All Obituaries
Bobby Ray Gilland, 82, of Rockwell passed away Monday, April 6, 2020 at his residence.
Born in Rowan County on August 19, 1937, he was the son of the late Conrad Alexander Gilland and Edna Bradshaw Gilland.
Bobby was a graduate of East Spencer High School. He later worked as a manager at Rayless Department Store, at the NC Finishing Company, and as a shift foreman at the American Efird Thread Company. He was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church, where he was active in all church...
Bobby Ray Gilland, 82, of Rockwell passed away Monday, April 6, 2020 at his residence.
Born in Rowan County on August 19, 1937, he was the son of the late Conrad Alexander Gilland and Edna...
Rev. Gene W. Bruce, 77, of Salisbury passed away Monday, April 6, 2020 at his residence.
Born in Rowan County on November 8, 1942, he was the son of the late Lillian Jacobs Bruce and Armond Glenn Bruce.
Rev. Bruce was a 1960 graduate of East Rowan High School. He graduated with an A.B. in Sociology from Lenoir-Rhyne College in 1965, and a Master of Divinity from the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in 1969. He was ordained on June 1, 1969 by the North Carolina Synod. Rev. Bruce...
Rev. Gene W. Bruce, 77, of Salisbury passed away Monday, April 6, 2020 at his residence.
Born in Rowan County on November 8, 1942, he was the son of the late Lillian Jacobs Bruce and Armond Glenn...
Dorothy Pauline McCloud, 79, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at her residence.
Born July 9, 1940 in Rowan County she was the daughter of Walter S. Myers and Willie Mae Davis Myers. She graduated from Woodleaf High School in 1958. She continued her education in the field of cosmetology, and became a licensed cosmetologist in both Indiana and in North Carolina, where she owned her own beauty salon. During the course of her lifetime, she was also employed by the Federal Bureau of...
Dorothy Pauline McCloud, 79, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at her residence.
Born July 9, 1940 in Rowan County she was the daughter of Walter S. Myers and Willie Mae Davis Myers. She...
Paul Jackson Shrewsbury, 74, of Salisbury passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte.
Born in Bluefield, WV on January 19, 1946, he was the son of the late Thelma Loleta Miles and Arnold Luck Shrewsbury, Sr.
Paul was a graduate of Bluefield High School in Bluefield, WV. He started Fiber Industries in 1968 and retired from Koch’s in 2000 due to health problems. He was a member of First United Church of Christ in Salisbury where he was a council...
Paul Jackson Shrewsbury, 74, of Salisbury passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte.
Born in Bluefield, WV on January 19, 1946, he was the son of the late...
Genevieve G. Marlin, 97, of Salisbury passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Trinity Oaks Nursing Home in Salisbury.
Born in Woodleaf, NC on February 27, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Iva Lee Kepley Godbey and Lewis E. Godbey.
Genevieve was a graduate of Woodleaf High School and Salisbury Business College. She worked in food service for the Rowan Salisbury School System and at Mackie Vending. She was a member of Gay’s Chapel Church (now Arbor), where she was involved in all...
Genevieve G. Marlin, 97, of Salisbury passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Trinity Oaks Nursing Home in Salisbury.
Born in Woodleaf, NC on February 27, 1923, she was the daughter of the late...
Paul E. Livengood, Sr. (Pops) of Salisbury passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, March 19, 2020. He was born February 15, 1938 to the late Robert and Beatrice Livengood.
Pops served his country proudly in the U.S. Navy between April 1, 1955 and February 13, 1959 on the USS Saratoga. According to Pops, he was a Jack of all trades, Master of none. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Pops accepted Christ as his Saviour on December 29, 1972. He was a good and faithful...
Paul E. Livengood, Sr. (Pops) of Salisbury passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, March 19, 2020. He was born February 15, 1938 to the late Robert and Beatrice Livengood.
Pops served his...
Katherine Frances Mise Dunn, 87, of Salisbury passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center.
Born in Knox County, TN on October 31, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Lilly Mae and George Dewey Mise.
Katherine was a retired LPN for Rowan Memorial Hospital and a member of Calvary Baptist Tabernacle, where she prepared meals for the church shut-ins each week.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John G. Dunn.
Those left to cherish her memory are her...
Katherine Frances Mise Dunn, 87, of Salisbury passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center.
Born in Knox County, TN on October 31, 1932, she was the daughter of the...
Garland Eugene Webb, 69, of Atlanta, GA passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Sadie G. Mays Nursing Home in Atlanta.
Born in Rowan County on May 16, 1950, he was the son of the late Price Leo Felt Webb and Innia Mae-Bush Webb.
Garland worked in construction and was a member of Holiness Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, William Troutman and Foster Phil Webb; sisters, Jennie Mae Webb Holmes and Elvira Elizabeth Cauthern.
Those left to cherish...
Garland Eugene Webb, 69, of Atlanta, GA passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Sadie G. Mays Nursing Home in Atlanta.
Born in Rowan County on May 16, 1950, he was the son of the late Price Leo...
Pastor Johnnie Lee “Sam” Locklear, 81 of Salisbury passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020, at his residence.
Born in Robeson County on August 15, 1938, he was the son of the late John Locklear and Zadie Rae Chavis Locklear.
Mr. Locklear was the Pastor of First Freewill Baptist Church in Salisbury for over 30 years and retired from Martin Marietta after 45 years as a welder. He loved to garden and work in his yard. He was a hard worker and a forgiving man who loved everyone and...
Pastor Johnnie Lee “Sam” Locklear, 81 of Salisbury passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020, at his residence.
Born in Robeson County on August 15, 1938, he was the son of the late John...
Robert Wilkerson, Jr. Salisbury
Robert Boyden “Bobby” Wilkerson, Jr., 60, of Salisbury, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020, at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury, NC. Born in Rowan County on June 13, 1959, Bobby was the loyal son of the late Shirley Elizabeth Copley Wilkerson and the late Robert Boyden Wilkerson, Sr.
Bobby graduated from Rowan Technical Institute and worked as a brakeman for Norfolk Southern Railroad from 1980 until 1995. He later worked for Wilkerson Electric and W.A. Brown...
Robert Boyden “Bobby” Wilkerson, Jr., 60, of Salisbury, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020, at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury, NC. Born in Rowan County on June 13,...
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