Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

John David Preston

John David Preston

Oct 5, 2018

John David Preston, 76 of Concord, NC passed away October 5, 2018.Funeral services will be private.

Maxine Vernette Kelly

Maxine Vernette Kelly

Oct 5, 2018

Maxine Vernette Kelly, 90, passed away peacefully on October 5 at the Havens Assisted Living facility in Charlotte, NC.  Born in Penn Yan, NY on February 2, 1928 and adopted as a young girl by Howard and Francis Briggs, she lived in Rochester, NY.  She met her future husband, Kenton Kelly, while he was attending Rochester Business Institute.  They later...

Frank D. Earp

Frank D. Earp

Oct 4, 2018

Mr. Frank D. Earp, age 81, of Huntersville, NC, entered into eternal rest on October 4th, 2018 after an extended illness.  

Frank was born on January 30, 1937 at the home of his parents, the late John Merritt Earp and Janie Barker Earp in Mint Hill, North Carolina. Along with his father and brothers, Frank helped build and was baptized...

Travis E. Lunceford, MD

Travis E. Lunceford, MD

Oct 3, 2018

Dr. Travis E Lunceford, 88, died on October 3, 2018 at his home in Concord, NC with all of his family at his side.

Travis was born on January 8, 1930, in Calhoun County, MS, and graduated from Calhoun High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Mississippi College in Clinton, MS, began his medical education at the University of...

Neil   Swartz

Neil Swartz

Oct 3, 2018

Arrangements will be held privately.

Robert Edwin  Mohler, Sr.

Robert Edwin Mohler, Sr.

Sep 29, 2018

Robert Edwin Mohler, Sr, 73, passed away on September 29, 2018 at Atrium-University in Charlotte, NC.He was born on March 21, 1945 to the late Harold and Hester Mohler in Pittsburgh, PA.Services will be held privately.

Maddox Scott Ritch

Maddox Scott Ritch

Sep 27, 2018

Maddox Scott Ritch, 6, of Mooresville, NC passed away on September 27, 2018.

Maddox was born in Mecklenburg County on August 14, 2012 to Ian Scott Ritch and Carrie Irene Ritch.

He is preceded in death by his great-grandmother, Vee Paccione; cousin, Grace Ella Lindley; and great-grandmother, Shirley Watson.

Maddox is survived by his loving parents, Carrie and Ian Ritch;...

Artur   Pinto

Artur Pinto

Sep 27, 2018

Artur Pinto, 93, of Cornelius, NC passed away on September 27th, 2018.

Artur Pinto was born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro on June 3rd, 1925 to the late Jose Pinto and Cecilia de Conceicao.

Along with his parents Artur is preceded in death by his son, Mike Sousa Pinto.

He is survived by his son’s George Sousa Pinto, Jose Pinto,...

Garry   Jones

Garry Jones

Sep 26, 2018

Garry Herbert Jones, 70, of Huntersville, NC passed away on September 26, 2018 at Levine and Dickson Hospice House. He was born in Ithaca, NY on December 8, 1947 to the late James and Emily Jones.

Along with his parents, Garry is preceded in death by his brother, James Russell Jones. He is survived by his loving wife Marie of...

Anna   Carle

Anna Carle

Sep 25, 2018

Anna Grace (Ator) Carle, a resident of Aldersgate Retirement Community, Charlotte, NC, passed away September 25, 2018. She celebrated her 98th birthday with family and friends on August 28. The daughter of the late Earl Ranson Ator and Florence Ruston Ator, she was born in Athens, Ohio, in 1920 and graduated from Athens High School in 1938. Athens was the...

Hattie    Ayscue

Hattie Ayscue

Sep 24, 2018

?Service information is pending at this time.

Evelyn Ruth Raymer

Evelyn Ruth Raymer

Sep 20, 2018

Evelyn Ruth Kiser Raymer, 79, of Cornelius, passed away September 20, 2018.  Evelyn was born August 14, 1939 in Shelby, NC to the late James David Kiser and Polly Mosley Kiser. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John McLain Raymer, son, Jeffrey Scott Raymer and sister Barbara Morgan.

Evelyn was a graduate of Lowrence...

John Michael Guinee

John Michael Guinee

Sep 17, 2018

?Services will be held privately by the family.

Katharine  Freed Barnhart

Katharine Freed Barnhart

Sep 15, 2018

Katharine Louise Barnhart passed away September 15, 2018, at the Hospice House in Huntersville, NC.  She was 72 years old and had been struggling with bone cancer for over three years. 

She was born on January 13, 1946, in Pittsburgh, PA, to the late Frank David Barnhart (b. 1905 - d. 1964) and Katharine Louise (née Freed) Barnhart Cowan (b....

Dorothy Goodrum Fidler

Dorothy Goodrum Fidler

Sep 15, 2018

Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Goodrum Fidler of Davidson, age 97, died September 15, 2018.  She was born January 20, 1921 in Cornelius, NC, youngest child of the late Thomas L. Goodrum and Lilly Bolick Goodrum.  Dot grew up in Cornelius and lived there until 1947. She was a graduate of Cornelius High School and King’s Business College in Charlotte.  She was...

