All Obituaries

Katherine Shaver Roberts, 89, of Mount Gilead passed away early Thursday morning, May 2, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Bethel Baptist Church. Rev. Tony Hancox and Rev. Glenn Hancock will officiate and interment will follow at  Melton’s Grove United Methodist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church Katherine was born July 14, 1934 in Stanly County to the late Otis and Bessie Smith...

Kimberly Starr Morgan, 61, of Albemarle, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2024 at Tucker Hospice House in Concord. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at West Concord Cemetery. Rev. Gerald Gibson will officiate.  Ms. Morgan was born on July 26, 1962 in High Point to Kenneth Wayne Morgan and the late Hazel Starnes.  In addition to her father; brother: Kenneth Wayne Morgan Jr.; she is survived by her two sisters: Cindy Hatley and Jody Wilson...

James Anthony Watkins, 16, of Albemarle, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Albemarle. Rev. Arnette Wall will officiate and burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:00 PM at the church prior to the service. Family and friends are welcome to pay their respects on Friday May 3, 2024 from 12:00PM to 4:00 PM at Edwards Funeral Home...

Carol Ann Ware Byrd, 78, of Mt. Gilead, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Haywood Cemetery in Mt. Gilead. Carol was born on June 11, 1945 in Ridgeland, SC to the late Jack Haywood and Mildred Hall Ware. She was a retired Nurse and a member at Calvary Baptist Church. In her free time, she enjoyed shopping and spending time with her family. She loved the Lord.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Brenda Kay Hudson Hatley, 76, passed away Monday, April 22, 2024 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 12:00pm, Friday, April 26, 2024 at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Norwood.  Rev. Kaye Fry will officiate.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.   Kay was born January 13, 1948 in Stanly County to the late Atlas Monroe (Roy)  and Gennie Hopkins Hudson.  She was a member of Stony Hill United Methodist...

Charles Henry Lefler, 73, of Albemarle, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024 at his home.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Norwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM prior to the service.  Mr. Lefler was born on January 2, 1951 in Stanly County to the late Robert Benjamin and Ludie Gallimore Lefler. He retired from Collins and Aikman after close to 40...

Melissa Louise Hughes “(MeMe) 40 of Candor died Friday, April 19, 2024 at First Health Hospice. Arrangements will be announced at a later date. Melissa was born December 1, 1983 in Horry County, SC to Robert “Jr” Hughes and Demetrice Spivey Eubanks. She attended South Davidson and North Stanly High Schools. She worked as an office manager and for Novant Health along with other career choices. She loved her children and family deeply. She also loved helping others when...

Terry Lynn Chriswisser, 64,  of Norwood, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 16, 2024 at his home. The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Thursday evening, April 25, 2024 at Edwards Funeral Home in Norwood. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Friday, April 26, 2024 at Freedom Tabernacle Baptist Church in Norwood.  Rev. Johnny Leslie and Rev. Mike Lisk will officiate, with interment in Norview Gardens.   Terry was born June 17, 1959 in Aurora,...

In loving memory of Mrs. Cora Mae Colson Watkins, affectionately known as "Co Mae," a beacon of strength and resilience, whose journey began on June 25th, 1958, in Stanly County, North Carolina, under the loving care of the late Minnie and Grover Lee Colson. On April 11th, 2024, surrounded by the embrace of her loved ones, she peacefully departed this life. Cora Mae embodied the essence of fortitude and perseverance, gracefully navigating life's myriad challenges with...

Jeanette Livingston Thompson, 98, of Norwood passed away on Thursday April 11, 2024 at Trinity Place in Albemarle.  Funeral services will be held on Monday April 15, 2024 at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Norwood. Rev. Julie Hill and Rev. Larry Hopkins will officiate. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Norwood Cemetery. Jeanette was born February 28, 1926 in Stanly County to the late Carson...