Obituaries

Steve  Lawson

Steve Lawson

Aug 1, 2018

Stephen Ellis Lawson, 59, of Charlotte, NC passed away on August 1, 2018. Steve was born October 31,1958 in Denver, Colorado, and grew up in Houston, Texas, at Champions Golf Club. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1980 with degrees in Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering and had recently retired from working at General Electric in the Power Systems business. The...

William Thomas Snuggs

William Thomas Snuggs

Jul 30, 2018

William Thomas Snuggs, Sr. 1932-2018 On Monday, July 30, 2018, William "Tommy" Snuggs, Sr. of Ablemarle, NC went to be with the Lord. He was a Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Friend and a Devoted Man of God. Both his Wife, Mildred Wells Snuggs and his son, William Thomas Snuggs, Jr. predecease him. Mr. Snuggs immediate family includes his brother, Leon...

Richard Paul "Dick" Knieriemen

Richard Paul "Dick" Knieriemen

Jul 30, 2018

Richard ("Dick") Paul Knieriemen, 78, of Lancaster, SC. died Monday, July 30, 2018. Born in Rahway, NJ, Mr. Knieriemen served in aviation with Wycliffe Bible Translators for 37 years and spent an 8-year term in Papua New Guinea. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Diana, and his daughters Debbie Russell (with husband Kevin) and Dana Peifer (with...

Holly L. Trent

Holly L. Trent

Jul 20, 2018

Holly Lawrence Trent, devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, and sister went to be with her Lord, Friday, July 20, 2018. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1953, she was a graduate of Brookville High School and attended Central Virginia Community College, where she met her husband, Larry. Following their marriage, they lived in Knoxville, Tennessee during their college years...

James Russell Brown  Jr.

James Russell Brown Jr.

Jul 18, 2018

James Russell Brown, Jr., 63, of Matthews, North Carolina, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Mr. Brown was born July 23, 1954, in Union, South Carolina, and was the son of the late James Russell Brown, Sr. and Juanita Burnsed Brown. Later in life, Russell moved to Mooresville, North Carolina, where he met and married Jacki Brown. For everyone who...

Charles Edward "Chuck" Smith

Charles Edward "Chuck" Smith

Jul 14, 2018

Charles (Chuck) Edward Smith, 66, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 14, 2018. He was born in Bronx, New York, on October 18, 1951, to Charles and Lucille Smith. Chuck attended Johnson C. Smith University and withdrew to pursue his passion in television production. He began his career as a commercial producer director at WBTV in Charlotte,...

Jonathan Howard Gates

Jonathan Howard Gates

Jul 12, 2018

Jonathan Howard Gates, 21, of Midland, North Carolina, went to be with the Lord Thursday, July 12, 2018. He was born May 8, 1997, in Charlotte and was the son of Michael H. Gates and the late Kimberly M. Gates. His immediate family, in addition to his father, includes his sister, Breanna Lynn Gates; his paternal grandmother, Peggy Gates of...

David Ramsey High

David Ramsey High

Jul 12, 2018

David Ramsey High, 64, of Lake Wylie, SC, passed away very unexpectedly July 12, 2018. He was born July 11, 1954, in Wilmington, DE, to Richard (Dick) and Theda Yeagle High. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Richard (Rickie) High. Those left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife, Lori High; two...

Ted A. Hilbert

Ted A. Hilbert

Jul 5, 2018

Theodore (Ted) Alan Hilbert, 69, of Matthews, North Carolina, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, early Thursday morning, July 5, 2018. Ted was born and raised in Reading and Warminster Pennsylvania. He was the son of the late Warren F. Hilbert and Agnes V. Hilbert. He has lived in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area for more...

Salvatore  Ruello

Salvatore Ruello

Jun 26, 2018

Salvatore Ruello, 93, of Indian Land, SC, passed away Tuesday morning, June 26, 2018. Mr. Ruello was born December 22nd, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York, and was the son of Philip Ruello and Rosalie Caminiti. He is preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Veripapa Ruello. His immediate family includes son, Philip Ruello and wife Rosalie; daughter, Karen Calabrese and...

