All Obituaries

Mrs. Patricia Ann Starnes, age 71, of Wingate, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at McWhorter Hospice House of Union County. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 PM (Noon) Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Lakeland Memorial Park Cemetery, 1901 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC 28112, officiated by Reverend Joe Stroud. Mrs. Starnes was born on October 12, 1948, in Union County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Reverend Robert Marvin Mills...

Mrs. Nancy Newell Jordan, age 66, of Waxhaw, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020, at her residence. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Friday, March 27, 2020, at Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery,  8213  Old Waxhaw -Monroe Road,  Waxhaw, NC 28173, officiated by Reverend Jim Yow. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM Friday, March 27, 2020, at the cemetery, prior to the graveside ceremony. Mrs. Jordan was born on...

Mr. David Russell Funderburk, age 59, of Wingate, North Carolina, passed away Friday, March 20, 2020, at his residence. Funeral Services will be private. Mr. Funderburk was born on March 17, 1961, in Union County, North Carolina, a son of Lois Moore Funderburk and the late Keith Franklin Funderburk. He was preceded in death by his wife, Delores Funderburk, a brother, Rodney Funderburk and a sister, Rebecca Funderburk Blackburn; and a nephew, Cory John Blackburn. Russell was a carpenter...

  Mrs. Lois Kent Pryor, age 94, of Waxhaw, North Carolina, passed away Friday, March 13, 2020 at Accordius Health Center in Monroe. Funeral services will be private at the Waxhaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Pryor was born September 3, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was a homemaker. She was married to the late Henry Pryor and was preceded in death by two sons, Richard Pryor and Clayton Pryor. Survivors include a son, Clifford Pryor of Waxhaw and a daughter  Sandra Pryor of...

Ms. Brenda Gayle “Granny” Puckett passed away Tuesday afternoon March 10, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. A Memorial Gathering in Granny's honor will be held at 12:00 PM Saturday, March 14, 2020, in the Dogwood Room of Davis Funeral Service, 1003 E. Franklin St., Monroe, NC, 28112.  Following the Memorial Gathering, a Celebration of Granny's life will be held in the Davis Chapel, beginning at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow at Lakeland...

Mrs. Cox of Matthews, NC died peacefully at age 86 on March 3, 2020 at Brookdale Monroe Square. She was born on April 19, 1933 on a farm in southern Union County, NC daughter of Oscar and Effie Crook, the youngest of eight brothers and sisters. She was a devoted mother and proud employee of Allstate Insurance where she retired in 1994 after 33 years of service. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 66 years, Howard Cox, and is survived by her children, Eddie Cox and wife...

Mr. Michael Allen Pawlik, age 44, of Indian Trail, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at his residence. Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Davis Funeral Chapel, 1003 East Franklin Street, Monroe, NC 28112, officiated by Reverend Bruce Powell. Interment will follow at Lakeland Memorial Park, 1901 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC 28112. Michael was  born on April 15, 1975, in Hammond, Indiana, a son of Kathryn Diane...

Mr. John Joseph Kelly Jr., age 82, of Wingate, NC, passed away Friday afternoon, February 28, 2020, at Atrium Health Union.  John was born February 5, 1938, in Astoria, New York, the son of the late John Joseph Kelly and Mona Ward Kelly. John is survived by his wife, Eileen Francis White of Wingate, NC, daughter Madeline Passanante and husband Richard of Mount Sinai, NY, daughter Mona Kelly and husband Robert Campbell of Brentwood, NY, son John Kelly and wife Shari of Coram,...

Mildred Greene Williams, age 86, of Monroe, NC, passed away Friday afternoon, February 21, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loving family.  Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Mill Creek Baptist Church, 5417 Morgan Mill Road, Monroe, NC, 28110, officiated by Pastor Stephen Watkins. The family will receive friends at Mill Creek Baptist beginning at 1:30 PM on Sunday, prior to the service. Interment will follow in the...

Mrs. Ann Cauthen Aycoth, age 75, of Monroe, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Saturday, February 22, 2020 at New Hope United Methodist Church, 3221 Plyler Mill Road, Monroe, NC 28112, officiated by Reverend Johanna Miller.  Interment will follow at Lakeland Memorial Park, 1901 Lancaster Ave, Monroe,  NC 28112 Mrs. Aycoth was born on May 13, 1944, in Union County, North...