Mooresville Tribune

Mr. Mark Anthony Honeycutt was hatched on December 9, 1967 and took his final flight home on Thursday, August 5, 2021. Raised in Huntersville, NC, he resided in Clover, SC with his "Precious Angel from Above" Mickie Montgomery Honeycutt. Mark leaves behind his son, Trake Anthony Honeycutt; his daughter, Marquise Ellese Honeycutt and her son, Micheal Edward White; the mother of his children, Teresa Lynn Stacey; brothers, Richard Greenwood, Richard Whiskey Driver and sisters, Rosie Posie and Mary Wolfe. His way home had been paved by his loving grandmother, Mary Ivy Honeycutt; his beautiful mother, Shirley Rose McClain Honeycutt and his father, Clark Montgomery Honeycutt. Mark was known...

Herbert Curtis Needham, died on June 22, 2021 of Dementia. LTC Needham was born in Pilot Mountain, NC on May 15,1932 and was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During his 26 year career in the Air Force, LTC Needham served in several states within the United States, as well as in Vietnam, the Philippines, the Portuguese Azores, and at Midway Island. He flew his passenger and transport aircrafts to dozens of foreign countries, including Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia and many of the Pacific Islands. In LTC Needham's view, his assignment to the 89th Military Airlift Wing at Andrews Air...

Jeannine Thompson, of Mooresville, a former educator with the Kern High School District, died Monday morning, May 10, in Asheboro, NC of natural causes. A member of the Mooresville High School Class of '52 and graduate of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and an avid Tarheel, Thompson, 86, began her teaching career in Asheboro, NC and moved to Bakersfield, CA in 1960 where she had a 35 year career as counselor and administrator, becoming the first female principal in the history of Kern High School District. She was inducted into Bakersfield's Stockdale High School's first Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019. An active member in her youth of Mooresville's Central United Methodist...

Sarah Radford Berg, 92, of752 E Center Streetpassed away Monday April 5, 2021 at Accordious Health in Mooresville. A native Mooresville, she was the widow of John J. Berg.Mrs. Berg was born August 17, 1928 daughter of the late John Knox and Ruth Brawley Radford.She was a retired supervisor from Troutman Shirt company and member of Triplett United Methodist Church. She enjoyed volunteering at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center where she was known as the hugging volunteer. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by 2 brothers Ed and Albert Radford and three sisters Marion Harwell, Lois Boostrom and Johnsie Matthews. Mrs. Berg is survived by her son David Berg and...

On February 17, 2021, three days after turning 98, Virginia Frances Wilson Broach went to heaven. She passed peacefully surrounded by her three loving, devoted daughters and helpful and attentive sons-in-law in Mooresville, NC. She was married to Colonel Dan G. Broach for 75 years!! She was a model mom and wife, teaching all her children and grandchildren how to love unconditionally and joyfully and to always be content in any circumstance. She was a member of the Methodist Church and was always involved with the activities of the church. She was an amazing homemaker and cook. She concocted such delicacies as homemade biscuits, fried doughnuts, fried peanuts, southern fried chicken and...

Annie Willene Hinson Belvin, 86, of Mooresville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 25, 2021 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Belvin was born December 31, 1934 in Stanly County to the late Arthur Lee Hinson and Essie Mae Tucker Hinson. She was also preceded in death by the love of her life and husband of 65 years, Glenn(Punch) Belvin; son, Larry Ray Belvin; siblings, Banks Hinson, Seburn Clonnie Hinson, Ruby H. Earnhardt, Ramelle H. Reagan. Mrs. Belvin was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to all. Her Hobbies included Gardening, reading, and spending time with family and friends. Survivors include daughter, Wanda Belvin Williams Severt and...

Charlene Darling, 73, of Mooresville, NC passed away peacefully on January 13, 2021. She was born July 11, 1947 to Stanley and Marie Thurston (Emerson). She was predeceased by her parents, a sister, Virginia and husband, David. Survivors include two sons, David Hazen of NH, Charlie Hazen and fianc?, Jackie of AZ, two daughters, Janice Stone of NC, and Candice LaRock and husband, Richard of NC, two brothers, Eugene Thurston and William Thurston, eight grandchildren, one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. She loved to spend time with her family and friends playing games, shopping, and just hanging out. There will be no services, burial in Bradford, VT in the spring.