Vincent Charles Marino

Vincent Charles Marino

Jun 19, 2018

Vincent Charles Marino, 85, of Matthews, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 19, 2018. Mr. Marino was born October 11, 1932, in Jersey City, New Jersey, and was the son of Frank Marino and Rose Frega Marino. He is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Remeniski Marino. His immediate family includes two daughters, Marianne Sherrier and Caroline Danisi;...

James Carl "Jim" Owen

James Carl "Jim" Owen

Jun 16, 2018

James (Jim) Carl Owen, 79, of Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away at home Sunday, June 16, 2018.

He was born July 15, 1938, in Hogback (birth certificate), North Carolina to Paul Emmett Owen and Bonnie Mae Reid, both deceased. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, Brenda C. Owen. He is survived by his daughter, Debbie Hensley...

Gerald Lyman Crossman

Gerald Lyman Crossman

Jun 10, 2018

Born and raised in Vermont, Ted was one of seven children born to Gerald H. and Grace Crossman. As a young man he grew strong working on the farm. He was known on the field as the man that could single-handedly lift a 55 gallon drum of fuel. He graduated from Providence Bible Institute where fell in love with and...

Victor  Trudo

Victor Trudo

Jun 9, 2018

Victor Trudo December 7, 1998 - June 9, 2018 Victor, 19, of Charlotte, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday, June 9, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was a transplant from Wichita, Kansas, attended Crestdale Middle School, Carmel Christian School and graduated from Butler High School as a Bulldog, who planned to attend college in the fall...

Melody Hawkins King

Melody Hawkins King

Jun 7, 2018

Melody Hawkins King, 65, went home to the Lord Thursday, June 7 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Formerly of Greenville, TN, she is preceded in death by her father, Guy Hawkins, and survived by her mother Nan Hawkins, her two sisters Tena Hawkins Huckleby and Dawn Hawkins Brown, her first husband Phillip King and their two children...

Stephen Townsend Halliday

Stephen Townsend Halliday

Jun 5, 2018

Stephen Townsend Halliday, 77 of Mint Hill, NC. Died Tuesday, June 5, 2018. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 11am at St. Matthews Catholic Church 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. Charlotte, NC. 28277. A reception will follow after the Mass in the church hall. Mr. Halliday was a former communicant of Saint John Neumann...

Tim  Biggers

Tim Biggers

Jun 5, 2018

John Timothy Biggers ended a well-fought 15-year battle with congestive heart failure on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, peacefully in the comfort of the home he built, surrounded by his loved ones. Until his very last breath, he loved the N.C. State Wolfpack, Bruce Springsteen, being outdoors, and his three girls. In his twitter bio, he described himself as a battery-powered...

Archie Edward Crocker  Jr.

Archie Edward Crocker Jr.

Jun 5, 2018

Archie Edward Crocker, Jr went to be with the Lord on June 5, 2018. Born in Cliffside, NC on July 9, 1930 to the late Archie and Sudie Hamrick Crocker. Survived by his beloved wife, Betty Burchfield Crocker, sons Archie Edward Crocker III (Vickie), David Wayne Crocker (Terri) and granddaughters, Heather and Hannah. Sisters, Donnis Jarrell, Shirley Frye, Ann Melton...

Jo Ann Walters

Jo Ann Walters

May 24, 2018

Jo Ann Lyerly Walters, surrounded by loved ones, peacefully went home to be with the Lord and join loved ones that have gone before her on Thursday, May 24, 2018. Jo Ann was born in Cleveland County, NC and made her home in the Charlotte NC area. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, niece, her...

Luther David Roddey  Jr.

Luther David Roddey Jr.

May 19, 2018

Luther David Roddey, Jr., 76, of Charlotte went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center. He was surrounded by his wife, sister, children and grandchildren. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, May 25, 2018, at Starmount Presbyterian Church, 1501...