All Obituaries

Miss Patricia Dianne Whitaker, age 68, of Monroe, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020 at her residence. Dianne was born on April 29, 1952, in Union County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Jake Whitaker, Jr and the late Maggie Hargette Whitaker. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Ronald Eugene Whitaker. She was a real estate secretary. Survivors include a sister, Teresa Whitaker of Monroe; a brother, Richard Whitaker of Monroe; and a sister in law, Phyllis...

Mr. John Ellis (Jake) Polk, age 86, of Monroe, North Carolina, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Union Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, 3619 Morgan Mill Road, Monroe, NC, 28110, officiated by Elder Ronnie Loudermilk and Elder Larry Austin. Mr. Polk was born on June 21, 1933, in Union County, North Carolina, a son of the late Carl Polk and the late Lillian Rushing Polk. He was...

Mr. Eulon S. Reid, age 89, of Monroe, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at his residence. Graveside funeral services with military rites will be conducted at 3:30 PM Monday, June 22, 2020, at Lakeland Memorial Park Cemetery, 1901 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC 28112, officiated by Reverend Eddie Price. Mr. Reid was born on May 10, 1931, in Elkton, Kentucky, a son of the late Ursie Reid and the late Ida Perry Reid.  He was married to the late Flossie Irene...

Oros Leo Hancock III, ‘Buddy’, passed peacefully in his hometown of Monroe, NC, at the age of 68. He is the eldest son of 5 Hancock children, including siblings Deborah, Frank, Ruth, and Donna, born to Oros Leo Hancock Jr ‘Bud’, and Helen Gross Hancock. He is preceded in death by his wife Robin Jean, and survived by his wife Cindi Moore. Robin and Buddy have 8 children, Beri Nicole, Oros Leo IV ‘Lee’, Austin Gene, Hannah Joyce, Christopher Seth, Ethan...

Mrs. Mary Hilton Medlin, age 90, of Monroe, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at the McWhorter Hospice House in Monroe, North Carolina. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Friday, June 12, 2020, at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, 610 Macedonia Church Road, Monroe, North Carolina 28112, officiated by Reverend Leland Stephens. Mrs. Medlin was born on May 30, 1930, in Union County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Raymond Hilton and...

Mrs. Olive Tucker Foley, age 87, of Wadesboro, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Mrs. Foley was born on December 17, 1932, in Anson County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Daniel Thomas Tucker and the late Glemmi Stegall Tucker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Foley. She was also preceded in death by a son, John Pool. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her son, Ronald Pool and his wife, Peg of Wadesboro; and a sister, Agnes Horsley of...

Mrs. Emily M. Sustar, age 73, of Monroe, North Carolina, passed away Monday, June 8, 2020, at McWhorter Hospice House in Monroe, North Carolina. Mrs. Sustar was born on January 15, 1947, in Anson County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Jasper Carr Meachum and Annie Myrtle Craven Meachum.  She was preceded in death by a son, Christopher Todd Sustar. She was a retired supervisor at the Family Dollar Distribution Center in Matthews, NC, with 17 years of dedicated...

Ms. Patricia Diane Keziah, age 67, of Cheraw, South Carolina, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 at McLeod Hospital- Cheraw. Ms. Keziah was born on May 21, 1953, in Union County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Fariley Alexander and Bertha Mae Pressley Alexander. She was married to the late Eddie Jackson Keziah. She was also preceded in death by a son, Michael Jackson Twitty and a brother, Edward Alexander. She was a retired seamstress. Survivors include a daughter, Jeanette Deese...

Mr. Bobby Edwin Thomas, age 92, of Monroe, North Carolina, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at the McWhorter Hospice House in Monroe, North Carolina. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Sunday, June 7, 2020, at Lakeland Memorial Park Cemetery, 1901 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC, 28112, officiated by Reverend Shad Hicks. Mr. Thomas was born on June 19, 1927, in Union County, North Carolina, a son of the late Joseph Hurley Thomas and Bessie Griffin Thomas. He...

Mrs. Nancy Ann Roper Bennett, age 72, of Waynesville, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at McWhorter Hospice House in Monroe, North Carolina. Nancy was born on April 16, 1948, in Margaret, Alabama, a daughter of the late Clarence and Jackie Roper. She was a retired nurse with over 50 years of dedicated service. Survivors include her son, Russell Allen of Waxhaw, a step son, Christopher G. Bennett of Burbank, CA and a step daughter, Billie Jean Sheffron of Columbus,...