Myrtle Newton Smith, 94, of Oakboro, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 at her home. Myrtle was born February 9, 1926 in North Carolina to the late James Fletcher Newton and the late Dora Estelle Newton. She was also preceded in death by her widowed husband,Willis Lee (Bill) Wiley and husband Theron C. Smith; son, Larry Wayne Wiley; grandson, Scott Wiley; sister, Faye Ballard; brothers, Edward Newton, Robert Newton, Henry (Hoover) Newton, and Clyde Newton. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM, Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Red Cross Baptist Church-Oakboro. The funeral service will be on Saturday at 2:00 PM at Red Cross Baptist Church in Oakboro officiated by Gary...

O.M. "Mac" Hall, 80 passed away on Thursday morning, September 17, 2020. A native of Guilford County, NC he was born on February 9, 1940 to the late O. E. Hall and Beatrice McCracken Hall in Greensboro, NC. He graduated from Greensboro Senior High School and joined the United States Air Force following his service he attended East Carolina University where he met his wife Jeanie. Mac started in accounting before becoming a Real Estate Broker for over 50 years. He and his wife lived in Summerfield for 42 years raising two children then moved to Davidson, NC to be near their children and grandchildren. He enjoyed working in his yard, vacationing at Windy Hill Beach and spending time with his...

Mrs. Janette Sane Combs, 81, of Mt. Ulla, NC, passed away on September 7, 2020 at Heritage Place in Statesville. A native of Chase City, Virginia, she was the daughter of Hugh Edward and Mary Greenwood Sane. She was a graduate of Statesville Senior High School and a graduate of the CNA Course at Mitchell Community College. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Mooresville, NC. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Vivian Sane Pharr. Mrs. Combs is survived by her husband, Jack Thomas Combs of Mt. Ulla. Also surviving her is her brother, Larry Sane and his wife Sandra of Concord, NC; her sister Linda Sane Stamper and husband James of Statesville,...

Demetrios Angelo Bakis, 86, passed peacefully in his home in Mooresville, NC on the 31st of August, 2020 after battling Kidney Disease. He came to America at age of 3 and lived in Marion, SC where the family had a restaurant one of the first of its kind featured on early USA highway maps. Later moving to Charlotte, NC, where he went to school and repeated the first grade, the first year to learn, the second year to teach his mother the English language. He was a 1952 graduate of Central High School, Charlotte. Upon graduation he went straight into the US Air Force and served 4 years during the Korean War Era flying the F86 Sabre. Later earning his bachelors in Business from UNC. Married...

Janet K. Gabriel, age 77, passed away on August 31, 2020, at her home in Lenoir City, Tennessee. Janet was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist. She graduated from Pfeiffer University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and from the University of Tennessee with a Master of Arts Degree in English. Janet taught at UT for several years before starting a family. Everyone that met Janet, knew immediately what a kind and caring woman she really was. She was compassionate and kind to all and her love touched many people. Janet worked for several years at Central Baptist Church of Bearden in various capacities helping children with arts and education. She was preceded in death by her father, Jack...

Pauline "Polly" Bigham Moser, 94, of Mooresville, NC, died peacefully Thursday, August 20, 2020. We are immensely grateful for and will sorely miss her devotion to and absolute love for God, her family, and all those around her. Polly was born January 28, 1926 in Waxhaw, NC. She was married to Zeb Caudle Moser, Sr., deceased; they were married for nearly 52 years. She is survived by her children, Dixie Moser Salem, Zeb Caudle Moser, Jr., and George Baxter Moser; her grandchildren, Donald Wayne Salem, Jr., Melissa Renee Moser, Zeb Caudle Moser, III, Sarah Moser Beason, Colt Baxter Moser, and Zachariah Chase Moser; her greatgrandchildren, Gabriel Sebastian Salem, Emilia Rose Moser, Asher...

Catherine Manus Wilson went to be with her Lord and Savior August 14th, after 98 years of "a humble, content and godly life well lived," beyond what her family, friends, coworkers, and caregivers say they have known in anyone else. Amazing since her life began with so many obstacles. Though few knew, Catherine was born blind in one eye. When she was 9 her father was killed in a car accident leaving her devout mother with seven children to raise during the depression. So desperate were they at one point, Catherine's mom readied Catherine and her youngest brother to go to an orphanage, but, at the last minute, feeling God telling her He would provide, took them back home. Knowing that story...

