All Obituaries

  Wayne Gibson Clanton, 70, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Rosewood Assisted Living Center in Harmony where he had been a resident since May of 2016. He was born December 15, 1948, the son of the late Fred and Thelma Millsaps Clanton. Mr. Clanton was a lifelong resident of Iredell County and a hard-working, self-employed farmer. He most enjoyed growing tobacco and beef cattle. He was a dedicated member of Rocky Hill Baptist Church and enjoyed singing. In the past, he and...

Darlene Frances "Nanny" Childress, 81, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Julie, in Statesville on Saturday, January 5, 2019, while under the care of Hospice of Iredell County. She was born in Iredell County on June 23, 1937, the daughter of the late Offie Campbell and the late Helen Elizabeth Day Campbell-Spann. Mrs. Childress attended Union Grove School. She was the widow of the late John Robert Childress who she married in 1955. Her career was that of a...

NOTE: Service details have now been added to this obituary and website. Karen Renee Earp, 53, of Troutman, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018, at Iredell Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health and heart trouble. A native of Iredell County, she was born October 5, 1965, the only daughter of the late William A.C. Earp, Jr. and the late Virginia Lee Harkey Earp. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Amon Ashley Earp, Sr.   Karen graduated from South Iredell High...

  Mr. Jerry Joe Myers, Sr., 63, passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 21, 2018, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Iredell County, born March 3, 1955, the son of the late Joseph P. Myers and the late Betty Sue Watt Myers.   Jerry had worked most of his life in various construction jobs. He was a football fan (any team except the Panthers) and in recent years had become an amazing cook. He loved his family and was never a complainer.   His memory will be...

Maidie Lee Johnson Hayes, 93, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, December 20, 2018, from Iredell Memorial Hospital. A native of Iredell County, she was born February 24, 1925, the daughter of William Coy and Fannie Belle Crouse Johnson. She was the widow of Wade Hayes who died February 20, 1996, and they had been married for 53 years. She was also preceded in death by two sons, William Harold Hayes and Tommy Lee Hayes; five brothers: John, Walter, Bill, Jack and Charles Johnson; and two...

Margaret Freeland Gover, 57, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. A native of Iredell County, she was born in Harmony on August 4, 1961, the daughter of the late Carl Thomas Freeland and Lottie Mae Upright Freeland. She was the widow of the late James Clay Gover who died June 9, 2017. She was also preceded in death by a son, Grady Thomas Drum, a brother Jim Freeland, and three infant sisters. Margaret attended Iredell County Schools and had worked in...

Anna Moore Rhyne, 90, passed away Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. Born Aug. 8, 1928, Anna was the daughter of Julian S. and Ida Sloan Moore. On March 13, 1948, she married Raeford Rhyne. Anna grew up in the Harmony community and graduated Harmony High School. Anna had a long career that included working as a secretary for JC Penney's warehouse and helping run Rhyne's Grocery with family in the 1950s and 1960s. After she and husband, Raeford, invited the Balloon Works to move to the...

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in the United States. Although the dates have varied in years past, it is currently celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November as a result of a joint resolution of Congress signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on December 26, 1941. The modern Thanksgiving holiday tradition is traced to a well-recorded 1619 event in Virginia and a sparsely documented 1621 celebration at Plymouth in present-day Massachusetts....

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  Jerry Michael “Mike” White, 29, died as a result of a tragic automobile accident Friday morning, November 2, 2018, in Iredell County, NC. A native of Georgia, he was born October 23, 1989. He was the son of Rhonda Reynolds of Columbus, GA, who survives. In recent years, he had moved to North Carolina and was an employee of the Lowes Distribution Center in Olin. In addition to his mother, he leaves behind a sister, Amanda Russell & husband, Darnell, of Columbus, GA;...