Obituaries
Don L. Church
Apr 22, 2012
Donald LeRoy "Don" Church, 70, of Matthews, passed away, while surrounded by his loving and caring family, Sunday, April 22, 2012. Don was born in Hillsdale County, Michigan, and following high school, attended and graduated from Tri-State College in Angola, Indiana, with a degree in civil engineering. In 1974, he moved his family to the Charlotte area, and in 2004,...
Anna Manning Taylor
Apr 22, 2012
Anna Manning Taylor, 72, of Indian Trail, owner and operator of Anna's Flowers and Gifts, went to be with the Lord Sunday, April 22, 2012. Anna was born in Pitt County, NC, but she and her husband of 55 years, Louis H. Taylor, Sr., made their home in Indian Trail many years ago. Through her business, she met and made...
Lisa Mills Brazzill
Apr 17, 2012
Lisa Mills Brazzill, 41, of Charlotte, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, April 17, 2012. She is preceded in death by her father, Larry Ellis Mills. Her immediate family includes her mother, Susan Russell, and her husband, Beaver, of Charlotte; her son, Josh Brazzill, of Charlotte; sisters, Pamela Evans of Soddy Daisy, TN, Katy Henry of Alpharetta, GA, and...
John Davidson Taylor Jr.
Apr 17, 2012
John Davidson Taylor, Jr., 72, formerly of Mecklenburg County, but now residing in Concord, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, April 17, 2012. John was born in Mecklenburg County and was the son of the late John D. Taylor, Sr. and Margaret Cochran Taylor. He is preceded in death by his wife, Annie Doris Taylor. He was a proud...
Alan May
Apr 12, 2012
Alan May, 85, of the JAARS community in Waxhaw, North Carolina, went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 12, 2012. Mr. May was born February 17, 1927, in Wiltshire, England. His immediate family includes his wife of over 60 years, Evelyn May; his sons, Mark Alan May and Stuart Andrew May; his sister, Juliet Bourdo; his grandchildren, Joshua May,...
Margaret Reilley "Peg" Ostrander
Apr 10, 2012
Margaret Reilley Ostrander, 95, a resident of Plantation Estates in Matthews, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly April 10, 2012. She leaves behind those who loved her the most, husband Roland J Ostrander, daughter and son-in-law, Roblyn King Potter and James H Potter of Ovid, NY, grandchildren, Lauralee Potter Dangerio (Glenn) of Santa Clarita, CA and Steffen Taylor Potter (Patricia) of...
Mauricio Casares Jr.
Apr 5, 2012
Mauricio Casares, Jr., 18, of Matthews, North Carolina, passed away April 5, 2012. Born in Porterville, California, October 9, 1993, he leaves behind to morn his parents, Mauricio Casares, Sr. and Tamara Reyna; two sisters, Keisha Allyne Casares, and Arrianna Mae Reyna; and his brother, Leornardo Daniel Reyna. - Visitation Details
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 9:00am - 9:45am, St. Luke Catholic...
Joan Elma Miller
Apr 5, 2012
Joan Elma Miller, 80, of Monroe, North Carolina, went to be with the Lord Thursday afternoon, April 5, 2012, while surrounded by her loving and caring family. She was the loving wife of Kenneth E. Miller who preceded her in death, and loving mother of 3 children, Bonnie Smith (Kenneth) of Lake Park, NC, Diane Butler (David) of Matthews, NC...
Les Russ
Mar 27, 2012
Oscar Leslie Russ, Jr. (Les) passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. He leaves behind those he loved the most, which include his wife of 53 years Peggy Neill Russ, daughters Christy Russ Hardy, of Greensboro, NC, Melissa Russ of Charlotte, son-in-law John Hardy, and grandchildren Beth Hardy, William Hardy, and Preston Russ. Les grew up in Jacksonville, NC and...