Mary   Telesca

Mary Telesca

Sep 13, 2018

?Mary Telesca, 94, of Cornelius, passed away September 13th, 2018 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, North Carolina.?Funeral services will be held at Vernon C. Wagner Funeral Home, 125 W. Old Country Rd., Hicksville, New York, 11801.  Service details will be posted shortly.Memorial contributions may be made in Mary's memory to any U.S. Marine Corps association of the...

Hilary   Ray

Hilary Ray

Sep 10, 2018

Hilary Rebekah Ray, 27, of Huntersville, passed away September 10th, 2018.She was born January 19th, 1991 to Rebecca Holden Alexander and the late Howard Donald Ray, Jr.In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by two sisters, two grandparents, and an aunt and uncle.Hilary is survived by her children, Makenzie Ray, Gary Hart, Jr., Travis Hart, and Kendrick...

Charles Clifford Trexler, Jr.

Charles Clifford Trexler, Jr.

Sep 10, 2018

Charles Clifford Trexler, Jr., 59, passed away on September 10, 2018 in Lincoln County.

He was born on October 30, 1958 to Betty Lou Carroll and the late Charles Clifford Trexler, Sr.Chuck is preceded in death by his father Charles Clifford Trexler, Sr. and brother-in-law Jackie Morris.

He is survived by his mother, Betty Lou Carroll; fiancé Helen R. Wessel...

Liana Theresa Kuras

Liana Theresa Kuras

Sep 9, 2018



Liana "Lee" Theresa Richard Kuras, 85, of Davidson, North Carolina, formerly of South Windsor, Connecticut, died peacefully with family by her side on Sunday, September 9th, 2018.

The daughter of the late Olivier Joseph Richard and Marie (Richard) Richard, Lee was born January 7, 1933 in Worcester, Massachusetts. She grew up in Worcester, Millbury, and Grafton, MA, and...

Harry John Walling, Jr.

Harry John Walling, Jr.

Sep 8, 2018

Harry John Walling Jr., 67, went to be with the Lord on September 8, 2018 at his home in Charlotte, NC.

He was born on April 7, 1951 to the late Harry and Johanna Walling in Neptune, NJ.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Pat Walling; daughter, Kristen Schachner and husband Christian of Concord; sons, David John...

Local Obituaries for the Lake Norman Community

John David Preston

John David Preston

Oct 5, 2018

John David Preston, 76 of Concord, NC passed away October 5, 2018.Funeral services will be private.

Maxine Vernette Kelly

Maxine Vernette Kelly

Oct 5, 2018

Maxine Vernette Kelly, 90, passed away peacefully on October 5 at the Havens Assisted Living facility in Charlotte, NC.  Born in Penn Yan, NY on February 2, 1928 and adopted as a young girl by Howard and Francis Briggs, she lived in Rochester, NY.  She met her future husband, Kenton Kelly, while he was attending Rochester Business Institute.  They later...

Frank D. Earp

Frank D. Earp

Oct 4, 2018

Mr. Frank D. Earp, age 81, of Huntersville, NC, entered into eternal rest on October 4th, 2018 after an extended illness.  

Frank was born on January 30, 1937 at the home of his parents, the late John Merritt Earp and Janie Barker Earp in Mint Hill, North Carolina. Along with his father and brothers, Frank helped build and was baptized...

Travis E. Lunceford, MD

Travis E. Lunceford, MD

Oct 3, 2018

Dr. Travis E Lunceford, 88, died on October 3, 2018 at his home in Concord, NC with all of his family at his side.

Travis was born on January 8, 1930, in Calhoun County, MS, and graduated from Calhoun High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Mississippi College in Clinton, MS, began his medical education at the University of...

Neil   Swartz

Neil Swartz

Oct 3, 2018

Arrangements will be held privately.

Robert Edwin  Mohler, Sr.

Robert Edwin Mohler, Sr.

Sep 29, 2018

Robert Edwin Mohler, Sr, 73, passed away on September 29, 2018 at Atrium-University in Charlotte, NC.He was born on March 21, 1945 to the late Harold and Hester Mohler in Pittsburgh, PA.Services will be held privately.

Maddox Scott Ritch

Maddox Scott Ritch

Sep 27, 2018

Maddox Scott Ritch, 6, of Mooresville, NC passed away on September 27, 2018.

Maddox was born in Mecklenburg County on August 14, 2012 to Ian Scott Ritch and Carrie Irene Ritch.

He is preceded in death by his great-grandmother, Vee Paccione; cousin, Grace Ella Lindley; and great-grandmother, Shirley Watson.

Maddox is survived by his loving parents, Carrie and Ian Ritch;...

Artur   Pinto

Artur Pinto

Sep 27, 2018

Artur Pinto, 93, of Cornelius, NC passed away on September 27th, 2018.

