Raymond John Chance ,70, of Charlotte, passed away on Monday September 21, 2020 at Novant Presbyterian Hospital  following a stroke.   Ray was born in Charlotte on December 4, 1949 to the late John and Helen  (Kimble ) Chance . He gradauted frrom Garinger High School, Class of 68.  He graduated from Charlotte Memorial School of Nursing, and worked as a Registered Nurse and medical tech at the former Charlotte Memorial Hospital .  Ray had worked briefly at...

Raymond Edward Helms, 68, of Charlotte, NC, went home to heaven on September 16th, 2020. Raymond was born to Julian Helms and Frances Cathey on May 22, 1952. He graduated from Myers Park High School in 1970 and UNC Charlotte in 1974. He earned his Masters of Public Health from UNC Chapel Hill in 1992 and spent his career in Home Health and Hospice administration. In his high school and college years, he was a member of the Sounds of America. He married his SOA sweetheart, Deborah Roberts in...

Ludwig “Louie” Tyrian Jr., 65, of Baldwin, NY and Charlotte, NC passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at Atrium Pineville after a short illness.  Born on October 6, 1954 in New York, Louie lived much of his life in Baldwin, NY, attending college at Nassau Community College and Hofstra, and working at Dri-Mark, AIL Eaton, Jennifer Reed and Greater New York Savings Bank.  Louie was the son of the late Ludwig Tyrian and Mary Brausch.    Louie moved to Charlotte in...

Martha Jean Robertson, age 93, of Charlotte, NC was called home by God on August 29, 2020.  She had a long, full life and she will be missed.   She had seen a lot of changes in her lifetime.  Born in Nashville, TN in 1926, daughter of William Mack Estes and Rugie (Street) Estes she always said she had a great childhood, even in very tough times.  She developed a strong faith in God, and learned to be practical and independent at a very young age.   From her...

Leona was born in Buffalo, NY August 5, 1940 to the late Mathew and Josephine Schneider. She is survived by her sons Stephen ( Deanna) Sobota, Jr and Kevin (Tina) Sobota as well as 3 grandchildren Amber, Hailey and Nicholas Sobota. She was preceded in death by her sisters Josephine (John) Wszalek and Laura ( John) Frelock and her brother-in-law John (Sunday) Sobota. She graduated Bishop Colton High School of Buffalo, NY in 1960. She was a member and cared for by St Michaels Church of...

Nancy “Lou” Crites (Jones) died on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Sharon Towers after a prolonged illness. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, December 16, 1942 to the late Dr. O. Hunter and Nancy Hovis Jones. Lou graduated from Myers Park High School, and attended Randolph-Macon Women’s College for two years before transferring to UNC Chapel Hill, where she graduated with a Liberal Arts degree. After marriage, she lived and worked in the Mid-West and finished her...

  Sue Russell Lyman, 85, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020. Sue was born in Albemarle, NC and was the daughter of Sterling Russell and Mabel Webb. She worked at J P Stevens for 25+ years. After J P Stevens closed their doors, she worked as a receptionist at Mark III Financial and retired in 2015 after 30 years of service. She also worked part time at Quail Hollow Country Club for many years. She loved going to the beach during SOS, shopping (“running around”),...