All Obituaries

Betty Jean Wilhoit Mauldin, 76, of Norwood passed away Thursday January 16, 2020, at Atrium Main in Charlotte. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, on Sunday January 19, 2020, at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Mike Lisk will officiate, and burial will follow at Norwood Cemetery.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Mauldin was born in Montgomery County, on September 28, 1943, to the late John Baxter and Lillie Mae Seagraves Mauldin.  She...

Sara Caulder Hinson 81 of Norwood passed away peacefully Wednesday Morning , January 15, 2020 at Scotland Health Care in Laurinburg. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Cottonville Baptist Church. Rev. Alex Willoughby will officiate and interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Sara was born June 1, 1938 in Scotland County to the late John and Ruby Knight Caulder. She was a...

Susan Morgan Josey 91 of Norwood passed away peacefully Wednesday Morning, January 15, 2020 surrounded by her family at Trinity Place. In honor of her wishes services will be private. She was born December 14, 1928 in Forsyth County to the late Wade and Frederica Roberts Morgan. She was a retiree of Josey and Josey Accountants. She is survived by her children, Oren Josey and wife Nancy, Kyle Josey and wife Mitzi, Charlotte Josey Howell and Julia Josey Cates and husband Jim. Six...

John Martin “Marty” Reap II 58 of Albemarle died Monday, January 13, 2020 at Tucker Hospice in Kannapolis. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, February 1, 2020 in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel Marty was born October 31, 1961 to the late John and Barbara Snuggs Reap and was a graduate of South Stanly High School. He is survived by three sons, Andrew Martin Reap and Joseph Dante Reap both of Pennsylvania and John Martin Reap III of the home. One daughter, Eva Ann...

Bonnie Curtis McManus, 86, of Norwood passed away peacefully Thursday Evening, January 9, 2020 at Trinity Place. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 13, 2020 at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Norview Gardens. Bonnie was born March 4, 1933 in Auxvasse, Missouri to the late Earl and Mabel Stokes Curtis. She was preceded in death by her husband Curtis Boyd ‘C.B’ McManus. She is survived by a sister, June Curtis Tapsell of Sweden and a...

Billy Edwin Griffin 84 of Albemarle died Tuesday Morning, January 7, 2020. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, January 10, 2020 at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. David Howard will officiate and interment will follow in St. Martin’s Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Billy was born March 2, 1935 in Union County to the late Henry and Fay Harrington Griffin. He was a veteran of the United States...

Winnifred Stancil Pion, 81, of Troy passed away on Tuesday January 7, 2020 at Sandy Ridge Memory Care. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, January 10, 2020 at Sunset Memory Gardens, 8901 Lawyers Road, Charlotte, NC. Rev. Flynn Richardson will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 6:00 Thursday Evening at Edwards Funeral Home in Norwood. Ms. Pion was born August 25, 1938 in Mecklenburg County to the late Archie and Lessie Belle Wilson Stancil. She was...

Earl Dean Kearns 84 of Mt. Gilead died Tuesday Morning, January 7, 2020 at his home. Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Blackwood Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Dale Whittington will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 Wednesday Evening at Edwards Funeral Home in Mt. Gilead. Mr. Kearns was born November 3, 1934 in Montgomery County to the late Roland Rufus and Cora Greene Kearns. He was a veteran of the United States...

Stephen Howard Gilbert Sr., 66, of Norwood, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 5:00PM on Friday, January 10, 2020 at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Jeff Holder will officiate and the family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Mr. Gilbert was born on December 27, 1953 in Stanly County to the late Earl and Theo Hudson Crowell. He was a service worker with Lees Mobile Homes for over 35 years and was in the US Marines. Mr. Gilbert loved to...

Sara Edwards Martin 91 of Ansonville died peacefully Wednesday Afternoon, January 1, 2020 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Red Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Rodney Clements will officiate and burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Mrs. Martin was born August 11, 1928 in Anson County to the late Clayton and Hallie Braswell Edwards. She was a 1945 graduate...