Obituaries
Obituaries for Hartsell Funeral Home
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Lula Cochran
May 13, 2016
Lula D. Cochran Lula Belle “Lukie” Dorton Cochran, 86, of Concord, passed away on May 13, 2016 at Five Oaks Manor. Mrs. Cochran was born March 2, 1930, in Concord, to the late Robert L. Dorton and Ila Mae Clay Dorton. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Daniel M. Cochran, and her three sisters,...
Judy Bowers
May 12, 2016
Biography Judy Gail Bowers, 73 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at her residence. Judy was born March 23, 1943 in North Carolina to the late Henry Floyd Bowers and Martha Mary Jane Bowers. She was also preceded in death by son, Todd Bowers. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm,...
James Bogle
May 12, 2016
James Franklin Bogle, 89 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at his home. Jim was born November 30, 1926 in Stanly County to the late Wilbern Eret Bogle and the late Pearl Inez Hines Bogle. He was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Jo Kiser Bogle, who passed away in 2003; son,...
Susan Rushing
May 12, 2016
Susan Marie Fikkan Rushing, 72 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at her home in Albemarle. Susan was born August 7, 1943 in Idaho to the late Earl Thomas Fikkan and the late Helen Jane Sandusky Fikkan. The graveside service will be on Monday at 11:00 am at Norview Gardens in Norwood, officiated by Rev....
Brandon Harkey
May 12, 2016
Brandon Louis Harkey, 29 years of age, of Salisbury, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. Brandon was born December 16, 1986 in Iredell County to Joey Burns Harkey and Lisa Suzanne Morrow. The family will receive friends from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Hartsell Funeral Home, 522 North...

John Thornley
May 11, 2016
John Potter Thornley, 54 years of age, of Albemarle, NC passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System Main in Charlotte, NC. John was born January 6, 1962 in Rhode Island to Ralph Thornley and Ann Ada Malcolm Thornley Ivens. There are no services at this time. In addition to his mother and father, he is survived by...
Blanche Vanhoy
May 11, 2016
Biography Blanche Eva Chandler Vanhoy, 100 years of age, of New London, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Stanly Regional Medical Center in Albemarle. Ms.Vanhoy was born October 22, 1915 to the late Clarence and Ollie Springer. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by husbands; Coy Vester Chandler and Charles Vanhoy, as well as,...
Anita Hinson
May 10, 2016
Anita Penninger Hinson, 62 years of age, of Concord, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at her home. Anita was born April 6, 1954 in Concord, NC to the late John C. Penninger, Jr. and the late Louise Deese Penninger. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Terry L. Hinson; as well as her sister, Judy P....
Shirley Thomas
May 10, 2016
Shirley Jeanette Pressley Thomas, 78 years of age, of Indian Trail, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System Pineville. Mrs. Thomas was born March 27, 1938 in Union County to the late Horace Durant Pressley and the late Ruth Lee Pressley. Her memorial service will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 14, 2016 in the chapel...
Lula Helms
May 9, 2016
Lula B Helms, 91 years of age, of Oakboro, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at Trinity Place in Albemarle. Mrs. Helms was born October 1, 1924 in Anson County to the late Johnnie Allen Broadaway and Hattie Virginia Parker Broadaway. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie Clifford Helms and a son, Ronald Dean Helms....
Diane Foust
May 9, 2016
Mary Diane Foust, 55 years of age, of Midland, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 Mrs. Foust was born June 15, 1960 to Larry Melvin Howell and Evelyn Kathleen Weaver. In addition to her father, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Barbara Elaine Adair and her brother, Larry Melvin Howell, Jr. Mary was an active member in...
Betty Hill
May 9, 2016
Betty Jo Hill, 79 years of age, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast in Concord. Betty was born July 8, 1936 in South Carolina, lovingly adopted by the late Roy Freeman and the late Iris Davis Freeman. She was also preceded in death by husband, Ned Hill; daughters, Henrietta Campbell Huneycutt and Doris Campbell...
James Roberts, Jr
May 9, 2016
Retired Sheriff James Bost "JB" Roberts, Jr., age 96, passed away on Monday, May 9th, 2016 at CMC Northeast Hospital in Concord, North Carolina following an illness subsequent to an accident on the farm. The cherished patriarch of a large family, he was surrounded by family and friends, who reminded him constantly how much his guidance, wit and intelligence...
