Lauraine Clara Shaffer
Apr 21, 2017
Lauraine Clara Shaffer, 70, of Mint Hill, NC, went to be with the Lord early Friday morning, April 21, 2017. Mrs. Shaffer was born April 5, 1947, in Mecklenburg County, NC, and was the daughter of the late Chester Arthur Sharpe and Minnie Mullis Sharpe. Her immediate family includes her husband, Bill Shaffer; two children,Lori Shaffer and Norma Jean Portas...
Patricia Crosswell Haire
Apr 20, 2017
Patricia Crosswell Haire, 82, went to be with the Lord Thursday evening, April 20, 2017. Pat was born November 30, 1934, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and was the daughter of the late Joe Lee Crosswell and Carrie Jeanette Benefield Crosswell. She was a proud member of Faith Baptist Church in Mint Hill and it was always important to her...
Margaret "Bobbie" Knight
Apr 19, 2017
Margaret Rebecca Hollifield Knight, matriarch of the Knight family, passed away Wednesday the 19th of April, 2017, at Novant Matthews Medical Center. All that knew her called her Bobbie. Bobbie was born in 1945 in the mountains of North Carolina. She made her life's work caring for others. A long-time childcare provider and mother to six, Bobbie loved the joy...
Yvonne Gail Cooley
Apr 19, 2017
Yvonne Gail Cooley, 75, of Charlotte, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 19, 2017. Mrs. Cooley was born in West Virginia and had been a homemaker most of her life. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald E. Cooley. Her immediate family includes her children, Mike Cooley and his wife, Cindy, Dawanna Austin and her husband, Roger, and Danielle...
Blanche Roberta Withers
Apr 4, 2017
On April 4, 2017, Blanche Roberta Jones Withers went to be with the Lord Jesus. She was the daughter of the late Susie Gentry Jones and Robert Jones. After growing up outside of Danville, Virginia, she moved to Charlotte where she met her husband for 57 years, the late William Troy Withers. Blanche worked as a nurse at Mercy Hospital,...
Barbara Ann Miller
Mar 28, 2017
"To Die is not to leave behind those who you Love, but to live in their hearts forever" On the night of March 28th, 2017. Three days after her 80th birthday our Precious Mother, went to be with her Lord. For we know she is rejoicing in Heaven and that is what gives us peace and comfort. Preceded in death;...
Thomas Edward Christensen
Mar 27, 2017
Thomas Edward Christensen, 82, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017. He was born April 20, 1934 in Des Moines, Iowa, and was the son of the late Axsel Nels and Florence Christensen. His immediate family includes three children, William (Billy) Edward Christensen, Steven Christensen, and Paula Christensen; four grandchildren. - Service InformationSaturday, April 1st, 2017 11:00am, Gaskin Funeral Services
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Audrey Redwine Edmondson
Mar 20, 2017
Audrey Verline Redwine Flowe Edmondson, 88, of Matthews, NC, passed away March 20, 2017. She was born in Albemarle, NC, on July 18, 1928. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alton Edmondson. Immediate family members include her children, Sheila F. Chenoweth (Robert), Debra F. Joines, and Kenneth M. Flowe, Jr; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She will...
Frances Dippel Perry
Mar 14, 2017
Frances Dippel Perry, 95, of Wingate, NC, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2017, surrounded by family, close friends, PruittHealth Union Pointe staff and PruittHealth Hospice staff. Frances is remembered for her quick-wry humor and her love for her family. She was a caring, loving mother, and great cook. She loved to paint, play the piano, sew and in her...
Lynn Wingate
Mar 13, 2017
Diana Lynn Wingate, 54, of Charlotte, went to be with the Lord early Monday morning, March 13, 2017. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Katie Nicole Wingate and her father, Hank Roos. Her immediate family includes her mother, Nancy Roos; her daughters, Heather Mathews and her husband, Tom, and Megan Wingate; her brothers, Jeff and David Roos; and...
Hazel Moree Abernathy West
Mar 12, 2017
Mrs. Hazel Abernathy West, 91, of Split Oak Drive, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday March 12, 2017, at the home of her daughter and son-in law, Johnette and Dean Maxwell. Born October 11, 1925, in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late David Fulton and Elma Patterson Abernathy. Mrs. West, known as Maw Maw to...
Chi Keung Li
Mar 10, 2017
Chi Li, 63, a well known Master in Martial Arts, passed from this life Friday, March 10, 2017. Mr Li passed away in his home that he shared with his with, Xiao Fu. Chi Keung Li immigrated to the USA in 1978 from Hong Kong. Mr Li, or as he was known to many as Sifu, had touched countless lives,...
Allen Lee Richardson
Mar 8, 2017
Allen Lee Richardson, 35, of Matthews, died on March 8, 2017 as a result of his injuries sustained from an overdose. He was born on September, 13 1981 in Tulare, CA, the son of Lynn McAllister and Lonnie Richardson. Allen became a father on August 3, 2004 to Bryson Richardson and again on May 10, 2007 to Shaylin Elayne Richardson....
Ralph Howard Cogdell
Feb 26, 2017
Ralph Howard Cogdell, of Charlotte, North Carolina, 91, died at home peacefully Sunday, February 26, 2017 surrounded by family. He is now home with his Savior. Ralph is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ernestine, sons Keith, Kevin and daughter Karla, 7 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son Kelly, granddaughter...
David Paul Cully
Feb 24, 2017
David P. Cully, born November 24, 1954, passed away on February 24, 2017, after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his devoted wife of 38 years, Peggy (Temple) Cully; his loving children,Heather Reyes (Ray) and Greg Cully (Krystal);his adoring grandchildren, Addisyn Ball, Ray Reyes,Haley Reyes and Aubree Cully;his Ohio siblings, Susan Rawson (Michael), James...
Knox Robert "Bill" Carraway Jr.
Feb 19, 2017
Knox Robert "Bill" Carraway, Jr.,86, of Charlotte, North Carolina, went to be with his Lord and Savior early Sunday morning, February 19, 2017. He is preceded in death by his parents, Knox Robert Carraway, Sr. and Effie McCarnahan Carraway; an infant son, Robert "Little Robert" Carraway; his sister, Ada Guiney; and his son in law, Paul Crosby, Sr. Bill was...
Bill Anderson
Feb 15, 2017
William "Bill" Myron Anderson was born in Niagara Falls, NY, on February 29th, 1936 to William Fredrick Anderson and Mary Matthews Anderson. He was raised in Niagara Falls, NY, and graduated from DeBeaux School in 1954. Bill enlisted with the Marine Corps and served his country for six years. "HOOAH!" He later served in both the Marine and Army Reserves....
Claude Benton "Rex" Hosaflook Jr.
Feb 14, 2017
Claude Benton (Rex) Hosaflook, Jr.,90, of Charlotte, NC, died peacefully, February 14, 2017. Born in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, December 30, 1926, he was the son of Claude and Mollie Hosaflook. Rex was predeceased by his wife of 58 years, Vivian Clark Hosaflook of Asheville, NC. He served in the US Navy on the USS Tangier AV-8, in 1945, in...
Sharon Lee Robinson
Feb 14, 2017
Sharon Lee Robinson, third eldest of eight . Daughter of Marie Sullivan Twitty and Robert Twitty Sr was born December 31, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York. She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior in her late 20s and her Christian journey began at St. Philip's Baptist Church in Staten Island NY. There she served faithfully in the...
H. Harlan Milstead
Jan 31, 2017
Howard Harlan Milstead, 78, of Harrisburg, NC, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed into eternal life on January 31st, 2017. His family was by his side when he passed at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Dad fought declining health valiantly for several years. "For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the...