Mary Weddle Lambert age 86 of Eden, NC died peacefully after several months of declining health not related to COVID-19 on Friday afternoon, August 7, 2020, in Greensboro, NC. A funeral service will be held 2 pm Wednesday, August 12th 2020 at Spray Baptist Church with a visitation held one hour prior to the service from 1 till 2 pm. Burial will follow at Overlook Cemetery. Mary will lie-in-repose all day Tuesday and Wednesday morning at Fair Funeral Home for anyone wishing to pay their respects and sign the register book. She was born on February 26, 1934, in Washington, DC where her father was a member of the Metropolitan Police serving under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. At the...

Gwendolyn Stearns Turnbull Fenninger "Gwen", age 79, died on August 4, 2020 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville, North Carolina after a twelve year battle with Parkinson's Disease. She was born on December 2, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Walter Jack Hetherington Turnbull and Vere Stearns Turnbull. She grew up mostly in Boston, spending time both as a high society debutante, and also running through the subway tunnels and hanging out in boxing gyms with her brother. Gwen told fascinating stories of living with her family in the Hotel Somerset where Red Sox legend, Ted Williams, resided during the baseball season. She was a physical education major at...

MOORESVILLE--Rev. Richard Lynn Ogburn, age 78, of Mooresville died Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Rev. Ogburn was born in Guilford County on April 20, 1942 to John Nelson and Jean F. Ogburn, who preceded him in death. He was a graduate of Greensboro College and received a Masters Degree from Southeastern Baptist Seminary. Lynn completed 43 years serving God in the ministry. He pastored in the United Church of Christ, North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, and Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. In the 1970s he served as associate minister at Central United Methodist Church in Asheboro. He retired in 2007. ...

Concord Eddie Wayne Baker, age 72, of Concord passed away peacefully at his home May 20, 2020. Eddie was born in Mecklenburg County October 4, 1947 to the late Howard Herman Baker, Sr. and the late Alice Hager Baker. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Howard Herman Baker, Jr, commonly known as "Junior"; his aunt "Skeetie" Overcash, Polly Robins and uncle Clyde Robbins. Eddie leaves behind his loving wife, Jo Ann; his daughters, Amy & husband, Michael Kleiber, of Mooresville and Andrea Baker, of Hudson; step daughter, Katti Shores, of Rockwell; his beloved sister-in-law and caretaker, Mary Jane Cochran; his brother, David Joseph & wife, Laura Baker, of Cornelius; his...

Benjamin Kyle Raymer, 28, passed away on May 15, 2020 in Denver, NC. He was born in Mooresville, NC on March 22, 1992 to Michael Raymer and Joy Franklin Marsh. Kyle is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, John and Evelyn Raymer. He is survived by his fiancee, Melissa Blaine; mother Joy Franklin Marsh and husband Gary of Maiden, NC; father, Michael McLain Raymer of Huntersville, NC; brothers, John Kenneth Raymer and wife Stephanie, Brett Michael Parsley (Alicia), Dwayne Parsley, and Michael Raymer, Jr.; sisters, Autumn Raymer and Kelsey Hendricks; maternal grandmother Frances I. Franklin; maternal grandfather Phillip A. Franklin (Cynthia); and several aunts, uncles, nieces, and...

Wallace Edwin Cowan, 94, of Gastonia passed away peacefully Saturday April, 18th, 2020 at the Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas. The family plans to have a private burial. Please see Carothers Funeral Home at Gaston Memorial Park website for additional details.

Mary Shaul passed away on April 16, 2020. Mary was born in 1927 in Evansville, Indiana, the daughter of Mary Louise and Norbert Honnigford. She was salutatorian of Memorial High School class of 1945 and was educated at St. Mary of the Woods College, Terre Haute, Indiana and Indiana University at Bloomington. She married Robert Shaul in 1948 and resided in Toledo, Ohio for 23 years and Jamestown, New York for 42 years. Mary was a communicant of Holy Apostles Parish, Jamestown, NY. Active in Jamestown community affairs, she served on the boards and was a trustee of Creche, the Jamestown YWCA, the Town Club, and Jamestown Audubon Society, where she was a trail guide. For fifteen years,...