Kenneth Harrison
May 7, 2016
Kenneth L. Harrison, 81 years of age, of Concord, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 at his home in Concord. Kenneth was born December 21, 1934 in Rowan County, to the late Kenneth Reid Harrison and the late Vernie Lee McSwain Harrison. He was also preceded in death by his best friends Doc Whitley and Ronald Cooke. Ken is...
Jerry Rogers
May 7, 2016
Jerry Allen Rogers, 75 years of age, of Norwood, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Stanly Regional Medical Center in Albemarle. Jerry was born July 25, 1940 in Guilford County to the late James Frank Rogers Jr. and the late Mildred Wolfe Rogers. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Renea Rogers; and two brothers, Donnie and...
Glen Neal
May 6, 2016
Glenn Whicker Neal, Sr., 82 years of age, of Concord, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast in Concord. Glenn was born July 24, 1933 in Cabarrus County to the late Charlie Walker Neal and the late Shelby Pauline Bundy Neal. He was also preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. The family...
Walter Pepper
May 6, 2016
Walter Kenneth Pepper Jr., 68 years of age, of Charlotte, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast in Concord. Walter was born December 2, 1947 in Mecklenburg County to the late Walter Kenneth Pepper Sr. and Virginia Pepper Belland. He was also preceded in death by son, Walter Kenneth "Kenny" Pepper, III. The family will...
Richard Hamilton, Jr
May 6, 2016
The Greatest Generation!
We Lost Another One
Born in 1922, Richard H. Hamilton, Jr., started life during the era of the flappers – those fashionista feminists of the twenties. It was also the era of the 19th Amendment which gave women their right to vote, the beginning and the end of Prohibition, and...
Donald Hudson
May 5, 2016
Donald Hudson, 93 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Spring Arbor of Albemarle. Don was born December 17, 1922 in Stanly County, North Carolina to the late Kepler and Lillie Hudson. The family will receive friends from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle. The funeral...
Eugene Almond
May 5, 2016
Eugene H. Almond, 87 years of age, of Mount Pleasant, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast in Concord. Mr. Almond was born July 19, 1928 in Stanly County to the late Richard C. Almond and the late Gracie A. Almond. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Lloyd Almond and Edward Almond and a...
Lula Cochran
May 13, 2016
Lula D. Cochran Lula Belle “Lukie” Dorton Cochran, 86, of Concord, passed away on May 13, 2016 at Five Oaks Manor. Mrs. Cochran was born March 2, 1930, in Concord, to the late Robert L. Dorton and Ila Mae Clay Dorton. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Daniel M. Cochran, and her three sisters,...
Judy Bowers
May 12, 2016
Biography Judy Gail Bowers, 73 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at her residence. Judy was born March 23, 1943 in North Carolina to the late Henry Floyd Bowers and Martha Mary Jane Bowers. She was also preceded in death by son, Todd Bowers. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm,...
James Bogle
May 12, 2016
James Franklin Bogle, 89 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at his home. Jim was born November 30, 1926 in Stanly County to the late Wilbern Eret Bogle and the late Pearl Inez Hines Bogle. He was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Jo Kiser Bogle, who passed away in 2003; son,...
Susan Rushing
May 12, 2016
Susan Marie Fikkan Rushing, 72 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at her home in Albemarle. Susan was born August 7, 1943 in Idaho to the late Earl Thomas Fikkan and the late Helen Jane Sandusky Fikkan. The graveside service will be on Monday at 11:00 am at Norview Gardens in Norwood, officiated by Rev....
Brandon Harkey
May 12, 2016
Brandon Louis Harkey, 29 years of age, of Salisbury, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. Brandon was born December 16, 1986 in Iredell County to Joey Burns Harkey and Lisa Suzanne Morrow. The family will receive friends from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Hartsell Funeral Home, 522 North...

John Thornley
May 11, 2016
John Potter Thornley, 54 years of age, of Albemarle, NC passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System Main in Charlotte, NC. John was born January 6, 1962 in Rhode Island to Ralph Thornley and Ann Ada Malcolm Thornley Ivens. There are no services at this time. In addition to his mother and father, he is survived by...
Blanche Vanhoy
May 11, 2016
Biography Blanche Eva Chandler Vanhoy, 100 years of age, of New London, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Stanly Regional Medical Center in Albemarle. Ms.Vanhoy was born October 22, 1915 to the late Clarence and Ollie Springer. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by husbands; Coy Vester Chandler and Charles Vanhoy, as well as,...