Artur Pinto was born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro on June 3rd, 1925 to the late Jose Pinto and Cecilia de Conceicao.

Along with his parents Artur is preceded in death by his son, Mike Sousa Pinto.

He is survived by his son’s George Sousa Pinto, Jose Pinto,...

Garry   Jones

Garry Jones

Sep 26, 2018

Garry Herbert Jones, 70, of Huntersville, NC passed away on September 26, 2018 at Levine and Dickson Hospice House. He was born in Ithaca, NY on December 8, 1947 to the late James and Emily Jones.

Along with his parents, Garry is preceded in death by his brother, James Russell Jones. He is survived by his loving wife Marie of...

Anna   Carle

Anna Carle

Sep 25, 2018

Anna Grace (Ator) Carle, a resident of Aldersgate Retirement Community, Charlotte, NC, passed away September 25, 2018. She celebrated her 98th birthday with family and friends on August 28. The daughter of the late Earl Ranson Ator and Florence Ruston Ator, she was born in Athens, Ohio, in 1920 and graduated from Athens High School in 1938. Athens was the...

Hattie    Ayscue

Hattie Ayscue

Sep 24, 2018

?Service information is pending at this time.

Evelyn Ruth Raymer

Evelyn Ruth Raymer

Sep 20, 2018

Evelyn Ruth Kiser Raymer, 79, of Cornelius, passed away September 20, 2018.  Evelyn was born August 14, 1939 in Shelby, NC to the late James David Kiser and Polly Mosley Kiser. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John McLain Raymer, son, Jeffrey Scott Raymer and sister Barbara Morgan.

Evelyn was a graduate of Lowrence...

John Michael Guinee

John Michael Guinee

Sep 17, 2018

?Services will be held privately by the family.

Katharine  Freed Barnhart

Katharine Freed Barnhart

Sep 15, 2018

Katharine Louise Barnhart passed away September 15, 2018, at the Hospice House in Huntersville, NC.  She was 72 years old and had been struggling with bone cancer for over three years. 

She was born on January 13, 1946, in Pittsburgh, PA, to the late Frank David Barnhart (b. 1905 - d. 1964) and Katharine Louise (née Freed) Barnhart Cowan (b....

Dorothy Goodrum Fidler

Dorothy Goodrum Fidler

Sep 15, 2018

Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Goodrum Fidler of Davidson, age 97, died September 15, 2018.  She was born January 20, 1921 in Cornelius, NC, youngest child of the late Thomas L. Goodrum and Lilly Bolick Goodrum.  Dot grew up in Cornelius and lived there until 1947. She was a graduate of Cornelius High School and King’s Business College in Charlotte.  She was...

Mary   Telesca

Mary Telesca

Sep 13, 2018

?Mary Telesca, 94, of Cornelius, passed away September 13th, 2018 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, North Carolina.?Funeral services will be held at Vernon C. Wagner Funeral Home, 125 W. Old Country Rd., Hicksville, New York, 11801.  Service details will be posted shortly.Memorial contributions may be made in Mary's memory to any U.S. Marine Corps association of the...

Hilary   Ray

Hilary Ray

Sep 10, 2018

Hilary Rebekah Ray, 27, of Huntersville, passed away September 10th, 2018.She was born January 19th, 1991 to Rebecca Holden Alexander and the late Howard Donald Ray, Jr.In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by two sisters, two grandparents, and an aunt and uncle.Hilary is survived by her children, Makenzie Ray, Gary Hart, Jr., Travis Hart, and Kendrick...

Charles Clifford Trexler, Jr.

Charles Clifford Trexler, Jr.

Sep 10, 2018

Charles Clifford Trexler, Jr., 59, passed away on September 10, 2018 in Lincoln County.

He was born on October 30, 1958 to Betty Lou Carroll and the late Charles Clifford Trexler, Sr.Chuck is preceded in death by his father Charles Clifford Trexler, Sr. and brother-in-law Jackie Morris.

He is survived by his mother, Betty Lou Carroll; fiancé Helen R. Wessel...

Liana Theresa Kuras

Liana Theresa Kuras

Sep 9, 2018



Liana "Lee" Theresa Richard Kuras, 85, of Davidson, North Carolina, formerly of South Windsor, Connecticut, died peacefully with family by her side on Sunday, September 9th, 2018.

The daughter of the late Olivier Joseph Richard and Marie (Richard) Richard, Lee was born January 7, 1933 in Worcester, Massachusetts. She grew up in Worcester, Millbury, and Grafton, MA, and...

Harry John Walling, Jr.

Harry John Walling, Jr.

Sep 8, 2018

Harry John Walling Jr., 67, went to be with the Lord on September 8, 2018 at his home in Charlotte, NC.

He was born on April 7, 1951 to the late Harry and Johanna Walling in Neptune, NJ.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Pat Walling; daughter, Kristen Schachner and husband Christian of Concord; sons, David John...