Jan 13, 2013

Mr. John Edward Sowell, 73 of Monroe, NC died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at CMC-Mercy in Charlotte, NC.  Graveside Service will be held 1pm Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Lakeland Memorial Park, 1901 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC 28112. Dr. Julia Robinson, Eulogist.

Born in Chesterfield County, SC July 9, 1939 a son of the late Leroy Baker...

Jan 12, 2013

Mr. Robert Lee Patterson, 70 of Wadesboro, NC died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at his home.  Funeral Services will be held 12 Noon Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Mount Calvary AME Zion Church, 800 La Salle St., Monroe, NC 28110. Bishop James  L.  "Doc" Nance, Eulogist,  Entombment will follow in the Lakeland Memorial Park Mausoleum in Monroe, NC.

Jan 5, 2013

Mrs. Shirley Ann Gaither Morrison, 65 of Weddington, NC,  died Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC.  Funeral Services will be held Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, NC Hwy 16 (Providence Rd.) Waxhaw, NC, with Rev. Phillip Andrew Morrison, her son, eulogist,  with Burial to follow in the Church Cemetery.  Harris...

Jan 3, 2013

Deacon Daniel Lee Miller, Sr., 76 of Fayetteville, NC, formerly of Mt. Gilead, NC, passed away, Thursday, January 3, 2013, at Cape Fear Valley Hospital, Fayetteville, NC, after a brief illness.

Funeral will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Providence Missionary Baptist Church, 3807 NC HWY 109 S., Mt. Gilead, NC 27306 of which he...

Jan 3, 2013

Thaddeus Steven Chambers, 57, of Jersey City, NJ, died Thursday,January 3, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC.

He was  the son of the late Robert Marcus Dumas and Addie Chambers Dumas.

He is survived by a daughter, Tamika Chambers: three brothers, Marcus Dumas of Brooklyn, New York, Patrick...

Dec 21, 2012

Reverend Esther Mae Ellerbe Nixon, 90 of Waxhaw, NC died Friday, December 21, 2012 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe, NC .  Funeral Services will be held 1pm Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Marvin AME Zion Church, 1525 Crane Rd., Waxhaw, NC 28173,  with the  Reverend Cecil Alsobrooks, Eulogist and  Pastor of Ebenezer A.M.E. Zion Church.  Interment will...

Dec 21, 2012

Mike Steven Griffin, 45 of Wingate, NC died Friday, December 21, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Funeral Services will be held 2pm Friday, December 28, 2012 at New Hope Christian Faith Church, 152Threadgill St., Ansonville, NC 28007. Reverend Josie Caldwell, Eulogist, Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery.

Born in Stanly County, NC January...

Dec 19, 2012

Mrs. Thelma Burnette Stanback Bowser, 87 of Brooklyn, NY formerly of Mount Gilead, NC (Wadeville Community) died Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, NY.  Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Clark's Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 594 NC HWY 109 S. ( Wadeville Community) Mount Gilead, NC 27306. Visitation will be held...

Dec 18, 2012

Reverend John Ray (J.R.) Scarborough, 89 of Mount Gilead, NC died Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Forest Oaks Nursing Facility in Albemarle, NC.  Funeral Services will be held 1pm Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Leah R. Levin Memorial Auditoriam, 102 S. School St., Mount Gilead, NC 27306. Reverend Michael Thomas, Eulogist, Interment with full Military Honors will...

Dec 18, 2012

Mrs. Addie Chambers Dumas, 77 of Mount Gilead, NC died Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.  Funeral Services will be held 2pm Sunday, December 23, 2012 at McAuley Memorial AME Zion Church, 2829 NC HWY 109 S., Mount Gilead, NC 27306. Reverend David Wooley, Eulogist, Interment will follow in McAuley Memorial Gardens in...

Dec 14, 2012

Rev. Dr. Brookshire M. Harris, 84 of Candor, NC died Friday, December 14, 2012 at Autumn Care of Biscoe, NC.  Funeral Services will be held 11am Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 232 Haywood-Davis Road, Mount Gilead, NC 27306 , Reverend Howard Rogers, Eulogist, Interment with full military honors in the Church Cemetery....

Nov 28, 2012

Mrs. Delores Estelle Covington Culbreath, 57 of Brunswick, GA formerly of Monroe, NC died Wednesday, November 28, 2012. She was a daughter of the late Gilbert and Mary Gaither Covington.  Funeral Services will be held 1pm Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Holy Band Church, 2700 Albany St., Brunswick, GA 31520.  A Memorial Service will be held in Monroe, NC ...

Nov 27, 2012

Miss Celestine Haywood, 86 of Troy, NC,  died Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at Sandy Ridge Assistant Living in Candor, NC.  Funeral Services will be held 3pm Sunday, December 2, 2012 at First Congregational United Church of Christ, S. Main St. Troy, NC 27371.  Reverend Walters S. Coleman, Eulogist, Interment will follow in the Freeman Hill Cemetery, Troy, NC.   Public...

Nov 27, 2012

Mrs. Catherine Jane Thomas Martin, 85 of Mount Gilead, NC, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at  her home.  Funeral Services will be held 11am Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Leah R. Levin Memorial Auditorium, 102  S. School St., Mount Gilead, NC 27306. Reverend Billy Alston (nephew), Eulogist.  Interment will follow in the Thomasville Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.  Public viewing...

Nov 25, 2012

Deacon William "Bill" Sanford Houston, Jr., 84 of Wingate, NC died Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Brian Center Nursing Home in Monroe, NC.  Funeral Services will be held 12 noon Saturday, December 1, 2012 at First Presbyterian Church, 302 E. Windsor St., Monroe, NC 28112. Reverend Christoper Houston, Eulogist, Interment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery with Full Military...

Nov 24, 2012

Mrs. Mary Virginia Bradley Stanback, 89 of  Mount Gilead, NC died Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Autumn Care Nursing Facility, Biscoe, NC.

Funeral Services will be held 1pm Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 4515 NC Hwy 73 West, Mount Gilead, NC 27306, of which she was a member, with...

Nov 18, 2012

Mother Grace Rush Knight, 93 of Mount Gilead, NC died Sunday, November 18, 2012 at her home.  Funeral Services will be held 1pm Friday, November 23, 2012 at St. Luke's Church of God, 542 Parkertown Rd., Mount Gilead, NC 27306. Elder Prince Purcell, III, Eulogist with burial to follow in the Church Cemetery.

Born February 17, 1919...

Nov 3, 2012

Bishop Elsie Jr. Gaines, 79 of High Point, NC died Saturday, November 3, 2012 at his home. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, November 8, 2012 at First Emmanuel Baptist Church, 833 Leonard Avenue in High Point, NC with burial to follow in Carolina Biblical Gardens in Jamestown, NC.

A  Native of Montgomery County, NC...

Oct 25, 2012

Marquita Renee Medley, 37, of Mount Gilead, NC, died Thursday, October 25, 2012 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.  Funeral Services will be held 2pm Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Snow Hill AME Zion Church in Mount Gilead, NC,  with Burial to follow in the Church Cemetery. The Family will receive friends Tuesday, October 30, 2012...

Oct 23, 2012

Temika Michelle Crowder Williams, 44 of Monroe, NC died Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center- Union in Monroe, NC.  Funeral Services will be held 1pm Saturday, October 27, 2012 at First Presbyterian Church, 302 E. Windsor St., Monroe, NC, Reverend Zack Little, Eulogist, Internment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Monroe, NC

Born February...