Tony Anthony Garcia
Mar 25, 2012
Tony Garcia, 98, of Waxhaw, North Carolina, passed away March 25, 2012. His immediate family includes his wife, Carol Ann Moon Garcia; two children, Judy Lynn Reid and Rick Garcia; twelve grandchildren, twenty-seven great grandchildren and two great, great grandchildren. - Service InformationThursday, March 29th, 2012 11:00am, Waxhaw City (Southside) Cemetery
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Sillar Ledbetter Chambers
Mar 25, 2012
Ms. Sillar Ledbetter Chambers, 92, of Charlotte, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, March 25, 2012. Born in Anson County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Spencer Ledbetter and Lula Chambers Ledbetter. She leaves behind to cherish her memory fifteen (15) devoted and loving children, Rosa Lee Chaplin (Sam), Ernest Chambers (Margaret), Ameer Haqq (...
Katie Nicole Wingate
Mar 25, 2012
Kaitlyn (Katie) Nicole Wingate, 17, of Mooresville, North Carolina, passed away March 25, 2012. Born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, she will be remembered by her many friends at North Mecklenburg High School and South Iredell High School. Her immediate family includes her parents, Mark W. Wingate and Lynn R. Wingate; her maternal grandmother, Nancy B. Roos; her paternal grandfather,...
Larry Paul Bennett
Mar 22, 2012
Larry Paul Bennett, 70, of Gastonia, formerly of Charlotte, passed away March 22, 2012. Larry will be remembered by business associates as the owner of Multipli Machinery Corp. for over 35 years. He will be remembered by his friends as one who loved to entertain and was quite a story-teller. His family will cherish his devotion as a loving father...

Luciano Santiago
Mar 17, 2012
Luciano Santiago, 87, of Mint Hill, North Carolina, passed away March 17, 2012. Born in Puerto Rico, he was the husband of Evelyn Nepaul Santiago. Additional biographical information will be forthcoming... Visitation Details
Ortiz Funeral Home
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Saint Raymond's Cemetery
Van Lingle Haire
Mar 15, 2012
Van L.,"Papa Cub",Haire, 81, of Mint Hill, went to be with his Lord and Savior early Thursday morning, March 15, 2012. He is preceded in death by his two children, Tina Susan Haire, and Anthony Carroll Haire. Mr. Haire was born in Pageland, SC, and moved to Charlotte in 1950. In 1955 he joined the Charlotte Police force and was...
Dr. Connie Lindner Melvin
Mar 14, 2012
Connie Lindner Melvin, of Charlotte, born August 2, 1951, passed away Wednesday, March 14, after a courageous battle with cancer. Connie was a loving wife, mother, sister, and aunt who will be greatly missed. After growing up in Comfort, TX she graduated from Texas Tech University. She then moved to North Carolina and earned her Master's and Doctorate Degrees from...
Noel Keiser
Mar 13, 2012
Noel Keiser, 55, of Cabarrus County, passed away early Tuesday morning, March 13, 2012. Additional biographical information will be forthcoming... Service InformationPending
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Barbara Ann Lockwood
Mar 12, 2012
Barbara Ann Lockwood, 75, of Charlotte, went to be with the Lord Monday afternoon, March 12, 2012. Her immediate family includes her two children, Mary Bivin and Charles Lockwood. - Service InformationPending
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Dr. Russ Rosser
Mar 12, 2012
Dr. Russell Charles Rosser, 70, of Charlotte went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 12, 2012. He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and for the past 47 1/2 years has been married to Carol. Russ, as a minister of the gospel, has pastored since he was 17, serving churches in the north until 1999, then after...
Martha Mae Huffman
Mar 1, 2012
Martha Mae Huffman, of Charlotte, NC passed away on March 1, 2012, at the age of 65. She was born on May 22, 1946 to the late Henry Richard Washington and Aileen Huffman. A Hickory, NC native, she graduated from St. Stephens High School and studied at the University of Maryland, College Park. Martha worked at Winn Dixie, Digital, Discovery...