Obituaries
Virginia Mae Broome Burris, 81
Virginia Mae Broome Burris, 81, of Charlotte died February 9, 2014. She was born on September 6, 1933 in Charlotte to Ray Broome and Bessie Price. She went to school at Nevin Elementary and Derita. She married her husband Lloyd Burris of 64 years at age 16. She worked as a qualified and certified beautician […]
Dawn Michum Beard, 85
Dawn Michum Beard, 85, of Charlotte, died February 9, 2015. She was born in Shelby, NC on March 31, 1929 to the late Rex and Leck Michum. Survivors include her sons, Jim of Texas, Mike (wife Cynthia) of Mooresville, Don of Sherrill’s Ford, Wade (wife Kalisa) of Denver; daughter, Betsy Beard of Cornelius; 5 grandchildren […]
Doris Mills Van Order, 84
Doris Mills Van Order, 84, of The Pines at Davidson, died around 6:00 P.M. on February 6, 2015 in the Schramm Health Center. She was born on August 23, 1930 in Spartanburg, SC to the late John Walter Mills and Nettie Frances Sawyer Mills. Survivors include her husband John Albert Van Order of Davidson; son, […]
Constance Cornelia Stroud Young, 8
Constance Cornelia Stroud Young, 83, of Cornelius, NC passed away Saturday February 7, 2015. Constance was born July 2, 1931 in Greenville, SC to the late James and Eva Mae Stroud. Constance graduated from Parker High School in 1949 where she enjoyed playing basketball. She then went on to attend a business career school in Greenville, SC. She was […]
Harry Smith, 95
Harry Smith, 95, of Huntersville, NC., died February 9, 2015 at the Serenity House, Huntersville, NC. He was born on May 1, 1919 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Francis and Mary Smith. He served in the US Marines and worked as a Truck Driver for Breyers Ice Cream. Survivors include his son Rich Smith and wife […]
William Joshua Cook, 23
William Joshua Cook, “Josh,” 23, passed away surrounded by those he loved on February 7, 2015. Josh was born July 18, 1991, the son of William E. and Carolyn Bradford Cook. He is survived by his mama Carolyn, sisi Erin, brother Jonathan, his caregiver and “person” Sharon Sharp, grandmothers Ruby Cook and Martha Bradford, and […]
Nancy Maebelle Brannon Fortenberry, 98
Nancy Maebelle Brannon Fortenberry, 98, was called from her earthly home to her eternal home with Jesus on Friday night, February 6, 2015. She was born in Unaka, NC, November 5, 1916 to William and Sarah Bryson Brannon. Maebelle was married to David Lee Fortenberry in 1932 and the union produced eight children; Charlene Garris, […]
Aphrodite S. Hero, 87
Aphrodite S. Hero, 87, of Cornelius, a Washington, D.C. arts and education activist since settling in this area in the 1950s, died peacefully on February 1, 2015 in Charlotte, NC. Mrs. Hero, a native of New York City, graduated from Columbia University and pursued graduate studies at NYU and George Mason University. After moving to the Washington […]
James Wilson Earnhardt, 56
James Wilson Earnhardt, 56, of Denver, NC died February 2, 2015. He was born on April 9, 1958 in Mecklenburg County to the late Kenneth and Hazel Douglas Earnhardt. He worked for Duke Energy for 36 years, primarily as a lineman and transformer technician. Survivors include his sons, Jason (wife Allyson) of Huntersville, Cody and […]
Joseph John Caylor Mark, 86
Joseph John Caylor Mark, of Davidson, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2015, after a brief illness. He was born on June 24, 1929, in Hampton, Virginia, to the late Mildred Marjory Mark and Charles Marvin Mark. He graduated from Hampton High School and the College of William and Mary, where he was a standout […]
