David Anthony Campagna, 79 of Charlotte, died Tuesday, March 10th in the care of Harris Hospice Unit. Dave was born in Lilly, Pennsylvania to Carlo and Mary Campagna. Both of his parents worked extremely hard to raise Dave and his 11 brothers and sisters.  His father immigrated from Italy and worked as a coal miner and owned numerous businesses around town to support his family.  His mother had her hands full raising a houseful of wonderful children and worked in those...

Jean Dobson Porter, 97, a native of Charlotte passed away March 3, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Franklin Porter, Jr and her brother Col. Robert R Dobson Jr.  She was the daughter of Martha Lockhart Dobson and Robert R Dobson, Sr. She is survived by her daughters Carol Williams and husband Mike, Gail Holland and Barbara Taylor. Also surviving her are grandchildren Jimmy Holland, Marie Harris, Greg Williams and Tiffany Vang and four great...

Patricia Ann “Patti” Matys (nee) Isenburg of Matthews, NC, formerly of Endicott, NY, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, February 21st, 2020. Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 29th, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., Charlotte, NC 28227.  Mass will immediately follow and   Interment will be at Sharon Memorial Gardens, 5716 Monroe Rd., Charlotte, NC 28212.  Funeral arrangements are...

Toribio Ramos Sanchez, 50, of Charlotte, died on February 22, 2020 peacefully surrounded by family and friends. He was born March 30, 1969 in Tepic Nayarit, son of Felipa Sanchez Carrillo and Hilario Ramos Gonzalez. Toribio was a taxi driver who enjoyed travel and driving. He always welcomed adventure and was a hard worker. Toribio is survived by his wife, Otilia Sandoval Carranza; his children Edgar, Victor, Isaac, Daira, Jose, Ricardo, and Thomas; stepchildren Henry and Luis. He is also...

Marcos Perez, 21, of Charlotte, died on February 22, 2020 as of results of injuries in a car accident. He was born July 22, 1998 in El Paso, Texas, the son of Ivette Lopez and Felipe Perez. He attended Independence High School and graduated in 2016. Marcos worked as a talented Construction Carpenter who enjoyed building and creating. He was known to be an adventurous and outgoing individual that always was there for his loved ones. Marcos is survived by his parents Ivette Lopez, Felipe...

Nina Spence Kupfer, 81, of Charlotte, died Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Waltonwood Cotswold. Born November 10, 1938 in Kinston NC, Nina was the daughter of the late Mary Alma Alexander Spence Carter and Herbert Davis Spence.  Nina was preceded in death by her loving husband Charles H Kupfer, Sr.  Nina and Charlie moved to Charlotte in September 1971.  Nina worked for the Mother’s Morning Out Program at St. John’s Episcopal Church in the 1970s and early 1980s, prior...

Joe Neal Killough, 86 of Charlotte, died Tuesday,February 18th, 2020 at the Novant-Presbyterian Hopsital.  Born in Charlotte on June 14, 1933, Joe was the son of the late Hurley and Kathleen Phillips Killough.  He attended the Matthew High School and graduated from East Meck High School.  Mr. Killough had served with the US Army during the Korean War before returning to civilian life and operating Killough Enterprises.  He retired as its president/owner after 20...

Guiju (Grace) Jing was born on October 31, 1968 in Shanghai, China. She graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology in 1991. After graduating, she joined Shanghai Petrochemical Corporation as Deputy Director of Foreign Language Training. In 2000 she joined Intel China as manager in the training department to set up the Intel University China campus. During that time, she also completed her MBA degree from Rutgers, State University of New Jersey. From 2005 to 2012, she had a successful...

Marcia Lontz Osborn, 88, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2020, while in hospice care in Rock Hill, SC, after having been surrounded by her loving family during the last week of her life. Ms. Osborn was born in 1931 in Norwalk, CT to Dudley and Ruth (née Johnson) Lontz, and grew up in Watertown, MA and Athens, OH.  She attended Girls’ Latin School in Boston, Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, and Smith College.  After college, she worked for Doubleday as an...

Allen Clinton Bellamy, Jr. passed away peacefully on January 18, 2020 at Novant Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Allen was born in Warrenton, Georgia on October 15, 1946 to Eugenia Garbutt and Allen Clinton Bellamy, Sr. As a youth he played a variety of sports, including tennis, basketball, golf and baseball. He attended Augusta College, now known as Augusta University, as a Business major on scholarship as a member of the varsity tennis and basketball teams. He...