Anita Hinson
May 10, 2016
Anita Penninger Hinson, 62 years of age, of Concord, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at her home. Anita was born April 6, 1954 in Concord, NC to the late John C. Penninger, Jr. and the late Louise Deese Penninger. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Terry L. Hinson; as well as her sister, Judy P....
Shirley Thomas
May 10, 2016
Shirley Jeanette Pressley Thomas, 78 years of age, of Indian Trail, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System Pineville. Mrs. Thomas was born March 27, 1938 in Union County to the late Horace Durant Pressley and the late Ruth Lee Pressley. Her memorial service will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 14, 2016 in the chapel...
Lula Helms
May 9, 2016
Lula B Helms, 91 years of age, of Oakboro, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at Trinity Place in Albemarle. Mrs. Helms was born October 1, 1924 in Anson County to the late Johnnie Allen Broadaway and Hattie Virginia Parker Broadaway. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie Clifford Helms and a son, Ronald Dean Helms....
Diane Foust
May 9, 2016
Mary Diane Foust, 55 years of age, of Midland, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 Mrs. Foust was born June 15, 1960 to Larry Melvin Howell and Evelyn Kathleen Weaver. In addition to her father, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Barbara Elaine Adair and her brother, Larry Melvin Howell, Jr. Mary was an active member in...
Betty Hill
May 9, 2016
Betty Jo Hill, 79 years of age, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast in Concord. Betty was born July 8, 1936 in South Carolina, lovingly adopted by the late Roy Freeman and the late Iris Davis Freeman. She was also preceded in death by husband, Ned Hill; daughters, Henrietta Campbell Huneycutt and Doris Campbell...
James Roberts, Jr
May 9, 2016
Retired Sheriff James Bost "JB" Roberts, Jr., age 96, passed away on Monday, May 9th, 2016 at CMC Northeast Hospital in Concord, North Carolina following an illness subsequent to an accident on the farm. The cherished patriarch of a large family, he was surrounded by family and friends, who reminded him constantly how much his guidance, wit and intelligence...
Kenneth Harrison
May 7, 2016
Kenneth L. Harrison, 81 years of age, of Concord, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 at his home in Concord. Kenneth was born December 21, 1934 in Rowan County, to the late Kenneth Reid Harrison and the late Vernie Lee McSwain Harrison. He was also preceded in death by his best friends Doc Whitley and Ronald Cooke. Ken is...
Jerry Rogers
May 7, 2016
Jerry Allen Rogers, 75 years of age, of Norwood, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Stanly Regional Medical Center in Albemarle. Jerry was born July 25, 1940 in Guilford County to the late James Frank Rogers Jr. and the late Mildred Wolfe Rogers. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Renea Rogers; and two brothers, Donnie and...
Glen Neal
May 6, 2016
Glenn Whicker Neal, Sr., 82 years of age, of Concord, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast in Concord. Glenn was born July 24, 1933 in Cabarrus County to the late Charlie Walker Neal and the late Shelby Pauline Bundy Neal. He was also preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. The family...
Walter Pepper
May 6, 2016
Walter Kenneth Pepper Jr., 68 years of age, of Charlotte, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast in Concord. Walter was born December 2, 1947 in Mecklenburg County to the late Walter Kenneth Pepper Sr. and Virginia Pepper Belland. He was also preceded in death by son, Walter Kenneth "Kenny" Pepper, III. The family will...
Richard Hamilton, Jr
May 6, 2016
The Greatest Generation!
We Lost Another One
Born in 1922, Richard H. Hamilton, Jr., started life during the era of the flappers – those fashionista feminists of the twenties. It was also the era of the 19th Amendment which gave women their right to vote, the beginning and the end of Prohibition, and...
Donald Hudson
May 5, 2016
Donald Hudson, 93 years of age, of Albemarle, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Spring Arbor of Albemarle. Don was born December 17, 1922 in Stanly County, North Carolina to the late Kepler and Lillie Hudson. The family will receive friends from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle. The funeral...
Eugene Almond
May 5, 2016
Eugene H. Almond, 87 years of age, of Mount Pleasant, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast in Concord. Mr. Almond was born July 19, 1928 in Stanly County to the late Richard C. Almond and the late Gracie A. Almond. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Lloyd Almond and Edward Almond and a...
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