" Allen Zeigler, 23, of Huntersville, NC died Wednesday October 3, 2012 at home surrounded by his family and friends after suffering from a life-long illness, Dyskertosis. Born April 8, 1989 in Charlotte, he was the son of David Eugene Zeigler and Sherry Stuart Zeigler. He attended Long Creek Elementary, Bradley Middle School and graduated in 2007 from...